| 5870543 |
System for preventing unauthorized copying of active software |
| Feb-9-1999 |
A computer-based system is provided for preventing unauthorized duplication of a particular software program among a plurality of active software programs executed on a computer. The system receives an... |
| 5867824 |
Workflow method and system therefor |
| Feb-2-1999 |
A workflow system comprising a plurality of workflow subsystems connected to a LAN (Local Area Network), these workflow subsystems being composed of servers and clients, and provides a workflow system... |
| 5864871 |
Information delivery system and method including on-line entitlements |
| Jan-26-1999 |
An integrated computer-implemented corporate information delivery system. A database stores research reports produced by and received electronically from brokerage firms. The database also stores corporate... |
| 5864856 |
Process and apparatus for simplifying access to information stored in databases |
| Jan-26-1999 |
Simplified access to relational databases is achieved. The inherent relationships that exist between tables in a relational database are detected and a dictionary is constructed that contains attributes... |
| 5864852 |
Proxy server caching mechanism that provides a file directory structure and a mapping mechanism within the file directory structure |
| Jan-26-1999 |
In a proxy server, variable length URLs are digested and thereby homogenized, such that each URL is converted to a URL fingerprint that has a unique identity and a same fixed size. The URL fingerprint... |
| 5857188 |
Management of client requests in a client-server environment |
| Jan-5-1999 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for monitoring and regulating access to a database. Requests for the database are intercepted and evaluated against one or more restrictions established... |
| 5855019 |
Enumerating projections in SQL queries containing outer and full outer joins in the presence of inner joins |
| Dec-29-1998 |
The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for the enumeration of projections (i.e., "SELECT DISTINCT" operations) in SQL queries containing outer and full outer joins in the presence of inner... |
| 5855018 |
Private information retrieval |
| Dec-29-1998 |
Method for retrieving data from a database, while assuring privacy, which comprises providing a database address for the data sought to be retrieved, generating at least two messages and communicating... |
| 5850516 |
Method and apparatus for analyzing information systems using stored tree database structures |
| Dec-15-1998 |
A computer-implemented method and apparatus electronically represent and quantify the security of a system as a logical tree structure including leaf nodes representing attacks against the system and intermediate... |
| 5848412 |
User controlled browser identification disclosing mechanism |
| Dec-8-1998 |
A user-controlled information disclosure process for web user identification. In this process, a user information database, a BrowserID Client applet, and a BrowserID Website database are configured at... |
| 5845281 |
Method and system for managing a data object so as to comply with predetermined conditions for usage |
| Dec-1-1998 |
A method and a system for managing a data object so as to comply with predetermined conditions for usage of the data object. To control the usage of the data object, a set of control data, defining uses... |
| 5845280 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting a file in a network using a single transmit request from a user-mode process to a kernel-mode process |
| Dec-1-1998 |
A method and apparatus for transmitting files on a network are described. In response to a network request for a file stored on a secondary data storage device such as a hard disk, a file server retrieves... |
| 5845260 |
System and method for parent-controlled charging for on-line services |
| Dec-1-1998 |
A charging method for use in an interactive on-line service where a server and terminals of users are mutually connected by a transmission medium, where a predetermined service is provided from the server... |
| 5845067 |
Method and apparatus for document management utilizing a messaging system |
| Dec-1-1998 |
The content of a document is stored in a file system, while the profile of the document is stored in a messaging system. The profile of the document is accessed upon request, and the document content is... |
| 5842211 |
Method and system for transferring a bank file to an application program |
| Nov-24-1998 |
An improved method of importing a bank file from a financial institution's computer to an application program without user intervention. A local program obtains a bank file from the financial institution's... |
| 5832484 |
Database system with methods for parallel lock management |
| Nov-3-1998 |
Database system and methods are described for improving scalability of multi-user database systems by improving management of locks used in the system. The system provides multiple server engines, with... |
| 5832486 |
Distributed database system having master and member sub-systems connected through a network |
| Nov-3-1998 |
For the high-speed data access machine, data is distributed in a plurality of hard disk drives coupled to slave processors to achieve ever-higher data reliability and maintenance. One master processor... |
| 5832485 |
Method for editing views created by joins |
| Nov-3-1998 |
A method and apparatus for selectively allowing data presented in a join view to be modified is disclosed. Data presented in a join view is allowed to be modified if provided to the join view by a key-preserved... |
| 5832483 |
Distributed control interface for managing the interoperability and concurrency of agents and resources in a real-time environment |
| Nov-3-1998 |
A distributed control interface for managing interoperability and concurrency among agents and system resources in a computer system. The distributed control interface provides access to system resources... |
| 5828876 |
File system for a clustered processing system |
| Oct-27-1998 |
An improved file system for managing data storage and retrieval in a clustered UNIX computer system including a plurality of processing nodes and an interconnection network connecting the processing nodes.... |
| 5826265 |
Data management system having shared libraries |
| Oct-20-1998 |
A design control system suitable for use in connection with the design of integrated circuits and other elements of manufacture having many parts which need to be developed in a concurrent engineering... |
| 5826268 |
Secure multilevel object oriented database management system |
| Oct-20-1998 |
A secure multilevel object oriented database management system which maintains data confidentiality and optimizes data integrity. All requests for database operations are mediated through an access validation... |
| 5826269 |
Electronic mail interface for a network server |
| Oct-20-1998 |
A networked system for processing queries for a server in a distributed processing environment is provided. The system includes a plurality of clients disposed for communication with a database server... |
| 5826267 |
Web information kiosk |
| Oct-20-1998 |
In general the present invention is an information kiosk which provides selective access to the World Wide Web in high traffic areas. Airports, shopping malls, and transportation terminals are among some... |
| 5826266 |
Cyberspace system for accessing virtual reality objects |
| Oct-20-1998 |
According to the cyberspace system of the present invention, a virtual reality space to be supplied to a user's terminals is constructed by information objects for supplying information and user objects... |
| 5826010 |
Predefined access rights for undefined attributes in a naming service |
| Oct-20-1998 |
A network has a naming service with a storage device for maintaining names of objects and attributes relating to those objects. The attributes each have a numerical identification in an attribute space.... |
| 5821933 |
Visual access to restricted functions represented on a graphical user interface |
| Oct-13-1998 |
Computer users access and/or execute a selected restricted function on a computer using a graphical user interface (GUI) by entering an iconic password that is defined by selecting two or more visual icons,... |
| 5819271 |
Corporate information communication and delivery system and method including entitlable hypertext links |
| Oct-6-1998 |
An integrated computer-implemented corporate information delivery system. A database stores research reports produced by and received electronically from brokerage firms. Authorization information specifies... |
| 5813010 |
Information storage and information transmission media with parental control |
| Sep-22-1998 |
Parental information of a video program recorded on an optical disk is always checked in a disk player. Even if a jump of laser beam tracing of an optical head erroneously occurs due to shocks or vibrations,... |
| 5813009 |
Computer based records management system method |
| Sep-22-1998 |
A computer based records management system comprises an information filter for assuring that record data units offered to the system for storage are complete and not redundant. These record data units... |
| 5813006 |
On-line directory service with registration system |
| Sep-22-1998 |
An on-line directory has a large number of records that are publicly accessible through a web site. The directory has a registration system for users. Registered users can make edits to their listings... |
| 5805820 |
Method and apparatus for restricting access to private information in domain name systems by redirecting query requests |
| Sep-8-1998 |
A device and method redirect query requests to restrict access to private information of a domain in a domain name system. The device includes a switching device that redirects query requests for the private... |
| 5802518 |
Information delivery system and method |
| Sep-1-1998 |
The secure electronic distribution of research documents over the world wide web to investors who are authorized to receive said research documents. A repository server receives research documents from... |
| 5802511 |
Data retrieval method and apparatus with multiple source capability |
| Sep-1-1998 |
Generation of output or reports on information contained in a data source which may be any of two or more types of source data, in a standardized or uniform manner is provided. A plurality of drivers are... |
| 5802510 |
Universal directory service |
| Sep-1-1998 |
A directory system, for use with a communication network and in which a network presence is provided for an entity having attributes, stores the attributes and responds to queries. The attributes may have... |
| 5799316 |
Method for the batch customization of cards |
| Aug-25-1998 |
The method comprises several card customization steps and uses a data base formed by files containing customization data. To prevent the recording on a particular card, during one of the steps, of data... |
| 5799305 |
Method of commitment in a distributed database transaction |
| Aug-25-1998 |
A method for committing a distributed transaction in a distributed database system. The database system includes an interval coordinator, a plurality of database server programs, called coservers, and... |
| 5797001 |
Broadcast interactive multimedia system |
| Aug-18-1998 |
A procedure for selecting and storing data elements communicated from a common database to users of the database utilizing a communication link between each transmitter and a concomitant receiver accessible... |
| 5794250 |
Method and apparatus for extending existing database management system for new data types |
| Aug-11-1998 |
A method and apparatus for extending a relational database management system performed by a computer to manage object data stored in an object server having a processor and a data storage device. The method... |
| 5790847 |
Integration of groupware with activity based management via facilitated work sessions |
| Aug-4-1998 |
A network application for automatically formatting and printing documents to be used as product planning manuals organizational personnel in determining product cost based on activities performed to produce... |
| 5787428 |
Control of database access using security/user tag correspondence table |
| Jul-28-1998 |
A method and apparatus controls access to data in a database by configuring at least part of the database such that at least some of the data of the configured database is associated with a security tag,... |
| 5787427 |
Information handling system, method, and article of manufacture for efficient object security processing by grouping objects sharing common control access policies |
| Jul-28-1998 |
A system, method and article of manufacture, for improving object security in an object oriented system, includes one or more processors, a memory system, one or more I/O controllers, each controlling... |
| 5784609 |
System for remotely authenticating access to local software |
| Jul-21-1998 |
A system for offering a large amount of information such as images and musics safely, accurately, effectively and at low cost is provided. In the system, a CD-ROM 42 is offered from an information offerer... |
| 5778368 |
Real-time embedded software respository with attribute searching apparatus and method |
| Jul-7-1998 |
The Real-Time Embedded Software Repository Apparatus fully characterizes, evaluates, and reuses real-time embedded software that is placed or stored in a repository database. The Repository System comprises... |
| 5778365 |
File management device |
| Jul-7-1998 |
The present invention provides a file management device for managing a file accessed by a plurality of users which comprises setting means for setting a plurality of attribute values related to a particular... |
| 5778366 |
Method and system for organizing on-line books using collections |
| Jul-7-1998 |
A collection is defined for use with a virtual library comprising electronic documents. An administrator pre-assigns electronic documents meeting a specific criteria to a directory. The directory is then... |
| 5778222 |
Method and system for managing access to objects |
| Jul-7-1998 |
A method and a system for managing access to a plurality of objects located on levels within a hierarchical structure in a data processing system. A first object within the plurality of objects is located.... |
| 5768519 |
Method and apparatus for merging user accounts from a source security domain into a target security domain |
| Jun-16-1998 |
A method is provided, in accordance with the present invention, for merging a source domain into a target domain in a network. Merging domains comprises replacing a first account identification for each... |
| 5765170 |
Electronic mail processing system and electronic mail processing method |
| Jun-9-1998 |
An electronic mail system in which a mail management method is improved in order to reduce the complexity and labour of handling transmitted information so that its convenience is increased. In an electronic... |
| 5765152 |
System and method for managing copyrighted electronic media |
| Jun-9-1998 |
Copyrighted electronic media are packaged in a secure electronic format, and registered on associated registration server, which serves to provide on-line licensing and copyright management for that media.... |
