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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7203694 | System and method for multicolumn sorting in a single column A system for multicolumn ordering includes a processor and a data store. The data store stores a table including a plurality of category and data columns. The processor applies key prefixes to column data values of a plurality of the data columns to form and store i... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7181464 | Forward-only evaluation for XPATH inverse query processing An inverse query engine that uses an instruction tree to represents the queries to be applied against input, instead of applying each query individually. Each node in the instruction tree represents executable code. Each branch of the instruction tree when executed ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7155463 | System and method for replication of one or more databases This invention is a system and method for managing replication of data in a data storage environment by grouping logical devices. The system is enabled for configuring, monitoring, and controlling replication processes in accordance with a replication policy that is... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7113957 | Row hash match scan join using summary contexts for a partitioned database system A method, computer system, and computer program are claimed for selecting rows from first and second tables each having rows containing values in columns. In at least the first table, the rows are divided into partitions at least one of which is populated by one or ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113944 | Relevance maximizing, iteration minimizing, relevance-feedback, content-based image retrieval (CBIR). An implementation of a technology, described herein, for relevance-feedback, content-based facilitating accurate and efficient image retrieval minimizes the number of iterations for user feedback regarding the semantic relevance of exemplary images while maximizing ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7076478 | Wrapper playlists on streaming media services The following subject matter associates new or different media content with a particular playlist while maintaining the playlist's corresponding reference(s) to content such as streaming media content. A server component receives a request from a client for one or m... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7058660 | System and method for network-based project management A system for managing a project and its associated information over a network is presented. The system includes a project information database associated with the network and a project information management tool. The project information database stores information ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7043496 | Data managing method, data managing system, data managing apparatus, data handling apparatus, computer program, and recording medium A client unit 1 which a user uses to request for data, an agent unit 2 which keeps encrypted document data and attributes information, a document managing unit 3 which executes user authentication, access control and document image edition by me... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7043497 | System and method for capturing and storing web site visitor profile information in a data warehouse A customer relationship management system for storing and managing information for an E-Business retailer. The customer relationship system includes a database system for storing and organizing said information, a logical data model defining the manner in which said... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7035853 | Document management method and document management device Editing contents for the editing-object document selected from the plural documents that are inputted from the terminal devices connected to the network and that can be owned jointly via the network and corresponding message sentences for the editing contents are re... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028027 | Associating documents with classifications and ranking documents based on classification weights A method and apparatus for associating documents with classification values and ranking documents based on classification weights is provided. It is determined if a document is associated a classification. If the document is associated with a classification, then it... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7028024 | Information retrieval from a collection of information objects tagged with hierarchical keywords The present invention can include a data processing system-implemented method or a data processing system readable media having software code for carrying out the method. The method can comprise formulating queries, searching for a plurality of information objects, ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024422 | Estimation of clustering for access planning A method for computing clustering factor that is particularly suitable for use with existing indexes. The clustering factor is generated, by first determining clustered storage locations of records in a relation, i.e., locations where the records would be found if t... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7024412 | Systems and methods for database configuration migration Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for database configuration migration. In an embodiment, the method includes receiving an instruction to hold constant a configuration of a first database. A change is implemented in a configuration o... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020658 | Data file management system and method for browsers A data file management system for web browsers includes a program configured to search data files upon an activation of an event. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013310 | Method and apparatus for retrieving and processing data Data is captured from a web site or other data source. Data is extracted from the web page using a data harvesting script or other data acquisition routine. The extracted data is then normalized and stored in a database. If data cannot be extracted from the web page... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7013308 | Knowledge storage and retrieval system and method A system and method for representing, storing and retrieving real-world knowledge on a computer or network of computers is disclosed. Knowledge is broken down into permanent atomic “facts” which can be stored in a standard relational database and processed very ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7007037 | Opaque types A method and apparatus are provided for handling within a database system data items that are associated with data types whose native structure is not known to the database system. The data items are stored within the database system in their native structure, even ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6990490 | Information management method and information management device To members of a user group, messages and documents registered in the user group are presented, while, to other users than the members of the user group, documents preset as available also to other users than the members of the user group are presented, and as a regi... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6985905 | System and method for providing access to databases via directories and other hierarchical structures and interfaces A hierarchical/relational translation system is provided for enabling information from unrelated heterogeneous relational computing systems to be accessed, navigated, searched, browsed, and shared over a hierarchical computing system. In one embodiment, the hierarch... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6983290 | Apparatus and method for accessing resources A resource processing technique is disclosed for accessing resources included within larger files. When a file including resource data is stored fixed identification data for the file is associated with data identifying the storage location of that file. Subsequentl... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6980994 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for mapping file handles In one form, in a method for mapping file handles, protocol data elements are created for respective file system protocols. Such a protocol data element identifies a structure of server handles for the data element's corresponding protocol. File system data elements... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6978281 | Versioned project data Systems, clients, servers, methods, and computer-readable media of varying scope are described that maintain versions of data related to projects. Included in the system is a visual interface, a source repository and a project database. The source repository maintai... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976040 | System and method of data-management and data-management program A data-management system manages identical data stored in main-memory areas of several computers connected via a network. The system has a transaction acceptor to accept a request for executing a transaction of accessing the database, a transaction executor to execu... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6976030 | System and method for synchronizing distributed stored documents A system for synchronizing distributed stored documents includes a core-node (110), a plurality of branch-nodes (120, 130), and a network (140) connecting the core-node with the branch-nodes. Each branch-node includes: a branch-database server (... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973461 | Method and apparatus for controlling reproduction of an audiovisual work Disclosed is a method and apparatus for building a database of content objectionable scenes of an audiovisual work, and a method and apparatus which uses the database to control reproduction of the work. The database may be stored on a server and made available to c... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6973458 | Scheme for constructing database for user system from structured documents using tags A scheme for constructing a database in a user system, which can automatically store those portions of the structured documents which contain important contents without exerting a burden on the user is disclosed. A structured document provided by a server device is ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970863 | Front-end weight factor search criteria Methods and apparatuses for locating electronic documents by allowing a user to specify, prioritize and control the order of a resulting hit list at the front end of a search are provided. One embodiment provides a method for searching electronic documents, comprisi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970887 | Method and system for programming disconnected data A method of tracking data through a multi-tier computing architecture includes initializing a first row pointer of a dataset with data form a database, placing changes to the data in the second row pointer of the dataset, comparing the first and second row pointers,... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6965904 | Query Service for electronic documents archived in a multi-dimensional storage space A method and computer program product for locating data in a system including a plurality of archive units, and answering a query directed to an archive unit. Locating includes broadcasting a query to all the archive units; identifying a set of the archive units tha... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6961733 | System and method for storing and accessing data in an interlocking trees datastore A tree-based datastore comprising a forest of interconnected trees is generated and/or accessed. The tree-based datastore comprises a first tree that depends from a first root node and may include a plurality of branches. Each of the branches of the first tree ends ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6952708 | Method and system for using a sync key A method and system for synchronization of data stores is described. A synchronization initiator sends a sync key to a synchronization partner requesting to synchronize to some checkpoint. An integer is used as the sync key. When the sent sync key is zero the synchr... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6947927 | Method and apparatus for exploiting statistics on query expressions for optimization A method for evaluating a user query on a relational database having records stored therein, a workload made up of a set of queries that have been executed on the database, and a query optimizer that generates a query execution plan for the user query. Each query pl... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947958 | System and method for documenting composite data products A process is provided for documenting the contents of at least one version of a plurality of data products stored in a database, at least one of the products being a composite product having at least a portion of at least one of the data products included therein. T... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944630 | Database management system and method which monitors activity levels and determines appropriate schedule times A system and method for automated database management are provided. Statistics relating to operation of a database may be collected, wherein the database comprises one or more database objects. Characteristics of the database objects may be determined, either automa... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938053 | Categorization based on record linkage theory The method and apparatus for categorizing an item based on Record Linkage Theory is disclosed. A related method and apparatus for assigning a confidence level to the categorization process is disclosed. In one aspect, the item to be categorized is parsed into at lea... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934717 | Database access In a client/server computer environment having a fileserver running a mater database and clients supporting cache databases, inconsistent data write accesses are prevented by using a data locking technique, which locks data during the course of an up-date transactio... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928458 | System and method for translating synchronization information between two networks based on different synchronization protocols A system and method is described for translating events originally identified as “change” events in one replication protocol to “add” events in another replication protocol where appropriate. More particularly, a WebDAV-based system interacts with a non-WebD... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6917942 | System for dynamically evaluating locks in a distributed data storage system A system and method for managing access to assets in a distributed data storage system includes requesting, from a client computer, a lock from a server computer. The lock is evaluated using a bitwise comparison of the protected access modes and restricted access mo... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910034 | Search apparatus, search method and storage medium for storing search program There is disclosed a method of extracting a user related to a field corresponding to an inquiry content based on shared documents of a plurality of users and profile information including at least specialized fields of the plurality of users. A degree of communicati... | 06/21/2005 |
