| 5765168 |
Method for maintaining an index |
| Jun-9-1998 |
A computer implemented method maintains an index of a database. The database stores information as a plurality of records. Batches of records are indexed by storing index entries in a memory. Each index... |
| 5765167 |
Data file update processing apparatus |
| Jun-9-1998 |
A file update processing apparatus which enables execution of an intended file processing in accordance with the description contents of a correspondence slip and a generation table without requesting... |
| 5765155 |
Master data managing method |
| Jun-9-1998 |
In a network system in which a master computer holding the master data and a plurality of local computers are hierarchically connected through a communication line, when a terminal attached to any one... |
| 5745904 |
Buffered table user index |
| Apr-28-1998 |
A computer database management system has a table buffer for buffering as yet uncommitted modifications of records in an original shared database table and a look aside index for redirecting original table... |
| 5740431 |
Configuration file management |
| Apr-14-1998 |
A computing system (10) includes a program (16) that performs processing tasks. A configuration file manager (22) generates configuration information for the program (16) using an environment (26) and... |
| 5732265 |
Storage optimizing encoder and method |
| Mar-24-1998 |
An encoder and method, such as for use in CD-ROM pre-mastering software, optimizes storage on a computer readable recording medium by eliminating redundant storage of identical data streams for duplicate... |
| 5706509 |
Application independent record level synchronization |
| Jan-6-1998 |
A method and an apparatus for synchronization of a first set of data with a second set of data at the record level. A memory stores a change detection mechanism for generating a Change List for the first... |
| 5701452 |
Computer generated structure |
| Dec-23-1997 |
The invention concerns a file structure for a computer file. A computer file normally contains (a) a system header, (b) a header generated by an application program, and (c) information generated by a... |
| 5671408 |
Network support system |
| Sep-23-1997 |
A network support system accesses a plurality of databases, each storing information regarding a characteristic of the network. The network support system includes: a user interface having a graphical... |
| 5668991 |
Database management system |
| Sep-16-1997 |
A database system is described in which changes to a database file are recorded in a journal file. The journal file comprises a sequence of after-image records each having a database identifier indicating... |
| 5623666 |
Distributed computing system |
| Apr-22-1997 |
An operating system which is particularly adapted to heterogenous distributed systems. Entities available to a process running in the operating system are provided by services. Each service models its... |
| 5572726 |
Electronic filing apparatus |
| Nov-5-1996 |
An electronic data filing apparatus is disclosed, which includes a unit for displaying an index image for retrieval of data stored in a data storing medium, a unit for storing relative data representing... |
| 5459858 |
Method for file transfer |
| Oct-17-1995 |
A method for allowing data to be transferred in parallel over several input/output channels simultaneously. When a file is opened within an application program, a system library routine tasked with allocating... |
| 5452445 |
Two-pass multi-version read consistency |
| Sep-19-1995 |
The present invention describes a method and apparatus that forces all parts of an update transaction to commit automatically using a two-phase commit. The present invention uses the two-phase commit messages... |
| 5408619 |
Naming service database updating technique |
| Apr-18-1995 |
A naming service for use in a network which includes a plurality of client nodes and server nodes interconnected by a communications link. Each of the client nodes includes a clerk for transmitting service... |
| 5307494 |
File name length augmentation method |
| Apr-26-1994 |
A method of augmenting the length of the name of a file in a computer system which allows the use of file names longer than otherwise allowed by the system. A file name table is searched for a table entry... |
| 5291595 |
Batch/application program processing |
| Mar-1-1994 |
A process for executing batch files and application programs by storing the batch files and information about the application programs together as modules inside a parent file, such that each module may... |
| 5093779 |
Computer file system |
| Mar-3-1992 |
A computer file system, in which directory files and real files are organized in a tree structure, includes data items which are recorded in a high-ranking directory file in the tree structure, a high-ranking... |
| 5086408 |
Method and apparatus for merging |
| Feb-4-1992 |
A method and apparatus for merging a plurality of input data strings employ a unit to execute a vector processing for two-way merging to carry out merging iteratively, while setting the number of vector... |
| 4996664 |
File system |
| Feb-26-1991 |
A file system is capable of retrieving image information stored in a microfilm file and image information stored in a disk through common input information. |
| 4967348 |
Data name standardizing system |
| Oct-30-1990 |
A data name standardizing/unifying system for standardizing the names of data belonging to data items having different names and transferred or compared among data files so as to be unified for programs.... |
| 4918593 |
Relational database system |
| Apr-17-1990 |
Apparatus used in a relational data base system to maintain a dependence between a user-defined field in a row of one base table and the state of a set of rows in another base table. There are three kinds... |
| 4851999 |
General-purpose management system |
| Jul-25-1989 |
A general-purpose management system displays a single general format on a display unit so that items redundant in plural types of management to be performed independently, as well as items peculiar to... |
| 4849878 |
Self-extending administrative memory file |
| Jul-18-1989 |
A memory assignment method used with a disk file management system operating with a hard disk memory wherein data is stored in appropriate ones of a number of discrete files on the disk, and each file... |
| 4839813 |
Computerized parcel shipping system |
| Jun-13-1989 |
A computerized partial shipping system wherein transactions related to a plurality of carriers are recorded in a single file. The file has a pair of counters for each carrier, with the first counter storing... |
| 4817050 |
Database system |
| Mar-28-1989 |
A database system is provided in a network system capable of exchanging medical data, including at least image data and key data associated therewith, and can store and retrieve the medical data via the... |
| 4674040 |
Merging of documents |
| Jun-16-1987 |
A method of, and system for, merging a portion of one document into another and providing for current viewing and on line editing. During preparation of a document, a paragraph from another document can... |
| 4507752 |
In-place index compression |
| Mar-26-1985 |
The present invention provides in a data processing system storing a plurality of discrete entities, each identified by a single parameter within a monotonic parameter spectrum, resident at an addressable... |
| 4139901 |
Document storage and retrieval system |
| Feb-13-1979 |
A document storage and retrieval system featuring a plurality of remotely disposed control terminals arranged in data transfer relation to a computer includes a plurality of document storage units containing... |
| 7043508 |
Systems, methods and apparatus for creating stable disk images |
| May-9-2006 |
A system and method of identifying methods of quiescing a storage object. Data is received identifying the storage object and a freeze list is generated. The freeze list includes one or more freeze methods... |
| 7043507 |
System and method for validated indirect data backup using operating system I/O Operations |
| May-9-2006 |
Methods and systems to backup data are provided. A first computing device identifies data to backup and stabilizes a frozen image of that data. Next, the frozen image is decomposed into physical storage... |
| 7043505 |
Method variation for collecting stability data from proprietary systems |
| May-9-2006 |
A Cellular Multi-Processor Serve provides partitions having different Operating Systems such as Windows, Unix OS2200 (Unisys), Master Control Program (Unisys) or other Operating Systems, which could be... |
| 7043503 |
Ditto address indicating true disk address for actual data blocks stored in one of an inode of the file system and subsequent snapshot |
| May-9-2006 |
A system, method and computer readable medium for providing a file system snapshot with ditto address feature is disclosed. The method includes generating a file system snapshot wherein the snapshot is... |
| 7043495 |
Techniques for JEDEC file information integrity and preservation of device programming specifications |
| May-9-2006 |
A method of generating a file suitable for programming a programmable logic device. The method generally comprises the steps of (A) generating a programming item from a plurality of parameters that define... |
| 7043493 |
Hierarchical file system and anti-tearing algorithm for a limited-resource computer such as a smart card |
| May-9-2006 |
A limited resource computer such as one based upon an integrated circuit card ("smart card") or embedded processor employs a full hierarchical file system consistent with desktop and laptop computers,... |
| 7043486 |
Process and system for tracking versions of field documentation data collection configurations in a complex project workflow system |
| May-9-2006 |
A process is provided for capturing a state of a data input interface at a particular time in a complex workflow system. The data input interface provides an interface for entering actual data to populate... |
| 7043485 |
System and method for storage of snapshot metadata in a remote file |
| May-9-2006 |
In a system and method for updating a remote replicated destination file system snapshot with changes in a source file system snapshot, the snapshot being associated with a qtree (or other sub-organization... |
| 7043482 |
Automatic and secure data search method using a data transmission network |
| May-9-2006 |
A method for searching data stored in at least one database (32, 34) accessible from an external server of a data transmission network (14), including sending a query (36) for every database from a local... |
| 7039662 |
Method and apparatus of media management on disk-subsystem |
| May-2-2006 |
A method for migrating a block of data within a storage system includes migrating first data stored in a first storage volume of a first storage subsystem to a second storage volume in a second storage... |
| 7039643 |
System, method and apparatus for converting and integrating media files |
| May-2-2006 |
The present invention teaches a digital media file conversion and integration system including a server coupled to the Internet to allow users to download media files to a server the Internet. The system... |
| 7039638 |
Distributed data clustering system and method |
| May-2-2006 |
A distributed data clustering system having an integrator and at least two computing units. Each computing unit is loaded with common global parameter values and a particular local data set. Each computing... |
| 7039632 |
System and method for managing a manufacturing process operation |
| May-2-2006 |
A system and method for managing a manufacturing processing operation by integrating one or more data retrieval systems with a user station. Data stored on one or more data retrieval systems is communicatively... |
| 7035922 |
Non-invasive latency monitoring in a store-and-forward replication system |
| Apr-25-2006 |
A method for monitoring replica servers in a networked computer system is provided, in which each server in the system has a replica partner vector table that includes state information about other servers... |
| 7035911 |
Method and system for community data caching |
| Apr-25-2006 |
A cache module (26) at a client computer (12) controls a cache portion (28) on a storage device (24). The cache module communicates with other cache modules at other clients to... |
| 7035877 |
Quality management and intelligent manufacturing with labels and smart tags in event-based product manufacturing |
| Apr-25-2006 |
Providing quality management and intelligent manufacturing with labels and smart tags in event-based product manufacturing. Some of the disclosed embodiments include a system, method, and computer-readable... |
| 7035870 |
Object locking in a shared VM environment |
| Apr-25-2006 |
A system is provided which comprises multiple Java virtual machines (VMs). Each VM is capable of running a plurality of threads. The system includes at least one object which is shared between the VMs... |
| 7035851 |
Reorganization of database records using partition merging |
| Apr-25-2006 |
A method for reorganizing rows from a partitioned database table is disclosed. The partitioned database table includes a plurality of populated partitions. Rows are organized in each of the populated partitions... |
| 7032124 |
Method of automatically correcting broken links to files stored on a computer |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A method of correcting broken software links includes providing a computer data storage having target files and master files. Each master file includes a pointer to a storage location where at least one... |
| 7031977 |
Efficiently storing indented threads in a threaded discussion application |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A hierarchical set of records has multiple hierarchical levels and depths. Each of the records has a tag that is unique within the hierarchical set of records. A method for retrieving a record includes... |
| 7024409 |
System and method for transforming data to preserve privacy where the data transform module suppresses the subset of the collection of data according to the privacy constraint |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A data transform system comprises a processor, a memory connected to the processor, storing a collection of data, and a data transform module, accepting two data constraints and the collection of data... |
