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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080120599 | Provision of services over a common delivery platform such as a mobile telephony network A system for providing services to subscribers of a network supports the provision of a plurality of different services to multiple subscribers. Multiple processing units are provided, each providing a respective execution environment for a respective set of software ap... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080114769 | AUTHORIZATION DATA MODEL An authorization data model factors roles into generic roles and responsibilities, using these attributes at run-time to complete an authorization process based on non-static privileges associated with currently defined roles and responsibilities. Multiple applications ... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080114767 | Trading Files Via Locking and Unlocking In an embodiment, clients create trade profiles that specify trade criteria. In various embodiments, the trade criteria specify categories of files that are desired, specify files that are desired, or specify files that are available to trade. The clients send the trade... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080114768 | Maintaining Tracking Information for Electronic Documents A plurality of parts for an electronic document are generated. The plurality of parts include a root relationship part that identifies one or more of the plurality of parts, a payload part that stores data for the electronic document, and a tracking information part tha... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080109440 | Recording/reproducing apparatus A recording/reproducing apparatus, comprises a recording/reproducing portion, which is configured to record contents data coded on media, being same in a copyright protection regulation that is applied by the media differing in formats thereof, and to reproduce the cont... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080109427 | Trimmed and merged search result sets in a versioned data environment Architecture for security trimming results in a document version environment. Versioned documents are stored with metadata that includes associated access rights. All versions are searched using multiple user accounts of varying levels of access that correspond to the d... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080109439 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A COLLABORATIVE SEMANTIC DOMAIN AND DATA SET BASED ON COMBINING DATA A computer readable storage medium includes computer executable instructions to provide a semantic domain with a plurality of semantic definitions associated with one or more subject areas to a community of users. A data input is received from a user within the communit... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080104078 | Method for creating sketches of sets to permit comparison Provided is a method for creating sketches of sets to permit comparing set members selected from a universe. The method includes selecting a size for the sketch and providing a randomizer. In addition, a set is provided as a subset of the universe. The set is processed ... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080104079 | Cross-population of virtual communities Systems and method for cross-population of virtual communities are provided. An exemplary method comprises providing a plurality of virtual communities, each of the virtual communities related to other virtual communities by a cross-population relationship. A user assoc... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080097998 | Data file access control In one embodiment, a data file and policy are generated. The policy is then associated with the data file, wherein the policy includes one or more unassigned accounts and an access control definition that defines an access permission associated with each of the one or m... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080092068 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATING CONSTRUCTION OF THE FLOW OF DATA DRIVEN APPLICATIONS IN AN ENTITY MODEL An associated between a data type and a user interface (UI) element such as a Page and/or Panel, and a data type allows dynamic determination of application flow including menu and menu items. This may allow a dynamic determination of all target UI elements to which an ... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080091681 | ARCHITECTURE FOR UNIFIED THREAT MANAGEMENT A security architecture has an event analysis engine that acquires several tangible actions. The occur in an action space of an organization, and relate to unauthorized access to assets and reproduction of information. The event analysis engine evaluates the acquired ac... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080091682 | Preventing Conflicts of Interests Between Two or More Groups Using Applications To prevent conflicts of interest, an information management system is used to make sure two or more groups are kept apart so that information does not circulate freely between these groups. The system has policies to implement an “ethical wall” to separate users or ... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080091683 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING COMMUTATIVE OPERATIONS IN DATA ACCESS SYSTEMS An embodiment of the invention allows a software developer or administrator to use their knowledge and/or development of a particular application, to optimize the performance of data access and updates to the database. In order to do this, an embodiment of the invention... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080086473 | COMPUTERIZED MANAGEMENT OF GROUPING ACCESS RIGHTS Methods and apparatus determine a set of transactions that may be assigned to a grouping within a computer system or application. The set of transactions may be analyzed and assigned on the basis of statistical analysis of the actual usage versus current authorizations.... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080086474 | System for providing data to third party users A member to user information system that makes a person's vital information readily available to third party users when that person is not available. The member to user information system includes an interface system, a storage system, and a verification system. The int... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080086472 | Supporting Multiple Security Mechanisms in a Database Driver A method, computer program product, and database driver for connecting a client to a database server are provided. The method, computer program product, and database driver provide for providing a generic interface, the generic interface being operable to interoperate w... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080086475 | INTERNET MEMORY WEBSITE A website is operated by a first party and electronically hosts a personal web page of a second party and other personal web pages of a plurality of third parties. The second and third parties are enabled to electronically access their respective personal web pages, and... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080082538 | ACCESS MANAGEMENT IN AN OFF-PREMISE ENVIRONMENT A system that can assist users to manage a personal active directory for all of their information maintained within a cloud-based environment is provided. The identity of a client that accesses data is monitored and recorded in a log. In turn, this information can be ma... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080082539 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING CONTENT FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES TO A COMPUTING DEVICE A system for provisioning content to at least one user is described. A content provisioning server is used. The content provisioning server includes a content provisioning application in communication with a user database. The content provisioning application is configu... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080082540 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO CUSTOM OBJECTS IN A DATABASE In embodiments, methods and systems for controlling access to custom objects are provided. These techniques for controlling access to custom objects can enable embodiments to utilize a key for the protection of the security of data that is to remain private while not co... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080082536 | Role Based Internet Access and Individualized Role Based Systems to View Biometric Information A web based application makes data conveniently and readily available to individuals dispersed from a common collection site or database. Individuals can access various levels of retrospective or previously stored data in the database only in accordance with pre-defined... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080082537 | Method and system for collecting sales prospect information A device and method for collecting point of contact information for individuals, in which personal identification information associated with an individual is obtained and stored, and contemporaneous observation data associated with the individual, such as an audio or v... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080077592 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE AUTHENTICATION In some embodiments, an apparatus and method includes storing in a database at least one device record of an associated pair of parameters received from at least one client device during a provisioning of the at least one client device, with the associated pair of param... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080077593 | MULTI-ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM A multi-organizational information management system provides for full lifecycle tracking of business activities of a complex mix of governmental entities and business organizations by maintaining a secure database of data entities or records to track such activities. T... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080071788 | METHOD FOR MEMBERSHIP PROPOGATION WITH MEMBERSHIP-PATTERN EXCEPTION DETECTION A method, article, and system for monitoring the granting of access rights to objects and files during the execution of new membership to an activity thread or an activity, which constitutes the propagation of the new membership across multiple objects. When a user exec... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080071786 | Personal profile data repository A personal profile data repository is disclosed. The personal profile data repository stores information about a user. The user has complete control over the content of the profile and over what third parties may access information stored in the repository.... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080071787 | Computer Controlled Display System For Coordinating Many Users Participating In Long Running Processes For Producing Products Correlating user actions in a long running process displayed on a computer controlled user interactive display system by an implementation, which, in response to a participating user login into said system, determines the role of said user in said long running process, ... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080071785 | FINE-GRAINED ACCESS CONTROL IN A DATABASE BY PREVENTING INFORMATION LEAKAGE AND REMOVING REDUNDANCY Fine-grained access control for querying a database with low overhead and safety plans. In a view placement approach, base relations of the query expression are replaced by views that are appropriate for the particular user. Information leakage via UDF pushing, exceptio... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080065640 | METHOD FOR MONITORING STORED PROCEDURES A method for monitoring stored procedures is disclosed. The method performs on-line and inline monitoring of stored procedures for detecting table access operations performed by the procedures. This allows the enforcing of access control policies, correlation rules and ... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080065641 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VERIFYING ACCESS TO A DATA OBJECT An improved solution for verifying access to a data object. In particular, the invention automatically determines when access to the data object requires verification and provides an owner of the data object a set of current users for verification. The set of current us... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080059473 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD, DISPLAY PROGRAM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS A display system includes a display apparatus including a file identifier storing section, a viewing and editing information storing section storing thereon viewing and editing information permitted to file data, a first display section, and a first communicating sectio... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080059474 | Detecting Behavioral Patterns and Anomalies Using Activity Profiles Activity data is analyzed or evaluated to detect behavioral patterns and anomalies. When a particular pattern or anomaly is detected, a system may send a notification or perform a particular task. This activity data may be collected in an information management system, ... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080059472 | Information managing apparatus, information managing method, and computer product A storing unit stores hierarchical-relation information indicating information on a user having a hierarchical relation and article information created by a user in an associated manner. a determining unit determines, when an access request to the article information is... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080052291 | Database entitlement A method, system and computer-readable medium for controlling access to a relational database is presented. The method includes: defining and creating a plurality of entitlement tables, wherein the entitlement tables are usable by multiple relational databases; receivin... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080052292 | Systems and Methods for Vehicle Information Management A computerized system for vehicle management. The system may include a database including information regarding vehicles in a set of vehicles and customer accounts. The system may also include: a server coupled to the database that serves user interface pages; a login m... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080046434 | Centralized management of technical records across an enterprise A method, system and computer-readable medium for managing technical records across an enterprise are presented. The method includes controlling access to a technical records repository through a centralized technical records security service, wherein the technical reco... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080046433 | Role template objects for network account lifecycle management Described is a computer networking-related technology by which an association is maintained between network account objects (e.g., for network users, computers, services and so forth) and a role template object for those types of account objects. The network account obj... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080040350 | Image Log Record Management System, Image Processor, Image Log Record Management Device, And Computer-Readable Medium There is provided an image processor having a processing unit that executes an image output process; a first registration unit that registers recording image data corresponding to an output image of the image output process in a predetermined retaining device which can ... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080040351 | Method and apparatus for managing content using remote user interface A method and apparatus are provided for managing content using a remote user interface (RUI). A method for a first RUI server to provide content to a second RUI server includes: receiving a request to provide content from a device using an RUI provided by the first RUI ... | 02/14/2008 |