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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8064646 | Technique for authenticating an object on basis of features extracted from the object The present invention discourages effective illegal use of compromised biometric information in biometric authentication and allows biometric authentication to be securely continued even when some biometric information is compromised. A user authentication system co... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7542968 | Attribute data management system Cache hit ratio is improved in a cache apparatus that reads and caches contents from a large-scale database. The cache apparatus includes a cache section for recording a plurality of sets. Each set includes an attribute ID, an extractor for extracting the attribute ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7478396 | Tunable engine, method and program product for resolving prerequisites for client devices in an open service gateway initiative (OSGi) framework Under the present invention, each client device will have a corresponding configuration that is accessible to the server. Each configuration sets forth various computer resources as well as corresponding normalization and importance factors for the associated client... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7386783 | Method, system and program product for controlling web content usage Under the present invention, control tags are attached to web content at a content source. The control tags are used to control use of the web content on a portal page. Specifically, a first type of control tag that can be attached to be content under the present in... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383551 | Method and system for integrating non-compliant providers of dynamic services into a resource management infrastructure A method for use in a resource management infrastructure conforming to the WMI architecture are proposed. The WMI architecture includes a framework, known as CIM Object Manager (or CIMOM), which exploits WMI providers of dynamic services for the managed objects; in ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376910 | Displaying objects using group and object priority levels A display device which displays a plurality of objects on a screen has a group configuration storage section for storing association information indicating the association between each of the plurality of objects and one of a plurality of groups, a group priority le... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7317790 | Method for transmitting jobs between computer systems, and computer system and program therefor A central system can quickly pass on job requests intended for remote systems with minimal costs and delays. When a job request for a remote system is received, the central system initiates a conventional telephone call to the remote system. At the remote system, a ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7207002 | Serialization and preservation of objects Techniques are disclosed for serializing objects (such as Java™ objects), and deserializing those objects, in a manner that enables contents of the objects to be preserved following changes to definitions of the object structures. Objects are serialized using docu... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200638 | System and method for automatic population of instant messenger lists A system and method that automatically adds contacts to a user's instant messaging buddy list is provided. The contacts are added based upon existing database (i.e., directory) information as well as meeting information extracted from the user's calendar. The list o... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200657 | Autonomic provisioning of network-accessible service behaviors within a federated grid infrastructure Methods, systems, computer program products, and a method of doing business are disclosed for autonomically provisioning network-accessible services in a decentralized network having a federated grid infrastructure. Autonomic, grid, and web services-related technolo... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191431 | System and method for selecting a translator to translate a component request using semantic typing A system and method for automatically selecting a translator to translate a component request using semantic typing is presented. A mediator receives a component request from a first component that requests to invoke a second component. The mediator retrieves a laun... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7191404 | System and method for mapping management objects to console neutral user interface A generic management definition object, described using a CIM MOF file or an Extensible Markup Language document, can be used to format display panels that are independent of a management console. A generic integration layer is created between the management data an... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187389 | System and method for simultaneous display of multiple object categories A system and method for displaying objects in a plurality of layers. The layers are distinguished from one another using a variety of display attributes in order to emphasize objects in upper layers and de-emphasize objects in lower layers. The display attributes ma... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181536 | Interminable peer relationships in transient communities Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for persisting identifiers and relationships in a transient peer-to-peer networking environment where communities have ad hoc participants. Persistent identifiers are defined for nodes, allowing nodes to ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177929 | Persisting node reputations in transient network communities Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for persisting node reputations in a transient peer-to-peer networking environment where communities have ad hoc participants. Persistent identifiers are defined for nodes, allowing nodes to be identified... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177793 | System and method for managing translatable strings displayed on console interfaces NLS translations can be provided by extracting translatable strings from the management definition object, such as a CIM MOF file, and writing the strings into one or more translation files. A unique identifier is assigned to each translatable string. The identifier... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177918 | Method and system for efficiently processing multiframe data in a client/server computing environment Techniques are disclosed for efficiently and selectively reloading frames of a multiframe Web page or a multiframe window. Multiple frames may be reloaded as a result of the server sending its response to a single client request message. Server-side logic maintains ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7143359 | Emulating advanced graphical user interface elements in a hypermedia content browser A graphical user interface (GUI) element rendering method. A GUI element rendering method can include serving a Web page to a Web browser. The Web page can include markup which defines a form and the form can include one or more submittable input elements, each subm... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143139 | Broadcast tiers in decentralized networks Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for classifying nodes into broadcast tiers to reduce traffic in decentralized networks. Persistent identifiers are defined for nodes, allowing nodes to be identified across sessions and invocations, even ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7103768 | Information providing method, information providing system and program A user 100 makes an inquiry through a billing institution 103 to a gene analyzing institution 104 retaining gene analysis information, and the billing institution 103 transfers the gene analysis information received from the gene analyzin... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089316 | System and method for service development over content-specific sessions A system and method for deploying a resource over a content-specific session is provided. A client requests a resource from a service provider, such as an ISP. The service provider provisions the order and records the order in a data store. A service login identifie... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7089507 | System and method for display views using a single stroke control A system and method for displaying a geographical map using a single stylus movement is presented. A user contacts a display with the stylus and selects an area on the geographical map in which the user wishes to view. The user moves the stylus into a zoom zone whic... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7089493 | Method, system and program for associating a resource to be translated with a domain dictionary In a machine translation environment, a context-specific domain directory must sometimes be selected to provide a proper translation in context. A database for trigger patterns associated with specific domains is prepared. When a resource is to be translated, appear... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7089529 | System and method for creating reusable management instrumentation for IT resources A system and method for creating reusable management instrumentation for information technology (IT) resources is presented. Management instrumentation accesses a resource using an instrumentation library type (ILT) and an access path. The ILT is a basic programming... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086064 | Performance profiling tool The invention relates to an apparatus for providing event data, generated by a JVM local to the apparatus, to a profiling agent on a remote system as requested by that agent. A request is received at the apparatus, via a network interface, from the profiling agent f... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7085822 | Managing pervasive devices A management system comprises a gateway component adapted to reside on a workstation and a device agent adapted to reside on a pervasive device for configuring pervasive devices. The gateway component is instantiable during synchronization of the workstation with a ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7069509 | Using introspection for access of class resource bundle information for messages Using introspection for access to class resource bundle information for the display and update of pairs of related graphical user interface (“GUI”) panels. In preferred embodiments, a Java resource bundle is provided with a first array containing pairs of key st... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7069318 | Content tracking in transient network communities Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for tracking content in a transient peer-to-peer networking environment where communities have ad hoc participants. Persistent identifiers are defined for nodes, allowing nodes to be identified across ses... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7065718 | System and method for configuring time related settings using a graphical interface A system and method for configuring time related settings using a graphical interface is presented. A user is able to configure a time-of-day and select a time zone on an electronic device using a maximum of two stylus movements. The user contacts a display with the... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7065744 | System and method for converting management models to specific console interfaces A system and method for converting management models to specific console interfaces is provided. A plug-in builder process is used to read a management definition object. The plug-in builder process derives display information and method information from the managem... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7046827 | Adapting point geometry for storing address density Techniques are disclosed for adapting point geometry for storing address density information. Preferred embodiments store this density information in a 4-dimensional point data type provided by a spatially-enabled object relational database system, and leverage buil... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039701 | Providing management functions in decentralized networks Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for providing management functions in decentralized networks. Persistent identifiers are defined for nodes, allowing nodes to be identified across sessions and invocations, even though they re-enter the n... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039052 | Selective routing of multi-recipient communications A method and apparatus for selective routing of a multi-recipient communication from an origin domain to a destination domain within a communications network. An exit routing station added to the origin domain receives a datagram including content data intended for ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7027962 | System and method for self-configuring and self-optimizing filters A system and method for self-configuring and self-optimizing filters is presented. A computing device monitors the number of occurrences of event types at particular stages in a data stream and adjusts filter properties in order to maximize processing efficiency bas... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6999046 | System and method for calibrating low vision devices A system and method for calibrating low vision devices is presented. Image processing presents views that include information based upon a user's vision impairment. The user provides feedback corresponding to the views and image processing generates calibration sett... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6990638 | System and method for using shading layers and highlighting to navigate a tree view display A system and method for displaying layered data, such as data with a hierarchical relationship is provided. A flat tree view control is provided that indicates the level corresponding to individual data items without indenting data items. Colors or grayscale shading... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6982956 | System and method for controlling communications network traffic through phased discard strategy selection Congestion at an output from a node in a packet data communications network is controlled by maintaining a traffic profile based on the discardability/priority characteristics of recently received packets and by selecting at least an initial discard strategy which s... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6978298 | Method and apparatus for managing session information in a data processing system A method and apparatus in a data processing system for managing sessions for a secure access to the data processing system. A request for a secure connection is received. The secure connection is established, wherein information used to facilitate the secure connect... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6975965 | System and method for heuristically optimizing a large set of automated test sets A system and method for heuristically optimizing a large set of automated test sets is presented. An automation control engine is used as a front end to a system automation engine. The automation control engine provides a set of input parameters, such as a buffer si... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6976027 | Implementing geographical taxonomy within network-accessible service registries using spatial extensions Techniques are disclosed for using geographical taxonomy data in network-accessible registries (such as the Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration, or “UDDI”, registry), where this taxonomy data leverages spatial extenders within spatially-enabled dat... | 12/13/2005 |
