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| 8185501 | Conditional fractional data store replication A computer implemented method for providing enhanced customer support is provided. The method comprises a replication server selecting a plurality of first entries in a source lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) data store based on at least one attribute of... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185562 | Business object browser for business query language A method and graphical user interface, the graphical user interface includes a search tool to search for and retrieve specific business object (BO) data located in a business object (BO) database; a business query language (BQL) statement creation tool to create a B... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8161007 | System and method for supporting asynchronous data replication with very short update intervals A system and method for improving the efficiency of the transmission of updated blocks generated by logging all the block allocations and deletes as well as CPs and PCPI creation and deletion in a persistent log. The log is scanned during each update cycle (in which... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156152 | Content oriented index and search method and system This present invention describes an innovative solution in the area of indexing and searching binary files including various binary files such as multimedia files, including image files, mp3 files and other audio/video files from the public Internet. The invention i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156099 | Interpreting local search queries A search query may be interpreted as a number of possible interpretations, and each interpretation may be explored before the results of the search are sent to a user. In one embodiment, a device may split the search query into partitions. Each of the partitions may... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8145626 | Method and system for data processing using multidimensional filtering In one embodiment the present invention includes a method comprising receiving a data filter for filtering a collection of data, wherein the collection of data is configured as a star schema including a fact table and dimension tables. The data filter is applied aga... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8131675 | Map data delivering device, communication terminal, and map delivering method There is disclosed a map data delivering system for providing consistent road network information from supplement map information and map update information. The map data delivering system includes a navigation terminal and a map distribution server. The map distrib... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126869 | Automated client sitemap generation Methods and computer-storage media for automated generation of domain sitemap files are provided. A universal resource locator (URL) for a web site having a plurality of web pages associated therewith is received. Log files and permission controls are analyzed to as... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126890 | Techniques for knowledge discovery by constructing knowledge correlations using concepts or terms Techniques for identifying knowledge use a graphical user interface for inputting one or more terms to be explored for additional knowledge. Then a search is conducted across one or more sources of information to identify resources containing information about or in... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122055 | Hosted multi-tenant application with per-tenant unshared private databases Technologies are described herein for providing a hosted multi-tenant application that utilizes per-tenant unshared private databases. A shared middle-tier is utilized in conjunction with private, unshared databases for each of the tenants. The private, unshared dat... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8108389 | Techniques for knowledge discovery by constructing knowledge correlations using concepts or terms Techniques for identifying knowledge use an graphical user interface for inputting one or more terms to be explored for additional knowledge. Then a search is conducted across one or more sources of information to identify resources containing information about or i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103660 | Computer method and system for contextual management and awareness of persistent queries and results Presented is a computer system and user interface for seamlessly integrating the creation and submission of persistent queries, and for collecting and presenting the real-time results of those queries, into the context of one's work and directly structured work arti... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8095573 | Automatic reconciliation of discrepancies in asset attribute values Discrepancies in two sets of asset data for an organization are identified and automatically reconciled. One set of asset data may be compiled using automatic physical discovery software while the other set is from a financial system of the organization. Automatic r... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095503 | Allowing client systems to interpret higher-revision data structures in storage systems A method for allowing client computers in a distributed object-based data storage system to interpret higher revision data structures. In one embodiment, clients request layout maps of objects to be accessed from respective storage managers in the system and then co... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090704 | Database retrieval with a non-unique key on a parallel computer system An apparatus and method retrieves a database record from an in-memory database of a parallel computer system using a non-unique key. The parallel computer system performs a simultaneous search on each node of the computer system using the non-unique key and then uti... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090703 | Overlapping experiments User queries are received, with each query requesting a service from a server. Overlapping experiments are performed on at least a portion of the queries, with each experiment modifying one or more parameters associated with the queries or parameters associated with... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8065296 | Systems and methods for determining a quality of provided items A system may provide items during a time period and determine a quality of the items provided during the time period using a time series model. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8065343 | Data storage and retrieval system with optimized categorization of information items based on category selection A data storage and retrieval system with optimized categorization of information items using intelligent category selection, based on the information items that are to be checked for category membership. The set of categories for which an information item may be a c... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8055649 | Scaled management system An exemplary system for managing an applications and data space includes a strategy layer configured to receive a query statement and to formulate one or more custom queries based on the query statement and a query scheduler layer configured to schedule issuance of ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8046389 | Automatic data determination In a computing system, a value that a user enters under guidance of a graphical user interface may be received for association with a field of a document. The received value is used to determine a value to be automatically associated with at least another field of t... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046330 | Image accumulation device and image accumulation method An image accumulation device is provided so as to include: an input unit that inputs, as input images, images of specific shot locations; an image database in which specific locations in a predetermined region, shot images relating to the specific locations, positio... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041713 | Systems and methods for analyzing boilerplate Systems and methods for analyzing boilerplate are described. In one described system, an indexer identifies a common element in a plurality of related articles. The indexer then classifies the common element as boilerplate. For example, the indexer may identify a co... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041749 | Systems and methods of managing specification, enforcement, or auditing of electronic health information access or use Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, related to managing specification, enforcement, or auditing of electronic health information use. In general, data characterizing a request to modify access rights to health information is received and the ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037082 | Isolated ordered regions (IOR) node order Method for ordering nodes within hierarchical data. The concept of isolated ordered regions to maintain coordinates of nodes is used by associating each node with coordinates relative to a containing region. Modifications to nodes within a region only affect the nod... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8024291 | Message generator A message generator for use in a publish/subscribe system, the publish/subscribe system having a broker for receiving a plurality of messages from one or more publishers and a subscriber: the message generator comprising: a storage component for retaining the plural... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8024337 | Systems and methods for determining query similarity by query distribution comparison A system determines query similarity. The system determines a volume per unit time of an issued first query over a time period and determines a volume per unit time of issued other queries over the time period. The system compares the volume per unit time of each of... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8015158 | Copy-less restoring of transaction files of a database system A mechanism is provided for archiving and restoring transaction files of a database system without requiring the copying of the transaction files. A server system executes a host application that implements the database system comprising a set of database files and ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010580 | Information browser, method of controlling same, and program A meta-information-read unit, a display-cache unit, a pre-reading-cache unit, a display-state-management unit, an operation-input unit, a meta-information-pre-reading unit, and an input-operation-determination unit are provided. The meta-information-pre-reading unit... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010559 | Transactional file system A transactional file system wherein multiple file system operations may be performed as a transaction. An application specifies that file system-related operations are to be handled as a transaction, and the application is given a file handle associated with a trans... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8001115 | Identifying geographic-areas based on change patterns detected from high-resolution, remotely sensed imagery A method, system, and medium are provided for identifying terrestrial objects that have changed in a certain manner. One embodiment of the method includes receiving a query that includes one or more inputs, which are related to 1) a first terrestrial object (“firs... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7991739 | Real time backup system for computer users This invention involves tracking and backing all the information that a user generates on its computer devices (including embedded devices) in real time. The local user server records all user actions and gestures (via various means that include TV cameras). All of ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991787 | Applying search engine technology to HCM employee searches The present system provides an efficient and reliable method for name searching within an employee records database. The present invention uses a plurality of different searching algorithms such as an exact algorithm and a fuzzy algorithm. The exact algorithm is use... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991760 | Constructing a domain-specific ontology by mining the web A method, apparatus, and program product is provided for constructing a domain-specific ontology for interpreting a policy. A phrase assumed to be associated with a policy is received. An indefinite term in the phrase is identified. Internet searches are performed o... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7979398 | Physical to electronic record content management Techniques provide a file plan including a plurality of containers, wherein each container is capable of providing management information for record information objects assigned to the container, wherein the record information objects represent documents, wherein on... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7962448 | Optimizing a three tiered synchronization system by pre-fetching and pre-formatting synchronization data A three tiered data synchronization system including a client, an enterprise data server, a synchronization server, and a pre-fetch data store. The client can have an associated client data store and the enterprise data server can have an associated server data stor... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958093 | Optimizing a storage system to support short data lifetimes A system and method for optimizing a storage system to support short data object lifetimes and highly utilized storage space are provided. With the system and method, data objects are clustered based on when they are anticipated to be deleted. When an application st... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7958161 | Methods and apparatuses for providing hosted tailored vertical applications Embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatuses for providing hosted highly tailored vertical applications. In accordance with one embodiment, a set of universal configuration options for a customer relationship management application is created and pre... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7953747 | Enforcing domain strong typing A centralized method for defining and enforcing strong-typing among domains in RDBMS or ORDBMS is provided to allow flexible, easy, and quick domain creation, as well as facilitating easy implementation and change control on domains. When an application requests dat... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7945535 | Automatic publishing of digital content In one embodiment, there is provided a method for a media storage device to manage digital content. The method comprises determining if there is digital content to be categorized into one or more galleries; automatically categorizing said digital content into the on... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7937417 | Mobile communication terminal and method A method for handling media files having attributes is disclosed. A user-configurable play criteria specification is provided, and the method involves automatically selecting and performing a current media file having at least one attribute in compliance with the pl... | 05/03/2011 |
