| 6944619 |
System and method for organizing data |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A system and method for organizing and retrieving data is provided. The present invention replicates existing data in a format that is representative of naturally occurring relationships associated with... |
| 6944624 |
Method and system for creating and implementing personalized training programs and providing training services over an electronic network |
| Sep-13-2005 |
Method system and storage medium for creating and implementing a personalized training program. The method includes receiving a request to generate a personalized training program by a user and retreiving... |
| 6944616 |
System and method for historical database training of support vector machines |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A system and method for historical database training of a support vector machine (SVM). The SVM is trained with training sets from a stream of process data. The system detects availability of new training... |
| 6944613 |
Method and system for creating a database and searching the database for allowing multiple customized views |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A method and system allows multiple customized views which are organization, user role, and end-user specific, to be generated from a single search engine and a product database. The database is assembled... |
| 6944612 |
Structured contextual clustering method and system in a federated search engine |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A federated search engine groups search results from information sources using attributes of the search results. In grouping the search results, a first set and a second set of attributes are extracted... |
| 6944611 |
Method and apparatus for digital media management, retrieval, and collaboration |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A system stores digital media records and has a search engine searching the stored digital media records. The system receives first search requests from a plurality of first users. The system performs,... |
| 6944610 |
System and method for searching heterogeneous electronic directories |
| Sep-13-2005 |
The present invention comprises a computerized system and method for searching heterogeneous electronic directories. An embodiment of the system includes a database, containing data necessary to perform... |
| 6944609 |
Search results using editor feedback |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A method for producing a results list for a search query includes producing a first results list of entries from a search algorithm, the first results list corresponding to a term in the search query,... |
| 6944598 |
Binary trees for detecting inventory problems in an enterprise model |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A binary tree structure for detecting inventory problems. A first embodiment detects on-hand inventory problems. A second embodiment detects inventory requirements problems. Both embodiments use a binary... |
| 6941375 |
Finding e-service in client-defined, loosely coupled, e-service communities |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A method and system are provided for defining a search space of a community in which a client may search for resources. A client providing a resource registers the resource with a core. The core then lists... |
| 6941323 |
System and method for image comparison and retrieval by enhancing, defining, and parameterizing objects in images |
| Sep-6-2005 |
An image comparison and retrieval system compares objects and object clusters, or images. User controlled or automatic filtering to enhance object features is performed, and object pixels are defined.... |
| 6941315 |
Multidimensional data object searching using bit vector indices |
| Sep-6-2005 |
Prior to searching a multidimensional feature space populated with data objects, each dimension in the feature space is divided into a number of intervals. When a query is received, a single interval that... |
| 6941311 |
Aggregate navigation system |
| Sep-6-2005 |
Disclosed is a system, method, and apparatus for calculating metrics by using hierarchical level metadata to describe the various structures within the database. The hierarchical level metadata permit... |
| 6941299 |
Method for querying a database |
| Sep-6-2005 |
The invention relates to a method for querying a database with database contents that have a database structure. The query is made in a query structure, which differs from the database structure in that... |
| 6941294 |
Method and apparatus for digital media management, retrieval, and collaboration |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A system stores digital media records, and comprising a vocabulary file of words keyed to the digital media records. A search query is received by computer from a user, the search query including words.... |
| 6941296 |
Internet search supporting apparatus and method, and internet search supporting program using the method |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A character string input in a URL input region of a browser is obtained. An HTTP request is sent, and a return code with respect thereto is confirmed. In the case where the return code is not a predetermined... |
| 6941298 |
System and method for providing result sets using EJB query language |
| Sep-6-2005 |
The invention provides a set of enhancements to the EJB Query Language ("EJB QL") for providing ResultSets using EJB QL and to efficiently access databases using ejbSelect methods within Enterprise Java... |
| 6941295 |
Data access system |
| Sep-6-2005 |
Data is stored in a persistent, user-defined, shareable in-memory database table. When a search request specifying a number of results to be retrieved from a desired starting point is received, the data... |
| 6941297 |
Automatic query refinement |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A method for Automatic Query Refinement, the method including extracting at least one lexical affinity from at least one document in a search result set of documents, the set resulting from the application... |
| 6941293 |
Methods and apparatus for determining equivalent descriptions for an information need |
| Sep-6-2005 |
Methods and apparatus determine equivalent descriptions for an information need. In one implementation, if adjacent entries in a query log contain common terms, the uncommon terms are identified as a candidate... |
| 6941292 |
Method and system for optimizing data searches in tree structures |
| Sep-6-2005 |
Aspects for optimizing data searches in tree structures are described. The aspects include organizing multiple search levels of data into sub-trees contained in fixed size blocks of shared external memory... |
| 6941277 |
Methods and systems for providing online information for networked devices |
| Sep-6-2005 |
Online information is centrally stored for various devices, and the online information includes reference manual and related information such as related products, new products and maintenance information.... |
| 6938109 |
Method and system for updating software with smaller patch files |
| Aug-30-2005 |
Rather than comparing an old file with a new file to generate a set of patching instructions, and then compressing the patching instructions to generate a compact patch file for transmission to a user,... |
| 6938048 |
Universal task management system, method and product for automatically managing remote workers, including automatically training the workers |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A computer implemented method, a system, and a software product to automatically manage one or more human workers carrying out a process of manipulating source data provided to produce result data. The... |
| 6938044 |
Tracking usage of resources of a database system |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A database system is capable of storing data according to a user-defined data type (UDT). Usage of the user-defined data type is tracked, with an indication of the tracked usage provided to enable calculation... |
| 6938030 |
Method and apparatus for facilitating accurate automated processing of data |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A number of items of data from a data source (12) can be processed and deposited in a data destination (16-17). The data can be image data, text data, numeric data or some other type of data,... |
| 6938042 |
Peer-to-peer file sharing |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A method and system for sharing files between a group of computer systems. The file sharing system allows a group of computer systems to be defined. The files shared by a group are associated with a group... |
| 6938038 |
Method and apparatus for generating and utilizing qualifiers and qualified taxonomy tables |
| Aug-30-2005 |
An embodiment of the invention comprises a method and apparatus for structuring, storing and retrieving data in database systems utilizing relational objects referred to as qualifiers. Catalog data are... |
| 6938036 |
Query modification analysis |
| Aug-30-2005 |
Methods, systems and articles of manufacture are provided for a query analysis approach used to identify "nondestructive" and "destructive" queries. In one aspect, a "non-destructive" query is one which... |
| 6938035 |
Reduce database monitor workload by employing predictive query threshold |
| Aug-30-2005 |
Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for selectively maintaining query implementation information. A user is able to set a Predictive Query Threshold which will be honored by a database system... |
| 6938034 |
System and method for comparing and representing similarity between documents using a drag and drop GUI within a dynamically generated list of document identifiers |
| Aug-30-2005 |
The present invention relates to the field of data processing, and particularly to a software system and associated method for use with a search engine. The engine searches data maintained in systems that... |
| 6938033 |
System and method of using e-mail centered internet interaction |
| Aug-30-2005 |
The present invention allows an e-mail server to process requests for Web pages and forward copies of the requested Web pages as attachments to e-mail messages. In addition to providing copies of a first... |
| 6938032 |
Presentation builder |
| Aug-30-2005 |
The invention comprises a system for easily searching multiple multislide POWERPOINT™ presentations, selecting slides from each presentation, and combining them to form a new presentation. The user... |
| 6938000 |
Automated customer support system |
| Aug-30-2005 |
An automated customer support tool. A web server receives one or more queries regarding the product from a customer. A categorizer coupled to the web server categorizes the received queries based on a... |
| 6937763 |
Method and apparatus for processing information of an object |
| Aug-30-2005 |
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for automatically embedding information of an object in a video picked up by a camera device. A camera device generates imaging position information relating to an... |
| 6934702 |
Method and system of routing messages in a distributed search network |
| Aug-23-2005 |
A system and method for distributing search requests in a network. The system and method may also route search responses. Network nodes operating as consumer or requesting nodes generate the search requests.... |
| 6934714 |
Method and system for identification and maintenance of families of data records |
| Aug-23-2005 |
Methods and systems for managing data records through a concept of families are provided. Example embodiments provide an enhanced record management system, a Data Family Record Management System ("DFRMS"),... |
| 6934712 |
Tagging XML query results over relational DBMSs |
| Aug-23-2005 |
A method for publishing relational data as XML by translating XML queries into queries against a relational database. Conversion of the relational database into an XML database is not required. Each relational... |
| 6934713 |
Method and system for presenting programs to a user that facilitate selecting programs from a multitude of programs |
| Aug-23-2005 |
An audio/video ("A/V") apparatus for selecting programs from a plurality of programs includes a memory, which receives and stores program information describing a plurality of programs through program... |
| 6934710 |
Generating coherent global identifiers for efficient data identification |
| Aug-23-2005 |
A method and system thereof for identifying records are described. Records on a node are distinguished from other records on the node by assigning each record a unique local identifier. When a record is... |
| 6934699 |
System and method for loading a cache with query results |
| Aug-23-2005 |
A system and method for avoiding accessing a remote database twice, once during query execution and again to retrieve objects identified by the query, when an application requires objects on which to operate.... |
| 6934703 |
Method for searching for data in at least two databases, and database system having at least two databases |
| Aug-23-2005 |
A method and system for searching for data in at least two databases. To allow simultaneous access to two or more databases, a search term is entered. On the basis of the entered search term, the predecessor... |
| 6931418 |
Method and system for partial-order analysis of multi-dimensional data |
| Aug-16-2005 |
A method and system for performing data analysis where multiple, categorical dimensions and statistical measures are used. The method includes preparing multi-dimensional data into nodes and arranging... |
| 6931415 |
Text information browsing aid apparatus, digital content creation system, digital content distribution system, and storage medium |
| Aug-16-2005 |
A digital content distribution system that is suitable to provide digital content readable and output the digital content in a layout viewable for the user is provided. A content distribution terminal... |
| 6931416 |
Ephemeral list for object-action navigation |
| Aug-16-2005 |
An Ephemeral List navigation panel provided in conjunction with an Object-Action navigation tool which is a temporary "parking space" for objects encountered within other portions or modules of the Object-Action... |
| 6931410 |
Method, apparatus, and program for separate representations of file system locations from referring file systems |
| Aug-16-2005 |
A system provides referencing from one file system server to another through the use of a file system location database, improving movement and replication of file systems. When a file system is moved... |
| 6931396 |
Biological data processing |
| Aug-16-2005 |
A multi-database query system which queries a plurality of databases and servers, including an input which receives queries in a structured form and a translation server which translates at least a part... |
| 6931393 |
System and method for enabling statistical matching |
| Aug-16-2005 |
A system and method for statistical matching that determines statistical curves for data described in a data request and stored data that satisfies the request. The system may determine the statistical... |
| 6931397 |
System and method for automatic generation of dynamic search abstracts contain metadata by crawler |
| Aug-16-2005 |
A computer program product is provided as an abstract update system that improves Internet searching by automatically generating accurate and dynamic search abstracts. The abstract update system enables... |
| 6931398 |
Retrieval apparatus, retrieval method and retrieval program |
| Aug-16-2005 |
By comprising a question sentence input unit for receiving a question sentence for retrieval, a retrieval execution unit for retrieving data from a database storing data to be retrieved and extracting... |
