| 6658151 |
Extracting information from symbolically compressed document images |
| Dec-2-2003 |
A method and apparatus for extracting information from symbolically compressed document images. A deciphering module generates first and second text strings by deciphering respective sequences of template... |
| 6654908 |
Method for and system producing shared usage of intercommunication fabric error logging registers in a multiprocessor environment |
| Nov-25-2003 |
A method and system allows multiple compute elements to independently read and clear error register logs, discard invalid data and ensure that a user receives information stored in error log registers.... |
| 6654864 |
Method and system for providing restricted access to a storage medium |
| Nov-25-2003 |
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... |
| 6654817 |
Integral peripheral device of USB local network card and USB modem |
| Nov-25-2003 |
An integral USB MODEM/USB LAN card peripheral comprises a first connector connected to a computer; a second connector connected to a telephone line; a third connector connected to LAN; a USB controller... |
| 6654773 |
Method of deterministic garbage collection |
| Nov-25-2003 |
A garbage collection method that distinguishes between local objects and managed objects, and between an ordinary pointer to an object, an owning pointer to an object, and a non-owning pointer to an object... |
| 6654749 |
Method and system for searching indexed information databases with automatic user registration via a communication network |
| Nov-25-2003 |
A search engine is for accessing indexed information sources with automatic registration of information sources requiring registration and without requiring the submission of user identification data by... |
| 6654745 |
System and method for control of access to resources |
| Nov-25-2003 |
The invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for determining accessor entitlement to a resource in response to an accessor request for access to the resource. The invention associates... |
| 6654735 |
Outbound information analysis for generating user interest profiles and improving user productivity |
| Nov-25-2003 |
A system for automatically generating user interest profiles and delivering information to users learns a user's interests by monitoring the user's outbound communication streams, i.e., the information... |
| 6651072 |
Method and apparatus for providing shared data to a requesting client |
| Nov-18-2003 |
A method and apparatus for providing object data stored in a database management system to a receiving client. The method comprises the steps of receiving a database query from the client on a first communication... |
| 6651071 |
User interface educational database system for monitoring proficiency, performance and evaluation of student |
| Nov-18-2003 |
An educational institution requires that each student demonstrate proficiency in a plurality of abilities in order to receive a degree. A database is employed to store a portfolio of information evidencing... |
| 6651063 |
Data organization and management system and method |
| Nov-18-2003 |
An information storage and management system pre-categorizes information in generic categories to which the information generally pertains, to facilitate organization of information with little or no effort... |
| 6651060 |
Methods and systems for retrieval and digitization of records |
| Nov-18-2003 |
Process and system for locating, copying and sending requested records, such as medical records. The system includes a data processing center which acts as a central clearing house for processing the requests,... |
| 6651061 |
Electronic file management system |
| Nov-18-2003 |
A secured as well as convenient system for information exchanging between enterprises using the Internet. An external server is divided into public Web server and a Web data management server, which connect... |
| 6647384 |
Method and apparatus for managing user profiles including identifying users based on matched query term |
| Nov-11-2003 |
A method of authorizing a user profile access request includes the step of detecting the access request from an inquiring user to access a user profile of a target user. Responsive to the detected access... |
| 6647388 |
Access control system, access control method, storage medium and program transmission apparatus |
| Nov-11-2003 |
It is one object of the present invention to use an access control process to evaluate under a specific condition an access permission request. An access control system 100 comprises a resource document... |
| 6647387 |
System, apparatus, and method for enhancing storage management in a storage area network |
| Nov-11-2003 |
The invention provides a system, apparatus and procedure whereby a controller manages computer access to a number of storage volumes in a storage peripheral. To accomplish this, a system administrator... |
| 6643777 |
Data security method and device for computer modules |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A security method for an attached computer module in a computer system. The security method reads a security identification number in an attached computer module and compares it to a security identification... |
| 6643776 |
System and method for dynamic macro placement of IP connection filters |
| Nov-4-2003 |
Virtual Private Networking (VPN) is an emerging technology area enabling e-business on the Internet. A key underlying VPN technology is IP Security (IPsec), a means of providing private (encrypted and... |
| 6643748 |
Programmatic masking of storage units |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A system and method are described to programmatically manage access between one or more nodes and a plurality of associated devices, such as shared storage units. Each node is programmed to include a data... |
| 6643657 |
Computer system |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A computer workstation attached to a network such as the Internet runs browser software to access and retrieve pages of data from over the network, with the pages of data then being displayed at the computer... |
| 6643648 |
Secure, limited-access database system and method |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A limited-access database system is designed for rapid access of data records with reduced memory storage requirements. The database system employs a set of obfuscated data records stored in data crystals... |
| 6643649 |
Utility for cross platform database query |
| Nov-4-2003 |
The present invention provides a utility for cross platform database query. In a preferred embodiment, the utility resides at an object server in a data system. The utility obtains a set of data items... |
| 6643643 |
Method of searching or browsing multimedia data and data structure |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A method of searching or browsing multimedia data which can effectively search or browse an image is disclosed. In the present method, the searching or browsing is performed in consideration of at least... |
| 6643638 |
System and method for storing and computing data and functions |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A computer system and method is to store and manage data and to construct application programs. This system accepts uniform input expressions db-terms, by which the stored data can be referenced and user... |
| 6640229 |
Automatic management of terms in a user profile in a knowledge management system |
| Oct-28-2003 |
An agent in a knowledge management system automatically manages profile terms in a user profile by selecting certain terms in a private portion of the user profile and moving the selected terms to a public... |
| 6636874 |
Generation, validation and reservation of reference handles |
| Oct-21-2003 |
The present described embodiments are embodied in a system and method for generating and validating reference handles for consumers requiring access to resources in a computer system. The system of the... |
| 6636852 |
Income planner for corporate sales agents |
| Oct-21-2003 |
A computer-implemented method for computing the compensation for sales agents within a corporate sales force of a deploying company includes steps of creating one or more sales agent compensation plans... |
| 6633875 |
Computer database system and method for collecting and reporting real estate property and loan performance information over a computer driven network |
| Oct-14-2003 |
Real estate data, particularly data of multifamily housing, is stored in a database. The database is accessible to data providers who add data to the database through connection via a computer driven network,... |
| 6633871 |
Apparatus for accessing another apparatus to perform processing and method therefor, and memory medium in which such program is stored |
| Oct-14-2003 |
According to an information processing method, a device to be accessed is designated, an operation screen is downloaded by accessing the designated device, and information that is entered by a user during... |
| 6633876 |
Analyzing post-mortem information on a remote computer system using a downloadable code module |
| Oct-14-2003 |
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for analyzing post-mortem information specifying a state of the remote computer system after the failure of the remote computer system. The system... |
| 6633872 |
Extendible access control for lightweight directory access protocol |
| Oct-14-2003 |
A method and system for providing access control using Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). The method can include a series of steps which can include receiving from a user an LDAP operation directed... |
| 6631375 |
Administration and search and replace of computerized prepress |
| Oct-7-2003 |
Computerized client/server prepress using a downloadable document authoring program. A server has stored thereon a document authoring program. The program is adapted to download to a client computer and... |
| 6631371 |
Database fine-grained access control |
| Oct-7-2003 |
A method and mechanism are provided for accessing data. Values are stored for a set of context attributes associated with a session between a database user and a database server. The database system includes... |
| 6629103 |
Method for securely providing a text file for execution |
| Sep-30-2003 |
A method is described that is implemented by a server for securely providing a text file to a client for execution. The method includes providing an encrypted text file and a program facilitating execution... |
| 6629100 |
Network-based photosharing architecture for search and delivery of private images and metadata |
| Sep-30-2003 |
A method for executing searches for resources that span more than one private resource repository in a restricted-access resource sharing system is disclosed. The system includes at least one server node... |
| 6625609 |
Method and system for navigating within a body of data using one of a number of alternative browse graphs |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A facility for navigating within a body of data using one of a number of distinct browse graphs is described. Initially, a navigation request is received. Based upon information contained in the received... |
| 6625602 |
Method and system for hierarchical transactions and compensation |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A method for executing a schedule in a workflow application is provided. The method comprises a hierarchical transaction commit rule allowing access to the data associated with an action in the schedule... |
| 6625603 |
Object type specific access control |
| Sep-23-2003 |
Providing object type specific access control to an object is described. In one embodiment, a computer system comprises an operating system operative to control an application and a service running on... |
| 6625604 |
Namespace service in a distributed file system using a database management system |
| Sep-23-2003 |
Namespace service in a distributed file system using a database management system. A namespace database is configured on a namespace server with namespace identifiers and associated file location information.... |
| 6618721 |
Method and mechanism for data screening |
| Sep-9-2003 |
The present invention is directed to a method and mechanism to selectively evaluate data items and search queries for privacy violations. According to an embodiment of the invention, attributes of a data... |
| 6615216 |
Lock free data structure maintenance |
| Sep-2-2003 |
Method and apparatus for maintaining a queue structure having data nodes within a computer memory. The queue is maintained by the steps of maintaining a pool of available data nodes for use in maintaining... |
| 6615213 |
System and method for communicating data from a client data processing system user to a remote data processing system |
| Sep-2-2003 |
Provided is a system and method for facilitating the providing of client data to remote data processing systems. A user of a client data processing system can automatically communicate arbitrary amounts,... |
| 6611869 |
System and method for providing trustworthy network security concern communication in an active security management environment |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A system and a method for providing trustworthy network security concern communication in an active security management environment are described. A digital certificate including a validated server identifier... |
| 6609115 |
Method and apparatus for limited online access to restricted documentation |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A system and method are disclosed for providing access over a computer network to system documentation at an online central service facility. A user is required to enter identifying indicia prior to accessing... |
| 6606708 |
Secure server architecture for Web based data management |
| Aug-12-2003 |
A double firewalled system is disclosed for protecting remote enterprise servers that provide communication services to telecommunication network customers from unauthorized third parties. A first router... |
| 6606633 |
Compound document management system and compound document structure managing method |
| Aug-12-2003 |
A compound document management system comprises a compound document object holding unit for holding a compound document object and a schema object generating unit for generating a schema object and applying... |
| 6606627 |
Techniques for managing resources for multiple exclusive groups |
| Aug-12-2003 |
Techniques for allowing an application designed to store data for one group of users to store data for a plurality of groups of users include modifying the application to cause the application to indicate... |
| 6604113 |
Method and apparatus for providing account information |
| Aug-5-2003 |
A system provides for the automatic generation of information portfolios for a selected entity. A corporate data warehouse may include information about particular customers in various data tables. This... |
| 6601069 |
Synchronization using commitment |
| Jul-29-2003 |
A method of sharing a file object among a plurality of competing processes, the file object having a content that at least one competing process may need to adjust so that the file is suitable for the... |
| 6594663 |
Method and apparatus for implementing and maintaining a configuration database |
| Jul-15-2003 |
In one embodiment, the invention is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a first d-node having a pointer to a subordinate d-node and an identifier. The apparatus also includes a set of d-nodes, each d-node... |
