| 6385639 |
Device and method of controlling intergroup resource utilization |
| May-7-2002 |
The present invention relates to a resource utilizing and controlling apparatus in a system which groups a plurality of computers interconnected each other, and performs work applied to each group or applied... |
| 6385614 |
Electronic bookshelf with multi-user features |
| May-7-2002 |
The present invention relates to electronic books that are accessed over a computer network, such as the Internet. One embodiment of the invention relates to a shared electronic book, i.e. a book in which... |
| 6381602 |
Enforcing access control on resources at a location other than the source location |
| Apr-30-2002 |
Systems and methods for enforcing access control on secured documents that are stored outside of the direct control of the original application that would normally store and govern access to the documents.... |
| 6381579 |
System and method to provide secure navigation to resources on the internet |
| Apr-30-2002 |
Provide an electronic-business-to-electronic-business portal that organizes the access to extended business applications. A method allows end users to access a server using standard Web browsers, and then... |
| 6377994 |
Method and apparatus for controlling server access to a resource in a client/server system |
| Apr-23-2002 |
In a client/server system, a method and apparatus for handing requests for access to a host resource purportedly on behalf of a client from an untrusted application server that may be capable of operating... |
| 6377955 |
Method and apparatus for generating user-specified reports from radius information |
| Apr-23-2002 |
A method and apparatus are provided for generating a report that summarizes performance of a network based on actual network performance data formatted according to the RADIUS protocol. A network access... |
| 6374245 |
Server system communicating with personal digital assistant and communication method thereof |
| Apr-16-2002 |
A server system communicating with a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a communication method thereof. In a system including a server system for generating and storing files to be distributed to a... |
| 6374244 |
Data transfer device |
| Apr-16-2002 |
A data transfer device for transferring plural asynchronous data processed and input/output at different rates includes a memory for storing data. The memory is shared between first through fourth data... |
| 6374237 |
Data set selection based upon user profile |
| Apr-16-2002 |
A method and a system for requesting and retrieving information from distinct web network content sites. The method includes providing a client adapted to send a request that contains a user profile, adapting... |
| 6370139 |
System and method for providing information dispersal in a networked computing environment |
| Apr-9-2002 |
A system and method for providing information dispersal in a networked computing environment are described. A plurality of database servers is distributed throughout a networked computing environment.... |
| 6366915 |
Method and system for efficiently retrieving information from multiple databases |
| Apr-2-2002 |
A system for efficiently retrieving information from one of several databases. The system acts as an intermediary between users and databases, managing user access to the databases so that query specification,... |
| 6366913 |
Centralized directory services supporting dynamic group membership |
| Apr-2-2002 |
A method whereby application and network services (such as access control and electronic mailing list servers) can use a directory service to define groups of directory members using a directory search... |
| 6366912 |
Network security zones |
| Apr-2-2002 |
A computer based system and method of providing security when receiving digital data at a client computer from one or more Web sites is disclosed. The method includes receiving security configuration information... |
| 6363389 |
Technique for creating a unique quasi-random row identifier |
| Mar-26-2002 |
The present invention discloses a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for generating a row identification number within a computer. In accordance with the present invention, the row identification... |
| 6363383 |
Information filtering for selectively limiting access |
| Mar-26-2002 |
The present invention aims to effectively restrict access of a general user to an inappropriate information piece at the judgment of an information manager. In order to pick up a desired information from... |
| 6360215 |
Method and apparatus for retrieving documents based on information other than document content |
| Mar-19-2002 |
A method and apparatus are provided for retrieving documents from a collection of documents based on information other than the contents of a desired document. The collection of documents, which may be... |
| 6353878 |
Remote control of backup media in a secondary storage subsystem through access to a primary storage subsystem |
| Mar-5-2002 |
A primary data storage subsystem has primary data storage and a storage controller for controlling access of host processors to the primary data storage. The primary data storage subsystem is linked to... |
| 6351748 |
File system level access source control of resources within standard request-response protocols |
| Feb-26-2002 |
File system level access source control of resources within standard request-response protocols such as HTTP is disclosed. In one embodiment, the server receives a request, and determines whether a TRANSLATE... |
| 6343301 |
Method and system for collecting data for updating a geographic database |
| Jan-29-2002 |
A data collection method for a geographic database that represents geographic features in a region, and a system and program for performing the method. The data collection method includes obtaining a first... |
| 6339793 |
Read/write data sharing of DASD data, including byte file system data, in a cluster of multiple data processing systems |
| Jan-15-2002 |
Aspects for read/write data sharing of DASD (direct access storage device) data in a cluster of multiple data processing systems are described. In a method aspect, the method includes utilizing a first... |
| 6338072 |
Device and process for dynamically controlling the allocation of resources in a data processing system |
| Jan-8-2002 |
A system and process for dynamically controlling the allocation of resources in a "UNIX" open data processing system that includes a local resource manager, wherein the system is configured to sort jobs... |
| 6338063 |
Method and computer program product for reducing lock contention in a multiple instruction execution stream processing environment |
| Jan-8-2002 |
A method, computer program product, and data structure for reducing the contention for a global lock that impairs system efficiency. An object is assigned or has thereon a positive reference count and... |
| 6338064 |
Method for enabling a web server running a "closed" native operating system to impersonate a user of a web client to obtain a protected file |
| Jan-8-2002 |
A method of authenticating a Web client to a Web server connectable to a distributed file system of a distributed computing environment. The distributed computing environment includes a security service... |
| 6336175 |
Method and system for providing restricted write access to a storage medium |
| Jan-1-2002 |
A method of restricting file access is disclosed wherein a set of file write access commands are determined from data stored within a storage medium. The set of file write access commands are for the entire... |
| 6336171 |
Resource protection in a cluster environment |
| Jan-1-2002 |
A method of protecting volumes of a mass storage device shared by a server cluster includes the step of transferring from (i) a first file system of a first server of the server cluster to (ii) a first... |
| 6336121 |
Method and apparatus for securing and accessing data elements within a database |
| Jan-1-2002 |
A method and apparatus for securing and accessing data elements within a database is accomplished by securing a symmetric key based on an encryption public key. This may be done for the entire database... |
| 6336114 |
System and method for restricting access to a data table within a database |
| Jan-1-2002 |
The system and associated method utilizes a client computer (client), a server computer (server), and a database system. The client establishes communication with the server and submits a request for data... |
| 6334150 |
Data processing system and method for remotely disabling a client computer system |
| Dec-25-2001 |
A data processing system and method are described for remotely rendering a client computer system inoperable. The client computer system is coupled, to a server computer system utilizing a network. The... |
| 6334130 |
Information registration method and document information processing apparatus |
| Dec-25-2001 |
In a document information processing apparatus handling a large amount of documents, when a document is registered, retrieval data for document retrieval is created for each registered document. Moreover,... |
| 6332140 |
System and method for managing data retrieval bandwidth |
| Dec-18-2001 |
A retrieval system and method which allows a computer system to adjust the data retrieval start times of the data retrieval requests from the different users in order to achieve overall system objectives.... |
| 6332141 |
Apparatus and method of implementing fast internet real-time search technology (FIRST) |
| Dec-18-2001 |
An apparatus for and method of monitoring and retrieving identifiable statements and other information pertinent to one or more desired search terms or concepts. In a preferred embodiment, a fast Internet... |
| 6330562 |
System and method for managing security objects |
| Dec-11-2001 |
A data model for abstracting customer-defined VPN security policy information. By employing this model, a VPN node (computer system existing in a Virtual Private Network) can gather policy configuration... |
| 6330555 |
Method and apparatus for enabling a view of data across a database |
| Dec-11-2001 |
A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for enabling a view of data across a database. A database containing data to be viewed is received by the system. The database is logically partitioned into... |
| 6330518 |
Method and apparatus for assembling custom compliance tests for configurable specifications |
| Dec-11-2001 |
A process for building a platform compliance test for only software components necessary to an application is disclosed. Initially the application is parsed to reveal only component needed for performance... |
| 6327628 |
Portal server that provides a customizable user Interface for access to computer networks |
| Dec-4-2001 |
A portal server presents an HTML page that comprises a plurality of modules that are formatted in a predetermined layout. Each module represents a network resource that can be accessed by a user through... |
| 6327613 |
Method and apparatus for sharing peripheral devices over a network |
| Dec-4-2001 |
Disclosed is a system for transparently sharing peripheral devices over a network. The system includes a first computer having at least one peripheral device, and a second computer that is networked to... |
| 6324537 |
Device, system and method for data access control |
| Nov-27-2001 |
A device, a method and a system for providing control of access to data which is stored in an electronic data storage device. The device, method and system enable various types of permissions to be set... |
| 6321234 |
Database server system with improved methods for logging transactions |
| Nov-20-2001 |
A SQL database server system having an enhanced logging system is described. The logging system implements a "private log cache" (PLC) for reducing the contention on the system's "log" resource (which... |
| 6321201 |
Data security system for a database having multiple encryption levels applicable on a data element value level |
| Nov-20-2001 |
A method and an apparatus for processing data provides protection for the data. The data is stored as encrypted data element values (DV) in records (P) in a first database (O-DB), each data element value... |
| 6317837 |
Internal network node with dedicated firewall |
| Nov-13-2001 |
A network attached device server for implementing a network attached device and firewall management system (NADFW-MS). The NADFW-MS provides a multiple direction firewall that is dedicated for the protection... |
| 6317742 |
Method and apparatus for controlling software access to system resources |
| Nov-13-2001 |
Methods, systems, and software for installing and operating selected software applications on a client computer that is in communication with a server computer on a computer network are described. In one... |
| 6311207 |
Method of using electronic tickets containing privileges for improved security |
| Oct-30-2001 |
A server system provides a client system with a number of on-line services including a log-in service. Once the server receives a request from the user for initiating access to the server, the log-in service... |
| 6308173 |
Methods and arrangements for controlling resource access in a networked computing environment |
| Oct-23-2001 |
A unified and straightforward approach to managing file and other resource security in a networked computing environment is disclosed. The invention can be implemented in a multi-user computer network... |
| 6301666 |
Method and apparatus for remotely enabling a preinstalled and previously disabled application on a computer system |
| Oct-9-2001 |
A method of providing a preconfigured computer system to a user commences with the installation of first and second applications on the computer system. The computer system is then configured to restrict... |
| 6301669 |
System and method for very fast IP packet filtering |
| Oct-9-2001 |
Small, optimized sequences of binary 6-tuples representing filter rules achieve very fast IP packet filtering. Filtering IP packets received from a caller at the physical interface to an operating system... |
| 6298346 |
Method and apparatus for supporting cooperative activity |
| Oct-2-2001 |
Provided are a method and apparatus for supporting a cooperative activity in which an activity is performed by cooperation among a plurality of participants, as in a television conference system. When... |
| 6298344 |
Document searching apparatus |
| Oct-2-2001 |
A searching apparatus includes an index generation portion for generating an index to provide data of the number of documents including the key word and the number of appearances of the key word. Matching... |
| 6296191 |
Storing data objects in a smart card memory |
| Oct-2-2001 |
The invention refers to a procedure for storing data objects 210, 220, 230, 240 in the memory 200 of a smart card 100. To do this, general and application-specific data objects are defined using freely... |
| 6295556 |
Method and system for configuring computers to connect to networks using network connection objects |
| Sep-25-2001 |
A method and system for configuring computers to connect to networks using network connection objects. For each connection to a network, configuration information for connecting to that network is maintained... |
| 6295536 |
Computer architecture for multi-organization data access |
| Sep-25-2001 |
Users are provided access to locally controlled data under centrally controlled rules of access. First, users request access to one or more agency databases from an enterprise system. After access is authorized... |
