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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6275810 | Method for scheduling holidays in distributed computer enterprise locales A scheduling method operative in association with a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries. The method begins by defining a set of holiday... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6230196 | Generation of smart HTML anchors in dynamic web page creation A method of dynamically generating a Web page at a Web server in response to an HTTP request from a Web client in a computer network. The Web page has a hypertext reference identifying a linked page supported on each of a set of other servers in the compu... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6182010 | Method and apparatus for displaying real-time visual information on an automobile pervasive computing client A navigation system, preferably for use in a vehicle. The system includes a processor, and a graphical display for displaying map information. As the vehicle approaches a given location, e.g., an intersection, a visual image of the location is retrieved a... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6182227 | Lightweight authentication system and method for validating a server access request A method of validating a request to access a target server in a computer network having an open, trusted database. The method begins when a request to access the target server is received at a host from which the scheme is supported. In response, a query ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6178511 | Coordinating user target logons in a single sign-on (SSO) environment A single sign-on (SSO) mechanism to enable a given user to access a target application on a target resource in a distributed computer enterprise. One or more configuration directives each identifying a given logon process and any associated methods requir... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6163779 | Method of saving a web page to a local hard drive to enable client-side browsing A method of copying a Web page presented for display on a browser of a Web client. The Web page comprises a base HTML document and a plurality of hypertext references, one or more of which may be associated with embedded objects (such as image files). The... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6154751 | Method for executing a user-requested CGI program in a new authentication context while protecting operation of a default web server program A method of executing Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programs in a computer network having a Web client and a Web server, the server connectable to a secure distributed file system of a distributed computing environment. If a Web client user request requi... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6144367 | Method and system for simultaneous operation of multiple handheld control devices in a data processing system A method and system for controlling a display of a data processing system uses first and second wireless position control devices, and a control base unit. The first wireless position control device includes an acoustical transducer for transmitting a fir... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141005 | Combined display of locale-sensitive calendars in a distributed computer enterprise environment A display method operative within a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries. The method begins by defining a plurality of sets of holiday o... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6134588 | High availability web browser access to servers One or more policies are implemented at a Web browser to enhance access to Web servers that host content requested by the browser. When the browser issues a request, a name service returns a list of IP addresses that may service that request. The list is ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6119161 | Managing connection requests in a dialup computer network A method of managing connection requests from an application supported on a client. The client has a modem connectable to at least one server via a dialup computer network. According to the method, a list is maintained of the local Internet Protocol (IP) ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6115745 | Scheduling of distributed agents in a dialup network A method of managing a plurality of client machine "Web agents" vying for a resource in a computer network having a central authority. The resource may be a limited number of telephone connections in a dialup telephone network. At each client machine, a m... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6111572 | Runtime locale-sensitive switching of calendars in a distributed computer enterprise environment A display method operative within a display device of a data processing system connected in a distributed computing environment having nodes located across geographically-dispersed boundaries. The method begins by defining a plurality of sets of holiday o... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6101482 | Universal web shopping cart and method of on-line transaction processing A method of purchasing products and services on-line using a client connectable to a plurality of servers via a computer network. The method begins by initiating from the client two or more independent transaction sessions, each of the independent transac... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6098158 | Software-enabled fast boot A method of generating a boot image and using the boot image to restore a computer system having a processor, an operating system, physical memory, virtual memory and disk storage. The method may be initiated from any particular software application, or a... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092199 | Dynamic creation of a user account in a client following authentication from a non-native server domain A user is authenticated at a client machine running a native operating system. Authentication may be effected from one or more non-native server domains including, without limitation, a Server Message Block (SMB) server domain, a DCE Cell, or some other n... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092100 | Method for intelligently resolving entry of an incorrect uniform resource locator (URL) A Web browser running on a client machine typically includes an address field in which a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) may be entered. The URL identifies a particular server (or file) located at a target Web site. If a given URL is entered incorrectly at... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6085188 | Method of hierarchical LDAP searching with relational tables A method of hierarchical LDAP searching in an LDAP directory service having a relational database management system (DBMS) as a backing store. According to the invention, entries in a naming hierarchy are mapped into first and second relational tables: a ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6078956 | World wide web end user response time monitor A method of logging information in a computer network having a Web client connectable to a Web server. In response to the HTTP request (and as a result of receiving a response to that request), a response time associated with that first HTTP request is ca... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6065054 | Managing a dynamically-created user account in a client following authentication from a non-native server domain A method of managing a Windows NT user account at a Windows NT client begins following authentication of a user against a non-native server domain by establishing a Windows NT user account at the client. The Windows NT user account is maintained as work i... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6055725 | Method for reducing shorts on a printed circuit board edge connector An edge connector for a circuit board having a top layer and at least one layer underlying the top layer to form a composite structure. The edge connector comprises a first set of metallic tabs formed on the top layer in a row spaced from an edge of the t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6038677 | Automatic resource group formation and maintenance in a high availability cluster configuration A method and apparatus that automatically generates and maintains resource groups for a clustered computer network configuration. Resource groups are said to be generated "automatically" because the system administrator preferably is not directly involved... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6026440 | Web server account manager plug-in for monitoring resources An account manager plug-in for a Web server having an application programming interface (API). The plug-in is preferably a computer program product comprising a set of instructions (program code) encoded on a computer-readable substrate. This plug-in incl... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6021439 | Internet quality-of-service method and system A method of identifying quality-of-service problems associated with a given Web server in a computer network. The Web server includes a Web page having a token declaring that quality-of-service information is to be collected. When the Web page is received... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6006018 | Distributed file system translator with extended attribute support A translation gateway for a distributed computing environment including a source computer system and a target computer system, each of which has at least one client, one server and a distributed file system, and wherein the server associated with the sour... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6003095 | Apparatus and method for demand loading a dynamic link library An apparatus and method for demand loading a dynamic link library (DLL) is disclosed. The method includes generating a demand load library for demand loading the DLL and replacing the reference library of the DLL with the demand load library.... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5996012 | Application development process for use in a distributed computer enterprise environment An application "builder" generates a configuration management application for use in a distributed computing environment having at least one management server and at least one endpoint. The endpoint includes a set of endpoint data to be managed by the app... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5982370 | Highlighting tool for search specification in a user interface of a computer system A search interface is provided that is easy to use and understand. A unique visual metaphor in the form of a "highlight" tool is used for this purpose. The highlighting tool is used to identify search terms. In one embodiment, a user uses the tool to mark... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5974256 | Method for translating graphical user interface (GUI) resource data into native java code A graphical user interface layout is defined by a resource definition file having a set of resource directives associated therewith. A method of translating the layout to native Java source code begins by identifying each resource file directive associate... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5974566 | Method and apparatus for providing persistent fault-tolerant proxy login to a web-based distributed file service A method of enabling persistent access by a Web server to files stored in a distributed file system of a distributed computing environment that includes a security service. A session manager is used to perform a proxy login to the security service on beha... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5966543 | Method of using collaborative spinlocks to provide exclusive access to a resource in a multiprocessor computer system A multiprocessor computing system has memory shared by all processors of the computing system and includes an symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) operating system and at least one external device controlled by a device driver. The device driver is typically wr... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5961602 | Method for optimizing off-peak caching of web data A method of retrieving Web content from a plurality of Web servers for delivery to a Web client connectable to the World Wide Web via a communication link. The Web client is preferably a data processing system connectable to a television or other conventi... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5963191 | Method and system for denying graphical pointer access to a widget of a data processing system graphical user interface A widget, a predefined region of a graphical display, and a graphical pointer or cursor are displayed on the display device. A user may define a gravitational widget where traversal rates are not constant on the display. In addition, relationships may be ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5948064 | Discovery of authentication server domains in a computer network A method of discovering native or non-native authentication server domains in a computer network. The various domains are "discovered" by issuing requests from the client to one or more of the servers in the network. Each response is then characterized as... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5946486 | Apparatus and method for tracing entries to or exits from a dynamic link library An apparatus and method for tracing events occurring upon entries to or exits from a dynamic link library (DLL) without accessing or modifying the source code of the DLL is disclosed. The method includes generating a shadow dynamic link library which inte... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5918228 | Method and apparatus for enabling a web server to impersonate a user of a distributed file system to obtain secure access to supported web documents A method of enabling a Web server to impersonate a Web client to thereby obtain access to files stored in a distributed file system of a distributed computing environment. The distributed computing environment includes a security service for returning a c... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5917492 | Method and system for displaying an expandable tree structure in a data processing system graphical user interface A method and system are disclosed for displaying a graphical representation on a display screen of a data processing system in a manner that optimizes screen "real estate" and ease of information viewing. The graphical representation may be a tree hierarc... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5911138 | Database search facility having improved user interface A search facility having a user interface including three windows: a query window, a graph window and a history window. Each of the windows is presented simultaneously in the graphical user interface. The query window displays the text of the most recentl... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5901315 | Method for debugging a Java application having native method dynamic load libraries A method for debugging a target application comprising Java code having native method dll's associated therewith. The method is carried out in a computer having an operating system, a system debug application programming interface (API), and a Java virtua... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5881315 | Queue management for distributed computing environment to deliver events to interested consumers even when events are generated faster than consumers can receive An event management service (EMS) operating in a distributed computing environment includes a queueing mechanism for controlling passage of events through an event channel when multiple event consumers cannot consume events being generated by one or more ... | 03/09/1999 |
