| 6351755 |
System and method for associating an extensible set of data with documents downloaded by a web crawler |
| Feb-26-2002 |
A web crawler downloads documents from among a plurality of host computers. The web crawler enqueues document addresses in a data structure called the Frontier. The Frontier generally includes a set of... |
| 6351748 |
File system level access source control of resources within standard request-response protocols |
| Feb-26-2002 |
File system level access source control of resources within standard request-response protocols such as HTTP is disclosed. In one embodiment, the server receives a request, and determines whether a TRANSLATE... |
| 6349202 |
Method of storing and transmitting markup language documents in a mobile radio communications system |
| Feb-19-2002 |
In order to effectively use a limited memory capacity of a mobile radio unit when storing a markup language document transmitted thereto, a lookup table, which includes a plurality of pairs of tags and... |
| 6347320 |
Search parameters |
| Feb-12-2002 |
A method of searching for files located in a computer system, wherein each file has at least one of a plurality of fields, by creating a search query, selecting a subset of the fields for searching wherein... |
| 6345279 |
Methods and apparatus for adapting multimedia content for client devices |
| Feb-5-2002 |
A method of adapting multimedia content to a client device, wherein the multimedia content includes one or more items and the client device has capabilities and resources associated therewith, is provided.... |
| 6343302 |
Remote web site authoring system and method |
| Jan-29-2002 |
A remote web site authoring system is located on a server in communication with one or more clients via a network with in a distributed computing environment. The system provides a what-you-see-is-what-you-get... |
| 6341294 |
Image processing apparatus for retrieving moving image data |
| Jan-22-2002 |
An image processing apparatus includes a moving image input unit for inputting a plurality of moving image data, a forming unit for forming still image data associated with the moving image data, and a... |
| 6341284 |
Method and apparatus for exhaustive enumeration of correspondence in a set of descriptors |
| Jan-22-2002 |
The present invention utilizes a set of D descriptors for each of N items. A value K' representing a number of descriptors, and a value K for a number of items that should support an hypothesis are generated,... |
| 6338075 |
Hypertext reader which performs a reading process on a hierarchically constructed hypertext |
| Jan-8-2002 |
An automatic linking process of sequentially searching pages which are hierarchically constructed such as a WWW browser. Control is provided such that an instruction from an automatic linking instruction... |
| 6336131 |
System and method for communicating information relating to a network resource |
| Jan-1-2002 |
In an information retrieval system, a system and method for presentation of information and/or resources that are pertinent to an individual's interests or task. Guiding individuals to places of interest... |
| 6336123 |
Hierarchical based hyper-text document preparing and management apparatus |
| Jan-1-2002 |
Contents of each of nodes indicating a plurality of hyper-text documents are prepared and revised in a node managing unit as node information. A connection-relationship between two nodes is established... |
| 6333787 |
Hypertext information acquisition system and computer-readable recording medium storing hypertext information acquisition program |
| Dec-25-2001 |
There is provided a hypertext information acquisition system which enables a user to follow hypertext links by designating a link to document contents by entering a numerical value indicative of a location... |
| 6332039 |
Structured document preparation apparatus and structured document preparation method |
| Dec-18-2001 |
A plurality of documents including at least one symbol is scanned by a scanner section so as to be converted to image data. The symbol is recognized from image data by a symbol recognizing section. Next,... |
| 6330596 |
System and method for creating and navigating a linear hypermedia resource program |
| Dec-11-2001 |
A method and system for creating and navigating linear hypermedia resource programs are disclosed. The system includes a distributed hypermedia resource network having a plurality of hypermedia resources... |
| 6330007 |
Graphical user interface (GUI) prototyping and specification tool |
| Dec-11-2001 |
A Dynakey Screen Generator (DSG) is disclosed which is a graphical user interface prototyping and specification tool. DSG is a Microsoft Windows-based tool for prototyping and specifying a graphical user... |
| 6327628 |
Portal server that provides a customizable user Interface for access to computer networks |
| Dec-4-2001 |
A portal server presents an HTML page that comprises a plurality of modules that are formatted in a predetermined layout. Each module represents a network resource that can be accessed by a user through... |
| 6324566 |
Internet advertising via bookmark set based on client specific information |
| Nov-27-2001 |
One or more searchable repositories of bookmark sets are stored in a computer system, each bookmark set can be downloaded to a client browser as a unit. Each bookmark set contains a set of Uniform Resource... |
| 6324552 |
Browsers for focused access of data |
| Nov-27-2001 |
The present invention provides a browser which utilizes a Web access controller to limit access to pre-selected web sites. Such a browser is suitable for use in education, for example, where the intent... |
| 6321227 |
Web search function to search information from a specific location |
| Nov-20-2001 |
A method for providing information placed in the specific location after analyzing the locations of the information is disclosed. Web search function to search information placed in the specific location... |
| 6314425 |
Apparatus and methods for use of access tokens in an internet document management system |
| Nov-6-2001 |
An Internet-based document management system and methods are provided wherein access to the system and its services may be controlled through use of access tokens. The Internet-based document management... |
| 6314422 |
Method for softlinking between documents in a vehicle diagnostic system |
| Nov-6-2001 |
A method is provided for accessing files on a client node which is connected to a server node across a network channel. A first file is displayed on the client node, and context information indicative... |
| 6313855 |
System and method for web browsing |
| Nov-6-2001 |
The present invention provides a system and method for web browsing. Generally speaking, the present invention contemporaneously displays multiple web pages, preferably within a single window, for a user... |
| 6311185 |
Method and apparatus for modifying an information page transmitted in a communications network |
| Oct-30-2001 |
A method and apparatus for modifying an information page transmitted in a communications network, such as the Internet. A request to display an information page is received from a client computer. Information... |
| 6310630 |
Data processing system and method for internet browser history generation |
| Oct-30-2001 |
A data processing system and method for generating browsing histories during a worldwide web browsing session is implemented. As web pages are visited, they are added to the browsing history so generated... |
| 6301571 |
Method for interacting with a test subject with respect to knowledge and functionality |
| Oct-9-2001 |
The invention is a method for interacting with a test subject with respect to knowledge or functionality characterized by a plurality of states in one or more domains. A domain is a set of facts, a set... |
| 6297819 |
Parallel web sites |
| Oct-2-2001 |
Systems, methods, and apparatus (including computer program apparatus) for a browser-aware application delivery system. The System provides World Wide Web browser extensions based on server processes rather... |
| 6295542 |
Method and apparatus for cross-referencing text |
| Sep-25-2001 |
A method and apparatus for the automatic insertion of hypertext links into a passage or document of encoded text is disclosed. A program, resident on a personal computer, for example, receives and parses... |
| 6295061 |
Computer system and method for dynamic information display |
| Sep-25-2001 |
A system and method which dynamically and interactively displays information, such as advertising messages, in an intelligent artificial form by responding to a user's pointing device movement or activity.... |
| 6295055 |
Object selection using hit test tracks |
| Sep-25-2001 |
A method for labeling the pixels within a selected visual area of at least one image frame containing that visual area from a sequence of image frames stored in memory and operative to be displayed on... |
| 6289362 |
System and method for generating, transferring and using an annotated universal address |
| Sep-11-2001 |
A system enables a user to maintain a catalog of network objects of interest to the user. The system comprises a diary owner system, a diary server and content providers, each coupled to a computer network.... |
| 6289361 |
Document display apparatus for displaying a plurality of multimedia documents |
| Sep-11-2001 |
It is an object of the invention to provide a document display apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of documents which are related to each other in high visibility as a whole without displaying... |
| 6289337 |
Method and system for accessing information using keyword clustering and meta-information |
| Sep-11-2001 |
A system for accessing information stored in a distributed information database provides a community of intelligent software agents. Each agent can be built as an extension of a known viewer for a distributed... |
| 6288716 |
Browser based command and control home network |
| Sep-11-2001 |
A method and system for commanding and controlling diverse home devices is provided. A first home device capable of displaying user interface data is connected to a home network. A second home device stores... |
| 6286047 |
Method and system for automatic discovery of network services |
| Sep-4-2001 |
A method for identifying services, service elements and dependencies among the services and service elements includes executing first and second phases of discovery. In the first phase, the services and... |
| 6286045 |
Information storage and delivery over a computer network using centralized intelligence to monitor and control the information being delivered |
| Sep-4-2001 |
A system for storing information on a computer network and allowing the information to be accessed by terminals connected to the computer network, either directly, or through an intermediary device such... |
| 6285999 |
Method for node ranking in a linked database |
| Sep-4-2001 |
A method assigns importance ranks to nodes in a linked database, such as any database of documents containing citations, the world wide web or any other hypermedia database. The rank assigned to a document... |
| 6282548 |
Automatically generate and displaying metadata as supplemental information concurrently with the web page, there being no link between web page and metadata |
| Aug-28-2001 |
A method and apparatus that displays metadata about a web page currently being displayed by a browser. While the web browser is communicating with a web server to obtain the requested web page, client... |
| 6282547 |
Hyperlinked relational database visualization system |
| Aug-28-2001 |
A computer operated apparatus for generating a visual information system is disclosed. A virtual world associated with an application is built using building blocks such as scenes, data sources, global... |
| 6272505 |
Document modification based hyperlink limiting method and apparatus |
| Aug-7-2001 |
A method for limiting movement and copying of word processing text within a single document and among documents when the text to be moved includes hyperlinks wherein the hyperlinks link to information... |
| 6269369 |
Networked personal contact manager |
| Jul-31-2001 |
A network-computer-based personal contact manager system is disclosed wherein users of networked clients maintain and update a set of user information which is stored in a relational database on a networked... |
| 6268856 |
System and method for controlling delivery of content over a communications network |
| Jul-31-2001 |
A method and system for suppressing or otherwise controlling the display of unrequested content while transitioning between first content and second content available over a communications system, such... |
| 6268851 |
Hypermedia authoring and publishing system |
| Jul-31-2001 |
The present invention comprises a novel system for authoring and publishing hypermedia works. The present invention includes a scrollable contents map window in which a graphical representation of a hypermedia... |
| 6266682 |
Tagging related files in a document management system |
| Jul-24-2001 |
A document management system is provided which organizes, stores and retrieves documents according to properties attached to the documents. Applications which function based on hierarchical path names... |
| 6266681 |
Method and system for inserting code to conditionally incorporate a user interface component in an HTML document |
| Jul-24-2001 |
A method and system for injecting code into an existing HTML document that enables the conditional generation and incorporation of an injectable component is provided. The injection mechanism provided... |
| 6266676 |
Link information management method |
| Jul-24-2001 |
A link information management method is capable of reducing the number of steps of a link maintenance processing of link information indicating a correspondence relationship between geographical information... |
| 6266060 |
Menu management mechanism that displays menu items based on multiple heuristic factors |
| Jul-24-2001 |
The mechanisms of the present invention provide comprehensive heuristic menu arrangement control by providing several discrete,. yet complementary, features. One feature is automatic menu arrangement for... |
| 6266057 |
Information processing system |
| Jul-24-2001 |
An information processing system includes a desk with a planar display unit which also accommodates physical objects to be manipulated by the operator. The physical objects are representative of physical... |
| 6263351 |
Document research system and method for efficiently displaying and researching information about the interrelationships between documents |
| Jul-17-2001 |
A system for displaying, on a computer screen, information concerning the interrelationships of documents. A system employing the present invention also allows for the efficient research of documents that... |
| 6260050 |
System and method of adapting automatic output of service related OLAP reports to disparate output devices |
| Jul-10-2001 |
A system for generation of output from an on-line analytical processing system to user output devices that comprises a service processor that processes at least one scheduled service in an on-line analytical... |
| 6260047 |
Inventory management system |
| Jul-10-2001 |
A method for selecting an optimum time period from an inventory of available time periods, where each time period has a predetermined duration including selected and unselected time portions and an associated... |
