| 6484174 |
Method and apparatus for session management and user authentication |
| Nov-19-2002 |
Authentication and session management can be used with a system architecture that partitions functionality between a human interface device (HID) and a computational service provider such as a server.... |
| 6484173 |
Controlling access to a storage device |
| Nov-19-2002 |
Controlling access to a data storage device includes defining a plurality of groups that access the data storage device, defining a plurality of pools of devices of the data storage device, and, for at... |
| 6480855 |
Managing a resource on a network where each resource has an associated profile with an image |
| Nov-12-2002 |
The invention concerns a system for managing resources, which can take the form of (a) computer-compatible information, such as data files and programs, and (b) non-computer-compatible information, such... |
| 6480852 |
Method and system for rating bookmarks in a web browser |
| Nov-12-2002 |
A bookmark display method executable in a computer system having a processor, a display and a browser. The display method begins by associating a rating with a given bookmark entry (e.g., a bookmark or... |
| 6480851 |
Efficient computation of aggregated data in containers supporting item level access control |
| Nov-12-2002 |
A computer system data container such as a directory or data folder includes various items (e.g., e-mail messages) having item level security controls. In this invention, the computer system ignores files... |
| 6480850 |
System and method for managing data privacy in a database management system including a dependently connected privacy data mart |
| Nov-12-2002 |
A system for managing data privacy comprises a database management system for storing data from a plurality of consumer database tables, with irrevocable logging of all access, whether granted or denied,... |
| 6477547 |
Processing system comprised of data processing device and data access device each converting data and mutually communicating the converted data |
| Nov-5-2002 |
There is provided a processing system capable of preventing third parties from improper operation. Referring to FIG. 4, a storage device generates a pseudo random number (key data k), calculates a value... |
| 6477530 |
Digital data recording and reproducing system |
| Nov-5-2002 |
A digital data recording and reproducing system comprises a data input part and a data output part. Input data is manipulated through a computer system unit. The computer system unit comprises at least... |
| 6473758 |
Method and apparatus for private and restricted-use electronic addresses |
| Oct-29-2002 |
A filter for restricting access to a user's destination to authorized senders. The filter generates a unique address identification (ID) for each authorized sender. The address ID may be formatted into... |
| 6470339 |
Resource access control in a software system |
| Oct-22-2002 |
A software system that provides access control to resources and that disassociates access rights to resources from references to resources to prevent the formation of large and unwieldy access control... |
| 6470079 |
System and method for real-time reporting of advertising effectiveness |
| Oct-22-2002 |
A telecommunications environment includes a switch for connecting calls placed by a caller in response to an advertising campaign. The advertising campaign is identified by a particular directory number... |
| 6466947 |
Apparatus and method for dynamically verifying information in a distributed system |
| Oct-15-2002 |
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... |
| 6466945 |
Accurate processing through procedure validation in software controlled environment |
| Oct-15-2002 |
A new method is provided to enter data into a computer controlled equipment control system. The data that are entered into the system by human intervention are validated against a reference or golden database.... |
| 6463443 |
Method and device for directory services for telecommunication |
| Oct-8-2002 |
For directory services for telecommunication, a data network, a terminal connected to the data network, at least one database in the data network, and a device for interactive communication between the... |
| 6463435 |
Handling of security codes for digital image data files |
| Oct-8-2002 |
A digital image processing apparatus is provided which offers, for selection by an operator, at least one digital image data file for the purpose of further handling, e.g. printing. A file of this kind... |
| 6457022 |
Methods, systems and computer program products for mirrored file access through forced permissions |
| Sep-24-2002 |
Methods, systems and computer program products are provided which assure access to files which are mirrored between at least a first storage device and a second storage device by controlling access to... |
| 6453317 |
Customer information storage and delivery system |
| Sep-17-2002 |
A system and corresponding method for storing and delivering customer information. The system and method include and involve a data storage system for storing customer information including contact information,... |
| 6449633 |
Access source control of resources within standard request-response protocols |
| Sep-10-2002 |
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 header of the... |
| 6449598 |
Health care policy on-line maintenance dissemination and compliance testing system |
| Sep-10-2002 |
The software based interactive system provides accessibility to an institution's own policies via either an internet web site or an intranet home page. Qualified users may search for and access documents... |
| 6446071 |
Method and system for user-specific management of applications in a heterogeneous server environment |
| Sep-3-2002 |
A method and system for user-specific management of applications in a heterogeneous server environment is provided. A user may be assigned access to an application, and a user-application definition linking... |
| 6446069 |
Access control system for a multimedia datastore |
| Sep-3-2002 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a computer-implemented access control system. The access control system controls access by users to functions of an application program executed by a... |
| 6442748 |
System, method and article of manufacture for a persistent state and persistent object separator in an information services patterns environment |
| Aug-27-2002 |
A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for separating logic and data access concerns during development of a persistent object for insulating development of business logic from development... |
| 6442611 |
System and method for executing a request from a client application |
| Aug-27-2002 |
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... |
| 6442543 |
Method and apparatus for changing temporal database information |
| Aug-27-2002 |
A method and apparatus accepts a query to update or delete rows in a temporal table of a database. The query may describe which rows are to be updated, a calculation for the value to be used to update... |
| 6438554 |
System and method for private information retrieval from a single electronic storage device using verifiable commodities |
| Aug-20-2002 |
A method and system for privately retrieving selected information from a database. The method includes determining, at a server, a first commodity and a second commodity, communicating the first commodity... |
| 6438549 |
Method for storing sparse hierarchical data in a relational database |
| Aug-20-2002 |
A method for securing sparse access control list (ACL) data in a relational database used as a backing store for a hierarchical-based directory service. The sparse ACL data is secured in a plurality of... |
| 6438550 |
Method and apparatus for client authentication and application configuration via smart cards |
| Aug-20-2002 |
A data processing system for accessing a host computer. A smart card is detected at the data processing system, which in turn queries the smart card for an indication of a location of user information.... |
| 6438544 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic discovery of data model allowing customization of consumer applications accessing privacy data |
| Aug-20-2002 |
To address the requirements described above, the present invention discloses a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing access and accepting changes to personal information stored in... |
| 6434607 |
Web server providing role-based multi-level security |
| Aug-13-2002 |
A system for enabling access to non-HTML files from a web browser. The system includes a database for storing non-HTML files. A system user requests a non-HTML file from a database using a web browser.... |
| 6434561 |
Method and system for accessing electronic resources via machine-readable data on intelligent documents |
| Aug-13-2002 |
A method of accessing electronic resources via machine readable data embedded on a document which comprises compressing input data with a transmitter adapted to save a first bandwidth using a compression... |
| 6434559 |
Critical resource management |
| Aug-13-2002 |
Critical resource management is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a method is provided. First, the method detects whether maximum utilization of a critical resource has been reached. For example,... |
| 6431985 |
Fairness evaluation system about judgment of referees and management of coaching staffs in a sports game via internet |
| Aug-13-2002 |
An evaluation system for the fairness about the judgment of referees and the management of coaching staffs in a sports game via internet and providing data thereof is provided, in which the data of the... |
| 6430602 |
Method and system for interactively responding to instant messaging requests |
| Aug-6-2002 |
A method and system for interactively responding to queries from a remotely located user includes a computer server system configured to receiving an instant message query or request from the user over... |
| 6430561 |
Security policy for protection of files on a storage device |
| Aug-6-2002 |
Access to files by accessing programs, where files comprise other files, programs and data is controlled. An initial access class is assigned to each file and to each accessing program. An access class... |
| 6421669 |
Method and apparatus for constructing and maintaining a user knowledge profile |
| Jul-16-2002 |
A method of constructing an entity profile, having private and public portions with different access restrictions, commences with the assignment of a confidence level to content within an electronic document.... |
| 6418439 |
Computer system and computer implemented method for translation of information into multiple media variations |
| Jul-9-2002 |
A computer system displays one or more multiple media variations of information presences with a substantially same view or different view(s) to different users. The computer system includes at least one... |
| 6412689 |
Communication equipment and method for business card information interchange |
| Jul-2-2002 |
A communication equipment automatically interchanges business card information and displays such information on a display, thus making operation by a user for interchanging business card information unnecessary.... |
| 6412070 |
Extensible security system and method for controlling access to objects in a computing environment |
| Jun-25-2002 |
A method and computing system for extending access control of system objects in a computing environment beyond traditional rights such as read, write, create and delete. According to the invention, a system... |
| 6408312 |
Method and system for supporting multiple, historical, and future designs in a relational database |
| Jun-18-2002 |
A method and system in accordance with the present invention receives correct information concerning a design in a database. The method comprises selecting a most recent instance of an object in the design... |
| 6408303 |
System and method for automated building of a trading partner profile |
| Jun-18-2002 |
A system and method for building a trading partner profile for use with commercial translator software is disclosed. A list of file types, maps for translating data formats, and instructions for invoking... |
| 6405212 |
Database system event triggers |
| Jun-11-2002 |
A technique for database management includes receiving an indication of a selected scope of a trigger. The scope is selected from a plurality of scopes of database management. The scope can be on the level... |
| 6405204 |
Alerts by sector/news alerts |
| Jun-11-2002 |
The invention provides index performance alerts by sector. The index alerts are based on price performance measures of each industry, sector, sub-sector, or group (referred to collectively as "sector"... |
| 6405202 |
System and method for adding property level security to an object oriented database |
| Jun-11-2002 |
The present invention discloses a method and system for improved user access control to an Object Oriented Database (OODB) based on property level security. Property level access control specifies who... |
| 6405197 |
Method of constructing and displaying an entity profile constructed utilizing input from entities other than the owner |
| Jun-11-2002 |
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... |
| 6401090 |
Method and apparatus for accessing data stored in database of telephone system |
| Jun-4-2002 |
A telephone switch system is connected digitally to an external computer system operating database software and having access to a digitally stored database of information used by the switch. The switch... |
| 6393423 |
Apparatus and methods for electronic information exchange |
| May-21-2002 |
Methods and apparatus for facilitating information exchange between an information requestor and one or more information custodians via a network are provided. The information requestor creates an information... |
| 6393421 |
Communication method and system utilizing a specific communication code uniquely assigned to the data record |
| May-21-2002 |
A communication system and method are presented for enabling keep in touch technique between an owner of at least one communication code and a receiver of the at least one communication code utilizing... |
| 6393420 |
Securing Web server source documents and executables |
| May-21-2002 |
A method, system, and computer readable code for validating that a document or executable to be served from a server is the same original document or executable placed on the server by the legitimate author... |
| 6393417 |
Method for providing a rapid internet search |
| May-21-2002 |
A method is provided for rapid Internet searching through the creation of a "fingerprint" of information associated with a search request made by an individual. This fingerprint is forwarded to a library... |
| 6389589 |
Class store schema |
| May-14-2002 |
A schema that facilitates the centralized management and deployment of applications, components and services across a computer network. Centralized class stores are provided under policies associated with... |
