| 6643658 |
Hierarchical data network address resolution |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A network server stores database tables for use in resolving labels into network addresses as requested by a remote browser client. Each user has an associated address-table which stores user defined labels... |
| 6643657 |
Computer system |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A computer workstation attached to a network such as the Internet runs browser software to access and retrieve pages of data from over the network, with the pages of data then being displayed at the computer... |
| 6643651 |
Navigation of object lists |
| Nov-4-2003 |
This invention provides a navigation device that assists a user to navigate through a list of items. A path sequence traversed by the user through the list of items is recorded and a selection ability... |
| 6643363 |
Telephone number relocation guidance system |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A telephone number relocation guidance system that consists of a server (3) on the Internet (1) and terminal (2). The terminal (2) comes with input method that allows users to enter their information such... |
| 6640247 |
Restartable computer database message processing |
| Oct-28-2003 |
Messages for processing a database are protected during a termination and restart. An in-process message queue is coupled to a message reader and receives a copy of each read input message. A completion... |
| 6640223 |
Seamless integration of internet resources |
| Oct-28-2003 |
A mechanism for seamlessly searching and accessing information available through the Internet and other resources is disclosed. The present invention maintains a database of file objects available from... |
| 6640219 |
Analyzing data files |
| Oct-28-2003 |
Data files (205) are categorised in order to facilitate the searching for information. The analysis is performed in order to identify items which may be considered as having high value without actually... |
| 6636872 |
Data file synchronization |
| Oct-21-2003 |
A method for synchronising data between a receiving computer and a sending computer by way of a computer network or the like, wherein the sending computer has a source file and the receiving computer has... |
| 6634010 |
ASIC design support system |
| Oct-14-2003 |
An improved ASIC design support system is described. In accordance with the ASIC design support system, it is possible to easily download the latest versions of a necessary library (or libraries) and a... |
| 6633901 |
Multi-route client-server architecture |
| Oct-14-2003 |
A "flat" network architecture facilitates direct connections between nodes so that information may be retrieved more efficiently. Agent software is loaded on each participating node, and this code is sufficiently... |
| 6633881 |
Record-keeping for gaming machine operations |
| Oct-14-2003 |
A system and method for providing record-keeping in a gaming environment where money or scripts representing money are collected from a gaming area on a routine basis. Using a scanning device, information... |
| 6629112 |
Resource management for CORBA-based applications |
| Sep-30-2003 |
To provide resource management in a distributed object-oriented client/server computer system, resources allocated on a server on behalf of processes running on a client are recovered when the processes... |
| 6629092 |
Search engine |
| Sep-30-2003 |
A search engine system, server and method receives input from a user terminal regarding a mark and a description of its associated products or services. The search engine searches a database table which... |
| 6625605 |
Service attribute management system |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A service attribute management system is provided which is capable of automatically associating an appropriate attribute with a distributed object service without much labor and of providing consistency... |
| 6625597 |
Information exchange system |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A design information communication system having a design dictionary, design directory, and design data blocks is disclosed. The system may be used for communicating design attributes and values for various... |
| 6618731 |
Adaptive progress indicator |
| Sep-9-2003 |
A method for informing a user of the status of a computer operation having multiple concurrent tasks, comprising maintaining multiple variables, wherein each one of said multiple variables represents the... |
| 6618726 |
Voice activated web browser |
| Sep-9-2003 |
A voice activated and operated Internet web browser where voiced utterances are digitized and the digitized representation is input to a speech recognition program is disclosed. The speech recognition... |
| 6614045 |
Imaging apparatus |
| Sep-2-2003 |
A planar image detector records image information as an electrostatic latent image and generates electric currents in accordance with the latent image when the image detector is scanned with a reading... |
| 6612490 |
Extended card file system |
| Sep-2-2003 |
An Extended SmartCard file system is proposed which resides in one flat file within the ISO file system of a SmartCard. A second file containing user information like size of the file system, owner information,... |
| 6611836 |
Server-side recycle bin system |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A server-side recycle bin system for retaining computer files and information is disclosed. The system comprises a local computer system, and a server including a server-side recycle bin. One or more persistent... |
| 6611829 |
SQL-based analytic algorithm for association |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for performing data mining applications in a relational database management system. An analytic algorithm for association is performed by the relational... |
| 6609125 |
Funds transfer repair system |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A method for processing an incoming electronic message containing raw data includes the steps of: providing a database having a plurality of stored records, each stored file having searchable data and... |
| 6606638 |
Value-instance-connectivity computer-implemented database |
| Aug-12-2003 |
A computer-implemented database and method providing an efficient, ordered reduced space representation of multi-dimensional data. The data values for each attribute are stored in a manner that provides... |
| 6604099 |
Majority schema in semi-structured data |
| Aug-5-2003 |
A schema discovery system and associated method discover a majority schema for a set of related and similarly marked up documents, such as HTML documents, based on the assumption that though the structure... |
| 6601070 |
Distribution of physical file systems |
| Jul-29-2003 |
Data coherency and lock services for distributed physical file systems. Client applications are coupled to a virtual file system, which is coupled to one or more physical file systems. A lock agent is... |
| 6601069 |
Synchronization using commitment |
| Jul-29-2003 |
A method of sharing a file object among a plurality of competing processes, the file object having a content that at least one competing process may need to adjust so that the file is suitable for the... |
| 6598056 |
Remotely accessible building information system |
| Jul-22-2003 |
A building information system and method processes building-related data associated with a building. The building-related data, including building management system data and configuration data associated... |
| 6598051 |
Web page connectivity server |
| Jul-22-2003 |
A connectivity server for a collecting, arranging and representing data defining the interconnection of pages on the World Wide Web (Web). A URL Database stores URLs and associates a fingerprint and CS_id... |
| 6594668 |
Auto-norming process and system |
| Jul-15-2003 |
A system and process includes a computer that is preferably operatively connected to an area network, such as to the Internet. A database is maintained that is accessible to the computer. Raw data is provided... |
| 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... |
| 6584464 |
Grammar template query system |
| Jun-24-2003 |
An information server directs users of the information server to desired sources of information where the desired sources of information are determined, at least in part, based on user input. The information... |
| 6584404 |
Thin-client |
| Jun-24-2003 |
A thin-client navigation-satellite receiver network collects GPS pseudorange measurements and communicates them from many independent clients on a computer network to a server. The server computes the... |
| 6581073 |
Remote automated notice system |
| Jun-17-2003 |
The preset invention is a system that utilizes the global computer network (internet) to provide an intelligent and powerful notification system for canvassing specific geographical areas in a matter of... |
| 6581071 |
Surveying system and method |
| Jun-17-2003 |
A survey system and method is described wherein multiple instances or versions of a survey may be defined and data from survey instances may be retained in a cohesive data, or knowledge, base. Each survey... |
| 6578072 |
Network photograph service system |
| Jun-10-2003 |
In a network photograph service which provides digital photographic services on a network, only selected images are shown only to people that a user wishes to show the images, without cost and time upon... |
| 6577982 |
Model-based testing via combinatorial designs |
| Jun-10-2003 |
The present invention provides systems and methods for generating sets of test cases and extends to the sets of test cases and processes using the sets of test cases to develop applications. One aspect... |
| 6574629 |
Picture archiving and communication system |
| Jun-3-2003 |
A picture archiving and communication system ("PACS") includes plural core components arranged in a cluster. These core components include an archive station which includes long-term storage for storing... |
| 6574628 |
System for distributed task execution |
| Jun-3-2003 |
Tasks can be done on a network of multiple computers interconnected by communication links. At each of the computers, Knowbot programs may be received and transmitted on the communication links, and may... |
| 6574625 |
Real-time bookmarks |
| Jun-3-2003 |
The present invention generally provides a method, article of manufacture and apparatus for selecting and displaying real-time bookmarks. Bookmarks are configured and displayed according to predetermined... |
| 6572662 |
Dynamic customized web tours |
| Jun-3-2003 |
An interactive and dynamically customizable guided tour of some portion of the World Wide Web monitors and dynamically adapts in response to like-minded users as well as provides recommendations during... |
| 6571279 |
Location enhanced information delivery system |
| May-27-2003 |
The Location Enhanced Information Deliver System Architecture (LEIA) customizes the information that is displayed to an information recipient based on optimizing a match between information purveyors,... |
| 6571241 |
Multilingual patent information search system |
| May-27-2003 |
There is provided an information search system that can be easily used by a foreigner. A client terminal is connected to an information search apparatus through a network. The information search apparatus... |
| 6564257 |
Repository protection by URL expiration |
| May-13-2003 |
Protecting a searchable repository containing a document locator when a user searches the repository for the document locator, by replacing the document locator with a unique time-sensitive key. The document... |
| 6564227 |
Customer support system |
| May-13-2003 |
A customer support system uses information concerning device located at customer and supports the customer. A customer support center collects customer information using a communication line, and stores... |
| 6564216 |
Server manager |
| May-13-2003 |
A method and apparatus for managing IP addressing in a network and effectively synchronizing communication between a central database and one or more servers (such as DNS and DHCP). |
| 6560613 |
Disambiguating file descriptors |
| May-6-2003 |
File descriptors associated with specific file types are disambiguated from other file descriptors by maintaining and examining an indicator table containing indicators concerning file descriptors associated... |
| 6560603 |
Context monitoring display driver |
| May-6-2003 |
A computer system includes a display device, a storage device on which an application program is stored, and a processor. The processor retrieves the application program from the storage device and, under... |
| 6560596 |
Multiscript database system and method |
| May-6-2003 |
A system and method for storing and retrieving information based upon a string, where the string can be encoded in one of a variety of script encodings. The script encodings can be selected from a set... |
| 6556998 |
Real-time distributed file system |
| Apr-29-2003 |
A distributed file system using autonomous disks is disclosed. The file system includes autonomous data disks that store the application data of the distributed file system. Legacy attribute disks store... |
| 6556997 |
Information retrieval system |
| Apr-29-2003 |
A method and device for easily defining new information services for delivery to customers. The information to be delivered is extracted from information sources such as standard Internet web pages, databases,... |
