| 6256631 |
Automatic creation of hyperlinks |
| Jul-3-2001 |
Creating hyperlinks in a document is performed according to structural indicators within a set of documents. The documents are parsed for at least one structural indicator, preferably of a type of structural... |
| 6253254 |
Hyper media object management |
| Jun-26-2001 |
A method and apparatus that uses a hypermedia approach to managing distributed objects. A first embodiment of the present invention uses the World Wide Web hypermedia system. A user initializes browser... |
| 6253208 |
Information access |
| Jun-26-2001 |
An information access system is provided to create and maintain a rapidly accessible index to information extracted from information sources accessible over the Internet. The information access system... |
| 6253203 |
Privacy-enhanced database |
| Jun-26-2001 |
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for storing and retrieving data in a database implementing privacy control is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a data storage device,... |
| 6249714 |
Virtual design module |
| Jun-19-2001 |
A Virtual Design Module (VDM) used in a networked design environment generates manufactured product designs that are near optimal in terms of cost and production cycle time by using design data files containing... |
| 6247013 |
Hyper text reading system |
| Jun-12-2001 |
A hyper text reading system which assures an advantage by protecting the right of a contents provider. A link source confirmation unit confirms a link source of an anchor included in a hyper text. The... |
| 6243714 |
Co-presence data retrieval system |
| Jun-5-2001 |
A data retrieval system is described. The system includes a data server, at least one data retrieval client, a co-presence server and at elast one downloadable co-presence client. The data server retrieves... |
| 6240416 |
Distributed metadata system and method |
| May-29-2001 |
A method is disclosed for creating and managing metadata for a distributed computing environment while maintaining the integrity of the metadata. The method includes capturing metadata and loading it into... |
| 6237009 |
Lease renewal service |
| May-22-2001 |
In accordance with methods and systems consistent with the present invention, a lease manager is provided for managing leases between clients and other network services. To use the lease manager, a client... |
| 6233618 |
Access control of networked data |
| May-15-2001 |
An access control technique to limit access to information content such as available on the Internet. The technique is implemented within a network device such as a proxy server, router, switch, firewall,... |
| 6223187 |
Distributed synchronization of databases |
| Apr-24-2001 |
A computer implemented method is provided for synchronizing a first database located on a first computer and a second database located on a second computer. At the first computer, it is determined whether... |
| 6223177 |
Network based groupware system |
| Apr-24-2001 |
The present invention relates to a system for providing a communication network, comprising: an intranet-connected server having input and access capabilities; a means on the server for receiving instructions... |
| 6216130 |
Geographic-based information technology management system |
| Apr-10-2001 |
Systems and methods for managing geographic and other data structures. Using an administrator application, an administrator identifies geographic data structures deemed to be of interest to an organization... |
| 6212529 |
Synchronization of databases using filters |
| Apr-3-2001 |
A computer program is provided for synchronizing at least a first and a second database. A plurality of records of the first database fitting a selected criterion are identified. At least one of the identified... |
| 6202200 |
Multi-tier debugging |
| Mar-13-2001 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing a programming development environment that supports the development of Internet and Intranet applications. More specially, the present invention... |
| 6202068 |
Database display and search method |
| Mar-13-2001 |
A method for efficiently and expediently searching a database so that large quantities of data may be visualized to reveal and readily identify underlying patterns and/or obscure, latent relationships... |
| 6195660 |
On-line directory service |
| Feb-27-2001 |
A directory service has a number of databases and a processing system with a number of processors. A first processor receives requests and passes them to one of a number of other processors to access one... |
| 6192398 |
Remote/shared browser cache |
| Feb-20-2001 |
Browsers for different clients in an enterprise are configured to cache pages at least in part in a common file area in a remote, shared file server. Duplication or redundancy in caching pages is thus... |
| 6192396 |
Electronic mail with recipient-specific content |
| Feb-20-2001 |
A computerized messaging system which authors messages that contain recipient-specific content, such that each recipient does not necessarily receive a message that is identical to all other recipients.... |
| 6192380 |
Automatic web based form fill-in |
| Feb-20-2001 |
A method and apparatus for automatic web form fill-in is provided. A web page is accessed. A form included in the web page is recognized. Data is automatically filled into the form from a database. |
| 6189008 |
Dynamic digital asset management |
| Feb-13-2001 |
Method and apparatus are utilized in a system for distributing digital contents from a central server to a plurality of endpoint servers for further distribution to end users for automatically managing... |
| 6185608 |
Caching dynamic web pages |
| Feb-6-2001 |
Web pages for commercial applications, such as electronic retail, are built "on-the-fly" in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) from product data stored in the merchant's database. To reduce costs in time... |
| 6178519 |
Cluster-wide database system |
| Jan-23-2001 |
A cluster-wide database system includes a shared disk array (20) comprising an object oriented database (18). A plurality of nodes (10) are connected to the shared disk array (20). Each of the nodes (10)... |
| 6178419 |
Data access system |
| Jan-23-2001 |
A method of automatically creating a database on the basis of a set of category headings uses a set of keywords provided for each category heading. The keywords are used by a processing platform to define... |
| 6173282 |
Electronic sealed envelope |
| Jan-9-2001 |
Restricted data is stored on a smart card having a memory and a processor. Preferably the restricted data is stored in groups. The smart card may store a record of users authorized to access certain groups... |
| 6167402 |
High performance message store |
| Dec-26-2000 |
A product and method are disclosed for creating an efficient message store and delivery system is provided. A message store having an index directory, index file, and data bucket area, all of which are... |
| 6154755 |
Index imaging system |
| Nov-28-2000 |
An index imaging system includes: a scanner for scanning a plurality of photographic images to produce a corresponding plurality of digital images; a computer connected to the scanner for receiving the... |
| 6151600 |
Electronic information appraisal agent |
| Nov-21-2000 |
An electronic information appraisal agent which operates within an electronic information distribution system and includes an electronic information server having multiple electronic information units.... |
| 6148301 |
Information distribution system |
| Nov-14-2000 |
A subscription facsimile system of the type in which providers supply new documents for storing the images thereof in a centralized database. Subscribers register with a system as to one or more subject... |
| 6144941 |
Intelligent transaction |
| Nov-7-2000 |
A plurality of steps, which are intended to modify the data in a transaction, form a transaction (40) comprising statements (41, 42, 43). In the method according to the invention there is formed a data... |
| 6141656 |
Query processing using compressed bitmaps |
| Oct-31-2000 |
A method for performing logical operations on bitmap streams from segmented bitmaps. The logical operations include the AND, OR, and Set Minus operations. One embodiment of the invention performs the logical... |
| 6138122 |
Modeling of internet services |
| Oct-24-2000 |
The dependancies of a computer service are modeled. The modeling hierarchically defines the relationships between the computer service and the hardware and software services which the computer service... |
| 6134552 |
Knowledge provider with logical hyperlinks |
| Oct-17-2000 |
A system and method is described for the efficient management and storage of documents in a multi-user environment by implementing a three-tiered content model for storage and a context resolution mechanism... |
| 6131122 |
Programmable internet automation |
| Oct-10-2000 |
Computer programming for use with the PC of an on-line data access user and with the host computer of an on-line data access provider or file server. After dialing the host point of presence through a... |
| 6125370 |
Repartitioning data |
| Sep-26-2000 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a computer-implemented repartitioning system. Data is repartitioned in a database stored on a data storage device connected to a computer. First, it... |
| 6122633 |
Subscription within workflow management systems |
| Sep-19-2000 |
The present invention relates to the area of workflow management systems (WFMS). More particularly the inventions extends WFMS by subscription means. The subscription means operate on an audit trail stored... |
| 6122632 |
Electronic message management system |
| Sep-19-2000 |
An electronic message, or e-mail, management system having a digital computer for accepting e-mail messages; a program interface for automatically transferring received electronic messages to a database;... |
| 6115713 |
Networked facilities management system |
| Sep-5-2000 |
A networked system having a wide variety of applications and particularly applicable to facilities management systems has multiple levels of software in processing nodes. The levels include a "features"... |
| 6112206 |
Data collection and dissemination system |
| Aug-29-2000 |
A data collection and dissemination system, in which one or more portable data terminals enter or disseminate data through a wireless access point to which they are communicatively coupled. The wireless... |
| 6111570 |
Communication control apparatus and method |
| Aug-29-2000 |
In the present invention, a plurality of the communication control apparatus form a group to communicate each other. In each communication control apparatus, a memory section stores at least one data and... |
| 6108661 |
System for instance customization |
| Aug-22-2000 |
The system for instance customization functions to place code behind documents in a multi-program environment in a manner that eliminates the object instance management problems of existing systems. The... |
| 6108637 |
Content display monitor |
| Aug-22-2000 |
The invention can enable monitoring of the display of content by a computer system. Moreover, the invention can enable monitoring of the displayed content to produce monitoring information from which conclusions... |
| 6105016 |
Data acquisition system |
| Aug-15-2000 |
A data acquisition system for use with a computer includes an interface unit for interfacing with a computer; a control data memory for storing control data which is associated with controls for the computer;... |
| 6098076 |
SCP database migration |
| Aug-1-2000 |
AIN services include multiple SCP pairs, which can be expanded to meet increased demand. The expansion can occur without cessation in services by migrating records between SCP pairs while maintaining redundancy... |
| 6098067 |
Remote computer management system |
| Aug-1-2000 |
A computer management system for managing files and executing applications on multiple, remote networked computers from a single server. A hierarchical system is defined where each computer is a named... |
| 6098065 |
Associative search engine |
| Aug-1-2000 |
This invention relates to an advertisment machine which provides advertisements to a user searching for desired information within a data network. The machine receives, from the user, a search request... |
| 6096096 |
Web-site delivery |
| Aug-1-2000 |
A method and system for emulating on-line accessing of information in an off-line environment. In one embodiment, information initially configured to be displayed via an on-line connection is stored onto... |
| 6088702 |
Group publishing system |
| Jul-11-2000 |
The present invention is a Group Publishing System (GPS) for permitting coordinated publishing, assembly and administration of texts by an unlimited number of authors or editors, each of whom may perform... |
| 6085195 |
Internet photo booth |
| Jul-4-2000 |
A computer program product for an interactive public kiosk including a processor for automatically forming a web page including an image of a user, includes a computer readable media. The computer readable... |
| 6084528 |
Intranet scanning terminal system |
| Jul-4-2000 |
An improved portable terminal system is described employing linked data files to present related information on a configurable display device. The portable terminal uses a machine coded reader to read... |
