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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6282548 | Automatically generate and displaying metadata as supplemental information concurrently with the web page, there being no link between web page and metadata A method and apparatus that displays metadata about a web page currently being displayed by a browser. While the web browser is communicating with a web server to obtain the requested web page, client software communicates with a database metadata server ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6269363 | Method of accessing data using approximate data structures by relaxing the operations that define same A method for constructing approximate data structures is disclosed in which the operations that define the data structure are relaxed. The operations are specified such that error of approximation in the results of the operations may be traded for speed i... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6148308 | Method of selecting and representing time-varying data A method of selecting and representing time-varying data from a time-relational database management system by providing a unified view on a computer display screen. The data from a master record for a particular entity is displayed with a default video or... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6144964 | Methods and apparatus for tuning a match between entities having attributes Matching (e.g., via correlation or similarity process) entities having attributes, some of which have associated values. The values of the attributes may be adjusted based on number of entities that have values for a particular attribute so that the value... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141655 | Method and apparatus for optimizing and structuring data by designing a cube forest data structure for hierarchically split cube forest template The paradigmatic view of data in typical decision support applications divides the attributes (or fields) in the data records into two groups: dimensional attributes and value attributes. The dimensional attributes classify the record, while the value att... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6125367 | Map data base management method and system therefor A map data base management system comprises a map data base storage unit for storing a map index file so that with respect to regions partitioning each of maps drawn on a plurality of scales involved with the same geographical area, an individual region i... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6122634 | Fractal nested layout for hierarchical system The present invention discloses a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for displaying a visual hierarchy of nodes. A top level node in the hierarchy is displayed as a window and lower level nodes are displayed within an area of the top level node... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6119121 | Method of maintaining login service parameters A method for maintaining login service parameters includes a step of allocating space for and storing a login service parameter portion of a logged in port. A login service parameter of a logged in port is then compared with stored login service parameter... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6115704 | Extended SQL change definition language for a computer database system A change definition language (CDL) serves as an extension of (and in the general format of) the structured query language known as SQL. The change definition language allows all important alterations to be described, as changes to an existing definition, ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6112212 | Systems and methods for organizing and analyzing information stored on a computer network The invention includes an agency computer program that operates on a server of computer network that includes other servers, terminals, storage sites, and optionally any other suitable network device, such as network printers. The agency program can be un... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6108653 | Method and apparatus for fast and comprehensive DBMS analysis A fast and comprehensive analysis of a database table is peformed by reading a header block describing the location of blocks storing data information of a database table. The data blocks of the database table are read using direct asynchronous IO into me... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6108655 | Method and apparatus for transmitting images and other objects over a computer network system A network browsing system includes a host computer coupled to a client computer by a network. A network browser process implemented on the client computer is capable of establishing a connection with the host computer and of generating a request for desir... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6105103 | Method for mapping in dynamically addressed storage subsystems A paged addressing method and associated apparatus for dynamically addressed disk storage subsystem. The present invention stores the logical to physical address map in the disk array. The logical to physical address map is divided into useful sized porti... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6101495 | Method of executing partition operations in a parallel database system A method and a system of database divisional management for use with a parallel database system comprising an FES (front end server), BES's (back end servers), an IOS (I/O server) and disk units. The numbers of processors assigned to the FES, BES's and IO... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6098062 | Argument structure hierarchy system and method for facilitating analysis and decision-making processes A system and method for facilitating decision-making comprising a computer program causing linkage of data representing a plurality of argument structure units into a hierarchical argument structure. Each argument structure unit comprises data correspondi... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6098068 | Inter-module data management methodology for circuit synthesis One embodiment of the present invention can be characterized as a method for designing a circuit that facilitates sharing of design parameters between separately designed modules of the circuit. The method includes receiving module information, including ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6094648 | User interface for document retrieval A user interface for a full-text document retrieval computerized system comprises a display with a words window in which each query word is displayed by means of a distinctive representation uniquely associated with each displayed word. In a subsequent re... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6092062 | Relational database query optimization to perform query evaluation plan, pruning based on the partition properties A relational data base management system includes a query processor that uses a query operator partition property to perform QEP pruning and to ensure that data input to a query operator is partitioned appropriately for the operation. The partition proper... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6092084 | One system of a multisystem environment taking over log entries owned by another system One system of a multisystem environment takes over log entries owned by another system of the environment. When a system owning entries on a primary log stream is inactive (or a sync point manager on the system is inactive), another system of the multisys... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088713 | Data processor for retrieving sentence data corresponding to an input character string and one or more selected text handling options If an unnecessary sentence is included in data tabulated at a display, a head address is prepared in a memory region for storing a new data group. A counter m indicating a function and a counter n indicating a data number corresponding to the function are... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085186 | Method and system using information written in a wrapper description language to execute query on a network This invention provides assistance to a user in accessing network attached information sources. In one aspect, the invention is a method for intelligently routing a user query to information sources relevant to that query, extracting relevant data fields ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6084586 | Method and apparatus for forming objects based on free-form curves and free-form surfaces generated by minimizing sum of distances from an input series of points to a free-form curve A method and apparatus is presented in which a physical object is formed on the basis of data that represents a free-form surface. A free-form surface is formed by entering into a designing device a series of input points. A free-form surface forming unit... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6076086 | Associate document retrieving apparatus and storage medium for storing associate document retrieving program The present invention provides an associate document retrieving apparatus capable of associate document retrieval which reflects the relation among keywords connected by logical operators in a retrieval expression. In the apparatus, a document information... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6076084 | File transfer method and apparatus utilizing delimiters The present invention facilitates the transmission of a file to a computer where the receiving computer has a file (called the old file) that is related to the file being transmitted (called the new file) but where the sending computer does not know the s... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6076095 | Method of one system of a multisystem environment taking over log entries owned by another system One system of a multisystem environment takes over log entries owned by another system of the environment. When a system owning entries on a primary log stream is inactive (or a sync point manager on the system is inactive), another system of the multisys... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6073135 | Connectivity server for locating linkage information between Web pages A server computer is provided for representing and navigating the connectivity of Web pages. The Web pages include links to other Web pages. The links and Web page s have associated names (URLs). The names of the Web pages are sorted in a memory of the co... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6073128 | Method and apparatus for identifying files used to restore a file A method and apparatus identifies backup files that will restore a file in a transactional system. A reset stamp and filename is used to identify all backup files of the file having the filename since the file was last restored. A smaller number of files ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070174 | Method and apparatus for real-time secure file deletion A method and apparatus are provided that enhance file system calls to a file system structure of an operating system. In particular, file system calls can be enhanced to provide real-time secure file deletion on an ongoing basis. A file system call that i... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6070159 | Method and apparatus for expandable biometric searching A method and apparatus for expandable biometric searching are provided. A method preferably includes forming a plurality of biometric records. Each of the plurality of biometric records preferably includes at least one biometric index and biometric data a... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6065018 | Synchronizing recovery log having time stamp to a remote site for disaster recovery of a primary database having related hierarchial and relational databases A method and apparatus to synchronize recovery logs transmitted to a remote site for recovering related databases having different logical structuring. In one embodiment, the related databases are a hierarchial structured database such as IMS and a relati... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6065025 | Partial display printing, secure-communication and multiple copying functions in image processing apparatus There is provided an image processing apparatus having communicating and recording functions. This apparatus comprises: a communication control unit to communicate an image; a memory to store image information received from the communication control unit;... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6065008 | System and method for secure font subset distribution This invention concerns a system and method for securely distributing subsetted fonts from a distributor to a client. The system includes a signing module to construct an authentication tree having leaves formed of glyphs, one or more intermediate levels ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6065003 | System and method for finding the closest match of a data entry A system and a method for generating a find list of target-entries that can be searched based on a received search-entry. The techniques used to generate and search the find list allow meaningful results to be obtained even if the search-entry contains im... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6061677 | Database query system and method The invention includes an information retrieval system having a server and a plurality of clients. The server has access to one or more data storage media on which the server maintains a database. The database has a plurality of records that can be search... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6061681 | On-line dating service for locating and matching people based on user-selected search criteria A computer-implemented system for matching people with each other includes a main computer server connectable to a network such as the Internet; a plurality of local servers connectable to the main computer server via a proprietary network, each of the lo... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6061689 | Object aggregation representation of relational database rows having nontraditional datatypes A program product is described in which a class library is provided to permit object oriented applications to access and to manipulate, in accordance with the object model, nontraditional data values of a relational table. Nontraditional datatypes of a re... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6061683 | Method for regulating access of computers to data of a central computer A method that regulates the access of a plurality of computers onto data of a central computer. Operations on local copies of a true subset by computers are thereby generally possible in the method. For synchronization, log files that contain the operatio... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058388 | Implementation of escrow-locking scalar quantities via process-pair resource managers The present invention is a scalar quantity implemented as a process-pair resource manager. The process-pair implementation includes a concurrent aspect and a serial aspect. The concurrent aspect provides an object-like interface to the scalar quantity. Th... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6055537 | Computer structure for storing and manipulating information A computer structure for storing and manipulating information includes a processor, a table facility, a command facility and a memory. The table facility generates a table of prime numbers and associates a unique data structure with each prime number. The... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6055527 | System, method and computer program product for superimposing attributes on hierarchically organized file systems A method for superimposing attributes on files stored in a hierarchically organized file system, having at least one file and at least one directory, is disclosed. The method initializes an attribute data base (ADB) with one or more entries having a path ... | 04/25/2000 |
