| 6654933 |
System and method for media stream indexing |
| Nov-25-2003 |
An indexing method for allowing a viewer to control the mode of delivery of program material. By mapping from time to data position, data delivery can begin at any selected time in the program material.... |
| 6654784 |
Computing architecture |
| Nov-25-2003 |
A computer system for executing a rich application over a network connection includes a backend server connected to an application server, a web server connected to the application server and to a client... |
| 6654742 |
Method and system for document collection final search result by arithmetical operations between search results sorted by multiple ranking metrics |
| Nov-25-2003 |
A method and a system for sorting a specific collection of documents in various orderings, and defining a new ranking metrics by composing multiple ranking to provide a user with highly relevant search... |
| 6654734 |
System and method for query processing and optimization for XML repositories |
| Nov-25-2003 |
A computer program product is provided as a system for querying a repository of XML documents. The data in the XML documents are viewed by a query system as a graph that allows queries on content, structure,... |
| 6651108 |
Method and apparatus for generating object-oriented world wide web pages |
| Nov-18-2003 |
In the present invention, HTML elements are mapped to objects in an object-oriented environment. Classes of objects are defined for each HTML element as well as the HTML document (or page). By providing... |
| 6651065 |
Search and index hosting system |
| Nov-18-2003 |
The system initiates a search at a first network site for user-specified data in a remote database at a second network site and conducts the search at a third network site (e.g., at a host computer's site).... |
| 6650434 |
Filtered hyperlinks in a printed document |
| Nov-18-2003 |
A method of forming a printable document from a database having a plurality of data records is disclosed. The printable document incorporates manual functionality complementing electronic functionality... |
| 6647534 |
Method and system for organizing document information in a non-directed arrangement of documents |
| Nov-11-2003 |
A graphical user interface that presents information about documents organized in a non-directed arrangement to the user is provided by the present invention. In an exemplary embodiment, methods and systems... |
| 6647532 |
Built-in automatic customer identifier when connecting to a vendor website |
| Nov-11-2003 |
Browser software loaded on a customer's system during a factory pre-install process that includes an identifying information for a computer system in a universal resource locator pre-installed on the system... |
| 6647531 |
Customization of network documents |
| Nov-11-2003 |
User-selected customization information for a network (e.g., HTML) document is stored at a server with reference to user identifying information that uniquely identifies the user. Whenever the user navigates... |
| 6647390 |
System and methods for standardizing data for design review comparisons |
| Nov-11-2003 |
A web-based system standardizes data from a plurality of different programs to facilitate design review comparisons in a cost-effective and reliable manner. The system includes a client system including... |
| 6647388 |
Access control system, access control method, storage medium and program transmission apparatus |
| Nov-11-2003 |
It is one object of the present invention to use an access control process to evaluate under a specific condition an access permission request. An access control system 100 comprises a resource document... |
| 6647380 |
Production and inventory control system and computer program product for controlling production and inventory |
| Nov-11-2003 |
A production and inventory control system, comprises a first business application system for executing a first business application, a second business application system for executing a second business... |
| 6647364 |
Hypertext markup language document translating machine |
| Nov-11-2003 |
The present invention relates to a hypertext markup language (HTML) translating machine. The HTML translating machine automatically converts a HTML document with text described in a first language into... |
| 6644322 |
Human language translation of patient session information from implantable medical devices |
| Nov-11-2003 |
A system and method for efficiently and relatively inexpensively providing a capability of translating "Patient Session Information" comprising IMD data and patient data stored in IMD memory in one human... |
| 6643825 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for applying styles to host screens based on host screen content |
| Nov-4-2003 |
Screens generated by a host application are reformatted for viewing by applying styles to the host screens in response to recognized components included therein. In particular, a style defines a desired... |
| 6643641 |
Web search engine with graphic snapshots |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A search engine manages the indexing of web page contents and accepts user selection criteria to find and report hits that meet the search criteria. The inventive search engine has an associated crawler... |
| 6643633 |
Storing fragmented XML data into a relational database by decomposing XML documents with application specific mappings |
| Nov-4-2003 |
A technique is provided to store fragmented XML data into a relational database by decomposing XML documents with application specific mappings. Data stored on a data store that is connected to a computer... |
| 6638316 |
URL-based facility enablement |
| Oct-28-2003 |
A method for the control of computer facilities, i.e., functions, is disclosed. The method comprises the identification of a computer facility, such as printing, selected for manipulation of data. The... |
| 6638315 |
Method for preserving the state of a java applet during the lifetime of its container |
| Oct-28-2003 |
A method of controlling the existence of a Java object associated with a Web page in order to reuse the object, rather than create a new one when the Web page is revisited. The invention provides a method... |
| 6638314 |
Method of web crawling utilizing crawl numbers |
| Oct-28-2003 |
A computer based system and method of retrieving information pertaining to electronic documents on a computer network is disclosed. The method includes maintaining a database that associates each electronic... |
| 6638313 |
Document stream operating system |
| Oct-28-2003 |
A document stream operating system and method is disclosed in which: (1) documents are stored in one or more chronologically ordered streams; (2) the location and nature of file storage is transparent... |
| 6636863 |
System and method for generating persistence on the web |
| Oct-21-2003 |
Persistence of information and programming from one web page to another is gained by loading an applet or an Active X object repeatedly by addition of applet or Active X object code to the HTML code of... |
| 6636845 |
Generating one or more XML documents from a single SQL query |
| Oct-21-2003 |
A technique is provided for generating one or more XML documents from a single SQL query. Data stored on a data storage device that is connected to a computer is transformed. A query is received that selects... |
| 6635089 |
Method for producing composite XML document object model trees using dynamic data retrievals |
| Oct-21-2003 |
A method, system, and computer-readable code for a technique with which files encoded according to the Extensible Markup Language (XML) notation can be marked up to indicate that the content of the file... |
| 6635088 |
Structured document and document type definition compression |
| Oct-21-2003 |
A method, system, and computer-readable code for reducing Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Document Type Definition (DTD) document file size through one or more novel compression techniques. In one... |
| 6634010 |
ASIC design support system |
| Oct-14-2003 |
An improved ASIC design support system is described. In accordance with the ASIC design support system, it is possible to easily download the latest versions of a necessary library (or libraries) and a... |
| 6633913 |
Scan system and method for scanning images to an online web page |
| Oct-14-2003 |
A system and method provide users the ability to quickly and efficiently transfer images from a scanner to an online web page. In particular, the system can be implemented as follows. A scanner scans an... |
| 6633890 |
Method for washing of graphic image files |
| Oct-14-2003 |
A method for producing normalized (or "washed") graphic image files that have a consistent file structure, the graphic image files thereafter being used to produce a consistent print ready file structure.... |
| 6633887 |
Information management apparatus dividing files into paragraph information and header information linked to the paragraph information and recording medium thereof |
| Oct-14-2003 |
An information management apparatus for managing a logical structure of information file wherein a plurality of pieces of paragraph information, to each of which header information is appended, are arranged.... |
| 6633850 |
Background advertising system |
| Oct-14-2003 |
An advertisement system and method are provided for inserting into an end user communication message a background reference to an advertisement. In some embodiments, the background reference causes an... |
| 6632251 |
Document producing support system |
| Oct-14-2003 |
Document producing support system including: input means like a keyboard or a mouse; display means; a user profile database storing user profiles; a logon/logoff module connected to the user profile database... |
| 6632249 |
Method for providing web-based services to an application program module |
| Oct-14-2003 |
A method for using a web page to perform web-based services on a document of an application program module is provided by one embodiment of the invention. A user editing a document running on an application... |
| 6631498 |
Adaptive rendering of hypermedia documents |
| Oct-7-2003 |
An information server system is responsive to page specifications to render information pages at a plurality of clients that use different client software and that have widely different characteristics.... |
| 6631496 |
System for personalizing, organizing and managing web information |
| Oct-7-2003 |
The present invention provides a hypermedia database for managing bookmarks, which allows a user to organize hypertext documents for querying, navigating, sharing and viewing. In addition, the hypermedia... |
| 6631404 |
Method and system for conducting a contest using a network |
| Oct-7-2003 |
A method for conducting a contest using a network. A selected article of commerce is identified to a plurality of users remotely disposed at user locations on the network which bears an indicia encoding... |
| 6631298 |
System and method for providing information in a particular format |
| Oct-7-2003 |
A system for providing information for a process, and a method to utilize such system are provided. In particular, a controller is communicatively coupled to at least one smart field device using an open... |
| 6631205 |
Stereoscopic imaging in a portable document format |
| Oct-7-2003 |
A computer-implemented method for representing a stereoscopic image (204) in a portable document format encoded file (112) includes receiving at least two component images (110A-B) combinable to form the... |
| 6626958 |
Adaptive rendering of hypermedia documents |
| Sep-30-2003 |
An information server system is responsive to page specifications to render information pages at a plurality of clients that use different client software and that have widely different characteristics.... |
| 6626957 |
Markup language content and content mapping |
| Sep-30-2003 |
Markup language content and content mapping is disclosed. On one embodiment, content is received according to a first predetermined format, such as MAPI. The content is mapped from this format to a second... |
| 6626956 |
Edit-time redirect for HTML documents |
| Sep-30-2003 |
Redirecting an editing environment to open a primary file instead of an associated supporting file. Each supporting file can be provided with a marker identifying it as a supporting file and specifying... |
| 6623527 |
Method for providing a document with a button for a network service |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A document written in a markup language is intercepted and a markup language string inserted. When read by a browser which understands the markup language, a modified document is presented incorporating... |
| 6620205 |
System and method for distribution and navigation of internet content |
| Sep-16-2003 |
A system and method for navigating Internet content with a limited or non-existent return channel, limited bandwidth and/or a set-top box with limited processing power. |
| 6620204 |
Automated HTML test page and test data generation for javascript objects |
| Sep-16-2003 |
Test pages for an object oriented program on a web server are generated. A data structure is analyzed for a set of data fields. Rule data is retrieved from a rule database for property naming rules. Using... |
| 6615266 |
Internet computer system with methods for dynamic filtering of hypertext tags and content |
| Sep-2-2003 |
An Internet computer system with methods for dynamic filtering of hypertext tags and content is described. The system includes one or more Web clients, each operating a Web browser (e.g., Netscape Navigator... |
| 6615238 |
Evolving interactive dialog box for an internet web page |
| Sep-2-2003 |
A host Web page includes a evolving interactive dialog box wherein an Internet user may enter user data to be processed. When the user completes entering data in a first revolution of the interactive dialog... |
| 6615212 |
Dynamically provided content processor for transcoded data types at intermediate stages of transcoding process |
| Sep-2-2003 |
A method in a data processing system for providing content from a distributed database to a client. In a preferred embodiment, a transcoding proxy server receives a request for content from a client machine.... |
| 6613100 |
Method and apparatus for displaying miniaturized graphical representations of documents for alternative viewing selection |
| Sep-2-2003 |
An apparatus for displaying miniaturized graphical representations (i.e., thumbnails) of documents for alternative viewing selection by a user. A current document is displayed on a display panel of a graphical... |
| 6613098 |
Storage of application specific data in HTML |
| Sep-2-2003 |
A spreadsheet program saves data into a hypertext markup language (HTML) document that can be viewed with a browser program, but persists all of the information associated with that data necessary to maintain... |
| 6611840 |
Method and system for removing content entity object in a hierarchically structured content object stored in a database |
| Aug-26-2003 |
A web-based system, method and program product are provided for adding content to a content object stored (e.g., a custom compilation or prepublished work) in a data repository as a group of hierarchically... |