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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6446079 | Network management protocol for efficient retrieval operations A network management protocol for the efficient retrieval of items of information or objects from managed elements or other network management systems in a digital communications network is described. The new protocol introduces one or more qualifier bits... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6286015 | 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 struc... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6269375 | Rebalancing partitioned data A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a computer implemented rebalancing system. Partitioned data is rebalanced in a database stored on a data storage device connected to a computer. Range values are redefined for each partition. Next, the d... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6263336 | Text structure analysis method and text structure analysis device A text structure analysis method and apparatus in which the apparatus includes a content boundary pattern storage device for storing content boundary patterns indicating boundaries of various contents represented as collections of given contents of text a... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6253206 | Method and apparatus for a commercial network system designed to facilitate, manage and support the implementation and integration of technology systems A system in which the implementation and integration of technology systems is facilitated, managed and supported regardless of the type of technology system being implemented. An implementation plan and strategy is developed that will ensure the highest p... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6249791 | Summary table management in a computer system A self monitoring system that identifies optimum summary table(s) for use by a database management system, and that automatically creates or deletes summary tables based on selected summary table recommendations.... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247015 | Method and system for compressing files utilizing a dictionary array A method for compressing files utilizing a dictionary within a data-processing system is disclosed. A binary file commonly available to a data-compressing system during compression and to a data-decompressing system during decompression can be served as a... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6247022 | Internet based provision of information supplemental to that stored on compact discs A method and apparatus for updating a memory in a Compact Disc changer. Information identifying discs stored in a CD changer is stored in a memory. The memory is updated when a CD is loaded which does not have identifying features which are recognized by ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6243719 | Data caching apparatus, data caching method and medium recorded with data caching program in client/server distributed system A data caching apparatus, data caching method and medium recorded with data caching program in client/server distributed systems, wherein, when there is a request from a client for reference to a database, duplicate of reference request data retained in a... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6236984 | Method and system of managing contract negotiation records The method and system of managing contract negotiation records may comprise a contract table (44), a plurality of activity tables (46) and a contract interface (124). The contract table (44) may comprise a plurality of contract records (50) each having a ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6233587 | Extensible framework of key resource manager and transaction manager events for providing native support for foreign-initiated transactions A method and apparatus are provided for allowing a resource manager to be more tightly integrated with foreign transaction managers with which it interacts through the use of an extensible framework of transaction and resource manager events. The tighter ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6233589 | Method and system for reflecting differences between two files A method and system for reflecting differences between two files. The method includes generating a base signature file having a plurality of base bit patterns, each base bit pattern being generated as a function of a portion of data in a first file. A sec... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6230162 | Progressive interleaved delivery of interactive descriptions and renderers for electronic publishing of merchandise Network presentations to be displayed on the users screen are divided into increasing more detailed phases. In each phase, the code controlling the phase and the data displayed in the phase are segmented. In transmission over the network, the transmission... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6230161 | Dynamic expression editor A system, method, and article of manufacture for intuitively defining new attributes and methods as a function of existing attributes and methods is described. The method comprises the steps of creating a composite object having object elements including ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6223185 | Method for defining composed object methods and attributes by dynamically presenting composite values and options A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for combining existing objects is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of accepting a selection of existing objects to combine, retrieving the methods and attributes of the selected objects, applying a ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209007 | Web internet screen customizing system A process for creating a customized web page containing information from other web pages accessible by a client computer from an inter- or intra-net. First, there is provided the parameters for a search of desired information from web pages on a network. ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6208984 | Method and system of determining access to records of members of a community A method of authorizing access to records of members of a community in response to a request by a user may comprise determining if a relationship exists between the user requesting access to a record of a member of a community and the member. If a relatio... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6208995 | Web browser download of bookmark set Bookmark sets are provided to a browser in a computer system by downloading a respective bookmark set as a unit. The process begins by creating a bookmark set at a first computer system computer system coupled to a network, the bookmark set containing a s... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6202061 | Methods and apparatuses for creating a collection of media Methods and systems for creating a collection of digital media. In one example of a method, at least one search parameter is defined, and a search is performed using the search parameter to search through parameters for a first plurality of digital media.... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6202059 | Method and apparatus for selecting a wireless communication site A communication device (104) is provided which incorporates a hovel method for selecting a preferred communication site from available communication sites (110, 120, 130) within a wireless communication system (100). The communication device (104) receive... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6202058 | System for ranking the relevance of information objects accessed by computer users Information presented to a user via an information access system is ranked according to a prediction of the likely degree of relevance to the user's interests. A profile of interests is stored for each user having access to the system. Items of informatio... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6202071 | Method and system for improved database disaster recovery A database recovery approach is disclosed that eliminates the need to establish IMS recovery points for disaster recovery or potential time stamp recovery purposes. The need to quiesce databases is thus removed, and IMS databases are able to be recovered ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6199068 | Mapping interface for a distributed server to translate between dissimilar file formats A mapper to translate an input file from an input domain to an output domain. The mapper includes a canons utility which builds a canon, the canon being a tree relating all data attributes within a domain of information, and the domain being a collection ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6189002 | Process and system for retrieval of documents using context-relevant semantic profiles A process and system for database storage and retrieval are described along with methods for obtaining semantic profiles from a training text corpus, i.e., text of known relevance, a method for using the training to guide context-relevant document retriev... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6185565 | System and method for communication session disposition responsive to events in a telecommunications network and the internet A method and a system for managing communications sessions, in accordance to events that occur in either one of a telecommunications network, such as the PSTN network or a mobile telephone network, and a data communications network such as the Internet is... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6169980 | Method for operating a neural network with missing and/or incomplete data A neural network system is provided that models the system in a system model (12) with the output thereof providing a predicted output. This predicted output is modified or controlled by an output control (14). Input data is processed in a data preprocess... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6157931 | Database/template driven file selection for backup programs A database of known commercial software programs ("Products") is maintained and employed as a template for selection of files for a backup operation. In particular, files which are part of known Products may be excluded during backup operations. Records i... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6151601 | Computer architecture and method for collecting, analyzing and/or transforming internet and/or electronic commerce data for storage into a data storage area A computer system collects, analyzes and/or transforms Internet and/or electronic commerce data of service providers. The Internet and/or electronic commerce data includes one or more of business operational data and network operational data. The mapping ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6138110 | Method and system for provisioning telecommunications services in an advanced intelligent network A method of provisioning services in a telecommunications network includes providing a client site having a client interface. Database sites connected to the client site in the telecommunications network are determined. The database sites each have a serv... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6134542 | Database management system and data transmission method Database management system for managing the storage of data and retrieval of stored data, wherein data sets are stored in a table storage means, and wherein data sets which can have a varying number of occupied fields and different declarations for the oc... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6134538 | Procedure for equalizing distorted data signals A neural network is provided for equalizing distorted data signals. The data signal to be equalized is coupled via time-delay elements to a group of networks for weighting. The output signals of the networks for weighting are coupled to the input terminal... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6128625 | Method and apparatus for operating a database A method and apparatus for updating a memory in a Compact Disc changer. Information identifying discs stored in a CD changer is stored in a memory. The memory is updated when a CD is loaded which does not have identifying features which are recognized by ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6115719 | Java compatible object oriented component data structure An object-oriented component data structure and method for constructing, extending, assembling, and modifying software components. The inventive component data structure provides a complete definition of a component including its identity, state, behavior... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6115715 | Transaction management in a configuration database A method and system are disclosed for updating and managing a configuration database used to store configuration and user data in a computer network having multiple clients, such as network computers. The transaction management mechanisms described determ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6108646 | Database mechanism, mediating method in database system and program storing medium for implementing database system A facilitation mechanism between users and databases is composed of a user agent for interfacing between users and the entire facilitation mechanism, a DB agent for interfacing between each database and the facilitation mechanism, and a facilitation agent... | 08/22/2000 |
| 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 |
| 6092085 | Method and system for improved database disaster recovery A database recovery approach is disclosed that eliminates the need to establish IMS recovery points for disaster recovery or potential time stamp recovery purposes. The need to quiesce databases is thus removed, and IMS databases are able to be recovered ... | 07/18/2000 |
