| 6799185 |
Frameworks for accessing Java class files |
| Sep-28-2004 |
Improved techniques for accessing Java class files are disclosed. The techniques provide a mechanism that will generally improve the efficiency of virtual machines by providing a directory for Java class... |
| 6799179 |
Globally-integrated returned material authorization information system |
| Sep-28-2004 |
A globally-integrated RMA (Returned Material Authorization) information system is proposed, which allows the RMA files built at a first global location, such as an oversees service station, to be shared... |
| 6795903 |
System and method for searching for duplicate data |
| Sep-21-2004 |
The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for searching for duplicate data. The method (200) includes the steps of: generating (212) at least one identifier from at least one portion of a... |
| 6792429 |
Method for fault tolerant modification of data representation in a large database |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A system and method for restructuring the physical storage of a table of a database. The records of the table are grouped into one or more partitions, each of which is stored in a file having a number... |
| 6789094 |
Method and apparatus for providing extended file attributes in an extended attribute namespace |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A system for providing extended file attributes is described. Logically, attributes are supported as files within the file system. In this way, the file system is augmented with an orthogonal namespace... |
| 6785768 |
Computer system and process for transferring streams of data between multiple storage units and multiple applications in a scalable and reliable manner |
| Aug-31-2004 |
Multiple applications request data from multiple storage units over a computer network. The data is divided into segments and each segment is distributed randomly on one of several storage units, independent... |
| 6785694 |
Defining a sequence of files in the same file container by placing a numerical value in a header of the file |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A method and system for defining a sequence of files by placing a numerical value in the header of the file, without using an index. Newly-positioned files are positioned between existing files by the... |
| 6785679 |
Method and apparatus for sending and tracking resume data sent via URL |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A resume database system allows for resume records on the resume database system to be viewed by others via a Uniform Resource Locator, URL. In addition, in response to instructions from an authorized... |
| 6782462 |
System and method for tracking memory leaks |
| Aug-24-2004 |
A system and method for tracking memory leaks is presented. A user sets a memory tracking flag that notifies the system to track memory allocations and memory de-allocations. A memory array is initialized... |
| 6782401 |
Method and apparatus for implementing a reliable open file system |
| Aug-24-2004 |
Systems and methods of servicing requests of a first file system communicated in accordance with a first storage protocol using a storage system that is responsive to requests communicated according to... |
| 6782400 |
Method and system for transferring data between server systems |
| Aug-24-2004 |
The present invention provides a method and system for transferring data between server systems. Specifically, the present invention provides a method and system for locating and importing data stored... |
| 6782389 |
Distributing files across multiple, permissibly heterogeneous, storage devices |
| Aug-24-2004 |
A file system (i) permits storage capacity to be added easily, (ii) can be expanded beyond a given unit, (iii) is easy to administer and manage, (iv) permits data sharing, and (v) is able to perform effectively... |
| 6779081 |
Apparatus and method for defragmentation in disk storage system |
| Aug-17-2004 |
When a host system has requested the reading of sequential data, a CPU incorporated in an HDD determines whether the data is fragmented into a plurality of data blocks on a disk. If the sequential data... |
| 6775673 |
Logical volume-level migration in a partition-based distributed file system |
| Aug-10-2004 |
Method and system for migrating a logical volumes in a distributed file system having multiple partitions servers. Each partition server owns one or more volumes, and each volume including a subset of... |
| 6775672 |
Updating references to a migrated object in a partition-based distributed file system |
| Aug-10-2004 |
Method and arrangement for updating references to a migrated object in a distributed file system. A migrated object is an object has moved from a source partition server to a target partition server. Each... |
| 6772171 |
Method and device for creating an object in a non-persistent memory and/or keeping accessibility to said object |
| Aug-3-2004 |
A method for creating an object in a non-persistent memory is proposed. From an instruction code sequence, a first instruction code is read out which effects the execution of a first function which effects... |
| 6769004 |
Method and system for incremental stack scanning |
| Jul-27-2004 |
An incremental garbage collector and method of incremental garbage collection useful for systems with real-time requirements, including a method for incrementally scanning multiple program stacks in units... |
| 6768996 |
System and method for retrieving an abstracted portion of a file without regard to the operating system of the current host computer |
| Jul-27-2004 |
A universally available system and method are used to provide information to a system user as to the contents stored in a memory. In one embodiment, a CD ROM is used to store data thereon and the data... |
| 6766336 |
Garbage collection apparatus and a garbage collection method |
| Jul-20-2004 |
A garbage collection apparatus that performs scavenging processing for specifying unused cell blocks from among a plurality of cell blocks, some of which can be reached from a specified root cell block... |
| 6763428 |
Methods and systems for performing push-pull optimization of files while file storage allocations are actively changing |
| Jul-13-2004 |
A method for performing full optimization of most of the files on a volume in accordance with a composed optimization plan, is performed, including the separation of less frequently accessed files from... |
| 6762984 |
Information recorded medium, information recording/reproducing method, and information recording/reproducing device |
| Jul-13-2004 |
The present invention has as an object to accomplish reliable data reproduction in a data reproducing apparatus in which servo operation easily becomes unstable in an unrecorded disc area, and provides... |
| 6760808 |
Computer system and process for transferring multiple high bandwidth streams of data between multiple storage units and multiple applications in a scalable and reliable manner |
| Jul-6-2004 |
Multiple applications request data from multiple storage units over a computer network. The data is divided into segments and each segment is distributed randomly on one of several storage units, independent... |
| 6757871 |
Common document editing apparatus |
| Jun-29-2004 |
The invention provides a common document editing apparatus that is capable of reflecting the edition content based on a exclusive edition right on a common document even in the case where the exclusive... |
| 6757802 |
Method for memory heap and buddy system management for service aware networks |
| Jun-29-2004 |
A computer system for allocating memory comprises a central processing unit (CPU) for controlling said system, a local memory for said CPU, means for allocating a plurality of memory blocks to tasks executed... |
| 6757801 |
Method to modify that an operation needs to be done on a file system |
| Jun-29-2004 |
This invention involves a method to modify that an operation needs to be done on a file system. This involves the concept of "defragmentation", which is the process of rewriting parts of a file to contiguous... |
| 6757699 |
Method and system for fragmenting and reconstituting data |
| Jun-29-2004 |
A system and method for privatizing computer data involves the steps of opening a plurality of original data files, fragmenting said original data files into fragments, and interspersing said fragments... |
| 6754680 |
Data control equipment, method to control data and recording medium to record data control procedure |
| Jun-22-2004 |
A data management apparatus for high-speed, seamless recording and reproduction of data, equipped with a recovery function and a defective region detection function, a data management function, and a recording... |
| 6754679 |
Computer system with a plurality of database management systems |
| Jun-22-2004 |
According to the invention, a database combining module, such as a software on a server, is used together with a resource manager software of a disk storage system in which a database is stored. A resource... |
| 6751637 |
Allocating files in a file system integrated with a raid disk sub-system |
| Jun-15-2004 |
A is a method is disclosed for integrating a file system with a RAID array that exports precise information about the arrangement of data blocks in the RAID subsystem. The file system examines this information... |
| 6751633 |
Information processing apparatus, information transmitting method, computer readable recording medium, and program for allowing computer to execute the information transmitting method |
| Jun-15-2004 |
An information processing apparatus for transmitting information to a designated destination through a network, such as an Internet, comprises a file capacity judging unit which determines whether or not... |
| 6751625 |
Record medium and method of controlling access to record medium |
| Jun-15-2004 |
A record medium includes a root-directory datum "c1" indicating only a root directory, a plurality of root-directory location data "en" through "eN", and a plurality of hierarchical root-directory data... |
| 6751618 |
Method and apparatus for a web application server to upload multiple files and invoke a script to use the files in a single browser request |
| Jun-15-2004 |
An apparatus for and method of utilizing an internet terminal coupled to the world wide web to access an existing proprietary data base management system having a dialog-based request format. The multiple... |
| 6745311 |
Method of allocating clusters of computer readable medium to a file while minimizing fragmentation of the computer readable medium |
| Jun-1-2004 |
The present invention is a method of allocating clusters of a disk or other computer readable medium containing a plurality of clusters to minimize fragmentation. To accomplish this, at least one available... |
| 6738883 |
Memory devices and methods for use therewith |
| May-18-2004 |
The preferred embodiments described herein provide a memory device and methods for use therewith. In one preferred embodiment, a method is presented for using a file system to dynamically respond to variability... |
| 6735666 |
Method of providing direct user task access to operating system data structures |
| May-11-2004 |
A system page is implemented to provide direct access to operating system data structures by user tasks. Frequently accessed data structures are located in the system page, and may be linked against during... |
| 6735605 |
Method and apparatus for synchronizing not-logged application temporary tables in a multi-node relational database management system |
| May-11-2004 |
A multi-node relational database management system is provided that can be embodied in software for managing a database having declared temporary tables associated with respective software application... |
| 6732192 |
Disc recording scheme for enabling quick access to disc data |
| May-4-2004 |
A system for recording data to a disc shaped record medium. The data is recorded according to a universal disc format employing a hierarchical file system, and data within the hierarchical structure is... |
| 6732125 |
Self archiving log structured volume with intrinsic data protection |
| May-4-2004 |
A data backup system for use with a server running a storage application that writes and reads data blocks. The system includes a self archiving log structured volume for copying blocks from an active... |
| 6732123 |
Database recovery to any point in time in an online environment utilizing disaster recovery technology |
| May-4-2004 |
A method and apparatus for merging log data for recovering one or more database data sets to any point-in-time in a single pass of log data sets. Using disaster recovery technology, the invention may be... |
| 6728736 |
System and method for synchronizing a data copy using an accumulation remote copy trio |
| Apr-27-2004 |
A system and method for synchronizing a data copy that include a source volume having a data file stored thereon, the source volume for receiving write commands from a host, executing the write commands... |
| 6728719 |
Method and mechanism for dependency tracking for unique constraints |
| Apr-27-2004 |
A method and mechanism for dependency tracking in a database system is disclosed. According to an embodiment, dependency tracking is performed for a uniqueness constrained object by tracking change or... |
| 6728716 |
Client-server filter computing system supporting relational database records and linked external files operable for distributed file system |
| Apr-27-2004 |
A client-server computing system is disclosed for supporting relational database records and linked external files. The system comprises one or more servers for storing external files, and a plurality... |
| 6725244 |
Method and system for allocation of file descriptors |
| Apr-20-2004 |
Improved techniques for allocating file descriptors are disclosed. According to one aspect, the file descriptors are stored in a tree-like data structure. The tree-like data structure is a data structure... |
| 6725241 |
Method and apparatus for freeing memory in a data processing system |
| Apr-20-2004 |
A method and apparatus in a computer freeing space in a memory, wherein a plurality of objects are present within the memory. Responsive to an indication that space needs to be freed in the memory, an... |
| 6725238 |
Method, system, and program for using a remotely accessed desktop interface and network drive to access a shared file system |
| Apr-20-2004 |
Disclosed is a method, system, and program for accessing a shared file system that is accessible to a first computer. The shared file system includes files in at least one file format compatible with at... |
| 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... |
| 6721847 |
Cache hints for computer file access |
| Apr-13-2004 |
An application program (6) may issue a file access request to an operating system (4) accompanied by a caching hint. This caching hint may be selected in dependence upon the file type and file size of... |
| 6721769 |
Method and system for a building database manipulator |
| Apr-13-2004 |
A Building Databases Manipulator builds databases for a variety of physical environments including buildings, terrain, and other site parameters, by scanning in or rapidly tracing or editing data, and... |
| 6721768 |
Recording and/or reproducing apparatus, portable recording and reproducing apparatus, data transfer system, data transfer method, and data recording and reproducing method |
| Apr-13-2004 |
A portable recording and/or reproducing apparatus for receiving and recording and/or reproducing data and management data to and/or from a recording medium having a data area in which data are stored and... |
| 6718352 |
Methods and apparatus for managing a data set stored on a data storage device |
| Apr-6-2004 |
The invention is directed to techniques for managing a data set stored on a host computer that is in communication with a data storage assembly. A data manager on a host computer copies the data set to... |
