| 6728716 |
Client-server filter computing system supporting relational database records and linked external files operable for distributed file system |
| Apr-27-2004 |
A client-server computing system is disclosed for supporting relational database records and linked external files. The system comprises one or more servers for storing external files, and a plurality... |
| 6728711 |
Automatic backup/recovery process |
| Apr-27-2004 |
A backup procedure which performs a systematic analysis of the different elements of the configuration, for the purpose of transforming them into a corresponding set of backup objects. Backup objects include... |
| 6728702 |
System and method to implement an integrated search center supporting a full-text search and query on a database |
| Apr-27-2004 |
According to one aspect of the present invention, a method includes displaying a search tool bar including a search icon. The method also includes displaying a search center pane after a user selects the... |
| 6728696 |
Method and apparatus for generating a keyword list from tables to facilitate searching an electronic catalog |
| Apr-27-2004 |
A computer-implemented method is described, for searching for items in an electronic catalog, e.g. an on-line catalog accessible over the Internet. A hierarchy of category names is defined, each item in... |
| 6721746 |
Method and system for facilitating production changes in an extended enterprise environment |
| Apr-13-2004 |
A computer-based method and system for facilitating production changes in an extended enterprise via a network environment. The system includes a manufacturing enterprise system including a host system... |
| 6721738 |
Motion password control system |
| Apr-13-2004 |
A motion password control system including a motion sensor responsive to motion of a device and providing a signal corresponding to movement of the device; a database including stored data values corresponding... |
| 6718389 |
System and method for executing a request from a client application |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A system and method are provided for executing a request from a client application. Unlike conventional networks in which a client application transmits several data access transactions to several server... |
| 6718328 |
System and method for providing controlled and secured access to network resources |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A system and method for controlling access to content on a network computer. The computer may be a stand-alone single server computer or part of a distributed computer network that is connected to the... |
| 6715081 |
Security rule database searching in a network security environment |
| Mar-30-2004 |
Ipsec rules are searched in order from rules containing the most specificity to those containing the least specificity of attributes. The static rules include placeholders for sets of dynamic rules. Dynamic... |
| 6714979 |
Data warehousing infrastructure for web based reporting tool |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A data warehousing infrastructure for telecommunications priced call detail data is integrated with a Web/Internet based reporting system providing a common GUI enabling the requesting, customizing, scheduling... |
| 6714930 |
Lightweight directory access protocol, (LDAP) trusted processing of unique identifiers |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A trusted process for use with a hierarchical directory service such as LDAP for enabling different security systems to store and retrieve unique identifiers that are shared or common to the entire directory.... |
| 6714931 |
Method and apparatus for forming user sessions and presenting internet data according to the user sessions |
| Mar-30-2004 |
Conventionally, a web site stores Internet data indicating file access status for the files that have been accessed in response to requests from web browsers. Unfortunately, the Internet data are kept... |
| 6714791 |
System, apparatus and method for location-based instant messaging |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A computer-implemented method comprising: transmitting positional data identifying a wireless device's position responsive to a first user transmitting a message from the wireless device to one or more... |
| 6711681 |
Cryptographic authorization with prioritized authentication |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A system and associated method for authorizing, or withholding authorization of, user access to a selected computer application or other resource, based on the user's response to one or more user authentication... |
| 6711571 |
Partitioning ownership of a database among different database servers to control access to the database |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A database or some portion thereof is partitioned into ownership groups. Each ownership group is assigned one or more database servers as owners of the ownership group. The database servers that are assigned... |
| 6711575 |
Methods and systems for providing controllable access to information contained in repositories |
| Mar-23-2004 |
Methods and systems are disclosed for providing controllable public access to information contained in government records stored in a repository, comprising the steps of: copying information from the repository... |
| 6708176 |
System and method for interactive advertising |
| Mar-16-2004 |
An interactive advertising and public announcement system having storage and processing capabilities, as well as a display device, configured to store, process and/or display a media presentation. The... |
| 6708175 |
Program support for disk fencing in a shared disk parallel file system across storage area network |
| Mar-16-2004 |
A method is provided for limiting access to disks and files in the event of a system partitioning occurring as the result of a node failure in a data distributed processing system in which files are shared... |
| 6708157 |
System for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets |
| Mar-16-2004 |
A system for controlling the distribution and use of digital works using digital tickets. In the present invention, a "digital ticket" is used to entitle the ticket holder to exercise some usage right... |
| 6708170 |
Method and system for usage of non-local data within a lightweight directory access protocol directory environment |
| Mar-16-2004 |
A process for maintaining authentication information in a distributed network of servers generates and maintains a non-local access server list, queries non-local servers using a Lightweight Directory... |
| 6704787 |
Date of birth authentication system and method using demographic and/or geographic data supplied by a subscriber that is verified by a third party |
| Mar-9-2004 |
A system or method for an access code issuer to receive an on-line application including certain personal information from a user of a computer network such as the Internet, to independently operatively... |
| 6704015 |
Methods and apparatus for providing a quality control management system |
| Mar-9-2004 |
A process control management and quality navigation are described which provides an intranet based approach to providing management with run and control charts for more effective tracking and management... |
| 6701359 |
Apparatus and method for managing a multi-threaded persistent agent management information base including a managed object instance cache |
| Mar-2-2004 |
A TMN system includes a multi-threaded persistent TMN agent and Management Information Bases (MIBs), each including a Managed Object Instance Cache The MIB is maintained in a general purpose database system... |
| 6697865 |
Managing relationships of parties interacting on a network |
| Feb-24-2004 |
Information is stored that reflects the existence of relationships between identified parties with respect to use of the digital facility. A predetermined type of interaction of the parties is permitted)... |
| 6697811 |
Method and system for information management and distribution |
| Feb-24-2004 |
The invention described comprises a method and system for the centralized management and decentralized execution of information and data distribution on a global scale. Managing and distributing information... |
| 6697806 |
Access network authorization |
| Feb-24-2004 |
An access communication system provides access between a user system and a plurality of communication networks. The plurality of communication networks provide services to a user in the user system. An... |
| 6694315 |
Online document assembly and docketing method |
| Feb-17-2004 |
An online document assembly and docketing method using a user workstation interconnected over a network backbone to a website. A registered user inputs identification information at the user workstation... |
| 6691113 |
Persistent data storage for client computer software programs |
| Feb-10-2004 |
Persistent data storage for client computer software programs is provided using a repository that enables client computer software programs to store data securely on a client computer system, subsequently... |
| 6684240 |
Method of setting parental lock levels based on example content |
| Jan-27-2004 |
A method of setting acceptable content rating parameters for filtering content in a ratings-enabled media wherein the acceptable content rating parameters delimit the threshold content ratings levels of... |
| 6684224 |
Remote database update method and apparatus |
| Jan-27-2004 |
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for selectively supplying the latest versions of portions of a source database to each of a plurality of uniquely identifiable target entities where some target entities... |
| 6684210 |
File managing system, file management apparatus, file management method, and program storage medium |
| Jan-27-2004 |
In the conventional file management system, there is a problem that even a file assigned permission information can be processed without considering any permission information. Therefore, the system includes... |
| 6684212 |
System and method for data sharing between members of diverse organizations |
| Jan-27-2004 |
A system and method is adapted to utilize the Internet as a medium for providing information and data management and sharing of data between diverse project team members. The project team members may be... |
| 6684209 |
Security method and system for storage subsystem |
| Jan-27-2004 |
According to the present invention, techniques for performing security functions in computer storage subsystems in order to prevent illegal access by the host computers according to logical unit (LU) identity... |
| 6678826 |
Management system for distributed out-of-band security databases |
| Jan-13-2004 |
For use during maintenance of wide area networks, a management system is disclosed for distributing security databases to security gates at each maintenance port of each network element. A distributed... |
| 6678682 |
Method, system, and software for enterprise access management control |
| Jan-13-2004 |
A system, method, and software for automated enterprise access management control includes an access manager service that receives access management control schemas from a plurality of registered application.... |
| 6675175 |
Method and system for sharing catalogs in a multiprocessing system utilizing a shared processor |
| Jan-6-2004 |
A method and system for sharing a catalog in a multiprocessor system is disclosed. The multiprocessor system includes a plurality of host systems. The method and system comprises storing a copy of an entire... |
| 6675166 |
Integrated multidimensional database |
| Jan-6-2004 |
A method of distributing research data from a common database to a user of the common database is provided. Data concerning research results and data upon which the research results are based are stored... |
| 6671872 |
Programs maintenance procedures in parallel processing system |
| Dec-30-2003 |
A parallel processing system has a plurality of subsystems connected to each other to operate as a single system. The subsystems each include a variety of procedures that are selectively created, used,... |
| 6671687 |
Method and apparatus for protecting data retrieved from a database |
| Dec-30-2003 |
A method and apparatus enables remote access of data of a database system. Such access may be performed by a remote device, such as a client computer system. A custom defined data type is assigned to data... |
| 6662284 |
Computer apparatus, method and memory including license key |
| Dec-9-2003 |
A headless computer entity has a license key data stored on a raw disk sector separate from a system disk and a data disk. The license key data control the available data storage capacity within the headless... |
| 6662283 |
Secure memory management method |
| Dec-9-2003 |
The invention provides a method for reducing occupancy of descriptors used for protecting files in storage. The method includes separating the functions files are going to be subjected to from the protection... |
| 6662187 |
Establishment and maintenance of a managed community |
| Dec-9-2003 |
Establishment and maintenance of a managed community. In this disclosure there is an approach and tool that enables an administration tool to manage communities whose information resides in separate and... |
| 6662181 |
Mechanism for selection using access control structures for authoring systems |
| Dec-9-2003 |
The field of distributed authoring systems, and more particularly to the implementing of authoring controls within the authoring system. Moreover, there is provided a selection mechanism which employs... |
| 6662152 |
Information retrieval apparatus and information retrieval method |
| Dec-9-2003 |
Character data of a word or phrase in a document is designated. Desired data is retrieved from a predetermined database on the basis of the designated character data. One sentence including at least the... |
| 6658568 |
Trusted infrastructure support system, methods and techniques for secure electronic commerce transaction and rights management |
| Dec-2-2003 |
The present invention provides methods and systems for secure, automated transaction processing for use in electronic commerce and electronic rights and transaction management over an electronic network... |
| 6658573 |
Protecting resources in a distributed computer system |
| Dec-2-2003 |
This invention concerns methods for the protection of resources in an open digital communication system, which resources are residing in or owned by physically and organizationally distributed, independent... |
| 6658415 |
Monitoring and managing user access to content via a universally accessible database |
| Dec-2-2003 |
In accordance with the present invention, multiple authority-designated settings are accessed at an authority-enabled system via a network from a universally accessible database according to a particular... |
| 6658413 |
Multidimensional database system with intermediate lockable intersections |
| Dec-2-2003 |
A multi-dimensional database includes hierarchical levels. The data is hierarchical, with aggregatable data measures, so that changes in a first intersection will cause changes in other intersections for... |
| 6658414 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for generating and providing access to end-user-definable voice portals |
| Dec-2-2003 |
A method and system for creating, using, and updating individual user voice portals in a multi-user environment is disclosed. Each user selects data sources, keywords and time intervals for searching the... |
| 6658403 |
Apparatus and method for managing electronic original data |
| Dec-2-2003 |
An electronic document is registered as electronic original data in an apparatus different from the computer environment of a user. At this time, a registration certificate for uniquely identifying the... |
