| 7031959 |
Address matching |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A method and system for providing address matching. An address is compared against a plurality of address records in a database, wherein the database comprises at least one of the following: a delivery... |
| 7031957 |
Methods and systems for creating a virtual work environment within which to develop ideas and perform intellectual work |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A system for facilitating engagement of one or more subscribers, the system including a subscriber module that is adapted to communicate with a data store by way of a network. The subscriber module is... |
| 7031956 |
System and method for synchronizing and/or updating an existing relational database with supplemental XML data |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A system and a method for synchronizing and updating a relational database with supplemental data in which the relational database has a set of tables defined by a relational schema. The supplemental data... |
| 7031958 |
Patterned based query optimization |
| Apr-18-2006 |
Methods, articles of manufacture, and systems for improving the efficiency of executing queries are provided. Rather than automatically running an optimizer to determine an access plan for each issued... |
| 7031954 |
Document retrieval system with access control |
| Apr-18-2006 |
An electonic document retrieval system and method for a collection of information distributed over a network having documents stored in web or document servers in which an access control list relates user... |
| 7031955 |
Optimization using a multi-dimensional data model |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A system (10) for optimization using multi-dimensional data includes a server (12) that uses a multi-dimensional data model to organize data stored at one or more data storage locations (14).... |
| 7031941 |
Method and system for managing configuration of mechanical equipment |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A method and system is disclosed for maintaining a database of configurations of mechanical equipment. A functional configuration database is established to store functional information about an end item... |
| 7031909 |
Method and system for naming a cluster of words and phrases |
| Apr-18-2006 |
The present invention provides a method, system and computer program for naming a cluster, or a hierarchy of clusters, of words and phrases that have been extracted from a set of documents. The invention... |
| 7031555 |
Perceptual similarity image retrieval |
| Apr-18-2006 |
A system and method indexes an image database by partitioning an image thereof into a plurality of cells, combining the cells into intervals and then spots according to perceptual criteria, and generating... |
| 7024458 |
System and method for managing mail and file |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A system and a method for managing mails and files are proposed, which are applied to a network environment e.g. Internet, allowing received mails or files to be classified and systematically stored in... |
| 7024418 |
Relevance calculation for a reference system in an insurance claims processing system |
| Apr-4-2006 |
An improved method and system for providing context-sensitive help and interactive search capability in an insurance claims processing system. A help information database may include one or more index... |
| 7024425 |
Method and apparatus for flexible storage and uniform manipulation of XML data in a relational database system |
| Apr-4-2006 |
Techniques are provided for XML data storage and query rewrites in relational databases. According to certain embodiments of the invention, a mechanism is provided to allow the user to store an XML document... |
| 7024407 |
Word sense disambiguation |
| Apr-4-2006 |
Systems and methods for word sense disambiguation, including discerning one or more senses or occurrences, distinguishing between senses or occurrences, and determining a meaning for a sense or occurrence... |
| 7024405 |
Method and apparatus for improved internet searching |
| Apr-4-2006 |
Method and apparatus for improved Internet searching. A user defines their search objective using topic trees. The user is provided a set of tools that allow for the creation and modification of these... |
| 7024402 |
Spatial data mining method, spatial data mining apparatus and storage medium |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A spatial data mining apparatus for calculating an optimal distance from a database, wherein spatial information, such as addresses, is stored, includes an input mechanism, for the input of an objective... |
| 7024404 |
Retrieval and display of data objects using a cross-group ranking metric |
| Apr-4-2006 |
Techniques to assign a ranking value to objects in a database such as a collection of cross referencing documents, the World-Wide Web or a hyperlinked database are described. The ranking value assigned... |
| 7024403 |
Filter driver for identifying disk files by analysis of content |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A system and method for excluding certain types of files from being saved to a system by examining file data. The file data is examined by: mapping the circular queue to memory; reading the file identifiers... |
| 7020875 |
Mechanism for selecting representatives from program patch chains based on user roles |
| Mar-28-2006 |
An automated method is described for searching through sets of software patches to select a recommended set for installation on any given system. The patches are organized into patch chains each having... |
| 7020682 |
Article information providing system and mediate apparatus |
| Mar-28-2006 |
Disclosed is an article information providing system that includes a portable terminal to which an information demander inputs a desire for an article as demand information and that receives information... |
| 7020670 |
Document constraint descriptors obtained from user signals indicating attribute-value relations |
| Mar-28-2006 |
Document constraint descriptors are obtained from user signals. User signals are received indicating a set of attribute-value relations that can apply to documents. The user signals are used to obtain... |
| 7020657 |
Scalable hardware scheduler time based calendar search algorithm |
| Mar-28-2006 |
Apparatus, program product and method that schedules movement of packets within network devices, such as network processors, includes a time based calendar in which a segmented hierarchical routine is... |
| 7020654 |
Methods and apparatus for indexing content |
| Mar-28-2006 |
Mechanisms and techniques provide a system that operates in a computerized device to index content. Such a system allows registration of content indexing services and then receives repository content of... |
| 7020651 |
Similarity search engine for use with relational databases |
| Mar-28-2006 |
The invention provides a system and method for defining a schema and sending a query to a Similarity Search Engine to determine a quantitative assessment of the similarity of attributes between an anchor... |
| 7020650 |
Information processing system for e-mail, information processing method and program storage medium therefor |
| Mar-28-2006 |
At the time of receiving an e-mail, a music melody correlated with a respective e-mail sender is automatically reproduced. The system and the method of the invention comprising the steps of: downloading... |
| 7020649 |
System and method for incrementally maintaining non-distributive aggregate functions in a relational database |
| Mar-28-2006 |
A system for incrementally maintaining non-distributive aggregate functions in a relational database includes a data storage device in which a relational database is stored. A processor communicates with... |
| 7020254 |
Escalation tracking system |
| Mar-28-2006 |
A system for tracking billing escalation records includes a processing device configured to provide for creating, tracking and forwarding escalation records, and databases adapted to communicate with the... |
| 7017161 |
System and method for interfacing a radiology information system to a central dictation system |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A software system provides an interface between a radiology information system and a central dictation system. The software includes first and second application modules which are both in communication... |
| 7017123 |
Graphical user interface including palette windows with an improved search function |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A system and method for searching for items in a hierarchy of palette windows and for incorporating located items into programs. Palette windows may include one or more palette window selection items that,... |
| 7016976 |
UniqueID-based addressing in a directory server |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A method of addressing an entry in a directory server including generating a unique identifier for the entry, creating an encoded address by encoding the unique identifier into a distinguished name, and... |
| 7016945 |
Entry distribution in a directory server |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A method of entry distribution includes receiving requests by a chaining backend from an original client, forwarding requests from the chaining backend to a one of a plurality of remote servers, and returning... |
| 7016917 |
System and method for storing conceptual information |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A system and method for storing conceptual information. The system stores concepts as a single object. The object includes all information relating to the concept. Therefore, the object is a self-defining... |
| 7016907 |
Enumerated roles in a directory system |
| Mar-21-2006 |
Role is a comprehensive grouping mechanism used in a directory server. In a client-server directory system, roles transfer some of the complexity to the directory server. A role is defined by its role... |
| 7016903 |
Method for conditionally updating or inserting a row into a table |
| Mar-21-2006 |
The present invention provides the ability to alternatively update or insert a row into a table. This functionality is accomplished by merging a source table with a destination table such that the rows... |
| 7016895 |
Text-classification system and method |
| Mar-21-2006 |
Disclosed are a computer-readable code, system and method for classifying a target document in the form of a digitally encoded natural-language text as belonging to one or more of two or more different... |
| 7016899 |
Camera device, methods and program products for location and environmental stamping of images, communications and other applications |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A portable imaging device having a data processing system, imaging and sensing devices records objects of interest as images and includes a terminal connection for transmitting the images to a network.... |
| 7016897 |
Authentication referral search for LDAP |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A method, program and system for authenticating LDAP referral searches are provided. The invention comprises receiving a bind request from a LDAP referred search request and then searching the local directory... |
| 7016896 |
Pattern search method, pattern search apparatus and computer program therefor, and storage medium thereof |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A fast search is performed of a large text database, while suppressing an increase in the data size of the data structure used for the process. A pattern search method for searching a target character... |
| 7016892 |
Apparatus and method for delivering information over a network |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A method of generating directed content is provided. In the method, a set of lists are received. Each list in the set of lists is associated with a respective web service and each list includes searches... |
| 7016894 |
Systems and methods for retrieving data from an unnormalized database |
| Mar-21-2006 |
Systems, methods, and storage mediums for retrieving data are provided. A data definition information having at least one display item and at least one calculation item for representing an unnormalized... |
| 7016890 |
Database system, method for forming replica of database, and computer-readable recording medium that records database replica forming program |
| Mar-21-2006 |
The preferential order to be applied in replica forming processing for the data of a plurality of types is stored when a replica of a master database that stores the data of a plurality of types is prepared.... |
| 7016781 |
Method and system for querying in a moving object database |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A database receives location information about a moving object. Using the destination of the object and an electronic map, the database finds a projected path for the moving object. From the projected... |
| 7013308 |
Knowledge storage and retrieval system and method |
| Mar-14-2006 |
A system and method for representing, storing and retrieving real-world knowledge on a computer or network of computers is disclosed. Knowledge is broken down into permanent atomic "facts" which can be... |
| 7013298 |
Method and system for automated data storage and retrieval |
| Mar-14-2006 |
A system and method for creating links between first records stored on a database and references to the first records within a second record, the system including a data reference list including keywords... |
| 7013301 |
Audio fingerprinting system and method |
| Mar-14-2006 |
An audio fingerprinting system and method. A server receives an audio fingerprint of a first audio piece, searches a database for the audio fingerprint, retrieves an audio profile vector associated with... |
| 7013299 |
System and method for maintaining a personnel directory |
| Mar-14-2006 |
A system and method for maintaining information in a personnel directory, according to which historical data is saved and associated with current data, so that a user can locate an individual using outdated... |
| 7010754 |
Method, system and user interface for inputting and manipulating tokenized strings |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A computer-based method of interactively generating an index page displays a window including a list of index page types. Upon selection of one index page type in the list of index page types, a window... |
| 7010568 |
Search engine request method, product, and apparatus |
| Mar-7-2006 |
An accessible URI may be generated in response to determining that an existing valid URI is inaccessible. When a valid URI is determined to be not accessible, then a valid URI may be generated to access... |
| 7010549 |
Method and system for enabling training of field service personnel and field service of machines |
| Mar-7-2006 |
A method and system are disclosed for enabling training of field service personnel such as field engineers and field service of machines such as medical diagnostic machines, e.g., CT, MRI, and x-ray machines.... |
| 7010544 |
Method and system for capturing, managing and disseminating manufacturing knowledge |
| Mar-7-2006 |
An independent method for configuring and extracting detailed manufacturing knowledge for fabricating an object, tool or part and storing the data to a data file or data structure. The method includes... |
| 7010537 |
Method and system for visual network searching |
| Mar-7-2006 |
An embodiment provides for conducting searches on a network. A search request is signaled over the network to a search engine. A search result is received that identifies a plurality of network addresses.... |
