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| 8185513 | Method and apparatus for generating merged media program metadata A method, apparatus, article of manufacture for generating a media program database having a plurality of media programs is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is comprises the steps of receiving first media program metadata from a first source, searching the I... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185556 | Computer-implemented processing of hetrogeneous data A computer-implemented method for a computing environment employing a matrix-based mathematical programming language includes: generating a heterogeneous dataset in the computing environment, where the heterogeneous dataset embodies a plurality of variables for a pl... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180802 | Extensible decimal identification system for ordered nodes An extensible identification system for nodes in a hierarchy is described wherein each node is assigned a concatenation of decimal based values. The values assigned uniquely identify the node, provides an order for the node, and identifies its parent, child, and sib... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176042 | System and method for automatically linking data sources for providing data related to a query A computer-implemented method of linking a predefined set of electronic data sources comprises electronically identifying a query data item and one or more query dimensions based on a query statement, electronically determining first data sources in which at least o... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171026 | Method and vector analysis for a document The invention provides a document representation method and a document analysis method including extraction of important sentences from a given document and/or determination of similarity between two documents. The inventive method detects terms that occur in... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166025 | Resolving queries based on automatic determination of requestor geographic location Resolving a query term includes receiving at least one query term from a requestor and determining a geographic location of the requestor. The geographic location of the requestor may be determined by accessing an electronic information store containing a requestor ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8156150 | Fusion general ledger A database system combines a general ledger and a multi-dimensional database. The general ledger and multi-dimensional database are mapped such that relationships between the general ledger and multi-dimensional database are characterized with metadata dimensions. U... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150876 | Simplifying determination of the groups to which users belong when using dynamic groups A search tool provided according to an aspect of the present invention maintains a cache data indicating which users are members of which dynamic groups. When a membership request is received requesting a set of dynamic groups to which a user belongs, the search too... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150897 | Computer file system driver control method, program thereof, and program recording medium In the method of controlling a file system driver of an electronic computer and the program for the method and further the storage medium containing the program according to the present invention, access to a file stored in a storage device of the electronic compute... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145685 | Object relational mapping layer An integration server system for mapping data objects on a database schema offers a strongly-typed model API, complex constraint management, and association balancing. The integration server system also has improved performance through optimized handling of ordered ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145663 | Apparatus for processing real-time mobile transactions in a three-tier distributed database system An apparatus that enables real-time processing of mobile based transactions in a three-tier database by employing pending operation/locks databases at each mirror in the three-tier database and generating a token for each proposed transaction that indicates the oper... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140490 | Method, system and program for prioritizing maintenance of database tables There is disclosed a data processing system implemented method, a data processing system, and an article of manufacture for directing a data processing system to maintain a database table associated with an initial maintenance scheduling interval. The data processin... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135754 | Methods for playing back previously published content Previously published content is played back by identifying a previous time in which the previously published content was previously published and automatically adding an indication of the previous time in which the content was previously published, while playing bac... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131707 | Method and apparatus for providing search result using language chain Provided is a multiple information retrieval apparatus and method using a language chain to provide directly executable multiple information when a search result regarding a query word is provided. The retrieval apparatus includes: an I/O display window inputting qu... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131762 | Method and system for metadata-driven document management and access control A system is provided to facilitate tag-based organization of documents. During operation, the system receives an original user query. The system extends the query to include documents with an IN-tag and exclude documents with an OUT-tag. The system then performs a s... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131677 | 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... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126925 | Dynamic generation and automated distribution of user interface from database model A method and apparatus for automatically and dynamically generating a user interface for a client based upon a database model. An application server creates a user interface description in accordance with the database model. The description is then distributed to th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126845 | Synchronization methods and systems Synchronization architectures, methods, systems, and computer readable media are described. One exemplary embodiment includes a first software component which is configured to cause retrieval and storage of structured data for a first data class from a first store o... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8117167 | Method and data processing system with data replication There is provided a technique capable of executing a predetermined processing while continuing a database processing. Firstly, the database to be operated is switched from the main database to a duplicate database. The predetermined processing is executed to the mai... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117230 | Interfaces and methods for group policy management A system and method for managing group policy objects in a network, including interfaces that allow access by programs or a user interface component to functions of a group policy management console that performs management tasks on group policy objects and other re... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8095510 | Data restoration in a storage system using multiple restore points A data restoration method comprising determining whether a restoration process is in progress, in response to receiving a read request to read contents from a track on a source volume (ST[i]); reading data from ST[i], in response to determining that the restoration ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8082273 | Dynamic control and regulation of critical database resources using a virtual memory table interface A computer-implemented apparatus, method, and article of manufacture provide the ability to manage a plurality of database systems. A domain contains the database systems, and a database in one of the systems has segmented global memory partitions. A virtual monitor... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8082234 | Closed-loop system management method and process capable of managing workloads in a multi-system database environment A computer-implemented apparatus, method, and article of manufacture provide the ability to manage a plurality of database systems. A domain contains a plurality of database systems. A system event monitor, on each of the database systems, monitors the database syst... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8065312 | Community-modified user data with accountability In some embodiments, techniques for modifying a profile may include receiving a first profile data associated with a first user, associating the first profile data with a profile associated with the first user, receiving a second profile data from a second user that... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8055692 | Computer system for automatic organization, indexing and viewing of information from multiple sources A computer data processing system including a central processing unit configured with a novel integrated computer control software system for the management of data objects including dynamic and automatic organization, linking, finding, cross-referencing, viewing an... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051102 | Data base and knowledge operating system Associative Data Management and Knowledge Operating System using a Data Instance centric architecture, where Data Instances are typically atomic. Each Data Instance can be at the center with all its associations. The base structures encapsulate the Data Instances an... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8051069 | Efficient predicate prefilter for high speed data analysis A method and system are disclosed for operating a high speed data stream management system which runs a query plan including a set of queries on a data feed in the form of a stream of tuples. A predicate prefilter is placed outside the query plan upstream of the set... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046351 | Method and system for selecting search engines for accessing information A method and system for access to information using search engines is provided. A search engine is selected for executing a query based on search engine characteristic information and the query. The characteristic information for each search engine includes informat... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041712 | System and method for automatically selecting a data source for providing data related to a query A computer-implemented method of prioritizing a predefined set of electronic data sources includes the steps of electronically determining data sources in which at least one of one or more source fields is the same as a query data item of a query statement, electron... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037062 | System and method for automatically selecting a data source for providing data related to a query A computer-implemented method of prioritizing a predefined set of electronic data sources includes a step of identifying one or more second data sources corresponding to one or more first data sources if it is determined that the first data sources do not have the a... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8027997 | System and article of manufacture for defining and generating a viewtype for a base model Disclosed is a technique for processing a base model. The base model is received. Then, the base model is used to create a ViewType comprising a ViewType object, one or more ViewList objects corresponding to classes in the base model, and one or more ViewElem object... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8028006 | Method and apparatus for exchanging sub-hierarchical structures within a hierarchical file system A method for replacing a first sub-hierarchy of a New Technology File System hierarchical filesystem (NTFS HFS) with a second sub-hierarchy is disclosed. The first sub-hierarchy includes a first root directory having at least one special system file, and a first plu... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8019765 | Identifying files associated with a workflow To determine files associated with one or more workflows, a trace of accesses of files in at least one server is received. The files are grouped into at least one set of files, where the files in the set are accessed together more than a predetermined number of time... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019756 | Computer apparatus, computer program and method, for calculating importance of electronic document on computer network, based on comments on electronic document included in another electronic document associated with former electronic document A computer program, method and computer apparatus for calculating the total importance of an electronic document on the basis of (i) a plurality of electronic documents chained to each other in a relation of referencing and being referenced, from a start electronic ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8010572 | Kstore scenario simulator processor and XML file A scenario simulator processor receives a declarative file and invokes one or more data simulators to create one or more datastreams from a data structure may be built as specified by the declarative file. The declarative file may specify one or more scenario names,... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010577 | Traversal order visualization In one example embodiment, a system and method is illustrated that includes retrieving a document having a plurality of input mechanisms to receive input from a user. Further, the system and method may include determining an input ordering relating to the plurality ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005794 | Mechanism for data aggregation in a tracing framework A method is disclosed for obtaining data from a kernel, including obtaining data from the kernel, and storing the data in a data set an aggregation buffer using an aggregation function. A method is disclosed for storing data in a data set, wherein the data set inclu... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7996387 | Techniques for extending user-defined indexes with auxiliary properties In one embodiment, a database server registers one or more functions included in a user-defined index that includes one or more auxiliary properties. The one or more functions are operable to generate index entries of the user-defined index for the one or more auxil... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7996430 | File retrieval device and file retrieval method A file retrieval device, operable to retrieve a valid file name for reading a plurality of file main bodies from a recording medium in which the plurality of file main bodies and file related information that includes a file names respectively allocated to the plura... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991790 | System and method for storing documents accessed by multiple users in an on-demand service In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for storing documents that are being tracked in an on-demand service. These mechanisms and methods for storing documents in an on-demand service can enable embodiments to provide the sharing o... | 08/02/2011 |
