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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7620653 | Service for retrieving and aggregating data used to generate web pages or other content items An aggregation service acts as an intermediary between a template (or template processor) and a set of two or more services that supply data for generating web pages or other types of content items. The aggregation service stores dependency information in connection... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7617239 | Modeling of activity data An activity class is defined which includes multiple data elements that are common to various activity types. The activity class identifies relationships of an activity with various entities related to the activity. ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7613726 | Framework for defining and implementing behaviors across and within content object types A framework for defining and implementing behaviors across and within content object types is disclosed. An indication is received that a behavior that is not a default behavior associated with all content items or a default behavior of content items of a type with ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7606828 | Delta-mechanism for integration of OLAP-based planning and reporting A database system may include a database, a set of tools for accessing the database, a data buffer for storing data objects from the database, and a “delta buffer” for storing delta records. Simulations may be performed in the database system by the set of tools... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7596577 | Methods and systems for specifying a user interface for an application Systems and methods for generating and/or modifying a specification for an application. Data to be incorporated into the specification is stored in a database. The data is stored in the database according to a conceptual model that allows a specification generator a... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7590654 | Type definition language for defining content-index from a rich structured WinFS data type An XML based type-definition language for declaring content-index for WinFS Types is provided. Content-index declarations can be specified for the Item type as well as it's sub-entities like Fragments, etc across Item type hierarchies. The properties of WinFS types ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7587418 | System and method for effecting information governance A method to manage data located on networked devices is provided. The method includes replicating objects residing on the devices and collecting information about at least one of the objects or the devices. The method further includes receiving input on desired info... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7587417 | Systems and methods for dynamic querying A user can generate queries dynamically at runtime without having to redeploy the appropriate EJB or hard-code the query into the user application. A properties object can be generated to accept the query settings from the user. These settings can be extracted at ru... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7587416 | Advanced desktop reporting A multidimensional database report is automatically generated from data provided by an application without the need to access a server or server application. A client-side process takes the data from a desktop or client-side application and generates cube files that... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7584210 | Method and apparatus for creation and maintenance of database structure The invention provides a method for configuring a database system to store information regarding a plurality of items, the method comprising: establishing a database on a computer system; establishing within the database a first object corresponding to a first item ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7584208 | Methods and systems for managing offers and requests in a network Among other disclosure, a knowledge network and semcards enabling intelligent matching of offers and requests, involving all types of information and knowledge, including information such as classified ads, data about products and services, or knowledge, expertise, ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7580947 | Data representation for improved link analysis Systems and techniques for facilitating link analysis may be implemented by creating a data structure that includes a flexible and optimal representation of data for use in performing link analysis. The data structure may be used for storing data relating to a knowl... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7580948 | Spooling strategies using structured job information Spooling strategies are described for producing job information that conforms to a hierarchical structure, and then storing the job information in a spool storage. The job information is then retrieved from the spool storage and consumed. The structured job informat... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7580950 | Clustered hierarchical file system A system for object-based archival data storage includes an object-based storage subsystem having respective data storage devices, at least one file presentation interface that interfaces to client platforms, an administration interface having graphical user interfa... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7577681 | Methods and apparatus for managing contents of a database Techniques herein involve anticipating the application of a command to modify objects having associated object data stored in a relational database. Prior to receipt of an object modification command that causes a modification to a respective object and/or an object... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7574450 | Method for sharing an object between applications An object sharing system instantiates or defines an object container that can be cloned and return a reference to a “saved” object, allowing an object to be passed between applications while maintaining a consistent reference to the object. The object sharing sy... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7565376 | Dynamic assessment and persistence of object instances In a computing system, an operation is performed on an instance of a data object. One of several persistence models that are available for the data object is identified for the instance using the performed operation, where each of the several persistence models defi... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562095 | Application programming interfaces for an on-demand property system The application programming interfaces described herein are directed at property management mechanisms that operate within an on-demand property system. The property management mechanisms support the caching of property values on an as needed basis, allow a pluralit... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7555499 | Diagnosing database performance problems using a plurality of wait classes A method and apparatus for diagnosing database performance problems using a plurality of wait classes is provided. A set of statistical data that describes current activity within a database system is periodically retrieved. The set of statistical data may include i... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7555498 | Server process for accessing data from client processes A computer system allows client processes to access data through a server process. The server process contains an application and a engine. The engine receives requests in a first language from one of the client processes and issues responses in the first language t... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7555497 | Systems and methods for separating units of information manageable by a hardware/software interface system from their physical organization Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a hardware/software interface system for a computer system for manipulating a plurality of discrete units of information at a hardware/software interface system level, Items, the Items interconnected by Re... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552139 | Represented object groups A method, system and article of manufacture for organizing and grouping objects is provided. By assigning property names and values to a plurality of related objects, they may be organized into a group and one object of the group may be displayed as the representati... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7548935 | Method of recursive objects for representing hierarchies in relational database systems A method is described for creating and managing a two-level hierarchical data structure. Parent and child object relation tables, an aggregate relation table and a link relation table having records are created wherein each link relation record has an aggregate iden... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7546312 | System and methods for modeling a report query database A Decision Support System (DSS) coalescer offloads and transforms data from an online statistical gathering database to a report query database adapted for report generation. The coalescer generates and populates a query database structured for query data retrieval,... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7539701 | Generic infrastructure for migrating data between applications A field map is applied to elements in a data representation of data from a source database to identify schema elements in a schema. Hierarchical relationships between schema elements that are described in the schema are used to construct a hierarchical data represen... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7536413 | Concept-based categorization of unstructured objects A method, operating model, system, data structure, computer program and computer program product for analyzing and categorizing and exploring or querying unstructured information and for tracking trends and exceptions. Method for analytical processing of unstructure... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7536412 | Hierarchical arrangement of modified class loaders and token driven class loaders and methods of use Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implement a hierarchical arrangement of class loaders. Each class loader has a naming token, and each token driven class loader has one or more delegation tokens. A class definition request is received in a... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7533124 | Method and system for collaborative ontology modeling A distributed ontology system including a central computer comprising a global ontology directory, a plurality of ontology server computers, each including a repository of class and relation definitions, and a server for responding to queries relating to class and r... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7526504 | Spooling strategies using structured job information Spooling strategies are described for producing job information that conforms to a hierarchical structure, and then storing the job information in a spool storage. The job information is then retrieved from the spool storage and consumed. The structured job informat... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7516157 | Relational directory Exemplary methods and systems provide a relational directory of organizational information. Organizational data objects and their associated attributes are maintained in a relational directory. An organizational hierarchy is converted to a relational directory using... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512631 | Method for identifying database triggers A method to identify database triggers in a data processing system. A request is received to create a database monitor for a specific application event and in response to receiving the request to create the database monitor, the database monitor is created. Then, a ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509341 | Stateless-object software environment A stateless-object method is provided for executing instructions. The method: establishes a central repository of states, cross-referencing state locations in memory, to identifiers; calls a first method; accesses a stateless-object in response to the first method, ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7505995 | Object-relational model based user interfaces Embodiments provide for a dynamically generated UI management tool, which is part of a hierarchical, layered system built on top of an object-relational model. It provides both common model types for system modeling, as well as transaction engines. The transaction e... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7499947 | Mechanism for converting after image data to a delta level change A mechanism is provided for converting after image data into a delta level change. An after image business graph is first transformed into a generic after image business graph. Another transformation is performed transforming the generic after image business graph i... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7493335 | Object process graph relational database interface A computer software system is provided, namely an Object Process Graph Relational Database Interface (OPGRDI) system. The OPGRDI defines and updates relational database tables based on an OPG and stores and retrieves data in the tables as an OPG-defined application ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7490103 | Method and system for backing up data A method and system for generating a snapshot in a consistent state is disclosed. The system comprises a host computer, a primary data storage, a data protection unit, and a secondary data storage. The data protection unit monitors a state of an application which is... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7487177 | Set identifiers for objects Set identifiers for objects are determined based on individual identifiers of the objects. A first identifier is received from a first identification tag associated with a first object. A second identifier is received from a second identification tag associated with... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7487176 | Extending a directory schema independent of schema modification Systems and methods for extending a directory schema independent of schema modification are described. In one aspect, a directory schema data structure includes a flexible attribute data field. The flexible attribute data field identifies a complex data type. The co... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7483915 | Systems and method for representing relationships between units of information manageable by a hardware/software interface system Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for manipulating a plurality of discrete units of information (“Items”) in a hardware/software interface system for a computer system, said method comprising interconnecting said Items with a ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7480678 | Creating reference objects A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, in response to a request to create a target object, create a reference object for the target object and bind the reference object to a name space without the target object being instantia... | 01/20/2009 |