| 6611898 |
Object-oriented cache management system and method |
| Aug-26-2003 |
The present invention is directed toward a system and method for caching data for multiple processes. The system utilizes a data storage device, and has at least one process adapted to utilize data stored... |
| 6611862 |
User station software that controls transport and presentation of content from a remote source |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A method for operating a user station that is configured for communications with a multiplicity of independently-operated data sources via a non-proprietary network includes steps for creating a send data... |
| 6611840 |
Method and system for removing content entity object in a hierarchically structured content object stored in a database |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A web-based system, method and program product are provided for adding content to a content object stored (e.g., a custom compilation or prepublished work) in a data repository as a group of hierarchically... |
| 6611841 |
Knowledge acquisition and retrieval apparatus and method |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A knowledge acquisition and retrieval apparatus and method that emulate the human brain and comprise at least one first memory segment, and a distinct second memory segment, wherein elements of the at... |
| 6611833 |
Methods for profiling and classifying tissue using a database that includes indices representative of a tissue population |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A sample of normal tissue specimens obtained from a subset of a population of subjects with shared characteristics is profiled in order to generate a plurality of structural indices that correspond to... |
| 6611828 |
Graphical viewer for biomolecular sequence data |
| Aug-26-2003 |
Disclosed are methods, media and systems for graphically displaying computer-based biomolecular sequence information. Generally, biomolecular sequence information may be graphically depicted in a variety... |
| 6611827 |
Redundant disk array and method for redundant disk array access using contiguous page grouping |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A redundant disk array and improved method for redundant disk array access improve the performance of storage systems for computers. The disk array and method retrieve data from redundant drives according... |
| 6611825 |
Method and system for text mining using multidimensional subspaces |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A text mining program is provided that allows a user to perform text mining operations, such as: information retrieval, term and document visualization, term and document clustering, term and document... |
| 6611740 |
Internet-based vehicle-diagnostic system |
| Aug-26-2003 |
The invention provides a system for monitoring a vehicle that includes a wireless appliance in electrical contact with an in-vehicle computer. The wireless appliance features: 1) a data-collection component... |
| 6611623 |
Information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a medium |
| Aug-26-2003 |
Information processing apparatus and method in which an objective image is acquired, and indentification information corresponding to specific image pattern is recognized from the objective image. It is... |
| 6609087 |
Fact recognition system |
| Aug-19-2003 |
In accordance with methods and systems consistent with the present invention, an improved fact recognition system is provided that automatically learns from syntactic language examples and semantic language... |
| 6606636 |
Method and apparatus for retrieving dynamic images and method of and apparatus for managing images |
| Aug-12-2003 |
A scene change automatic detection unit detects a scene change at the time of input storage of a dynamic image in a storage unit, to retrieve the dynamic image as a search key, and a characteristic amount... |
| 6606619 |
Computer processes for selecting nodes to call to attention of a user during browsing of a hierarchical browse structure |
| Aug-12-2003 |
A computer-implemented process identifies specific nodes within a browse tree or other hierarchical browse structure based on historical actions of online users, and calls such nodes to the attention of... |
| 6604170 |
Information processing apparatus and method, and computer readable memory |
| Aug-5-2003 |
A directory manager stores and manages storage position information indicating the storage position of a given file in a predetermined storage area in a directory entry that stores information which pertains... |
| 6604137 |
System and method for verification of remote spares in a communications network when a network outage occurs |
| Aug-5-2003 |
A system and method are disclosed for verifying spare capacity in a communications network comprising a database containing the configuration of switching elements within the network and a plurality of... |
| 6604112 |
Method and system for managing an AIX UNIX server using an SNMP interface |
| Aug-5-2003 |
A method and system for allowing a server to be configured using a standard protocol is disclosed. The server includes a proprietary database having a plurality of classes. Each of the plurality of classes... |
| 6604100 |
Method for converting relational data into a structured document |
| Aug-5-2003 |
A method for converting relational data to XML (Extensible Markup Language) is provided. The method, sometimes referred to as SilkRoute, provides a general, dynamic and efficient tool for viewing and querying... |
| 6604095 |
Method, system, program, and data structure for pivoting columns in a database table |
| Aug-5-2003 |
Disclosed is a method, system, program, and data structure for transforming at least one column in a database input table. An input data table has multiple columns and rows. A determination is made of... |
| 6601057 |
Method and apparatus for generating and modifying multiple instances of an element of a web site |
| Jul-29-2003 |
A technique for modifying a web site generated in accordance with received data entry by: determining at least one characteristic of at least one web site dimension of the web site based on the data entry;... |
| 6601056 |
Method and apparatus for automatic format conversion on removable digital media |
| Jul-29-2003 |
A removable digital medium that supports a plurality of data formats and supports automatic format conversion based upon host requirements and preferences. The automatic format conversion enables information... |
| 6600841 |
Method and system for compressing data and a geographic database formed therewith and methods for use thereof in a navigation application program |
| Jul-29-2003 |
A data compression method and system that include the substitution of a substring of data characters located at a first position in a stream of data characters with a substitution code. The substitution... |
| 6598093 |
Method and apparatus for a core application programming interface |
| Jul-22-2003 |
Methods and apparatus for implementing a core application programming interface which is a part of more than one application programming interface are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present... |
| 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... |
| 6598041 |
Method, system, and program for processing modifications to data in tables in a database system |
| Jul-22-2003 |
Provided is a method, system, program, and data structures for making data available to an application program. A result table is generated including rows corresponding to a subset of rows in a base table... |
| 6598053 |
Drawing generation apparatus |
| Jul-22-2003 |
A drawing generation apparatus includes: positioning markers provided in each source component drawing and destination component drawing involved and displayed to indicate a source. reference position... |
| 6598037 |
Data table object interface for datastore |
| Jul-22-2003 |
A data table object module which is a component based object that provides configuration information to a caller in response to a request for information. The present invention also relates to an implementation... |
| 6594660 |
Share latch clearing |
| Jul-15-2003 |
Clearing share latches for databases, such as in-memory databases, is disclosed. In one embodiment, a computerized system includes a database having a number of sections, a client process and a core process.... |
| 6594655 |
Wildcards in radix- search tree structures |
| Jul-15-2003 |
A system for storing and retrieving data using a radix-search tree having a plurality of sub-trees containing nodes and leaves, the system including: (a) a data storage module designed and configured for... |
| 6594656 |
Active database trigger processing using a trigger gateway |
| Jul-15-2003 |
A database system includes a trigger gateway for implementing trigger functionality. The trigger gateway is located at a communication point between a user and a database system. The trigger gateway receives... |
| 6591263 |
Multi-modal traveler information system |
| Jul-8-2003 |
A system and method for disseminating information concerning, for example, conditions affecting travel routes personalizes information in accordance with individual users or customers by building filters... |
| 6591259 |
Method and system for automating dependent entity actions in response to information change |
| Jul-8-2003 |
A method and system in accordance with the present invention provides for invoking actions when changes are made in one information source on behlaf of dependent information sources or systems. The method... |
| 6587924 |
Scarfing within a hierarchical memory architecture |
| Jul-1-2003 |
A method and system for scarfing data during a data access transaction within a hierarchical data storage system. A data access request is delivered from a source device to a plurality of data storage... |
| 6587836 |
Authentication and entitlement for users of web based data management programs |
| Jul-1-2003 |
An Internet Web-based order entry and system administration system is provided for ordering and fulfilling a suite of Web enabled applications. The system includes a capability for enabling customers to... |
| 6587860 |
Apparatus and method for tracking access to data resources in a cluster environment |
| Jul-1-2003 |
Within a computer cluster usage reference counts are maintained for replicated databases within a computer cluster using cluster membership and cluster voting services. Such a method includes the maintaining... |
| 6584457 |
Parallel data base record distribution method and parallel data base management system |
| Jun-24-2003 |
A parallel data base management system with a data base divided into a plurality of external memory units is disclosed. A control CPU, upon receipt of a request for access to the data base, decides whether... |
| 6582474 |
Tagging related files in a document management system |
| Jun-24-2003 |
A document management system is provided which organizes, stores and retrieves documents according to properties attached to the documents. Applications which function based on hierarchical path names... |
| 6581103 |
Method for internet radio broadcasting including listener requests of audio and/or video files with input dedications |
| Jun-17-2003 |
A method of Internet radio broadcasting, which provides for including listener dedications to accompany the broadcast of a requested final selection audio and/or video file. |
| 6578052 |
Database clean-up system |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A clean-up system recaptures part of the memory or secondary storage space on a client device, such as a handheld personal computer. E-mail messages are organized in a hierarchy of folders within a database.... |
| 6578031 |
Apparatus and method for retrieving vector format data from database in accordance with similarity with input vector |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A list of data of a database arranged in an order of a value of each component of a vector is formed for each component. For each component sequentially selected from base indexes, a pointer indicating... |
| 6578029 |
System and method for selectively defining access to application features |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A method and system are described for defining a user's access to one or more features of an application. One or more "attributes" are assigned to users of a computer system and stored in a data table.... |
| 6578026 |
Method and system for conducting reverse index scans |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A method executed by a data processor for scanning a reverse range. The scan is conducted in an index for a table having an upper end and a lower end. The reverse range has a start key value for defining... |
| 6578024 |
Hierarchical relational definition system for defining an object and method therefor |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A hierarchical relational definition system (26) for defining an object is provided in which a user is presented with a plurality of menus from which selections are made, whereupon the system references... |
| 6574729 |
System for remotely identifying and providing information of unknown software on remote network node by comparing the unknown software with software audit file maintained on server |
| Jun-3-2003 |
A method and apparatus are disclosed for remotely identifying software and software versions using a maintained software audit file. The disclosed system management tool (SMT) identifies software installed... |
| 6574657 |
Methods and apparatuses for file synchronization and updating using a signature list |
| Jun-3-2003 |
A server computer generates an update file for transmission to a client computer that permits the client computer to generate a copy of a current version of a subscription file from a copy of an earlier... |
| 6574635 |
Application instantiation based upon attributes and values stored in a meta data repository, including tiering of application layers objects and components |
| Jun-3-2003 |
Instantiation of tiered software applications running on an Internet or Intranet computer system, including a method of instantiation and a program product for instantiation. The method, and program product... |
| 6574634 |
Creating, translating and publishing large information plans to a network |
| Jun-3-2003 |
The invention is a data structure published to an access viewer network such as the Internet or a wide area network. The deployment and publication of the data structure results in topic pages containing... |
| 6574633 |
Method for dynamically grouping limited range physical entities in a topological space |
| Jun-3-2003 |
Limited range physical entities located in a topological space are dynamically grouped by partitioning the space into grids for different functional domains, a group being associated with each grid that... |
| 6574621 |
Survey analysis system and method |
| Jun-3-2003 |
A method and apparatus for analyzing a survey database, wherein a user can perform a wide variety of requests to the survey database without having to independently calculate a desired result. In accordance... |
| 6574624 |
Automatic topic identification and switch for natural language search of textual document collections |
| Jun-3-2003 |
A method for iteratively drilling-down on a user's textual free-form natural language query uses a session history to interpret successive queries in the context of previous queries on a topic or topics... |
| 6574615 |
System and method for monitoring support activity |
| Jun-3-2003 |
The present invention discloses a computer system for measuring and monitoring local client support activity associated with servicing and supporting a computer by a client. The system includes a local... |
