Database Or File Accessing

Database Or File Accessing patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

11/09/06 - 20060253419 - Translation of object queries involving inheritence
Join expressions, expressed in terms of objects, are translated into a relational database join statement by generating a parse tree based on the join expression. The parse tree is traversed to build the relational database join statement. ...

11/09/06 - 20060253418 - Method and apparatus for sociological data mining
A processing system for retrieving interrelated documents is described. The system comprises a document repository for storing a plurality of documents, a metadata repository for storing a plurality of metadata elements to represent relations between the documents, and a sociological analysis engine to identify relationships between the documents using the ...

11/09/06 - 20060253417 - Local context navigation system
Embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and machine-readable media for browsing, navigating and searching a context sensitive entertainment-programming guide. According to one embodiment, a method for navigating an entertainment-programming guide can comprise establishing a connection from a client device to a server computer through a public network. A first ...

11/09/06 - 20060253416 - Notification processor that notifies information and position information manager
To provide an apparatus that transmits information, which includes a storage unit that stores notification rule information in which transmission destination information is associated with notification type information, a reception processor that receives predetermined information from a detector that detects a mobile information storage medium attached to an object, a ...

11/09/06 - 20060253415 - Data-defined communication device
A system and method for defining one or more operating characteristics of a communication device with data is disclosed. In one embodiment, the communication device includes an input port configured to receive a data file that includes information that defines at least one communication protocol for the communication device, and ...

11/09/06 - 20060253414 - Efficient storing and querying of snapshot measures
A facility for efficiently storing and querying snapshot measures from a relational data warehouse is provided. The facility allows for the efficient query of measures at any given point in time by efficiently modeling snapshot measures. In one technique, the facility stores periodic snapshots of a metric at longer time ...

11/09/06 - 20060253413 - Method and system for transmitting user data to a terminal that has data service capability and is integrated in a communication network
A method and system are provided for transmitting user data to a terminal that has data service capability, is integrated in a communication network, and in which the user data are retrievably stored. Desired user data is obtained from a user-data information system likewise connected to the communication network. It ...

11/09/06 - 20060253412 - System of multi-level defaults in transaction entries
A system for entering multi-level default data in defaultable fields of a new-data-entry entity based on data entered in multi-level controlling fields. A default-data entity provides selectable default data. A default-rule entity includes default rules that specify selections of the default data as a function of controlling data entered into ...

11/09/06 - 20060253411 - Method, system and program product for inserting visual controls for data values in web content from a legacy web application without rewriting the legacy web application
Under the present invention, a request for web content is received from a user in a proxy portlet of a portal server. In response, the proxy portlet will obtain markup for the web content from the appropriate web application(s). Upon receipt, metadata corresponding to the markup will be analyzed to ...

11/09/06 - 20060253410 - Database reverse query matching
The subject invention pertains to database reverse query matching. A text document can be received and analyzed to determine which, if any, queries the document matches. To enable such functionality, a number of intermediate structures such as tables are generated in accordance with designated queries. In particular, a canonical table ...

11/09/06 - 20060253409 - Method, apparatus and computer program product providing local service discovery with browser search
Embodiments of the invention provide in part a method to conduct a search for information in a network. The method includes operating a user interface of a device to initiate the sending of a search request via a first channel; and indicating via the user interface selectively whether received information ...

11/09/06 - 20060253408 - Method and system using profiles to control dissemination of data
A communication device (10) includes a transmitter (16) and a processor (12) coupled to the transmitter. The processor can be programmed to control dissemination of information of a user using a contextual profile (23 or 52, 54, or 56) for at least one recipient of the user, monitor a user's ...

11/02/06 - 20060248044 - Relevance maximizing, iteration minimizing, relevance-feedback, content-based image retrieval (cbir)
An implementation of a technology, described herein, for relevance-feedback, content-based image retrieval minimizes the number of iterations for user feedback regarding the semantic relevance of exemplary images while maximizing the resulting relevance of each iteration. One technique for accomplishing this is to use a Bayesian classifier to treat positive and ...

11/02/06 - 20060248043 - Method and apparatus for multiple agent commitment tracking and notification
A system for tracking client contacts for a host organization utilizes a multimedia database and a user interface at a connected computer device. The database stores client communications as full content, and relates contacts by issue, and the user interface displays client contact communications as objects, such as icons, in ...

11/02/06 - 20060248042 - Method to reduce the latency caused by garbage collection in a java virtual machine
A method to reduce the latency caused by garbage collection in a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) wherein different machines (MC1, MC2, MC3) are running consecutive tasks (P1, P2, P3) of an application. Because instances of a garbage collector (GC1, GC2, GC3) have to run on each machine and interrupt the ...

11/02/06 - 20060248041 - Computing environment assurance tool
A user's computing environment, including operating system, programs, settings, and user data, is stored on a secondary storage device. The computer's operating system is reconfigured such that user data access requests are routed to the user data on the secondary storage device. From a user's perspective, the location of his ...

11/02/06 - 20060248040 - System and method for adaptive remote file caching
A system and method for caching the results of various operations on a remote or distributed file system. The present invention takes into account the MIME type or other file type for a particular file and the application being used to open the file in order to determine whether the ...

11/02/06 - 20060248039 - Sharing of full text index entries across application boundaries
A method and system for sharing full text index entries across application boundaries in which documents are obtained by a shared, platform level indexing service, and a determination is made as to whether the received documents are duplicates with regard to previously indexed documents. If a document is determined to ...

11/02/06 - 20060248038 - System and method of handling file metadata
A network storage system comprises data storage, one or more file system APIs, and a metadata handler. The data storage can comprise file data and associated metadata. The file system APIs can be configured to read and write file data and metadata to and from the data storage. The metadata ...

11/02/06 - 20060248037 - Annotation of inverted list text indexes using search queries
A system and method of data mining comprises processing contents of a primary posting index; and producing a posting within a secondary posting index based on the processing of the contents of the primary posting index, wherein the processing of contents of the primary posting index comprises submitting a disjunction ...

11/02/06 - 20060248036 - Internal persistence of session state information
A method is described for a computing system with multiple virtual machines that does not support persistence of session information in a shared memory that is internal to the computing system and that is accessible to each of the virtual machines. The method involves receiving a deployment descriptor that specifies ...

11/02/06 - 20060248035 - System and method for search advertising
A system and method of optimizing pay-for-placement advertising is disclosed. The disclosed method includes the selection of a metric for evaluating the performance of a pay-for-placement advertisement or “listing,” and predicting the performance of the listing relative to said metric using a particular search term at a plurality of positions ...

11/02/06 - 20060248034 - Dedicated connection to a database server for alternative failure recovery
A Dedicated Administrator Connection (DAC) for a database server is provided that allows a user with administrator privileges to connect to the database server when a connection by standard means fails. By allowing an administrator to connect to the server through the DAC, the administrator can resolve the issue despite ...

11/02/06 - 20060248033 - Data mining within a message handling system
A method, system, computer program product, and process for data mining within a message handling system in a computer system. The message handling system includes a message broker and queues. The message broker implements the method. An executing data mining algorithm operates upon a data mining model that depends on ...

11/02/06 - 20060248032 - Method and system for organizing and retrieving energy information
A method and a system for organizing and retrieving energy related information for a plurality of real world objects, wherein a number of information types are defined, each information type representing different kind of energy related information. The method includes providing one or more predefined interfaces adapted for retrieval of ...

10/26/06 - 20060242114 - Method and apparatus for configuring a computer
A method and apparatus for configuring a computer. One embodiment of the invention combines all of the prior art control panels related to networking into a consolidated Network Setup Control Panel. In addition, the invention provides for computer configuration by scripting. The configuration may be for a type of system ...

10/26/06 - 20060242113 - Cybernetic search with knowledge maps
A precision information collating device is disclosed. The device comprises means for inputting keywords and key phrases and defining level of traverse for establishing interlinks and interdependencies between keywords and key phrases entered and using previously stored interlinks and interdependencies to form a map. The device facilitates searching for keywords ...

10/26/06 - 20060242112 - Hierarchical storage management apparatus, method, and program
A hierarchical storage management apparatus manages data access to a plurality of hierarchical storage devices that have different performances. The hierarchical storage management apparatus includes the following elements: an access history recorder that records an access history of a data file stored in one of the plurality of hierarchical storage ...

10/26/06 - 20060242111 - Methods and apparatus for accessing geospatial information
Methods and apparatus are provided for accessing geospatial information. A geospatial toolkit including source, handler, and data modules is configured to access geospatial data from a variety of sources, parse the geospatial data, and provide geospatial data in a unified format. Parameters including source, layer information, boundaries, query filters, etc. ...

10/26/06 - 20060242110 - Methods and apparatus for accessing geospatial information
Methods and apparatus are provided for accessing geospatial information. A geospatial toolkit including source, handler, and data modules is configured to access geospatial data from a variety of sources, parse the geospatial data, and provide geospatial data in a unified format. Parameters including source, layer information, boundaries, query filters, etc. ...

10/26/06 - 20060242109 - Server-deployed cache list management for presenting an auto-complete list
Auto-complete lists that are utilized by server-deployed client processes are provided. The auto-complete lists are utilized by a client process to provide a list of potential data records that may match a data record that is partially entered into an input field by a user. The user may either continue ...

10/26/06 - 20060242108 - Advanced ground transportation management
Systems, methods and apparatuses for managing ground transportation in a geographical area are disclosed. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a graphical information systems (GIS) database that represents the geographical area, wherein the GIS database includes at least one node representing at least one geographical location within ...

10/26/06 - 20060242107 - Method and system for sharing digital database
A method and a system for sharing a digital database. The system has a client platform, a server platform and a network. The database of the client platform has the same data format as the database of the server platform. Via the network, database sharing between the client platform and ...

10/26/06 - 20060242106 - Playlist compilation system and method
A method, computer program product and client electronic device for storing, in a memory of a client electronic device, a location of at least one remote media data file available to stream from a server device. A location of at least one local media data file available on the client ...

10/26/06 - 20060242105 - Pack uri scheme to identify and reference parts of a package
The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing access to individual resources stored within a package. The system enables a client to access the resources without having to access the entire package. The system allows a client to reference the different resources within the package through ...

10/26/06 - 20060242104 - Systems and methods for manipulating data in a data storage system
The subject invention provides a system and/or a method that facilitates manipulating data associated to a data storage system, wherein the data storage system has at least one of a characteristic and a constraint associated to a data model. The data model can represent the data storage system such that ...

10/26/06 - 20060242103 - Method, system and program product for estimating transaction response times
Under the present invention, components of an enterprise architecture are first identified. This process not only involves hardware, software and topographic identification, but also includes developing and documenting an understanding of the business processes occurring within the enterprise architecture. Based on this analysis, an enterprise architecture profile is developed. Thereafter, ...

10/26/06 - 20060242102 - Relaxation-based approach to automatic physical database tuning
A system that facilitates automatic selection of a physical configuration of a database comprises an optimizer component that determines simulated physical structures and creates a hypothetical configuration based thereon. A reduction component progressively reduces size of the configuration until the hypothetical configuration is associated with a size below a threshold. ...

10/26/06 - 20060242101 - Method and system for semantic matching of web service policies
A system for and method of matching of web service policies, which includes matching of non-functional properties of first and second Web Services while considering inter-domain interactions of the first and second Web Services using semantics. Methods for semantic matching of web service policies are also described. ...

10/26/06 - 20060242100 - Shared rowset
Multiple Shared Rowsets, can access rows of data stored in a Cached Rowset independently. These Shared Rowsets can have their own cursor, sorted order, filtered rows, and pending changes. ...

10/19/06 - 20060235826 - Tasking, invoicing, and reporting methods
Methods and systems for managing projects and budgets, such as advertising projects and budgets, in a database, and generating reports corresponding to data stored in the database. Actions may include associating tasks with a project in a dependent many-to-one relationship; associating budget categories with the tasks in a one-to-many relationship; ...

10/19/06 - 20060235825 - Methods of visualizing graphs
Methods for visualizing a graph by automatically drawing elements of the graph as labels are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving node information and edge information from an input device and/or communication interface, constructing a graph layout based at least in part on that information, wherein the edges ...

10/19/06 - 20060235824 - Automated processing of appropriateness determination of content for search listings in wide area network searches
A method and system for improving the efficiency of a database processing system for evaluating candidate data items representing search listings that are submitted for inclusion into a search engine database. Candidate search listings are automatically assessed for quality, style, and relevance to evaluate risk of unfavorable reception by a ...

10/19/06 - 20060235823 - Integrating rdf data into a relational database system
The TABLE function mechanism available in a RDBMS is used to integrate RDF models into SQL queries. The table function invocation takes parameters including an RDF pattern, an RDF model, and an RDF rule base and returns result rows to the SQL query that contain RDF triples resulting from the ...

10/19/06 - 20060235822 - Requesting, obtaining, and processing operational event feedback from customer data centers
In connection with an operations management system, a vendor feedback system reports on operational events that occur on customer data centers. The operations management system provides a standardized environment for providing feedback to a vendor of components installed at the customer data centers. Methods supported by the vendor feedback system ...

10/19/06 - 20060235821 - Methods and apparatus for retrieval of content units in a time-based directory structure
One embodiment of the invention is directed to providing a single instance storage capability in a content addressable computer system that stores content units in a time-based directory structure. Another embodiment is directed to managing access to content units that do not include a timestamp in their content addresses, in ...

10/19/06 - 20060235820 - Relational query of a hierarchical database
Relational queries to a hierarchical database having data tables are rapidly processed. A bridging table is created to transform a many to many relationship into a plurality of one to many relationships. The bridging table is stored on a custom semiconductor chip which parses the query and determines by use ...

10/19/06 - 20060235819 - Apparatus and method for reducing data returned for a database query using select list processing
The select statement of a query is processed to determine whether any of the columns in the select statement appear in the predicate of the query. For each column in the select statement that also appears in the predicate of the query, the column may be eliminated from the result ...

10/19/06 - 20060235818 - Estimating a number of rows returned by a recursive query
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, estimate a number of rows that a recursive query will retrieve from a table by recursively probing an index associated with the table. A recursive query includes a seed and a recursive predicate, each of which is associated with ...

10/19/06 - 20060235817 - Computer input control for specifying scope with explicit exclusions
Methods and systems providing a user interface control allowing a user to specify a scope of items on a computer system or network is disclosed. Certain aspects provide an input control through which a user can specify an explicit scope, or range, of items, while also identifying explicit exclusions from ...

10/19/06 - 20060235816 - Method and system for generating a search result list based on local information
The present invention relates to a method and system for effectively providing search results by referring to local information related to a searcher in response to a search request from the searcher through a communication network. The present invention provides a method for providing local information search results, comprising the ...

10/12/06 - 20060230015 - System for dynamic keyword aggregation, search query generation and submission to third-party information search utilities
A system for creating keywords or phrases to be used for mining online information has a text source accessible by the system, a keyword aggregation function, and a mechanism for configuring the system. The system extracts keywords and phrases from the text source according to the configuration, for submission to ...

10/12/06 - 20060230014 - Method and system for compression of files for storage and operation on compressed files
A method and system for creating, reading and writing compressed files in a computer system comprising a file system coupled with storage medium and at least one application program interface (API) configured to communicate with the file system by means of file access-related requests. The file access-related requests are intercepted ...

10/12/06 - 20060230013 - System and method for performing just-in-time priming of a database cache
A system for retrieving stored data and/or index pages, receives a database request, generates an access plan for the database request for accessing data rows and/or index entries according to the statement, and generates a priming process by selecting a set of data and/or index pages. The set of data ...

10/12/06 - 20060230012 - System and method for dynamically tracking user interests based on personal information
Described are a dynamic interest profile (DIP) system and method for dynamically tracking interests of a user based on personal information. The DIP system obtains electronic documents of the user from a document stream and processes the documents to obtain certain information therefrom. Based on the information obtained from the ...

10/05/06 - 20060224560 - Data storage device, reconstruction controlling device, reconstruction controlling method, and storage medium
The present invention provides a method including a step of determining whether a number of storage media usable for one of input and output of processing data is not smaller than one plus a number of storage media necessary for one of input and output of processing data when a ...

10/05/06 - 20060224559 - Job processing method, job processing device, and storage medium
To enable a process in conformity with operator's request in recovery of interrupted job, it accepts a request for executing in the job recovery a process according to operator's request in the job of which process was interrupted by occurrence of interruption cause; it executes in the job recovery the ...

10/05/06 - 20060224558 - Associating multiple categories with single payee or payor in financial software application
When a user is entering a transaction for a payee or payor, categories that are associated with the payee/payor are given prominence within a drop-down menu or other selection mechanism. Categories can be associated with payees/payors based on recency and/or frequency of use in connection with such payees/payors, as well ...

10/05/06 - 20060224557 - Smart services
In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, there are provided mechanisms and methods for accessing a service on behalf of a requestor. These mechanisms and methods for accessing a service make it possible for results from the service to be provided to the requestor in the form that the ...

10/05/06 - 20060224556 - Sql interface for services
In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, there are provided mechanisms and methods for providing an SQL interface for a service. These mechanisms and methods for providing an SQL interface for a service make it possible for data from a plurality of services to be provided to a requester ...

10/05/06 - 20060224555 - System and method for assisting generation of business specification
A business specification generation assisting system for generation of a business specification that implements a business function specified by a user, on the basis of association among the business functions, programs and physical data is provided. A physical model which is a graph having programs and input and output physical ...

10/05/06 - 20060224554 - Query revision using known highly-ranked queries
An information retrieval system includes a query revision architecture providing one or more query revisers, each of which implements a query revision strategy. A query rank reviser suggests known highly-ranked queries as revisions to a first query by initially assigning a rank to all queries, and identifying a set of ...

10/05/06 - 20060224553 - Method and system for generating an auto-completion list for a cascading style sheet selector
An auto-completion list for a cascading style sheet (CSS) selector is generated based on user input and contextual information associated with a target document. The user input that triggers the generation of the auto-completion list is entered while creating a CSS selector. A CSS block in the target document is ...

10/05/06 - 20060224552 - Systems and methods for determining user interests
Techniques are provided to determine user-interest features and user-interest parameter weights for a user-interest model. The user-interest features are pre-determined and/or determined dynamically. Pre-determined user-interest features are based on user-interest profiles, prior user activities, documents listed in a resume, reading or browsing patterns and the like. Dynamically determined user-interest features ...

10/05/06 - 20060224551 - Method, system and program for joining source table rows with target table rows
Disclosed is a data processing system implemented method, a data processing system, and an article of manufacturing for use with the data processing system. The data processing system implemented method is used for directing the data processing system to join rows associated with a column of a source table with ...

10/05/06 - 20060224550 - Policy based resource management for legacy data
A policy-based resource management system provides an infrastructure that uses high-level definitions of data-types along with desired policy rules to manage legacy data. In particular, relevant legacy data is identified as well as the characteristics of storage devices where the legacy data resides. The storage management system determines what if ...

09/28/06 - 20060218122 - Search and presentation engine
A contents display and search system for navigating and searching and exploring a collection of objects includes a database of Attributes; each of the Attributes being associated with one or more objects, and a database of Kinds, each Kind being associated with one or more Attributes. When a user enters ...

09/28/06 - 20060218121 - Method and apparatus for notifying a user of new data entered into an electronic system
A method of and apparatus for notifying a user of new data entered into an electronic system. The method includes formatting a searchable database into a directory tree structure, the directory tree structure includes nodes comprising related data and branches comprising links between the nodes. Each related data is categorized ...

09/28/06 - 20060218120 - Technology valuation and transaction system and related method capable of conducting on-line technology valuation and transaction
A technology valuation and transaction system and related method are proposed for connecting to at least one terminal device via a network unit. The method allows members to login to the system and provides related technology for conducting technology valuation and transaction online. The system at least includes a web ...

09/28/06 - 20060218119 - Detachable device holder
A system including a portable object and a portable object holder is disclosed. Preferably, the portable object is an electronic device such as a flash memory drive such as a USB flash drive. According to some embodiments, when the portable object and the portable object holder are attached to each ...

09/28/06 - 20060218118 - Using query plans for building and performance tuning services
In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, there are provided mechanisms and methods for using query plans for building and performance tuning services accessed on behalf of a requestor. These mechanisms and methods for using query plans for building and performance tuning services makes it possible to examine the ...

09/28/06 - 20060218117 - Liquid data services
In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, there are provided mechanisms and methods for using query plans for building and performance tuning services accessed on behalf of a requestor. These mechanisms and methods for using query plans for building and performance tuning services makes it possible to examine the ...

09/28/06 - 20060218116 - Pass-through interface queries to populate a class-based model
Some embodiments include reception of a request for data associated with an object instantiation of a component of a class model representing tag-based data and non-tag-based data, the request including user criteria mapped to a member of the component. Embodiments may also utilize an interface and a configuration to query ...

09/28/06 - 20060218115 - Implicit queries for electronic documents
A computer-implemented implicit querying system comprises a scanning component that scans content of a document. An analysis component analyzes the scanned content and outputs a query based at least in part upon the analysis and frequency of use information associated with the query. The system can further comprise a weighting ...

09/28/06 - 20060218114 - System and method for location based search
A system and method for performing geographic based document searching. A grid of location tiles is constructed corresponding to a desired geographic area. A location tag is assigned to each location tile. Documents are searched to identify a geographic location. The documents are associated with one or more location tags ...

09/28/06 - 20060218113 - Method and system for shredding data within a data storage subsystem
A method and system for shredding data within a data storage subsystem is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method is provided of continually shredding data within a data storage subsystem in which all the data of a first storage element is made permanently unreadable followed by the performance of ...

09/28/06 - 20060218112 - Method of presenting a plurality of items
The method of the invention enables a user to select an item, associates the item with at least a parameter indicating the geographical area where the item was selected, and presents a collection of items including the item dependent on whether a relation exists between the parameter indicating the geographical ...

09/21/06 - 20060212421 - Contextual phrase analyzer
A method and a computer system for implementing a contextual phrase analyzer engine are provided. The method includes selecting at least one of a plurality of document frequencies associated with a plurality of words used in a plurality of documents and selecting a subset of the plurality of words based ...

09/21/06 - 20060212420 - Mechanism for multi-domain indexes on xml documents
An XML document can contain domain-specific information, which typically has its own semantics and operations independent of the XML domain. Specialized indexes and operations are used to manage information within different types of domains, for example, text, spatial, life sciences, time series, image, and multimedia domains. Entries in domain-specific indexes ...

09/21/06 - 20060212419 - Bulk download of documents from a system for managing documents
A method and apparatus provide, in one example embodiment, for storing and processing information in a data storage and processing system on a server, the server accessed by attorneys using the system from client computers, wherein the information pertains to a plurality of legal matters being handled by the attorneys, ...

09/21/06 - 20060212418 - Sequence support operators for an abstract database
The present invention generally provides methods, systems and articles of manufacture that provide a database query application that allows user to compose an abstract query that includes a sequence operator. In one embodiment, sequence operators are used to specify which data elements, from a sequence of data elements, should be ...

09/21/06 - 20060212417 - Apparatus and method for monitoring performance of a data processing system
An apparatus and method for monitoring the performance of a computer system via an result size including a result set size of accesses to a database and a page size. Preferred embodiments are directed to a performance monitor that correlates data from existing tools that report data concerning access to ...

09/21/06 - 20060212416 - Method for processing data to optimize and categorize matches
A method for updating information, such as contact or transactional information, by optimizing the match of known data to data within aggregated databases. The known data may include data concerning one or more categories corresponding to an individual or entity, or to a particular transaction, for example. It is determined ...

09/14/06 - 20060206450 - Computer file management system
Computer systems with multiple users will typically store various versions of the same software; different versions being required for different platforms and to maintain compatibility with other software applications. These computer files are generally organized in a hierarchical structure to make their location and access easier, but this still results ...

09/14/06 - 20060206449 - Computer file management system
A file management system for use with a computer system is disclosed. The file management system comprises a real filesystem for accessing files stored on a storage medium and a custom filesystem. The custom filesystem comprises a hierarchical arrangement of links to a subset of files of the real filesystem. ...

09/14/06 - 20060206448 - System and method for improved job seeking
A computer system and method for capture and handling job listings obtained from various often unrelated corporate and job board postings via the internet for examination by a job searcher. This system includes a scraping module having one or more scraping engines operable to scrape job information data set from ...

09/14/06 - 20060206447 - Document managing apparatus
A document managing apparatus has a display unit, an operation unit, a file managing information storage unit which stores file managing information about data files consisting documents to be managed, a document managing information storage unit which stores document managing information about the documents stored in the file managing information ...

09/14/06 - 20060206446 - Personal information manager and communications application providing dynamic contact communication history
A computing device is configured to provide personal information and communications functions. The computing device includes, among other things, a communication interface, a storage device, and a processor. The communication interface is adapted to pass at least one communication. The storage device is operably coupled to the communication interface, and ...

09/07/06 - 20060200444 - Enterprise computer system
A scalable enterprise computer system having the capability to provide transaction security as well as providing subscription filtering is described. As a method of transacting an event in the enterprise computer system a connection with an information broker by the publishe established after which it is determined if the event ...

09/07/06 - 20060200443 - Bookmarks and subscriptions for feeds
Techniques for detecting, managing, and presenting syndication XML (feeds) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a web browser automatically determines that a web site is publishing feeds and notifies the user, who can then access the feed easily. In another embodiment, a browser determines that a web page or feed is ...

09/07/06 - 20060200442 - Dynamic learning for navigation systems
A method performed in a system involves, at a node within the system, receiving an input from a user, determining that the input contains an unknown word, presenting at least one response to the user, and based upon at least one additional input from the user, learning one or more ...

09/07/06 - 20060200441 - Information processing apparatus, information managing apparatus, information managing system, information processing method, information managing method, information processing program, information managing program, and recording medium
An information processing apparatus is capable of performing an application for allowing a user to operate a document using GUI. The information processing apparatus has an information obtaining unit configured to detect a predetermined event concerning the GUI and to obtain document information about a document to be operated in ...

09/07/06 - 20060200440 - Method for providing information about multimedia contents in multimedia service system
Disclosed is a method for providing information about multimedia contents in a multimedia service system. If a mobile communication terminal receives a request for content information from a user while reproducing received multimedia data according to a VOD service, the mobile communication terminal provides information related to a content request ...

09/07/06 - 20060200439 - System and method for data manipulation
In one embodiment of the invention, a system for data manipulation includes a mapper module operable to receive a first data format of a source file, receive a second data format of a target file, and automatically generate a script to represent a movement of data from the source file ...

09/07/06 - 20060200438 - System and method for retrieving data from a relational database management system
As method is disclosed for retrieving data from a relational database management system (RDBMS). An object-oriented environment submits a query to an object relational layer to access data contained in the RDBMS. The object query can result in at least one logical object description that is defined using one or ...

08/31/06 - 20060195415 - Method and device for the generation of a classification tree to unify the supervised and unsupervised approaches, corresponding computer package and storage means
A method and apparatus are provided for the generation of a classification tree as a function of a classification model and from a set of data to be classified, described by a set of attributes. The method includes a step for obtaining said classification model, itself comprising a step for ...

08/31/06 - 20060195414 - Methods and systems for managing data
Systems and methods for managing data, such as metadata. In one exemplary method, metadata from files created by several different software applications are captured, and the captured metadata is searched. The type of information in metadata for one type of file differs from the type of information in metadata for ...

08/31/06 - 20060195413 - Programmability for xml data store for documents
A programmability mode for interacting with data stores within a document allows real time interaction. Data for structuring information associated with a document, such as document metadata, is maintained in the data store where relationships between different pieces of data are maintained in a location distinct from the surface level ...

08/24/06 - 20060190423 - Print data editing apparatus and print data editing program stored in a computer readable medium
The relationship between an object and a database item, such as a title item, family name item, address item, city name item, and birth day item are displayed with a link line which connects the object with a database item such that the relationship can be readily observed. The display ...

08/24/06 - 20060190422 - System and method for dynamically creating records
A communication system that is capable of collecting information from one or more users of the communication system includes one or more data collection mechanisms that are operated by a first entity. The mechanisms operate to collect at least a portion of information from a user of a communication system ...

08/24/06 - 20060190421 - Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program
The present information relates to an information processing apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program which are capable of easily and continuously writing programs to a plurality of storage blocks which are controlled by different CPUs. A first CPU 11 of an image display apparatus 1 writes a ...

08/17/06 - 20060184505 - Method and system for compression of files for storage and operation on compressed files
A method and system for creating, reading and writing compressed files for use with a file access storage. The compressed data of a raw file are packed into a plurality of compressed units and stored as compressed files. One or more corresponding compressed units may be read and/or updated with ...

08/17/06 - 20060184504 - Method and apparatus for providing sponsorship for a directory
A method for providing sponsorship for a directory comprises permitting a search of the directory. The method further comprising displaying a search result on a page and incorporating a designated web page of a sponsor on the same page as the search result. ...

08/17/06 - 20060184503 - Paid search engine bid management
A method and apparatus (information processing system) for overcoming deficiencies and inefficiencies in the current paid search engine keyword bidding market, by providing keyword bidders with information they need to better optimize their use of paid search engines. The system accumulates bid amounts for a plurality of target keywords at ...

08/17/06 - 20060184502 - Method for file level remote copy of a storage device
An object of remote copy can be specified in units of a file or a directory more detailed than in units of a volume. If a host computer issues a write request of a file to NASa, NASa references a source NAS of remote copy and a source directory of ...

08/17/06 - 20060184501 - Information analysis apparatus, information analysis method, and information analysis program
There is provided an information analysis apparatus comprising first and second data mining portions. The first mining portion conducts data mining of a first data group and counts numbers of data obtained in process of the data mining of the first data group. The second mining portion conducts the data ...

08/17/06 - 20060184500 - Using content analysis to detect spam web pages
Evaluating content includes receiving content, analyzing the content for web spam using a content-based identification technique, and classifying the content according to the analysis. An index of analyzed contents may be created. A system for evaluating content includes a storage device configured to store data and a processor configured to ...

08/17/06 - 20060184499 - Data search system and method
According to some embodiments of the invention, a method of data management is provided. The method includes generating a plurality of sub-tables in a table of a relational database. Each sub-table has a predicate that indicates at least a partial description of information to be stored in the sub-table. The ...

08/17/06 - 20060184498 - System and method for efficiently obtaining a summary from and locating data in a log file
Systems and methods for efficiently obtaining a summary from and locating data in a log file allow a user to efficiently obtain summary information and locate specific data records even in large log files. The system includes a configuration program, a log writing program, and a log reading program. The ...

08/17/06 - 20060184497 - Network-information-processing system and information-processing method
As shown in FIG. 3, a network electronic conference system comprises: at least one notebook personal computer PC1 through PCi each having an input operation function to process arbitrary information; presentation apparatus 10 for displaying image based on information transferred from the notebook personal computer PC1; a creator (5) for ...

08/10/06 - 20060179032 - Context-based display technique with hierarchical display format
A system that includes a graphical user interface that may be used to access information contained in a database is provided. The graphical user interface includes a matrix of icons that correspond to elements in the database. Also hierarchical relationships are used for more compactly displaying multiple matrices associated with ...

08/10/06 - 20060179031 - Internet web shield
A computer-readable device is provided to a user. The device has unique and unalterable identification data set by its manufacturer, and application data stored therein by a party other than the manufacturer. The identification data and the application data from the device are collected based on an attempt by the ...

08/10/06 - 20060179030 - Method and system for processing information in monitoring system used in ethics, risk and/or value management and corresponding computer program product and corresponding storage medium
The invention relates to a method and a system for processing information in monitoring systems of ethics, risk and/or value management and to a corresponding computer product and a corresponding storage medium, which can be especially used as a processing and management system for information that is supplied in the ...

08/03/06 - 20060173807 - Organizing pointers to objects
The invention may be a method of organizing pointers. The pointers may identify addresses where objects are stored. The pointers may be stored in arrays so that the pointers corresponding to the most recently selected objects are stored nearer to ends of the arrays than are the pointers corresponding to ...

08/03/06 - 20060173806 - Retrieving and providing contextual information
An electronic dictionary may be created by receiving a data request action for a word appearing in an electronic document, accessing information regarding the context of the word derived from within the electronic document in which the word appears, storing the definition of the word along with the context information ...

08/03/06 - 20060173805 - Virtual file system
There is disclosed a method for managing information about off-line storage data comprising storing information about the off-line storage data, interfacing said information with a file manager of an operating system of a computer, displaying said off-line storage data as accessible by said computer as part of the file system ...

08/03/06 - 20060173804 - Integration of a non-relational query language with a relational data store
A system and/or methodology that employs a non-relational (e.g., XML (extensible markup language)) query language to access stored procedures employed in connection with relational (e.g., SQL (structured query language)) database management systems is provided. Stored procedures in SQL enable the predetermination of queries that can be executed against the relational ...

08/03/06 - 20060173803 - Method and system for associating specific files with different applications
A method and system for associating specific files with different applications. The method includes receiving a selection of at least one application; receiving a selection of at least one specific file; and associating the at least one specific file with the at least one application such that when the application ...

08/03/06 - 20060173802 - Method for extraction of pertinent information taking into account the objective and the target
The method in accordance with the invention is a method of extracting pertinent information taking into account the objective and the target, and it is wherein the target and the objective are identified, that the values applicable to the target are determined and that they are weighted according to their ...

07/27/06 - 20060167834 - Automated response to solicited and unsolicited communications and automated collection and management of data extracted therefrom
An automated correspondence response system is provide for permitting a receiving entity to generate customized responses based on data extracted from received communications. The system also provides for automated management and manipulation of data extracted from correspondence received by a receiving entity for group profiling and to perform various statistical ...

07/27/06 - 20060167833 - Access control system
A system with at least one access control device (1) exhibiting an access authorization reader (4) for data carrier (8) containing access authorization and identification data, a database (9) and a camera (7). Once a valid access authorization is read, the identification data from the data carrier in question (8) ...

07/27/06 - 20060167832 - System management technique to surface the most critical problems first
A method, apparatus and computer instructions are provided to identify problems that are most critical to the revenue of a business. Configuration of business management software is facilitated in a way to ensure that the most severe revenue impacts are addressed first. An administrator is interrogated for those systems, resources ...

07/27/06 - 20060167831 - Method to automate resource management in computer applications
There is provided a computer comprising an application that generates a call having a resource name and a default value. A resource manager compares an entry in a localized resource file to the resource name. A resource manager wrapper adds said resource name to a resource file if the localized ...

07/27/06 - 20060167830 - Method for carrying out quality control on an analytical process and device for carrying out said method
A method is proposed for carrying out quality control on an analytical process which belongs to a group of related analytical processes that can be executed in at least one analytical device and includes a respective chain of sub-processes. The method includes fundamental chemical and/or physical underlying sub-processes being stored ...

07/27/06 - 20060167829 - Multistage network computer architecture, with user-centered remote operating system
A multi-tier computer architecture is intended to allow access to a personal resources environment, via a network such as Internet from varied access points corresponding to different types of client workstations. The said computer architecture comprises: a standard relational database server tier comprising a database manager able to execute on ...

07/20/06 - 20060161514 - Method and apparatus for accessing a database through a network
A system includes a client which can communicate through a network and a database layer with any of several databases. The client communicates with the database layer using a public network communication protocol, in a manner independent of respective protocols specific to each of the databases. The database layer handles ...

07/20/06 - 20060161513 - Method and a system for integrating semantic web services into an existing web service infrastructure
Techniques are described for integrating semantic web services into at least one existing web service infrastructure with an execution environment by placing a proxy component between the execution environment of the existing web service infrastructure and the semantic web services so that the execution environment invoking the proxy component can ...

07/20/06 - 20060161512 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for supporting database access in an internet protocol multimedia subsystem (ims) network environment
Methods, systems, and computer program products for supporting database access in an Internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) network environment are disclosed. At least one call state control function (CSCF) entity generates subscriber-related queries according to an abstracted profile (AP) protocol. At an abstracted profile server (APS), a CSCF-generated, subscriber-related ...

07/20/06 - 20060161511 - Systems, methods, and media for determining electronic document usage
Systems, methods and media for determining the usage of an electronic document are disclosed. More particularly, hardware and/or software for determining the aggregate usage for an electronic document received from one or more users are disclosed. Embodiments include receiving from one or more users an indication of their usage of ...

07/20/06 - 20060161510 - Method and apparatus for form pooling
A form pooling system allows efficient management of various forms used by a computer application. The form pooling system provides a close form module and an open form module to manage closing and opening various forms related to the application. The form pooling system significantly reduces form load time for ...

07/20/06 - 20060161509 - Method and apparatus for two stage transaction handling
A data transaction system allows performing a transaction related to a data unit, where the data unit can be independently saved and retrieved, from an upper layer to a storage layer without causing a database deadlock related to the data unit in the storage layer. The data transaction system uses ...

07/13/06 - 20060155672 - Systems and methods for single input installation of an application
A system and method for single input installation of an application is provided. The method comprises receiving a single input for an application from a user. In response to the single input, the application is downloaded, data associated with the application is stored on a computing device associated with the ...

07/13/06 - 20060155671 - Virtual protection service
A method of transferring an image of a system or disk to a computer dedicated to performing a resource-intensive task, such as virus scanning, disk defragmentation or similar service. Once the dedicated computer has performed the task, the resulting image is compared to the current image of the client system ...

07/13/06 - 20060155670 - Method for queuing files to be sent to an application
A method and a computer program product that enable files in a file directory to be queued or marked prior to “sending” the files to a common application. A background operating system (OS) is enhanced by including a set of queue functions/options for selection when a file is selected within ...

07/13/06 - 20060155669 - System and method for providing access to computer files across computer operating systems
An across-file-system file access system and method for accessing files across different computer operating systems and file systems is disclosed. The across-file-system file access system includes a file resource table generator and a file resource table reader. The file resource table generator creates and up-dates a file resource table, which ...

07/13/06 - 20060155668 - System and method for medical privacy management
A system and related techniques provide an integrated platform for privacy management of electronic medical records, encompassing the entire life cycle of privacy management including the capture of patient consents and other privacy status information, request management to receive and filter requests by health insurance companies and others, publishing management ...

07/13/06 - 20060155667 - Systems and methods for attaching a virtual machine virtual hard disk to a host machine
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for “attaching” a virtual hard drive to the physical computer hardware by implementing a specialized disk controller driver for the host operating system that is recognized by the host operating system as a disk controller driver but which ...

07/13/06 - 20060155666 - Device for storing a list of elements and method of storing an element in one such device
The invention relates to a device for memorizing a list of items intended to memorize any item that was last presented to it. It comprises a first memory and means responsible, when the first memory is full and when a new item has to be memorized, for randomly selecting an ...

07/06/06 - 20060149701 - Partitioning ownership of a database among different database servers to control access to the database
A database or some portion thereof is partitioned into ownership groups. Each ownership group is assigned one or more database servers as owners of the ownership group. The database servers that are assigned as owners of an ownership group are treated as the owners of all data items that belong ...

07/06/06 - 20060149700 - System and method for automatic geospatial web network generation via metadata transformation
The invention provides a framework to create a network of omnidirectional web hyperlinks using data extracted from various geospatial data sources. The framework establishes a method of fusing disparate data sources, formats and locations into dynamic web documents that link interrelated data. Various linkage mechanisms are supported, including a method ...

07/06/06 - 20060149699 - Automated space usage benchmarking for institutions
Space usage benchmarking is provided among multiple institutions, such as academic institutions or schools. The space usage information is obtained relating to usage of space by each of plural participating institutions. The space usage information is obtained as data output from scheduling databases of the participating institutions. A space usage ...

07/06/06 - 20060149698 - Systems and methods for controlling transaction participation for groups of steps in a workflow
Systems, methods, and computer readable media for designing and executing workflows can be equipped with a means for manipulation of workflow steps by grouping them, such as by placing them in containers. A container can be associated with a database transaction. In some embodiments, a container property can be set ...

07/06/06 - 20060149697 - Context data transmission
A method of providing a context-dependent tile for display on a client device includes: receiving at a server device a request from a client device for a tile, the tile being associated with a context identifier stored on the server device; requesting from the client device a context data portion ...

07/06/06 - 20060149696 - Method and systems for controlling access to a data object by means of locks
Methods, a computer readable medium, and systems are provided accessing a data object having an identifier in a computer system. The ID may be stored in a second lock object. Systems and methods consistent with the invention may determine whether the ID was stored successfully, and upon a successful storage, ...

06/29/06 - 20060143155 - Method and apparatus for classifying document information
When registering a document, notify a document registrant of related information of one or more documents similar in content thereto. In addition, upon registration of the document, if a folder is designated as a registration destination thereof then notify the document registrant of relevant information of any available similar documents ...

06/29/06 - 20060143154 - Document scanner
A method and apparatus are described for scanning a document and processing the image data generated in the process by extracting operator-designated text layout elements such as words or groups of words and including the latter in a designator for the scan file. At least part of the document image ...

06/29/06 - 20060143153 - Signal bearing medium bearing image display program and image display apparatus
A reduced image generation portion generates a reduced image indicating the content of a file stored in a storage device. When a judgment portion judges that text data, which is the file in text format, is attached to the file, a display image generation portion generates a display image indicating ...

06/29/06 - 20060143152 - Vender code generation method
A vender code generation method is used to allow venders of the same business conglomerate to have only one vender code without duplication. The enterprise is able to obtain the application data of the vender through the Internet by using an application form. Upon verifying that the identification data in ...

06/29/06 - 20060143151 - Methods, systems and computer programs for facilitating access to an electronic datum
In an embodiment of a method of facilitating access to an electronic datum, the embodiment includes the step of providing a computer system with first data that identifies the electronic datum. The embodiment also includes the step of receiving from the computer system second data that identifies a file system ...

06/29/06 - 20060143150 - Messaging system and method of operation thereof
A method of operating a messaging system comprising receiving a message, creating a list element for the message, the list element comprising expiry data and a reference to the message, appending the list element to an expiry list, periodically deleting list elements from the expiry list that correspond to consumed ...

06/29/06 - 20060143149 - Deriving and using data access control information to determine whether to permit derivations of data elements
Provided are a method, system, and program for deriving and using data access control information to determine whether to permit requested derivations of data elements. Data access control information is initialized for each of a plurality of data elements, wherein the data access control information for each associated data element ...

06/29/06 - 20060143148 - Method and apparatus for building metadata driven software development kit
A metadata driven software development system provides various functionalities related to an entity of an application in the metadata format. Specifically, the system provides a set of base classes related to the entity and a set of methods and application programming interfaces for various operations to be performed on the ...

06/29/06 - 20060143147 - Systems and methods for client-side cached representation of database-persisted information
Temporary client-side caching of server-side persisted database information is disclosed. The server sends the persisted information to the client, where it is stored in temporary cache memory, such as in a temporary cookie. Subsequent requests from the client to the server include the information in the temporary memory, thereby precluding ...

06/29/06 - 20060143146 - Dynamic configuration files
A dynamic nature is added to configuration files so that various types of dynamic functions can be performed within them. Variables are utilized within the configuration files. Thus, it is possible to have parameters specified in one configuration file and a formula to which the parameters will be applied in ...

06/22/06 - 20060136366 - Application sharing single document sharing
An improved application sharing system and method allow sharing of documents on a per document basis rather than on a per application basis, in order to simplify the user experience and to provide a more secure sharing environment. A window marking method is used to construct a window list describing ...

06/22/06 - 20060136365 - Method and system for compression of data for block mode access storage
A method and system for creating, reading and writing compressed data for use with a block mode access storage. The compressed data are packed into plurality of compressed units and stored in a storage logical unit (LU). One or more corresponding compressed units may be read and/or updated with no ...

06/22/06 - 20060136364 - Data processing system and method of collaborative entry of a set of data
The invention relates to a data processing system comprising a web portal, adapted to receive an initiator's entry of a set of data comprising at least one identifier of at least one co-initiator, means for sending a message to the at least one co-initiator using the respective identifier in response ...

06/22/06 - 20060136363 - System and method for decomposition of multiple items into the same table-column pair without dedicated mapping constructs
A system and computer-based method is provided for decomposing and storing a markup based document into a relational database. For a schema of a markup based document a user identifies multiple items mapping into a same database table-column pair, creates a logical table and associates the logical table to each ...

06/22/06 - 20060136362 - Systems and methods for data conversion
Data, such as pages of vehicle specification manuals, is received from reference information sources, in various formats, converted to a known format, and stored in a data store. Because all of the data is stored in a known format, users may more easily search information from multiple specification manuals. The ...

06/22/06 - 20060136361 - Extensible, customizable database-driven row-level database security
The method and system of the claims decomposes an organization structure into a set of mapping objects, where each mapping object represents an affiliation between entities of an organization. Each object in the data model is associated with an owner by designating a set of ownership affiliation attributes for each ...

06/22/06 - 20060136360 - Preserving log files in a distributed computing environment
A system includes a first device that runs an archiving master program. The first device includes available storage for use by the archiving master program. A second device runs a computer program that generates log files for storage on the second device. The second device runs an archiving slave program. ...

06/22/06 - 20060136359 - Method for sensor initialization in a structural health management system
A method for initializing a chain of non-initialized data collectors is disclosed. The chain of non-initialized data collectors are coupled to a controller. In a first step communication between the controller and each data collector in the chain of non-initialized collectors is disabled, except for an active non-initialized data collector, ...

06/22/06 - 20060136358 - Database tuning advisor graphical tool
An automated database tuning tool may include a user interface component and a tuning engine. The user interface may be a graphical component that interfaces with a user to collect configuration parameters for a tuning session for a specified database. The configuration parameters may be stored in a tuning database. ...

06/22/06 - 20060136357 - Method and system for tracking objects associated with an activity
An object tracking module establishes relationships between different types of data objects associated with application programs while a particular activity occurs. Contextual information associated with the data objects and the activity is collected to establish the relationship. The contextual information may include data objects that are accessed or created while ...

06/22/06 - 20060136356 - Systems and methods for changing items in a computer file
Systems and methods for changing items of a computer file can include a storage medium, and an application programmed to create a file including a first item and a second item, the application storing the file on the storage medium, and the first item including padding. The system can also ...

06/22/06 - 20060136355 - Scalable object model
Scalable object model design is described. In an embodiment, one or more objects corresponding to a form are instantiated in response to a request for the form from a first client device, and an events manager is instantiated through which the one or more objects register to process data manipulation ...

06/22/06 - 20060136354 - Apparatus and method for data warehousing
An apparatus and method for implementing data warehousing systems. According to a first embodiment, a system may include a plurality of data warehouses, and a data warehouse manager configured to extract data sets from one or more data sources for storage in one or more of the plurality of data ...

06/22/06 - 20060136353 - Systems and methods for converting a formatted document to a web page
Systems and methods for transforming a document to a web page can include a mapping module programmed to map document styles of a document to styles of a web page. The system can also include a conversion module programmed to convert contents of the document into hypertext markup language based ...

06/22/06 - 20060136352 - Smart string replacement
String replacement is performed in text using linguistic processing. The linguistic processing identifies the existence of direct or indirect links between the string to be replaced and other strings in the text. Morphological, syntactic, anaphoric, or semantic inconsistencies, which are introduced in strings with the identified direct or indirect links ...

06/22/06 - 20060136351 - Techniques for automatically exposing, as web services, procedures and functions stored in a database
A database server that manages a database retrieves metadata that is stored, within the database, in association with a procedure that is stored in the database. Based on the metadata, a Web service definition is automatically constructed to describe the procedure as a Web service. The WSDL definition can be ...

06/15/06 - 20060129524 - Scalable storage and processing of hierarchical documents
Large messages in the form of hierarchically structured documents are processed in a streaming fashion using the ultimate consumer read requests as the driving force for the processing. The messages are partitioned into fixed length segments. The segments are processed in pipeline fashion. This processing chain includes simulating random access ...

06/15/06 - 20060129523 - Detection of obscured copying using known translations files and other operational data
Systems and methods that automatically compare sets of files to determine what has been copied even when sophisticated techniques for hiding or obscuring the copying have been employed. The file compare system comprises a file compare program that uses various operational data and user interface options to detect illicit copying, ...

06/15/06 - 20060129522 - Subscription service for access to distributed cell-oriented data systems
A cell-oriented data system in which memory cells contain data. A preferred method for storing data in the memory cells includes: receiving at least one datum for storage in the data system; storing the datum in a variable cell that is configured for storing data; and assigning at least one ...

06/15/06 - 20060129521 - System and method for restoring a file directory structure
A system for restoring a file directory structure includes a storage (1) and a computer (2). The storage stores files and a file directory table. The computer is used for performing a file directory restoring program (20), which includes a directory table constructing module (201), a directory information reading module ...

06/15/06 - 20060129520 - System and method for automatically updating a program in a computer
A method for automatically updating a program in a computer includes the steps of: receiving a new program, and determining whether the new program is compatible with a corresponding old program by comparing a first format description file with a second format description file in a storage of the computer; ...

06/15/06 - 20060129519 - Signal output apparatus and signal output method
A signal output apparatus is provided comprising an input unit configured to receive a main data and a notice of the presence of any further information related to the main data, a notifying unit configured to notify the presence of the related information in response to the notice received from ...

06/15/06 - 20060129518 - Optimization of aspects of information technology structures
A computer-implemented method for optimizing an aspect of an Information Technology (IT) structure of an IT system, the aspect of the IT structure is optimized with respect to at least one control parameter. The IT structure includes a plurality of elements. Each element independently is a hardware element, a software ...

06/15/06 - 20060129517 - Anti-item for deletion of content in a distributed datastore
The invention provides an efficient apparatus and method for deleting items within a distributed datastore. In particular, the invention provides an apparatus and method of deletion that uses an already well defined procedure for insertion of data. ...

06/15/06 - 20060129516 - Adaptive software component techniques
Techniques are presented for dynamically adapting software components. An enhancement for a component is dynamically detected and installed. The enhancement is dynamically processed for requests directed to the component or for responses generated by the component. ...

06/15/06 - 20060129515 - Data totaling device, method thereof and storage medium
Field information indicating the field of necessary data is obtained from data stored in each of one or more files. Then, the necessary data is automatically extracted from one or more files, according to the obtained field information and is stored in another file. Thus, necessary data stored in each ...

06/15/06 - 20060129514 - Information terminal and content storage/playback method
An information terminal according to this invention includes a storage means having a first storage area which is accessible from an external terminal, and a second storage area which is inaccessible from the external terminal. Content which includes a content body and rights information indicating a use condition given to ...

06/15/06 - 20060129513 - Network storage system with a clustered configuration sharing a namespace, and control method therefor
Provided is a storage system as follows. A server holds a management table that serves to manage a mount point of a file system. The management table stores a file system identifier that uniquely identifies the file system within the storage system, mount point information that indicates the mount point ...

06/15/06 - 20060129512 - Socket-like communication api for c
A system and method are described for performing data processing using shared memory and socket-like application programming interface. In one embodiment, a plurality of handles is employed and associated with a plurality of processes. The plurality of handles may serve as communication end-points for communication of data. Further, an application ...

06/15/06 - 20060129511 - Internet fax apparatus with an automatic filing function for sending video files and a method for the same
An Internet fax apparatus and its method are proposed. In the present invention, an Internet fax program capable of functioning together with conventional scanners, printers, or a combination of both, is provided. By connecting to a computer, which has the Internet fax program installed therein, with an image-capturing device, a ...

06/15/06 - 20060129510 - Wireless network customization
A branding sub-file is associated with one or more SSID's. A user interface which displays available networks takes the available branding sub-files into account when displaying the names of networks within range. If branding is available for a given SSID, it shows a rich view of the network, using the ...

06/15/06 - 20060129509 - Database schema
An unlimited number of sets may be persisted and interrelated, while each element of each set has an unlimited collection of properties or attributes, and each element of each set may also have an unlimited collection of transactions which themselves may have an unlimited collection of properties or attributes, by ...

06/15/06 - 20060129508 - On-site reclamation of off-site copy storage volumes using multiple, parallel processes
An agent installed on a server reclaims one or more reclaimable off-site copy storage volumes and one or more reclaimable on-site copy storage volumes. To this end, the agent identifies each reclaimable off-site copy storage volume, runs a plurality of threads to collectively copy each data object of the identified ...

06/15/06 - 20060129507 - Privacy markup on entity models
A method of identifying an entry in an entity model as being at least one of potentially private and potentially sensitive is disclosed. The method may include creating an indication related to a specific entry that indicates whether the specific entry is one of potentially personally identifiable and potentially sensitive ...

06/08/06 - 20060122962 - Management method for managing software module and information processor
An attribute of a software module is referred to upon activating the software module and the software module is activated so that it is executed on a process separately generated, in a case where the referred attribute include a different process generation attribute indicating that the software module is to ...

06/08/06 - 20060122961 - Dynamic editing support and validation of application specific information on business objects
Interface code is produced to use services of an enterprise information system. An application specific information schema is provided that defines the format and shape of application specific information usable in a business object schema defining the business object and the application specific information for the enterprise information system. An ...

06/08/06 - 20060122960 - Information processing system and control
Provides methods, apparatus and systems to speed up transaction processing against a database. An example information processing system for performing transaction processing against a database includes: a processing program acquiring section for acquiring a processing program in which the transaction processing against a database is described; a target data selection ...

06/08/06 - 20060122959 - Systems and methods for organizing, sharing, and communicating data
In an exemplary method, file types, captions, and sections are defined. Relationships among the file types, the captions, and the sections are also defined. In response to a request from a client browser to view data that is associated with a file type, a web page file is generated. The ...

06/08/06 - 20060122958 - Matching client interfaces with service interfaces
Provided are a method, system, and program for matching client interfaces with service interfaces. A client component includes at least one client interface and a target component includes at least one service interface. A data structure for the client component associates at least one client interface in the client component ...

06/08/06 - 20060122957 - Method and system to detect e-mail spam using concept categorization of linked content
A system and method for detecting undesired electronic messages (e.g., spam) using concept categorization of hyperlinks is disclosed. A server receives an electronic message and retrieves web pages that correspond to hyperlinks in the message. The server performs concept categorization on the retrieved web pages based on semantic relationships in ...

06/08/06 - 20060122956 - Electronic document management apparatus and electronic document management program
An electronic document management apparatus is provided which can efficiently display the existence state of entire electronic documents stored so as to easily search for a target electronic document in a visual manner. In the electronic document management apparatus of the present invention, a document map creation section represents document ...

06/08/06 - 20060122955 - System and method for launching a resource in a network
The invention provides a system and method for a client connected to a server in a computer network to access a resource, such as an application, database (either local, server, or web-based), service and/or a file, stored in the network. The system comprises: the client in the network; the server ...

06/01/06 - 20060116978 - Site information providing device and site information providing method
Site information on plural Web sites that a user desires is provided without causing a mobile communication terminal to access the plural Web sites. A site information providing device, based on a telephone number received from a mobile phone, extracts user information corresponding to the telephone number from a user ...

06/01/06 - 20060116977 - Method and system for electronically viewing multi-page documents while preserving appearance of printed pages
An electronic Yellow Pages viewer shows the pages of a Yellow Pages directory as they appear in the bound version. The print queue used to print the bound version is intercepted, and each page is rasterized into a JPEG file. The page/header/advertisement data are parsed to create an index which ...

06/01/06 - 20060116976 - Generation of aggregatable dimension information within a multidimensional enterprise software system
Techniques are described for generating dimension information in hierarchical form. A computer-implemented system, for example, includes a data store having multidimensional data. The multidimensional data includes a data cube having a dimension. The system further includes an executable software module that accesses the data store and generates hierarchy data describing ...

06/01/06 - 20060116975 - Automated default dimension selection within a multidimensional enterprise software system
Techniques are described for automatically selecting default dimensions of multidimensional data for publication. A computer-implemented system, for example, includes a data store having multidimensional data. The multidimensional data includes one or more data cubes having dimensions. The system further includes a publish module for accessing the data store and publishing ...

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