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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7617206 | Method for analyzing status of specialized tank files which store and handle large objects A data management system is provided with a database which has internal tanks for storing large object data according to the size of the data involved. An analysis method and system is provided which will search out and calculate the space of each of the tank files ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7599947 | Method and system for converting hierarchical database schemas into relational database schemas A specialized server holding a hierarchical database works with a Graphical User Interface to transform a hierarchical schema by utilizing an XMI file which is used with a modeling tool to develop a relational schema for display and use in a relational database in t... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7523086 | System for retrieving and processing stability data from within a secure environment A system is provided for systematically checking for and retrieving data from a known, public system to a system inside company firewall restraints while being able to function automatically once initial set up is complete. This data is then processed and stored int... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7509646 | Method of managing workloads in a distributed processing system An embodiment of the present invention is a method for generating a simulated processor load on a system of CPU's, and introducing a controlled workload into the system that is spread evenly across the available CPU resources and may be arranged to consume a precise... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506215 | Method for health monitoring with predictive health service in a multiprocessor system An embodiment of the present invention is a method for monitoring various data sources for events indicative of a current or potential system health problem, thereby automating management of system health monitoring, prediction, and notification, and providing the a... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7500227 | Process and system for intercepting a .NET method at runtime The present invention is a process for intercepting a .NET™ method at runtime in order to enable modifying the method in order to capture data about the method, trace the method, modify the method's behavior, enforce constraints, modify the method's parameters and... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7467163 | System and method to manipulate large objects on enterprise server data management system An Enterprise Server Data Management System provides for the handling of large data objects (LOB) according to the data size required for the large object. Methods are provided to find a particular object that is stored or to delete such an object. But particularly ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7464019 | Method of resolving conflicts of virtualized disks between two operating environments A method is provided in a server, having a first operating system (Windows) and a second operating system (MCP), to allow both environments to share the same resilient and redundant benefits provided by the Fibre Channel storage systems with multi-path capabilities ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7457991 | Method for scanning windows event logs on a cellular multi-processor (CMP) server A method is provided for scanning each partition and service processor of a Cellular Multi-Processor System which hold several different operating systems therein. Event information is garnered from multiple Windows Event Logs and consolidated on a Central Database ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7433903 | Method for reading audit data from a remote mirrored disk for application to remote database backup copy In order to overcome limitations of network connections between a primary host server and a remote secondary host server, the audit file of a primary database is mirrored to an audit file of the remote secondary backup database. A special sensing program called TRAC... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430557 | System and method for improving database reorganization time The invention provides a system and method for the reorganization of a database in a computing system. The method includes determining operations necessary to effect the reorganization of the database, estimating the completion time for the operations, and schedulin... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7415702 | Method for zero overhead switching of alternate algorithms in a computer program A system wherein a Caller Application is enabled to reduce latency after a First Call to a Data Link Library after which a stub function provides direct access to a selected algorithm's work function for execution by a processor. A Hardware Abstraction Layer receive... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404177 | Automated web interface generation for software coded applications A method is disclosed for adapting a legacy software application developed for an environment comprising a centralized computing resource interconnected to a series of computer terminal devices applications to a network environment wherein the network environment ca... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7386563 | Method for using deferred column retrieval to improve row retrieval and query performance of OLE DB applications The present invention is a method for facilitating the use of deferred column retrieval in order to improve row retrieval and query performance of OLE DB objects. The method enables OLE DB applications to access columns present in index structures without accessing ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383285 | Method for exposing hierarchical table structures and relationships to OLE DB applications A method and system is provided that enables OLE DB (Object Linking and Embedded Database) applications to access embedded table-structured relationships in hierarchical databases as Normalized relational tables. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7340477 | Method and system for a telemetry warehouse for storing, retrieving and analyzing data A telemetry warehouse provides a consolidated system log in the form of a data warehouse which contains data collected from traditional sources such as system management tools, performance monitoring tools, and various system logs while allowing analysis across the ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7269595 | Reducing database reorganization time The invention provides a system and method for reducing the amount of downtime during a database reorganization. The invention provides a method whereby data values are unloaded from a table in a database, stored in a substantially original format in another locatio... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263537 | System and method for creating multiple QUIESCE database copies at a single server A method for creating multiple QUIESCE DATABASE Copies (QDC) on a single server by mirroring a disk copy of a live database that is in a quiesced state and splitting them from their source, and then bringing the mirrored disks containing online snapshots back online... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254750 | Health trend analysis method on utilization of network resources An embodiment of the present invention is a method for monitoring various data sources for events indicative of a current or potential system health problem, thereby detecting positive or negative trends in system health data. At the core of this module is an algori... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7231541 | Method for predictably feeding and consuming RAM memory to recognize over-consumption of resources The present invention is a method for providing the consumption of a set amount of memory within a set amount of time in a server network in order to properly display the capabilities of running multiple applications proprietary suite of tools with the intention of ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222178 | Transaction-processing performance by preferentially reusing frequently used processes The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for improving transaction processing performance in a transaction processing system, particularly but not exclusively, in a transaction processing computing system comprising a plurality of processors. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7222133 | Method for reducing database recovery time A method is provided to automatically select the correct order of backups from selected DUMP files in order to recover and rebuild a complete database in reduced time without requiring the user to search, find and select the correct order of items for the backup. | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213020 | Methods and system for facilitating updating of data in a database by a data access system Methods for facilitating updating of data in a database by a data-access system in communication with the database and a client application. The methods include initiating updating transactions by the data-access system based on requests from the client application ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7200626 | System and method for verification of a quiesced database copy A method is provided to verify a database copy of a primary database which has been replicated. A secondary physically consistent copy of the primary database is put in a state of quiesce while the primary database is allowed to resume update activity. The consisten... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7120821 | Method to revive and reconstitute majority node set clusters The method of the present invention is useful in detecting the lack of majority cluster nodes within a cluster, and reorganizes the cluster membership to allow for running with less than a majority of nodes connected. As nodes become alive, they are added to the clu... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117184 | System and method for maintaining target response times in business methods An embodiment of the present invention provides a method to establish and maintain response time goals for selected business logic contained in components, which results in chosen high priority methods that respond consistently under load, enable smoother server sid... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7103619 | System and method for automatic audit data archiving within a remote database backup system In a network of primary and secondary servers having individual databases which are mirrored to each other, there is provided a method to increase resource availability by removal, of already-utilized audit files onto external storage. A TRACKER program for expediti... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089566 | Method for accessing object linking-embedding database data via JAVA database connectivity A method for enabling database access to an OLE DB compatible database by a client using a JAVA JDBC Application Program Interface. A JDBC Driver program provides a bridging functionality between the using JDBC client and the OLE DB database. ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7072844 | Configuration interview session method for thin client sizing tool A series of Window screens are provided with queries to gather customer data for the customer's enterprise operations. Data on site locations, number of users, types of users and Application Programs utilized and their relationships are accumulated into a Configurat... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065768 | Servicing method for script monitor COM object The method of the present invention is useful in managing scripts easily, by providing a console interface that enables you to list registered scripts and check their status. The program executes a method for allowing scripts or programs to monitor and manage regist... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062426 | Method for calculating memory requirements for thin client sizing tool A method and procedure is established for utilization in a Thin Client Sizing Tool which has established an optimized solution of one or more Server Farms to fit a customer's profile. Part of implementing this solution is the provision of establishing adequate memor... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058631 | Methods and system for accessing logical relationship data in a database from a data-access system utilizing bookmarks In a computer-based information system where a client application accesses data in a network data modeled database via a data-access system utilizing bookmarks, methods are disclosed for allowing the data-access system to access logical-relationship data and metadat... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058632 | Method and system for facilitating execution of a user-inputted message in a client-server database network In a client-server database network having a user-interface layer communicating with a database-interface layer via a middleware communication layer, a method is disclosed for facilitating execution of a user-inputted message. The method includes receiving the user-... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058646 | Reducing database reorganization time by column manipulation The invention provides a system and method for modifying a database. The method, in one aspect, comprises the steps of unloading data values from a column in a table, creating a new column, and loading the unloaded data values to the new column, wherein the number o... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051052 | Method for reading audit data from a remote mirrored disk for application to remote database backup copy In order to overcome limitations of network connections between a primary host server and a remote secondary host server, the audit file of a primary database is mirrored to an audit file of the remote secondary backup database. A special sensing program called TRAC... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050961 | Solution generation method for thin client sizing tool A method is provided for generating a configuration solution such as for a Server Farm or a Server Metafarm which can be optimally designed and configured after information has been developed on the customer's profile and there has been calculated a base solution in... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7047527 | Method for identification of version levels of components across heterogeneous systems while eliminating mis-matched versions A method for providing a program which enables the identification and compatibility of software versions. The method includes the steps of performing a security verification and check to receive server software version. The program then retrieves database creation t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7047177 | Thin client sizing tool for enterprise server farm solution configurator A Thin Client Sizing Tool provides a method for developing a proposal for an optimized Server Farm, or collection of Server Farms, which will provide the most suitable configuration for each specialized enterprise of a customer. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043505 | Method variation for collecting stability data from proprietary systems A Cellular Multi-Processor Serve provides partitions having different Operating Systems such as Windows, Unix OS2200 (Unisys), Master Control Program (Unisys) or other Operating Systems, which could be designated as OS-A or OS-B. The present method and system collec... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7035919 | Method for calculating user weights for thin client sizing tool A Thin Client Sizer, used to configure an optimal Server Farm, requires specific data regarding the category level of utilization, by each User, of each of the Applications available to the Server Farm. A method is presented for input to a Solution Configurator to s... | 04/25/2006 |
