| 6999971 |
Apparatus and method for parametric group processing |
| Feb-14-2006 |
A method of parametric group processing includes forming a parametric index from an indexed database. A first parametric group and a second parametric group corresponding to elements in the parametric... |
| 6999967 |
Semantically reducing the number of partitions involved in a join |
| Feb-14-2006 |
A method, computer program and system for joining two tables, t1 and t2 are described. Each table contains rows and columns and is divided into one or more partitions. A correlation... |
| 6996575 |
Computer-implemented system and method for text-based document processing |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A computer-implemented system and method for processing text-based documents. A frequency of terms data set is generated for the terms appearing in the documents. Singular value decomposition is performed... |
| 6996576 |
Database management system and method which automatically schedules and performs actions and monitors results |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A system and method for automated database management are provided. Statistics relating to operation of a database may be collected, wherein the database comprises one or more database objects. Characteristics... |
| 6996574 |
System and method for accessing database design information |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A system and method for accessing database design information stored in a database repository. To access the information, the system receives user input designating a workarea of the data repository as... |
| 6996572 |
Method and system for filtering of information entities |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A system and method are provided for eliciting interesting structure from a collection of entities or resources with explicit and/or implicit, static and/or dynamic relations, called "affinities," between... |
| 6996568 |
System and method for extension of data schema |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A system and method for defining and using logical extensions to a set of data stored in a relational database. A metadata definition for various extensions is stored to explain how to extend data as it... |
| 6996573 |
Screening of data packets in a gateway |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A method for processing data packets in a gateway element comprises the steps of: comparing a data packet to screening information comprising a set of rules, and processing a data packet according to a... |
| 6996569 |
Systems and methods for custom grouping of data |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A system and method for creating a custom grouping of data in a database. A custom group object is created, a plurality of custom group elements are defined, each of the custom group elements being a subset... |
| 6996562 |
Method and data structure for performing regular expression searches in a fixed length word language |
| Feb-7-2006 |
Given a language with all words in a fixed length, and a set of regular expressions composed only from characters in the alphabet of the language or the "?" sign (any single character), the method of the... |
| 6996558 |
Application portability and extensibility through database schema and query abstraction |
| Feb-7-2006 |
The present invention generally is directed to a system, method and article of manufacture for accessing data independent of the particular manner in which the data is physically represented. In one embodiment,... |
| 6996536 |
System and method for visually analyzing clickstream data with a parallel coordinate system |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A computer system and method that provides one or more visualizations to one or more users of a network application. The computer executes a sessionization process that receives one or more Web server... |
| 6993717 |
Data transformation system |
| Jan-31-2006 |
The present invention provides a system and a method for software conversions which maps and translates data from model reports to files formatted as either Comma Separated Value (CSV) files or Flat Fixed... |
| 6993711 |
Style-sheet output apparatus and method, and style-sheet output system |
| Jan-31-2006 |
Style sheets indicating layouts of a plurality of types are stored in a server. The user of a client computer selects the style sheet having the desired layout. When the user of the client computer subsequently... |
| 6993557 |
Creation of customized web pages for use in a system of dynamic trading of knowledge, goods and services |
| Jan-31-2006 |
The invention provides a method and system for creating and customizing a home page that is used in conjunction with a technique for dynamically trading knowledge and services. A provider of knowledge,... |
| 6993535 |
Business method and apparatus for employing induced multimedia classifiers based on unified representation of features reflecting disparate modalities |
| Jan-31-2006 |
This invention is a business system and method to perform categorization (classification) of multimedia items and to make business decisions based on the categorization of the item. The multimedia items... |
| 6993534 |
Data store for knowledge-based data mining system |
| Jan-31-2006 |
In a data mining system, data is gathered into a data store using, e.g., a Web crawler. The data is classified into entities and stored into underlying vertical and horizontal tables respectively representing... |
| 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... |
| 6993533 |
Relational database drill-down convention and reporting tool |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A system generates linked sets of drill-down-enabled reports of increasing levels of detail from one or more databases. Linking relationships between reports are defined using the query language of the... |
| 6993531 |
System and method of routine navigation |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A system and method for navigating through routinely visited web pages with a browser that allows a user to navigate through the web pages using a "Next/Previous" paradigm. The system includes a routine... |
| 6993521 |
System and method for arranging digital certificates on a hardware token |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A system for arranging multiple certificates on a hardware token. A user may have several encryption certificates for different systems or uses. These can be stored on a single hardware token which is... |
| 6993520 |
Integrated content management and block layout technique |
| Jan-31-2006 |
Techniques are disclosed for storing content in distributed computing environments to reduce storage overhead and improve efficiency and/or speed of accessing and delivering the stored content. A content... |
| 6993518 |
Method and system for systematically diagnosing data problems in a database |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A method and system for diagnosing data problems in a database. The system provides a test program for running simultaneously a series of tests on the database. In the test program, a set of queries corresponding... |
| 6993517 |
Information retrieval system for documents |
| Jan-31-2006 |
Questions and answers associated with each other are stored in a document storage section. A clustering section classifies the answers in the document storage section into clusters based on feature vectors... |
| 6990629 |
Publishing system for intranet |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A method and system for publishing information on a network-based computer system is disclosed using a network of client computers, network file server and a Light Weight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)... |
| 6990498 |
Dynamic graphical index of website content |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A dynamically updateable graphical index for rapidly scanning through content available on a website. The index comprises user-selectable levels within branches of a hierarchical tree structure representing... |
| 6990496 |
System and method for automated classification of text by time slicing |
| Jan-24-2006 |
For use in an information processing system, there is disclosed a system and method for automatically classifying text. The system comprises a text classifier controller that reads text having one or more... |
| 6990490 |
Information management method and information management device |
| Jan-24-2006 |
To members of a user group, messages and documents registered in the user group are presented, while, to other users than the members of the user group, documents preset as available also to other users... |
| 6988110 |
Storage system class distinction cues for run-time data management |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A data management system has at least one class distinction cue associated with a class of data entities. The class distinction cue comprises data management guidance information and priority information... |
| 6988108 |
Server side sampling of databases |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A system and method for use with a data mining application for a large database having a large number of records. A selection attribute is chosen from one of a plurality of attributes contained by records... |
| 6988101 |
Method, system, and computer program product for providing an extensible file system for accessing a foreign file system from a local data processing system |
| Jan-17-2006 |
An extensible file access method for accessing a first foreign file system from a data processing system with a first native file system, said first foreign file system and said first native file system... |
| 6988095 |
Systems and methods for performing parametric searches |
| Jan-17-2006 |
Systems and methods for parametrically searching databases. Database definitions may be provided by users. Interface definitions may be provided by users. Interfaces may be provided dynamically. |
| 6988094 |
Multi-part looked-up table field and its use to in data processing operations involving multiple tables of a relational database |
| Jan-17-2006 |
In accordance with a first aspect, a software component is equipped to identify looked-up table fields in a data processing statement, and automatically includes with a SQL statement one or more appropriate... |
| 6987221 |
Auto playlist generation with multiple seed songs |
| Jan-17-2006 |
The present invention relates to systems and/or methods that generate playlist(s) for a library or collection of media items via selecting a plurality of seed items, at least one of which is an undesirable... |
| 6986145 |
In-context access to relevant services from multiple applications and information systems by object schema traversal |
| Jan-10-2006 |
Composite applications combine services from plurality of existing applications and information sources. Via user interface of such a composite application, an end-user wants to access different combinations... |
| 6985915 |
Application independent write monitoring method for fast backup and synchronization of files |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A method for monitoring file system requests made by an application program, storing changes made to a first copy of a selected file by the application program into a first file and synchronizing the changes... |
| 6985910 |
Tilting tree spinning cones method and system for mapping XML to n-dimensional data structure using a single dimensional mapping array |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A tilting tree, spinning cones process is employed to map n-dimensional array data originally in markup language, to an n-dimension table suitable for use by COBOL application programs. Mapping is performed... |
| 6985908 |
Text classification apparatus |
| Jan-10-2006 |
For the evaluation of a plurality of texts, three correspondence tables of keywords and evaluation sections, namely a priority, a regular and an auxiliary correspondence table, are established, so as to... |
| 6985905 |
System and method for providing access to databases via directories and other hierarchical structures and interfaces |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A hierarchical/relational translation system is provided for enabling information from unrelated heterogeneous relational computing systems to be accessed, navigated, searched, browsed, and shared over... |
| 6985909 |
Modified class loaders and methods of use |
| Jan-10-2006 |
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implement a hierarchical arrangement of class loaders. Each class loader has a naming token, and each token driven class loader has one or more... |
| 6985904 |
Systems and methods for sharing of execution plans for similar database statements |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A database statement, such as a SQL text, reuses the execution plan compiled for a similar SQL text found in memory if the value of a system parameter is configured for cursor sharing among optimally shareable... |
| 6985902 |
Method, system and apparatus for creating and accessing a hierarchical database in a format optimally suited to real estate listings |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A computer-implemented data management method, encryption system and interactive computer program for managing real estate information in a hierarchical database are disclosed. Also, a method, system and... |
| 6985906 |
Method and system for multidimensional database management |
| Jan-10-2006 |
The multidimensional database system automatically adds a new group in the existing layer information. Although the existing layer information does not have the corresponding layer structure information... |
| 6985907 |
Computer-implemented method and system for attributing applicable condition codes to field claims |
| Jan-10-2006 |
One aspect of the present invention is a computer-implemented method for attributing applicable condition code(s) to a field claim. One preferred method includes inputting a text comment associated with... |
| 6985898 |
System and method for visually representing a hierarchical database objects and their similarity relationships to other objects in the database |
| Jan-10-2006 |
The present invention comprises a computer-implemented visualization model of similarity relationships between documents. It comprises performing a similarity search based on at least one attribute of... |
| 6985895 |
Performing spreadsheet-like calculations in a database system |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A method and system for performing spreadsheet-like operations in a database system is described herein. As explained, a database language is extended to introduce new clauses ("spreadsheet-like clauses"),... |
| 6985899 |
Method and system for composing a query for a database and traversing the database |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A system and method of composing a query object for application against a database is provided. The method composes a selection clause for the query. Next, a criteria clause for the query is generated,... |
| 6985894 |
Document management method and computer-readable storage medium storing program code for executing the same |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A document management method uses a plurality of document schemas to manage a document retrieval request, the document schemas defining a structure of document contents, each document schema including... |
| 6985893 |
Usage based strength between related help topics and context based mapping thererof in a help information retrieval system |
| Jan-10-2006 |
An information retrieval system allows a user to navigate through a plurality of informational items for a desired informational item, and upon selection of an informational item, presents other informational... |
| 6983345 |
Associative memory |
| Jan-3-2006 |
A computer-implemented method of realizing an associative memory capable of storing a set of documents and retrieving one or more stored documents similar to an inputted query document, said method comprising:... |
