| 6516356 |
Application interface to a media server and a method of implementing the same |
| Feb-4-2003 |
According to the present invention, a media manager is provided which incorporates an application program interface (API) for converting high-level generic commands into device-level commands for output... |
| 6516355 |
Methods and apparatus for controlling digital communications switching equipment |
| Feb-4-2003 |
A "generic" switch messaging protocol is disclosed for message handling and switch supervision in conjunction with a number of switching engines, each of which is conversant with the generic messaging... |
| 6512526 |
User specific execution of programs |
| Jan-28-2003 |
A computer system and method allows customization of a desktop of a user in a multiple user environment, such as a windows type operating system. Configuration files trigger a program to execute upon the... |
| 6510551 |
System for expressing complex data relationships using simple language constructs |
| Jan-21-2003 |
A programming environment including a source code programming language comprising a plurality of programming constructs. A first set of constructs within the programming language are for expressing procedural... |
| 6510448 |
System, method and computer program product for increasing the performance of a proxy server |
| Jan-21-2003 |
A software virtual machine mechanism that increases the efficiency of context switching is disclosed. In an application to the networking environment, the software virtual machine is operative to increase... |
| 6504547 |
Standardization of graphics system logical frame buffer |
| Jan-7-2003 |
A method for implementing a bitmapped graphics system involves creating a logical frame buffer for a program. The method attaches a standardization operation to the logical frame buffer, so that the standardization... |
| 6502193 |
Software access |
| Dec-31-2002 |
A networked computer system is disclosed comprising database (or other) 5 applications accessible over a network to users via terminals in which at least some users have restricted access (restricted access... |
| 6499057 |
System and method for activating uniform network resource locators displayed in a media broadcast |
| Dec-24-2002 |
A system and method are provided for activating a uniform network resource locator displayed in a media broadcast. In one embodiment, a uniform network resource locator can be embedded in a media file.... |
| 6496861 |
Operational environment system and method for communication network service applications |
| Dec-17-2002 |
A Fault-tolerant Operational Environment system, and method, which makes it possible for network operators and third parties (for example, software houses) to implement their service ideas directly and... |
| 6489963 |
Application program interface for a graphics system |
| Dec-3-2002 |
An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics... |
| 6480952 |
Emulation coprocessor |
| Nov-12-2002 |
A computer system employing a host processor and an emulation coprocessor. The host processor includes hardware configured to execute instructions defined by a host instruction set architecture, while... |
| 6480903 |
Hardware component interface for desktop computer management systems |
| Nov-12-2002 |
A manageable desktop computer system and an associated method for managing a plurality of manageable devices. The computer system includes a storage facility, a registry and a plurality of manageable devices... |
| 6477559 |
Method and apparatus for remotely accessing an automatic transaction processing system |
| Nov-5-2002 |
A method for accessing a transaction processing system. In one embodiment, the method includes the step of receiving a remote request for access to the transaction processing system from a client device.... |
| 6473785 |
Operation right interlinking method and cooperative working method for shared application programs |
| Oct-29-2002 |
The invention provides an operation right interlinking method and a cooperative working method wherein, when a plurality of shared application programs operate cooperatively with each other to effect a... |
| 6473100 |
Hosting controls in a window via an interface for controlling the window |
| Oct-29-2002 |
Hosting user interface controls in a window via an interface for controlling the window is disclosed. One aspect of the invention is a computerized system having an operating system and at least one program.... |
| 6466218 |
Graphics system interface |
| Oct-15-2002 |
An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics... |
| 6460090 |
Method and system for self-testing controls |
| Oct-1-2002 |
Self-testing controls are packaged together for use by a developer. The controls are enabled without the need for a custom written outside program. |
| 6460077 |
Method and apparatus for remote interaction with and configuration of a WAN-based knowledge base |
| Oct-1-2002 |
A system for selling products and services over the Internet, or other wide area network, comprises a knowledge base and a knowledge base configurator both executing on a network-connected server hosted... |
| 6460075 |
Browser-based email system with user interface for audio/video capture |
| Oct-1-2002 |
A browser-based email system has a thin client connected to a host mail server. The thin client implements a browser. The host mail server provides pages to the thin client, which can be rendered by the... |
| 6457065 |
Transaction-scoped replication for distributed object systems |
| Sep-24-2002 |
A method, system, and computer program product for improving the performance of distributed object systems. A remote object is replicated to the node of the distributed system from which it is accessed.... |
| 6457042 |
Dynamic construction of complex execution environments |
| Sep-24-2002 |
An application server system has a constructed environment for executing application programs where the system has a plurality of processors, for receiving data from client requests and then modifying... |
| 6456892 |
Data driven interaction for networked control of a DDI target device over a home entertainment network |
| Sep-24-2002 |
A method and system for providing a user interface for a networked target device within a home audio/visual network. The DDI allows any DDI target to describe its physical appearance including controls... |
| 6453337 |
Methods and systems to manage and track the states of electronic media |
| Sep-17-2002 |
Method and systems are described which can be used to track and manage the states of electronic media in a communications network. The electronic medium can be restored, archived, and used to create new... |
| 6449659 |
System for instance customization with application independent programming of controls |
| Sep-10-2002 |
The system for instance customization with application independent programming of controls functions to place code behind documents in a multi-program environment in a manner that eliminates the object... |
| 6449617 |
Edit command delegation program for editing electronic files |
| Sep-10-2002 |
An edit command delegation (ECD) utility that provides a user with the ability to edit an electronic file in a creator application program while the electronic file is open in a separate viewing application... |
| 6446255 |
Global registry object for mapping registry functions and registry equivalent functions across multiple operating systems in a cross-platform program |
| Sep-3-2002 |
The system, method, and program of this invention enables a developer to write a platform independent program that can read, create, modify, delete, and enumerate registry type of information regardless... |
| 6446135 |
Method and system for querying and executing commands of an application program |
| Sep-3-2002 |
A method and system for querying and executing commands of an application program are provided. A caller application program may dispatch a request for status information to a callee application program... |
| 6437809 |
Secondary user interface |
| Aug-20-2002 |
An alternate display content controller provides a technique for controlling a video display separately from and in addition to the content displayed on the operating system monitor. Where the display... |
| 6430740 |
Object-oriented communications framework system with support for multiple remote machine types |
| Aug-6-2002 |
A system enabling an application programmer to construct a plurality of application programs for communicating with a plurality of remote machines of a plurality of machine types, each of the plurality... |
| 6430612 |
Network device management apparatus and method, and storage medium |
| Aug-6-2002 |
Based on identification data specifying the type of network device, a device subjected to monitoring and controlling is searched. If the device cannot be specified, a device group to which the device belongs... |
| 6429880 |
Method and apparatus for binding user interface objects to application objects |
| Aug-6-2002 |
A graphical user interface (GUI) and accompanying functionality for binding Web page definitional elements to a back-end state (e.g., client- or server-side back-end state) and custom logic is provided.... |
| 6424348 |
Application program interface for a graphics system |
| Jul-23-2002 |
An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics... |
| 6421738 |
Method and system for capturing and encoding full-screen video graphics |
| Jul-16-2002 |
A method and system for encoding video graphics of displayed on a monitor of a computer system. Graphical API function calls are hooked so that when a graphical API routine is called the graphical API... |
| 6421703 |
Process and system for controlling the use of software |
| Jul-16-2002 |
This is a process and a system for controlling the use of software developed under a specified platform, associated with a device, in which signals are processed in the device and/or are returned from... |
| 6421439 |
System and method for user affiliation in a telephone network |
| Jul-16-2002 |
A telecommunication system combines telephone technology and Internet technology to establish one or more user-specified affiliation lists. The affiliation lists are stored on the Internet and are accessible... |
| 6421058 |
Graphics command stream for calling a display object in a graphics system |
| Jul-16-2002 |
An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics... |
| 6414699 |
Message box facility for graphical user interface for computer system video display |
| Jul-2-2002 |
A computer system includes a visual display device for displaying information to an operator, a common buffer such as the Microsoft Window.TM. clipboard, and a processor for processing an application program,... |
| 6414697 |
Method and system for providing an iconic progress indicator |
| Jul-2-2002 |
A method and system for providing a progress indicator for an application in a computer system is disclosed. The method and system includes issuing a task request to the application, and graphically indicating... |
| 6411974 |
Method to collate and extract desired contents from heterogeneous text-data streams |
| Jun-25-2002 |
A method extracts desired contents from multiple heterogeneous textual streams and provides normalized data representative of the desired contents. The method selects input streams containing text data... |
| 6411301 |
Graphics system interface |
| Jun-25-2002 |
An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics... |
| 6408331 |
Computer linking methods using encoded graphics |
| Jun-18-2002 |
A data object comprises both a graphic and embedded link information, such as the URL address of a network node, thereby permitting the graphic object to serve as a link usable by an internet browser or... |
| 6408330 |
Remote data collecting and address providing method and apparatus |
| Jun-18-2002 |
An information system network and method for use thereof for remotely gathering information and storing the information at specific network memory locations for easy access, the system including at least... |
| 6405266 |
Unified publish and subscribe paradigm for local and remote publishing destinations |
| Jun-11-2002 |
The invention handles message publishing between entities whether they are in the same process, or they are different processes. The invention includes one message broker for each process, which is internal... |
| 6401138 |
Interface for patient context sharing and application switching |
| Jun-4-2002 |
In a medical information system, a facility is provided so that different application programs can share information about their current state, so that a user of these applications can move more efficiently... |
| 6397264 |
Multi-browser client architecture for managing multiple applications having a history list |
| May-28-2002 |
A method and apparatus for implementing a multiple-browser architecture is described. In one embodiment, the apparatus launches an application program in response to a trigger event. In addition, the apparatus... |
| 6393496 |
Operating system and network independent application program interface for use in an intelligent communication device |
| May-21-2002 |
An application interface for an intelligent communication device. The intelligent communication device is connected to a network with at least one server connected thereto. The intelligent communication... |
| 6389485 |
Graphics adapter capable of supporting lighting models from multiple application programming interfaces within a graphics system |
| May-14-2002 |
A graphics adapter capable of supporting lighting models from multiple Application Programming, Interfaces (APIs) within a graphics system is disclosed. The graphics adapter includes a dot product machine... |
| 6374357 |
System and method for regulating a network service provider's ability to host distributed applications in a distributed processing environment |
| Apr-16-2002 |
The present invention is directed to a novel system and method for regulating a network service provider's ability to provide network services to a distributed application executing on a network connected... |
| 6370592 |
Network interface device which allows peripherals to utilize network transport services |
| Apr-9-2002 |
An input/output device is connected to peripheral equipment. The input/output device includes a plurality of network transport modules. Each network transport module implements a different network protocol.... |
| 6366958 |
NETBIOS protocol support for a DCE RPC mechanism |
| Apr-2-2002 |
A DCE RPC mechanism normally uses a TCP/IP-based transport service to enable client machines to make remote procedure calls to server machines in a distributed computing environment. NETBIOS protocol support... |
