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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6381626 | ATM video advertising Message files preferably comprising MPEG video messages are provided to transaction terminals for display of non-transaction messages to users during a terminal transaction. The messages are selected and displayed upon transaction approval. Operation of t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6195765 | System and method for testing an application program A system (8) for testing an application program (20) includes a normal operating environment (12) within which the application program (20) is intended to execute when not being tested. A shared database (18) stores the application program (20) and provid... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6182222 | Secure data storage system and method A secure data storage system (28) may comprise a secured data file (40), a secured system file (44), and a data file application (42). The secured data file (40) may have a verification system (48) operable to allow access to the secured data file (40) on... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6160988 | System and method for managing hardware to control transmission and reception of video broadcasts A telecommunication management system is provided for managing hardware and software systems within a telecommunication network. The management system includes an Operator Services component, a Management Services component and an External Interfaces comp... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6151609 | Remote editor system A remote editor system (26) is provided for remotely editing files stored on a remote Internet server (15). The remote editor system (26) includes a client (12), using a web browser (32), and the remote Internet server (15) having a mass storage device (4... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6134545 | Method and system for processing a query One aspect of the invention is a method for processing a query. The method comprises receiving a query requesting at least one specific attribute of selected ones of a plurality of objects satisfying a query criteria. The query is directed to a database c... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6119094 | Automated system for identifying alternate low-cost travel arrangements An automated system (10) is provided for identifying alternate low-cost travel arrangements. The system (10) obtains inventory information specifying the rates and/or availability of a plurality of travel arrangements, from one or more computer reservatio... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6081810 | Report database system A method is described for storing and retrieving reports from a computer database with control of access to the database and to the reports. The reports are stored in a current database (16) for a selected period of time and are stored in a library databa... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6061471 | Method and system for detecting uniform images in video signal A method and system for detecting uniform images in a digital video signal made up of a series of video images is disclosed. One aspect of the invention is a method for detecting uniform images. The method comprises segmenting a plurality of the video ima... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6059185 | Automated system and method for improved check processing The automated improved check processing system and method includes a data entry device (200, 202) for receiving checking account information (304, 306, 308) and a check amount (302) of a check (210, 300) provided for deposit in a transaction, which are el... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6055637 | System and method for accessing enterprise-wide resources by presenting to the resource a temporary credential A resource access control system and method (50) for a corporate enterprise includes a security administrator (60, 62) in communication with a plurality of users (90), each of the users (90) having an assigned role and a unique user identifier. A temporar... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6052694 | Method and apparatus for logging database performance characteristics The invention comprises a system and method for monitoring and logging performance characteristics of a database (18). According to one aspect of the invention, a method of monitoring and logging the performance of a database (18) comprises initiating a d... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6049781 | Relocation tracking system and method A relocation tracking system (10) and method are provided. The relocation tracking system (10) includes a mass storage device for storing a relocation database (22) and a processor (40). Relocation database (22) includes a transferee table (44) and a ship... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6041362 | Method and system for integrating disparate information technology applications and platforms across an enterprise A method and system for integrating disparate information technology applications and platforms across an enterprise provides a web client interface that associates with an enterprise network. Connecting with the web client through the network is the Hype... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6034701 | Method and system for displaying mixed sized fonts for character based displays A method for displaying a representation of a character on a computer display includes receiving a first primary character string comprising at least one character selected from a primary character set. The method also includes receiving a first desired l... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032153 | Method and system for maintaining persistence in a shared object system One aspect of the invention is a method for maintaining persistence in a shared object system. A request is received to update a persistent record of a shared object's state wherein the persistent record of the shared object's state is contained in a data... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6032131 | System and method for accurately modeling spending An automated system and method are provided for accurately modeling spending. In the system and method, invoice information and payment information are received at an interface. A processor, coupled to the interface, automatically generates a distribution... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6029177 | Method and system for maintaining the integrity of a database providing persistent storage for objects One aspect of the invention is a method for updating a database providing persistent storage for a plurality of objects each comprising methods and instance variables, wherein a persistent record of each of the plurality of objects will experience a chang... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6026397 | Data analysis system and method A system (10) for analyzing a data file containing a plurality of data records with each data record containing a plurality of parameters is provided. The system (10) includes an input (40) for receiving the data file and a data processor (32) having at l... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6026500 | Method and system for managing computer systems According to one aspect of the invention, a method of managing a computer system includes receiving event information at a Tivoli Enterprise Console (130), the event information associated with the computer system. The method also includes receiving a com... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6018715 | Automated travel planning system An automated travel planning system (10) is provided. The system (10) includes a database (12) which stores information relating to each individual traveler and business entity customer of a travel agency and also information relating to the travel agency... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6012032 | System and method for accounting of computer data storage utilization A system and method (10) of accounting and billing for data storage on a plurality of data storage devices (20) are provided. The data storage is mapped to a number of service levels, which specify varying data access and retrieval speeds. Therefore, inst... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6009408 | Automated processing of travel related expenses A system (10) for facilitating the processing of travel related expenses includes a database (40) which stores a traveler profile (50), a customer profile (52), and a traveler category rule set (56). A controller (36), connected to the database (40), rece... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007340 | Method and system for measuring leadership effectiveness Assessment tool (12) for gathering meaningful information concerning an object. The assessment tool (12) includes a plurality of statements (40) directed toward observable characteristics of the object. A frequency estimation scale (42) corresponds to eac... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6006278 | Method and system for importing remote functions to a network computer A computer network (10) is provided that includes first and second computer systems (12 and 14). The first computer system (12) includes a software application (24) having a function call (26). The second computer system (14) communicates with the first c... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003068 | Method and apparatus for portably providing shared removable resources to a plurality of computing devices An apparatus (120) for providing shared resources to a plurality of external devices (130) includes a portable network server motherboard (210) and a plurality of removable storage devices (220) for selectively configuring the apparatus (120), each storag... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997168 | Optimizing the operation of an equipment control system A method is provided for optimizing the operation of an equipment control system having an operating unit. In the method, an operating entity operable to perform a specific function is automatically added to the operating unit when such function is requir... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5999634 | Device and method for analyzing an electronic image signal A number of systems and methods for analyzing electronic image signals are provided which include processing the image signal as one or more cells, each comprising a plurality of pixels. For consecutive frames of the monitored image, a set of pointers are... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5991766 | Method and system for managing redundant objects in a distributed object system One aspect of the invention is a method for managing redundant objects in a distributed object system. A transaction service runs on a computer. At least two copies of the instance variables of a distributed object are maintained in a separate database. T... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5991882 | Automated password reset An automated system (10) is provided for resetting a computing system user's log-in password. The automated system (10) includes a database (16) which stores at least one question and corresponding answer received from the user. In response to a request f... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5983195 | Method and system for scheduling product orders in a manufacturing facility The invention comprises a method and system for scheduling product orders for a manufacturing facility. One aspect of the invention is a method for scheduling product orders wherein a pool of product order records and a pool of physical attribute records ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5978581 | Object-oriented code generation system and method One aspect of the invention is a method of generating object-oriented code. An object model is captured for at least one object using a computer. Code interpretable by a compiler is then generated based upon the object model. The code comprises a base obj... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5978767 | Method and system for processing career development information A system (100) for processing career development information is provided which comprises a plurality of career development files (112). Each career development file is associated with at least one other career development file. The system includes a user ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5973695 | Method for graphically displaying a UNIX directory structure A method for graphically displaying a UNIX directory includes the steps of identifying a base UNIX directory (44), and obtaining a listing of entries in the base UNIX directory, including all files, all subdirectories, and all files and subdirectories in ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5964831 | Distributed on-line data communications system and method The system and method of the present invention provide distributed on-line communications for electronic commerce applications. The system includes at least one system node having multiple processes for communicating with outside devices, such as ATMs and... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5964828 | Method and system for maintaining the integrity of objects The invention comprises a system and method for maintaining the integrity of a plurality of objects each comprising methods and instance variables. The method is used to maintain the integrity of a plurality of objects wherein each of the plurality of obj... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5963958 | Method and system for generating object definitions A computer network (10) is provided that includes a server (14) with a database (28) and an object definition generator (33). The database (28) stores a plurality of objects. The object definition generator (33) receives user input identifying a selected ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5960424 | Method and system for managing computer database connections The invention comprises a method and system for managing computer database connections. In accordance with the method of the invention, a database operation request is received for a first database. The first database comprises a first database type and t... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5953528 | Knowledge object registration A system (10) for registering a knowledge object (22) includes a server (12) and a client (14). The server (12) receives a request (38) from the client (14) to register the knowledge object (22). In response, the server (12) stores a trust stamp (46) and ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5946677 | System and method for locating and deleting computer files stored on a mass storage device A system and a method for locating and deleting computer files stored in a directory structure in a mass storage device. The method includes the steps of receiving an input and establishing a starting directory and a file search specification. The method ... | 08/31/1999 |
