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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136155 | Security system with methodology for interprocess communication control A security system with methodology for interprocess communication control is described. In one embodiment, a method for controlling interprocess communication is provided that includes steps of: defining rules indicating which system services a given application can... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8136149 | Security system with methodology providing verified secured individual end points A security system with methodology providing verified secured individual end points is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method of the present invention is described for controlling access to a particular application, the method comprises steps of: defini... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8074277 | System and methodology for intrusion detection and prevention System and methodology for intrusion detection and prevention is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for detecting and preventing network intrusion, the method comprises steps of: defining intrusion descriptions specifying exploits that ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7882100 | Database system with methodology for generating bushy nested loop join trees A database system with methodology for generating bushy nested loop join trees is described. In one embodiment, for example, an improved method is described for optimization of a query requesting data from a database, the method comprises steps of: generating a left... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7844957 | Development system with methodology providing optimized message parsing and handling A development system with methodology providing optimized message parsing and handling is described. In one embodiment, for example, a computer-implemented method is described for improved processing of certain types of messages, the method comprises steps of: loadi... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7844829 | Secured database system with built-in antivirus protection A secured database system with built-in antivirus protection is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method of the present invention is described for securing a database system, the method comprises steps of: provisioning storage from a storage device, for s... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7831772 | System and methodology providing multiple heterogeneous buffer caches A method for temporarily storing data objects in memory of a distributed system comprising a plurality of servers sharing access to data comprises steps of: reserving memory at each of the plurality of servers as a default data cache for storing data objects; in res... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7805344 | System providing methodology for consolidation of financial information A system providing methodology for consolidation of financial information is described. In one embodiment, for example, a system is described for consolidating financial transaction information from multiple sources for presentation to a user, the system comprises: ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7797342 | Database system providing encrypted column support for applications A database system providing encrypted column data support with decrypt default functionality. In a database system, a method providing automated encryption support for column data comprises steps of: defining Structured Query Language (SQL) extensions for creating a... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7788726 | System and methodology providing information lockbox A system providing a secure lockbox methodology for protecting sensitive information is described. In one embodiment, the methodology includes steps of receiving input of sensitive information from a user; computing a data shadow of the sensitive information for sto... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7788243 | System and methods for optimizing data transfer among various resources in a distributed environment System providing methodology for optimizing data transfer in a distributed environment is described. In one embodiment, for example, in a distributed shared disk cluster environment comprises a plurality of nodes, each node storing database pages in different size b... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783610 | Distributed database system providing data and space management methodology A distributed database system providing data and space management methodology. In a distributed system consisting a plurality of servers sharing access to data pages, a method for setting a timestamp indicating when modifications to data pages are made in a non-regr... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7769776 | System and methodology providing improved information retrieval System and methodology for performing Bayesian-based distributed query processing is provided that solves the problem of how to get each server participating in a Bayesian distributed search system to return the same accurate relevance score for different documents.... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7747610 | Database system and methodology for processing path based queries A system and methodology for processing of path based queries is described. In one embodiment, a method for processing a path based query requesting data from a markup language document comprises steps of: parsing the path based query requesting data to generate a q... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7743069 | Database system providing SQL extensions for automated encryption and decryption of column data A database system providing SQL extensions for automated encryption and decryption of column data is described. In one embodiment, for example, in a database system, a method is described for providing automated encryption support for column data, the method compris... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7725737 | System and methodology providing secure workspace environment System and methodology providing a secure workspace environment is described. In one embodiment, for example, in a computer system, a method is described for creating a secured workspace within an existing operating system for allowing users to run applications in a... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7627896 | Security system providing methodology for cooperative enforcement of security policies during SSL sessions A security system providing methodology for cooperative enforcement of security policies during SSL sessions is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for controlling SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) communication, the method comprises steps of: ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7617179 | System and methodology for cost-based subquery optimization using a left-deep tree join enumeration algorithm A system providing methodology for cost-based enumeration of subqueries using a left-deep tree join enumeration algorithm is described. In one embodiment, for example, in a database system, a method of the present invention is described for optimizing a database que... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7590684 | System providing methodology for access control with cooperative enforcement A system providing methodology for access control with cooperative enforcement is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for authorizing a client to access a service based on compliance with a policy required for access to the service, the ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7587435 | Replication system with methodology for replicating database sequences Replication system with methodology for replicating database sequences is described. In one embodiment, for example, in a database system, a method of the present invention is described for replicating a sequence object from a primary database to a replicate databas... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7574424 | Database system with methodology for parallel schedule generation in a query optimizer A database system with methodology for parallel schedule generation in a query optimizer is described. In one embodiment, for example, in a database system, a method is described for parallel optimization of a query, the method comprises steps of: generating a plura... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7546629 | System and methodology for security policy arbitration A system providing methods for a device to apply a security policy required for connection to a network is described. In response to receipt of a request from a device for connection to a particular network, a current policy to apply to said device for governing the... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7540013 | System and methodology for protecting new computers by applying a preconfigured security update policy A system and methodology for protecting new computers by applying a preconfigured security update policy is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for controlling connections to a computer upon its initial deployment, the method comprises s... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7467389 | System and methodology providing service invocation for occasionally connected computing devices A system and methodology providing service invocation for occasionally connected computing devices is described. In one embodiment, for example, in an occasionally connected computing environment, a system of the present invention for providing deferred invocation o... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7448047 | Database system with methodology for providing stored procedures as web services A database system providing stored procedures as web services is described. In one embodiment, for example, in a database system, a method of the present invention is described for providing a stored procedure as a Web service, the method comprises steps of: predefi... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7447710 | Database system providing self-tuned parallel database recovery A database system providing self-tuned parallel database recovery is described. In one embodiment, for example, in a database system, a method is described for performing recovery operations using an optimal number of recovery threads, the method comprises steps of:... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441233 | System and method providing status indication for long-running modal tasks A system and method providing status information about a task being processed on a computer system is described. The task comprises an operation that blocks user activity, such as a modal task. Status information about the task is obtained during processing of the t... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7421562 | Database system providing methodology for extended memory support A database system providing methodology for extended memory support is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for extended memory support in a database system having a primary cache, the method comprises steps of: creating a secondary cache... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7406477 | Database system with methodology for automated determination and selection of optimal indexes A database system with methodology for automated determination and selection of optimal indexes is described. In one embodiment, for example, in a database system, a method of the present invention is described for recommending database indexes to be created for opt... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403945 | Distributed database system providing data and space management methodology A distributed database system providing data and space management methodology is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for detection of deadlocks in a distributed database system comprising a plurality of servers sharing access to data, th... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7383389 | Cache management system providing improved page latching methodology A cache management system providing improved page latching methodology is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for providing access to data in a multi-threaded computing system, the method comprises steps of: providing a cache containing ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370318 | System and methodology for asynchronous code refactoring with symbol injection A system and methodology for asynchronous code refactoring with symbol injection is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for refactoring a plurality of interdependent software modules that reside in separate projects, the method comprises... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360097 | System providing methodology for securing interfaces of executable files A system providing methodology for securing interfaces of executable files is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for securing a program comprised of a plurality of interoperable components, the method comprises steps of: extracting info... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359922 | Database system and methodology for generalized order optimization A database system and methodology for generalized order optimization is described. In one embodiment, for example, in a database system, a method of the present invention is described for optimizing a query requesting data from a database in an ordered form, the met... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353521 | Object oriented distributed software system with methodology for piggybacked reflective callbacks A distributed computing environment is described that provides an improved method for invocation of methods between remote objects. In one embodiment, the improved method comprises steps of: creating a first object having methods that may be invoked by other objects... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7346633 | System providing methodology for replication subscription resolution A system providing methodology for replication subscription resolution. In one embodiment, for example, a system of the present invention for determining subscribers to which a published item of data should be replicated comprises: an interface module for receiving ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340770 | System and methodology for providing community-based security policies A system and methodology for providing community-based security policies is described. In one embodiment in a system comprising a plurality of devices connected to a network, a security module is provided for establishing security settings for regulating network acc... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331049 | System and methodology providing typed event and notification services A system and methodology providing typed event and notification services is described. In one embodiment a method for transmitting an event message from a first application to at least one second application over an event channel comprises: generating a message requ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7313552 | Boolean network rule engine A Boolean Network rule engine for evaluation of rules is described that comprises: a rules interface for receiving a set of rules, each rule having at least one condition; a network builder for building a Boolean Network representation of the set of rules including ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293040 | System and methodology for database migration between platforms A system and methodology for database migration between platforms is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for migrating a database across platforms having different byte order formats (e.g., big-endian and little-endian), the method compr... | 11/06/2007 |
