Query Processing (i.e., Searching)

Query Processing (i.e., Searching) 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 - 20060253436 - System and method for providing media samples on-line in response to media related searches on the internet
A method and system are described for providing a streamlined method for using, for example, streaming media samples to promote and sell music, videos and related merchandise on the Internet in response to searches for entertainment related information. When a consumer enters an Internet search query that includes a Media ...

11/09/06 - 20060253435 - Data warehouse system and query processing method used in the system, and data collecting method and apparatus for the method, and charging method and apparatus in the system
In order to realize a practical data warehouse system with the use of a network in a distributed environment, for example, data collectors for creating/managing each replica of server data for clients shown in FIG. 1 are connected to a network. A data collector holds a data request condition given ...

11/09/06 - 20060253434 - Auction-based search engine
Systems and methods are disclosed for electronically generating targeted lists of customers and consumers. To generate the targeted lists, a marketplace search engine initially receives a keyword from a customer as part of a request for content related to the keyword. The search engine obtains and transmits the search results ...

11/09/06 - 20060253433 - Method and apparatus for knowledge-based music searching and method and apparatus for managing music file
A method and apparatus for performing a knowledge-based music search for a music file of a music album, and a method and apparatus for managing the music file. The method includes: inputting a knowledge-based query to a knowledge-based search engine; acquiring a knowledge document relating to the music searched for ...

11/09/06 - 20060253432 - Method for providing content to an internet user based on the user's demonstrated content preferences
A method of providing content from an internet server to an internet user based on the user's internet navigation history. The method begins with the step of installing a profile decoder, including a profile library, on the server. The profile decoder maps server content to content categories contained in the ...

11/09/06 - 20060253431 - Techniques for knowledge discovery by constructing knowledge correlations using 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 information associated with said terms. The resources are decomposed into ...

11/09/06 - 20060253430 - Method and apparatus for approximate projection of xml documents
A method, computer readable medium and information processing system for projecting a representation of a document in the Extensible Markup Language (XML) format. The method dynamically creates a tree representation of an XML document based on a provided set of XPath expressions through approximate matching techniques. The projection created by ...

11/09/06 - 20060253429 - Techniques for partition pruning
Techniques are described for performing partition pruning in situations where previous database servers could not. Specifically, techniques are provided for (1) performing partition pruning based on predicates that involve non-prefix subsets of composite partitioning keys, (2) performing partition pruning when a global index access path is used to execute a ...

11/09/06 - 20060253428 - Performant relevance improvements in search query results
Property store information and an aggregation of a plurality of ranking mechanisms, including a learning mechanism, are leveraged to provide performant query results with increased user relevancy. The learning mechanism permits query feedback to be accepted to facilitate in optimizing user relevance. This mechanism can also be incorporated with traditional ...

11/09/06 - 20060253427 - Suggesting and refining user input based on original user input
Systems and methods to generate modified/refined user inputs based on the original user input, such as a search query, are disclosed. The method may be implemented for Roman-based and/or non-Roman based language such as Chinese. The method may generally include receiving an original user input and identifying core terms therein, ...

11/09/06 - 20060253426 - Identifying duplicate entries in a historical database
A data management system (102) has a memory (102B-C), and a processor (102A) coupled thereto. The processor is programmed to extract (206) historical data from a historical database according to predetermined extraction criteria, search (208) for one or more potential duplicate entries in the historical data according to a portion ...

11/09/06 - 20060253425 - Evaluation and pricing of user interactions with online advertisements
The subject invention employs an indication gateway to provide a “buffer” between user indications (e.g., “clicks”) responsive to an interactive enticement such as, for example, a clickable online advertisement, and an entity associated with the enticement such as, for example, an online business. The indication gateway allows for subsequent checks ...

11/02/06 - 20060248065 - Interactive streaming ticker
A method for posting and responding to a query is provided for enabling a first user to input the query to a system, converting the query to a hyperlink, adding the hyperlink to an interactive ticker for response, and enabling a second user to select a query from the ticker ...

11/02/06 - 20060248064 - Algorithm for sorting bit sequences in linear complexity
A method and associated algorithm for sorting S sequences of binary bits. The S sequences may be integers, floating point numbers, or character strings. The algorithm is executed by a processor of a computer system. Each sequence includes contiguous fields of bits. The algorithm executes program code at nodes of ...

11/02/06 - 20060248063 - System and method for efficiently tracking and dating content in very large dynamic document spaces
Systems and methods are provided for tracking the origins and dates of a document or piece of content by finding similar or exact matching documents or pieces of content stored in an index. The index may include current and non-current documents along with associated information for each document. By parsing ...

11/02/06 - 20060248062 - Method and system for content search with mobile computing devices
A computer system and method for processing a search query directed to a database first inquires of multiple searchlet applications as to whether each respective searchlet is capable of performing the search query and then, if an affirmative response is received, passes the search query to the affirmatively responding searchlets, ...

11/02/06 - 20060248061 - Web page with tabbed display regions for displaying search results
Search results from two different searches are displayed in separate regions of a single window. The separate regions may be tabbed display regions of a single search results web page, for example. An end-user may perform a first Internet search using a first keyword, with a corresponding first set of ...

11/02/06 - 20060248060 - Search results web page with provisions for e-mailing individual search results
In one embodiment, a first search results web page includes an e-mail icon for each search result. Activating the e-mail icon includes the search result in a compilation of search results. Selected search results in the compilation of search results may be e-mailed to one or more e-mail addresses. The ...

11/02/06 - 20060248059 - Systems and methods for personalized search
Techniques are presented to provide personalized search results to a user. A user history optionally classified into projects or tasks is determined. A profile for the user is determined by identifying keywords, concepts or other user and/or task specific descriptors within user history documents. A proximal neighborhood based on the ...

11/02/06 - 20060248058 - Method, apparatus, and system for unifying heterogeneous data sources for access from online applications
A method, apparatus, and system for unifying heterogeneous data sources for access from online applications are described. In one embodiment, a query request to retrieve data stored in a plurality of disparate data sources is retrieved. At least one output mapping is activated to retrieve the stored data. The stored ...

11/02/06 - 20060248057 - Systems and methods for discovery of data that needs improving or authored using user search results diagnostics
A search mechanism is evaluated or a relevance model checked using session level and result level diagnostics based on user behavior during a search session with respect to queries entered and user responses to result lists. Tracking occurs of when content desired by a user exists, but is not returned ...

11/02/06 - 20060248056 - Fast rich application view initiation
To provide data from a database in response to an application query, the database is queried an initial time to provide a first set of data. For example, a “fast first page” may be requested, by requesting that all data which might appear on a first page to be displayed ...

11/02/06 - 20060248055 - Analysis and comparison of portfolios by classification
A system and method for analysis of portfolios of documents is presented. The portfolios may comprise patent-related documents, academic articles, product literature, or any other textual material. In one aspect of the invention, a user-defined classification schema is developed, and predictions for associations with classifications from the user-defined classification schema ...

11/02/06 - 20060248054 - Providing training information for training a categorizer
A method and system of providing training information for training a categorizer includes receiving a query relating to at least one category and identifying at least one case within a data set that matches the query. The method and system receives one of a first indication that the identified ...

11/02/06 - 20060248053 - Document clustering methods, document cluster label disambiguation methods, document clustering apparatuses, and articles of manufacture
Document clustering methods, document cluster label disambiguation methods, document clustering apparatuses, and articles of manufacture are described. In one aspect, a document clustering method includes providing a document set comprising a plurality of documents, providing a cluster comprising a subset of the documents of the document set, using a plurality ...

11/02/06 - 20060248052 - Data query verification
A method determines whether a structural indicator of a first table of results generated from a first data repository query matches a corresponding structural indicator of a second table of results generated from a substantially identical second data repository query. If the first and second table structural indicators match, then ...

11/02/06 - 20060248051 - System and method for managing search display windows
A system and a method for managing the display of content associated with a subset of an ordered list of objects are provided. The method includes obtaining an ordered list of objects, such as from executing a search tool. The method includes displaying at least a subset of the ordered ...

11/02/06 - 20060248050 - Community search scopes for enterprises applications
Described are a method and apparatus for searching for user relevant information in content repositories using community search scopes. According to the method, a user is presented with a selection of search scopes in which the user is a member. The user selects one of the search scopes according to ...

11/02/06 - 20060248049 - Ranking and accessing definitions of terms
A method of processing information is provided. The method includes collecting text strings of definition candidates from a data source. The definition candidates are ranked based on the text strings. ...

10/26/06 - 20060242134 - Searching system, searching unit, searching method, displaying method for search results, terminal unit, inputting unit, and record medium
A searching system for searching contents that were broadcast, the searching system having an inputting unit, a searching unit, and a terminal unit is disclosed, wherein the inputting unit comprises a first storing means for storing information representing at least time at which contents were broadcast corresponding to a predetermined ...

10/26/06 - 20060242133 - Systems and methods for collaborative searching
Systems and methods for collaborative searching are described. In an embodiment of the present invention, a database stores previously executed queries and corresponding results. An application server compares an entered query with the previously executed queries. If the application server finds a query that is substantially similar to the entered ...

10/26/06 - 20060242132 - Method and apparatus for in-built searching and aggregating functionality
According to one embodiment of the invention a computer-readable media stores code that is operable to be executed on a processor. The code includes a JAVA class having objects with associated attributes and also having at least one method. The at least one method is operable, when executed on the ...

10/26/06 - 20060242131 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
To provide an information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program which can easily and appropriately inform the user of differences in results of searches performed based on the same search criteria at different times. An information processing apparatus retrieves first search results by searching a network for information using ...

10/26/06 - 20060242130 - Information retrieval using conjunctive search and link discovery
An embodiment of the present invention is a technique for information retrieval. Information is searched using a set of search inputs representing a query from a user to produce a plurality of search results. The search results are analyzed using at least one of a conjunctive search, a link discovery, ...

10/26/06 - 20060242129 - Method and system for active ranking of browser search engine results
A computer system and method a computer system and method for processing a search query result includes identifying a plurality of result pages in response to a search query submitted from a computing device directed to a collection of pages, determining a relevancy ranking of the result pages in accordance ...

10/26/06 - 20060242128 - Searching content on web pages
Performing a search to identify web sites that relate to a search term based on text within the web sites includes receiving at least one search term that then is compared with electronic information within at least one electronic information store to determine whether matches exist. The electronic information within ...

10/26/06 - 20060242127 - Field sensing network
An industrial sensing network includes a plurality of sensors, each sensor being configured to monitor at least one condition associated with equipment deployed in an industrial complex. The sensing network also includes at least one fixed aggregator configured to gather data collected by one or more of the plurality of ...

10/26/06 - 20060242126 - System and method for a context-sensitive extensible plug-in architecture
A system and method for a context-sensitive extensible plug-in architecture. Specifically, an extensible plug-in architecture is described. The plug-in architecture includes a main application responding to at least one media object under a current context. A plug-in application is also included that extends capabilities of the main application. The plug-in ...

10/26/06 - 20060242125 - Method, apparatus, and computer program product for assessing a user's current information management system
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed for assessing a user's current information management system. Multiple contiguous information management system stages are defined. Multiple implementation levels are defined. Particular characteristics for the implementation levels for each one of the stages are specified. Questions are generated regarding the particular ...

10/26/06 - 20060242124 - System for defining and activating pluggable user interface components for a deployed application
Maintaining a plurality of application component catalogs describing user experiences associated with particular application programs. The invention includes an extensible schema for the application component catalogs and a method for matching user experiences within the application component catalogs to particular user requests. The invention provides an extensible and scalable infrastructure ...

10/26/06 - 20060242123 - Hierarchical tree of deterministic finite automata
A hierarchical tree of deterministic finite automata (DFA) is traversed and/or generated based on a set of regular expressions. The hierarchical DFA includes a root DFA linked together with a set of leaf DFAs, and possibly a set of branch DFAs. The root DFA is always active and is responsive ...

10/26/06 - 20060242122 - Systems, methods, and user interfaces for storing, searching, navigating, and retrieving electronic information
Computer system navigation tools provide “links” to various different files, lists, folders, and/or other storage elements and allow users to organize files, e.g., by hierarchical properties, lists, auto lists, folders, and the like. Such systems and methods allow users to assign properties to a file (optionally in a hierarchical manner), ...

10/26/06 - 20060242121 - Systems, methods, and user interfaces for storing, searching, navigating, and retrieving electronic information
Computer system navigation tools provide “links” to various different files, lists, folders, and/or other storage elements and allow users to organize files, e.g., by hierarchical properties, lists, auto lists, folders, and the like. Such systems and methods allow users to assign properties to a file (optionally in a hierarchical manner), ...

10/26/06 - 20060242120 - Sorted rowset
A Rowset can sort the order of rows of without requiring resorted data be obtained from the database. ...

10/26/06 - 20060242119 - Sql-style filtered rowset
A Rowset can use a filter that uses a query string, such as a SQL-String, to filter rows of data. ...

10/26/06 - 20060242118 - Classification-expanded indexing and retrieval of classified documents
Problem: Document classification systems are valuable tools for searching and retrieving classified documents but can be prohibitively complex and cumbersome for users. Problem: A system for the indexing and retrieval of classified documents inserts keywords, titles or definitions of previously applied classifications into the document record and provides the resulting ...

10/26/06 - 20060242117 - Information storage medium capable of being searched for text information contained therein, reproducing apparatus and recording apparatus therefor
A reproducing apparatus and/or a recording apparatus each including a browser for reproducing data on an information storage medium having registry information, includes a search unit for searching for the registry information based on an input search parameter and a search interface unit for receiving a search parameter from the ...

10/19/06 - 20060235833 - Method and system for an integrated incident information and intelligence system
Providing a system and method for identifying and characterizing incidents. The system and method can receive information from telecommunications networks or other information providers that may trigger generating an Incident Record. The Incident Record may further be analyzed to characterize the type of incident. This further analysis may include retrieving ...

10/19/06 - 20060235832 - Broadcast terminal for searching broadcast content and method thereof
A broadcast terminal and corresponding method of using the terminal includes receiving at the terminal a request for information for a user. This request for information relates to broadcast content received by the terminal. The method further includes searching the terminal for the information. If the information is found, then ...

10/19/06 - 20060235831 - Multi-source multi-tenant entitlement enforcing data repository and method of operation
Forming and maintaining a multi-source multi-tenant data repository on behalf of multiple tenants. Information in the multi-source multi-tenant data repository is received from multiple sources. Different sources and different data quality enhancement processes may yield different values for attributes of the same referred entity. Information in the multi-source multi-tenant data ...

10/19/06 - 20060235830 - Web content administration information discovery
Web content administration information can be discovered by users through using an administration tool that provides a way for web sites and/or applications to automatically provide the administration tool with information on how to connect to the administration service. A user specifies a URI that is associated with a content ...

10/19/06 - 20060235829 - Query to an electronic form
Systems and/or methods that enable an electronic form to provide data external to the electronic form in response to a query while offline with respect to a data source from which the data originated are described. These systems and methods may also, in one embodiment, receive data from a data ...

10/19/06 - 20060235828 - User interface method for grouping conditions without editing
A method, computer-readable medium, and apparatus for programmatically providing a graphical user interface for creating queries are provided. Generally, the graphical user interface includes a first-level region for displaying one or more first-level query conditions and a first-level operator selection element, the selected first-level operator being applied to logically relate ...

10/12/06 - 20060230033 - Searching through content which is accessible through web-based forms
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates searching through content which is accessible though web-based forms. During operation, the system receives a query containing keywords. Next, the system analyzes the query to create a structured query. The system then performs a lookup based on the structured ...

10/12/06 - 20060230032 - Multi-fielded web browser-based searching of data stored in a database
Apparatus and method for specifying, searching and retrieving records from a remote database over an interconnected data communications network, such as the Internet, by presenting the end user with a Web-browser based user interface screen containing a results field and a plurality of user input fields configured to receive text ...

10/12/06 - 20060230031 - Document searching device, document searching method, program, and recording medium
In a document searching device that searches documents from a set of predetermined documents in response to an input search condition, a seed document acquiring unit is operable to acquire seed documents based on information that is different from the input search condition. A word extraction unit is operable to ...

10/12/06 - 20060230030 - Method and system for accessing and viewing files on mobile devices
A system for downloading files to a hand-held device includes a file converter for converting a selected file to a distilled file. The file converter uploads the distilled file to a server, which is associated with a file processor. The server processes the distilled file and sends it to a ...

10/12/06 - 20060230029 - Real-time, computer-generated modifications to an online advertising program
A method and system for real-time, computer-generated modifications to an online advertising program is disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a method at a computer associated with an ad placement provider. The method involves receiving a plurality of data streams containing real-time data concerning online advertisements in an online ...

10/12/06 - 20060230028 - Apparatus and method for constructing complex database query statements based on business analysis comparators
A computer readable medium includes executable instructions to construct a database query based on a comparator. Executable instructions accept a comparator forming a part of a text question. A value that defines a subject within a text question is received. A structured database query is built based upon the comparator ...

10/12/06 - 20060230027 - Apparatus and method for utilizing sentence component metadata to create database queries
A computer readable medium includes executable instructions to associate text sentence components with metadata. The executable instructions specify a subject that has a definition corresponding to a metadata source. The executable instructions identify a behavior that has a definition corresponding to a metadata source. The behavior is associated with at ...

10/12/06 - 20060230026 - System and method for producing and communicating requested data among networked application programs
Delivering document fragments from a web server to a server-deployed client application. The invention includes a data structure of a request for data including a namespace field, an event handler field, and a parameter field. A first process sends a populated data structure to a second process. The second process ...

10/12/06 - 20060230025 - Enterprise software system having multidimensional xbrl engine
An enterprise software system is described that is capable of representing extensible business reporting language (XBRL) documents in multidimensional form. For example, the enterprise software system may include at least one XBRL document containing extensible markup language (XML) elements. The system further comprises an XBRL engine to parse the XBRL ...

10/12/06 - 20060230024 - Method and apparatus for a context based cache infrastructure to enable subset query over a cached object
A method, an apparatus, and computer instructions are provided for a context based cache infrastructure to enable subset query over a cached object. Responsive to detecting a query to a root context of a context tree, the tree is traversed for a parent context of a subcontext corresponding to the ...

10/12/06 - 20060230023 - Database extension structure
A digital repository 20 includes data items. A user can add additional functionality or program routines to data item by including as a data item a data processing identifier pointing to at least one data processing routine. Such routines are accessed by a client 22 by sending from a client ...

10/12/06 - 20060230022 - Integration of multiple query revision models
An information retrieval system includes a query revision architecture that integrates multiple different query revisers, each implementing one or more query revision strategies. A revision server receives a user's query, and interfaces with the various query revisers, each of which generates one or more potential revised queries. The revision server ...

10/12/06 - 20060230021 - Integration of personalized portals with web content syndication
Personal portal pages for individual users are integrated with web content syndication. For example, when a search query is received from the user, a list of hits is generated. For each hit, it is determined whether there is an associated syndication feed, such as an RSS feed. The list of ...

10/12/06 - 20060230020 - Improving efficiency in processing queries directed to static data sets
Data is maintained indicating which conditions match which data items (e.g., rows) of a data set (e.g., table(s) in a database). When a query is later received, the maintained data is quickly examined to determine the matching data items, thereby enhancing the throughput performance in processing queries directed to the ...

10/05/06 - 20060224574 - Abstract data linking and joining interface
A method, apparatus and article of manufacture provide a user interface allowing user selection and arrangement of result fields selected, in one embodiment, from a logical model. In one embodiment, the user interface is a graphical user interface and comprises input cells for user-selected logical result fields. The cells are ...

10/05/06 - 20060224573 - Method and system to facilitate decision point information flow and to improve compliance with a given standardized vocabulary
An information search system incorporating computer algorithms that provide for (1) enforcement of compliance with a standardized vocabulary by a user or users, in a manner that is much more acceptable to users than known existing methods; 2) instant or essentially instant provision of information that is context sensitive, that ...

10/05/06 - 20060224572 - Automatic stop word identification and compensation
Computer-based methods for automatically identifying and compensating for stop words contained in documents are described. The method for compensating for stop words includes: generating an abstract mathematical space based on documents included in a collection of documents, wherein each document has a representation in the abstract mathematical space; receiving a ...

10/05/06 - 20060224571 - Methods and systems to facilitate searching a data resource
Methods and systems to facilitate searching a data resource. According to one aspect the system facilitates a search of a data resource utilized by sellers and buyers that transact items in a network-based marketplace. According to a second aspect the system generates a query to search a data resource utilized ...

10/05/06 - 20060224570 - Natural language based search engine for handling pronouns and methods of use therefor
There is provided a sentence module that handles pronouns in sentences. Each pronoun is replaced by one or more nouns. These replaced nouns are used to form statements that populate the structured representation, in order to produce precise answers to queries, as part of a search engine application. ...

10/05/06 - 20060224569 - Natural language based search engine and methods of use therefor
There is provided a search engine or other electronic search application that receives an inputted query in natural language. The search engine or application augments data derived from the query with additional data, for example, one or more concept link identifiers, that are in addition to concept link identifiers, derived ...

10/05/06 - 20060224568 - Automatically displaying fields that were non-displayed when the fields are filter fields
A number of records are displayed. Each record has one or more values for a number of fields. The fields includes one or more non-displayed fields. The values of each record for each non-display field are not displayed. The records are filtered by one or more selected values for each ...

10/05/06 - 20060224567 - Stereographic network monitoring system and method thereof
A stereographic network monitoring system is provided to display a stereographic representation of an abnormal unit in a controlled device monitored via a network, wherein the stereographic representation shows the abnormal unit and its relative position, so that a supervisor can be clearly informed the relative position of the component ...

10/05/06 - 20060224566 - Natural language based search engine and methods of use therefor
There is provided a search engine or other electronic search application that receives an inputted query in natural language. The search engine then analyzes the query in accordance with the syntactic relationships of the natural language in which it was presented, and generates a result to the query as output. ...

10/05/06 - 20060224565 - System and method for disambiguating entities in a web page search
A system and method of disambiguating entities in a computerized web search comprises identifying a set of potential meanings for an entity; retrieving at least one web page comprising descriptions referencing the entity; establishing a base web page comprising a selected context for the entity; attributing dimensions of a vector ...

09/28/06 - 20060218131 - Interface chaining to populate a class-based model
Some embodiments include utilization of a first interface to query a data source using a first configuration and to return a first data set including a plurality of records, each of the plurality of records comprising data of a plurality of fields of the first data set, and reception of ...

09/28/06 - 20060218130 - Software-and-hardware resource
A management system for the software-and-hardware resource is disclosed. The management system comprises a data server and web server. The web server further comprises a software-and-hardware resource management module which includes software-and-hardware resource related data setup sub-module; software-and-hardware resource status handling sub-module; software-and-hardware resource query module; software-and-hardware resource report module; ...

09/28/06 - 20060218129 - Dynamic look ahead predicate generation
An apparatus, program product and method that employ a dynamic use of Look Ahead Predicate Generation that will enable the database, database engine, and/or query optimizer to alter the processing of a query, and react to sub-optimal access plan selection and additional factors arising after processing has begun, to heal ...

09/28/06 - 20060218128 - Building database statistics across a join network using skew values
An apparatus, program product and method that build column statistics utilizing at least one skew value. The column statistics built using skew values, instead of column statistics built only through random sampling, may be used to more accurately reflect skew values across join networks, and thus enable a query optimizer ...

09/28/06 - 20060218127 - Selecting a resource manager to satisfy a service request
Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for selecting a resource manager to satisfy a service request. A catalog indicating a plurality of resource managers and at least one service offered by the resource managers is provided. Further provided is resource manager information indicating resource availability information for ...

09/28/06 - 20060218126 - Data retrieval method and system
A method of obtaining data associated with a content item, comprising the steps of obtaining (32) an identifier for the content item, performing (33) a database lookup to obtain the data using the identifier and submitting (37) the content item to an output (210) for processing by a human (200) ...

09/21/06 - 20060212437 - Use of extensible markup language in a system and method for influencing a position on a search result list generated by a computer network search engine
A database search apparatus and method for generating a search result list which responds to Extensible Markup Language (XML) requests from a client to a server of an on-line marketplace. A bid management tool is operable on a client computer to manage search listings and account information of one or ...

09/21/06 - 20060212436 - Rewrite of queries containing rank or rownumber or min/max aggregate functions using a materialized view
Techniques are provided for improving efficiency of database systems, and in particular, to refreshing materialized views maintained by database systems and rewriting queries to access the materialized views. According to the approaches, a ranked materialized view is incrementally refreshed, and during the incremental refresh operation, rows in the partitions of ...

09/21/06 - 20060212435 - Automated monitoring and control of access to content from a source
A provider of content may provide access to portions of content from a source, but not the source content in its entirety. In some embodiments, one or more access rules or criteria may be implemented that enable users to access portions of the source content up to an allowed limit ...

09/21/06 - 20060212434 - System and method for customization and streamlining of web site navigation
A computer-based system and method for customizing navigation through a Web site based upon values of user information received from either an external or internal Web site upon entering the customized Web site. The Web site customization includes both customized navigation and functionality. Users are directed through the Web site ...

09/21/06 - 20060212433 - Prioritization of search responses system and method
The present invention provides systems and methods for accurately parsing an information retrieval query and for generating accurate results based on the query. Queries are processed as a collection of atomic terminals of one or more search domains. The systems and methods typically implement a lexicon comprising a set of ...

09/21/06 - 20060212432 - Distributed database schema
A computer system and a method of searching for information to construct an information object includes querying a resource having information stored as bindable data elements and returning results of the query. The system and method includes a fragment base that stores the bindable data elements as fragments and/or primitives ...

09/21/06 - 20060212431 - Associative memory
A computer-implemented method of realizing an associative memory capable of storing a set of documents and retrieving one or more stored documents similar to an inputted query document, said method comprising: coding each document or a part of it through a corresponding feature vector consisting of a series of bits ...

09/21/06 - 20060212430 - Outputting a saved hand-formed expression
Embodiments include an apparatus, device, system, computer-program product, and method. In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes receiving a request for a content of a computer-readable file. The method also includes searching the computer-readable file for the requested content, the computer-readable file including at least one representation ...

09/21/06 - 20060212429 - Answering top-k selection queries in a relational engine
The subject invention leverages threshold-based strategies applied to relational data to facilitate in determining an optimal execution plan for top-k selection queries. These strategies utilize a given query and relational data metadata to identify possible execution plans. This allows alternatives to scanning techniques to be considered in order to further ...

09/21/06 - 20060212428 - Analysis of performance data from a relational database system for applications using stored procedures or sql
Analyzing performance data from a relational database to discover poorly performing SQL statements includes creating event records of performance data for query statements executed by a relational database management system, and condensing the performance data in the event records. A performance summary can be generated for each condensed event record. ...

09/21/06 - 20060212427 - Automatic subscriptions to shared repositories with notifications reflecting accesses by important other users and keywords stored in a personal interest profile
A system and method for automatically generating and receiving notifications regarding accesses to documents in a shared repository, where the notifications are filtered such that they are only generated and/or received for accesses that match a personal interest profile of a local user. The personal interest profile of the local ...

09/21/06 - 20060212426 - Efficient cam-based techniques to perform string searches in packet payloads
Efficient Content Addressable Memory (CAM)-based techniques for performing string searches in packet payloads. Hashes are performed on hash keys comprising overlapping sub-strings in one or more search strings. The resulting hash values are stored in a CAM. During packet processing operations, a search of the packet payload data is made ...

09/21/06 - 20060212425 - Distributed product information management
The present invention discloses a method and a system for managing distributed product information. The products (30) are equipped with unique product information code (31). Unique codes indicate information stored to information hosts (34, 36, 38). The hosts are aware of other hosts and if the host does not have ...

09/21/06 - 20060212424 - Information searching method, information searching program, and computer-readable recording medium on which information searching program is recorded
This invention relates to the subject matter identified in the title. An effective interaction is conducted by giving the user adequate information during information search so as to improve the search efficiency and accuracy. A CPU initially sets a set G containing deleted solution candidates to null and receives input ...

09/14/06 - 20060206471 - Information retrieval apparatus
An information retrieval apparatus which includes: a preference related-word obtainment unit which, in the case where a search condition is inputted from an input unit, obtains one or more related words each being associated with search keywords included in the inputted search condition by an association value indicating a predetermined ...

09/14/06 - 20060206470 - Method software program for creating an image product having predefined criteria
A method and software program for creating an image product having at least one image provided thereon. The method includes providing a digital template for use in creating the image product. The digital template has at least one digital container for placement of digital content. The digital container has at ...

09/14/06 - 20060206469 - Search and index hosting system
The system initiates a search at a first network site for user-specified data in a remote database at a second network site and conducts the search at a third network site (e.g., at a host computer's site). To begin, the system receives, at the first network site, a provider identifier ...

09/14/06 - 20060206468 - Rule application management in an abstract database
A method, system and article of manufacture for processing queries that are executed against a database and, more particularly, for restricting queryable data in a database to a subset of all available data in the database when a query is executed against the database is provided. One embodiment provides a ...

09/14/06 - 20060206467 - System, method, and software for identifying historically related legal opinions
The American legal system, judges and lawyers are continually researching an ever-expanding body of past judicial opinions, or case law, for the ones most relevant to resolution of new disputes. To facilitate these searches, some companies collect and publish the judicial opinions of courts across the United States in both ...

09/14/06 - 20060206466 - Evaluating relevance of results in a semi-structured data-base system
A method for evaluating queries applied to semi-structured data, including, providing a query for the semi-structured data, the query includes indication of relevance ranking of sought results. The indication includes specification according to the structural positioning of words in the semi-structured data. The method further provides for evaluating the query ...

09/14/06 - 20060206465 - System and method for receiving and loading fare and schedule data
A system for searching a data set to identify data elements with the data set that meet user defined criteria. The system comprises a network file system server, a data search engine server communicating with the network file system server, and a query distributor configured to send search queries to ...

09/14/06 - 20060206464 - Document processing system
A document processing system and method are disclosed which are capable of performing inverse retrieval in response to a request issued by a user and providing retrieved document data to the user. Characteristic information indicating a specified electronic document or category is transmitted from a terminal device to a document ...

09/14/06 - 20060206463 - System and method for making search for document in accordance with query of natural language
A first interface accepts a user specified first question sentence. A question analysis unit analyzes the first question sentence. When the first question sentence queries a plurality of matters, the question analysis unit generates a plurality of second question sentences for individually querying each of the plurality of matters from ...

09/14/06 - 20060206462 - Method and system for document manipulation, analysis and tracking
A method and system for importing physical documents into one or more electronic documents, searching the electronic documents to automatically code the documents, to collect bibliographic information, to assign the documents to one or more categories, to identify documents with relevance by master keyword searching. This invention also provides the ...

09/14/06 - 20060206461 - Data capture apparatus, data capture method, and computer program
For material data to be captured in a specified capture sequence, a same recording medium must be repetitively loaded or specified unless the capture sequence is continuous. A data capture apparatus for capturing material data in accordance with a capture queue is made up of (a) a file search block ...

09/14/06 - 20060206460 - Biasing search results
While various search engines may rank results based on general popularity or other characteristics of a search result, these search engines do not take into account one's personal web browsing history and past search history, including whether a searcher actually selected links in a previous search result, and to use ...

09/14/06 - 20060206459 - Creation of boolean queries by direct manipulation
A data organization system that utilizes graphical interaction to effect Boolean queries. The subject invention provides for interactive graphical mechanisms that shield users from the semantics of the Boolean logic (e.g., “AND”, “OR”, “NOT”). These mechanisms facilitate the generation of Boolean queries via graphical selection and/or manipulation using iconic query ...

09/14/06 - 20060206458 - Serving program elements through a unified interface
Serving program elements through a unified interface. A request for a program element is received at a unified interface from a requester, wherein the unified interface presents a uniform abstraction of program elements from sources accessible by the unified interface. The program element is searched for by the unified interface. ...

09/14/06 - 20060206457 - System and method for name grabbing via optical character reading
A system and method for generating text data from graphical image information of a first data form and passing the generated text data to another data form is disclosed. The system comprises a computer-based platform configured to obtain search criteria data from a current data form of interest and search ...

09/14/06 - 20060206456 - Document managing apparatus
A document-managing-apparatus includes a storage unit which stores file-managing-information on a file of data constituting a document, which is a managing-target, and a storage unit which stores, by arranging in a particular order, document-managing-information on plural documents stored in the storage unit, position-information showing a display-position in a searching-screen of ...

09/14/06 - 20060206455 - Search quality detection
In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods and systems for categorizing the quality of a search by analyzing the relevancy numbers associated with the search results. The relevancy numbers are compared to established patterns to categorize the quality of the search query. Based on this categorization, the system alters ...

09/14/06 - 20060206454 - Immediate search feedback
Providing immediate search feedback is disclosed. Search input is received within a search field of a web browser application. Based on characteristics of the search input, a determination is made whether to automatically submit a query to a search engine. In one aspect, the query is automatically submitted to the ...

09/14/06 - 20060206453 - Dynamically sizing buffers to optimal size in network layers when supporting data transfers related to database applications
In transferring data from/to a database server, the size of a network buffer used by a network layer is dynamically adjusted according to the call type and expected size of data to be transferred for the call. Due to such use of appropriate buffer size, throughput performance of the transfer ...

09/07/06 - 20060200454 - Database shutdown with session migration
When a request for a shutdown of a server (e.g. database server) is requested, existing sessions established for the clients are migrated to another server. Some sessions may not be migrated for various reasons; these sessions may be terminated without migrating them. ...

09/07/06 - 20060200453 - Method and system for enterprise data access, annotation and sharing
Methods and/or systems allowing flexible, cross-platform data access in enterprise environments and from a variety of different information sources using a convenient interface uses multiple and/or parallel examination of a number of data sources through a client process and return of multiple results that can be modified, cross-referenced or annotated ...

09/07/06 - 20060200452 - Method for translating syntax of patent information search
A method for translating syntax of patent information search includes the steps of: receiving a search string; parsing the syntax of the search string and dividing the search string into different parts; generating a syntax tree according to the divided different parts; optimizing the syntax tree; parsing the different parts ...

09/07/06 - 20060200451 - Plan generation in database query optimizers through specification of plan patterns
Methods and systems receive a query, receive a control statement that represents at least a portion of a desired execution plan associated with the query, and produce an execution plan that conforms to the desired plan to the extent that the produced plan preserves the semantics of the query, without ...

09/07/06 - 20060200450 - Monitoring health of actively executing computer applications
Systems and methods are described that monitor health of actively executing computer applications, and particularly which monitor relational database space availability. In one implementation, a warning threshold is defined for free space within a database located on a SQL server. The complexity of the database is assessed, in part by ...

09/07/06 - 20060200449 - Query by indefinite expressions
A method and apparatus for retrieving data from a database is disclosed. A plurality of entities are stored in a first memory and information about each stored entity is stored in a second memory. Criteria in the form of at least one indefinite expression is received from a user for ...

08/31/06 - 20060195433 - Information searching system and method thereof
In an information searching method, it is first determined if an input retrieval word is a sentence composed of a plurality of words. A functioning code is assigned to each word of the sentence according to its function in the sentence, and then the words are coded in basic words. ...

08/31/06 - 20060195432 - Method for searching entries in an on-line database
A web server including a searchable on-line searchable database is disclosed. The web server may be configured to receive a query from a user to search an on-line database, the query including at least a category and a keyword; retrieve a list of search results responsive to the search, the ...

08/31/06 - 20060195431 - Document aspect system and method
A generic and expandable document aspect system and method for searching, browsing, presenting, and interacting with data assembled from document contents and related external data is provided. New varieties of document aspects are added to existing installations and can be accessed by users without requiring upgrades to server or clients, ...

08/31/06 - 20060195430 - Systems, methods, software for integration of case law, legal briefs, and litigation documents into law firm workflow
The present inventors recognized a need for improving conventional informational retrieval systems, particularly those intended for retrieval of legal information. Accordingly, they devised systems, methods, and software that facilitate online access to documents, such as non-opinion legal documents, in context of a legal workflow. An exemplary method of operation includes ...

08/31/06 - 20060195429 - 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 - 20060195428 - System, method and apparatus for electronically searching for an item
The present invention provides provides a system, method and apparatus for electronically searching for an item by receiving a search request comprising a requested category and one or more requested attributes of the item and storing the search request in a search index based on the requested category and the ...

08/31/06 - 20060195427 - System and method for improving query response time in a relational database (rdb) system by managing the number of unique table aliases defined within an rdb-specific search expression
Described are a system and method for searching a relational database. An expression tree, representing a string-based search expression, has a logical node with a first child node and a second child node. Each child node represents a sub-expression of the search expression. The logical node represents a logical operator ...

08/31/06 - 20060195426 - Information management apparatus, information management method, and information management program
A plurality of events are generated, each of which includes work information of a work having a work type and time information indicating at least when the work was done. The plurality of generated events is stored in an event storage device. The plurality of stored events is also arranged ...

08/31/06 - 20060195425 - Composable query building api and query language
A system for constructing information search queries is provided. The system comprises a query language that has a predefined syntax and a constructor that creates a search object. The search object encapsulates a query constructed in the query language. Methods for using the system are also provided. ...

08/31/06 - 20060195424 - Generating business warehouse reports
Techniques for generating a report of a plurality of business warehouse system queries are described. Such techniques may identify one or more row types for each query. Thereafter, a template may be defined for each row type within a query that defines a format and a pattern for the row ...

08/31/06 - 20060195423 - System and method for temporal data mining
A method, system, and apparatus for temporal data mining is disclosed. The method includes receiving as input a temporal data series comprising time-stamped events, and a threshold frequency. An aspect of this technology is the defining of appropriate frequency counts for non-overlapping and non-interleaved episodes. Two frequency measures and embodiments ...

08/31/06 - 20060195422 - Method and system for collecting contact information from contact sources and tracking contact sources
A method and system for aggregating contact information of contacts from multiple contact sources is provided. The aggregation system collects contact information for a user from various contact sources. The aggregation system stores the collected content information in a contact data store. The aggregation system may also store an indication ...

08/31/06 - 20060195421 - System and method of generating string-based search expressions using templates
Described are a system and method for generating a search expression for use in searching heterogeneous repositories. An application program receives user-supplied input. A template is selected based on a structure of the input. The input is scanned and tokenized. Each token is substituted into one or more locations within ...

08/31/06 - 20060195420 - System and method of joining data obtained from horizontally and vertically partitioned heterogeneous data stores using string-based location transparent search expressions
Described are a system and method for accepting a string-based search expression, parsing the search expression into an expression tree, distributing the tree (or portion thereof) across heterogeneous repositories, and merging the results. The system is data-location transparent, encapsulates a federation model within query nodes and query trees. A client ...

08/24/06 - 20060190445 - Indexing of digitized entities
The invention relates to indexing of digitized entities in a large and comparatively unstructured data collection, for instance the Internet, such that text-based searches with respect to the data collection can be ordered via a user client terminal. Index information is generated for each digitized entity, which contains distinctive features ...

08/24/06 - 20060190444 - Method for displaying search results
A web server for displaying search results is disclosed. The web server may be configured to receive a search query over the public network from a user; produce a set of results responsive to the search including content associated with the search query; display the results to the user on ...

08/24/06 - 20060190443 - Method and apparatus for providing access to drawing information
A computer implemented system, method, and article of manufacture provide access to a drawing. A server computer has one or more server component applications. One or more drawing files are created by a first drawing application and stored on the server computer. A search server component application executes on the ...

08/24/06 - 20060190442 - Database visualization and searching
In providing visualization of entries of a database for browsing meta data types may be provided, and meta data of each type may be associated with each database entry. The meta data types may describe different properties of the respective database entries. Three meta data types may be selected and ...

08/24/06 - 20060190441 - Search toolbar
A toolbar apparatus includes program code stored in computer readable memory. The program code is configured display a control panel listing a plurality of information sources. At least one of the information sources is accessed via a computer network, and at least one is not. The program code is further ...

08/24/06 - 20060190440 - Systems and methods for constructing and using models of memorability in computing and communications applications
One or more models of memorability are provided that facilitate various computer-based applications including those centering on the storage, retrieval, and processing of information, applications that remind people about items they risk not recalling or overlooking, and facilitating communications of reminders. In one application, the models are used to help ...

08/24/06 - 20060190439 - Web query classification
A query phrase may be automatically classified to one or more topics of interest (e.g., categories) to assist in routing the query phrase to one or more appropriate backend databases. A selectional preference query classification technique may be used to classify the query phrase based on a comparison between the ...

08/24/06 - 20060190438 - Systems, methods, and software for retrieving information using multiple query languages
An exemplary method comprises receiving a description of query language; and automatically configuring a language converter based on the received description of the query language. The language converter, or translator, can be used to adapt a system to changing query languages. ...

08/24/06 - 20060190437 - Method and apparatus for rating, displaying and accessing common computer and internet search results using colors and/or icons
A new and safe way to display, limit, and rate search results. New Methods and Apparatus for Rating, Displaying and Accessing common computer and Internet Search results using Colors. It is known that search results can be filled with both inappropriate and offensive materials. This invention provides for new means ...

08/24/06 - 20060190436 - Dynamic client interaction for search
A system for guiding a search for information is presented. The system comprises a user interface that accepts a phrase and receives at least one suggestion based at least in part on the phrase. The system also includes a phrase suggestion engine that matches the phrase with the at least ...

08/24/06 - 20060190435 - Document retrieval using behavioral attributes
Described is a method for retrieving a user document using behavioral attributes associated with the user document. One or more relevant documents in a user library are determined in response to a text search of documents in the library. Each relevant document has a text relevance. A behavioral relevant is ...

08/24/06 - 20060190434 - Query rebinding for high-availability database systems
A method, system and article of manufacture for query processing and, more particularly, for managing execution of queries with respect to different data sources. The different data sources may be logically represented by one or more data abstraction models. One embodiment comprises receiving a first abstract query against physical data ...

08/24/06 - 20060190433 - Distributed navigation business activities data
Business activity management of monitoring multiple instances of a business activity and navigating business activity data in a distributed system. A system includes a plurality of databases storing data relating to multiple instances of a monitored business activity. A user interface receives a request from a user for business activity ...

08/24/06 - 20060190432 - System and method for graphically distinguishing levels of a multidimensional database
In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for graphically distinguishing levels from a multidimensional database. Levels from a multidimensional database are distinguished, such as by associating two or more of database's levels with a plurality of different visual indicators. ...

08/24/06 - 20060190431 - Large document browsing system
The present invention provides a system and method for controlling review of large documents. Purchasers who use computers to place orders may review a subset of selected items within the orders to ease review. The system may detect orders having items that exceed a specified threshold. The system may allow ...

08/24/06 - 20060190430 - Systems and methods for resource-adaptive workload management
Systems and methods are provided for resource adaptive workload management. In a method thereof, at least one execution objective is received for at least one of a plurality of queries under execution. A progress status of, and an amount of resource consumed by, each of the plurality of queries are ...

08/24/06 - 20060190429 - Methods and systems providing desktop search capability to software application
Methods and apparatuses for providing an Internet (Web) search functionality to a target application. The Web functionality allows a target application to access and use the Web search functionality without modification of the target application. For one embodiment, information communicated between the target application and the operating system, or other ...

08/24/06 - 20060190428 - User assistance
An apparatus, device, method, computer program product, and system that detects an operative coupling between a first electronic device and a second electronic device, the first and second electronic devices having a presence in a geographic locale, and obtains a user assistance corresponding to the operative coupling. ...

08/24/06 - 20060190427 - Method and apparatus for searching data in a peer to peer network
The invention provides a method and apparatus for more efficient searching peer to peer networks for data. Large peer to peer networks comprise millions of peer clients, or just briefly peers, having enormous amounts of data objects available. Searching all peers takes a lot of time, therefore a small group—private ...

08/17/06 - 20060184519 - System and method of optimizing database queries in two or more dimensions
A method and system for storing and retrieving spatial data objects from a spatial database is discussed. The system stores multi-dimensional objects within the database by determining their position in a multi-tiered coordinate system. One each object has been assigned to a particular coordinate, the object is further assigned to ...

08/17/06 - 20060184518 - Proactive caching in olap databases
The present invention leverages MOLAP performance for ROLAP objects (dimensions, partitions and aggregations) by building, in a background process, a MOLAP equivalent of that object. When the background processing completes, queries are switched from ROLAP queries to MOLAP queries. When changes occur to relevant relational objects (such as tables that ...

08/17/06 - 20060184517 - Answers analytics: computing answers across discrete data
A method to derive new facts from a collection of discrete facts is provided. The discrete facts are stored in a data structure that organizes each discrete fact based on classification, value, unit, validity range, and subject. The discrete facts may be stored in an inverted index to allow efficient ...

08/17/06 - 20060184516 - Search engine
A search engine for retrieving documents from a database comprising a semantic document editor that is operable to allow a user to edit an existing document by creating one or more searchable compound word that contains information contextually relevant to the contents of the document. The editor is operable to ...

08/17/06 - 20060184515 - Category searching
Performing a category search to identify categories of web sites that relate to a search term includes receiving at least one search term that then is compared with a hierarchy of category identifiers, and with terms related to one or more categories, to determine whether matches exist. A category identifier ...

08/17/06 - 20060184514 - Large-scale metasearch engine
A large-scale metasearch engine is provided. The engine has three main components. A discovery component examines web page content to discover and identify search engines. A connection component connects the metasearch engine to each search engine that has been identified. A search result extraction component extracts useful information from each ...

08/17/06 - 20060184513 - Image retrieving apparatus, an image retrieving method, and a recording medium
An image recording apparatus for recording a plurality of original images taken on a recording medium, includes an asset recording unit for recording a new plurality of original images on a region of the recording medium on which information is not recorded yet in case the new plurality of original ...

08/17/06 - 20060184512 - Content searching and configuration of search results
Content searching and configuration of search results are described. In an implementation, a method includes in response to a search query, selecting a keyword based on heuristic data which describes a plurality of previously performed searched. A search is performed utilizing the search query and the selected keyword to locate ...

08/17/06 - 20060184511 - Semantic network document container for use in attestation of management reports
A system that manages semantic network is a medium for objective framework and document repository. An integrated dashboard enables the user to maintain a semantic network as a repository for complex document storage and retrieval. The context of this semantic network offers a foundation for document attestation of complex management ...

08/17/06 - 20060184510 - Apparatus, method, and program for executing protocol converting process
When a device searches a network, there is a case where the device is recognized as different devices as one searched by a protocol A and the other searched by a protocol B. In a proxy server 9300 for executing a protocol converting process in a network system, whether or ...

08/17/06 - 20060184509 - Database arrangement
A database contains data items with which various index terms 40 are associated. The database arrangement maintains information about relationships between the index terms, there being a relationship between any two index terms which are both associated with a data item in common. This allows a user to be provided ...

08/17/06 - 20060184508 - Methods and system for providing context sensitive information
A method and system are described for providing context sensitive data to a system user. The method includes the steps of identifying the user and querying databases to create a user context. Information is aggregated from the network databases and filtered using the user context. Providing the correct data needed ...

08/10/06 - 20060179047 - Resistor identification configuration circuitry and associated method
Programmable on-chip identification circuitry and associated method are disclosed that provide integrated circuits with the ability to select and report from multiple different vendor and system identification configurations. The integrated circuit device includes programmable circuitry that utilizes vendor identification, system identification, configuration or other device information provided or selected at ...

08/10/06 - 20060179046 - Web operation language
Operating on a web data store is disclosed. The web data store includes link and page information. A web operation to be applied to the web data store is sent. Results of the web operation applied to the web data store is received. Optionally, a plurality of operators is composed ...

08/10/06 - 20060179045 - Retail store recommendation engine
A kiosk is presented that filters user search results into a recommended subset of available products as determined by multiple selection criteria selected by a retailer. Each selection criterion is applied separately to the user search results by first comparing the search results against a threshold value. Those products that ...

08/10/06 - 20060179044 - Methods and apparatus for using life-context of a user to improve the organization of documents retrieved in response to a search query from that user
A computerized method of organizing a set of documents includes receiving a search query from a user; receiving life-context data from the user, the received life-context data identifying at least one life-context from a plurality of predetermined life-contexts in which the user's query was made; identifying a plurality of documents ...

08/10/06 - 20060179043 - Information display method and system
The present invention is adapted to provide an information display method and system. In preferred applications the present invention may be used to optimise the information present within an internet web page to improve the ability of internet search engines to index such content. Other implementations of the present invention ...

08/10/06 - 20060179042 - Methods and systems for providing a user interface using forms stored in a form repository
Systems and methods for providing a user interface. One system can include a server configured to provide a form repository including a plurality of form definitions defining a plurality of forms and to provide data to populate at least one of the plurality of forms and a browser-based application configured ...

08/10/06 - 20060179041 - Search system and search method
Both a first kind of terms and a second kind of terms are designated. A user desires to obtain a relationship between these terms. By employing relations between these terms having been previously stored in a storage in advance, the manner in which these terms are correlated is dynamically displayed, ...

08/10/06 - 20060179040 - Data leak protection system, method and apparatus
A method, system and apparatus for data leak prevention. An information system, such as a database system, which has been configured for data leak protection in accordance with the present invention can include an IDS coupled to the information system and a data leak protection system configured to apply a ...

08/10/06 - 20060179039 - Method and system for performing secondary search actions based on primary search result attributes
A method and system are provided for enhancing an initial set of data values generated by a query of one or more data stores. File parameters and file types are retrieved from the initial query and used to generate a second set of searches, actions, and information related to the ...

08/10/06 - 20060179038 - Presenting faq's during a task of entering an e-mail message
During a task of composing an e-mail which comprises a message, a display page having one or more previously-asked questions relevant to the message is outputted to a user. The previously-asked questions may be included in the display page upon determining that a predicted performance of search results found by ...

08/10/06 - 20060179037 - Arrangement for a distributed file system having data objects mapped independent of any data object attribute
Each data file of a distributed file system is identified by a corresponding globally-unique object identifier that is independent of any attribute of the data file. A node in the distributed file system has a file system that includes a plurality of directory entries, where each directory entry has a ...

08/10/06 - 20060179036 - Methods and systems for displaying matching business objects
Methods and systems are disclosed for providing search results in response to a business object search request. The methods and systems may generate result business objects in response to a search request including a search term, the result business objects each having attributes at least one of which includes data ...

08/10/06 - 20060179035 - Methods and systems for providing guided navigation
Methods and systems are disclosed for providing guided navigation across different types of result objects. The methods and systems may receive a search request and generate a search result based on the search request, the search result including result objects of different object types. Further, the methods and systems may ...

08/03/06 - 20060173832 - Systems and methods for dynamic querying
A user can generate queries dynamically at runtime without having to redeploy the appropriate EJB or hard-code the query into the user application. A properties object can be generated to accept the query settings from the user. These settings can be extracted at runtime when the appropriate finder method is ...

08/03/06 - 20060173831 - Longest prefix match lookup using hash function
A method and apparatus are used for finding the longest prefix match in a variable length prefix search when searching a direct table within a routing table structure of a network processor. The search through the routing table structure is expedited by hashing a first segment of an internet protocol ...

08/03/06 - 20060173830 - Information retrieval
A meta search engine (1) receives a query (qT) from a user (U), and submits adapted queries (q1-qn) to n search engines (S1-Sn). The results (R1-Rn) are adapted (R1′-Rn′) and combined to provide a result set R′. In parallel, the meta search engine (1) accesses a selected hit matrix (H) ...

08/03/06 - 20060173829 - Embedded translation-enhanced search
A model for a search engine or content subscription system that includes hidden layer of embedded translations for the words and phrases that occur in a search result page, and automatic insertion of such hidden layer of embedded translations to all content that is linked to from the result page. ...

08/03/06 - 20060173828 - Methods and apparatus for using personal background data to improve the organization of documents retrieved in response to a search query
A computerized method of organizing a set of documents includes receiving a search query from a user; obtaining personal background data from the user; identifying at least one personal background trait within the personal background data, the personal background trait being statistically correlated with documents that the user is likely ...

08/03/06 - 20060173827 - Telephone search supported by response location advertising
A platform for the delivery of dynamic, interactive audio advertisements played in response to a consumer initiated request for information via a telephone. The platform invention provides advertising supported information services that are related to a geographic location associated with a response to a consumer initiated request. In one specific ...

08/03/06 - 20060173826 - Methods and systems for address-related information viewing
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing address-related information. The system may comprise a memory storage device containing the address-related information and an application program and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage device, wherein the processing unit is operative to: submit a query to the memory device to ...

08/03/06 - 20060173825 - Systems and methods to provide internet search/play media services
Systems and methods to provide an Internet media service are disclosed. A streaming media distribution system, comprising storage capability, streaming encoding and parsing capability, and information generation capability, is used to populate a search player view with links, key words, and other information related to media currently being streamed from ...

08/03/06 - 20060173824 - Electronic communication analysis and visualization
An electronic communication analysis and visualization tool that provides a user interface that displays various attributes of electronic communication and any analysis thereof. The tool includes visualization of electronic messages, people associated with electronic communication, electronic communication threads, and concepts associated with electronic communication. The tool may further integrate and ...

08/03/06 - 20060173823 - Method and system for collation support
A method of searching for objects in a second database using a query from a first database includes receiving a first query from the first database where the first query is generated using a collation associated with the first database or user session or explicitly specified by users, where the ...

08/03/06 - 20060173822 - System and method for optimization of results based on monetization intent
A method and system are provided for determining a query monetization value and optimizing results based on the determined monetization value. A system may be provided that includes implementing a search engine for producing search results in response to an input query transmitted to the search engine, wherein the input ...

08/03/06 - 20060173821 - Method, apparatus and program storage device for processing semantic subjects that occur as terms within document content
A method, apparatus and program storage device for delimiting words is provided and requires adding an extensible vocabulary markup to a plurality of markup languages, wherein the plurality of markup languages comprises a knowledge representation, and processing a provided term from one or more vocabularies for use in the knowledge ...

08/03/06 - 20060173820 - System and method for generating contextual survey sequence for search results
A system and related techniques generate a survey to capture a user's feedback about the quality of search results, in a continuous context with the user's Web page or other search activity. A survey frame inviting the user to undertake a set of search questions may be presented within a ...

08/03/06 - 20060173819 - System and method for grouping by attribute
A system and method are provided for implementing a search engine to produce search results grouped by attribute. The system may include an attribute indexing component for indexing available resources with reference to selected attributes in a search engine index. The system may additionally include a grouping component for grouping ...

08/03/06 - 20060173818 - Systems, methods, and media for utilizing electronic document usage information with search engines
Systems, methods and media for utilizing electronic document usage information are disclosed. More particularly, hardware and/or software utilizing electronic document usage information to respond to user search requests with search engines are disclosed. Embodiments include receiving a search request from a requesting user and receiving document utilization information associated with ...

08/03/06 - 20060173817 - Search fusion
Search results are assigned scores based on visual aspects of surrogate representations of the search results which are to be displayed to a query submitter in a search results summary overview. That is, the surrogate representations are relatively short summaries or excerpts of the search results that may be presented ...

08/03/06 - 20060173816 - Enhanced user assistance
Methods, devices, and systems that provide a user assistance. In an approach, an exemplary method includes receiving a query related to an item through a first user interface associated with the item, and providing an assistance correlating to the query through a second user interface associated with the item. In ...

08/03/06 - 20060173815 - Facilitating identification of entire web pages when each web page is rendered from multiple portions and interest is expressed based on content of the portions
A server system which stores data indicating the identifiers of web pages associated with which each portion has been previously rendered. The data facilitates identification of the entire web pages even if interest is expressed based on content of the portions. For example, a search engine may search the contents ...

07/27/06 - 20060167864 - Search engine system for locating web pages with product offerings