| 7031985 |
Lexical cache |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A lexical cache comprises a collection of lexical containers, such as tuned hash table, that are organized according to the length of the keys to be looked up in the lexical cache. In one embodiment, the... |
| 7024427 |
Virtual file system |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A virtual file system and method. The system architecture enables a plurality of underlying file systems running on various file servers to be "virtualized" into one or more "virtual volumes" that appear... |
| 7024424 |
Auto playlist generator |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A system and method for generating a list is provided. The system includes a seed item input subsystem, an item identifying subsystem, a descriptive metadata similarity determining subsystem and a list... |
| 7024415 |
File conversion |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A file conversion system includes a filter and conversion tool and an Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) to Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) tool. The filter and conversion tool reads a first... |
| 7020664 |
File management apparatus and method |
| Mar-28-2006 |
Upon receipt of a segment name obtainment request, the segment name generation unit 104 generates a segment name composed of (1) a file name of a file to which the segment belongs and (2) a number... |
| 7016912 |
Write-back to cells |
| Mar-21-2006 |
Maintaining data used for performing "what-if" analysis is disclosed. The systems and methods of the invention define an efficient mechanism allowing a user to specify how base values from a database are... |
| 7007041 |
Synchronization system application object interface |
| Feb-28-2006 |
In one aspect, an application object for a synchronization system is provided on a network coupled processing device. The application object may comprise a plurality of objects, each object translating... |
| 7003530 |
Algorithm for selecting audio content |
| Feb-21-2006 |
An algorithm for selecting audio content including an audio database, a user preference learning routine, and an audio selection routine. The user preference learning routine is capable of explicitly learning... |
| 7003504 |
Data processing system |
| Feb-21-2006 |
A data processing system is provided for storing and managing multiple data entries. The data processing system employs a data structure which allows the storage and management of a vast number of interrelated... |
| 6996581 |
Template management of database instances |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A method and computer system for generating and maintaining database instances. A template manager creates the template for generating the instances based on design information, stores the template in... |
| 6993532 |
Auto playlist generator |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A system and method for generating a list is provided. The system includes a seed item input subsystem, an item identifying subsystem, a descriptive metadata similarity determining subsystem and a list... |
| 6981006 |
Schema-based file conversion |
| Dec-27-2005 |
Methods and apparatus for performing file conversions. In one aspect of the invention, a conversion engine contained in a base program or application program performs conversions based upon "schemas" contained... |
| 6980702 |
Image processing apparatus |
| Dec-27-2005 |
An image processing apparatus including an image storage for storing image data is disclosed. A first managing section generates first management information for managing the image data, which are to be... |
| 6976036 |
Database management system |
| Dec-13-2005 |
The present invention is related to a database management system that is capable of autonomous dynamic ontology management through soft classing. The present invention is further related to a method of... |
| 6976024 |
Batch submission API |
| Dec-13-2005 |
An apparatus and method is disclosed for aggregating API calls within a higher level Batch Submission API (BSA) having a sender BSA (SBSA) and a receiver BSA (RBSA). Specifically, one or more directory... |
| 6965905 |
Lock-free, parallel remembered sets |
| Nov-15-2005 |
A multi-threaded garbage collector operates in increments and maintains, for each of a plurality of car sections in which it has divided a portion of the heap, a respective remembered set of the locations... |
| 6957227 |
Automated data integrity auditing system |
| Oct-18-2005 |
An automated computer-based data integrity auditing system is provided for use in the healthcare industry, financial industry, academic and educational fields, or any other field in which a need exists... |
| 6947957 |
Proactive clustered database management |
| Sep-20-2005 |
A method of detecting a fault or a potential fault of a DBMS operating in a clustered environment is provided. The DBMS includes a log of diagnostic information that is related to the status of the DBMS.... |
| 6944634 |
File caching method and apparatus |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A method of managing data files in a file caching server provides access to a plurality of stored data files. The method is to receive a request for a file, which is identified by a cryptographically secure... |
| 6941325 |
Multimedia archive description scheme |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A multimedia archive description scheme is provided for characterizing a multimedia archive having records and associated record descriptions. The multimedia archive description scheme provides a data... |
| 6938262 |
Dual data representation |
| Aug-30-2005 |
In a computer software application involving object calculations using numbers or symbols assigned to an object, multiple physical objects may be defined and grouped logically. The method for DDR provides... |
| 6938045 |
Image server synchronization |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A package of local files are maintained in a first local computing device and a descriptive record of the local files is maintained in a second local computing device. A directory-modified-date parameter... |
| 6938042 |
Peer-to-peer file sharing |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A method and system for sharing files between a group of computer systems. The file sharing system allows a group of computer systems to be defined. The files shared by a group are associated with a group... |
| 6934720 |
Automatic invalidation of cached data |
| Aug-23-2005 |
A system and method are provided for automatically invalidating cached data. A cache system caches data from a data server (e.g., web server, application server, database). When a request is received at... |
| 6934700 |
File systems supported data sharing |
| Aug-23-2005 |
A storage file system is provided for data stored on a storage medium, and particularly for storage of data on optical disc storage medium. Each successive or alternate file of data included in the storage... |
| 6922705 |
Access-method-independent exchange with communication request |
| Jul-26-2005 |
The present invention provides a virtual network, sitting "above" the physical connectivity and thereby providing the administrative controls necessary to link various communication devices via an Access-Method-Independent... |
| 6920466 |
Information file recording apparatus |
| Jul-19-2005 |
A recording apparatus for creating under a directory a plurality of information files each having information data and creation date information, and recording the information files to a recording medium... |
| 6895416 |
Checkpointing filesystem |
| May-17-2005 |
The present in invention is directed to a checkpointing filesystem of a distributed-memory parallel supercomputer comprising a node that accesses user data on the filesystem, the filesystem comprising... |
| 6895289 |
Document management system and method |
| May-17-2005 |
Documents used for process control can be managed and maintained from a document server and a terminal. In order to update the documents quickly so that an operated process is always kept in the most preferable... |
| 6886014 |
Modifiable universal resource locators (MURLs) |
| Apr-26-2005 |
This invention facilitates the relocation of a hypertext document and objects referenced by hypertext items. The Universal Resource Locators (URLs) in a hypertext document are identified and assessed.... |
| 6859758 |
Stress testing database storage |
| Feb-22-2005 |
A method and system for stress testing database storage. Stress testing software generates read and/or write commands to a database engine. Preferably, the read and write commands adhere to a desired ratio... |
| 6850955 |
Storage system and control method |
| Feb-1-2005 |
The invention provides both interfaces of SAN and NAS, prevents data miss even when a trouble occurs and makes it possible that an arbitrary number of NAS interfaces access the same file system with high... |
| 6839715 |
Installable schema for low-overhead databases |
| Jan-4-2005 |
A relational database has a data file stored separately from a representation of the schema of the relational data in the data file. Schema representation files of several different types are generated... |
| 6820094 |
Computer-based document management system |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A computer-based electronic document and/or paper-based document management application program. The program provides an efficient way to automatically import, index, categorize, store, search, retrieve,... |
| 6813622 |
Media storage and retrieval system |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A system for the management of relational information between media sources, which includes a plurality of procedures to set and query the information. Relations are established either via interaction... |
| 6810404 |
Computer-based document management system |
| Oct-26-2004 |
A computer-based electronic document and/or paper-based document management application program. The program provides an efficient way to automatically import, index, categorize, store, search, retrieve,... |
| 6804671 |
Pluggable tablespaces for database systems |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A pluggable tablespace is enabled by logically partitioning a database into a set of tablespaces and storing all of the tablespaces disk pointers in tablespace-relative format. A pluggable set of tablespaces... |
| 6803866 |
Efficient representation of date/time information |
| Oct-12-2004 |
Methods, apparatus and data structures are described for representing, storing and manipulating date/time information in an 8-byte timestamp format. By limiting date/time information to a predetermined... |
| 6801914 |
Persistent client-server database sessions |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A client-server database system enables persistent client-server database sessions, without modification to a client-side application, a database system, or native client-side database drivers. The client... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6751629 |
Method for organizing map data |
| Jun-15-2004 |
A method and system for organizing and storing map data that facilitates use of the map data by navigation application programs such as those in navigation systems. The map data represent geographic features... |
| 6748399 |
Performance-based expert witnessing |
| Jun-8-2004 |
DNA scientific evidences include analysis fact, principles, theories, and underlying data. Courtroom admissibility of DNA scientific evidence requires courts to scrutinize their quality and suitability.... |
| 6738784 |
Document and information processing system |
| May-18-2004 |
The invention relates to an information and/or document processing system. The information processing system includes at least one user input device, a transcription center at which voice files received... |
| 6732112 |
Network system |
| May-4-2004 |
There is provided a network system in which, when the data of a plurality of pages having a hyperlinked structure is prepared for a server machine, a user can easily access an arbitrary service of an arbitrary... |
| 6728717 |
Storage system with online manual |
| Apr-27-2004 |
Online manual display mechanisms that display a portion of a manual during execution of an application program are available conventionally. However, those manuals are not easy to use because manual display... |
| 6718351 |
Electronic record storage |
| Apr-6-2004 |
An electronic record storage system has plural stored changeable records including its content (e.g., a spreadsheet). Each record has a record identifier (e.g., its filename) which is not normally changed... |
| 6714949 |
Dynamic file system configurations |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A first file system configuration may be dynamically migrated (morphed) into a second file system configuration on an object-by-object basis. During the migration operation, objects (directories and files,... |
| 6708189 |
Computer file transfer system |
| Mar-16-2004 |
A method and apparatus are provided for converting a data file received by an automated publishing system from a source for use within one of a plurality of presentation spaces of the automated publishing... |
| 6701328 |
Database management system |
| Mar-2-2004 |
This embodiment of the invention has a container 26c within which multiple groups of data, each optionally including one or more attributes (or attribution items), are stored without destroying their relational... |
