| 6999956 |
Dynamic object-driven database manipulation and mapping system |
| Feb-14-2006 |
The present invention provides a system and method for dynamic object-driven database manipulation and mapping system which relates in general to correlating or translating one type of database to another... |
| 6999961 |
Method of aggregating and distributing informal and formal knowledge using software agents |
| Feb-14-2006 |
The present invention relates to a method of knowledge management by aggregating and distributing educational content, informal knowledge, and related supplies or services to various clients. Based on... |
| 6999959 |
Meta search engine |
| Feb-14-2006 |
A computer implemented meta search engine and search method. In accordance with this method, a query is forwarded to one or more third party search engines, and the responses from the third party search... |
| 6999957 |
System and method for real-time searching |
| Feb-14-2006 |
A system and method for real time search that matches a plurality of client queries against a plurality of terms extracted from a plurality of information packets. The method and system allows implementation... |
| 6999958 |
Runtime query optimization for dynamically selecting from multiple plans in a query based upon runtime-evaluated performance criterion |
| Feb-14-2006 |
An apparatus, program product and method perform runtime query optimization during execution of a query to select from among multiple available plans, or implementations, capable of implementing the query.... |
| 6999934 |
Method and system for processing, storing, retrieving and presenting information with an extendable interface for natural and artificial languages |
| Feb-14-2006 |
A method and system for processing, storing, retrieving and presenting information with an extendable interface for natural and artificial languages. The system includes an interpreter, a knowledge base,... |
| 6996578 |
Work standard creation system and method, distributed client/server system, and computer program storage medium |
| Feb-7-2006 |
In a work standard creation system, a work related to each work standard is described using an operation phrase representing an operation of the work, an object phrase representing a target of the operation,... |
| 6996568 |
System and method for extension of data schema |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A system and method for defining and using logical extensions to a set of data stored in a relational database. A metadata definition for various extensions is stored to explain how to extend data as it... |
| 6996555 |
Device searching apparatus |
| Feb-7-2006 |
The present invention provides an apparatus for searching a device on a network. The device searching server acquires a search condition from the device searching client, searches a device on the network... |
| 6996556 |
Metadata manager for database query optimizer |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A metadata manager is used in a database management system to collect and maintain metadata associated with a database. Multiple optimizer instances are permitted to access the metadata maintained by the... |
| 6996553 |
Fast policy classification for strings |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A fast policy classification method and system. A policy differentiator can be provided which can include a policy repository configured to store hierarchical policy classification trees. The policy differentiator... |
| 6996477 |
Computational subtraction method |
| Feb-7-2006 |
The invention provides a method and system for performing computational subtraction to detect microbes within a host organism. In some aspects, the microbes are pathogens and the system is used to identify... |
| 6996390 |
Smart car radio |
| Feb-7-2006 |
The present invention provides a large capacity, user defined audio content delivery system. The system delivers uninterrupted music and delivers information content (e.g., news by evaluating and encoding... |
| 6996295 |
Automatic document reading system for technical drawings |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A system and method for electronic archival of paper-based technical drawings includes a system having a processor, a form learning unit in signal communication with the processor for learning the form... |
| 6996268 |
System and method for gathering, indexing, and supplying publicly available data charts |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A system, method and search engine for searching images for data contained therein. Training images are provided and image attributes are extracted from the training images. Attributes extracted from training... |
| 6993748 |
Systems and methods for table driven automation testing of software programs |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A table driven test automation system for performing functional testing of a software program. The system may include a GUI translator component to translate one or more GUI maps into a set of database... |
| 6993634 |
Active tracking and retrieval of shared memory resource information |
| Jan-31-2006 |
An arrangement is provided for actively tracking and retrieve shared memory resource information. Share memory object information is recorded. Upon a request from a user, recorded shared memory object... |
| 6993603 |
Managed file system filter model and architecture |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A model in which filter drivers are managed to receive callbacks for I/O requests in which the filter drivers have registered an interest. Per-volume instances of filter drivers register with a filter... |
| 6993555 |
Method and system for interactively responding to instant messaging requests |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A method and system for interactively responding to queries from a user sending messages through an instant messaging network. The query or request is interpreted and appropriate action is taken, such... |
| 6993554 |
Ground-based travel portal |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A ground-based travel planning portal is provided that is in communication with a counterpart in-transit portal so that the content presented through each portal is consistent to a traveler. The ground-based... |
| 6993532 |
Auto playlist generator |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A system and method for generating a list is provided. The system includes a seed item input subsystem, an item identifying subsystem, a descriptive metadata similarity determining subsystem and a list... |
| 6993528 |
Methods and systems for allowing third party client applications to influence implementation of high-level document commands |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A mechanism is described for allowing third party client applications to affect how high-level document commands are implemented in a database. After a high-level document command meeting certain criteria... |
| 6993519 |
System and method for adaptive multi-cultural searching and matching of personal names |
| Jan-31-2006 |
An automated name searching system incorporates an automatic name classifier and a multi-path architecture in which different algorithms are applied based on cultural identity of the query name. The name... |
| 6993518 |
Method and system for systematically diagnosing data problems in a database |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A method and system for diagnosing data problems in a database. The system provides a test program for running simultaneously a series of tests on the database. In the test program, a set of queries corresponding... |
| 6993517 |
Information retrieval system for documents |
| Jan-31-2006 |
Questions and answers associated with each other are stored in a document storage section. A clustering section classifies the answers in the document storage section into clusters based on feature vectors... |
| 6990631 |
Document management apparatus, related document extracting method, and document processing assist method |
| Jan-24-2006 |
In a document management apparatus and related document extracting method of the present invention, an operational history record of one of stored documents is generated every time an operation on the... |
| 6990628 |
Method and apparatus for measuring similarity among electronic documents |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A method and apparatus are provided for determining when electronic documents stored in a large collection of documents are similar to one another. A plurality of similarity information is derived from... |
| 6990502 |
Reviewing cached user-group information in connection with issuing a digital rights management (DRM) license for content |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A computer network has storage devices organized into X levels and storing element-group information. To determine whether an element is a member of any target groups, each target group is validated by... |
| 6990500 |
Scientific information inquiry-answer system, and a host computer and an inquiring computer therefor |
| Jan-24-2006 |
In a system of this invention, an inquiring computer supplies a host computer with inquiry information indicated open or closed to third parties. The host computer applies inquiry information indicated... |
| 6990489 |
Information processing apparatus, system and method, and recording medium |
| Jan-24-2006 |
An information processing apparatus for providing content data to terminal units includes a content data storage unit, a communication unit, an input information storage unit, an analysis unit, and a processing... |
| 6990495 |
System and method for finding persons in a corporate entity |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A graphical user interface-based contact information system allows users to see obtain not only contact information in a quick, efficient manner, but also allows users to see organizational charts and... |
| 6990494 |
Identifying links of interest in a web page |
| Jan-24-2006 |
Links in a web page relevant to search criteria are marked. In one embodiment, a search engine returns to a browser a set of URLs of web pages meeting search criteria. The browser stores the URLs, and... |
| 6990487 |
Searching apparatus and searching method using pattern of which sequence is considered |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A state of which a particular attribute of a record has a particular value is defined as an event. With a plurality of events and the relation of a sequence thereof, a search pattern is designated. A set... |
| 6990483 |
Method, system and program product for automatically retrieving documents |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A method, system and program product for automatically retrieving documents is provided. Specifically, a hit list of documents is generated directly from an input file of requests. Once generated, the... |
| 6990482 |
System and method for the storage and access of electronic data in a web-based computer system |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A system and method for the organization and storage of organizational assets such that these items are accessible through employment of various web-based tools. The system includes a database within which... |
| 6990484 |
Determining the satisfiability and transitive closure of conditions in a query |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A method and computer system for improving the efficiency of execution of a database query that includes conditions is disclosed. Satisfiability of the conditions is analyzed before executing the query.... |
| 6988180 |
Method and apparatus for lock-free, non-blocking hash table |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A method and apparatus are provided for an efficient lock-free, non-blocking hash table. Under one aspect, a linked list of nodes is formed in the hash table where each node includes a protected pointer... |
| 6988096 |
Adaptive content delivery system and method |
| Jan-17-2006 |
The present invention relates to delivering adaptive content to a user via a user output device, typically a computer. In general, user information associated with a particular user is retrieved and activity... |
| 6988095 |
Systems and methods for performing parametric searches |
| Jan-17-2006 |
Systems and methods for parametrically searching databases. Database definitions may be provided by users. Interface definitions may be provided by users. Interfaces may be provided dynamically. |
| 6988098 |
Grid data processing systems and methods |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A system for generating database query results includes a database suitable for access by a software query, a data storage component which serializes and stores information queried from the database, a... |
| 6988097 |
Negotiation system and method for electronic commerce |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A search system, an information-providing system and an information search method. "Response information" such as a checkmark for indicating exclusion and a message added by a customer terminal and "additional... |
| 6988085 |
System and method for real-time electronic inquiry, delivery, and reporting of credit information |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A system and method for providing electronic inquiry, delivery, and reporting of personal credit information to and from credit bureaus, preferably via the Internet. In the preferred embodiment, the system... |
| 6988079 |
System and method for amalgamating multiple shipping companies using reusable containers and wide area networks |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A system and method for delivering packages using a vehicle such as a truck. The packages contain RFIDs that can be electronically queried when the truck is at a destination. A computer communicates to... |
| 6987506 |
Method and system for navigating a directory |
| Jan-17-2006 |
A method and system for enabling navigation of a directory. The method includes printing a document containing a list of directory entries corresponding to at least one node of an index of the directory,... |
| 6985964 |
Network processor system including a central processor and at least one peripheral processor |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A general purpose, software-controlled central processor (CP) can be augmented by a set of task specific, specialized peripheral processors (PPs). The central processor accomplishes its functions with... |
| 6985950 |
System for creating a space-efficient document categorizer for training and testing of automatic categorization engines |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A method of receiving a network resource address and creating a copy of the network resource and storing the created copy in a database is provided. This creation and storage of a copy of the network resource... |
| 6985944 |
Distributing queries and combining query responses in a fault and performance monitoring system using distributed data gathering and storage |
| Jan-10-2006 |
Combining system fault and performance monitoring using distributed data collection and storage of performance data. Storage requirements are relaxed and real-time performance monitoring is possible. Data... |
| 6985904 |
Systems and methods for sharing of execution plans for similar database statements |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A database statement, such as a SQL text, reuses the execution plan compiled for a similar SQL text found in memory if the value of a system parameter is configured for cursor sharing among optimally shareable... |
| 6985902 |
Method, system and apparatus for creating and accessing a hierarchical database in a format optimally suited to real estate listings |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A computer-implemented data management method, encryption system and interactive computer program for managing real estate information in a hierarchical database are disclosed. Also, a method, system and... |
| 6985895 |
Performing spreadsheet-like calculations in a database system |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A method and system for performing spreadsheet-like operations in a database system is described herein. As explained, a database language is extended to introduce new clauses ("spreadsheet-like clauses"),... |
