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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7958550 | Method and system for secure communication A method and system for secure communication is presented. A virtual private proxy is generated based on an agreement between a first entity and a second entity. A first virtual private proxy is associated with the first entity and a second virtual private proxy is ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7958250 | System and method for multi-level guided node and topology discovery Systems and methods for user-guided iterative node discovery and topology discovery in a network of nodes involved in secure and reliable data transfer. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7900249 | Method, system and software for maintaining network access and security A system, method and apparatus for securing communications between a trusted network and an untrusted network are disclosed. A perimeter client is deployed within the trusted network and communicates over a session multiplexing enabled protocol with a perimeter serv... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7900153 | Supply chain visualization and management system with dynamic zooming Supply chain visualization and management are achieved using supply entity icons and inventory parameters overlaid on a zoomable map image. A user zooms in and zooms out to display multiple geographical areas and variably receives greater or less detail regarding su... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7865575 | Methods and apparatus to perform file transfers in distributed file systems An example method for sending a file includes sending a list of data nodes storing a first portion of the file and a second portion of the file to a master node of a destination distributed file system, computing a first checksum for a first portion of the file, com... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7725819 | Non-repudiable translation of electronic documents A method for non-repudiable translation of documents is disclosed, whereby a computer application determines a storage location for a first document, generates a first digital signature for the first document, determines a storage location for a plurality of transla... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7480938 | System and method for secure dual channel communication through a firewall A server including a dual channel communications module operable to establish a communication session between the server and a client is provided. The server may be operable to receive a dual channel communication packet from the client. In a particular embodiment, ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7461084 | Registry/repository based private market generator A method for creating an electronic marketplace includes receiving from a first client a request to create an electronic marketplace and receiving information about a product associated with the marketplace. The information includes at least one of first product inf... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7061900 | Electronic commerce distributed network and method An electronic commerce distributed network is disclosed that includes a plurality of interconnected processing nodes. Each processing node (50) includes a first sub-node (52) and a second sub-node (54) that are connected to communicate informati... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7054880 | System and method for creating electronic marketplaces A method for creating an electronic marketplace includes receiving from a first client a request to create an electronic marketplace and receiving information about a product associated with the marketplace. The information includes at least one of first product inf... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6981278 | System and method for secure dual channel communication through a firewall A server including a dual channel communications module operable to establish a communication session between the server and a client is provided. The server may be operable to receive a dual channel communication packet from the client. In a particular embodiment, ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6938014 | Non-repudiable translation of electronic documents A method for non-repudiable translation of documents is disclosed, whereby a computer application determines a storage location for a first document, generates a first digital signature for the first document, determines a storage location for a plurality of transla... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6766375 | System and method for protocol conversion using facilities and utilities A protocol converter (14) allows communications between a host (12) and remotes (16, 18, 20) that operate using different communications protocols. The protocol converter (14) includes processes (50) and subsystems (60) for ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6608274 | Method and system for online communication between a check sorter and a check processing system A system for handling checks is provided that includes a sorter operable to retrieve MICR data from a plurality of checks. An emulator is coupled to the sorter. The emulator is operable to access the MICR data, to generate a process buffer based on the MI... | 08/19/2003 |
| 5771343 | System and method for failure detection and recovery According to one embodiment of the present invention, a transaction processing system is provided comprising at least one server and a mainframe. Recovery process for restarting a batch is also provided comprising failure detection process for indicating ... | 06/23/1998 |