| 6850940 |
Automated on-line information service and directory, particularly for the world wide web |
| Feb-1-2005 |
A computer network and a database are used to provide a hardware-independent, dynamic information system in which the information content is entirely user-controlled. Requests are received from individual... |
| 6850911 |
Secure manipulation archiving retrieval and transmission system for electronic multimedia commerce |
| Feb-1-2005 |
A secure manipulation archiving retrieval and transmission system for electronic multi media commerce, includes: a plurality of client devices having image communication capability; an image processing... |
| 6847982 |
Intelligent data inventory and asset management system method and apparatus |
| Jan-25-2005 |
A computerized process of intelligently inventorying data and managing assets includes the steps of initially inventorying a plurality of hardware, software, and data files on-site by assigning a hexadecimal... |
| 6847970 |
Methods and apparatus for managing dependencies in distributed systems |
| Jan-25-2005 |
Techniques for managing information in a computing environment. Information associated with components of the computing environment is obtained. Then, from at least a portion of the obtained information,... |
| 6845383 |
System and method for managing concurrent scheduled or on-demand replication of subscriptions |
| Jan-18-2005 |
A workflow, enterprise, and mail-enabled application server and platform supports distributed computing and remote execution of web applications. Lotus Domino online services (DOLS) is used by a web site... |
| 6842763 |
Method and apparatus for improving message availability in a subsystem which supports shared message queues |
| Jan-11-2005 |
The invention relates to communicating message data between application programs, the message data relating to units of work performed by the application programs. A plurality of message queuing subsystems... |
| 6842754 |
Lease enforcement in a distributed file system |
| Jan-11-2005 |
System and method for managing leases in a distributed file system. A meta-data server is employed to manage leases to the objects in the distributed file system, and a plurality of storage servers provide... |
| 6842747 |
Method and apparatus for a disc drive interface |
| Jan-11-2005 |
Aspects of the invention include a method and apparatus to transfer data from a peripheral device directly to a disc drive storage system. In one aspect, the disc drive uses a transfer protocol that determines... |
| 6839722 |
Method for referencing time-related entries in different files in a planning program |
| Jan-4-2005 |
A method for referencing time-related entries in different files in a planning program for project planning, and for determining and optically reproducing any time delays in the project implementation,... |
| 6839721 |
Integration of a database into file management software for protecting, tracking, and retrieving data |
| Jan-4-2005 |
A data protection system that integrates a database with Windows Explorer in the Microsoft Windows 9X and NT Environments that mimics the Windows Explorer user interface, enabling the user to apply already... |
| 6836657 |
Upgrading of electronic files including automatic recovery from failures and errors occurring during the upgrade |
| Dec-28-2004 |
A portable communication device is provided that receives upgrade files via at least one wireless coupling. The contents of the upgrade file include information to repair errors in software components... |
| 6834304 |
Method and apparatus for creating a network audit report |
| Dec-21-2004 |
A method and system for auditing an optical network to identify malfunctioning network elements and to generate a report which would allow skilled personnel to quickly and effectively identify areas of... |
| 6834299 |
Method and system for automating the configuration of a storage area network |
| Dec-21-2004 |
A method and system are provided for the development and maintenance of a single configuration file for a storage area network combined with an "intelligent" script which places server configuration files... |
| 6834281 |
Method and apparatus to support multi-node direct access to file system data |
| Dec-21-2004 |
Disclosed is a method for supporting coherent multi-node access to file system data. The method can be employed in a network having first and second nodes coupled to each other via a first communication... |
| 6832229 |
System and method for maintaining large-grained database concurrency with a log monitor incorporating dynamically redefinable business logic |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A system and method for maintaining large-grained database concurrency with a log monitor incorporating dynamically redefinable business logic are described. Operations expressed in a data manipulation... |
| 6832227 |
Database management program, a database managing method and an apparatus therefor |
| Dec-14-2004 |
Database optimizing method and system are provided to optimally locate data. Only data satisfying conditions desired by a user is extracted among an access log. Values of a part of the data are translated... |
| 6832223 |
Method and system for facilitating access to a lookup service |
| Dec-14-2004 |
Methods and systems are provided that facilitate access to a service via a lookup service. A lookup service defines a network's directory of services and stores references to these services. A client desiring... |
| 6826583 |
Local allocation buffers for parallel garbage collection |
| Nov-30-2004 |
A multiprocessor, multiprogram, stop-the-world garbage collection program is described. The system initially over partitions the root sources, and then iteratively employs static and dynamic work balancing.... |
| 6826570 |
Dynamically switching between different types of concurrency control techniques to provide an adaptive access strategy for a parallel file system |
| Nov-30-2004 |
Concurrent access to data is managed through concurrency control techniques. Various types of techniques are employed to manage the access, including locking-based techniques and non-locking-based techniques.... |
| 6820095 |
Import/export and repartitioning of partitioned objects |
| Nov-16-2004 |
An object, such as a relational database table, is partitioned into a plurality of subsets. Selected subsets, e.g. partitions, of the object are exported into a dump file, identifying each exported subset... |
| 6820088 |
System and method for synchronizing data records between multiple databases |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A system and method for synchronizing data records between multiple databases is provided. Each database includes data records that are modified to include at least one pair of synchronization parameters.... |
| 6820079 |
Method and apparatus for retrieving text using document signatures |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A method and apparatus for retrieving similar or identical textual passages among different documents is disclosed. Normal discourse structures along with textual content attributes are used to encode... |
| 6816874 |
Method, system, and program for accessing performance data |
| Nov-9-2004 |
Disclosed is a method, system, and program for accessing performance data. A call from an application program including database program statements, such as SQL statements, executing on a thread is processed.... |
| 6816872 |
Apparatus and method for reconstructing a file from a difference signature and an original file |
| Nov-9-2004 |
Invention maintains duplicate files in safe places. A SCAN computer program creates a TOKEN Table of an earlier file. The TOKEN Table reflects the indices of successive segments of the file and the exclusive-or... |
| 6816869 |
Mapping database users to operating system users in a computer schema |
| Nov-9-2004 |
Described above is a schema extension of the Common Information Model (CIM), designed to model manageable aspects of a database server such as a Structure Query Language (SQL) server. The database schema... |
| 6813711 |
Downloading files from approved web site |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A method and apparatus for insuring that a digital storage device will only be able to download or play files that were obtained from sources deemed by the manufacturer of the device or by an overseeing... |
| 6813623 |
Method and apparatus for chunk based transaction logging with asynchronous input/output for a database management system |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A method and apparatus are provided for storing transaction data for a plurality of database applications in a multiple access database management system having permanent storage and a transaction log... |
| 6810405 |
System and methods for synchronizing data between multiple datasets |
| Oct-26-2004 |
Methods for synchronizing PIM data between a wireless telephone and a synchronization server. A communication in interface is established between the telephone and the server, using a wireless network... |
| 6804687 |
File system management with user-definable functional attributes stored in a token action log |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A file system or other system that manages information entities includes a subsystem to store one or more tokens, as well as a token action log to associate each token with a customizable set of one or... |
| 6804627 |
System and method for gathering and analyzing database performance statistics |
| Oct-12-2004 |
Database performance assessment typically entails logging and capturing utilities which tend to gather large quantities of unwieldy data leading to a cumbersome and indefinite analysis. A system and method... |
| 6801918 |
File management apparatus and file management method |
| Oct-5-2004 |
In case of a file delete processing in a nonlinear video editing apparatus and so on, it is an a purpose to provide a file management apparatus capable to prevent an user from deleting another file by... |
| 6799180 |
Method of processing signals and apparatus for signal processing |
| Sep-28-2004 |
The present invention provides a system and method for navigating through source content to identify a desired feature within the source content, semantic source metadata being associated with portions... |
| 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... |
| 6795830 |
Techniques for providing off-host storage for a database application |
| Sep-21-2004 |
Techniques for distributing database functions in a system of database devices includes performing database management tasks for a database on a first device connected to a network. The first device is... |
| 6792543 |
Virus scanning on thin client devices using programmable assembly language |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for programmable scanning for malicious content on a wireless client device. Initially, an anti-virus program having an instruction set is assembled... |
| 6792541 |
Data storage device using certification keys and method to perform access control using certification keys |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A code range which is the range of usable identification codes (corresponding to file names or directory names) is stored in an area defining area corresponding to a directory, and a layer structure in... |
| 6789095 |
File management method, program therefore, recording medium containing the program, and file management apparatus for performing the method |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A file management method displays representations of files belonging to a predetermined folder and representations of files belonging to a subfolder of the predetermined folder in a virtual form in which... |
| 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... |
| 6789075 |
Method and system for prioritized downloading of embedded web objects |
| Sep-7-2004 |
A method retrieves a web file and sorts one or more information element references according to a priority attribute associated with each reference. After ranking the information element references by... |
| 6785882 |
Process-driven tool interface for an object management system |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A process-driven object management system for managing data and code modules is disclosed. The object management system includes a repository that stores objects, wherein ones of the objects referred to... |
| 6785696 |
System and method for replication of distributed databases that span multiple primary nodes |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A method and system for backing up primary nodes onto backup nodes where the primary nodes can each originate a distributed transaction and can participate in a distributed transaction. The backup nodes,... |
| 6785693 |
Management of multiple links to a file in a file system |
| Aug-31-2004 |
Multiple links to the same object are managed by storing the attributes of the object in only one place. Each directory which links to the object has an object attribute table; each table has a number... |
| 6785680 |
Method and apparatus for providing individualized client data from a service provider to a portable digital device of a client |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A service provider generates digital records of calendar events with respect to its clients using its own data, and automatically transfers these records to portable digital devices of the clients. Preferably,... |
| 6785678 |
Method of improving the availability of a computer clustering system through the use of a network medium link state function |
| Aug-31-2004 |
A method for increasing the availability of a first server included in a computer cluster when a second server fails. Each server in the computer cluster has an associated mass storage device and can process... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6782399 |
Ultra-high speed database replication with multiple audit logs |
| Aug-24-2004 |
A method and system for high-speed database replication. Audit update records and audit backout records are generated by the primary system, and are transmitted to the backup system in multiple streams... |
| 6782398 |
Method for executing commands on multiple computers of a network |
| Aug-24-2004 |
A method for executing commands on multiple computers of a network is provided in which a command may be entered at one computer, replicated, and sent to other computers of the network. Each computer receiving... |
| 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... |
| 6782387 |
System for document management and information processing |
| Aug-24-2004 |
A plurality of databases manage documents. A plurality of data processing parts are provided for respective ones of said plurality of databases and process data of the databases. A user interface part... |
