| 6629095 |
System and method for integrating data mining into a relational database management system |
| Sep-30-2003 |
An integrated data mining and relational database management system is provided on a server. The data mining engine determines characteristics of relationships between input data values and an output data... |
| 6625600 |
Method and apparatus for automatically processing a user's communication |
| Sep-23-2003 |
The invention concerns a method and apparatus for processing a user's communication. The invention may include receiving a list of recognized symbol strings of one or more recognized entries. The list... |
| 6625599 |
Method and apparatus for data searching and computer-readable medium for supplying program instructions |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A method and apparatus for searching data to locate a portion identified by a search query. The data may comprise text files in a database. The search query comprises a sequence of two or more data fragments... |
| 6622141 |
Bulk loading method for a high-dimensional index structure |
| Sep-16-2003 |
A bulk loading method, for use in a high-dimensional index structure using some parts of dimensions based on an unbalanced binarization scheme, accelerates an index construction and improves a search performance.... |
| 6622140 |
Method and apparatus for analyzing affect and emotion in text |
| Sep-16-2003 |
Disclosed is a computer-assisted method for classifying a text document according to emotion and affect. A score is assigned to each affect term in the document. An affect score is computed for the document... |
| 6618723 |
Interpersonal development communications system and directory |
| Sep-9-2003 |
An interpersonal development communications system and directory that determines a participant's motivators and values in view of a requester's motivators and values and automatically provides recommended... |
| 6618720 |
Common spool files for maintaining join indexes |
| Sep-9-2003 |
The retrieval of data from a database in a computerized database management system is optimized through the use of a plurality of join indexed. The join indexes are defined for a table stored in the database.... |
| 6618722 |
Session-history-based recency-biased natural language document search |
| Sep-9-2003 |
A method and apparatus make keyword selection and/or weighting as a function of a session history of user input in order to answer queries submitted by the user to a computer system by providing answers... |
| 6615209 |
Detecting query-specific duplicate documents |
| Sep-2-2003 |
An improved duplicate detection technique that uses query-relevant information to limit the portion(s) of documents to be compared for similarity is described. Before comparing two documents for similarity,... |
| 6615208 |
Automatic recommendation of products using latent semantic indexing of content |
| Sep-2-2003 |
Techniques for using latent semantic structure of textual content ascribed to the items to provide automatic recommendations to the user. A user inputs a selected item and, in turn, a latent semantic algorithm... |
| 6615207 |
Method of formulating and presenting search queries to a tabular database through a user-interactive computer display interface |
| Sep-2-2003 |
In a computer controlled user-interactive display system interface through which the user may easily access stored search queries to database via a displayed search query tree, there is formulation and... |
| 6611843 |
Specification of sub-elements and attributes in an XML sub-tree and method for extracting data values therefrom |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A method and system for specifying sub-elements and attributes in a sub-tree and for extracting data values is disclosed. The method and system include defining content elements as recursively hierarchical... |
| 6609124 |
Hub for strategic intelligence |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A method and structure for searching a computerized network of databases containing documents uses a web crawler. The web crawler is provided with conceptual guidelines before the searching. The invention... |
| 6609125 |
Funds transfer repair system |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A method for processing an incoming electronic message containing raw data includes the steps of: providing a database having a plurality of stored records, each stored file having searchable data and... |
| 6609087 |
Fact recognition system |
| Aug-19-2003 |
In accordance with methods and systems consistent with the present invention, an improved fact recognition system is provided that automatically learns from syntactic language examples and semantic language... |
| 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... |
| 6606623 |
Method and apparatus for content-based image retrieval with learning function |
| Aug-12-2003 |
An apparatus and method of content-based image retrieval generate a plurality of training images, including a first part and a second part. Each training image of the first part is labeled as one of a... |
| 6606619 |
Computer processes for selecting nodes to call to attention of a user during browsing of a hierarchical browse structure |
| Aug-12-2003 |
A computer-implemented process identifies specific nodes within a browse tree or other hierarchical browse structure based on historical actions of online users, and calls such nodes to the attention of... |
| 6604103 |
System and method for information retrieval employing a preloading procedure |
| Aug-5-2003 |
A document retrieval system having improved response time. During the time the user spends viewing the displayed information, other information that the user is likely to read or study later is preloaded... |
| 6604090 |
System and method for selecting responses to user input in an automated interface program |
| Aug-5-2003 |
An automated interface program designed to interact and communicate with users, is disclosed that defines a list of categories activatable by the program; identifies a set of categories activated by user... |
| 6602300 |
Apparatus and method for retrieving data from a document database |
| Aug-5-2003 |
When a keyword described in Japanese is input, the input keyword is converted from Japanese into English. Thus, a retrieval keyword described in English is generated based on the input keyword described... |
| 6601066 |
Method and system for verifying hyperlinks |
| Jul-29-2003 |
An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a method for verifying hyperlinks on a web site. The method includes generating a hyperlink database including a plurality of hyperlinks and a uniform resource... |
| 6598046 |
System and method for retrieving documents responsive to a given user's role and scenario |
| Jul-22-2003 |
A document retrieval and navigational system and method based on a user's role, scenario, and context in a given context or scenario. A database is provided which has a plurality of documents which are... |
| 6598047 |
Method and system for searching text |
| Jul-22-2003 |
An associative search methodology is presented whereby words, phrases, entire documents or technical jargon are input to the system for the purposes of searching a database for like items. A self-organizing... |
| 6598045 |
System and method for piecemeal relevance evaluation |
| Jul-22-2003 |
Systems and methods are introduced for evaluating the relevance of rich media material. A topic and a document are received, and the document is divided into various pieces. The relevance of each piece... |
| 6594824 |
Profile driven code motion and scheduling |
| Jul-15-2003 |
A method and apparatus for generating an optimized intermediate representation of source code for a computer program are described. An initial intermediate representation is extracted from the source code... |
| 6594669 |
Method for querying a database in which a query statement is issued to a database management system for which data types can be defined |
| Jul-15-2003 |
A newly defined data type is added to a database management system. Information about a query component assisting in querying data belonging to the newly defined data type is registered along with data... |
| 6594658 |
Method and apparatus for generating query responses in a computer-based document retrieval system |
| Jul-15-2003 |
The present mechanism relates to a method and apparatus for generating responses to queries to a document retrieval system. The system responds to a specific request for information by locating and ranking... |
| 6594657 |
System and method for enhancing online support services using natural language interface for searching database |
| Jul-15-2003 |
A system and method for enhancing an online support service using a natural language interface. The online support system is connected to a user computer by the Internet or other communication links, and... |
| 6591265 |
Dynamic behavior-based access control system and method |
| Jul-8-2003 |
The present invention provides a method for controlling an entity's access to a resource based on observed behavior of the entity. The method assigns the entity a default authorization meta-tag. The method... |
| 6587850 |
Method and apparatus for profile score threshold setting and updating |
| Jul-1-2003 |
A novel approach for filtering documents involves the use of delivery ratio threshold setting technique to set an initial profile score threshold and the use of beta-gamma regulation for dynamic threshold... |
| 6587849 |
Method and system for constructing personalized result sets |
| Jul-1-2003 |
A computer systems includes a rule engine, one or more repository interfaces, and corresponding repositories. The repositories typically contain content or profile information about users. The rule engine... |
| 6587848 |
Methods and apparatus for performing an affinity based similarity search |
| Jul-1-2003 |
Methodologies are provided which use affinity lists in order to perform query retrieval more effectively and efficiently. The invention comprises a two phase method. In the first phase, we find a threshold... |
| 6584471 |
System and method for the adaptive, hierarchical receipt, ranking, organization and display of information based upon democratic criteria and resultant dynamic profiling |
| Jun-24-2003 |
A system and method for receiving, organizing and displaying information received from a plurality of users, having a hierarchical database with at least one expandable level, at least one of the at least... |
| 6584468 |
Method and apparatus to retrieve information from a network |
| Jun-24-2003 |
A method and apparatus to index network information is described. A network is searched for files of information relevant to people and resources in a particular field using a search list of weighted links... |
| 6584466 |
Internet document management system and methods |
| Jun-24-2003 |
An Internet-based document management system and methods are provided wherein an electronic document may be stored on an Internet-accessible server and accessed using a previously known web browser, downloaded... |
| 6584464 |
Grammar template query system |
| Jun-24-2003 |
An information server directs users of the information server to desired sources of information where the desired sources of information are determined, at least in part, based on user input. The information... |
| 6584220 |
Three-dimensional display of document set |
| Jun-24-2003 |
A method for spatializing text content for enhanced visual browsing and analysis. The invention is applied to large text document corpora such as digital libraries, regulations and procedures, archived... |
| 6581054 |
Dynamic query model and method |
| Jun-17-2003 |
A method for generating database queries includes storing a predefined query model for querying a database. An accessible portion of the predefined query model is displayed to a user upon request. User... |
| 6581056 |
Information retrieval system providing secondary content analysis on collections of information objects |
| Jun-17-2003 |
An information retrieval system having a secondary content analysis engine for use on collections of documents. Such collections of documents dynamically arise as a result of queries one or more, possibly... |
| 6581057 |
Method and apparatus for rapidly producing document summaries and document browsing aids |
| Jun-17-2003 |
Disclosed is a computer-assisted method for generating a summary of or a browsing aid for a document. At an index creation time, information that is relevant to at least one dummy query and is necessary... |
| 6581038 |
Automated profiler system for providing medical information to patients |
| Jun-17-2003 |
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for generating individualized medical profiles based on information provided by a patient, and on data extracted from medical literature. In a first stage, medical literature... |
| 6578031 |
Apparatus and method for retrieving vector format data from database in accordance with similarity with input vector |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A list of data of a database arranged in an order of a value of each component of a vector is formed for each component. For each component sequentially selected from base indexes, a pointer indicating... |
| 6578025 |
Method and apparatus for distributing information to users |
| Jun-10-2003 |
A method and apparatus for providing information to a plurality of users based on the relevancy of the information to the users are disclosed. An incoming message is received. Similarity scores are generated... |
| 6578001 |
System and method of reducing unexpended warranty costs |
| Jun-10-2003 |
The present invention involves a system and method of reducing allocated vehicle warranty costs from a stored historical repair database of repairs wherein the database contains information related to... |
| 6574632 |
Multiple engine information retrieval and visualization system |
| Jun-3-2003 |
An information retrieval and visualization system utilizes multiple search engines for retrieving documents from a document database based upon user input queries. Search engines include an n-gram search... |
| 6574634 |
Creating, translating and publishing large information plans to a network |
| Jun-3-2003 |
The invention is a data structure published to an access viewer network such as the Internet or a wide area network. The deployment and publication of the data structure results in topic pages containing... |
| 6574633 |
Method for dynamically grouping limited range physical entities in a topological space |
| Jun-3-2003 |
Limited range physical entities located in a topological space are dynamically grouped by partitioning the space into grids for different functional domains, a group being associated with each grid that... |
| 6574625 |
Real-time bookmarks |
| Jun-3-2003 |
The present invention generally provides a method, article of manufacture and apparatus for selecting and displaying real-time bookmarks. Bookmarks are configured and displayed according to predetermined... |
| 6574623 |
Query transformation and simplification for group by queries with rollup/grouping sets in relational database management systems |
| Jun-3-2003 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for optimizing database queries, wherein the query is analyzed to determine whether the query includes at least one GROUP BY operation that computes at least... |
