| 6405195 |
System and method for collaborative hosted analysis of data bases via a network portal |
| Jun-11-2002 |
Data to be analyzed is transferred from one or more user systems to a host system, which includes an analysis/decision support module. Queries are generated, either automatically by the analysis/decision... |
| 6405191 |
Content based publish-and-subscribe system integrated in a relational database system |
| Jun-11-2002 |
A method and apparatus are provided for implementing a content based publish-and-subscribe system in a relational database system. A subscriber may request for messages by using a query language supported... |
| 6405188 |
Information retrieval system |
| Jun-11-2002 |
Methods and systems for providing an improved IR system that performs information retrieval by using probabilities. When performing information retrieval, the improved IR system utilizes both the prior... |
| 6401118 |
Method and computer program product for an online monitoring search engine |
| Jun-4-2002 |
An online monitoring search engine. The invention is a system, method and computer program product that allows an organization, company, or the like to monitor the Internet (or any computer network) for... |
| 6401091 |
Business information repository system and method of operation |
| Jun-4-2002 |
A business information repository system (10) is provided that is coupled to a distributed network (12). The business information repository system (10) includes a user interface that is coupled to a control... |
| 6401086 |
Method for automatically generating a summarized text by a computer |
| Jun-4-2002 |
The method enables the sentence-based automatic summarization of a text on a computer. For this purpose, subject-related lexica are used that provide a relevance measure for each word contained therein.... |
| 6401085 |
Mobile communication and computing system and method |
| Jun-4-2002 |
A system is disclosed that facilitates web-based information retrieval and display system. A wireless phone or similar hand-held wireless device with Internet Protocol capability is combined with other... |
| 6400890 |
Image retrieving method and apparatuses therefor |
| Jun-4-2002 |
By sequentially inputting images for each frame, sequentially extracting features from the inputted frame images, converting the features sequentially extracted into a feature series corresponding to the... |
| 6397383 |
Constraint language parser which rejects invalid filter constraint during run time |
| May-28-2002 |
The present invention provides a system and method for parsing a constraint language in a computer network. The method includes receiving a constraint string; parsing the constraint string, comprising... |
| 6397208 |
System and method for locating real estate in the context of points-of-interest |
| May-28-2002 |
An on-line interactive, Internet-based real estate service that provides property listings in the context of a set of user selected points-of-interest. The real estate service provides a database of properties... |
| 6397207 |
System and method for selectively preparing customized reports of query explain data |
| May-28-2002 |
A method for selectively preparing customized reports of query explain data comprises selectively retrieving from the database subsets of the query explain data for the at least one query statement; formatting... |
| 6397206 |
Optimizing fixed, static query or service selection and execution based on working set hints and query signatures |
| May-28-2002 |
A technique for using working set hints and query signatures to optimize the selection and execution of fixed, static services or queries of information from a database, object server, or similar data... |
| 6397204 |
Method, system, and program for determining the join ordering of tables in a join query |
| May-28-2002 |
Disclosed is a system, method, and program for joining a multi-column table and at least two satellite tables. Each satellite table is comprised of multiple rows and at least one join column and each multi-column... |
| 6397195 |
System for managing accounting information in a multi-dimensional database |
| May-28-2002 |
A method and apparatus are provided for managing accounting information of entities having different fiscal calendars. A memory stores accounting data for at least two entities, each of the entities maintaining... |
| 6396951 |
Document-based query data for information retrieval |
| May-28-2002 |
To obtain a query for use in information retrieval, a document is scanned. The resulting text image data define an image of a segment of text in a first language. Automatic recognition is then performed... |
| 6393462 |
Method and apparatus for automatic downloading of URLs and internet addresses |
| May-21-2002 |
A bookmark transfer mechanism allows a user to transfer bookmark information from a primary computer to an alternate computer to customize a bookmarks menu on a web browser displayed on the alternate computer.... |
| 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... |
| 6393416 |
Method for entering bidirectional and DBCS languages in tier-0 devices |
| May-21-2002 |
Complex languages such as bidirectional or double byte character set (e.g., Unicode) languages are supported in tier-0 devices despite the limited storage resources common for such devices. A phrase dictionary... |
| 6389436 |
Enhanced hypertext categorization using hyperlinks |
| May-14-2002 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a computer implemented hypertext classifier. A new document containing citations to and from other documents is classified. Initially, documents within... |
| 6389417 |
Method and apparatus for searching a digital image |
| May-14-2002 |
An apparatus for searching a digital image and a method therefor are provided. The digital image search apparatus includes a database processing unit for segmenting an image from the database or an image... |
| 6389416 |
Depth first method for generating itemsets |
| May-14-2002 |
A system and method for generating itemset associations in a memory storage system comprising many transactions, with each transaction including one or more items capable of forming the itemset associations.... |
| 6389414 |
Internal database validation |
| May-14-2002 |
Internal database validation system comprises a database having a data table and a validation table. The data table has at least one data column and at least one data row and the validation table has a... |
| 6389412 |
Method and system for constructing integrated metadata |
| May-14-2002 |
A method and system are disclosed for creating compact integrated metadata representing a set of documents. Each document comprises a set of terms. The metadata comprises a set of topic profiles, each... |
| 6389410 |
Method for minimizing the number of sorts required for a query block containing window functions |
| May-14-2002 |
Techniques are described for reducing the number of sort operations required for a query that contains window functions. The techniques involves determining a set of Partition By and Order By clause pairs... |
| 6389409 |
Method for obtaining unified information graph from multiple information resources |
| May-14-2002 |
A method for dynamically obtaining a unified classification information graph which provides a navigation system for a user to access sought information. The method includes providing a multiple information... |
| 6385622 |
System and methods for remotely accessing a selected group of items of interest from a database |
| May-7-2002 |
A user can access a common database from a remote communications port, at any qualified location, to generate a map or other positional information which locates selected items of interest, e.g., businesses,... |
| 6385606 |
File format conversion method, and file system, information processing system, electronic commerce system using the method |
| May-7-2002 |
In order to perform format conversion between the formats of a plurality of files without any work by a user, a file system stores a relation between a conversion originating file and a conversion destination... |
| 6385605 |
Information retrieval apparatus and a method |
| May-7-2002 |
An information retrieval apparatus retrieves information from a database. When a retrieval request is received from a user, a first retrieval section retrieves information from the database using a retrieval... |
| 6385603 |
Joined table expression optimization by query transformation |
| May-7-2002 |
A query optimizer analyzes a query and triggers a sequence of transformations to achieve optimal performance for joined table expressions. The transformations include pushing down predicates for joined... |
| 6385600 |
System and method for searching on a computer using an evidence set |
| May-7-2002 |
A system and method for searching on a computer. The method involves generating a knowledge base. The knowledge base includes information. The method further involves specifying an evidence set to include... |
| 6381616 |
System and method for speeding up heterogeneous data access using predicate conversion |
| Apr-30-2002 |
A system and method for modifying or converting predicates involving a comparison with a string constant in a query is provided so that the predicates can be evaluated by an external or remote source that... |
| 6381605 |
Heirarchical indexing of multi-attribute data by sorting, dividing and storing subsets |
| Apr-30-2002 |
A system and method for indexing and storing multi-dimensional or multi-attribute data. Data items are recursively sorted in a selected dimension (e.g., the dimension having the greatest variance) and... |
| 6381597 |
Electronic shopping agent which is capable of operating with vendor sites which have disparate formats |
| Apr-30-2002 |
A shopping bot uses real time agents that automatically contact disparate web pages representing vast variety of different categories and merchants and retrieve and unify the information therein for display... |
| 6381596 |
Database system and method for operating a database system |
| Apr-30-2002 |
The invention relates to a database system comprising a computing unit, a main memory and a, in particular a peripheral memory storing at least one multi-dimensional stock of data in the form of a UB tree,... |
| 6381595 |
System and method for compensation of functional differences between heterogeneous database management systems |
| Apr-30-2002 |
A system and method for compensating for functional differences between heterogeneous database management systems, wherein data associated with a client is distributed among the heterogeneous database... |
| 6381552 |
Method for the test of a testing platform |
| Apr-30-2002 |
A method for the test of a testing platform comprises a series of steps performed by a computer. Wherein the computer software structure includes a tested object menu, a plurality of test programs, a test... |
| 6377983 |
Method and system for converting expertise based on document usage |
| Apr-23-2002 |
The invention disclosed herein relates to cooperative computing environments and information retrieval and management methods and systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and... |
| 6377955 |
Method and apparatus for generating user-specified reports from radius information |
| Apr-23-2002 |
A method and apparatus are provided for generating a report that summarizes performance of a network based on actual network performance data formatted according to the RADIUS protocol. A network access... |
| 6377944 |
Web response unit including computer network based communication |
| Apr-23-2002 |
A network-based customer interface allows a customer to receive automated information from a variety of data sources, or databases, including a knowledge base and frequently asked question database. The... |
| 6377943 |
Initial ordering of tables for database queries |
| Apr-23-2002 |
Multiple initial orderings of tables are used a multiple starting point in a cost-base, cut-off search for a good ordering of tables in processing a database query that specifies multiple join operations.... |
| 6374257 |
Method and system for removing ambiguities in a shared database command |
| Apr-16-2002 |
A method and apparatus for identifying one or more schemas from which a Structured Query Language (SQL) statement may have been executed is provided. According to the method, to identify schemas from which... |
| 6374256 |
Method and apparatus for creating indexes in a relational database corresponding to classes in an object-oriented application |
| Apr-16-2002 |
An improved object-database mapping tool is provided that generates indexes in a database corresponding to classes in an object-oriented application. Initially, the mapping tool maps each class in an object-oriented... |
| 6374247 |
Cool ice service templates |
| Apr-16-2002 |
An apparatus for and method of utilizing an internet terminal coupled to the world wide web to access an existing proprietary data base management system having a dialog-based request format. The user... |
| 6374244 |
Data transfer device |
| Apr-16-2002 |
A data transfer device for transferring plural asynchronous data processed and input/output at different rates includes a memory for storing data. The memory is shared between first through fourth data... |
| 6374239 |
Method and computer program product for implementing translatable text in user modifiable SQL scripts |
| Apr-16-2002 |
A method and computer program product are provided for implementing translatable text in user modifiable standard query language (SQL) scripts. A set of multiple queries are generated including comments... |
| 6374235 |
Method, system, and program for a join operation on a multi-column table and satellite tables including duplicate values |
| Apr-16-2002 |
Disclosed is a method, system, and program for performing a join operation on a multi-column table and at least two satellite tables having a join condition. Each satellite table is comprised of multiple... |
| 6374234 |
Aggregations performance estimation in database systems |
| Apr-16-2002 |
A method, apparatus, and software are disclosed for efficient estimation of the performance gain associated with using a set of proposed aggregations, or summaries of data, in a database. This estimate... |
| 6370544 |
System and method for integrating enterprise management application with network management operations |
| Apr-9-2002 |
The invention is directed to an enterprise management integration tool for providing a centralized repository for storage and processing of information related to the execution of the enterprise management... |
| 6370532 |
Cool ICE batch interface |
| Apr-9-2002 |
An apparatus for and method of utilizing an internet terminal coupled to the world wide web to execute batch processed accesses to an existing proprietary data base management system having a dialog-based... |
| 6370530 |
Computer program product for functional compensation in a heterogeneous, distributed database environment |
| Apr-9-2002 |
A system and method for compensating for functional differences between heterogeneous database management systems, wherein data associated with a client is distributed among the heterogeneous database... |
