| 6131092 |
System and method for identifying matches of query patterns to document text in a document textbase |
| Oct-10-2000 |
A text pattern matching system locates documents whose text patterns satisfy selected criteria as set forth in a query. The system represents text as a series of symbols, each representing a word, number,... |
| 6131101 |
Electronic processing of mailing lists |
| Oct-10-2000 |
Apparatus and methods are provided in which software resident on a user's computer interfaces with software and/or supplemental information resident on a provider's computer via a transmission line to... |
| 6131091 |
System and method for high-performance data evaluation |
| Oct-10-2000 |
A system and method for determining the relevance of streaming data using numerical evaluations contained in topic vectors. A query is generated and a topic-evaluation vector is received. The topic-evaluation... |
| 6128621 |
Apparatus and method for pickling data |
| Oct-3-2000 |
A pickler apparatus and a process for pickling and unpickling data objects are disclosed. Data objects are described in metadata that store attributes of a source data object organized according to an... |
| 6112201 |
Virtual bookshelf |
| Aug-29-2000 |
A virtual bookshelf system provides a user a way to browse and locate information associated with a plurality of documents. The virtual bookshelf system contains classification information to classify... |
| 6112192 |
Method for providing individually customized content in a network |
| Aug-29-2000 |
A method of customizing and modifying program material to tailor it to a receiving end user or client. When program material is to be generated for future customization or modification, an encrypted license... |
| 6105042 |
Multi-user information management system adapted for efficient, remote, on-demand document management, storage and retrieval |
| Aug-15-2000 |
An improved information management system permits remote, on-demand storage and retrieval of documents including multimedia content, over low-speed communication links, while requiring only "thin" computing... |
| 6105023 |
System and method for filtering a document stream |
| Aug-15-2000 |
A system for filtering documents and includes a document parser, a profile parser, and a comparator. The document parser accepts incoming documents as input and provides inverted lists of terms contained... |
| 6099319 |
Neuroimaging as a marketing tool |
| Aug-8-2000 |
Neuroimaging as a means for validating whether a stimulus such as advertisement, communication, or product evokes a certain mental response such as emotion, preference, or memory, or to predict the consequences... |
| 6098071 |
Method and apparatus for structured document difference string extraction |
| Aug-1-2000 |
A document difference extraction method and apparatus which is used for extracting the difference between structured documents properly meeting the sense of a document editor taking the logical meaning... |
| 6092088 |
Method for controlling document processing apparatus connected to network |
| Jul-18-2000 |
An object of the invention is to enable to designate contents of a process which is to be performed by a document processing apparatus connected to a network, from an another terminal on the network. In... |
| 6088692 |
Natural language method and system for searching for and ranking relevant documents from a computer database |
| Jul-11-2000 |
Natural Language search system and method for retrieving relevant documents from a text data base collection comprised of patents, medical and legal documents, journals, news stories and the like. Each... |
| 6085268 |
Portable information terminal/method for renewing programs using PC card with utility programs on PC card displayed for selection according to control signal from controller |
| Jul-4-2000 |
A portable information terminal capable of updating a program using a PC card, and a method for updating a program using the same, are provided. The portable information terminal is capable of updating... |
| 6073142 |
Automated post office based rule analysis of e-mail messages and other data objects for controlled distribution in network environments |
| Jun-6-2000 |
A system, method and various software products provide for automatic deferral and review of e-mail messages and other data objects in a networked computer system, by applying business rules to the messages... |
| 6073133 |
Electronic mail attachment verifier |
| Jun-6-2000 |
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for ensuring that attachments intended to be included with an electronic mail message are affixed to the message prior to release of the message... |
| 6070175 |
Method of file editing using framemaker enhanced by application programming interface clients |
| May-30-2000 |
The present invention is a method of enhancing a commercial document processing method, especially FrameMaker.RTM., by adding additional functions in the areas of two-way database publishing, charting,... |
| 6070177 |
Database forms with attached audit history |
| May-30-2000 |
A system for associating an audit history with a database form is disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, a database document is displayed on a first portion of a display on network client... |
| 6052514 |
Distributed publication system with simultaneous separate access to publication data and publication status information |
| Apr-18-2000 |
A publication system is disclosed for coordinating access to publication data and related information. The publication data typically includes text, image data and layout data. The related information... |
| 6043819 |
Image based document processing and information management system and apparatus |
| Mar-28-2000 |
The present invention comprises an image based document processing and information management system and apparatus. It provides a more efficient method and apparatus for handling large volumes of form... |
| 6034686 |
Collapsing event display for small screen computer |
| Mar-7-2000 |
The present invention provides an ability to generate a different layout on the screen of a calendering program. The program generates customized time slots according to the start and end points of the... |
| 6029192 |
System and method for locating resources on a network using resource evaluations derived from electronic messages |
| Feb-22-2000 |
Resources are located on a network by searching a database including resource evaluation information obtained from electronic messages. Electronic messages having information evaluating network resources... |
| 6021412 |
Method and system for automatically adding graphics to a document to illustrate concepts referred to therein |
| Feb-1-2000 |
A method and system for automatically adding graphics to a document to illustrate concepts referred to therein is provided. The method and system selects an instance of graphics illustrating concepts expressed... |
| 6018738 |
Methods and apparatus for matching entities and for predicting an attribute of an entity based on an attribute frequency value |
| Jan-25-2000 |
Matching (e.g., via correlation or similarity process) entities having attributes, some of which have associated values. The values of the attributes may be adjusted based on number of entities that have... |
| 6003023 |
Incremental change processing apparatus for presented objects |
| Dec-14-1999 |
Historically, graphics editors, text editors, presentation editors, and word processors provide a number of special processing functions that operate on a presented object as a whole. For word processors,... |
| 5995951 |
Network collaboration method and apparatus |
| Nov-30-1999 |
A method implemented on a network of computers for allowing a plurality of users to collaborate in decision making to solve a problem, includes the steps of processing, at a central server, a group of... |
| 5991770 |
Method for automatically generating Internet ready GIFs from selected data files |
| Nov-23-1999 |
A method and system are provided for automatically generating Internet formatted data files from nonInternet formatted data files. The present invention includes processing one or more directories selected... |
| 5987461 |
Co-mailing of diverse publications using an electronic press |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A press controller for operating an electronic press to produce a plurality of diverse publications from data stored in associated publication databases establishes a job database having data from the... |
| 5983351 |
Web site copyright registration system and method |
| Nov-9-1999 |
A web site copyright registration system and method is accomplished via a computer system that examines a web site or other work and produces completed copyright registration forms and associated materials... |
| 5983243 |
Data processing system and method for Preparing a presentation-ready document that produces separate images of fixed and variable data and a bookticket specifying an arrangement of such images |
| Nov-9-1999 |
A data processing system and method of preparing a presentation-ready document are described. In response to receipt of a document description that includes at least one Page Description Language (PDL)... |
| 5983231 |
Instance updating method and apparatus therefor |
| Nov-9-1999 |
An instance updating method in which an instance of a database displayed by a list can be updated in such a manner that only necessary item is updated when necessary. The instances read from the database... |
| 5983227 |
Dynamic page generator |
| Nov-9-1999 |
An custom page server is provided with user preferences organized into templates stored in compact data structures and the live data used to fill the templates stored local to the page server which is... |
| 5978812 |
Information processor and method of information processing |
| Nov-2-1999 |
An information processor and a method of information processing enables a write once type disc to be used as a rewritable recording medium. There can be realized an address control mechanism wherein even... |
| 5978807 |
Apparatus for and method of automatically downloading and storing internet web pages |
| Nov-2-1999 |
A computer system or other internet access device is programmed to automatically access specified web pages periodically and download the information from the web page to the computer system. Through a... |
| 5978477 |
Automatic and transparent document archiving |
| Nov-2-1999 |
An automatic archiving system that makes document archiving largely transparent to the user. In one embodiment, documents scanned in or printed during the course of office equipment operation are automatically... |
| 5970219 |
Method of outputting page data in applications programs-integrating environment and an apparatus for the same |
| Oct-19-1999 |
The present invention provides a method of outputting page data representing a one-page image generated by an image-integrating applications program, upon condition that parts data generated by a link... |
| 5966441 |
Method and apparatus for creating a secure autonomous network entity of a network component system |
| Oct-12-1999 |
A technique is provided for creating an autonomous network entity that stores sensitive information in a cryptographically secure manner. The autonomous entity comprises a data structure that encapsulates... |
| 5963950 |
Method and system for facilitating access to selectable elements on a graphical user interface |
| Oct-5-1999 |
In one embodiment the present invention provides a method of selecting a selectable element with a character input device from a list of exically unordered selectable elements on a graphical user interface... |
| 5963943 |
System and method for storing and retrieving performance and topology information |
| Oct-5-1999 |
A system and method for storing and retrieving performance and topology information of a telecommunications network. A network performance data parser receives network performance data messages in real... |
| 5963641 |
Device and method for examining, verifying, correcting and approving electronic documents prior to printing, transmission or recording |
| Oct-5-1999 |
Disclosed is a software implemented device and method for examining, verifying, correcting and approving electronically-recorded documents, prior to their final output, whether printing, transmission or... |
| 5960447 |
Word tagging and editing system for speech recognition |
| Sep-28-1999 |
A word tagging and editing system for speech recognition receives recognized speech text from a speech recognition engine, and creates tagging information that follows the speech text as it is received... |
| 5960406 |
Scheduling system for use between users on the web |
| Sep-28-1999 |
A computer system for scheduling events between end users of the system. Each end user is granted a unique password protected personal calendar. This calendar is generated from information stored in a... |
| 5956687 |
Personal injury claim management system |
| Sep-21-1999 |
A technique for computerized management of a plaintiff's personal injury case is disclosed. This technique includes establishing records, each reflective of the phase of a corresponding personal injury... |
| 5956033 |
Document control interface and method for graphical message document software |
| Sep-21-1999 |
The present invention includes a document control interface method for graphical message document computer software. The method is performed by a computer system executing graphical message document software... |
| 5949348 |
Method and apparatus for variable keyboard display |
| Sep-7-1999 |
A method and apparatus for providing and using a variable format, configuration and location keyboard image which enables a digitizing device to present a different keyboard configuration and/or location... |
| 5946682 |
Document retrieval system and method employing a preloading procedure |
| Aug-31-1999 |
A document retrieval system is disclosed that improves a database system's response time so that a user's request to view new information is serviced quickly. During the time the user spends viewing the... |
| 5946678 |
User interface for document retrieval |
| Aug-31-1999 |
A user interface for a full-text document retrieval computerized system comprises a display with a words window in which each query word is displayed by means of a distinctive representation uniquely associated... |
| 5943669 |
Document retrieval device |
| Aug-24-1999 |
Parts of documents are retrieved using the entire context of selected documents. Classification unit designation section performs the designation of a classification unit. A logical structure analysis... |
| 5937155 |
Interactive report generation system and method of operation |
| Aug-10-1999 |
A computer software system (10) is provided. The computer software system (10) includes a compiler (12) operable to receive a worksheet definition (20) and to access a plurality of model interface functions... |
| 5937084 |
Knowledge-based document analysis system |
| Aug-10-1999 |
A knowledge-based document analysis system and method for identifying and decomposing constrained and unconstrained images of documents is disclosed. Low level features are extracted within bitonal and... |
| 5918236 |
Point of view gists and generic gists in a document browsing system |
| Jun-29-1999 |
A system for generating and displaying point of view and generic gists for use in a document browsing system. Each point of view gist provides a synopsis or abstract that reflects the content of a document... |
