| 6907505 |
Immediately available, statically allocated, full-logical-unit copy with a transient, snapshot-copy-like intermediate stage |
| Jun-14-2005 |
A hybrid LUN copy operation that ultimately produces a full LUN copy, but involves a transient snapshot-copy-like intermediate stage. In one embodiment, a statically pre-allocated copy LUN is initialized... |
| 6901418 |
Data archive recovery |
| May-31-2005 |
The data structure of data removed from a database may be stored with the removed data. The removed data may be restored to the same or different data structure. Identifying information about the removed... |
| 6898609 |
Database scattering system |
| May-24-2005 |
A computer system for providing load balancing and scalable access to a network database system by providing multiple database instances with each instance being substantially identical in data content,... |
| 6898608 |
Techniques for managing what-if analysis of data managed by a relational database system |
| May-24-2005 |
An analytical workspace includes a set of data on which what-if analysis is performed, which is stored persistently and managed in a relational database system. The data may be stored as a binary large... |
| 6895417 |
Database duplication method of using remote copy and database duplication storage subsystem thereof |
| May-17-2005 |
A Database Management System (DBMS) of a main host system is directed by its agent to overwrite database table data (DB table data), which is stored in a DB buffer and put in and out by the DBMS, to the... |
| 6895416 |
Checkpointing filesystem |
| May-17-2005 |
The present in invention is directed to a checkpointing filesystem of a distributed-memory parallel supercomputer comprising a node that accesses user data on the filesystem, the filesystem comprising... |
| 6895415 |
System and method for concurrent distributed snapshot management |
| May-17-2005 |
A computer-implemented method for managing data snapshots among storage volumes to facilitate transitive, distributed snapshot operations such that a read request or write request can be made to any volume... |
| 6895414 |
Method and apparatus for authorizing and reporting changes to device configurations |
| May-17-2005 |
A method and apparatus for tracking and reporting changes to configuration files as part of an overall system auditing function and as a measure of efficiency of change review board procedures. Changes... |
| 6895413 |
System and method for performing an on-line check of a file system |
| May-17-2005 |
A system and method for performing an on-line check of a file system modifies various function calls within a file system layer of a storage operating system so that each time the particular inode is retrieved... |
| 6892211 |
Copy on write file system consistency and block usage |
| May-10-2005 |
The present invention provides a method for keeping a file system in a consistent state and for creating read-only copies of a file system. Changes to the file system are tightly controlled. The file system... |
| 6892205 |
System and method for pre-compiling a source cursor into a target library cache |
| May-10-2005 |
A system and method for enabling a second database instance to more quickly process a request to execute a database statement that has previously been executed by a first database instance is described.... |
| 6889358 |
Concurrency control in materialized views of a database |
| May-3-2005 |
In a database, a database manager can generate a view, which, in concept, is a subset of the database, which is placed outside the database for use without disturbing the database, and without disturbance... |
| 6889266 |
Method for delivering packet boundary or other metadata to and from a device using direct memory controller |
| May-3-2005 |
An existing field of a descriptor is used to store metadata associated with a block of data to be transferred. The metadata is sent to a device using a special command when transferring the block of data... |
| 6886021 |
Method for tracking audit files spanning multiple tape volumes |
| Apr-26-2005 |
The method of the present invention is useful in a computer system including a server accessing a database and connected to a magnetic tape drive and operates to expedite the retrieval of audit files on... |
| 6886012 |
Providing traditional update semantics when updates change the location of data records |
| Apr-26-2005 |
Traditional update semantics are provided when updates change the location of records in a database. The system detects that an update to a record will cause the record to change locations in a database... |
| 6883170 |
Method and system to maintain a hierarchy of instantiated application objects and to enable recovery from an applications failure |
| Apr-19-2005 |
A method of maintaining a hierarchy of application objects commences with the automatic detection of the exit of a process of a child application object in an unexpected manner. Responsive to the detected... |
| 6882994 |
Method and system for querying database, as well as a recording medium for storing a database querying program |
| Apr-19-2005 |
The present invention provides techniques for answering a user's query to a database system. An embodiment provides a database querying method in which a first data item is obtained from a Data Base Management... |
| 6880051 |
Method, system, and program for maintaining backup copies of files in a backup storage device |
| Apr-12-2005 |
Provided is a system, method, and program for maintaining a backup copy of files in a primary storage device in a backup storage device. The files in the primary storage device are capable of being restored... |
| 6874104 |
Assigning recoverable unique sequence numbers in a transaction processing system |
| Mar-29-2005 |
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and data structure for use in providing transaction control for a computer-implemented database management system. The database management system manages one... |
| 6874071 |
Database commit control mechanism that provides more efficient memory utilization through consideration of task priority |
| Mar-29-2005 |
Disclosed is an enhanced database journaling mechanism that results in reduced secondary storage consumption. The memory management mechanism of the present invention reduces journal size, and accordingly,... |
| 6873987 |
Method, system and program products for recovering from failures within a shared nothing distributed computing environment |
| Mar-29-2005 |
The management and use of replicated distributed transactions is facilitated. A distributed synchronous transaction system protocol is provided to manage the replication of distributed transactions for... |
| 6871068 |
Database updated in a mobile communication system |
| Mar-22-2005 |
In a telecommunications system a data function and a date control function are replicated in a plurality of databases (50, 51, 52, 53, 54). In order to synchronize updating of the databases (50, 51, 52,... |
| 6868512 |
Fault detection system with real-time database |
| Mar-15-2005 |
A method includes receiving incoming fault detection and correction (FDC) data. The incoming FDC data is stored in a real-time database, A first subscriber list designating a first subscriber for at least... |
| 6865676 |
Protecting content from illicit reproduction by proof of existence of a complete data set via a linked list |
| Mar-8-2005 |
A sufficient number of data items are selected for inclusion in a data set so as to discourage a transmission of the entire set over a limited bandwidth communications path, such as the Internet. Each... |
| 6865655 |
Methods and apparatus for backing up and restoring data portions stored in client computer systems |
| Mar-8-2005 |
Mechanisms and techniques operate in a computerized device to perform backup and restore operations on data portions such that if a backup server already has a copy of the content of a data portion, no... |
| 6865584 |
Method for recovering a database provided with disk back-up |
| Mar-8-2005 |
The invention relates to a method for recovering a database provided with disk backup. A database comprising a first generation and at least one mature generation is maintained in a central memory. The... |
| 6865583 |
Electronics assembly engineering system employing naming and manipulation functions for user defined data structures in a data system using transaction service |
| Mar-8-2005 |
The present invention provides novel naming and manipulation functions for user defined data structures in a data system using transaction service. In particular, in an electronics assembly engineering... |
| 6862668 |
Method and apparatus for using cache coherency locking to facilitate on-line volume expansion in a multi-controller storage system |
| Mar-1-2005 |
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for using cache coherency locking to facilitate on-line volume expansion in a multi-controller storage device. A volume set is divided into segments... |
| 6862632 |
Dynamic RDF system for transferring initial data between source and destination volume wherein data maybe restored to either volume at same time other data is written |
| Mar-1-2005 |
Dynamically creating a communication path between first and second storage devices, includes creating a connection to a source volume on the first storage device and indicating that the source volume is... |
| 6862581 |
Patch distribution system, method and computer program product |
| Mar-1-2005 |
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for distributing software patches utilizing a network. Initially, information relating to at least one application program is collected from... |
| 6859812 |
System and method for differentiating private and shared files within a computer cluster |
| Feb-22-2005 |
A system and method for differentiating private and shared files is disclosed. The invention includes the steps of: receiving a request from a computer for access to a shared file; providing the computer... |
| 6857001 |
Multiple concurrent active file systems |
| Feb-15-2005 |
Maintenance of plural active file systems, wherein each of the active file systems initially access data shared with another of the active file systems, and wherein changes made to each of the active file... |
| 6854000 |
Image forming apparatus and control method for the same |
| Feb-8-2005 |
In an image forming apparatus for forming an image in accordance with control codes stored in a plurality of memory media, when the control codes stored in the plurality of memory media to control the... |
| 6850958 |
Backup system, backup method, database apparatus, and backup apparatus |
| Feb-1-2005 |
A backup system, a backup method, a database apparatus and a backup apparatus whereby loss of data is minimized in case of damage to the system. In the database apparatus, update information generating... |
| 6850957 |
Information system and data access method |
| Feb-1-2005 |
A data access method in an information system including a plurality of data utilization systems connected to a network N1, and a plurality of data provision systems connected to a network, wherein a data... |
| 6847984 |
Systems and methods for backing up data files |
| Jan-25-2005 |
The invention provides systems and methods for continuous back up of data stored on a computer network. To this end the systems of the invention include a synchronization process that replicates selected... |
| 6842763 |
Method and apparatus for improving message availability in a subsystem which supports shared message queues |
| Jan-11-2005 |
The invention relates to communicating message data between application programs, the message data relating to units of work performed by the application programs. A plurality of message queuing subsystems... |
| 6839723 |
Information management system |
| Jan-4-2005 |
An information management system of the present invention includes an information management apparatus and an information request apparatus. The information management apparatus acquires, each time a state... |
| 6834275 |
Transaction processing system using efficient file update processing and recovery processing |
| Dec-21-2004 |
A transaction processing system capable of easily and efficiently realizing the file update processing by a plurality of transactions operating in parallel as well as the recovery processing at a time... |
| 6832330 |
Reversible mirrored restore of an enterprise level primary disk |
| Dec-14-2004 |
When performing mirrored disk restores, including both disk level mirrored restores and file level mirrored restores, rather than first restore data to a mirror disk and later move that data to the primary... |
| 6832229 |
System and method for maintaining large-grained database concurrency with a log monitor incorporating dynamically redefinable business logic |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A system and method for maintaining large-grained database concurrency with a log monitor incorporating dynamically redefinable business logic are described. Operations expressed in a data manipulation... |
| 6832222 |
Technique for ensuring authorized access to the content of dynamic web pages stored in a system cache |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for processing a request that requires the dynamic generation of a web page. In accordance with the present invention, a request to generate a dynamic web... |
| 6826580 |
Distributed storage resource management in a storage area network |
| Nov-30-2004 |
A method and system for managing storage resources associated with a network having at least one storage resource coupled to at least one server and at least one client over at least one data path. The... |
| 6823349 |
Method and system for establishing, maintaining, and using a persistent fracture log |
| Nov-23-2004 |
A method and system for synchronizing a plurality of data images in a computer system, includes a primary image and at least one secondary image which are synchronized. A host computer issues write requests... |
| 6823347 |
Propagating commit times |
| Nov-23-2004 |
A method and mechanism for propagating commit times between a plurality of database servers is provided. A database server maintains a set of one or more values that indicate which timestamps have been... |
| 6820217 |
Method and apparatus for data recovery optimization in a logically partitioned computer system |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A protection utility for compiled data in a computer system having dynamically configurable logical partitions determines the time for rebuilding compiled data, and selectively stores data in a form not... |
| 6820098 |
System and method for efficient and trackable asynchronous file replication |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A method is provided for asynchronously tracking the replication of data writes from an application that is subject to system and network failure, to a standby data processing unit located at a standby... |
| 6820097 |
System and method for cross-platform update propagation |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A system and method is described for use in the propagation of cross-platform updates of databases in, for example, an Enterprise system. Given that these platforms may be operating using different operating... |
| 6816984 |
Method and system for verifying and storing documents during a program failure |
| Nov-9-2004 |
Method and system for verifying and storing documents during a failure in a program module. Once a failure is detected in the program module, control passes to an exception handler that determines whether... |
| 6804672 |
Method and mechanism for dependency tracking |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A method and mechanism for tracking dependencies at low granularity levels in a database system is disclosed. An embodiment utilities commit time values at low granularity levels which are associated with... |
