| 6983311 |
Access to internet search capabilities |
| Jan-3-2006 |
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a client application for enabling access to an online service and displaying advertisements while the user is accessing the online service. The... |
| 6983285 |
Apparatus and method for dynamically verifying information in a distributed system |
| Jan-3-2006 |
Use of a policy object for verification in a distributed system. A machine downloads a policy object containing a reference to code governing verification of data. The machine uses the reference to obtain... |
| 6983292 |
Method and apparatus for formatting and initialization of re-writable optical media |
| Jan-3-2006 |
A software-driven method for the initialization and defect management of re-writable optical media is provided. Embodiments include a software-driven method for the formatting of re-writable optical media... |
| 6983287 |
Database build for web delivery |
| Jan-3-2006 |
Prestructuring disparate content data types prior to receiving any access requests to provide fast retrieval, assembly, and delivery of content data. Source content data are obtained from a source data... |
| 6983290 |
Apparatus and method for accessing resources |
| Jan-3-2006 |
A resource processing technique is disclosed for accessing resources included within larger files. When a file including resource data is stored fixed identification data for the file is associated with... |
| 6983286 |
Method and apparatus for accessing data as it existed at a previous point in time |
| Jan-3-2006 |
Techniques are provided for sharing of flashback cursors by adding a time domain property to flashback cursors. This time domain property defines the range of flashback times for which the flashback cursor... |
| 6983283 |
Managing scene graph memory using data staging |
| Jan-3-2006 |
A system and method that manages scene graphs by data staging is contemplated. Data staging entails selectively loading only the portions of the scene graph that are currently needed or likely to be needed... |
| 6983282 |
Computer method and apparatus for collecting people and organization information from Web sites |
| Jan-3-2006 |
Computer processing method and apparatus for searching and retrieving Web pages to collect people and organization information are disclosed. A Web site of potential interest is accessed. A subset of Web... |
| 6983284 |
Method to reduce input parameter interface error and inconsistency for servlets |
| Jan-3-2006 |
A GUI utility tool running on a web application development environment is presented that acts to eliminate inconsistency between a given HTML user input form description file and a corresponding servlet... |
| 6983273 |
Iconic representation of linked site characteristics |
| Jan-3-2006 |
Search results for linked sources of information are associated with one or more predefined symbols or icons that indicate characteristics of the linked sites' contents. Site content ratings services and... |
| 6980993 |
Schemas for a notification platform and related information services |
| Dec-27-2005 |
Described is a schema-based notification platform that provides regularized notification handling including user control and normalization of the operation of policies across different information types... |
| 6980998 |
Method and apparatus for merging data graphs using data identity control |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A method for merging a first object graph with a second object graph, including packaging the first object graph into an internal representation, wherein the internal representation includes an attribute... |
| 6980995 |
Method, computer program product, and system for automatically generating a hierarchial database schema report to facilitate writing application code for accessing hierarchial databases |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A database definition, logical database view, extended field definition and control statement information are accessed to build an in-memory representation of selective information contained therein. Utilizing... |
| 6980995 |
Method, computer program product, and system for automatically generating a hierarchial database schema report to facilitate writing application code for accessing hierarchial databases |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A database definition, logical database view, extended field definition and control statement information are accessed to build an in-memory representation of selective information contained therein. Utilizing... |
| 6980996 |
Generic command interface for multiple executable routines having character-based command tree |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A processor based system includes a parser, configured for identifying whether an input word received from a user is a new command word relative to a character-based command parse tree, and a tree management... |
| 6980994 |
Method, apparatus and computer program product for mapping file handles |
| Dec-27-2005 |
In one form, in a method for mapping file handles, protocol data elements are created for respective file system protocols. Such a protocol data element identifies a structure of server handles for the... |
| 6980992 |
Tree pattern system and method for multiple virus signature recognition |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A system, method and computer program product are provided for recognizing virus signatures. Initially, a list of virus signatures is provided. Next, the list of virus signatures is combined into a tree... |
| 6980982 |
Search system and method involving user and provider associated beneficiary groups |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A search system and method provide a user with a fast and efficient way to progressively expand a search for providers of a specified search object, such as a good, service, or information; while maintaining... |
| 6980981 |
Method, system, and program for selecting a join order for tables subject to a join operation |
| Dec-27-2005 |
Provided are a method, system, and program for selecting a join order for tables subject to a join operation. An estimation is made of a join cost to perform joins on permutations of at least two of the... |
| 6980976 |
Combined database index of unstructured and structured columns |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A database management system and method provides access to a data table having structured data and unstructured data. A user interface allows a user to issue instructions to the database management system... |
| 6980175 |
Personal smart pointing device |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A personal smart pointer device comprises a conventional computer mouse or like pointing device equipped with additional hardware and software for increased functionality. The personal smart pointer device... |
| 6978457 |
Method and system increasing performance substituting finite state machine control with hardware-implemented data structure manipulation |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A method for replacing finite state machine hardware implementations of controllers and controller subcomponents with implementations based on manipulating contexts stored within common data structures,... |
| 6978423 |
Context based view design to support client side multi-threading |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A computer software system comprising a view sub-system including presentation objects which provide a user interface, a business logic sub-system including business object implementation objects which... |
| 6978277 |
Multimedia search system |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A database search system that retrieves multimedia information in a flexible, user friendly system. The search system uses a multimedia database consisting of text, picture, audio and animated data. That... |
| 6978275 |
Method and system for mining a document containing dirty text |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A method and system for mining a document containing dirty text. Dirty text is removed or replaced and the document is processed using a variety of text mining techniques. In one embodiment, dirty text... |
| 6978273 |
Rules based custom catalogs generated from a central catalog database for multiple entities |
| Dec-20-2005 |
An arbitrary number of custom catalogs for an arbitrary number of customers can be published from a centrally maintained database of seller catalog data. The custom catalogs are subsets of the catalog... |
| 6978276 |
Method and system for detaching files to a specified location |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A method of detaching at least one file attached to an electronic document can include identifying a location where the attached file is to be stored responsive to a user command. The location can be associated... |
| 6978274 |
System and method for dynamically evaluating latent concepts in unstructured documents |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A system and method for dynamically evaluating latent concepts in unstructured documents is disclosed. A multiplicity of concepts are extracted from a set of unstructured documents into a lexicon. The... |
| 6978271 |
Mechanism for continuable calls to partially traverse a dynamic general tree |
| Dec-20-2005 |
Mechanisms and methods for traversing trees are disclosed. A novel data structure for modeling a node that includes a unique node counter also is described. In certain embodiments of the inventions the... |
| 6978272 |
Method and apparatus for displaying instrumentation parameters in a database system |
| Dec-20-2005 |
An instrumentation system for a database. A database management system contains instrumentation code which monitors behavior of the system, and stores parameters indicative of the behavior. Those stored... |
| 6978270 |
System and method for capturing and storing operational data concerning an internet service provider's (ISP) operational environment and customer web browsing habits |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A computer implemented method of and apparatus for collecting and managing detailed data related to an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) operational environment and customer web browsing habits within... |
| 6978199 |
Method and apparatus for assisting vehicle operator |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A vehicle operator assistance system includes a user interface adapted to accept a user request for explanatory information relating to a particular vehicle operation, and to communicate explanatory information... |
| 6976053 |
Method for using agents to create a computer index corresponding to the contents of networked computers |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A search engine utilizes a bottom-up approach to index the content of a network with agent programs running on each host computer instead of relying on a top-down approach as used by conventional search... |
| 6976039 |
Method and system for processing backup data associated with application, querying metadata files describing files accessed by the application |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A method, apparatus, and computer implemented instructions for backing up data in a data processing system. In response to a request to backup data associated with an application, a data store is queried... |
| 6976040 |
System and method of data-management and data-management program |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A data-management system manages identical data stored in main-memory areas of several computers connected via a network. The system has a transaction acceptor to accept a request for executing a transaction... |
| 6976034 |
Method of transmitting data including a structured linear database |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A method, system and type of database for transmitting data is disclosed in which the data is organized into a structured linear database. The structured linear database includes a routing header portion,... |
| 6976037 |
Method and systems for DLL/COM redirection |
| Dec-13-2005 |
Methods, systems and data structure are described for implementing local isolated DLL and/or COM components. A version of a shared component is stored in a local directory with an application that uses... |
| 6976029 |
System and method for providing user defined types in a database system |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A database system and method allows a user to write program code in a high-level programming language that implements a class that defines the structure of a user-defined type and methods that can be invoked... |
| 6976028 |
Media content creating and publishing system and process |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A system and process for creating, editing, uploading, storing, sharing, and publishing media content. The system and process occurs within an online environment including one or more user network devices... |
| 6976030 |
System and method for synchronizing distributed stored documents |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A system for synchronizing distributed stored documents includes a core-node (110), a plurality of branch-nodes (120, 130), and a network (140) connecting the core-node with the branch-nodes.... |
| 6976020 |
Software composition using graph types, graph, and agents |
| Dec-13-2005 |
An environment for composing software permits the separation of control functions from information about the context in which the control functions operate. The software composition environment is used... |
| 6975909 |
Electronic product/service manual |
| Dec-13-2005 |
An electronic product manual including a plurality of data structures having a hierarchical relationship as components and sub-components with each other. A graphical user interface (GUI) is configured... |
| 6973477 |
System for securely communicating amongst client computer systems |
| Dec-6-2005 |
A data transaction processing system in which transaction data is entered by the user in response to prompts in a template which is tailored to each user application. The template and entered data are... |
| 6973473 |
Method, system and program products for managing identifiers of components of a clustered environment |
| Dec-6-2005 |
Various components are provided to manage a clustered environment. These components include a System Registry that provides a global data storage; a Configuration manager that stores data locally on nodes... |
| 6973461 |
Method and apparatus for controlling reproduction of an audiovisual work |
| Dec-6-2005 |
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for building a database of content objectionable scenes of an audiovisual work, and a method and apparatus which uses the database to control reproduction of the work.... |
| 6973457 |
Method and system for scrollable cursors |
| Dec-6-2005 |
A method and system for implementing scrollable cursors is described. A multi-tier caching structure is maintained, in which a partial result set is cached at the client computer and a more-complete result... |
| 6973459 |
Adaptive Bayes Network data mining modeling |
| Dec-6-2005 |
A method, system, and computer program product for generating an Adaptive Bayes Network data mining model includes receiving a data table having a plurality of predictor columns and a target column, constructing... |
| 6970869 |
Method and apparatus to discover services and negotiate capabilities |
| Nov-29-2005 |
A service discovery protocol may allow clients in a distributed computing environment to search for services. Service providers (or a listener agent) may respond to search requests by publishing or providing... |
| 6970881 |
Concept-based method and system for dynamically analyzing unstructured information |
| Nov-29-2005 |
A method, operating model, system, data structure, computer program and computer program product for analyzing and categorizing unstructured information is provided such that conventional structured data... |
| 6970879 |
Method of constructing and displaying an entity profile constructed utilizing input from entities other than the owner |
| Nov-29-2005 |
A method of constructing a profile comprising terms indicative of a characteristic of an entity commences when first electronic mail address, associated with a first entity, is created within a knowledge... |
