| 6820086 |
Forming linked lists using content addressable memory |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A linked list structure in a computing system includes a first entry and additional entries. Each additional entry includes a link reference to a prior entry in the linked list. The link reference for... |
| 6820001 |
Navigation system for vehicle |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A map area indicated by map data is partitioned into a plurality of map units respectively having a squared area, and a route from a current position of a vehicle to a destination is determined according... |
| 6816850 |
Personalized search methods including combining index entries for catagories of personal data |
| Nov-9-2004 |
A method of organizing information in which the search activity of previous users is monitored and such activity is used to organize articles for future users. Personal data about future users can be used... |
| 6816849 |
Advanced internet interface |
| Nov-9-2004 |
An Internet interface is disclosed for tailoring of a web page to an individual user without requiring a user to disclose information that specifically identifies the user. The interface includes a user... |
| 6816849 |
Advanced internet interface |
| Nov-9-2004 |
An Internet interface is disclosed for tailoring of a web page to an individual user without requiring a user to disclose information that specifically identifies the user. The interface includes a user... |
| 6813621 |
Processing graphic images having various file formats |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A system and method for use in a computer system is provided to read and write graphical images by an application program by using a format independent interface with an image format specific modules to... |
| 6810406 |
Method and system for servicing a selected piece of equipment having unique system configurations and servicing requirements |
| Oct-26-2004 |
Computerized method and system for servicing a selected piece of equipment made up of a plurality of systems and subject to unique system configurations and servicing requirements are provided. The method... |
| 6807541 |
Weak record locks in database query read processing |
| Oct-19-2004 |
A weak record locking scheme that, while enforcing serialization of record updates, permits a read to extract data from uncommitted updates. Specifically, records are locked in association with a process... |
| 6804686 |
System and methodology for providing fixed UML layout for an object oriented class browser |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A system and methodology for providing a Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagram of a program for display in a graphical user interface of a development system is described. Relationships between a plurality... |
| 6804683 |
Similar image retrieving apparatus, three-dimensional image database apparatus and method for constructing three-dimensional image database |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A similar image retrieving means has a region of interest setting portion, a feature quantity calculation portion, a similarity calculation portion and an image selection portion. A part of the three-dimensional... |
| 6804679 |
System, method, and user interfaces for managing genomic data |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A data manager is described for providing a publish database for access by data mining tools and other data processing software applications. The data manager includes a results-for-publication identifier... |
| 6804665 |
Method and apparatus for discovering knowledge gaps between problems and solutions in text databases |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A method (and system) of determining a knowledge gap between a first database containing a set of problems records and a second database containing solutions documents, includes developing a set of clusters... |
| 6801916 |
Method and system for generation of medical reports from data in a hierarchically-organized database |
| Oct-5-2004 |
Methods, systems, and user interfaces for navigating hierarchical database views are provided, that support the efficient entry, review, and updating of data using a navigation display. At any point in... |
| 6801921 |
Method and system for managing multiple database storage units |
| Oct-5-2004 |
The system manages at least a database in multiple database storage units, and the database is duplicated for redundancy. The system maintains the database redundancy for security. The system enables the... |
| 6801917 |
Method and apparatus for partitioning a plurality of items into groups of similar items in a recommender of such items |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A method and apparatus are disclosed for recommending items of interest to a user, such as television program recommendations, before a viewing history or purchase history of the user is available. A third... |
| 6801912 |
Method, system, and product for self-directed distance learning |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A data processing system, method, and product are disclosed for self-directed distance learning. The data processing system includes a client computer system coupled to a server computer system utilizing... |
| 6801902 |
Method and system for managing documents in a system using at least one database |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A method for managing documents in a system comprising at least one electronic data processing installation for processing data by means of at least one data bank. A peripheral driver for electronic data... |
| 6801763 |
Technique for effectively communicating travel directions |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A user while traveling may call an operator in an information/call center to request directions to a desired destination. In response, the operator obtains a directions file containing the requested directions.... |
| 6799181 |
Method and system for data mining automation in domain-specific analytic applications |
| Sep-28-2004 |
Automated data mining using domain-specific analytic applications for solving predefined problems, including populating input data schema, the input data schema having a format appropriate to solution... |
| 6799174 |
Retrieving, organizing, and utilizing networked data using databases |
| Sep-28-2004 |
A networked catalog search, retrieval, and information correlation and matching system is disclosed. The system allows suppliers to publish information in electronic catalogs, structure the information... |
| 6799177 |
Systems and methods for securing extranet transactions |
| Sep-28-2004 |
The systems and methods described herein relate to secure extranets which utilize certificate authentication to mediate access, transactions, and user tracking. Such extranets may be employed to provide... |
| 6799172 |
Method and system for removal of resource manager affinity during restart in a transaction processing system |
| Sep-28-2004 |
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method for affinity free restart of a resource manager in a multi-system environment. The method begins when a restart request is received from a first... |
| 6795833 |
Method for allowing verification of alterations to the cataloging structure on a computer storage device |
| Sep-21-2004 |
The alterations to a cataloging structure on a computer storage device can be verified in order to determine their beneficial effect prior to replacing the original cataloging structure. The method intercepts... |
| 6795826 |
Fuzzy content network management and access |
| Sep-21-2004 |
A system and a method for managing information encapsulates the information as objects. The objects are related by a degree to other objects in a content network. The relationships between the objects... |
| 6795823 |
Centralized system and method for optimally routing and tracking articles |
| Sep-21-2004 |
A computer-implemented centralized article routing and tracking system and method for optimally routing an article through a network of processing stations. The system and method generate an optimal route... |
| 6795824 |
Independent storage architecture |
| Sep-21-2004 |
A computer storage method is disclosed for providing data storage independent of an underlying architecture is disclosed. Initially, a file system request is received, where the file system request is... |
| 6795816 |
Method and device for translating telecommunication network IP addresses by a leaky-controlled memory |
| Sep-21-2004 |
A method and device for translating telecommunication network Internet Protocol addresses by using a leaky-controlled memory. In substance, a hash computer and a memory with locations for the keys (or... |
| 6792424 |
System and method for managing authentication and coherency in a storage area network |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A data management system for storage area networks (SANs) includes an authentication and directory service that integrates the management of cache coherency and synchronization into an authentication mechanism,... |
| 6792416 |
Managing results of federated searches across heterogeneous datastores with a federated result set cursor object |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for managing results of federated searches across heterogeneous datastores with a federated result set cursor object. One or more commands are executed in... |
| 6792163 |
Method and apparatus for searching, browsing and summarizing moving image data using fidelity of tree-structured moving image hierarchy |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A method and apparatus for searching, browsing and summarizing moving image data using the fidelity of a tree-structured moving image hierarchy, which can partition or divide the moving image data into... |
| 6789162 |
Storage controller configured to select unused regions of a storage device for data storage according to head position |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A storage device controller configured for coupling to a storage device (e.g., a hard disk drive) having a multiple locations for storing data. The controller is coupled to receive a WRITE ANYWHERE command... |
| 6789091 |
Method and system for web-based analysis of drug adverse effects |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A computer-implemented method for accessing and analyzing the adverse effects resulting from the use of at least one drug of interest. The method includes storing data regarding the risks of adverse effects... |
| 6789095 |
File management method, program therefore, recording medium containing the program, and file management apparatus for performing the method |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A file management method displays representations of files belonging to a predetermined folder and representations of files belonging to a subfolder of the predetermined folder in a virtual form in which... |
| 6785691 |
Object oriented processing system and data sharing environment for applications therein |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A global data sharing environment and data sharing proxy agent for multiple application instances in an object oriented processing system are disclosed. In response to an object in an application instance... |
| 6785667 |
Method and apparatus for extracting data objects and locating them in virtual space |
| Aug-31-2004 |
The invention provides method and apparatus for viewing information. In one embodiment, the system of the invention enables the user to view displayed information in a way that is comparable to a selected... |
| 6785666 |
Method and system for parsing navigation information |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A method and system for providing customers with access to and analysis of event data is provided. The event data may be stored in log files and supplemented with data from other sources, such as product... |
| 6782385 |
Method and system for providing performance index information of a machine element, and method and system for supporting selection of a machine element |
| Aug-24-2004 |
When an information provision program is implemented, an input screen is displayed on a display section (step 101). A specific designation number is input (step 103), and one or plural bearing performance... |
| 6782382 |
Prefix search method and data structure using compressed search tables |
| Aug-24-2004 |
The invention relates to a system in which given search keys are evaluated, segment by segment, to search through tree-structured tables for finding an output information corresponding to the longest matching... |
| 6778982 |
Online content provider system and method |
| Aug-17-2004 |
An online content system is disclosed for creating, compiling and presenting content to subscribers. A subscriber interface is configured to present search, review and listing operations in a flexible... |
| 6778989 |
System and method for constructing and viewing an electronic document |
| Aug-17-2004 |
The electronic document composer stored in the memory and executable by the processor is utilized for drafting a first electronic document. A sender composes the first electronic document including at... |
| 6778975 |
Search engine for selecting targeted messages |
| Aug-17-2004 |
A search engine receives query terms from a client. In response, the search engine executes a search on a web directory to identify zero or more documents that match the query terms. The identified documents... |
| 6778972 |
System and method for providing integrated management of electronic information |
| Aug-17-2004 |
A system and method for managing electronic information using a computer system for one or more users. The method comprises creating an electronic folder and storing the folder in an electronic folder... |
| 6778974 |
Memory device and method for reading data stored in a portion of a memory device unreadable by a file system of a host device |
| Aug-17-2004 |
The preferred embodiments described herein provide a memory device and method for reading data stored in a portion of a memory device unreadable by a file system of a host device. In one preferred embodiment,... |
| 6778973 |
Method for selection of events based on proximity |
| Aug-17-2004 |
This invention provides a system for matching a user with an item in the nature of an activity, sporting or other event, or facility, referred to collectively as an ASEF, based on a request made by a user... |
| 6775683 |
Method and system for performing processing data |
| Aug-10-2004 |
The invention provides a system and method for processing flat files for use in a relational database. The invention includes inputting a plurality of flat files wherein each of the flat files contains... |
| 6775674 |
Auto completion of relationships between objects in a data model |
| Aug-10-2004 |
In a computer system including a database system wherein queries to the database system can be specified by selecting a first object and a second object, with a query result being based on a relationship... |
| 6775664 |
Information filter system and method for integrated content-based and collaborative/adaptive feedback queries |
| Aug-10-2004 |
A search engine system is provided for a portal site on the internet. The search engine system employs a regular search engine to make one-shot or demand searches for information entities which provide... |
| 6775659 |
Methods and devices for mapping data files |
| Aug-10-2004 |
A method of mapping interconnections between a plurality of data files, such as files of the world wide web. The method comprises a step of, for a first file, in a display area displaying a first region.... |
| 6775519 |
Method and apparatus for accounting for user terminal session-based connection to a satellite communication system |
| Aug-10-2004 |
A method is disclosed for operating a satellite communications system for coupling a user terminal to a data communications network. The method has steps of (a) establishing a connectionless packet data... |
| 6772146 |
Website for financial information |
| Aug-3-2004 |
A system for retrieval and display of financial information to a plurality of users is disclosed. The users are provided with a portal display page which can be customized by the users to include one or... |
