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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5832518 | Log file optimization in a client/server computering system In a client/server computing system, a method and apparatus for efficiently storing entries in a log file during disconnected client operations. An encoder utilizes a log file and a write file table for logging the write operations performed by the client... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5797115 | Measuring direct and indirect usage of a central processing unit Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for measuring central processing unit (CPU) usage required to execute a predetermined workload that includes system overhead usage of the CPU as well as direct usage of the CPU. The CPU is driven to run processin... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5761677 | Computer system method and apparatus providing for various versions of a file without requiring data copy or log operations Various versions of a computer file are provided without requiring copying the file or logging changed data, so that the files have consistent user data. A program module responds to a system call argument and allocates another node in file system tables ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5754844 | Method and system for accessing chunks of data using matching of an access tab and hashing code to generate a suggested storage location In the tagged, hashed file system, each finite portion of a file of the user's data is tagged with a pathname (filename and path) and a logical offset of the data within the file. A hint, as to where the portion is located in storage in the THFS, is compu... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5745681 | Stateless shopping cart for the web A shopping cart metaphor is emulated on a network of server and client computing systems. A browser at the client station has a request module to send a shopping page request to the server. A shopping page module in the server sends a shopping page file t... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5740432 | Log file optimization in a client/server computing system In a client/server computing system, a method and apparatus for efficiently storing entries in a log file during disconnected client operations. An encoder utilizes a log file and a write file table for logging the write operations performed by the client... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5721948 | System for creating mount command from verified programmable options compatible with file system types to attach media file system to an existing file system Programmable options for a mount command are checked for compatibility with file system types when attaching a media file system to a existing file system in a computing system. The options are programmed into a mount entry in a configuration file. The co... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5721824 | Multiple-package installation with package dependencies Installation of a multi-package distribution software pack is split into installation of each dominant, or primary, package and installation of the dependent, or secondary, packages dependent on that dominant package. The dependent packages are installed ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5675781 | Augmenting volume management of information storage devices to handle direct access to storage devices A computing system operates a volume management system to manage accesses to the storage of information and provides to the users of the volume management system parallel process paths for accessing a storage device is as an access volume operation or as ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5675731 | Scatter load for system test Software systems such as file systems in a computer are tested by scatter load testing. Scatter load testing is accomplished by the computer system applying randomly selected operative test situations to the software system. The operative test situations ... | 10/07/1997 |
