| 6751637 |
Allocating files in a file system integrated with a raid disk sub-system |
| Jun-15-2004 |
A is a method is disclosed for integrating a file system with a RAID array that exports precise information about the arrangement of data blocks in the RAID subsystem. The file system examines this information... |
| 6751616 |
Techniques for DLM optimization with re-mapping responsibility for lock management |
| Jun-15-2004 |
Techniques for optimizing a distributed lock manager (DLM) for faster reconfiguration includes using a constant hash function to associate each resource of a plurality of shared resources with a hash value.... |
| 6745344 |
Debug and data collection mechanism utilizing a difference in database state by using consecutive snapshots of the database state |
| Jun-1-2004 |
A method and apparatus for debugging a software program is provided. In one example, a method includes preserving consecutive snapshots of a group of shared memory structures that contain data and control... |
| 6745212 |
Preferential caching of uncopied logical volumes in an IBM peer-to-peer virtual tape server |
| Jun-1-2004 |
Disclosed is a system, method, and an article of manufacture for preferentially keeping an uncopied data set in one of two storage devices in a peer-to-peer environment when data needs to be removed from... |
| 6745209 |
Synchronization of plural databases in a database replication system |
| Jun-1-2004 |
In a database synchronization process, a block of data is read from a source database at the first node. A marker is assigned to the block of data, and the marker is then written to an audit trail at the... |
| 6745207 |
System and method for managing virtual storage |
| Jun-1-2004 |
Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for the management of virtual storage. The system and method include an object-oriented computer hardware/software model that... |
| 6738799 |
Methods and apparatuses for file synchronization and updating using a signature list |
| May-18-2004 |
A server generates an update file for transmission to a client that permits the client to generate a copy of a current version of a subscription file from a copy of an earlier version of the subscription... |
| 6735604 |
Method for storing and retrieving data objects |
| May-11-2004 |
The invention applies the economies of scale to data processing and provides automated methods of collecting, categorizing, indexing, storing and retrieving large amounts of data from a wide variety of... |
| 6732244 |
Instant virtual copy technique with expedited creation of backup dataset inventory from source dataset inventory |
| May-4-2004 |
A method of copying a body of source data is shown, with rapid creation of an a backup dataset inventory. While write operations to the source data are temporarily suspended, a backup manager conducts... |
| 6732175 |
Network apparatus for switching based on content of application data |
| May-4-2004 |
A network apparatus is provided between a network and a plurality of processing nodes or servers. The network apparatus includes a content based message director (e.g., XML director) to route or direct... |
| 6732125 |
Self archiving log structured volume with intrinsic data protection |
| May-4-2004 |
A data backup system for use with a server running a storage application that writes and reads data blocks. The system includes a self archiving log structured volume for copying blocks from an active... |
| 6728735 |
Restartable dump that produces a consistent filesystem on tapes |
| Apr-27-2004 |
The invention provides a method and system for performing a dump operation that preserves partial results of an aborted or interrupted dump, and allows restarting the dump from near where it was stopped.... |
| 6728734 |
Method and apparatus to facilitate data updates between a base processing unit and a portable processing unit |
| Apr-27-2004 |
A method of facilitating data updates between a base processing unit and one or more portable processing units includes receiving an update request signal at the portable processing unit from the base... |
| 6728633 |
Map data processing apparatus and method of the same |
| Apr-27-2004 |
A map data processing apparatus and a method of obtaining updating operation information indicating updating content of map data, and updating the map data according to the updating operation information... |
| 6725243 |
Method for preventing improper correction of a database during an updating process |
| Apr-20-2004 |
Updating of information contained in a database is provided, in a more accurate manner, through the use of an update file as part of a coding engine. In particular, a database containing a plurality of... |
| 6725242 |
Multiple-computer data processing system and method with time-versioned data storage |
| Apr-20-2004 |
A data processor comprises a number of databases for storing records and a plurality of user systems capable of accessing the databases. The user systems each include a datastore/application environment... |
| 6725241 |
Method and apparatus for freeing memory in a data processing system |
| Apr-20-2004 |
A method and apparatus in a computer freeing space in a memory, wherein a plurality of objects are present within the memory. Responsive to an indication that space needs to be freed in the memory, an... |
| 6725239 |
Selective information synchronization based on implicit user designation |
| Apr-20-2004 |
A device and method for synchronizing information between computer systems is provided. Certain subsets of information may be synchronized, while excluding other information from the synchronization process.... |
| 6725221 |
Image data transfer method and system therefor |
| Apr-20-2004 |
An image data transfer method and system therefor transfer image data via network 10 connecting between a plurality of clients 100 and a server 400. A plurality of files are stored in image data base storage... |
| 6721787 |
System and method for wireless hot-synchronization of a personal digital assistant |
| Apr-13-2004 |
A wireless hot-sync system includes a personal digital assistant (PDA) having a transceiver for communicating over a wireless link, a hot-sync server having a transceiver for communicating with the PDA... |
| 6721767 |
Application specific rollback in a computer system |
| Apr-13-2004 |
An application specific rollback system that includes a software application that performs operations requested by a user to generate application specific data. The software application has an application... |
| 6721766 |
Restoring multiple work items simultaneously from backup and data restore |
| Apr-13-2004 |
A backup and restore system includes a work item server for restoring multiple work times simultaneously. The work item server assigns each work item to a respective trail queue based upon the commonality... |
| 6721764 |
Copy on write file system consistency and block usage |
| Apr-13-2004 |
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... |
| 6721742 |
Method, system and program products for modifying globally stored tables of a client-server environment |
| Apr-13-2004 |
At least a portion of a table stored in a global data repository is selected to be accessed and modified. The selected portion is stored in a local table in local memory of a node of a client-server environment.... |
| 6718350 |
Method and system for selectively updating rating data and software data via internet or intranet in a carrier management system |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A method and system for selectively updating information in a carrier management system including maintaining a first and second set of data files stored at first and second data processing centers, respectively.... |
| 6715128 |
Method for converting directory data, and program and device therefor |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A method for converting directory data is executed to selectively reflect any entry of the directory data onto application data. The directory data converting method includes the steps of searching from... |
| 6715108 |
Method of and system for managing test case versions |
| Mar-30-2004 |
The present invention provides a method of and system for managing test case versions in which each test case version is associated with an application program load version. A set of test case versions... |
| 6715070 |
System and method for selectively enabling and disabling plug-ins features in a logical volume management enviornment |
| Mar-30-2004 |
A method and an apparatus for enabling and disabling features in a logical volume management environment is presented. This operation can be performed at boot time or at run time. The user is shown a list... |
| 6711593 |
System and method for live update of a manufacturing system |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A method and system for performing a live update of a manufacturing database. The user can automatically change database tables, add files, executable programs, and new modeling schema at remote sites... |
| 6711591 |
Top-down control of multiple layer aggregation logical volume management data and boot record |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A system and method for control of data and boot records associated with multi-layer logical volumes allows the logical volume data area containing the fake EBR to be deterministically and efficiently... |
| 6711590 |
Linking metadata with a time-sequential digital signal |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A method and apparatus for generating a metadata object having links to temporal and spatial extents in a time-sequential digital signal is disclosed. The method includes the following steps. Firstly,... |
| 6711572 |
File system for distributing content in a data network and related methods |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A file system for distributing content in a data network, includes a file replication and transfer system and a replicated file receiver system. The file replication and transfer system includes an interface... |
| 6704905 |
Text classifying parameter generator and a text classifier using the generated parameter |
| Mar-9-2004 |
A method and system for generating a set of parameters for use in determining whether a given document belongs to a specified one of a plurality of predetermined categories. An evaluation sample selection... |
| 6704755 |
Systems and methods for backing up data files |
| Mar-9-2004 |
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... |
| 6701331 |
Data processing device and method of processing data |
| Mar-2-2004 |
A data processing device enabling stable data processing reads digital data including object data, an identifier indicating a type of the object data, and an attached program associated with at least one... |
| 6694436 |
Terminal and system for performing secure electronic transactions |
| Feb-17-2004 |
The terminal includes a terminal module (1) and a personal security device (31). The terminal module (1) is adapted to receive high-level requests from an application (Fap) installed on an electronic unit.... |
| 6694340 |
Technique for determining the age of the oldest reading transaction with a database object |
| Feb-17-2004 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for identifying read claims in a database. In accordance with the present invention, the database is stored on at least one data storage device connected... |
| 6694339 |
File management device and method thereof, and audio visual data recording/reproducing device and method thereof |
| Feb-17-2004 |
A recording medium is logically divided to form a cluster. Each cluster records AV (Audio Visual) data. A reference number indicates the number of files which reference AV data. A free space byte map having... |
| 6694335 |
Method, computer readable medium, and system for monitoring the state of a collection of resources |
| Feb-17-2004 |
A system and method for synchronizing changes among multiple copies of data is disclosed. The system and method allows the data to be synchronized without any copying or transferring of those portions... |
| 6691140 |
Method and system for multidimensional storage model with interdimensional links |
| Feb-10-2004 |
A multidimensional storage model includes a set of non-sparse entries for each of a plurality of dimensions. The non-sparse entries each identify an associated data value. A set of interdimensional links... |
| 6691137 |
Cache management system utilizing cascading tokens |
| Feb-10-2004 |
A data storage system, employing cache and base storage, assigns an "anywhere" token to each data object received for storage, whether the object is stored in cache or base storage. The anywhere token... |
| 6691130 |
Method for creating browsing data of an information searching apparatus and method for searching information |
| Feb-10-2004 |
A browsing data creation system of an information searching apparatus includes a data storage for storing plural kinds of data that are to be searched for. Each of the data having a data format corresponding... |
| 6691114 |
Geographical information distribution system, geographical information distribution method, geographical information distribution server, and user service providing server |
| Feb-10-2004 |
A server of a geographical information distributor includes: a map database that stores map data; a search object database that stores data concerning search objects to be displayed on a map; and a search... |
| 6687717 |
Component aliasing operating within a component-based computing system |
| Feb-3-2004 |
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing a component-based computing system having programmable components and component aliases for identifying computing components for providing... |
| 6687687 |
Dynamic indexing information retrieval or filtering system |
| Feb-3-2004 |
A system and method for allocating the blocks of index file to the postings for words found in documents of a database is disclosed. The index file is provided with blocks that is partitioned into successively... |
| 6684387 |
Method and apparatus for verifying Enterprise Java Beans |
| Jan-27-2004 |
The introspection capability of Java is utilized by the described verification tool to verify validity of a target bean's Java Archive (JAR) file. The deployment descriptor class is verified first according... |
| 6684228 |
Steering process and steering model builder |
| Jan-27-2004 |
An application development environment for developing end user applications for supporting management of operational environment. The environment consists of a number of subsystems. An organization modeler... |
| 6684226 |
Method for storing data in one or more files so that both previous and new versions of the data are separately accessible |
| Jan-27-2004 |
System and method for transaction-based versioned file system. A file system assists the users of computer systems to store data on external persistent storage media such as hard disks, the main task for... |
| 6684215 |
Technique for enforcing temporal uniqueness in an object/relational database management system environment |
| Jan-27-2004 |
A system, method and program extender for enforcing the uniqueness of temporal data in an object/relational database management system is provided. There is a combination of user-defined functions, triggers... |
| 6681382 |
Method and system for using virtual labels in a software configuration management system |
| Jan-20-2004 |
The present invention provides a solution to the needs described in the present application through a system and method of using Virtual Labels in conjunction with an existing software configuration management... |
