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
A search engine system assists users in locating web pages from which user-specified products can be purchased. Web pages located by a crawler program are scored, based on a set of criteria, according to likelihood of including a product offering. A query server accesses an index of the scored web ...

07/27/06 - 20060167863 - User interface system for maintaining organization related information for use in supporting organization operation
A system and user friendly display interface supports creation and modification of a flexible and comprehensive organization structure model able to support provision of clinical care, patient tracking, billing and administration. A method provides a user interface for maintaining organization related information in support of organization operation. The method involves ...

07/27/06 - 20060167862 - Method and apparatus for utilizing user feedback to improve signifier mapping
An apparatus for finding resources on a network comprises a finder server having access to: (a) a database including: (i) an index of resources available on network of interconnected computers on which a plurality of resources reside; and (ii) information regarding user feedback gathered from previous operations of the apparatus ...

07/27/06 - 20060167861 - 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 ...

07/27/06 - 20060167860 - Data extraction for feed generation
A system (and a method) automatically generates a feed from structured or unstructured data. The system identifies a resource having two or more data elements. The resource is matched with a pre-defined template. The pre-defined template is structured for a feed and includes a plurality of fields. The system extracts ...

07/27/06 - 20060167859 - System and method for personalized searching of television content using a reduced keypad
A method of searching television content for content of interest to a viewer involves entering a text search query with an ambiguous keypad device. The ambiguous keypad device includes a limited group of keys that represents a full set of alphanumeric characters. At least one key within the limited group ...

07/27/06 - 20060167858 - System and method for implementing group policy
A method and system for implementing policy by accumulating policies for a policy recipient from policy objects associated with a hierarchically organized structure of containers, such as directory containers (sites, domains and organizational units) that includes the policy recipient. Based on administrator input, policy settings for the policy recipient may ...

07/27/06 - 20060167857 - Systems and methods for contextual transaction proposals
Context-specific transaction proposals are automatically generated and presented to a user who expresses interest in a particular topic. A user viewing a World Wide Web page or other content item activates an interface to indicate that he or she is interested in additional information related to the subject of the ...

07/27/06 - 20060167856 - Enterprise information integration platform
A system for enterprise information integration is described. The system is based on different layers: the data sources, source ontologies corresponding to the data schema of the data sources, an integration ontology integrating the different source ontologies, a level of query input, preferably in the form of a web service. ...

07/27/06 - 20060167855 - Identification and tracking of digital content distributors on wide area networks
A system and method for tracking and identifying digital content distributors using file sharing networks. The system monitors distribution networks, logs pertinent network and distributor information, generates network statistics, gathers evidence of content distribution, and notifies interested parties of the availability of content on file sharing networks. ...

07/27/06 - 20060167854 - System and method for improving online search engine results
System and method for improving online search engine results. In one embodiment, a search system queries one or more servers of a destination site to obtain detailed and relevant information. In one embodiment, this query is in the form of an application programming interface call. Based on the content received ...

07/27/06 - 20060167853 - Content searching method, system, program product and architecture
Under the present invention, searchable content is loaded into a search engine database, while displayable content is stored in a file system (e.g., in an XML file or the like) that is architecturally separate from the search engine database. Searchable content is associated with corresponding displayable content through links/pointers. In ...

07/27/06 - 20060167852 - System and method for improving online search engine results
System and method for improving online search engine results. In one embodiment, a search system queries one or more servers of a destination site to obtain detailed and relevant information. In one embodiment, this query is in the form of an application programming interface call. Based on the content received ...

07/27/06 - 20060167851 - Systems and methods for providing a user interface with an automatic search menu
Systems and methods are provided for a user interface with an automatic search menu. The interface exposes commands to the user as instantly searchable hierarchy. Visually, this is represented as a tree view with an edit box above it. There is no “Search” or “Go” button to press. One second ...

07/27/06 - 20060167850 - System and method for providing secure access to data with user defined table functions
Methods, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for providing secure access to data. Public UDTFs, private UDTFs and a metadata processor are utilized to facilitate secure access to data residing in a variety of data repositories. ...

07/27/06 - 20060167849 - Method and system for mobile instant messaging using multiple protocols
A method, system and computer program to engage and conduct instant messaging sessions on mobile devices. The system uses the GPRS protocol as the principal carrier to exchange messages in between users that are running their instant messaging application. The system further allows users who are not running their instant ...

07/27/06 - 20060167848 - Method and system for query generation in a task based dialog system
A method for querying a database (106) in a task based dialog system (102) is provided. The task based dialog system (102) comprises a task model (110), a user model (114), a dialog manager (112), a query generator (116), and a mapper (120). The method interprets a user input required ...

07/27/06 - 20060167847 - Configurable business controls task notification
A method for performing business control task notification is proposed. The method comprises processing a combination of one or more databases and one or more user profiles to generate a schedule template and receive a request for a schedule. A computer program product compares attributes of the request for the ...

07/27/06 - 20060167846 - Semantic to non-semantic routing for locating a live expert
A system and method of semantic to non-semantic routing for locating an expert. An inquiry-type database has a first layer of inquiry types organized from underlying criteria groupings, (humanly understandable descriptors). Additional layers are associated in a one-to-one correspondence with the first layer of inquiry types. Experts, having individualized knowledge, ...

07/27/06 - 20060167845 - Selection of optimal plans for first-n-row queries
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for optimizing a query in a computer system, wherein the query is performed by the computer system to retrieve data from a database stored on the computer system. The optimization comprises determining an optimal access plan for a first-N-rows query by evaluating a ...

07/27/06 - 20060167844 - Diagnostics portal
An information portal for aiding support professionals, such as computer support professionals, in diagnosing and correcting problems is disclosed. A plurality of high quality information resources in a plurality of formats are organized by topics and subtopics familiar to the professionals to reduce the amount of searching required to access ...

07/27/06 - 20060167843 - Tire search engines and ternary cam used as pre-classifier
A search engine operable to search on a search key word of a given length comprises a trie database which supports a trie search on keys of the given length and a content addressable memory organized to receive a most significant section of the search key word. The search engine ...

07/27/06 - 20060167842 - System and method for query refinement
A method and system are provided for automatically enhancing initial search results produced by a search engine in response to a multi-word user query. The method may include implementing a result evaluation mechanism within the search engine for evaluating adequacy of the initial search results. The method may additionally include ...

07/27/06 - 20060167841 - Method and system for a unique naming scheme for content management systems
Provided is a method for unique naming for a content management system, including several steps. A first request including a relative URI and request-specific information is received. A second request including a long URI including the relative URI and the request-specific information is created. The second request is sent. ...

07/27/06 - 20060167840 - Determining usability of a coded file for an application
An electronic device for determining usability of a coded file in an application includes at least one file matching unit associated with an application, which receives at least one property of a code file, matches the property against the application, generates an indication indicating if the file can be used ...

07/20/06 - 20060161535 - Apparatus and methods for organizing and/or presenting data
In some embodiments, a method of displaying search results from a search conducted on at least one database includes providing a distinct search result symbol for each search result on a first page, all search result symbols being concurrently visible. The symbols are displayed in distinct groupings based upon a ...

07/20/06 - 20060161534 - Matching and ranking of sponsored search listings incorporating web search technology and web content
A system is disclosed for generating a search result list in response to a search request from a searcher using a computer network. A first database is maintained that includes a first plurality of search listings. A second database is maintained that includes documents having general web content. A search ...

07/20/06 - 20060161533 - Data source task pane
A user interface is provided that allows users to create queries interactively. The user interface operates by creating a source query (or, for example, SQL commands) for the user while they select fields from a data source. This provides users with an alternative to using conventional designers, wizards, or other ...

07/20/06 - 20060161532 - Retrieval of structured documents
This disclosure relates to performing a query for a search term of a database containing a plurality of structured documents. Those structured documents that do not include the search term are ferreted or filtered out during an initial search. Matched structured documents which are those structured documents that do contain ...

07/20/06 - 20060161531 - Method and system for information extraction
A present invention provides a method and a system for extracting information related to a pre-defined context from data sets written in semi-structured or unstructured form, such as a natural language text. The information related to the pre-defined context is stored in an information store in accordance with a pre-defined ...

07/20/06 - 20060161530 - Redundant version information in history table that enables efficient snapshot querying
A method and system for efficient snapshot querying include: providing a first version value for each data in a history table, where the first version value indicates a beginning of a period in which the data is valid; providing at least a second version value for each data in the ...

07/20/06 - 20060161529 - Data storage and retrieval system with intensional category representations to provide dynamic categorization of information items
A system and method for applying intensional category representations to provide dynamic categorization of information items in a data storage and retrieval system is disclosed. The disclosed system may apply pattern recognition techniques during information storage and retrieval to provide dynamic categorization of information items. Information items are categorized as ...

07/20/06 - 20060161528 - Method for regenerating selected rows for an otherwise static result set
Methods and a computer readable medium for updating query results are provided. In one embodiment, a stored query is modified to retrieve a selected subset of rows from stored query results without retrieving a remaining portion of the stored results. The modified query is executed, updated results are obtained from ...

07/20/06 - 20060161527 - Preserving privacy when statistically analyzing a large database
A database has a plurality of entries and a plurality of attributes common to each entry, where each entry corresponds to an individual. A query q is received from a querying entity query q and is passed to the database, and an answer a is received in response. An amount ...

07/20/06 - 20060161526 - Obtaining user assistance
An apparatus, device, method, computer program product, and system that searches a plurality of end user assistances respectively corresponding to a plurality of items for an end user assistance correlating with a user-selected item. ...

07/20/06 - 20060161525 - Method and system for supporting structured aggregation operations on semi-structured data
The introduction of extensions to query processing systems for XML documents that allow the analysis of such documents via grouping and aggregation operations. Assumed is the existence of an analysis module for extracting information on how parts of an XML document interrelate with other parts. This information is then used ...

07/20/06 - 20060161524 - Reputation based search
A method of providing relevant search information comprises receiving a search term. The method also comprises locating a first search result that matches the search term, wherein the first search result is associated with a first measure of reputation, locating a second search result that matches the search term, wherein ...

07/20/06 - 20060161523 - Timeline condition support for an abstract database
Embodiments of the invention relate data retrieved from the logical fields of an abstract database using a timeline. The logical fields specified by a database abstraction model are extended to include attributes that specify where data corresponding to a logical field occurs on a timeline. Query results may be displayed ...

07/20/06 - 20060161522 - Context insensitive model entity searching
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for context insensitive model entity searching are provided. A model entity is used to identify to a central entity or concept modeled by a database abstraction model. Instances of a model entity may be defined in reference to an identifier in an underlying database. ...

07/20/06 - 20060161521 - Abstract records
Embodiments of the invention provide methods, systems, and articles of manufacture improving the process of query composition, query processing, and presenting query results to users of an abstract database. Embodiments of the present invention organize and view data using abstract records. Specifically, users compose a query according to the logical ...

07/20/06 - 20060161520 - System and method for generating alternative search terms
A system and related techniques accepts user search or query terms over of the Internet or other network or connection. In addition to presenting regularly generated search results, according to embodiments of the invention the search engine and related logic may examine the search string for suggested refinements or improvements ...

07/13/06 - 20060155692 - Dealing with composite data through data model entities
The present invention is generally directed to a system, method and article of manufacture for accessing data represented abstractly through an abstraction model. In one embodiment, a data repository abstraction layer provides a logical view of an underlying data repository that is independent of the particular manner of data representation. ...

07/13/06 - 20060155691 - Drag and drop technique for building queries
A method, system and computer program product for building a search query in a data processing system having a graphical user interface is provided. Responsive to user input, a graphical component representing a first system object is dropped onto a graphical component representing a query function. A set of attributes ...

07/13/06 - 20060155690 - Retrieval of structured documents
This disclosure relates to performing a query for a search term of a database containing a plurality of structured documents. Those structured documents that do not include the search term are ferreted or filtered out during an initial search. Matched structured documents which are those structured documents that do contain ...

07/13/06 - 20060155689 - Web-based user interface for searching metadata-driven relational databases
Web-based user interface systems and methods for searching metadata-driven relational databases. Instead of requiring developers to determine the exact type and number of search criteria for each application, the present invention advantageously provides a user-customizable search interface that, in certain aspects, leverages dynamic HTML, JavaScript, and dynamic SQL. A user ...

07/13/06 - 20060155688 - Database search system
The present invention discloses a database search system comprising: a composite database search engine, comprising at least two database search tools wherein at least one is database search agent; a database search agent establishing and training module to automatically generate a database search agent according to analysis of a data ...

07/13/06 - 20060155687 - Portable database search agent processing system
A portable database search agent processing system, comprising: a search agent memory to store a plurality of database search agents, wherein each database search agent is recorded with a group of search parameters, each search parameter comprising at least one search index and its corresponding weight value; a database search ...

07/13/06 - 20060155686 - Facilitating direct access to live controls for features of a system or application via a keyword search
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that provides access to features of a system or an application via a query. During operation, the system first obtains a query. Next, the system identifies features of the system or the application which are associated with results of the query. ...

07/13/06 - 20060155685 - System and method for exposing internal search indices to internet search engines
A system and method for exposing internal search indices to Internet search engines. The internal search indices are exposed to external search engines in such a way that the data may be segregated into at least two types including one layer of search data specifically for the search engines, and ...

07/13/06 - 20060155684 - Systems and methods to present web image search results for effective image browsing
Systems and methods to present web image search results for effective image browsing are described. In one aspect, task-based attention objects for each of multiple images associated with image search results are generated. Thumbnail images from respective ones of the images are created as a function of at least the ...

07/13/06 - 20060155683 - System and method for database query
A database is queried with on demand database query reduction A query document includes global variables selectively set off by first tags identifying a first global variable as a complete replacement variable and by second tags identifying a second global variable as a complete removal string. An agent is provided ...

07/13/06 - 20060155682 - Running content emitters natively on local operating system
Techniques for running content emitters natively on a local operating system, by executing a local executive as a native application on the target operating system. In some embodiments, a content emitter such as a portlet preferably invokes, by its normal inclusion mechanism, a markup emitter directed toward the native user ...

07/13/06 - 20060155681 - Method and apparatus for automatic recommendation and selection of clustering indexes
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for selecting and recommending of clustering indexes are provided. Baseline run time cost estimates are calculated based on database designs. Workload benefit of a candidate clustering design is calculated and compared to the baseline costs. If the workload benefit outweighs the baseline costs, clustering ...

07/13/06 - 20060155680 - Search file indicating languages associated with scenes
An optical disc having a search file indicating languages associated with scenes, and methods associated therewith. In some embodiments, the optical disc is configured to store content and a search file. The content is playable by an optical disc player. The search file comprises data associated with scenes in the ...

07/13/06 - 20060155679 - Pruning of spatial queries using index root mbrs on partitioned indexes
A method, system, and computer program product provides improved performance for queries on local partitioned indexes. A method of performing a database query comprises receiving a query of spatial data in a database, the database comprising at least one partitioned spatial index, obtaining metadata relating to all partitions of the ...

07/13/06 - 20060155678 - Fulfilling search methodology
The presented invention is to make life easy of information seekers. According to research web surfers look only few top results. Every time when user searches, Search Engine display the results according to Rankings. The Ranking is calculated in many ways but Parameters and their values have an important impact ...

07/06/06 - 20060149723 - System and method for providing search results with configurable scoring formula
A system and method for scoring documents in a search, wherein the scoring algorithm may be reconfigured dynamically. When a query is submitted, a score data structure is created for each document to be scored, which contains fields of information about how a given document compares to a query. A ...

07/06/06 - 20060149722 - Methods and apparatus for management of unconsciously captured documents
Methods and apparatuses for management of unconsciously captured documents are described. Various documents generated by networked devices are unconsciously captured and stored according to a non-semantic organization. The unconsciously captured documents are archived for possible search and retrieval at a later time. When an event occurs (e.g., lawsuit, audit, change ...

07/06/06 - 20060149721 - Method of locating web-pages by utilizing visual images
The present invention provides a web-page (or web-site) search results list which includes images from the actual web-pages or web-sites identified in a user's search, or images associated with the actual organization operating a web-site. This assists a user to locate web-pages of interest or relevance to the user by ...

07/06/06 - 20060149720 - System and method for retrieving information from citation-rich documents
Disclosed are a computer-readable code, system and method for use in accessing information derivable from a collection of citation-rich documents, such as scientific articles, works of scholarship, appellate cases, legal documents, and the like. The system includes a database containing phrases that represent summary holdings, statements, or conclusions contained in ...

07/06/06 - 20060149719 - Distributed search system and method
A method and system for providing distributing a query to devices on a communications network, such as servers on the internet, using an application that can survey a subscriber's server that can include text documents and databases, and use the formatting information and data from the survey to create at ...

07/06/06 - 20060149718 - Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus stores documents, and performs an operation by specifying a document for which the operation is to be performed from a list of documents displayed. The image forming apparatus includes an error-information storage unit that stores an error information including information on a document for which the ...

07/06/06 - 20060149717 - Method and apparatus for managing recommendations in a group resource environment
A system, method and computer program for managing resources within an integrated development environment for multiple users. The resources include both content resources and people resources. The method comprises: managing a plurality of nodes representing resources, said nodes including content nodes and person nodes, wherein the node contains a resource ...

07/06/06 - 20060149716 - Computer readable medium, method and apparatus for preserving filtering conditions to query multilingual data sources at various locales when regenerating a report
A computer readable medium, system, apparatus and method are disclosed for generating and regenerating query results in reports whereby conditions for filtering a query against multilingual databases are preserved independent of language and/or locale. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a computer readable medium includes executable instructions to ...

07/06/06 - 20060149715 - System and method for improving a pto
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for achieving enhanced operations of an entity, traditionally an authorized governmental body which regulates, assigns, and monitors the registration of intellectual property rights, and particularly relates to the Patent and Trademark Office whose operating scope encompasses the United States of America. ...

07/06/06 - 20060149714 - Automated management of software images for efficient resource node building within a grid environment
A method, system, and program for automated management of software images for efficient resource node building within a grid environment are provided. A grid service detects a current software environment for a grid job within a grid environment, wherein the grid environment includes multiple grid resources. The grid service searches ...

07/06/06 - 20060149713 - System, method, and computer program product for improving accuracy of cache-based searches
A system, method, and computer program product search a cache database in response to a search request from a user, determine which of the search results is most likely to be preferred by the user, and verify the preferred results against a real-time database. If the verification determines that the ...

07/06/06 - 20060149712 - Searching based on object relationships
The invention relates to searching data objects using indexes within a search engine. To enable searching for business objects using information about related business objects, embodiments provide creating a first index of a search engine, wherein creating the first index comprises indexing data objects of at least a first type; ...

07/06/06 - 20060149711 - Infringer finder
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for an infringer finder to search public information sources for possible patent infringers. Some embodiments provide for analyzing an issued patent, associated patent support data, such as Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) information, and other reference materials, along with user input to create ...

07/06/06 - 20060149710 - Associating features with entities, such as categories of web page documents, and/or weighting such features
Features that may be used to represent relevance information (e.g., properties, characteristics, etc.) of an entity, such as a document or concept for example, may be associated with the document by accepting an identifier that identifies a document; obtaining search query information (and/or other serving parameter information) related to the ...

07/06/06 - 20060149709 - Search engine for a video recorder
The present invention is directed to a search engine for a video recorder. One embodiment of the present invention operates in an environment that includes one or more set-top boxes connected to or integrated within one or more output devices. The set-top boxes are used to transfer shows from a ...

07/06/06 - 20060149708 - Search method and system and system using the same
Information regarding the structure of information in a content database is maintained in a structure database. The structure database is used to correlate the data structure of a query to the structure of the content database, in order to determine that information in the content database which needs to be ...

06/29/06 - 20060143166 - Serving signals
Output signals are served from a serving device to a plurality of browsing devices connected to a network. The output signals represent commands executable by each browsable device so as to display viewable data in accordance with specified page formatting. Requests from browsing clients are identified which contain information relating ...

06/29/06 - 20060143165 - Serving signals
Output signals are served from a serving device to a plurality of browsing devices connected to a network. The output signals represent commands executable by each browsable device so as to display viewable data in accordance with specified page formatting. Requests from browsing clients are identified which contain information relating ...

06/29/06 - 20060143164 - Database system, method, program for the database system, and a method for updating an indexing tables in a database system
A database system, a computer executable method, a computer executable program for the database system, and a method for updating an indexing tables in a database system To provide a database system, a computer executable method, a computer executable program for the database system, and a method for updating an ...

06/29/06 - 20060143163 - Rfid huffman encoded commands
Methods and Apparatuses for RFID with Huffman encoded commands are provided. Each command of a plurality of commands is Huffman encoded. A rarely used command of the plurality of commands has more command bits than another command of the plurality of commands. The plurality of commands includes QueryA, QueryB, QueryRep, ...

06/29/06 - 20060143162 - Reporting tools
Reporting tools possess improved filtering, display and alerting methodologies offering enhanced versatility. According to one aspect of the invention, the method has an independent data filtering mechanism, an independent output function that populates an n-dimensional array, and an independent display function. According to a different embodiment, a set of parameterized ...

06/29/06 - 20060143161 - System and method for maintaining continuity of operations
A business continuity (BC) system is described that includes an asset database, a BC plan, and a BC portal. The asset database contains a complete and up-to-date inventory of the organization's assets. The BC plan covers a top level administrative unit and all administrative units reporting to the top level ...

06/29/06 - 20060143160 - Search engine social proxy
A technique for enhancing the results of an existing online search engine involves re-ordering the results of a search according to the feedback provided by a user community to previous similar searches. In an embodiment, the technique is fully backward-compatible with existing online search engines. In an embodiment, feedback is ...

06/29/06 - 20060143159 - Filtering search results
Search results may be sorted or filtered based on scores assigned to the search results. For example, scores may be assigned to the search results based on characteristics of surrogate representations of the search results, which are relatively short summaries or excerpts of the search result that may be presented ...

06/29/06 - 20060143158 - Method, system and graphical user interface for providing reviews for a product
The embodiments disclosed herein include new, more efficient ways to collect product reviews from the Internet, aggregate reviews for the same product, and provide an aggregated review to end users in a searchable format. One aspect of the invention is a graphical user interface on a computer that includes a ...

06/22/06 - 20060136404 - System and method for influencing a position on a search result list generated by a computer network search engine
A method for providing a search result list. The method includes receiving a search request from a searcher. In a database of search listings in which each search listing is associated with an advertiser and includes at least one search term and a bid amount by the advertiser, search listings ...

06/22/06 - 20060136403 - System and method for digital content searching based on determined intent
A system and method for searching determines an intent of a user based on symptoms entered by the user. The refined query of symptoms and/or intent are forwarded to a search engine to perform a search. ...

06/22/06 - 20060136402 - Object-based information storage, search and mining system method
The patent application taught an object based information storage, search and mining system and method, which can store, retrieve, and mine massively amount of object data efficiently. A first embodiment includes an object based search engine which can organize and identify the objects efficiently from the search space based on ...

06/22/06 - 20060136401 - Resource loading
A method loads a resource in a software application. The software application comprises an ordered search path identifying at least one of a plurality of resource containers. Each of the resource containers includes a timestamp and an index in the ordered search path. The method includes loading a resource from ...

06/22/06 - 20060136400 - Textual search and retrieval systems and methods
A method of retrieving information. The method includes obtaining a list of network sites, obtaining a list of key words to be searched for, and retrieving data from the network sites. The method also includes analyzing the data for an occurrence of any of the key words and extracting textual ...

06/22/06 - 20060136399 - Consumer driven methods for associating content identifiers with related web addresses
The present invention provides methods to provide or establish links, web addresses or web content with media (e.g., audio, videos or imagery). In one implementation, we provide a method comprising: upon receipt of a content identifier associated with media, initiating a time-limited auction for a right to associated a link ...

06/22/06 - 20060136398 - Computer-aided modeling
To enable the utilization of a definition or definitions once made as the definitions of a similar object, a set of conditions for similarity comprising one or more conditions is defined (201) and a set of definitions (202), which explicitly or inexplicitly indicates one or more definitions, of which at ...

06/22/06 - 20060136397 - Search methods
Search methods. A string is first received. The string is divided to generate at least one string fragment set, comprising of at least a first and a second fragments. A record conforming to the string fragment set is searched for and retrieved. A first data block of the record may ...

06/22/06 - 20060136396 - Self-adjusting database-query optimizer
A database-management system (DBMS) initiates execution of an incoming database query according to an initial query-execution plan that identifies an expected path for execution. Then, at some point after execution of the query has begun, the DBMS concludes that execution has not proceeded along the expected path and, in response, ...

06/22/06 - 20060136395 - Personalized service providing system and profile information classifying and processing method thereof
The present invention relates to a personalized service providing system and a profile information classifying and processing method thereof. The system, linked to a plurality of subscriber stations to provide a personalized service to a subscriber station, classifies and processes profile information for the service. In the profile information classifying ...

06/22/06 - 20060136394 - Method, apparatus and computer program for producing input to a transformation engine
Disclosed is a method, apparatus and computer program for producing input to a transformation engine. A request is received to transform some data. It is determined whether the data is stored in a form permitting said data to be lazily constructed into a graph structure upon request by a client. ...

06/22/06 - 20060136393 - Soliciting information based on a computer user's context
A user search request is received and context information for the user is identified. The user search request and the context information are then combined to generate search criteria corresponding to the user search request, providing for information solicitation based on a computer user's context. ...

06/22/06 - 20060136392 - Database modification history
A database system including an encoder module and a revision control archive module is disclosed. The encoder module receives signals representing a database access request, generates database access commands, and executes the database access command against a revision control archive module if the database access command causes a change to ...

06/22/06 - 20060136391 - System and method for generating a search index and executing a context-sensitive search
A system and method for generating a search index and executing a context-sensitive search are described. An exemplary method includes receiving an object in a browser that is included in a client device. Information available to the browser that is associated with the received object is determined. A search index ...

06/22/06 - 20060136390 - Method and system for matching of complex nested objects by multilevel hashing
A computer-based system and method is provided which use multilevel hashing for lookup of a complex nested object (such as access control list) which has a plurality of nesting levels and each level has at least one element. Method stores representatives of a complex nested object in a data structure ...

06/22/06 - 20060136389 - System and method for invocation of streaming application
A system that initiates streaming of a remotely stored application in response to a data file selection. In one example, in response to a user selection of a data file, a streaming application module determines if a remotely stored published application is available that is capable of opening the data ...

06/22/06 - 20060136388 - Method for calculating distributed joins in main memory with minimal communicaton overhead
A method of executing a distributed join query for a set of documents includes communication between a first server and a second server. In the first server, a first tuple list is generated from a first list of documents matching a precondition part of the query. A first set of ...

06/22/06 - 20060136387 - Method and system for updating a summary page of a document
A summary page provides a current overview of a document. A query may be created or selected to search for a particular type of data in the document. Metadata associated with the document is analyzed to locate the type of data identified in the query. The query result is displayed ...

06/22/06 - 20060136386 - Long running requests
A progress UI is displayed within a user's web page for long-running requests. For each long-running request, a progress UI is displayed to the user indicating that the long-running request is being processed until the long-running request has been processed. The progress UI may be a progress indicator showing the ...

06/22/06 - 20060136385 - Systems and methods for using and constructing user-interest sensitive indicators of search results
Techniques are provided to construct and use user-interest sensitive indicators of search results. A set of documents is determined based on one or more search terms. Passages within each selected document are identified based on the search terms. Condensation transformations applied to the passages to preferentially retain elements of the ...

06/22/06 - 20060136384 - System and associated methods for remotely enabling features
A method and apparatus enables a feature among a plurality of features in an application loaded on a client, with the client located remotely from a server. The server receives a data profile request from the client. In response to the data profile request, a data profile is sent from ...

06/22/06 - 20060136383 - Method and system enabling web content searching from a remote set-top control interface or device
A system for conducting a data search operation for content stored at nodes on a network includes a menu interface for enabling an interaction sequence of content category selection and definition-narrowing of those categories selected, a server application for interpreting the interaction sequence and for formulating a search query based ...

06/22/06 - 20060136382 - Well organized query result sets
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for processing an abstract query and generating well organized user results are disclosed. Well organized user results preserve the cardinality of one-to-one and one-to-many between data elements retrieved using a database query. Embodiments of the present invention use an abstract database that separates a ...

06/22/06 - 20060136381 - Method and system for a text based search of a self-contained document
A method for a text based search is disclosed. The method comprises providing search results which include at least one indexed self contained document. The method also includes obtaining a search term from a previous URL of the at least one self contained document by a broker, the broker including ...

06/22/06 - 20060136380 - System and method for executing a multi-table query
A multi-table query system utilizes indexes to provide filtering and then obtains the desired data. The multi-table query system reduces excessive data retrieval by minimizing access by multi-table joins to data pages until absolutely necessary in a process of executing the query. The multi-table query system improves runtime performance and ...

06/22/06 - 20060136379 - Image content sharing device and method
Image content sharing devices and methods are provided. The image content sharing device has a display, a memory, a user input capable of receiving more than one user input action and of providing a user input signal indicative of each of the more than one user input actions and a ...

06/22/06 - 20060136378 - Search engine for a computer network
In one embodiment, client-side programs are employed to observe the navigation of consumers to various websites. Addresses of web pages viewed by consumers may be used to fetch the web pages. A fetched web page may be parsed for one or more keywords. The relevance of the web page to ...

06/22/06 - 20060136377 - Computer method and apparatus for collaborative web searches
Computer method and apparatus for collaborative web search operate in an intranet with non-existent or defective link structure. A search engine produces an initial search result list in response to a user query. A list optimizer reranks pages on the initial list based on implicit user recommendation or endorsement of ...

06/22/06 - 20060136376 - Infrastructure for performing file operations by a database server
A method and apparatus for processing a file system operation at a database server is provided. A request to perform a file system operation on a resource stored in a database is received at a database system. The request may be implemented using the NFS protocol. The request may include ...

06/22/06 - 20060136375 - System and method for providing a natural language interface to a database
A system and method for providing a natural language interface to a database or the Internet. The method provides a response from a database to a natural language query. The method comprises receiving a user query, extracting key data from the user query, submitting the extracted key data to a ...

06/22/06 - 20060136374 - System and method for utilizing a search engine to prevent contamination
A system and method are incorporated within a search engine for preventing proliferation of malicious searchable content. The system includes a detection mechanism for detecting malicious searchable content within searchable content traversed by a web crawler. The system additionally includes a presentation mechanism for handling the detected malicious searchable content ...

06/22/06 - 20060136373 - Systems and methods for plain old java object (pojo) retrieval
The present invention uses annotations and SQL to retrieve and/or persist POJO data from/to a database, respectively. Using SQL will enable developers to unleash the full querying power of their chosen Database Management Systems (DBMS) and will remove the requirement that they learn a new query language. A minimal amount ...

06/15/06 - 20060129544 - User preference information structure having multiple hierarchical structure and method for providing multimedia information using the same
A user preference information structure having a multiple hierarchical structure in which an information is provided to a user according to a user preference in a multi-media environment consisting of an information provider and an information user, comprising user use information by using information desired by the user; user preference ...

06/15/06 - 20060129543 - Method, system, and program for checking contact information
Provided is a computer implemented method, system, and program for checking text in an electronic document. Words in the text are scanned and parsed. For each set of one or more scanned and parsed words, a determination is made of whether one or more words form a contact phrase providing ...

06/15/06 - 20060129542 - Optimized database appliance
A system from processing database queries allows for cost and locale based distribution for execution of database queries. The database queries are executed on execution engines that provide flexible configuration and overlapping functionality. The system reduces various costs, including elapsed time, required to perform database queries. The system provides processing ...

06/15/06 - 20060129541 - Dynamically updated quick searches and strategies
In response to characters entered within a Find dialog box, a minifind window is dynamically updated to provide corresponding search strategies and quick matches from content search data that are being searched. The search strategies and quick matches that are listed are dynamically updated as the user inputs additional characters ...

06/15/06 - 20060129540 - Data store with lock-free stateless paging capability
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for limiting the number of results returned by a data store in response to a query. Upon receiving an initial query, the data store returns a page of results that includes a subset of the data items within the data store satisfying the conditions ...

06/15/06 - 20060129539 - Information processing device and method thereof
An information processing device is disclosed that is of improved operability and is able to efficiently predict operations to be conducted by a user on various kinds of electronic files. The information processing device includes a selection candidate presentation unit for presenting candidates of selection functions when an icon is ...

06/15/06 - 20060129538 - Text search quality by exploiting organizational information
Techniques are provided for electronic Information Retrieval (IR) applied for an electronic search in a search environment. At indexing time, a searched document is mapped to at least one element of an organizational structure of an enterprise associated with the search environment. At query time, a querying user is associated ...

06/15/06 - 20060129537 - Storage management system and method and program
Disclosed is a storage management system including at least one client, a first server having a primary storage, a second server having a secondary storage, and an intermediate device logically arranged between the client and the first and second servers. The primary storage includes a stub file in which there ...

06/15/06 - 20060129536 - Interactive intelligent searching with executable suggestions
A method, system, and computer program product for interactive searching with executable suggestions are provided. The present invention provides a search engine and data management technology that can understand what users are looking for, understand the data in a database, and present immediately useful suggestions for finding the right information. ...

06/15/06 - 20060129535 - Generated predicates from materialized result
An improved method for processing a multiple table query includes: determining if any tables in the query require materialization; for each table in the query that requires materialization, deriving at least one join predicate on a join column; determining if any tables earlier in a join sequence for the query ...

06/15/06 - 20060129534 - System and methods for ranking the relative value of terms in a multi-term search query using deletion prediction
The likely relevance of each term of a search-engine query of two or more terms is determined by their deletion probability scores. If the deletion probability scores are significantly different, the deletion probability score can be used to return targeted ads related to the more relevant term or terms along ...

06/15/06 - 20060129533 - Personalized web search method
A method for contextualizing search results is disclosed. The method includes performing a traditional web query that returns a set of result pages, using collaborative filtering techniques to generate a set of predicted pages, comparing the set of predicted pages with the set of result pages, and ranking the set ...

06/15/06 - 20060129532 - Form generation system and method
A system and method for form generation. The system includes at least a processing unit, and a mail system. The processing unit receives an identity, and records a voice file via a network, and generates a request form by integrating the identity and the voice file. The processing unit retrieves ...

06/15/06 - 20060129531 - Method and system for suggesting search engine keywords
A search engine receives a search query having one or more keywords. The documents in the result set from that search query are analyzed to identify one or more additional keywords that further segment, or separate, the initial result set. These additional keywords are presented to the user who then ...

06/15/06 - 20060129530 - Ring method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing federated search results in a heterogeneous environment
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for managing federated search results in a heterogeneous environment. A user enters a search term and the search term is submitted to multiple selected search engines. Search results are gathered from each selected search engine. A search ring is generated including ...

06/15/06 - 20060129529 - System and method for determining an optimal grid index specification for multidimensional data
A system, method, and associated computer product improve the search of multidimensional databases. The present system determines a near-optimal grid index that is used to locate a geometric shape in a spatial database. More particularly, the present system improves the technique of sampling data for defining the grid cell size ...

06/15/06 - 20060129528 - Database load reducing system and load reducing program
An object of the present invention is to provide a database load alleviation system and load alleviation program which balance load by interpreting queries and distributing queries which enable load balancing to database servers. In a database load alleviation system, a query-interpretive load balancer 1 interprets queries received from a ...

06/15/06 - 20060129527 - Method and device for accessing a database
A comfortable method and device for searching databases are required. Thus, a database access concept including an interface descriptor is proposed. The interface descriptor may be a XML-file which describes interface categories and database access strategies. The database interface machine may comprise a standard category display method and a standard ...

06/08/06 - 20060122991 - System and method for query refinement to enable improved searching based on identifying and utilizing popular concepts related to users' queries
Refining a user query is disclosed. In one method, a query is received from a user, and then mapped to one or more search concepts. A list of search concepts associated associated with the query is then displayed. Alternatively or additionally, the search concepts associated with the query are used ...

06/08/06 - 20060122990 - Dynamic filtering in a database system
A dynamic filtering module receives a request to perform an operation on data in the database and a input. The dynamic filtering module provides as an output a modified request to a data access system. The modified request can include one or more restrictions added to the original request pertaining ...

06/08/06 - 20060122989 - Method and data structure for a low memory overhead database
A data structure for use in database applications. The data structure includes a key database that is searchable via an index table. ...

06/08/06 - 20060122988 - 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 ...

06/08/06 - 20060122987 - System and method for creating and manipulating information containers with dynamic registers
A search query may be run against a plurality of container registers encapsulated and logically defined in a plurality of containers to identify one or more container registers responsive to the search query. Thereafter, a list characterizing the identified containers may be provided. Related methods, apparatus, computer program products, and ...

06/08/06 - 20060122986 - Search system, information processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program
In a search system in which a plurality of first devices which store multimedia contents, a plurality of second devices which store attribute information on multimedia contents and have a search function of searching for the multimedia contents on the basis of the attribute information, and a third device which ...

06/08/06 - 20060122985 - Data structure, database system, and method and computer-readable medium storing program for data management and/or conversion
A database system for creating a database of a directory tree form by associating each of one or more association nodes with one or more topic nodes, each of the one or more topic nodes having data belonging thereto, and an association attribute being defined to represent each of associations ...

06/08/06 - 20060122984 - System and method for searching text-based media content
Disclosed is a system, method and computer-readable medium related to searching at least one text-based media presentation. Examples of such media include, but are not limited to, print media such as books, magazines, and newspapers. The method comprises receiving a query associated with words in a text-based media presentation and ...

06/08/06 - 20060122983 - Locating electronic instances of documents based on rendered instances, document fragment digest generation, and digest based document fragment determination
Techniques for determining the content of a document fragment based at least in part on its digest are described herein. ...

06/08/06 - 20060122982 - Techniques for providing xquery access using web services
An XQuery access API is described, for providing access to XML data from a data source, using the XQuery language. A requestor can request, from a server, performance of an operation on XML data, wherein request messages and response messages conform to the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). Request and ...

06/08/06 - 20060122981 - Method and system for simple and efficient use of positive and negative filtering with flexible comparison operations
A computer-based filtering system and method driven by a ruleset for positive and negative filtering with flexible comparison operations. Method first creates a ruleset as an ordered collection of rules which has a single ruleset default action. Each rule has a rule action, a comparison operation and at least one ...

06/08/06 - 20060122980 - Selectively removing entities from a user interface displaying network entities
Provided are a method, system, and program for selectively removing entities from a user interface displaying network entities. A discovery database includes information on at least one network, and, for each network, information on entities in the network and a status of the entities. A user interface display is generated ...

06/08/06 - 20060122979 - Search processing with automatic categorization of queries
Search results are processed using search requests, including analyzing received queries in order to provide a more sophisticated understanding of the information being sought. A concept network is generated from a set of queries by parsing the queries into units and defining various relationships between the units. From these concept ...

06/08/06 - 20060122978 - Entity-specific tuned searching
The present invention leverages relevance data to provide enhanced search query results based on relevancy to a specific entity via an entity-specific tunable search. This allows an entity to retrieve information that is of more value to that entity, in a faster and more efficient manner. The entity itself can ...

06/08/06 - 20060122977 - Techniques for managing interdependent data objects
A method, system and article of manufacture for managing interdependent data objects and, more particularly, for managing modifications to at least one of a plurality of interdependent data objects. One embodiment provides a computer-implemented method of managing modifications to at least one of a plurality of interdependent data objects. The ...

06/08/06 - 20060122976 - Predictive information retrieval
A computer-implemented method for generating results for a client-requested query involves receiving a query produced by a client communication device, generating a result for the query in response to reception of the query, determining one or more predictive follow-up requests before receiving an actual follow-up request from the client device, ...

06/08/06 - 20060122975 - System and method for query management in a database management system
A system, method and computer program product for managing database query execution using control point policies that can (1) defined, (2) applied to a sphere of database operation, and (3) evaluated at run time to determine whether a policy action should be taken. A control point policy “definition” can include ...

06/08/06 - 20060122974 - System and method for a dynamic content driven rendering of social networks
A search request is received at an information retrieval system. A repository of objects are searched for relevant objects based upon the search request. Parties are identified as parties who interacted with or are mentioned within the relevant objects. A relation score is determined for each pair of parties. A ...

06/08/06 - 20060122973 - Mechanism for defining queries in terms of data objects
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for defining queries in terms of data objects. A simplified query syntax is introduced for querying across a set of data objects which does not require the duplication of data object shape information. A data object is first defined by providing a name for ...

06/08/06 - 20060122972 - Administration of search results
Administration of search results including displaying by a browser a set of search results from a web search, each search result containing a link to a web page; selecting a search result for exclusion from display, thereby identifying a selected search result, including selecting for exclusion from display search results ...

06/08/06 - 20060122971 - Method and apparatus for generating a service data object based service pattern for an enterprise java beans model
A method and apparatus for generating a service data object based service pattern for an EJB model is provided. Definitions of session bean façade, SDOs, and queries are defined in entity beans. When the definitions are processed, SDOs, related SDOs, and queries for SDOs are added to the session bean ...

06/08/06 - 20060122970 - System and method for implementing a management component that exposes attributes
Software for providing a management interface comprises a descriptor file comprising at least one type for at least one resource and further comprising at least one attribute for each type. A management component associated with one of the resources describes at least one of the types. The management component is ...

06/08/06 - 20060122969 - System and method for accessing web-based search services
A system for accessing web-based search services. The system contains a search module, a storage device, a link extracting module, and page generating module. The search module provides, in a first browser window, a first list comprising hyperlinks to web pages that match search criteria. The storage device comprises a ...

06/08/06 - 20060122968 - System and method for customization of search results
A system and method are provided for customizing search result descriptions for results returned by a search engine. The search result descriptions may be obtained through a search over a computer network. The system includes a search result description request component for enabling selection of particular data for retrieval by ...

06/01/06 - 20060116996 - Utilizing information redundancy to improve text searches
Architecture for improving text searches using information redundancy. A search component is coupled with an analysis component to rerank documents returned in a search according to a redundancy values. Each returned document is used to develop a corresponding word probability distribution that is further used to rerank the returned documents ...

06/01/06 - 20060116995 - Method and system for finding similar records in mixed free-text and structured data
A technique for data mining where the available data contains both structured as well as unstructured (free-text) data. The present invention combines together the information available from different types of data to provide a single similarity score indicating the degree of similarity between records. Thus, a data evaluation application selects ...

06/01/06 - 20060116994 - System and method for interactive multi-dimensional visual representation of information content and properties
A system and method of information retrieval and triage for information analysis provides an for interactive multi-dimensional and linked visual representation of information content and properties. A query interface plans and obtains result sets. A dimension interface specifies dimensions with which to categorize the result sets. Links among results of ...

06/01/06 - 20060116993 - Image forming apparatus
A plurality of data are stored in a HDD while being compiled into a database. A scanner unit reads a search sheet having a search item selected by a user thereon. A data searching device specifies the search item based on a search sheet image read by the scanner unit ...

06/01/06 - 20060116992 - Internet search environment number system
The present invention discloses an Internet search environment number (“ISEN”) system that provides researchers with a tool to locate and search relevant, evaluated online databases. The ISEN system is a portal that comprehensively catalogs the Internet's databases thereby making information located on the Internet readily accessible from both visible and ...

06/01/06 - 20060116991 - Remote database technique
Systems, methods, software applications and virtual machines for creating, holding, referencing and/or accessing data objects from an application on a remote machine. The system allows a software application to read, write and perform transactions using data stored in one or more distributed databases. Methods are described for accessing a data ...

06/01/06 - 20060116990 - Storage system for randomly named blocks of data
A method for constructing an index suitable for indexing a large set of records identified by long generally randomly distributed record names, and for answering membership queries about the set, the method comprising adding a new record to the set and assigning the new record a new record name using ...

06/01/06 - 20060116989 - Efficient data aggregation operations using hash tables
Hash aggregation operates in two phases. In the first phase, data read from underlying row source is partitioned on GROUP BY keys with on-the-fly aggregation. It is determined into which partition an entry corresponding to the incoming record should be grouped, and whether a matching entry is already present in ...

06/01/06 - 20060116988 - Arrangement for selecting a server to provide distributed services from among multiple servers based on a location of a client device
A selection resource executed within the network is configured for selecting from among a plurality of servers, distributed throughout the network at respective network-based server locations in each configured for providing a specified service, a selected server for providing the specified service for a client device at a network-based client ...

06/01/06 - 20060116987 - Multimodal natural language query system and architecture for processing voice and proximity-based queries
The present invention provides a wireless natural language query system, architecture, and method for processing multimodally-originated queries, including voice and proximity-based queries. The natural language query system includes a Web-enabled device including a speech input module for receiving a voice-based query in natural language form from a user and a ...

06/01/06 - 20060116986 - Formulating and refining queries on structured data
A system is described that can aid the querying of structured data stored in a computer system, with particular emphasis on a class of complex queries representing cross tabulations and queries requiring the building of models for their resolution. In the first step the system reads the description of query ...

06/01/06 - 20060116985 - Method and system for maintaining namespace consistency with a file system
A method and system for maintaining namespace consistency between selected objects maintained by a file system and a filter associated therewith. A filter monitors selected types of requests (or operations associated therewith) and determines whether the object is within a namespace associated with the filter. The namespace associated with the ...

06/01/06 - 20060116984 - Materialized samples for a business warehouse query
A system and method for improving a query on a relational database in a business intelligence system is provided. A multidimensional data table is provided in the database. A sampling dimension is appended to the data table. The sampling dimension includes a number of cells, and wherein each cell includes ...

06/01/06 - 20060116983 - System and method for ordering query results
A system, method and article of manufacture for managing query results and, more particularly, for sorting data records contained in a query result obtained in response to execution of a query against a database. In one embodiment, the data records in the query result are sorted on the basis of ...

05/25/06 - 20060112088 - Information search apparatus and method, and computer readable memory
A search request input processing unit holds an input query word in a query word holding unit. An associative word unfolding processing unit acquires associative words in association with the query word held in the query word holding unit with reference to an associative word dictionary. An image content search ...

05/25/06 - 20060112087 - Retrieval system and method
A conversational recommender system retrieves k cases (3) and generates a structure for user feedback (4). The structure includes a list of critique units for each of which the user can specify a value range. It also generates compound critiques, each being a combination of features and value ranges presented ...

05/25/06 - 20060112086 - Professional matching service
A professional matching service assists users to find a professional within a certain area of practice (AOP) and a specified geographic area. The service works with a database of professionals who subscribe to the service by selecting AOPs in which they want to be included. From a web page presenting ...

05/25/06 - 20060112085 - Methods and systems for searching databases and displaying search results
In one aspect, the invention comprises a computer system comprising databases storing information regarding publications, the information comprising author, title, date of publication, abstract, cited references, and citing references data; and Internet servers in communication with the databases; wherein at least one of the Internet servers is in communication with ...

05/25/06 - 20060112084 - Methods and software for analysis of research publications
In one aspect, the invention comprises a computer system for searching databases and displaying search results, comprising databases storing information regarding publications and authors comprising author, title, date of publication, cited references, and citing references data; and Internet servers in communication with those databases; wherein at least one of those ...

05/25/06 - 20060112083 - Object relation information management program, method, and apparatus
A registration request for relation information between objects is received from a user terminal, and object relation information containing a type of relations between objects and a relation direction represented by a linking source and a linking destination is stored in a storage device in response to the registration request. ...

05/25/06 - 20060112082 - Client-based generation of music playlists from a server-provided subset of music similarity vectors
A “Music Mapper” automatically constructs a set coordinate vectors for use in inferring similarity between various pieces of music. In particular, given a music similarity graph expressed as links between various artists, albums, songs, etc., the Music Mapper applies a recursive embedding process to embed each of the graphs music ...

05/25/06 - 20060112081 - Storing searches in an e-mail folder
A method for saving search query information on a server coupled to the Internet as a search folder. The method may include the steps of: identifying a user communicating with the server; storing the search query associated with the user in a data store on the server responsive to a ...

05/25/06 - 20060112080 - Converting digital video into a printed format
A method for producing flipbooks over a network includes receiving a video over the network from a client device, converting the video to a standard video format, adjusting a frame rate of the video to a standard frame rate, adjusting a frame size of the video to a standard frame ...

05/25/06 - 20060112079 - System and method for generating personalized web pages
A web page personalization system and method. The system comprises: a web application server for serving a web page that includes personalized search results for a user requesting the web page; a content repository for storing content for the web page; a profiling system for dynamically providing profile attributes of ...

05/25/06 - 20060112078 - Information procurement
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and method for procuring published information in a network. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, can be implemented as follows. The system includes an application manager that receives a message request from a user. The message request requests ...

05/25/06 - 20060112077 - User interface system and method providing a dynamic selection menu
A system of providing a dynamic selection menu is provided. An input/output device receives a first fragment comprising a portion of a desired entry. A processor identifies and rearranges a first subset of entries, and identifying a first entry in the first subset. A display device displays the rearranged first ...

05/25/06 - 20060112076 - Method, system, and storage medium for providing web information processing services
A method, system, and storage medium for providing web information processing services. The method includes scanning at least one data feed for content relevant to a first subject category and associating relevant content found as a result of the scanning with the first subject category. The first subject category is ...

05/25/06 - 20060112075 - Systems and methods for business-level resource optimizations in computing utilities
Techniques are provided for use in accordance with relates to computing utilities. For example, in one aspect of the invention, a method for use in a computing utility, wherein the computing utility comprises a plurality of application service provider systems and a utility controller, and each application service provider system ...

05/18/06 - 20060106784 - Linguistically aware link analysis method and system
Example, systems, methods, computer media, and other embodiments for determining relevance rankings for pages identified in a search query is provided. In one example, a computer program product can be configured to identify a candidate set of pages in response to a search query. A content-based relevance rank can be ...

05/18/06 - 20060106783 - Data processing, analysis, and visualization system for use with disparate data types
A system or method consistent with an embodiment of the present invention is useful in analyzing large volumes of different types of data, such as textual data, numeric data, categorical data, or sequential string data, for use in identifying relationships among the data types or different operations that have been ...

05/18/06 - 20060106782 - Systems and methods for searching digital assets using virtual folders having labels based on taxonomy tags
Systems and methods for managing digital assets in a distributed computing environment are described. Meta-data for the digital assets is stored separately from the digital assets. Meta-data for some of the digital assets is copied and stored at a central location. Meta-data for the digital assets is generated by clients ...

05/18/06 - 20060106781 - Database management system, database management method, and program
A database management system for determining consistency in a hierarchical database sequentially reads pointers of a plurality of segment data, generates an address hash value, which is a hash value of retention addresses of the segment data having been read, generates a pointer hash value, which is a hash value ...

05/18/06 - 20060106780 - Method for improving user success rates in personals sites
Numerous online dating and personals websites exist on the internet. These websites allow users to post online profiles describing what they seek in a “match,” provide methods by which users may interact with each other, and may implement an “active matching process” in which the websites attempt to select potential ...

05/18/06 - 20060106779 - Apparatus and method for deleting/retransmitting media data in a mobile communication terminal
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for deleting/retransmitting media data stored in a mobile communication terminal. The apparatus and method comprise: entering a media data deletion/retransmission mode; displaying media data folders according to types of media data for receiving a user selection; receiving a search condition for searching for specific ...

05/18/06 - 20060106778 - System and method for providing a geographic search function
A system and method are provided for implementing a geographic search mode in connection with a search engine. The method may include indexing geographic locations for resources available to the search engine in a search engine index. The method may additionally include determining a target location for a particular user ...

05/18/06 - 20060106777 - Method and apparatus for predicting selectivity of database query join conditions using hypothetical query predicates having skewed value constants
A database management system predicts a selectivity for database query conditions requiring a join of records from different tables. The system identifies at least one skewed value in a field specified in the join condition, and constructs, for each skewed value, a set of hypothetical query predicates in which the ...

05/18/06 - 20060106776 - Utilizing mathematical operations with abstract queries
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture are provided for composing abstract queries by referencing previously defined abstract queries and combining the queries based on mathematic operations, referred to as “query math”. Composing queries by performing query math, such as addition and subtraction, with whole abstract queries facilitates and encourages reuse ...

05/18/06 - 20060106775 - Multilevel device capabilities hierarchy
Methods and systems for describing device capabilities are described. An exemplary schema is presented and constitutes the communication language between applications and devices. The schema is built on a framework that uses schema keywords to express the full set of user configurable capabilities for a particular device. In the illustrated ...

05/18/06 - 20060106774 - Using qualifications of users to facilitate user performance of tasks
A method, system, and computer-readable medium is described for facilitating interactions between task requesters who have tasks that are available to be performed and task performers who are available to perform tasks. In some situations, the tasks to be performed are human performance tasks that use cognitive and other mental ...

05/18/06 - 20060106773 - Spiral string matching method
A string matching method is provided for searching a text received in a string matching system for any of a predetermined set of patterns, each of the text and the patterns including a string of characters or symbols. The method includes generating a number of pattern folds for each of ...

05/18/06 - 20060106772 - Optimization of communication of data structures using program analysis
A method for regulating communication of information in a data structure between components of a computer program is disclosed. The method includes reading a computer program and automatically identifying fields of a data structure that must be transmitted from a first component of the computer program to a second component ...

05/18/06 - 20060106771 - Dynamic optimization of communication of data structures
A method for communicating information in a data structure between applications includes receiving a request from a first application for sending information in a data structure to a second application. The method further includes reading information from a run-time environment of the first application and identifying, based on the information, ...

05/18/06 - 20060106770 - System and method for predictive streaming
A technique for predictive streaming involves receiving a request for a block associated with a streaming application and serving data associated with the block. A block request database is checked to predict what block is likely to be requested next based upon prior block request data. The predicted block may ...

05/18/06 - 20060106769 - Method and system for autocompletion for languages having ideographs and phonetic characters
A set of ordered predicted completion strings including strings of ideographs are presented to a user as the user enters text in a text entry box (e.g., a browser or a toolbar). The user entered text may include zero or more ideographs followed by one or more phonetic characters, or ...

05/18/06 - 20060106768 - Method and website for making travel plans
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a method and a website for making travel plans between an originating location and a destination that may be at least partially determined by weather criteria that may exist at the destination during the time period in which a trip is to ...

05/18/06 - 20060106767 - System and method for identifying query-relevant keywords in documents with latent semantic analysis
To perform a search, the similarity of qexpanded is measured relative to each candidate document vector in this space. Exemplary similarity functions are dot product and cosine similarity. Keywords are selected with the highest values in qexpanded that are also comprised in at least one document. Matching keywords from the ...

05/18/06 - 20060106766 - Method, system and program product for rewriting structured query language (sql) statements
Under the present invention, a SQL statement having search criteria is received. Upon receipt, a table that lists all possible combinations of the search criteria is created. From the table, a set of patterns among the possible combinations is identified. Based on these patterns, the table is then sorted. Once ...

05/18/06 - 20060106765 - Method, system and program product for rewriting view statements in structured query language (sql) statements
Under the present invention, when a SQL statement having a full select portion that references a view containing a join operation (e.g., a LOJ operation) is received, the reference to the view will be moved out of the full select portion. Once moved, the view and its join operation will ...

05/18/06 - 20060106764 - System and method for presenting video search results
The invention displays video search results in a form that makes it easy for users to determine which results are truly relevant. Each story returned as a search result is visualized as a collage of keyframes from the story's shots. The selected keyframes and their sizes depend on the corresponding ...

05/18/06 - 20060106763 - Method and apparatus for facilitating a database query using a query criteria template
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates user queries to a database. During operation, the system stores one or more query criteria templates in a template table in the database. Each record in the template table corresponds to a query criteria template. A query criteria template ...

05/18/06 - 20060106762 - Information retrieval method with efficient similarity search capability
Embodiments of the present invention include methods for retrieving information from an information base. In one embodiment, the present invention includes specifying a first query including one or more specified attribute values corresponding to one or more attributes, performing a count-only query on a structured information base for information elements ...

05/18/06 - 20060106761 - Remote detection of a fault condition of a management application using a networked device
A method according to one embodiment may include monitoring a management application of a managed client for a fault condition, and transmitting an alert signal representative of the fault condition to a management server only in response to the monitoring operation detecting the fault condition. Of course, many alternatives, variations, ...

05/18/06 - 20060106760 - Method and apparatus of inter-document data retrieval
A data retrieval method that includes: (i) receiving a query that comprises a set of keywords and a desired document responsive keyword association level; and (ii) searching for at least a group of documents that comprises the set of keywords, whereas each document of the group does not comprise the ...

05/11/06 - 20060101009 - System and method for searching for static data in a computer investigation system
A system and method for concurrent investigations of static data stored in one or more secondary storage devices of one or more target machines in a data communications network. The network includes an examining machine, a secure server, and various target machines. The examining machine transmits to the target machines ...

05/11/06 - 20060101008 - Database system, database server, and method of controlling the operation of a database server
A database system is provided with a search unit for searching image attribute information that has been stored in a relational database management system. A search interface is provided between the search unit and a command execution unit, which applies a search command to the search unit. The command execution ...

05/11/06 - 20060101007 - Information processing apparatus and method, and recording medium
The home page provided by a WWW server is described using <IDTAG> tag for assigning an object ID to objects such as a text, an image, and voice constituting the home page; in a search server, URL of the home page having the object and the object ID assigned to ...

05/11/06 - 20060101006 - Reducing the number of operations performed by a persistence manager against a persistent store of data items
Method, apparatus, and computer program product for reducing the number of operations performed by a persistence manager against a persistent store of data items. A plurality of requests from an application are received. Each request is mapped into a transaction for performance against the persistent store, each transaction having at ...

05/11/06 - 20060101005 - System and method for managing and presenting entity information
A system and method for managing and presenting entity information is described. In an illustrative implementation, information such as product availability and operating hours is stored in a server (130). A query may be sent from a client (202) having a time (1402), date (1410), or both inquiring, for example, ...

05/11/06 - 20060101004 - Method and system for retrieving a document
In registering operation of a document to be searched for, a document identifier management table for managing a range of a document identifier stored for each page and a page identifier of the page is created, and an individual-search-server's search range management table for managing the range of the document ...

05/11/06 - 20060101003 - Active abstracts
Techniques are provided for generating search results that include, instead of or in addition to the traditional abstract links, other links to content that the user of a search engine may consider helpful. These other links are referred to herein as “non-traditional abstract links”. In general, the search engine generates ...

05/11/06 - 20060101002 - Query builder using context sensitive grids
A method and system for providing a query builder for at least one query language is disclosed. The method and system include providing a plurality of grids and at least one resource for a grid set including at least one of the plurality of grids. The grids correspond to a ...

05/11/06 - 20060101001 - Method, system and program for executing a query having a union operator
Disclosed is a data processing system implemented method, a data processing system and an article of manufacture for executing a query having a union operator. The data processing system implemented method directs the data processing system to process a query against data objects. The data objects are operatively coupled to ...

05/11/06 - 20060101000 - Selection of a set of optimal n-grams for indexing string data in a dbms system under space constraints introduced by the system
The present invention provides a computer-readable medium and system for selecting a set of n-grams for indexing string data in a DBMS system. Aspects of the invention include providing a set of candidate in grams, each n-gram comprising a sequence of characters; identifying sample queries having character strings containing the ...

05/11/06 - 20060100999 - System and method for data entry and search
A method for entering and processing a search for geographical information. The method comprises the steps of providing a database including a plurality of data tables, which are non-hierarchically indexed; providing a search field corresponding to each one of the plurality of data tables, the search fields being non-sequential relative ...

05/11/06 - 20060100998 - Method and system to combine keyword and natural language search results
A search query is received from a single input field of a user interface. A keyword search is performed based on the search query to generate keyword search results. A natural language search is performed of a frequently-asked question (FAQ) database based on the search query to generate FAQ search ...

05/11/06 - 20060100997 - Data caching
One exemplary data caching architecture having a data cache operable on one or more of cooperating components of a computing environment to store and retrieve computing environment data is provided. The data cache cooperates with the computing environment components to request computing environment data based on selected conditions and store ...

05/11/06 - 20060100996 - Read-copy update system and method
A method, system and computer program product for managing requests for deferred updates to shared data elements while minimizing grace period detection overhead associated with determining whether pre-existing references to the data elements have been removed. Plural update requests that are eligible for grace period detection are buffered without performing ...

05/11/06 - 20060100995 - E-mail based semantic web collaboration and annotation
Semantic Web attributes are transmitted via an electronic message such as an email message. The attributes are extracted from the message by a program agent according to a predetermined plan. The extracted attributes are saved in storage wherein the storage is optionally an annotation store. ...

05/11/06 - 20060100994 - Distributing repository information
A computer-implemented method of distributing information retrieved from one or more data repositories includes: invoking a producer method to generate a document using data retrieved from one or more data repositories; invoking a converter method to convert the generated document to an output format; and invoking a distributor method to ...

05/11/06 - 20060100993 - System and method for reserve allocation of event data
Disclosed are systems and methods for reserve allocation of event data. A request event is received. The request event is associated with memory storing request event data. Memory for response event data is allocated from a first pool. The response event data is associated with a response, and the response ...

05/11/06 - 20060100992 - Apparatus and method for data ordering for derived columns in a database system
Optimized query execution for queries that return data sorted by a derived column. The query optimizer is used to determine if the data is already sorted or if existing database metadata can be utilized to provide the sort. The optimizer will examine the query field being derived and attempt to ...

05/11/06 - 20060100991 - Method for dynamical determination of actions to perform on a selected item in a web portal gui environment
The idea of the present invention is to define a set of rules that: determine the set of actions that apply based on the context of a selected object and UI operating system environment (known hereafter as Filter Rules), determine for a selected action it's input values, again based on ...

05/11/06 - 20060100990 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for discreetly monitoring a communications network for sensitive information
A method for monitoring a network for information includes repeatedly searching the network for sensitive information about a subscriber. The network is intermittently searched for obscuring information during the repeated searching to thereby disguise the sensitive information that is the target of the repeated searching. Related systems and computer program ...

05/11/06 - 20060100989 - Database system providing methodology for execution of functions in xml queries
A database system providing methodology for execution of functions in queries requesting data from markup language documents is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for executing a function in a query requesting data from a markup language document stored in a database, the markup language document ...

05/11/06 - 20060100988 - Method for generating a search result list on a web search engine
A Computer-readable recording medium in which a program for implementing a method according to any one of claims 1 to 12 is recorded. The present invention relates to a method for selling a search word to a network information provider and providing a search result list to a searcher based ...

05/11/06 - 20060100987 - Apparatus and method to provide a recommedation of content
The invention relates to a recommender for recommending content to a user. The recommender comprises a recommender processor (111) which performs the steps of determining (201) a user preference profile and determining (205) if a content item interest does not correspond to the user preference profile. If the content item ...

05/04/06 - 20060095425 - Analyzing stored data
A method of locating a target value includes loading the target value into elements of a first register. The first register includes N elements (N>0). The method also includes indicating in elements of a second register, which includes N elements corresponding to the first register, whether a corresponding element from ...

05/04/06 - 20060095424 - Methods and apparatus for mouse-over preview of contextually relevant information
Challenges to the analysis of search results may be mitigated by offering preview information when users navigate a computer-pointing device over pre-designated areas of a search result page. A separate icon in the pre-designated area enhances the advantages by providing intuitive preview ability with seamless and natural control over a ...

05/04/06 - 20060095423 - Systems and methods for retrieval of medical data
A system and method for transmitting medical data. In one embodiment, a computer system receives filter criteria from a user of a first computer. Furthermore, the computer system may receive schedule information defining a schedule for checking for medical data. Depending on the embodiment, either the computer system or a ...

05/04/06 - 20060095422 - Method of managing access to web pages and system of managing access to web pages
There is provided a method of efficiently accessing information located on Web pages in a ubiquitous environment such as a home, an office and on a travel. A gateway server is located between a client and Web servers for providing the contents. The gateway server traps a request of a ...

05/04/06 - 20060095421 - Method, apparatus, and program for searching for data
A data-search apparatus, method and program are provided which are adapted to search for a plurality of pieces of data, each piece having version data indicating that the piece is derived from certain data. The method includes calculating scores of search results of pieces of data in data groups, each ...

05/04/06 - 20060095420 - System, device, method, program, and storage medium for human resources registration and retrieval
A human resources retrieval system includes a client computer and a human resources retrieval device. The client computer and the human resources retrieval device are connected to a network. The client computer specifies a search condition. The human resources retrieval device performs a personnel search and sends a search result ...

05/04/06 - 20060095419 - Arranging records in a search result to be provided in response to a data inquiry of a database
Systems and methods for arranging records in search results to be provided in response to a data inquiry of a database. After search results including records are received, a determination is made with respect to the order of the records in the search results. This determination may be based on ...

05/04/06 - 20060095418 - Arranging records in a search result to be provided in response to a data inquiry of a database
Systems and methods for arranging records in search results to be provided in response to a data inquiry of a database. After search results including records are received, a determination is made with respect to the order of the records in the search results. This determination may be based on ...

05/04/06 - 20060095417 - Intelligence system and a method of generating flags for use therein
The present invention relates to a system and method for collecting and analyzing intelligence data regarding events, organizations and other entities, relevant to a specific individual or organizational goal or function. To facilitate analysis of intelligence data by a user, flags that describe a condition are defined, where a condition ...

05/04/06 - 20060095416 - Link-based spam detection
A computer implemented method of ranking search hits in a search result set. The computer-implemented method includes receiving a query from a user and generating a list of hits related to the query, where each of the hits has a relevance to the query, where the hits have one or ...

05/04/06 - 20060095415 - System and method for obtaining information from a data management system
A system and method are provided for obtaining information from a data management system. The data management system may determine if information from the data management was requested and, if so, may locate a data object containing the requested information and read the requested information from this data object, compile ...

05/04/06 - 20060095414 - System and method for integrating and transmitting data
A system for integrating and transmitting data comprises a request receiving module, which receives download requests from first heterogeneous databases by a main server; a list establishing module, which establishes corresponding download lists according to the download requests; a data selecting module, which selects download data from second heterogeneous databases ...

05/04/06 - 20060095413 - Method of exposing normalized data as denormalized tables
Provided is a system and method for retrieving data from a database such that a query can be implemented simply and without regard to the actual structure of the database. The claimed method provides virtual tables, or “tracking groups,” that correspond to a business process and then, via a custom ...

05/04/06 - 20060095412 - System and method for presenting search results
System and method for presenting search results. Search results may be mixed and/or prioritized based on one or more criteria. Search results may be mixed and/or prioritized based on user profile data, preferred advertiser/merchant rankings or a combination thereof. Search results may presented to a viewer on a display device ...

05/04/06 - 20060095411 - Rule discovery program, rule discovery process, and rule discovery apparatus
A rule discovery program which enables discovery of a rule by automatically searching for a feature portion which is effective for generation of a rule in multimedia data. When sample data items are inputted, a search unit selects evaluation positions on a data array constituting each of the sample data ...

05/04/06 - 20060095410 - Personal video recorder for home network providing filtering and format conversion of content
Content is received by a personal video recorder (PVR) through a port and is analyzed by a filter based on a set of predetermined criteria to determine if it matches the characteristics of the device, the rendering means associated with the device and/or the preferences of a user. The content ...

05/04/06 - 20060095409 - Advanced scrolling for relational database applications
Disclosed are a method, a system and a computer program for scrolling to an arbitrary position in a set of unfetched rows of data in a relational database. Each of the rows has a plurality of columns and a class value in each of the columns. Also, each column of ...

05/04/06 - 20060095408 - Predictive routing engine for business processes
A process path is predicted for a business process involving participants within an enterprise and/or across enterprises by receiving a form containing content provided by an initiator of a current iteration of the business process. One or more key data are selected from the content in the received form. The ...

05/04/06 - 20060095407 - Methods and apparatus for adding parenthetical expression capability to a tabular query user interface
The present invention concerns methods and apparatus for incorporating parenthetical expression capability in an interactive tabular query interface, wherein the interactive tabular query interface can be used to search computer resources like computer databases. The methods and apparatus of the present invention permit a user through the medium of a ...

05/04/06 - 20060095406 - Displaying explain data for a sql query of a database
Enabling a user to obtain and view graphic explain data with no need to activate a monitor and no need to wait for a job to complete before the explain data for a query may be viewed. Displaying explain data for an SQL query of a database that include executing ...

05/04/06 - 20060095405 - Mirroring database statistics
Mirroring database statistics, including receiving by a backup application of a backup computer a journal entry representing a requirement for backup database statistics and generating by a statistics engine of the backup computer backup database statistics for a backup database in accordance with the journal entry. Mirroring database statistics according ...

05/04/06 - 20060095404 - Presenting search engine results based on domain name related reputation
The invention describes a method for presenting search engine results based on domain name related reputation data. The search engine may sort or order search engine results based on domain name related reputation data. In some cases links connected to low reputation domain names may be excluded from search engine ...

05/04/06 - 20060095403 - Method, system and program product for filtering model objects
The present invention generally combines the concepts of view filtering with query filtering to provide an improved object filtration mechanism. Under the present invention, input for an object and a filter string is received. It is then determined whether the filter string was used in a previous query. If not, ...

04/27/06 - 20060089927 - Indexing and querying engines and methods of indexing and querying
A query engine, an indexing engine and methods of indexing and querying data. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a query engine for searching data including an artificial intelligence controller configured to select an appropriate combination of fuzzy logic and conventional logic based on query information and employ the ...

04/27/06 - 20060089926 - Method for re-ranking documents retrieved from a document database
A computer-implemented method for processing documents in a document database includes generating an initial ranking of retrieved documents using an information retrieval system and based upon a user search query, and processing vocabulary words based upon occurrences thereof in at least some of the retrieved documents. Respective relevancies of the ...

04/27/06 - 20060089925 - Distributed directory replication
A replication model has replicas store selected entries from subtrees. Only entries satisfying a particular search criterion specified by a filter are stored. Query containment is used to determine whether the query can be answered locally, or a referral to a remote server is required. ...

04/20/06 - 20060085411 - Method for maintaining the look and feel of a user interface between uses
Methods and apparatus for maintaining the look and feel of a user interface between uses are disclosed. After validating the identity of a user, a user preferences file corresponding to the user ID may be accessed. A user interface may then have user-defined preferences restored in accordance with the user ...

04/20/06 - 20060085410 - Sampling for queries
A method of estimating the Results of a database query are estimated by performing a sampling of weighted tuples in a database based on a probability of usage of tuples required in executing a workload. A probability is associated with each tuple sampled. And, can aggregate is computed over values ...

04/20/06 - 20060085409 - Method and apparatus for information transformation and exchange in a relational database environment
A method and apparatus is disclosed for transforming hierarchical information into a rowset and for transforming a rowset into hierarchical information. In transforming hierarchical information, such as an XML data file, into a rowset, a parser parses the XML data file to form an active store. A query processor, after ...

04/20/06 - 20060085408 - Match engine marketing: system and method for influencing positions on product/service/benefit result lists generated by a computer network match engine
Enabling advertisers using a computer network such as the Internet and a match engine to submit their offerings to product, service, benefit seeking entities. In some embodiments, a database having accounts for the providers is made available. Accounts contain contact and billing information for an advertiser; and at least one ...

04/20/06 - 20060085407 - Medical image display apparatus
A medical image display apparatus includes a device for storing image data for each study, acquired from a subject by a medical modality, and additional information thereof; a device for displaying list information about the study on a monitor based on the additional information; a device for selecting a study ...

04/20/06 - 20060085406 - Data retrieval method
A method of retrieving data from any one of a plurality of data sources is disclosed. The data stored by each data source are arranged according to an associated data format. The method comprises: i) issuing a retrieval request for data stored on a designated one of the plurality of ...

04/20/06 - 20060085405 - Method for analyzing and classifying electronic document
A method for analyzing and classifying electronic documents. The method comprises steps of fetching an electronic document from an electronic document folder, wherein the electronic document comprises a plurality of key words. Then, the key words are retrieved. Further, according to an appearance frequency of each key word, a correlation ...

04/20/06 - 20060085404 - Method, apparatus, and computer program product updating software in an information processing apparatus
A software that needs updating has been installed in a plurality of information processing apparatuses that are connected to each other via a network. A correction file and a test program are distributed to the information processing apparatuses. The correction file contains data required for updating the software and the ...

04/20/06 - 20060085403 - Method and system for multi-echelon auditing of activity of an enterprise
A method, system and computer-readable media is provided that enables the synthesis in automated reporting with human generated attestations of compliance or non-compliance with regulations and laws. A first version of the claimed invention provides a method and system for employing an information technology network in an enterprise for evaluating ...

04/20/06 - 20060085402 - Using permanent identifiers in documents for change management
Described is a system and method by which a unique and permanent identifier is added to tags in hierarchically-arranged data (e.g., an XML or XAML file) by a first tool. The data with the unique and permanent identifiers is processed by a second tool into a flat file of key-value ...

04/20/06 - 20060085401 - Analyzing operational and other data from search system or the like
A system analyzes data from a search engine. A User Search Bundler analyzes User Searches groups similar User Searches into User Search Bundles, and an Intent Processor produces Intents based on the User Search Bundles. A Factor Generator considers User Searches and related information to produce Factors, where each Factor ...

04/20/06 - 20060085400 - Data access layer design and code generation
A system and method that facilitate data access in a software development environment is provided. The system generates strongly typed objects (e.g., TableAdapter(s)) that encapsulate raw, untyped data access logic, for example, via generated wrapped method(s). The system can group together like database commands in a common data access component. ...

04/20/06 - 20060085399 - Prediction of query difficulty for a generic search engine
A query difficulty prediction unit includes a query difficulty predictor to determine the extent of overlap between query documents received from a search engine operating on an input query and sub-query documents received from the search engine operating on sub-queries of the input query. The unit generates a query difficulty ...

04/20/06 - 20060085398 - System and method for augmenting presentation of patient-related medical information
A system and method for augmenting presentation of patient-related medical information is provided. In one example, the medical information is displayed on a display according to predetermined formal display characteristics. A signal transmitter is operable by a caregiver to propagate a remote control signal when the caregiver desires to augment ...

04/20/06 - 20060085397 - Method and apparatus for intranet searching
A method for processing an intranet includes crawling the intranet to identify at least some of the pages in the intranet, and determining, for each identified page, a number of links in a shortest path from a root page to the identified page. ...

04/20/06 - 20060085396 - Ticket entry systems and methods
In one embodiment, a ticket entry system and method include a program management system, a spatial management system, a data management system, and a user interface. The program management system receives contact information and a search criteria for a locate request. The program management system transmits the search criteria to ...

04/20/06 - 20060085395 - Dynamic search criteria on a search graph
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, display icons representing search terms on a search graph, having at least one axis. The axis represents a search criteria. The position of the icon specifies a value (such as an importance or weight) of the search criteria. A ...

04/20/06 - 20060085394 - Methods and apparatus for processing a database query
In a first aspect, a method is provided that includes the steps of (1) pre-computing a query result for each of a plurality of whole segments of data included in a database; (2) receiving a query specifying a defined range of data in the database; (3) determining if any of ...

04/20/06 - 20060085393 - Method and system for environmental, health, and safety compliance
An environmental, health and safety (EH&S) compliance system provides for real-time exchange of EH&S data from various remote and disparate data sources. These sources are typically located within a client's firewall and accessed using a data uploader component. The data are then sent securely to a data importer, which can ...

04/20/06 - 20060085392 - System and method for automatic generation of search results based on local intention
A system and related techniques automatically analyze Web search and other activity, to generate locality-selected results based on not just the user's location, but also the business or other content provider's location and the degree of local intent in the user's query. The locality or region to the user may ...

04/20/06 - 20060085391 - Automatic query suggestions
An improved technique of querying a data store by widening the query using a series of queries that follow relations between items. Initial auxiliary queries are used to find metadata property values (rather than the actual items) that are then used in the subsequent queries. The initial queries employ one ...

04/20/06 - 20060085390 - Method and system for online real-time query about current status of optical component
The present invention provides a method and a system for online real-time query about a current status of an optical component. The method includes setting up a database and utilizing the database for recording information about the current status of the optical component, wherein the information includes a manufacturing status ...

04/13/06 - 20060080308 - Content addressable information encapsulation, representation and transfer
Representing a number of assets on an originating computer begins with selecting the assets to be represented. Cryptographic hash asset identifiers are generated; each of the asset identifiers is computed using the contents of a particular asset. The asset identifier is a content-based or content-addressable asset name for the asset ...

04/13/06 - 20060080307 - Content addressable information encapsulation, representation, and transfer
Representing a number of assets on an originating computer begins with selecting the assets to be represented. Cryptographic hash asset identifiers are generated; each of the asset identifiers is computed using the contents of a particular asset. The asset identifier is a content-based or content-addressable asset name for the asset ...

04/13/06 - 20060080306 - Method and system for obtaining images from a database having images that are relevant to indicated text
A method and system for using indicated text to automatically query a search engine for a database and return images that are relevant to the indicated text. At least five integrated components are employed by a client program to get, view and use a returned image. Among these is a ...

04/13/06 - 20060080305 - Accuracy of data harvesting
A method for searching a collection of documents, comprising: providing a document; providing a keyword associated with that document; certifying the relevance of the keyword to that document; and making the certified keyword available to a search engine. A database system comprising: a plurality of documents; at least one keyword ...

04/13/06 - 20060080304 - User interface for presenting object representations
A graphical user interface (GUI) for presenting representations of selected objects in a computer system. The GUI presents an object selected from a collection of objects using a selected visual representation selected from at least first and second visual representations to be initiated using different initiation techniques. A first input ...

04/13/06 - 20060080303 - Method, apparatus, and computer program product for indexing, synchronizing and searching digital data
A system, method and computer program product provide a search module for searching digital data. The search module operates, according to an embodiment, by indexing stored data without interrupting use of the stored data, synchronizing the indexed data with data stored subsequent to the indexing step, searching at least one ...

04/13/06 - 20060080302 - Input control for identifying objects
In a computer system having several application programs, wherein each application program is configured to manage at least one of several object types, a method of identifying objects includes receiving a first input that a user makes under guidance of an input control in a graphical user interface (GUI) to ...

04/13/06 - 20060080301 - Software system to allow creation of customized database search screens
Computer users frequently need to search for items, such as inventory, based on specific criteria. The specific criteria used are often dependent upon the task they are performing. For example, if they are looking for books they may search by ‘title’. If they are looking for cars they may look ...

04/13/06 - 20060080300 - System and method for organizing data
A system and method for organizing and retrieving data is provided. The present invention replicates existing data in a format that is representative of naturally occurring relationships associated with the elements in the data. The data is organized into groups which represent a collection of information including one or more ...

04/13/06 - 20060080299 - Classification support apparatus, method, and recording medium in which classification support program is stored
A classification support apparatus includes an input device inputting record data for each of organizations, the record data each belonging to a class item of class items and having property data corresponding to properties, respectively, an extraction device extracting a characteristic of each property data from each record data for ...

04/13/06 - 20060080298 - Method and apparatus for dynamic information connection engine
A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection engine. User actions are detected on at least one client system. In response, a determination is made whether the user is searching for supported information. When the user is searching for supported information, information is extracted electronically from third ...

04/13/06 - 20060080297 - Method and apparatus for dynamic information connection engine
A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection engine. User actions are detected on at least one client system. In response, a determination is made whether the user is searching for supported information. When the user is searching for supported information, information is extracted electronically from third ...

04/13/06 - 20060080296 - Text mining server and text mining system
The characteristics of the entire gene group including a plurality of genes can be readily grasped. A plurality of search keys are accepted from a client, and a set of document groups each corresponding to the plurality of the accepted search keys is obtained, referring to a table where correspondence ...

04/13/06 - 20060080295 - Document searching system
Searching for documents using different sources includes receiving a search statement containing information for the documents, and determining a search strategy based on the search statement. The search strategy includes first and second search activities for searching first and second sources, respectively, where the first and second search activities are ...

04/13/06 - 20060080294 - Flexible baselines in an operating plan data aggregation system
In an embodiment, the a method is provided. The method includes receiving forecast data in a database with an associated window value. The method also includes accessing data based on associated window values. The method further includes comparing the data accessed based on associated window values to other data. ...

04/13/06 - 20060080293 - Procedure and mechanism for searching for information in databases
The invention relates to a procedure for searching for data through a number of databases, each of which contains a large number of data items of a first given type, each associated with at least one data item belonging to a second data type. For a reference data item, the ...

04/13/06 - 20060080292 - Enhanced interface utility for web-based searching
A method for searching the world wide web. The method includes receiving one or more keywords for a search and executing a search of the world wide web based on the one or more keywords to identify one or more web pages relevant to one or more keywords. Text versions ...

04/13/06 - 20060080291 - Package stock management method and device
A package stock management method and device for an operator to register (provisioning-setting) a new service in a service offering device, wherein upon reception of a provisioning setting request of a service to a desired service offering device, a package having a necessary function for offering the service is retrieved ...

04/13/06 - 20060080290 - Extension for lexer algorithms to handle unicode efficiently
Lexical groups are created using lexer state transitions associated with a character set. Characters that cause the lexer to transition to the same state, regardless of the current state, are put in the same group. The state transition table is then created with row entries corresponding to lexical groups instead ...

04/13/06 - 20060080289 - Service-oriented architecture for accessing reports in legacy systems
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for leveraging legacy reports in a service-oriented architecture include receiving search conditions defining requested data and submitting a request to a reporting server for report results on data in a back-end database. The request defines search criteria, corresponding to the search conditions for ...

04/13/06 - 20060080288 - Interaction of static and dynamic data sets
A data organization system that utilizes associations, pointers and/or links in connection with novel container types is provided. A “list” is a container of items, like a folder, but is different in that a file or other data component can be accessed via multiple lists (whereas an item must appear ...

04/13/06 - 20060080287 - Apparatus and method for determining database relationships through query monitoring
An apparatus and method monitor database queries and allow determining database relationships from the analysis of the database queries. The database relationships are inferred from the analysis of the database queries. The result sets of queries are analyzed to determine if any relationships between the columns specified in the queries ...

04/13/06 - 20060080286 - System and method for storing and accessing images based on position data associated therewith
A method and system for providing a network-based photosharing service is disclosed. The photosharing service includes a central photosharing site having a server, and a plurality of peer nodes each containing digital images. The method and system include associating metadata with each image that is to be shared. The metadata ...

04/13/06 - 20060080285 - Database system with methodology for parallel schedule generation in a query optimizer
A database system with methodology for parallel schedule generation in a query optimizer is described. In one embodiment, for example, in a database system, a method is described for parallel optimization of a query, the method comprises steps of: generating a plurality of parallel plans for obtaining data requested by ...

04/13/06 - 20060080284 - Viral engine for network deployment
A private network system operates over a public network to provide an asymmetric service to members with information from other members and non-members. The system includes central servers and databases connected via the public network to client systems of public network users. The users may be members who communicate with ...

04/13/06 - 20060080283 - Method and system for processing or searching user records
Preferably for use in a directory enquires system, the invention provides a method and system for processing user records to determine common entries therebetween. When two user records are determined to store common information then link data is generated (18) and stored in each user record (22) indicating a link ...

04/06/06 - 20060074892 - Phonetic self-improving search engine
The present invention relates to phonetic self-improving search engines. The search engine may include a phonetic database having a plurality of phonetic equivalent formulas stored therein, each of the phonetic equivalent formulas being associated with at least one respective pronounceable unit. After an initial query in a primary database fails ...

04/06/06 - 20060074891 - System and method for performing a search and a browse on a query
A search and a browse on a single user query is performed. A refined query is selected from the results of the first user query. Thereafter, a list of concepts from a first directory associated with the refined query is obtained. The concepts are defined in a hierarchical relationship with ...

04/06/06 - 20060074890 - Process for matching vendors and users of search engines so that more valuable leads are generated for vendors
An improved method for generating revenue from web-searches. Instead of showing advertisements, this method implements an RFQ or request-for-response mechanism that is linked to searches. It provides vendors with highly qualified leads and users with a better search experience. ...

04/06/06 - 20060074889 - Method and system for identifying a complete response to a request
A method for identifying a complete response to a first request from a requesting entity, the method comprising the steps of: the requesting entity sending the first request to a first receiving entity; the first receiving entity sending a second request to a second receiving entity, the second request including ...

04/06/06 - 20060074888 - Content management system, content management method and computer program
The invention provides a user with a key or a visual clue to a desired content. There is provided a random search mode searching the content randomly when a user has no object for searching the content, and a specific search mode with object or search condition specified. The search ...

04/06/06 - 20060074887 - Method for deleting user metadata managed by a tv-anytime metadata server using an soap operation
The present invention relates to a method or an operation for providing a personalized TV-Anytime metadata service. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of deleting user metadata managed by a TV-Anytime metadata server using a SOAP operation, comprising the steps of a) providing ...

04/06/06 - 20060074886 - Multi-level query system and method
A multi-level query system and method can be applied to an information device to perform lookup and translation of a vocabulary of a foreign language. Firstly, a vocabulary to be inquired and translated is inputted via a screen of the information device to the system. Then, the system determines whether ...

04/06/06 - 20060074885 - Keyword prefix/suffix indexed data retrieval
A keyword prefix/suffix indexed data retrieval method and system is proposed, which is designed for use in conjunction with a computer platform for providing a keyword prefix/suffix indexed data retrieval function that can respond to a user-input keyword of a phonetic language, such as English, and utilize the prefix/suffix part ...

04/06/06 - 20060074884 - Search device and search program
Provided are a search device and a search program for searching an identifier of a site server, which provides information corresponding to a search format including an inputted keyword. Specifically, the search device includes: a search database storage which stores a search database; a conversion program storage which stores a ...

04/06/06 - 20060074883 - Systems, methods, and interfaces for providing personalized search and information access
The present invention relates to systems and methods that employ user models to personalize generalized queries and/or search results according to information that is relevant to respective user characteristics. A system is provided that facilitates generating personalized searches of information. The system includes a user model to determine characteristics of ...

04/06/06 - 20060074882 - System, method and computer program for successive approximation of query results
A method, system, and computer program for generating successive approximations of the result of a query. The query is applied to successively larger samples of the data to produce successively more accurate approximations, optionally until the exact result of the query has been computed. ...

04/06/06 - 20060074881 - Structure independent searching in disparate databases
This invention allows keyword searches in both structured and unstructured databases, and across multiple databases of different vendors. An index database is created comprising word occurrences and table relationship information. In the case of unstructured databases with no predetermined schema, the relationship between different tables is derived through propagative n-level ...

04/06/06 - 20060074880 - Analytic application model and marketplace
One embodiment of the invention is a technique to create and provide an analytic marketplace. A single file definition is created for a plurality of applications and sub-components of a complete analytic application. A request for an analytic application is received from a user at an analytic marketplace in a ...

04/06/06 - 20060074879 - Easy-to-use data context filtering
A method and system for the graphical formulation of filter queries is disclosed which enables data queries to be easily via selection from a menu. A signal is received to filter, or query, a data table. Next, the context of the signaled key field is analyzed, and a menu of ...

04/06/06 - 20060074878 - Nql - netlist query language
Disclosed is a netlist query language that reads and updates electrical circuit data stored in a netlist database that stores electrical circuit data parsed from a netlist text file. To obtain the netlist text file, an electrical circuit schematic of an electrical circuit is created using a commercially available electrical ...

04/06/06 - 20060074877 - System and method for optimizing transaction termination
Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to a system and method for optimizing transaction termination. A database interface receives an indication to terminate a transaction. The database interface decides whether to send a command to the underlying database server to terminate the transaction. If the database interface does send ...

04/06/06 - 20060074876 - Organizing resources into collections to facilitate more efficient and reliable resource access
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for organizing resources into collections to facilitate more efficient and reliable resource access. Namespace managers communicate with one another to form a federation namespace infrastructure. The infrastructure can efficiently route, migrate, and process namespace requests, such as, for example, ...

04/06/06 - 20060074875 - Method and apparatus for predicting relative selectivity of database query conditions using respective cardinalities associated with different subsets of database records
A database management system associates, for one or more database fields, a respective representation of cardinality with different discrete subsets of database records, the subsets preferably being defined by different quantiles of an equal height histogram. The system predicts a relative number of records responsive to a query condition using ...

04/06/06 - 20060074874 - Method and apparatus for re-evaluating execution strategy for a database query
A query facility for database queries saves and re-uses query execution strategies, and automatically detects that a strategy should be re-optimized as a result of changes to an indexed variable value. Preferably, the number of records evaluated and selected by the index value condition is dynamically monitored during execution, and ...

04/06/06 - 20060074873 - Extending data access and analysis capabilities via abstract, polymorphic functions
An abstract database is an effective way to reduce the complexity of a large database management system. Abstract databases allow a user to compose queries based on the logical relationships among data items, without requiring a user to understand the underlying database schema used to store the data in the ...

04/06/06 - 20060074872 - Adaptive database buffer memory management using dynamic sql statement cache statistics
The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for adaptive database buffer memory management using dynamic Structured Query Language (SQL) statement cache statistics. The method comprises: using SQL statement cache statistics to infer page re-use. The method further comprises: determining a use ratio of an SQL statement; ...

04/06/06 - 20060074871 - System and method for incorporating anchor text into ranking search results
Search results of a search query on a network are ranked according to a scoring function that incorporates anchor text as a term. The scoring function is adjusted so that a target document of anchor text reflect the use of terms in the anchor text in the target document's ranking. ...

04/06/06 - 20060074870 - Query graphs
The present invention leverages query-related information based on a query and/or a search intention to provide a systematic means to facilitate a user in locating desired information despite lacking exact search parameters. This allows users to find information without first formulating an optimum search query. The query graph provides a ...

04/06/06 - 20060074869 - Method, system, and apparatus for providing a document preview
A method and apparatus are provided for generating a document preview. According to the method, a preview handler provides an interface to one or more previewers. The previewers are software components capable of generating a visual preview for one or more document types. In response to a request from a ...

04/06/06 - 20060074868 - Providing information relating to a document
A system identifies a document, performs a search to identify web documents relating to an attribute associated with the document, and provides information associated with the web documents and the document. ...

04/06/06 - 20060074867 - Identification of licensing targets using citation neighbor search process
A portable database can be used by a client organization with substantial numbers of patents to identify target organizations that may be interested in licensing said patents. The database combines the power of citation analysis for identifying licensing targets with the power of citation neighbor searching for identifying similar patents ...

04/06/06 - 20060074866 - One click conditional formatting method and system for software programs
A method of conditionally formatting a display of data is disclosed that involves providing a preliminary display automatically showing the intended consequences of the condition applied to the data prior to making the condition actually apply to the data. This is especially useful in analysis of spreadsheet data by conditionally ...

04/06/06 - 20060074865 - System and method for scoping searches using index keys
A set of index keys is included in an index search system that are associated with the scope of the search rather than the content of the documents that are the target of the search. These scope related index keys, or scope keys allows the scope of the search to ...

04/06/06 - 20060074864 - System and method for controlling ranking of pages returned by a search engine
A system and method are provided for implementing a search engine to output search results scored for a particular user. The method includes receiving a set of input user search terms and accessing a set of input user preferences. The method additionally includes obtaining scored search results based on the ...

04/06/06 - 20060074863 - Method, system, and apparatus for maintaining user privacy in a knowledge interchange system
A method, system, and apparatus are provided for maintaining user privacy in a knowledge interchange (“KI”) system. A user may provide privacy preferences relating to their participation in the KI system. The user may identify specific keywords, noun phrases, and contacts that should not be transmitted to a server computer. ...

04/06/06 - 20060074862 - Data plotting extension for structured query language
Information is typically obtained from a relational database using a query in structured query language (SQL). An extension to the SQL standard is described which permits plotting the results of a query. SQL keywords are provided for specifying a format for graphing selected data, and syntax for recognizing those keywords, ...

04/06/06 - 20060074861 - Reduction of seach ambiguity with multiple media references
Methods and apparatus implementing a technique for searching media objects. In general, in one aspect, the technique includes receiving user input specifying a plurality of reference objects (2), defining a set of features for them, and combining the features to generate composite reference information (4) defining criteria for search (6). ...

04/06/06 - 20060074860 - Data search device
A data searching apparatus for searching a database based on a search criterion entered in a corresponding data-entry field by a user. The data searching apparatus includes a search index recording unit 11, and a management data recording unit 13 that are operable to hold field information indicating one or ...

04/06/06 - 20060074859 - System, apparatus, and method for user tunable and selectable searching of a database using a weighted quantized feature vector
A data processing means for user tunable and selectable (FIG. 2) of a database wherein the data contained therein have associated descriptive properties (FIG. 2) capable of being expressed in numeric form is described. Descriptive property values (FIG. 2) may be standardized numerically to eliminate property value overweighting. A quantized ...

04/06/06 - 20060074858 - Method and apparatus for querying relational databases
The invention provides a method of evaluating a query involving one or more relational databases, each comprising a relational database management system (RDBMS), said query relating to at least two tables of said relational database, said method comprising determining a set of tables, including the tables referred to in the ...

04/06/06 - 20060074857 - Method and apparatus for querying relational databases
The invention provides a method of evaluating a query involving a relational database comprising a relational data-base management system (RDBMS), said query relating to at least one table of said relational database, said method comprising determining a table as a gateway table for evaluating said query, retrieving one or more ...

03/30/06 - 20060069676 - Folder generating system, method of generating folder, program for generating folder
A folder generating system includes a location managing unit, an identification information controlling unit, an extracting unit, and a folder generating unit. The location managing unit stores information of personnel, including a first member having a first identification, with respective identifications, detection locations and detection time. The identification information controlling ...

03/30/06 - 20060069675 - Search tools and techniques
The invention provides tools and techniques for assisting searches of large information collections, such as the Internet or databases. An initial search from a given user A is used to help identify related productive searches by other users. Those searches (keywords and/or searched portions) are then used to focus the ...

03/30/06 - 20060069674 - Creating and sharing collections of links for conducting a search directed by a hierarchy-free set of topics, and a user interface therefor
A method and a carrier medium carrying computer code to execute a method. The method includes defining a set of topics for attachment to one or more information items by at least one user (a registered searcher), the defining the topics including accepting from at least one user at least ...

03/30/06 - 20060069673 - Text mining server and program
In the preparation of a characteristic word list as one method of text mining, means for selecting an unnecessary word group that requires to be removed in advance is provided. Document IDs and a user ID are received from a client, and a characteristic word list is prepared from the ...

03/30/06 - 20060069672 - Query forced indexing
A searchable index is created using a query process and an indexing process. The query process cooperates with the indexing process to catalogue items that are located within a specified search scope. Previously indexed items are evaluated to ensure that their indexes are up-to-date. Items that are out-of-date have unreliable ...

03/30/06 - 20060069671 - Methodology, system and computer readable medium for analyzing target web-based applications
A computerized method, a computer-readable medium and a computerized test system are provided for analyzing target web-based applications, for example, to identify design characteristics of the application which render it susceptible to exploit. Hypertext links within the application are navigated to obtain a listing of associated web pages. Each web ...

03/30/06 - 20060069670 - User interfaces for a document search engine
A method includes receiving a search query, identifying a document based on the search query, and providing a search result based on the document. The search result includes, for example, an image associated with the document, an excerpt from the document that is associated with the search query, and links ...

03/30/06 - 20060069669 - Method and apparatus for supporting active documents
A tool is proposed for supporting active documents. In one embodiment, an active document may be opened in an application program executing at a first computer, the active document being in a format recognized by the application program. Data relating to a first active document may be received data at ...

03/23/06 - 20060064413 - Data retrieval method and device
In a method and device for retrieving data matching a retrieval key from a database, entries having all of unmasked bits in all of retrieved fields matched with data bits of retrieval keys corresponding to the unmasked bits are determined to be an interim retrieval result from among entries divided ...

03/23/06 - 20060064412 - Type path indexing
Efficient hierarchical searching is based on object type. By pre-computing additional information and storing it in a fast-lookup structure, it is possible to quickly identify objects that satisfy an object retrieval request. Furthermore, it is also possible to use this technique to avoid object hydration for operations in the store. ...

03/23/06 - 20060064411 - Search engine using user intent
A system and method for ranking search results based on a series of attributes derived from the behavior of past searchers is disclosed. The attributes provide a measure of the relevancy between a search query and a URL, file, or other resource based on its relevancy to prior users. The ...

03/23/06 - 20060064410 - System and method for providing an exit window on a user display device
A system and method of automatically creating a window for display on a display device coupled with a user computer are provided. An application server of the system receives search criteria inputted through user interaction at a user computer displaying web pages of a particular website. The system determines that ...

03/23/06 - 20060064409 - Method and system for electronic barter
Methods and apparatus for receiving user input from a first user specifying items that the first user is offering to trade and items that the first user is seeking to obtain, and receiving user input from a second user specifying items that the second user is seeking to obtain and ...

03/23/06 - 20060064408 - Program, method and apparatus for database management, and recording medium
An edition number management unit manages an edition number management table to which an edition number is registered for each page which is a minimum unit for exclusively controlling a basic database, and updates the relevant edition number in the edition number management table in accordance with update processing of ...

03/23/06 - 20060064407 - Apparatus and method for optimizing a union database query
An apparatus and method optimize a UNION-type query, where the query has common components on both sides of the UNION-type operator. The UNION-type expression is analyzed to determine if the expression can be optimized, and if so, common portions on both sides of the UNION-type expression are extracted and the ...

03/23/06 - 20060064406 - Method and computer program product for accessing an alternative web page when a desired web page is unavailable
A user specifies sets of web browser bookmarks or favorites, which may have topical affinity. Each member of a set is assigned a priority. When the user selects a particular bookmark in a set, or more generally selects the set using an alias such as a folder heading, the web ...

03/23/06 - 20060064405 - Hybrid client-server protocol for fast writes to a file
A network file server has storage for storing a file system, and a computer programmed for access to the file system in accordance with a file access protocol and in accordance with a storage access protocol. The computer receives a file access request from a network client for access to ...

03/23/06 - 20060064404 - Method, system, and apparatus for receiving and responding to knowledge interchange queries
A method, system, and apparatus are provided for receiving and responding to knowledge interchange (“KI”) queries. KI queries are search queries directed to database of KI profiles. A KI profile identifies the interests of a user, the individuals with which a user has communicated, and the topics on which communication ...

03/23/06 - 20060064403 - Web page customization based on expertise level of a user
A Web site, through the use of a Rules Engine, determines an expertise level of a User for one or more topics on a Web page. The Rules Engine may analyze User related data, such as the search term used by the User to find the Web site, the past ...

03/23/06 - 20060064402 - Using federated mote-associated indexes
Systems and related methods utilizing one or more mote-related content logs. ...

03/23/06 - 20060064401 - Targeted web browser
This is a web browser program similar to other web browsers except for one major difference: Users can access only selected (targeted) web sites. A user is required to log in to a central web site, which then returns to the browser a list of web sites that user may ...

03/16/06 - 20060059138 - Facility for highlighting documents accessed through search or browsing
An information highlighting facility assists the user in evaluating relevance of accessed documents to the user's information need. The accessed documents may, for example, be identified by a search engine in response to a user query. When accessing documents identified as relevant by a search engine from other networked computers, ...

03/16/06 - 20060059137 - System and method for regulatory intelligence
A system and method are disclosed for locating, collecting, collating, analyzing, and reporting on summarized data that is generated from regulatory compliance matter data. Data is collected and compiled from multiple sources, including government databases, web pages, and regulatory documents; These collected data are consolidated and reconciled. A single topic ...

03/16/06 - 20060059136 - Domain bar
A toolbar for WHOIS searching and interacting with a domain name registrar. The toolbar may include buttons, form fields and drop down menus, and performs WHOIS searches, WHOIS wildcard searches, provides domain registration services. Queries include WHOIS domain searches by domain, by IP address, and by Network Information Center (NIC) ...

03/16/06 - 20060059135 - Conducting a search directed by a hierarchy-free set of topics
A computer implemented method, and a software product for directing a search aided by a set of topics, the topics not necessarily having a hierarchy. Each topic is attached to at least one information item of a plurality of information items, such as a Web page identified by a URL. ...

03/16/06 - 20060059134 - Creating attachments and ranking users and attachments for conducting a search directed by a hierarchy-free set of topics
A computer implemented method, and a software product for directing a search aided by a set of topics, the topics not necessarily having a hierarchy. Each topic is attached to at least one information item of a plurality of information items, such as a Web page identified by a URL. ...

03/16/06 - 20060059133 - Hyperlink generation device, hyperlink generation method, and hyperlink generation program
In the prior art it has not been possible to guide a user to a web page intended by an administrator without identifying the user. A link generation device is provided which is used by being connected to a web server which, in response to page acquisition requests from client ...

03/16/06 - 20060059132 - Searching hypertext based multilingual web information
The present invention provides methods, apparatus and systems for searching hypertext based multilingual Web information when searching on a network for keywords to be queried. A method includes: a receiving step for receiving keywords input by a user; a native language hypertext searching step for searching on the network, according ...

03/16/06 - 20060059131 - Method and apparatus for using additional service data interactively, and receiver using the method and apparatus
A method and apparatus for interactively using additional data in digital audio broadcasting. The method of interactively using additional data includes: receiving additional data and storing the received additional data in a specified database; receiving a user input via a user input interface obtained by decoding information regarding a screen ...

03/16/06 - 20060059130 - System and method of automatically modifying an online dating service search using compatibility feedback
A system and method are directed towards automatically modifying an online dating service's search results based on a user's compatibility feedback. A user provides input to a series of questions that seek information regarding the user. The invention employs the input to identify a list of candidates for a potential ...

03/16/06 - 20060059129 - Public relations communication methods and systems
An arrangement for distributing information from Information Providers (IP) to Information Recipients (IR) that utilizes the email system and the Internet to communicate with popular hardware devices—computers, PDAs, cellular phones, etc. IRs receive information anonymously and only the information desired. IPs do not need to “spam” the world in the ...

03/16/06 - 20060059128 - Digital content licensing toolbar
A method and apparatus for displaying search results and identifying licensing status for each item in the search result. The invention includes a user menu interface for performing a query on selected criteria and listing results of the query in a specified format. A determination is made as to licensing ...

03/16/06 - 20060059127 - Method, system, and storage medium for facilitating application development
A method for facilitating application development, the method including initializing a page token in response to receiving a request. The page token comprises an abstract model component containing a specification for obtaining data designated to be sent in a response to the request or a specification for updating data obtained ...

03/16/06 - 20060059126 - System and method for network searching
The present invention is a method and system for executing whole domain searches based on user queries and producing a result list of root nodes. The method and system comprise searching a network containing a plurality of web sites further containing a plurality of pages by examining all pages of ...

03/16/06 - 20060059125 - Systems, methods, and media for managing multiple sessions for a user of a portal
Systems, methods and media for managing multiple sessions for a user on a portal are disclosed. More particularly, hardware and/or software for managing multiple user sessions with backend applications of a portal are disclosed. Embodiments include a portal having a client interaction module for interacting with a user and a ...

03/16/06 - 20060059124 - Central access to remotely located information
This document describes systems and methods for finding and accessing remotely stored information. In one aspect, a computer-implemented registry system for allowing a computer user to determine the location of an information item is provided. The registry system includes a record reception module. The record reception module receives a record ...

03/16/06 - 20060059123 - Fuzzy recipient and contact search for email workflow and groupware applications
The present system provides an efficient and reliable method for name searching within an email, workflow or groupware application. The present invention uses a plurality of different searching algorithms such as an exact algorithm and a fuzzy algorithm. The exact algorithm is used to provide a first set of a ...

03/16/06 - 20060059122 - Applying search engine technology to hcm employee searches
The present system provides an efficient and reliable method for name searching within an employee records database. The present invention uses a plurality of different searching algorithms such as an exact algorithm and a fuzzy algorithm. The exact algorithm is used to provide a first set of a limited number ...

03/16/06 - 20060059121 - Method and system for identifying an author of a paper
A system that identifies a person associated with a document is provided. The system retrieves a name associated with a document and reduces the name to a canonical form. The system then compares the canonical form of the name to the canonical form of the names of known persons. If ...

03/16/06 - 20060059120 - Identifying video highlights using audio-visual objects
A method identifies highlight segments in a video including a sequence of frames. Audio objects are detected to identify frames associated with audio events in the video, and visual objects are detected to identify frames associated with visual events. Selected visual objects are matched with an associated audio object to ...

03/16/06 - 20060059119 - Method, system, and computer program product for ranking of documents using link analysis, with remedies for sinks
A method, device, and computer program product for ranking documents using link analysis, with remedies for sinks, including forming a metagraph from an original graph containing a link and a node; and one of reversing a link in the metagraph, and pumping a source in the metagraph. ...

03/16/06 - 20060059118 - Apparatus, system, and method for associating resources using a behavior based algorithm
An apparatus, system, and method are provided for associating resources using a behavior based algorithm. The apparatus comprises an initialization module, a query module, and a resource behavior module. The initialization module receives a seed identifier that identifies a seed resource. The seed resource may be a data file, an ...

03/09/06 - 20060053104 - Hierarchical data-driven navigation system and method for information retrieval
A data-driven, hierarchical information navigation system and method enable search of sets of documents or other materials by certain common attributes that characterize the materials. The invention includes several aspects of a data-driven, hierarchical navigation system that employs this navigation mode. The navigation system of the present invention includes features ...

03/09/06 - 20060053103 - Database aggregation query result estimator
Aggregation queries are performed by first identifying outlier values, aggregating the outlier values, and sampling the remaining data after pruning the outlier values. The sampled data is extrapolated and added to the aggregated outlier values to provide an estimate for each aggregation query. Outlier values are identified by selecting values ...

03/09/06 - 20060053102 - Method of executing java application and mobile communication terminal using the same
A method of executing Java application and mobile communication terminal using the same are disclosed, by which Java applications can be utilized in the mobile communication terminal. The present invention includes the steps of: reading a midlet calling type API having an argument; parsing the argument to identify a suite ...

03/09/06 - 20060053101 - More efficient search algorithm (mesa) using alpha omega search strategy
A more efficient search algorithm introduces a variety of new tools and strategies to more efficiently search and retrieve desired records from an electronic database. Among these are a strategy that utilizes the first and last positional characters, or phonemes, to exploit the fact that often last positional character is ...

03/09/06 - 20060053100 - Rapid search system
This facilitates searches in databanks via information transmission networks. It consists of certain means of forecasting of the data which the user is going to request depending on the searches made previously by that user. The said means of forecasting are carried out via a predetermined ordering of data according ...

03/09/06 - 20060053099 - System and method for capturing knowledge for integration into one or more multi-relational ontologies
The invention relates to a system and method for knowledge capture using multi-relational ontologies. The system may enable an ontology service provider to ascertain the scope of an entity's knowledge capture needs, create one or more base ontologies from publicly available sources, and incorporate the entity's private data into one ...

03/09/06 - 20060053098 - System and method for creating customized ontologies
The invention relates generally to a system and method for creating custom multi-relational ontologies. The invention includes a system and method for creating a master ontology and the application of one or more customizing constraints to the master ontology. Also provided are methods for creating custom ontologies using path-finding and ...

03/09/06 - 20060053097 - Searching and accessing documents on private networks for use with captures from rendered documents
A facility for exposing an index of private documents is described. In a private network, the facility (1) identifies electronic versions of documents that are available inside the private network, including a distinguished document; (2) constructs an index covering the identified electronic versions of documents; and (3) exports the constructed ...

03/09/06 - 20060053096 - Natural language query construction using purpose-driven template
Constructing a query in a natural-language format using a purpose-driven query template. A user is prompted to select one of a plurality of query purposes. User-input is received indicating a selected one of the plurality of query purposes. A first list of conditions is selected from a plurality of lists ...

03/09/06 - 20060053095 - Computer-implemented system and method for analyzing search queries
Systems and methods for handling input search engine data. A data store is searched based upon one or more data items contained within the input search engine data. The result of searching the data store is used to determine which data items in the input search engine data might be ...

03/09/06 - 20060053094 - Automated information technology infrastructure management
A self-service, automated information technology infrastructure management system is provided. The method includes receiving minimal information pertaining to an information technology infrastructure from a user at a web portal, automatically gathering additional infrastructure information using the minimal information received from the user, and automatically monitoring the information technology infrastructure by ...

03/09/06 - 20060053093 - Methods, apparatus and computer program products for processsing claims
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for processing of an original batch of documents in which any document of the original batch that fails to comply with the predefined specification is identified to be a non-compliant document. At least one non-compliant batch is then formed that contains ...

03/09/06 - 20060053092 - Method and system to perform dynamic search over a network
This method and system is used to perform dynamic search over a network. This system was developed to extend the search context and improve the accuracy of search results. A search program retrieve an initial set of relevant information corresponds to a web site by matching a user's search conditions ...

03/09/06 - 20060053091 - Extensions for query persistence across requests with dynamic update for writeback
A method is described herein for causing an analytical database server to store query results in a memory. In the method, a first header element and a request to query an analytical database is received. The first header element indicates that a query result should be stored. The analytical database ...

03/09/06 - 20060053090 - Personalising content provided to a user
A method for personalizing content such as user interface items provided to a user during a session of an interactive application is disclosed. One or more environmental context attribute values for the session are determined. Responsive to a request for content, for at least one item of the content, each ...

03/02/06 - 20060047643 - Method and system for a personalized search engine
A system for personalization of searches comprising a network which is accessible by one or more users; a search engine which locates a result set of documents in response to a search query by a user; a personalization engine which pre-processes said search query to return a personalized result set. ...

03/02/06 - 20060047642 - Data processing apparatus, data processing method, and data processing system
A data processing apparatus is disclosed, that has a reading section, a transmission section, a reception section, and a search information storage section. The reading section reads data from a storage medium on which a plurality of songs of song data and song identification data that identify the plurality of ...

03/02/06 - 20060047641 - Relational schema definition and query methodology for efficient retrieval of ldap knowledge referrals
A knowledge referral is represented in a relational schema and a single relational sub-query retrieves the entries matching the search request and also any knowledge referral entries ...

03/02/06 - 20060047640 - Method and system for interactive decision tree modification and visualization
A method in a server coupled to at least one client for modifying a data mining model for display to a user of the client, the data mining model maintained by the server, the method comprising: receiving a request message from the client to modify the data mining model; generating ...

03/02/06 - 20060047639 - Adding information or functionality to a rendered document via association with an electronic counterpart
An action plan data structure for one or more selected rendered documents is described. The data structure contains information specifying an action to perform automatically in response to a text capture from any of the selected rendered documents. ...

03/02/06 - 20060047638 - Cartesian product detection
A method, system and article of manufacture for query processing and, more particularly, for determining that Cartesian Products will occur in query results without executing corresponding queries. One embodiment provides a method for detecting Cartesian Products in query results. The method comprises identifying, from a query against one or more ...

03/02/06 - 20060047637 - System and method for managing information by answering a predetermined number of predefined questions
The present invention is a system for answering questions. The present invention uses a data mining module to mine data, such as enterprise data, and to configure the data to answer a predetermined number of questions each having a predefined form. The present invention also provides a user interface component ...

03/02/06 - 20060047636 - Method and system for context-oriented association of unstructured content with the result of a structured database query
A method, system, and program storage device for implementing the method of retrieving relevant unstructured data based on a result of a relational query on a structured database, wherein the method comprises retrieving a context from the structured database by the relational query; analyzing the retrieved context from the structured ...

03/02/06 - 20060047635 - Method of generating a context-inferenced search query and of sorting a result of the query
A method of generating a context-inferenced search query and of sorting a result of the query is described. The method includes analyzing an event associated with the user to determine a contextual setting, dynamically generating a search query based on the contextual setting, and searching at least one information source ...

03/02/06 - 20060047634 - Filtering information at a data network based on filter rules associated with consumer processing devices
Information that is being communicated from information sources, such as servers, through a data network to consumer processing devices is filtered by the data network. Filter rules are associated with the consumer processing devices. Information is received at the data network from at least one of the information sources that ...

03/02/06 - 20060047633 - Cellular telephone directory service
Users of telecommunications systems, such as cellular or mobile telephones, pagers and facsimile machines can subscribe to a service which lists their information in a “white pages” or “yellow pages” format. The database can also be searched by users to find the information without browsing through the predetermined formats. ...

03/02/06 - 20060047632 - Method using ontology and user query processing to solve inventor problems and user problems
A system, method and computer program product for solving a problem based on ontology methods for data/knowledge presentation and processing, implemented in a linguistic processing module. The basic components of the linguistic processing module may be a linguistic knowledge base (KB), an ontology KB, and/or an expert KB. The problem ...

03/02/06 - 20060047631 - Document information management apparatus and document information management program
A document information management apparatus is obtained which is capable of acquiring relevant information desired by a user as well as obtaining user's desired information created from the relevant information thus acquired in an efficient and quick manner. The apparatus includes a document handling part (3) capable of handling documents, ...

03/02/06 - 20060047630 - Construction device information processing system and construction device information processing method
An intermediate server 6 or a main server 5 executes the steps of displaying a work site of a construction machine or a predetermined area regarding the work site on a subcontractor's personal computer 62, prompting an input for applying to an order for work of repair/replacement of parts belonging ...

02/23/06 - 20060041543 - System and method for employing social networks for information discovery
Systems and methods are provided that enable searches of social networks by acting as a “compass” that assists users in navigating the social network. Individual user participation is not required in response to queries from other users. The systems and methods offer navigational assistance or information as opposed to a ...

02/23/06 - 20060041542 - Networked peripheral for visitor greeting, identification, biographical lookup and tracking
According to the invention, a visitor kiosk for the capture and storage of personal information about visitors. The visitor kiosk is placed at the entry point to a facility being monitored. Each visitor signs in at the kiosk. Their business card and an image of their face are scanned. If ...

02/23/06 - 20060041541 - Multidimensional data object searching using bit vector indices
Prior to searching a multidimensional feature space populated with data objects, each dimension in the feature space is divided into a number of intervals. When a query is received, a single interval that is overlapped by the query is selected from each dimension. A reduced set of data objects is ...

02/23/06 - 20060041540 - System and method relating to dynamically constructed addresses in electronic messages
We show how a spammer can use a programming language inside an electronic message to make a dynamic hyperlink, instead of a standard static hyperlink. She can use this to obfuscate her domain, against antispam methods that extract those domains to compare against a blacklist. Plus, she can create sacrificial ...

02/23/06 - 20060041539 - Method and apparatus for organizing, visualizing and using measured or modeled system statistics
An apparatus and methodology to acquire and organize measured or modeled statistical data into optimal reports with a performance engineering mode of use and a design mode of use. In a performance engineering mode of use, the engineer may select from a set of performance questions, and guided by the ...

02/23/06 - 20060041538 - Establishing an interactive environment for rendered documents
A system for identifying an electronic counterpart for a rendered document is described. The system receives an indication of a text capture operation performed from a rendered document. The indication identifies a text sequence captured as part of the text capture operation, the identified text sequence comprising fewer than nine ...

02/23/06 - 20060041537 - Selecting candidate queries
Iterative, linear, and exhaustive candidate selection techniques are described. In the techniques described herein, a set of semantically equivalent queries (also called a set of candidate queries) is determined for an incoming query based on a particular candidate selection technique. A choice is then made among the candidate queries, usually ...

02/23/06 - 20060041536 - Method and system for identifying keywords for use in placing keyword-targeted advertisements
A method and system for identifying search terms for placing advertisements along with search results is provided. The advertisement system selects a description of an item that is to be advertised. The advertisement system then retrieves documents that match the selected description. The advertisement system generates a score for each ...

02/23/06 - 20060041535 - Geometric search engine
One implementation provides a method to provide information associated with a previously designed component having a geometry that is similar to a geometry of a source component. In this implementation, the method includes obtaining a first set of coefficients for a non-invertible representation of the geometry of the source component, ...

02/23/06 - 20060041534 - Remote infrastructure management
System and method for remotely managing communications infrastructures. A preferred embodiment comprises a user remotely situated to a server (e.g. server 205) that is capable of receiving queries from the user, parsing the queries, sending the queries to a desired destination, and transmitting information in response to the queries back ...

02/23/06 - 20060041533 - Encrypted table indexes and searching encrypted tables
The present invention teaches a variety of methods for building and searching secure, indexed database tables. Sensitive portions of the database tables and database indexes are encrypted, ordered and searched according to Boolean functions arranged to work with encrypted data. Also disclosed is a database management system that allows authorized ...

02/23/06 - 20060041532 - System for automating the process of retrieving and replying to job postings
A software internet-enabled system is described in order to search for and extract pre-specified patterns of data including electronic contact information and the subsequent automatic distribution of tailored material directed towards the aforementioned electronic contact information. One of the preferred applications of the system is the extraction of key job ...

02/23/06 - 20060041531 - Method and arrangement for establishing and updating a user surface used for accessing data pages in a data network
The aim of the invention is to establish and update a user interface allowing a user to access data pages in a data network. Said aim is achieved by the fact that selected data pages are made accessible to the user on the user interface by means of a display ...

02/16/06 - 20060036591 - Retrieval and display of data objects using a cross-group ranking metric
Techniques to assign a ranking value to objects in a database such as a collection of cross referencing documents, the World-Wide Web or a hyperlinked database are described. The ranking value assigned to a given data object represents a cross-cluster strength metric and is a function of the object's importance ...

02/16/06 - 20060036590 - System and method for documenting a multi-media conversation
A multi-media documenter and methods for documenting a communication session among participants is provided so that manual entry of information is minimized. Session information including multi-media information may be captured automatically from participants, when available, through the use of templates. Information may be automatically captured from profiles at communication devices ...

02/16/06 - 20060036589 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program for the same
An apparatus and method enable easy extraction of popular programs from program information. A keyword extracting section extracts keywords from program information received by a program information receiving section. A keyword counting section counts a number of keywords for one week among the extracted keywords to obtain a keyword count ...

02/16/06 - 20060036588 - Searching by using spatial document and spatial keyword document indexes
An interface program stored on a computer-readable medium for causing a computer system with a display device to perform the functions of: accepting search criteria from a user including a free text entry query and a domain identifier identifying a domain; in response to accepting the search criteria, retrieving a ...

02/16/06 - 20060036587 - Method and system to convert paper documents to electronic documents and manage the electronic documents
A method for storing, organizing and providing remote electronic access to documents. A cover sheet including a standard set of identification data characterizing each document is developed and stored. A digital version of each document is created and stored by scanning each contract. Each digital version includes a scanned image ...

02/16/06 - 20060036586 - Method and apparatus for facilitating data management over a network
A method and apparatus for facilitating data management over a network are described. In one preferred embodiment, a request to display aggregate transaction data for a user is received, the aggregate transaction data containing data related to multiple disparate transactions organized into categories based on corresponding category codes and transaction ...

02/16/06 - 20060036585 - Publishing techniques for adding value to a rendered document
A system for processing a visual capture operation as described. The system receives an indication of a visual capture operation performed from a rendered document. The indication specifies both a text sequence capture as part of the capture operation and a supplemental marking captured as part of the capture operation. ...

02/16/06 - 20060036584 - Identification mark registration method, electronic apparatus and computer-readable storage medium
An identification mark registration method obtains an identification mark which visually assists search of at least one element selected from accessible homepages, sites and folders, and registers the identification mark with respect to the one element in an electronic apparatus located at an access source. ...

02/16/06 - 20060036583 - Systems and methods for processing search results
Systems and methods are disclosed for retrieving on-line information by receiving a request for a document from an information system; parsing the request for a source identifier; searching for documents in a local search system in response to the parsed request; and providing one or more responsive documents to the ...

02/16/06 - 20060036582 - Global search with local search
A search system for enabling local searching via global searching includes a global search engine and a searchable global database storing information relating to web-pages on web-sites and base information relating to one or more web-sites, and a local search engine being accessible based on base information stored in the ...

02/16/06 - 20060036581 - Automatic categorization of query results
At least one implementation of database management technology, described herein, utilizes categorization of query results when querying a relational database in order to reduce information overload. To reduce information overload even further, another implementation, described herein, utilizes both categorization and ranking of query results when searching a relational database. ...

02/16/06 - 20060036580 - Systems and methods for updating query results based on query deltas
Systems and methods for automatically updating queries on a data store, such as a personal content database (PCDB), are provided. A query engine runs queries against two indexes: a first index that represents a previous state of documents and a second index that represents a current state of documents. The ...

02/16/06 - 20060036579 - Apparatus, system, and method for associating resources using a time based algorithm
An apparatus, system, and method are provided for associating resources using a time based algorithm. The apparatus comprises an initialization module, a query module, and a resource time module. The initialization module receives a seed identifier that identifies a seed resource. The seed resource may be a data file, an ...

02/16/06 - 20060036578 - Extension of xquery in a high performance xml/xquery database
A system for extension of XQuery in a binary object XML repository includes XQuery interpreter capabilities for implementing the XQuery language in the binary object XML repository. A function dispatcher module implements an XQuery call mechanism, with the function being defined by the name of the function, the number of ...

02/16/06 - 20060036577 - Commercial shape search engine
Embodiments including a system for searching through a database using two or three dimensional data or data derived from the two three dimensional data. The database may be populated by searching a network environment to compile two dimensional image or three dimensional model data. A search for two or three ...

02/09/06 - 20060031213 - Method and system for efficientyly retrieving secured data by securely pre-processing provided access information
A method and system for efficiently retrieving secured data by securely pre-processing provided access information, provides data store security based on only a single piece of access information, which is generally public, such as the proper name of a business or individual that is used to retrieve mailing address information. ...

02/09/06 - 20060031212 - Method and system for sorting, storing, accessing and searching a plurality of audiovisual recordings
A system for storing and accessing a plurality of scene parameters in a database of audiovisual recordings is disclosed. The system includes a device and method for cataloguing a plurality of audiovisual recordings in the database. Additionally, the system includes a device and method for cataloguing each parameter of each ...

02/09/06 - 20060031211 - Information processing apparatus, document search method, program, and storage medium
There is provided a search technique capable of outputting a proper number of accurate search results within a short time in searching a plurality of databases for a document. To achieve this object, an information processing apparatus according to this invention has the following arrangement. That is, an information processing ...

02/09/06 - 20060031210 - Computational method and system for identifying network patterns in complex biological systems data
The present invention is a data query and analysis tool useful for identifying patterns in experimental data. The methods and systems of the current invention provide context for biological data, including metabolic, gene expression and proteomic data, by applying the data to a network representation of biological processes. In doing ...

02/09/06 - 20060031209 - Automatic guide for data analysis
A system for analyzing data is disclosed. In one general aspect it includes a data analysis user interface responsive to user interaction to initiate actions on the data. An action logging interface is operative to create a logged sequence of actions as the user initiates them through the data analysis ...

02/09/06 - 20060031208 - Macro module used in point-to-point distributive system and method for searching and downloading used a web browser as an interface
A point-to-point distributive search and download system and method using a Web browser as an interface aim to store a comparison keyword in a storage module of a comparison keyword server. The storage module also stores a corresponding mode corresponding to the comparison keyword. The corresponding mode includes a direct ...

02/09/06 - 20060031207 - Content search in complex language, such as japanese
A search facility provides searching capabilities in languages such as Japanese. The facility may use a vocabulary knowledge base organized by concepts. For example, each concept may be associated with at least one keyword (as well as any synonyms or variant forms) by applying one or more rules that relate ...

02/09/06 - 20060031206 - Searching for data objects
Searching for data objects includes searching a content index for first data objects, where the content index stores content of plural data objects, where the first data objects contain content that corresponds to content of a search query, and where the first data objects define a first search result set. ...

02/09/06 - 20060031205 - Method and system for providing information over a network
A method of providing information over the Internet by processing erroneous URLs entered into a Web browser for their relevant word content that approximate the intended URL, and delivering useful information to the user which approximates the information that would have been provided to the user if the intended URL ...

02/09/06 - 20060031204 - Processing queries against one or more markup language sources
Techniques are provided for processing a query, including receiving the query, where the query specifies certain operations to be performed, including (a) a first set of one or more operations that are to be performed on a markup language data source and (b) a second set of one or more ...

02/09/06 - 20060031203 - Periodic update of data in a relationship system
A method and system for periodically updating data in a relationship system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying a set of desired data concerning elements of a relationship graph. The elements of the relationship graph include nodes representing entities and edges representing relationships between entities. The method ...

02/09/06 - 20060031202 - Method and system for extracting web query interfaces
A computer program product being embodied on a computer readable medium for extracting semantic information about a plurality of documents being accessible via a computer network, the computer program product including computer-executable instructions for: generating a plurality of tokens from at least one of the documents, each token being indicative ...

02/09/06 - 20060031201 - Life moment tagging and storage
A secure memory device and method for obtaining and securely storing information relating to a life moment is disclosed. In the method, a parameter is received and inputted in a search heuristic. A search is made for the information according to the search heuristic and, upon finding the information, metadata ...

02/09/06 - 20060031200 - Method and system for tracking performance by breaking down a query
A database monitor tracks performance statistics and information about the execution of different SQL statements. In particular, the monitor tracks information about the individual instructions that comprise a complex query. The performance statistics and information from these individual elements provide insight into a query's performance and may show why a ...

02/09/06 - 20060031199 - System and method for providing a result set visualizations of chronological document usage
A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application ...

02/09/06 - 20060031198 - System and method for remotely searching a local user index
A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application ...

02/09/06 - 20060031197 - System and method for automatically searching for documents related to calendar and email entries
A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application ...

02/09/06 - 20060031196 - System and method for displaying usage metrics as part of search results
A system and method are provided for enabling a user to search for documents that the user has previously viewed on its local machine. The system includes three main components: the desktop integration module, the index module, and the graphical user interface module. The desktop integration module is an application ...

02/09/06 - 20060031195 - Phrase-based searching in an information retrieval system
An information retrieval system uses phrases to index, retrieve, organize and describe documents. Phrases are identified that predict the presence of other phrases in documents. Documents are the indexed according to their included phrases. Related phrases and phrase extensions are also identified. Phrases in a query are identified and used ...

02/09/06 - 20060031194 - Decision support implementation for workflow applications
The invention comprises a new and useful process, and appurtenant apparatus, for developing and using workflow applications with decision support. Specifically, the invention includes a decision support engine and a programmatic interface thereto. The decision support engine is a middleware computer program that receives queries from a workflow application, connects ...

02/09/06 - 20060031193 - Data searching method and information data scrapping method using internet
A data search method comprises a search condition input step inputting search condition through a user terminal connected to an electric communication network; and a batch processing search step for performing search in a batch processing, wherein the batch processing step includes: a transmission subroutine for transmitting the search condition ...

02/09/06 - 20060031192 - Network establishment and management protocol
The invention relates to a protocol for communications between networked devices. The devices are logically arranged as a hierarchy of device types including a controller device type (52) from which no other device type depends and a basic device type (54) from which a number of other device types depend. ...

02/02/06 - 20060026148 - Information presentation system
An information presentation system includes a template matching unit which performs template matching between input information and a template group stored, a plurality of associated information search units which search for associated information on the basis of a matching result of the template matching unit, an information processing unit which ...

02/02/06 - 20060026147 - Adaptive search engine
An adaptive search engine (1) having a plurality of data items (4) from one or more data sources (5) stored in at least one database searchable by a search query (6) of a least one keyword (7) to produce a corresponding ranked search result listing (8) of data items (4), ...

02/02/06 - 20060026146 - Pay-per-patent-proof system and method
A Pay-Per-Patent-Proof (PPPP) system for enables the user, for example an inventor, to submits a patent search application, which includes a description of the invention, for the purpose of assessing the patentability of an invention, and assessing the risk of patent infringement by implementation of the invention. The application is ...

02/02/06 - 20060026145 - Computer implemented method and system for a user search interface
A computer implemented method for providing a user interface, the method including: providing an interface generator for generating a user interface, the user interface allowing a user to perform a search within a business object or within business objects in a business situation, using a combination of searching using one ...

02/02/06 - 20060026144 - Storage medium including metadata and reproduction apparatus and method therefor
A storage medium including metadata, which provide an extended search function using a variety of search keywords on audio-visual data, and a reproduction apparatus and a reproduction method of reproducing the storage medium. The storage medium includes: audio-visual data; and metadata to provide an extended search function on the audio-visual ...

02/02/06 - 20060026143 - System for querying databases
System and methods, including computer program products for querying at least one database, the system comprising: calculation means for evaluating queries concerning availability based on data in the at least one database; user interface means comprising user input means and display means; wherein the calculation means and the user interface ...

02/02/06 - 20060026142 - Structure of metadata and reproduction apparatus and method of the same
In the case where metadata refers to relevant content on a network, since the relevant content on the network can not be necessarily permanently held, it is desirable that a time limit for making reference can be set. Besides, in order to provide relevant content which can be referred to ...

02/02/06 - 20060026141 - Uniform resource discovery with multiple computers
Data associated with a function instance corresponding to a resource on one computer system is published for use on another computer system. A function instance is created on the other computer system using the published data. ...

02/02/06 - 20060026140 - Content access with handheld document data capture devices
Embodiments of the disclosed innovations provide systems and methods for automatically locating and retrieving digital supplemental materials and counterparts of rendered documents. These systems and methods are especially useful when the provider or copyright holder of the digital document charges a fee for access to the digital materials. Some embodiments ...

02/02/06 - 20060026139 - Method and system for providing real time online data access and reporting
A method for facilitating real time access across a full-time public network and efficient reporting functionality. Pre-existing data is provided in a database server which is communicably coupled to the full-time public network. Fresh data is received via the full-time public network and recorded on a real-time basis in the ...

02/02/06 - 20060026138 - Real-time indexes
A real time index may be formed using a balanced binary tree having nodes and an integer records list associated with the nodes of the balanced binary tree. A query may be conducted on the balanced binary tree to identify a node and the integer records list associated with the ...

02/02/06 - 20060026137 - Method and apparatus for integrating a list of selected data entries into a spreadsheet
A method and apparatus for integrating a list of selected data entries into a spreadsheet is provided. In some embodiments, data entries may be selected from a data set stored on a computer system using a first computer program to obtain a group of selected data entries. If a user ...

02/02/06 - 20060026136 - Method and system for generating a real estate title report
A method for generating a title report for a target real estate parcel includes the steps of gathering data records pertaining to real estate parcels from a plurality of disparate sources, storing the gathered data records in a common format within a computer database, indexing the commonly formatted data records ...

02/02/06 - 20060026135 - Accessing a data structure
There is disclosed a method, apparatus, computer program and computer program product for facilitating access by an application to a data structure comprising a plurality of objects. A request is received from the application which initiates the return of the data structure. A handle is assigned to each of at ...

02/02/06 - 20060026134 - Message display method and apparatus
A message display method capable of allowing the contents of messages to be easily confirmed. A message receiver receives messages from programs. A grouping unit groups the messages received by the message receiver, into related messages. A schedule checking unit accesses a schedule memory storing a program operation schedule to ...

02/02/06 - 20060026133 - Determining query cost based on subquery filtering factor
Techniques are provided for determining query cost for a query that include an outer query and at least a first subquery. The techniques include determining a filtering factor for the first subquery based on a first cardinality and a second cardinality. The first cardinality is determined based on a first ...

02/02/06 - 20060026132 - Using mote-associated indexes
Systems and related methods utilizing one or more mote-related content indexes. ...

02/02/06 - 20060026131 - Advanced search algorithm with integrated business intelligence
The present invention is a business intelligence within an adaptive searching system. The searching system uses a business intelligence engine for communicating with a corporate database associated with a business enterprise and a consumer. The business intelligence engine compiles data about the consumer and any transaction conducted by the consumer ...

02/02/06 - 20060026130 - Method and system for scheduling partial ordered transactions for event correlation
A method and system for scheduling event transactions each having a respective time stamp, for use in an event-driven application. Possible time dependencies among events are resolved according to predetermined event rules associated with the events so as to allow determination as to when the event transactions may be processed. ...

02/02/06 - 20060026129 - Selective manufacturing resource planning methods and systems
Methods and systems for generating an updated manufacturing resource plan from data selectively retrieved from a manufacturing resource plan (MRP) data base are disclosed. A portion of a manufacturing resource planning database associated with a manufacturing resource plain can be accessed, in response to a user input by a user ...

02/02/06 - 20060026128 - Expanding a partially-correct list of category elements using an indexed document collection
One aspect of the invention receives a plurality of possible list elements and determines a first document space size responsive to a first query that incorporates the possible list elements and defines a first document space. It also determines sizes of second document spaces using a second query set containing ...

02/02/06 - 20060026127 - Method and apparatus for classification of a data object in a database
Increasing capacity of storage media allows larger databases. This calls for efficient classification methods to enhance retrieval of data objects like pictures and films. Pictures may carry metadata related to date, time and location of creation. This helps retrieval, but combined queries hamper fast search and retrieval because lots of ...

01/26/06 - 20060020591 - Information retrieval from a collection of information objects tagged with hierarchical keywords
The present invention can include a data processing system-implemented method or a data processing system readable media having software code for carrying out the method. The method can comprise formulating queries, searching for a plurality of information objects, or a combination thereof. In a specific embodiment, an original query with ...

01/26/06 - 20060020590 - Updating the content of a presentation vehicle in a computer network
In one embodiment, a first search result responsive to a first search request is displayed in a presentation vehicle that is separate from a browser employed by an end-user to submit the first search request. The presentation vehicle may be a pop-under, for example. Upon detection of a second search ...

01/26/06 - 20060020589 - System and method for searching for content stored by one or more media servers
A system for searching for content includes at least one media server, a network entity and a content gateway. The media servers are capable of storing at least one piece of content. The network entity, then, is capable of sending a request identifying a piece of content stored by at ...

01/26/06 - 20060020588 - Constructing and maintaining a personalized category tree, displaying documents by category and personalized categorization system
The present invention provides methods, systems and apparatus: for constructing a personalized category tree; for maintaining a personalized category tree; for displaying documents by category by utilizing a personalized category tree; and a personalized categorization system. A personalized category tree is a category tree that includes at least one category ...

01/26/06 - 20060020587 - Method and system to collect and search user-selected content
A method and system to provide search results via a network is described. The method may comprise receiving a search request from a user including search criteria, searching cached World Wide Web documents to obtain a web result based on the search criteria, and searching for an associated document to ...

01/26/06 - 20060020586 - System and method for providing access to databases via directories and other hierarchical structures and interfaces
A hierarchical/relational translation system is provided for enabling information from unrelated heterogeneous relational computing systems to be accessed, navigated, searched, browsed, and shared over a hierarchical computing system. In one embodiment, the hierarchical/relational translation system includes a virtual directory server for capturing information in the nature of relational database schema ...

01/26/06 - 20060020585 - Web services apparatus and methods
A method for use in a Web Services system includes providing access to a data repository and providing shadow attributes for use in conducting searches of the data repository. ...

01/26/06 - 20060020584 - Method of retrieving records from a database
A method and system for retrieving records from a database are described. The method and system retrieve a first set of records from the database, determine a number of relevant records in the first set of records, compare the target number of relevant records to the number of relevant records, ...

01/26/06 - 20060020583 - System and method for searching and retrieving documents by their descriptions
Described is a method and system for searching and retrieving documents by their descriptions stored in databases and information resources with different document creation standards. The described method allows to decrease of the volume of the information displayed to the user terminal at a user's request and decrease of intellectual ...

01/26/06 - 20060020582 - Method and system for processing abstract derived entities defined in a data abstraction model
A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for utilizing an abstract derived entity are disclosed. An abstract derived entity is a data object present in an abstract data model that may be referenced by other entities in the abstract data model as though it were a relational table present in ...

01/26/06 - 20060020581 - Query conditions-based security
A method, system and article of manufacture for managing access to queries and, more particularly, for managing access by multiple users to persistently stored queries. One embodiment provides a method of managing access by multiple users to a predefined query against data in a database. The method comprises associating one ...

01/26/06 - 20060020580 - Method and system for providing aggregate data access
A method and apparatus for defining and processing aggregate data is disclosed. Using database abstraction techniques, a set of logical fields may be used to compose queries of a set of underlying physical data sources. In one embodiment, a logical field may represent an aggregate data value calculated from the ...

01/26/06 - 20060020579 - System and method for graceful degradation of a database query
A method to achieve acceptable query performance even when a database query optimizer chooses an inefficient query plan due to poor cardinality (row count) estimation includes generating a batch sort query plan which includes a row count operation and a reorder operation. The batch sort, and in particular the reorder ...

01/26/06 - 20060020578 - Time stamp methods for unified plant model
A system that facilitates generation of a unique identifier comprises a random number generator. A unique identifier creator receives a number generated by the random number generator and object instance data associated with an object. The unique identifier creator utilizes the object instance data and the random number to generate ...

01/26/06 - 20060020577 - Target value search circuit, taget value search method, and semiconductor test device using the same
In a tentative target value calculation section 28, a predetermined value is subtracted from (or added to) a target value Exp to calculate a tentative target value ExpB. In a binary search executing section 25, binary search is executed, and a searching region is limited to a certain region including ...

01/19/06 - 20060015489 - Digital asset data type definitions
Data definitions for digital assets, such as, for example, audio, video, photographs, graphics, and electronic documents, are provided that allow these different asset types to be stored in a single database. The definitions are preferably in XML and can be used as a standardized dictionary to more efficiently and economically ...

01/19/06 - 20060015488 - System and method for personalized information retrieval based on user expertise
A search request is received at an information retrieval system from a searcher. The search request preferably contains at least one search term and a user identifier. A plurality of objects are then searched based on the at least one search term. At least one located object is found from ...

01/19/06 - 20060015487 - Method for determining compatibility
A method, program and system are provided for selecting and matching personal profiles based on personal characteristics and psychological traits. The method includes creating a profile of a user based on the user's personal characteristics and answers to psychological test items, wherein the profile further includes user preferences concerning potential ...

01/19/06 - 20060015486 - Document data retrieval and reporting
Enables retrieving document data appropriately reflecting content of a retrieval statement and detecting problems in sequentially added document data. A retrieval system retrieves document data having content specified by an inputted retrieval statement among a plurality of document data, including: document database storing the plurality of document data, concept database ...

01/19/06 - 20060015485 - Systems and methods for monitoring database replication
Data processing systems and methods are provided that include a relational database and an application program that performs a data processing step on data belonging to a pre-defined entity stored in the relational database. The relational database and the application program may be linked by an interface that provides an ...

01/19/06 - 20060015484 - Method and apparatus for providing proper or partial proper name recognition
A method of proper name recognition includes classifying each word of a word string with a tag indicating a proper name entity category or a non-named entity category, and correcting the tag of a boundary word of the word string. ...

01/19/06 - 20060015483 - Sql query enhancement technique
The invention comprises a query generator program and an improved client program adapted to use the query generator program. The improved client program comprises a query template that includes one or more query clauses and parameter data. Query clauses include parameter markers that operate as placeholders for dynamic parameters. Parameter ...

01/19/06 - 20060015482 - System and method for creating dynamic folder hierarchies
A dynamic foldering system automatically manages the creation and deletion of run-time dynamic folders and selection of documents, items, or object graphs found in the run-time dynamic folders. The system comprises a query/predicate for a design-time folder group based on which dynamic folders are automatically managed, a variable binding mechanism, ...

01/12/06 - 20060010119 - Real time data warehousing
A method and system for processing data into and in a database and for retrieving the processed data is disclosed. The data comprises identifiers of a plurality of entities. The method and system comprises: (a) processing data into and in a database, (b) enhancing received data prior to storage in ...

01/12/06 - 20060010118 - System and method for role-based spreadsheet data integration
A system and method for integrating role-based data into a spreadsheet. According to one embodiment, a server receives a query request from a spreadsheet application on behalf of a user of the spreadsheet application, determines a role assigned to the user, executes a first query associated with the query request ...

01/12/06 - 20060010117 - Methods and systems for interactive search
In one example, a user is presented with information (e.g., the results of a search provided by a search component executing a search query). The user then subjectively evaluates the information presented pursuant to some metric (e.g., desirable/positive, undesirable/negative, neutral) to provide user feedback. The user feedback is evaluated using ...

01/12/06 - 20060010116 - Image processing system and image processing method
This invention provides an image processing system and image processing method which can specify and save an input image which matches a predetermined pattern and also simplify the determination process. Vector data is generated from image information input by a scanner. Keyword information to inhibit reuse, which is contained in ...

01/12/06 - 20060010115 - Image processing system and image processing method
This invention provides an image processing system and image processing method which can promote efficient use of a memory by vectorizing all data of a representative object and, for the same or similar object, referring to the vectorized representative object and using difference data and also convert the same or ...

01/12/06 - 20060010114 - Multidimensional database subcubes
The subject invention pertains to interaction with multidimensional data. More specifically, interactions can be constrained to a limited subset of a multidimensional data cube, namely a subcube. Subsequent to or concurrently with subcube creation, query execution or other interactions such as calculations can be consolidated or restricted to the smaller ...

01/12/06 - 20060010113 - Fact dimensions in multidimensional databases
The subject invention pertains to systems and methods for interacting with fact dimensions. In particular, systems and methods are disclosed that optimize performance and scalability with respect to processing queries that involve fact dimensions. Furthermore, queries involving fact dimensions can be evaluated in distinct manners. For instance, queries can be ...

01/12/06 - 20060010112 - Using a rowset as a query parameter
Architecture that facilitates syntax processing for data mining statements. The system includes a syntax engine that receives as an input a query statement which, for example, is a data mining request. The statement can be generated from many different sources, e.g., a client application and/or a server application, and requests ...

01/12/06 - 20060010111 - Methods to adapt search results provided by an integrated network-based media/search engine based on user lifestyle
Methods to adapt a user interface view, provided by an integrated media/search web site via a global informational network, based on a user's lifestyle are disclosed. The methods include populating a user interface view of the integrated web site with a first set of links to the global informational network, ...

01/12/06 - 20060010110 - Systems and methods that facilitate data mining
A system that facilitates data mining comprises a reception component that receives command(s) in a declarative language that relate to utilizing an output of a first data mining model as an input to a second data mining model. An implementation component analyzes the received command(s) and implements the command(s) with ...

01/12/06 - 20060010109 - Systems and methods for changing symbol sequences in documents
A computer-readable medium includes instructions for causing at least one processor to perform a method. The method may include receiving a symbol sequence into a document, identifying another symbol sequence in the document whose probability of matching the received symbol sequence is above a threshold, and replacing the received symbol ...

01/12/06 - 20060010108 - Method and system for collecting and posting local advertising to a site accessible via a computer network
Method and system for collecting and posting advertisements aggregated from a plurality of sources in a database accessible via the Internet and searchable by criteria. This involves selecting an advertisement category from a group of advertisement categories, conducting periodic searches for advertisements in the selected advertisement category. retrieving, for each ...

01/12/06 - 20060010107 - Method and system for performing a backup by querying a backup infrastructure
One aspect of the invention is a method for backing up data. An example of the method includes querying a backup infrastructure to ascertain backup capabilities of the backup infrastructure. This example also may include broadcasting the capabilities of the backup infrastructure, wherein the capabilities are broadcasted by the backup ...

01/12/06 - 20060010106 - Smo scripting optimization
A method and system is described herein for populating an object tree with data obtained from a relational data store. One query is issued to retrieve data for each object in a given level of the object tree. The data is stored in a table in an order, which corresponds ...

01/12/06 - 20060010105 - Database search system and method of determining a value of a keyword in a search
Methods of determining values of keywords in an internet search are described. According to one aspect of the invention, a method comprises steps of receiving keywords entered for a plurality of searches; detecting converted transactions associated with the plurality of searches; analyzing the converted transactions; and determining values associated with ...

01/12/06 - 20060010104 - Contact text box
A contact text box interface for resolving user input with contact information selected from contact directories and compared against usage patterns. Users are provided with a list of potentially relevant contacts from which a selection can be made. When a contact is selected, the corresponding and appropriate contact information is ...

01/12/06 - 20060010103 - Version control in a distributed computing environment
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for maintaining and controlling different versions of electronic files in a distributed server environment. As such, one embodiment, among others, accesses a local file and compares the local file to a master file. The local file has a local file identifier, which comprises ...

01/12/06 - 20060010102 - Method and system for business reporting
The invention introduces a system and method for bursting (or segmenting) reports in a business intelligence system having a report authoring application. The method comprises defining a query, defining a burst specification, storing the burst specification, integrating the burst specification with hew query, sending the integrated query to a database ...

01/05/06 - 20060004733 - System and method for accessing information in a replicated database
A method for accessing information in a replicated database includes receiving a request for information in a database. The request is associated with a table in the database. The table includes a plurality of identifiers each identifying a portion of the information in the table. The method also includes executing ...

01/05/06 - 20060004732 - Search engine methods and systems for generating relevant search results and advertisements
The present invention provides search engine methods and systems for generating relevant search results and displaying relevant advertisements with those search results. The invention provides methods and systems for modeling and storing data in neutral forms, and then applying topification techniques to the data to generate search results that are ...

01/05/06 - 20060004731 - Text mining system for web-based business intelligence
A text mining system for collecting business intelligence about a client, as well as for identifying prospective customers of the client, for use in a lead generation system accessible by the client via the Internet. The text mining system has various components, including a data acquisition process that extracts textual ...

01/05/06 - 20060004730 - Variant standardization engine
The invention provides a system and method for searching a piece of information from an electronic document, a website or the Internet. The system first standardizes the primary entry entered by the user and then matches the standardized entry to a categorically unique referent in a database, and then identifies ...

01/05/06 - 20060004729 - Accelerated schema-based validation
Performing accelerated validation of a set of data is disclosed. A structure associated with the set of data is identified. It is determined whether the structure matches a previously learned structure. If a match is found, an accelerated validation of the first set of data is performed using validation information ...

01/05/06 - 20060004728 - Method, apparatus, and program for retrieving data
A method for retrieving data includes a displaying step of displaying data including a plurality of attributes, a first selecting step of selecting a data segment functioning as a search key from the displayed data, a determining step of determining an attribute of the search key, and a searching step ...

01/05/06 - 20060004727 - Text message system
A text message system in which a query-specific identifier is included in a text message requiring a reply. Replying takes place by accepting or rejecting options mentioned in the received query message, and the same query-specific identifier is automatically included in the reply message. When the reply message has arrived, ...

01/05/06 - 20060004726 - System for processing a data request and related methods
In a system and a method for processing a data request, a data request is received in an e-mail, text-message, or other format from a communication device. The request may be validated to ensure that the request is coming from an authorized user. The data request is translated into a ...

01/05/06 - 20060004725 - Automatic generation of a search engine for a structured document
We describe a search engine generator that automates the process of creating a search engine for a particular structured document written in a natural language such as English. The search engine allows more convenient and flexible analysis of information stored in natural language documents than is currently available with World ...

01/05/06 - 20060004724 - Information-processing system, information-processing method and information-processing program
An information-processing system includes a phrase category processing unit, a first hypertext document generating unit, a first correlation management unit, a second correlation management unit that manages a correlation between one or a plurality of action categories and the locations of application function units and a selection accepting unit. As ...

01/05/06 - 20060004723 - Device, method, and computer product for reading tag data included in compressed data file
A method for reading tag data is provided, involving reading a compressed data file that includes compressed data and tag data of a fixed length appended to the compressed data at a predetermined position, and performing a predetermined process based on the type of the compressed data. The reading process ...

01/05/06 - 20060004722 - Method and system for supporting multiple versions of web services standards
Methods and apparatuses for supporting multiple versions of web services standards are provided. A data handler receives a data entry in a version of a web services standard older than a most current version of the web services standard. A converter converts the data entry in the older version received ...

01/05/06 - 20060004721 - System, method and technique for searching structured databases
Searching a database (106) involves creating an access structure including a first tree data structure (501) having a root node (5011) and at least one child node (5012). Each child node is associated with match data corresponding to a data value of a field of a database record (300). Leaf ...

01/05/06 - 20060004720 - Integrated e-mail system
The present invention provides a system and method for displaying an external user interface in a groupware application to allow a user to access another application from the groupware application. The external user interface may be accessed from an initial screen within the groupware application that may allow a user ...

01/05/06 - 20060004719 - Systems and methods for managing information associated with legal, compliance and regulatory risk
Some embodiments include a system, method, apparatus and means for managing information associated with risk. In some embodiments, information associated with risk is collected, analyzed, stored, and disseminated. According to some embodiments, the information associated with risk is utilized to identify risk. ...

01/05/06 - 20060004718 - Report layout model and method
A report layout model and method that provide layout content elements for structuring data from a query, and that further include layout rendering elements for rendering that query data. In an embodiment of the present invention, style elements are further provided in accordance with the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) specification ...

01/05/06 - 20060004717 - Dispersing search engine results by using page category information
Systems and methods for dispersing search engine results by category. A search engine application queries a searchable index of document data associated with a plurality of electronic documents in response to a search request to identify one or more electronic documents having document data matching data included in the search ...

01/05/06 - 20060004716 - Presentation-level content filtering for a search result
Presenting a search result to a user. One or more electronic documents are identified based on a search query received from a user. A search result is generated in response to identifying the one or more electronic documents. The search result includes presentation data regarding each of the identified electronic ...

01/05/06 - 20060004715 - Indexing stored data
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing a data structure, embodied in a computer-readable medium, implementing a tree of nodes having inner nodes and leaf nodes, and performing a scan of the data structure to identify an entry that satisfies a search criterion. Each leaf node includes a ...

01/05/06 - 20060004714 - Transposition search method for optimal topology construction
A new search algorithm for optimal topology construction which utilizes a sequence of transpositions of the topology adjacency matrix index. Preferably, the search involves: evaluating an objective function for each transposition of the current index permutation state; selecting the transposition corresponding to the gradient of the objective function at convex ...

01/05/06 - 20060004713 - Methods and systems for endorsing local search results
Methods and systems for improving user search experience with a search engine by providing a way for associated users to create and share personalized lists of local search results and/or advertisements through endorsements of such local search results and/or ads. Local search endorsements can be used to personalize the search ...

01/05/06 - 20060004712 - Searching and naming items based on metadata
A user interface may be provided that allows a user to select one or more stored items and display metadata attributes for those items. The user may further specify modifiers for one or more of the metadata attributes and perform searches based on selected ones of the metadata attributes and/or ...

01/05/06 - 20060004711 - System and method for ranking search results based on tracked user preferences
A method and system are provided for ranking search results based on user preferences. The method includes monitoring user selections in response to user receipt of search results and tracking metadata related to user selections for user selections that exhibit a threshold satisfaction level. The method additionally includes storing the ...

01/05/06 - 20060004710 - System and method for directing query traffic
A system and method for directing query traffic. In one embodiment, the system may include a plurality of query servers, each configured to evaluate queries, and a query traffic director. The query traffic director may be configured to receive a given query formulated in a query language for evaluation, to ...

01/05/06 - 20060004709 - System and method for providing a programming-language-independent interface for querying file system content
A system and method for providing a programming-language-independent interface for querying file system content. In one embodiment, the system may include a storage device configured to store a plurality of files and a file system configured to manage access to the storage device and to store file system content. The ...

01/05/06 - 20060004708 - Predefined search queries for a search engine
In a computer system, predefined search queries may be retrieved from a file. Each of the predefined search queries may be used by a search engine to search a data repository. User-understandable representations of the predefined search queries are displayed on a graphical user interface for user selection. A user ...

01/05/06 - 20060004707 - Internal parameters (parameters aging) in an abstract query
The present invention provides for aging queries. Queries are aged by, for example, adding temporal conditions to the queries. The temporal conditions include temporal fields having a time-based association with one or more other conditions of the respective queries. In one embodiment, each temporal condition includes a temporal field and ...

01/05/06 - 20060004706 - Method of forming molecule function network
A method of generating a molecule-function network comprising a step of a connect search using a database which stores information on biomolecules hierarchized by one or more items including items selected from a group consisting of modification state, active or inactive state, complexation state, and structural change. By using the ...

12/29/05 - 20050289131 - Inferred endorsement system and method
An inferred endorsement (IE) system and method allows members of a micro-community (MC) to share information on experiences with purchased products or services with other members of the MC, via a webpage dedicated to the MC. Once a member of the MC, the member's purchases at participating e-commerce sites may ...

12/29/05 - 20050289130 - Method for responding to customer queries
A method for responding to customer queries using a communication network includes receiving one or more verbal queries from a customer via a customer communication device, digitizing and storing the verbal query, retrieving the stored query and transcribing the query by a human transcriber, spot-checking by a quality assurance operator ...

12/29/05 - 20050289129 - Data processing systems and methods
Data processing systems and methods are provided having an on-line transaction processing (OLTP) database and an on-line analysis processing (OLAP) database. The OLAP and OLTP databases are synchronized periodically, e.g., during the night. In response to a user's query, OLAP cube data that is available in the OLAP database is ...

12/29/05 - 20050289128 - Document matching degree operating system, document matching degree operating method and document matching degree operating program
In the present invention, a document matching degree indicating a matching degree of a target document with one or more search terms is calculated based on information in a plural documents information storing part, by calculating a TF term reflecting a frequency of the input search term in the target ...

12/29/05 - 20050289127 - Methods and systems for managing data
Systems and methods for managing data, such as metadata. In one exemplary method, a search is performed based on a search query of at least metadata of a first plurality of files and a set of a permissions is determined for a first user, wherein the set of permissions defines ...

12/29/05 - 20050289126 - Data transmission device, data transmission method, and data transmission program
The MFP used as a data transmission device authenticates a data entering person as a specific user in correspondence with a specific data input, searches data receiving addresses related to the authenticated user among the data receiving addresses of each user registered in the address book, assigns the searched data ...

12/29/05 - 20050289125 - Efficient evaluation of queries using translation
Techniques are provided for processing a query including receiving the query, where the query specifies certain operations; determining that the query includes a first portion in a first query language and a second portion in a second query language; generating a first in-memory representation for the first portion; generating a ...

12/29/05 - 20050289124 - Systems and methods for processing natural language queries
Methods and systems are provided for processing natural language queries. Such methods and systems may receive a natural language query from a user and generate corresponding semantic tokens. Information may be retrieved from a knowledge base using the semantic tokens. Methods and systems may leverage an interpretation module to process ...

12/29/05 - 20050289123 - Automated data model extension through data crawler approach
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for accessing data stored in multiple data sources. Such methods employ an automated software agent to maintain a collection of data sources available for querying. The data sources may all reside within a single local network or may be distributed throughout multiple locations. Generally, ...

12/29/05 - 20050289122 - Using federated mote-associated logs
Systems and related methods utilizing one or more mote-related content logs. ...

12/29/05 - 20050289121 - Web-compatible electronic device, web page processing method, and program
A Web page including as its display elements a headline and a body of its story, subheads and links to articles belonging to the subheads is obtained and is rendered internally so as to obtain a position of each display element on the basis of draw data. Each display element ...

12/29/05 - 20050289120 - System and method for influencing a position on a search result list generated by a computer network search engine
A method for providing a search result list. The method includes receiving a search request from a searcher. In a database of search listings in which each search listing is associated with an advertiser and includes at least one search term and a bid amount by the advertiser, search listings ...

12/22/05 - 20050283469 - Responding to end-user request for information in a computer network
In one embodiment, a method to be performed in a client computer includes the acts of sending a request for information from a client computer to a first server computer accessible over a computer network, receiving in the client computer a first response to the request for information, and receiving ...

12/22/05 - 20050283468 - Anticipated query generation and processing in a search engine
A search system monitors the input of a search query by a user. Before the user finishes entering the search query, the search system identifies and sends a portion of the query as a partial query to the search engine. Based on the partial query, the search engine creates a ...

12/22/05 - 20050283467 - Natural language for programming a specialized computing system
A method for programming a mobile communication device based on a high-level code comprising operative language is provided. The method comprises parsing the high-level code for keywords to recognize the operative language; determining at least one operation associated with the operative language; determining whether high-level code comprises keywords defining one ...

12/22/05 - 20050283466 - Techniques for creating queries
A method, system and article of manufacture for creating queries and, more particularly, for creating queries using query conditions from previously defined queries. One embodiment provides a method for composing a query. The method comprises displaying at least a first query object representative of a first query and a second ...

12/22/05 - 20050283465 - Method to provide management of query output
A method, system and article of manufacture for processing queries that are executed against a database. In one embodiment, the database environment imposes a limit on the number of columns capable of being returned for a single query. Accordingly, a single query is replicated to produce N sub-queries, each selecting ...

12/22/05 - 20050283464 - Method and apparatus for selective internet advertisement
A method and apparatus for displaying advertisement information to a user searching for desired information within a data network such as the Internet. A search request is received from the user which includes at least one search key word associated with the desired information. A search is conducted in a ...

12/15/05 - 20050278321 - Systems, methods and computer readable media for performing a domain-specific metasearch, and visualizing search results therefrom
Systems, methods and computer readable media for performing a domain-specific metasearch, and obtaining search results therefrom. A metasearch engine capable of accessing generic, web-based search engines and domain-relevant search engines is provided to receive one or more queries inputted by a user, and to search for documents on at least ...

12/15/05 - 20050278320 - System for searching across a plc network
Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method, comprising: recognizing, by a PLC, that a memory device has been connected to the PLC; and configuring the PLC via a PLC executable software program resident on the memory device. Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method, comprising: via a PLC network interface: ...

12/15/05 - 20050278319 - Method for searching across a plc network
Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method, comprising: recognizing, by a PLC, that a memory device has been connected to the PLC; and configuring the PLC via a PLC executable software program resident on the memory device. Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a method, comprising: via a PLC network interface: ...

12/15/05 - 20050278318 - Iterative development with prioritized build
An iterative software development environment is provided to perform modified dependency analyses for use in building a target file and all the files on which it depends from one or more source files using a set of prioritized build rules. In one embodiment, the build rules indicate how different types ...

12/15/05 - 20050278317 - Personalized search engine
A system and method and method for personalized searching of a computer network, such as a local area network or the world wide web, is disclosed. The method involves submitting a user search query, submitting the search query and a user profile to a search engine, processing the search query ...

12/15/05 - 20050278316 - Method for efficient processing of multi-state attributes
Methods, systems and articles of manufacture of processing a multi-state attribute field query. One embodiment provides a method of processing a multi-state attribute field query, comprising instantiating a plurality of live objects; performing, by each live object, an attribute operation, wherein at least one attribute operation is a comparison operation ...

12/15/05 - 20050278315 - Devices and methods for downloading data
A method of downloading data from a network using a network device. A network device coupled to a network is first provided. The network device uses a network protocol to download data from the network. Next, the network device downloads data corresponding to search parameters from the network according to ...

12/15/05 - 20050278314 - Variable length snippet generation
A method and system are disclosed that provide a variable length snippet when returning snippets in response to a search request. Under conditions where the search query matches a document with a high degree of certainty, a shorter snippet is provided than when the document does not match the search ...

12/15/05 - 20050278313 - Search scheduling and delivery
A search request from a user is received wherein the search request comprises a search framework profile and at least one search term. Scheduling information is accessed from the search framework profile and a search operation is scheduled for execution in accordance with the at least one search term and ...

12/15/05 - 20050278312 - Framework reactive search facility
A search request from a user is received wherein the search request comprises a search framework profile and at least one search term. An accumulated result set of identifiers is generated wherein each identifier within the set of identifiers facilitates access to a corresponding unit of information in a data ...

12/15/05 - 20050278311 - System and method for generating advertisements utilizing a database of stock imagery
A fully automated, computerized advertisement design system and method for creating and retrieving completed advertising pieces is provided. The system and method uses a database of images or stored art pieces and provides users with the ability to edit size, text, fonts, layout and color. The final art piece is ...

12/15/05 - 20050278310 - System, method and computer program product for managing and organizing pieces of content
A system for managing and organizing content includes a source capable of operating at least one application (i.e., content manager, taxonomy manager, etc.). The application(s) are capable of providing a plurality of pieces of content and a plurality of master taxonomies, each master taxonomy including at least one piece of ...

12/15/05 - 20050278309 - System and method for mining and searching localized business-marketing and informational data
A system and method for searching records. One embodiment includes a method for searching comprising: receiving a search a term comprising a product term and a geography limitation; identifying a normalized term corresponding to the product term; identify a first set of records corresponding to the normalized term; sorting the ...

12/15/05 - 20050278308 - Methods and systems for data integration
A preferred method embodiment of the subject invention comprises a method for dynamically creating hierarchies to be used in database searches, comprising the steps of: (a) defining a data network; (b) receiving a query regarding data stored in one or more databases; and (c) based at least in part on ...

12/15/05 - 20050278307 - Method, system, and apparatus for discovering and connecting to data sources
A method, system, and apparatus for discovering and connecting to data sources are provided. A system is provided that includes a server computer operative to maintain a centrally managed repository of data connection definitions. A client computer is also provided including an application program capable of consuming data from a ...

12/15/05 - 20050278306 - Linked logical fields
A method, system and article of manufacture for linking logical fields abstractly describing data in a database and, more particularly, for creating an abstract query using linked logical fields. One embodiment provides a method of linking logical fields abstractly describing data in a database. The method includes creating link information ...

12/15/05 - 20050278305 - Multi-column multi-data type internationalized sort extension method for web applications
A method for implementing a web-based, front-end user request includes receiving a list request from a front-end user, and receiving user characteristics associated with the list request. Data corresponding to the list request is retrieved from a data storage medium, and the retrieved data is configured in accordance with the ...

12/15/05 - 20050278304 - System and method for business intelligence metadata exchange
The invention makes use of a single data structure to define all of the information and parameters necessary for the efficient sharing and exchange of entire or partial BI applications. The invention enables a user to capture preferences that are applicable to both ends of the exchange, namely the source ...

12/15/05 - 20050278303 - System and method for production planning utilizing on-line state-space planning
A combinatorial search method implemented in a computer control system utilizes on-line state-space planning of operations for multi-step production processes. The planner considers various possible combinations of actions, searching for one that correctly transforms the initial state of the object into the specified desired final state. Each combination of actions ...

12/15/05 - 20050278302 - Search of recently accessed documents
One implementation provides a method to search for electronic business documents previously accessed by a user. In this implementation, the method includes displaying a set of options for predefined time periods and a set of options for predefined document properties in a graphical user interface (GUI) and receiving user input ...

12/15/05 - 20050278301 - System and method for determining an optimized process configuration
The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for processing data. The system may involve a process-modeling tool adapted to define a process model, to define mapping from a resource to an activity in the process model, and to define a metric on the process model. Additionally, the system ...

12/08/05 - 20050273462 - Standardized customer application and record for inputting customer data into analytic models
A system and method for creating virtual “flat” customer records derived from database customer data that may be used as standardized input for analytical models. A Customer Analytic Record (“CAR”) application may be created as a database object to extract, transform, and format all of the customer data needed for ...

12/08/05 - 20050273461 - Collection installable knowledge
A Collection Knowledge System provides context-sensitive knowledge delivery services to application programs, thereby enabling application programs to effectively support variant computational processes. In operation, a Collection Knowledge System receives knowledge requests from application programs, performs local and remote lookups into structured trees of knowledge, and returns requested knowledge to requesting ...

12/01/05 - 20050267880 - Digital document discussion apparatus and digital document discussion method
A digital document discussion apparatus includes a user profile information database storing user profile information on a user, a responsible organization profile information database storing responsible organization profile information, and a control section providing a template to a discussion requester by a frame with a work process, the user profile ...

12/01/05 - 20050267879 - Method of image feature coding and method of image search
A feature coding unit extracts and encodes a feature of a video signal so as to generate a feature stream. A feature identifying unit checks a decoded feature obtained as a result of decoding the feature stream against a search key from a user for a match so that a ...

12/01/05 - 20050267878 - Storage system having means for acquiring execution information of database management system
A storage system for providing a preferable data access performance by performing controls considering database management system (DBMS) execution information or database process priorities, by acquiring static configurational information of a DBMS by means of a DBMS information acquisition and communication program, a DBMS information communication section, and a host ...

12/01/05 - 20050267877 - Method and apparatus for exploiting statistics on query expressions for optimization
A method for evaluating a user query on a relational database having records stored therein, a workload made up of a set of queries that have been executed on the database, and a query optimizer that generates a query execution plan for the user query. Each query plan includes a ...

12/01/05 - 20050267876 - Electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus of this invention is capable of performing wireless communication complying with, for example, Bluetooth(R), searches for wireless devices existing nearby, and displays a screen for selecting members to be summoned to a conference from the devices searched for. Then, objects representing the members selected on the screen ...

12/01/05 - 20050267875 - Autonomic management system
Innovation or other desired activities are managed autonomously and adaptively by providing discrimination of inputs directed to the activity and the management infrastructure respectively. These categories of inputs are evaluated in different evaluation paths allowing different degrees of intervention. Exposure of inputs and acceptance of feedback in regard thereto are ...

12/01/05 - 20050267874 - Validating multiple execution plans for database queries
Validation of large numbers of alternative execution plans for a database query, either an exhaustive enumeration of the complete space of alternatives, or else an unbiased random sample, is performed by efficiently constructing execution trees from a data structure having groups alternative operators that are ranked in a directory. Each ...

12/01/05 - 20050267873 - Method and system for dynamic article listing
A method of using dynamic article lists in a computerized retail management system includes receiving a selection criterion configured for defining article lists from stored identifiers for a plurality of articles in the computerized retail management system and generating a first list of articles based on the selection criterion. The ...

12/01/05 - 20050267872 - System and method for automated mapping of items to documents
The present invention provides methods and systems for automated mapping of advertisements to web pages. It provides the ability to provide target advertising and it provides the ability to sell key terms related to a particular advertisement. The invention also provides the ability to suggest key terms to potential purchasers ...

12/01/05 - 20050267871 - Method and system for extending keyword searching to syntactically and semantically annotated data
Methods and systems for extending keyword searching techniques to syntactically and semantically annotated data are provided. Example embodiments provide a Syntactic Query Engine (“SQE”) that parses, indexes, and stores a data set as an enhanced document index with document terms as well as information pertaining to the grammatical roles of ...

12/01/05 - 20050267870 - Data sharing
A technique for sharing data is disclosed. The technique comprises performing a search in a first application to obtain a first search result, transferring search data associated with the search to a second application, and providing, in the second application, a second search result based on the search data. ...

11/24/05 - 20050262069 - System, method, and multi-level object data structure thereof for browsing multimedia data
System, method, and multi-level object data structure thereof for browsing a multi-media data, the method for browsing a multimedia data using a multilevel object data structure including the steps of (1) receiving multimedia information and multiple supplementary information on each object in the multimedia information on the same time, (2) ...

11/24/05 - 20050262068 - Searching multimedia databases using multimedia queries
A system and method for generating responsibility vectors associated with multi-media files (e.g., audio and/or video files) is provided. The responsibility vectors are based upon responsibility of mixture components fitted to a mixture model for frames of the files. The responsibility vectors can be grouped based upon clustering related to ...

11/24/05 - 20050262067 - Method of searching multimedia data
A method of searching multimedia data is disclosed in which a search for an image can re-performed by automatically updating weights of features and/or weights of feature elements in the respective feature in an image. ...

11/24/05 - 20050262066 - Multimedia search system
A database search system that retrieves multimedia information in a flexible, user friendly system. The search system uses a multimedia database consisting of text, picture, audio and animated data. That database is searched through multiple graphical and textual entry paths. Those entry paths include an idea search, a title finder ...

11/24/05 - 20050262065 - Method and apparatus for dynamic information connection engine
A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection engine. User actions are detected on at least one client system. In response, a determination is made whether the user is searching for supported information. When the user is searching for supported information, information is extracted electronically from third ...

11/24/05 - 20050262064 - Method and apparatus for dynamic information connection engine
A method and apparatus are provided for a dynamic information connection engine. User actions are detected on at least one client system. In response, a determination is made whether the user is searching for supported information. When the user is searching for supported information, information is extracted electronically from third ...

11/24/05 - 20050262063 - Method and system for website analysis
The invention relates generally to computers and communications, and more specifically, to a method and system for analyzing Web sites and similar data structures. Tools exist for analyzing Web sites and locating problems, or simply collecting data, but the existing tools are very limited in what they can do, generally ...

11/24/05 - 20050262062 - Methods and apparatus providing local search engine
A local search engine geographically indexes information for searching by identifying a geocoded web page of a web site and identifying at least one geocodable web page of the web site. The system identifies a geocode contained within content of the geocoded web page of the web site. The geocode ...

11/24/05 - 20050262061 - System, method and program product for checking disclosure of information on network
A system for checking disclosure of information on a network, the system includes: a storage device which stores a record including a public location of the information on the network, disclosure start time and disclosure termination time of the information on the network, and disclosed contents of the information on ...

11/24/05 - 20050262060 - End-to-end tracing for database applications
Techniques for end-to-end tracing of database operations in source code for database applications are provided. Source code on the client side is instrumented to measure time spent on selected database operation statements (e.g., queries). The selected database operation statements can be uniquely tagged or identified. Tracing is enabled on the ...

11/24/05 - 20050262059 - Systems and methods for query caching
Query caching enables the caching of EJB instances at the granularity of query level. It removes the current limitation on EJB caching by allowing the result from an arbitrary query which uses, e.g., either a primary key or a non-primary key, to be stored in the in-memory cache in the ...

11/24/05 - 20050262058 - Query to task mapping
Candidate mappings are generated between two sets of short strings. A set of files related to the two sets of strings is chosen. Each string from the two sets of strings is searched for in the set of files. Any two strings that match the same file are presumed to ...

11/24/05 - 20050262057 - Intelligent data summarization and visualization
A query for a database is represented as a vector including multiple elements. Each element is a control, and each control has a current setting. The database is queried with the query to produce a current synopsis. The current synopsis is added to a current summary. The current synopsis and ...

11/24/05 - 20050262056 - Method and system for searching source code of computer programs using parse trees
A method and system for searching source code of computer programs using parse trees are provided. With the method and system, a search query is provided in terms of the utility desired from source code meeting the search query. For example, a series of functions or operations to be performed ...

11/24/05 - 20050262055 - Enforcing message ordering
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment enforce ordering of messages sent from a queue to clients. If a total order indicator is on for a queue associated with a get message request, the next message is sent from the queue to the client if the ...

11/24/05 - 20050262054 - Item type specific structured search
The invention discloses a method, a system, a device and a computer program for exploring items from an electronic storage. Items are organized in collections in the electronic storage. According to the invention a collection selection parameter may be determined. The parameter determines how the search results are presented to ...

11/24/05 - 20050262053 - System and method for storing and accessing information via smart knowledge agents
The present disclosure provides a system and method for storing and accessing information. In one example, the system includes an internal smart agent, an internal knowledge tree connected to the internal smart agent, and an external data source. The internal smart agent is adapted to query the internal knowledge tree ...

11/24/05 - 20050262052 - Web research tool
A web browser plug-in supports a team approach to Internet research. An initial search, preferably by a web robot, generates an initial plurality of potentially relevant URLs, which are stored in a shared URL database. Team members are notified when new URLs are added to the database. Team members, optionally ...

11/24/05 - 20050262051 - Method and system for propagating annotations using pattern matching
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for propagating annotations created for data objects appearing in a variety of different application types are provided. Some embodiments present users collaborating on a project with an indication of data objects in a current document that have been annotated, or that related data objects ...

11/24/05 - 20050262050 - System, method and service for ranking search results using a modular scoring system
A modular scoring system using rank aggregation merges search results into an ordered list of results using many different features of documents. The ranking functions of the present system can easily be customized to the needs of a particular corpus or collection of users such as an intranet. Rank aggregation ...

11/24/05 - 20050262049 - System, method, device, and computer code product for implementing an xml template
A system, method, device, and computer code product for implementing an XML template having user-defined keywords is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention can be configured to identify user-defined keyword definitions in the XML template, identify the user-defined keywords in the XML template, replace the user-defined keywords with user-defined data, and ...

11/24/05 - 20050262048 - Dynamic database access via standard query language and abstraction technology
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture that allow saved abstract queries to be referenced from within query statements constructed using standard query languages, such as Structured Query Language (SQL), are provided. ...

11/17/05 - 20050256857 - Compressed document matching
An apparatus and method for determining if a query document matches one or more of a plurality of documents in a database. In a coarse matching stage, a compressed file or other query document is scanned to produce a bit profile. Global statistics such as line spacing and text height ...

11/17/05 - 20050256856 - System for construction of algorithms to understand human behavior
A method of presenting stimuli and collecting rating data for understanding human behavior across a plurality of available topics. The method includes the steps of: designing a plurality of similarly constructed studies directed to a corresponding plurality of topics by creating a plurality of shared concept categories and, for each ...

11/17/05 - 20050256855 - Vacancy information search system
A vacancy information search system includes a vacancy information storage unit, reserved business entity storage unit, priority setting unit, and search unit. the vacancy information storage unit stores business entity vacancy information. The reserved business entity storage unit stores the log of a business entity reserved by a user. The ...

11/17/05 - 20050256854 - Compile time opcodes for efficient runtime interpretation of variables for database queries and dml statements
A method system and program for performing a query in which context and information including opcodes accompanies an execution plan for the query. The opcodes determine operations to retrieve a set of bind variables. The execution plan and context information shared by a plurality of application programs. ...

11/17/05 - 20050256853 - Internet domain name registration system
A domain name registration system includes a user interface through which a user can submit multiple names to a query server to determine the availability of the names for domain name registration. After the query results are returned for each of the multiple names submitted, the user is presented with ...

11/17/05 - 20050256852 - System for viewing databases
A system and method allows for dynamic, parameterized linking of database views or tables. The database tables are related in a parent-dependent relationship, with dependent tables being linked to parent tables through a parameter. When a new record in the parent table is scrolled to, dependent tables automatically run queries ...

11/17/05 - 20050256851 - Information search device, computer program for searching information and information search method
To provide an information search device, a computer program for searching information and an information search method for simply providing a broad range of information with brevity to a user. A search condition extraction unit extracts search conditions of a user from inputted information, a search condition loosing unit looses ...

11/17/05 - 20050256850 - Method and system for schema matching of web databases
A method and system for identifying schemas of web databases is provided. A schema matching system generates a mapping between an interface schema and a result schema of a web database, which is used to represent the underlying database schema. The schema matching system also generates a mapping of the ...

11/17/05 - 20050256849 - Automatic tuning of undo retention
A method and apparatus for data recovery are disclosed. A plurality of queries executing in a database system are tracked. A query with a longest duration is selected and undo retention duration is calculated for supporting the longest query. ...

11/17/05 - 20050256848 - System and method for user rank search
A method and apparatus are disclosed for ranking the results of a document search by identifying a prior, similar search and assigning a weight to each document based on whether the document was selected by a user of the prior search. The assigned weights are utilized to rank the documents ...

11/17/05 - 20050256847 - System and method of building proven search paths
A system and method associates a search term with a document accessible over a network. In one embodiment, the search term and an address to the document is received from a user. The system creates the association responsive to user input indicating that the association should be made, and presents ...

11/17/05 - 20050256846 - Interactive client-server data search
An interactive client-server data search involves accepting search-related inputs from a user at a client and having the search performed on a data collection at a server. To reduce transmission latencies, the client prefetches search results prior to input from the user. When a user indicates that a search is ...

11/17/05 - 20050256845 - Data management for a networked multimedia console
A system and method provides for managing data accessible by multimedia consoles that execute a multimedia application. The system includes a database that stores data for the multimedia consoles. The system also includes a storage manager that communicates between the multimedia consoles and the database. The system further includes a ...

11/10/05 - 20050251514 - Evaluation and cluster formation based on element correlation
System for calculating a self-confidence value in selection of a cluster including: evaluation unit selecting a neighbor element set as a target cluster for evaluation, the neighbor element set being a set of a reference number of elements each having a higher correlation with a reference element; a neighbor unit ...

11/10/05 - 20050251513 - Techniques for correlated searching through disparate data and content repositories
Disclosed are a method, system, and computer program product for automatically performing data operations. A request and one of a template or an identifier for said template is received. The template specifies at least a first set of previously recorded data and a second set of previously recorded data. The ...

11/10/05 - 20050251512 - System and method for searching a virtual content repository
A system and method for searching a virtual content repository (VCR), comprising integrating a plurality of repositories into the VCR searching the VCR for information that satisfies at least one search expression to yield a result set wherein the information can include at least one of: content information and schema ...

11/10/05 - 20050251511 - Optimizing execution of a database query by using the partitioning schema of a partitioned object to select a subset of partitions from another partitioned object
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that optimizes the execution of a database query involving a target partitioned-database-object. During system operation, the database receives a query. If the query has a predicate that includes a partition-mapping function that uses the partitioning schema of a partitioned database-object and ...

11/10/05 - 20050251510 - Method and system to facilitate a search of an information resource
A method and system facilitate a search of an information resource. The system identifies data items within the information resource and determines a respective attribute value from each data item. The system analyzes the attribute values to identify a distribution of the data items based on a predetermined range of ...

11/10/05 - 20050251509 - System and method of paralled pattern matching
The present invention provides systems and methods for creating a finite state automata (FSA) (FIG. 1, blocks 110-180) that matches patterns in parallel including the steps of creating states of the automata from a set of patterns to be matched (FIG. 2, blocks 210-280) and passing over the patterns a ...

11/03/05 - 20050246332 - Method and apparatus for performing a search
A method and apparatus for generating search results with higher relevancy. More specifically, the present invention provides a determination whether a search term belongs to a particular category. Namely, properly associating a search term with the correct category will greatly enhance the generation of search results with higher relevancy. ...

11/03/05 - 20050246331 - System and method for filtering and organizing items based on common elements
A system and method for filtering and organizing items in a computer system based on common elements is provided. A graphical user interface includes a plurality of display objects, each display object representing one or more items and a metadata property control corresponding to a metadata property. Selection of the ...

11/03/05 - 20050246330 - System and method for blocking key selection
A method for determining a blocking key includes selecting, randomly, a plurality of record pairs from a pair space that can be formed from a plurality of records of a database, scoring the plurality of record pairs, and comparing a score of each of the plurality of record pairs to ...

11/03/05 - 20050246329 - Video presenting network supporting separately-configurable resources
Resources of a video presenting network having plural outputs can be configured. Provisional configuration functionality supports a transactional configuration approach. Interdependencies between network resources can be considered to restrict provided options to those co-functional with a provisional configuration. Responsibility for considering interdependencies can be delegated to a video driver, such ...

11/03/05 - 20050246328 - Method and system for ranking documents of a search result to improve diversity and information richness
A method and system for ranking documents of search results based on information richness and diversity of topics. A ranking system determines the information richness of each document within a search result. The ranking system groups documents of a search result based on their relatedness, meaning that they are directed ...

11/03/05 - 20050246327 - User interfaces and methods of using the same
A user interface for displaying files includes a first column for displaying identifiers of files, and a first filter button associated with the first column, wherein the first filter button is selectable for allowing a user to filter the identifiers of files in the first column. A method for displaying ...

11/03/05 - 20050246326 - Hierarchical user interface query automation
A query can request user interface information from a user interface element hierarchy. Calls from a client program seeking user interface information related target user interface can be handled by a broker module. The broker module can operate across process boundaries and assemble efficient high-level user interface information queries to ...

11/03/05 - 20050246325 - Method and system for recording and accessing usage of an item in a computer system
A method and system for recording and accessing usage of an item allows a user to select from a list of previously used items across a computing system. A relationship is established between a used item (e.g., a contact) and a usage pattern. The usage pattern records the number of ...

11/03/05 - 20050246324 - System and associated device, method, and computer program product for performing metadata-based searches
Provided are improve data search and management systems, devices, methods, and computer program products for performing metadata-based searches and displaying the initial results as clusters depending upon search criteria, search results, or physical limitations of a device such as a display. Using clusters provides an intuitive way of displaying results ...

11/03/05 - 20050246323 - Distributed processing system for calculations based on objects from massive databases
Calculations to be performed on a massive data set may be delegated to a plurality of local servers for parallel processing. Each local server advances through a subset of database objects to determine if the objects are relevant to the calculation. If so, the objects' data is used as an ...

11/03/05 - 20050246322 - On the role of market economics in ranking search results
The invention presents a method of and service for searching computerized networks, such as the internet, that first performs a search based on a user query to produce results that are ranked. The results comprise references to entities (addresses on the network, such as web sites). Before reporting the results ...

11/03/05 - 20050246321 - System for identifying storylines that emegre from highly ranked web search results
This disclosure provides a method of and service for searching for locations (e.g., web sites) on a network (e.g., the internet). The method begins by inputting a query from a user and searching the internet based on the query to produce search results (comprising web sites) in an order of ...

11/03/05 - 20050246320 - Contextual flyout for search results
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment receive a keyword from a client, create search results for the keyword via an index. Context information is determined from the search results using a file name and a topic name as a key. A context tag is then ...

11/03/05 - 20050246319 - Method and system for decomposing and categorizing organizational information
A method for categorizing information of an organization comprises presenting a user interface to a user for inputting the information, the user interface comprising a plurality of categories including a policy category, a process category, a role category and a fact category, allowing a user to select at least one ...

10/27/05 - 20050240579 - Information retrieval system
An information retrieval system has a search history storage for storing information of the relation between a search condition entered by the user and selected paper data. In the search history storage, information of the relation between the search condition and a detailed search condition is also stored. The selected ...

10/27/05 - 20050240578 - Litigation management system and method of providing the same
A web-based litigation management system and method which enables users, e.g., lawyers and clients, to monitor and manage at least one lawsuit in a litigation portfolio, manage the performance and expenses of the at least one lawsuit and compile controls/metrics that may be utilized in evaluating and streamlining future litigation ...

10/27/05 - 20050240577 - Partial pre-aggregation in relational database queries
A partial pre-aggregation database operation improves processing efficiency of database queries by reducing the number of records input into a subsequent database operation, provided the query includes a final aggregation. A query optimizer is provided to determine when it is economical to partially pre-aggregate data records and when it is ...

10/27/05 - 20050240576 - Named url entry
Methods and systems allow users to enter natural language terms that describe a particular web site into an address field of a browser instead of a formal URL. The terms are evaluated to determine whether they correspond, with a high likelihood, to a particular web site. If so, this web ...

10/27/05 - 20050240575 - Contents search service providing system, contents search service providing method, and contents search service providing program
A system is constructed of: a search request accepting unit 10 that accepts, from a user terminal 200, a contents search request at least including both user information and a search keyword; a user checking unit 11 that conducts a user checking process in a user information database 111, based ...

10/27/05 - 20050240574 - Pre-fetching resources based on a resource lookup query
A method and apparatus are provided for pre-fetching resources based upon a query request to a resource lookup service. A monitoring application snoops for requests/replies from clients. Web content is pre-fetched via a web proxy based on the requests. Thus, the web content is made available to the client more ...

10/27/05 - 20050240573 - Process of searching required materiel under a protocol mode
A process of searching materiel and supplies under a protocol mode acquires materiel information via a data interchange platform between buyers and suppliers. According to a materiel attribute description rule, a product complying with the materiel attribute description rules can be found in product databases of suppliers. The process includes ...

10/27/05 - 20050240572 - New document management and access control by document's attributes for document query system
A document management system generates a hierarchical category tree itemizing documents within a database from associated attributes of the documents. The document management system further provides access privileges to the documents itemized in the hierarchical category tree by associating access privileges to the attributes of the documents with itemized by ...

10/27/05 - 20050240571 - System and method for automatically gathering information relating to an actor in an environment
A system and method for automatically gathering information to assist in evaluating an actor in an environment. The method includes monitoring information relating to the actor. The existence of a querying situation is then automatically recognized. The querying situation implicates a mental of physical status of the actor or environment, ...

10/27/05 - 20050240570 - Partial query caching
When a query is performed an execution plan is formed, which is made up of a plurality of plan operators. Before executing any given plan operator, a storage area is checked. If a results set has been stored corresponding to the plan operator, then the cached results set is used ...

10/27/05 - 20050240569 - Two-stage data validation and mapping for database access
Input data queries directed at a plurality of target databases and originating from any of a plurality of sources are first converted to validated canonical forms, which are then used to query the target databases. Specifically, upon receiving an input data query, a relatively accurate reference database is selected based ...

10/20/05 - 20050234898 - Method and system for searching a multi-lingual database
A system and method of searching a database in which documents of different languages are included. The system includes a synonym or keyword dictionary which is bi-directional and allows for translation of keywords between a first language and other languages. The translated words keywords for the document are stored in ...

10/20/05 - 20050234897 - Method and apparatus for providing personalized relevant information
A method and apparatus for providing to a user personalized information from an database comprising contributor content records and contributor profile records, based upon a comparison of the user's search query and user profile record with the contributor content records and contributor profile records. The database may contain other content ...

10/20/05 - 20050234896 - Image retrieving apparatus, image retrieving method and image retrieving program
There is disclosed an image retrieving method of an image retrieving apparatus which has an image memory to store image data of an image photographed by a photographing device and photographic information of the image, and retrieves desired image data from the image memory, includes selecting a plurality of image ...

10/20/05 - 20050234895 - System and method for a modular user controlled search engine
Method and system for delivery of personal search services and advertising. The method includes collecting information from the user about the user's personal search engine, including, but not limited to digital content data sources, link crawl depth of those digital content data sources, and time interval to refresh the index ...

10/20/05 - 20050234894 - Techniques for maintaining collections of generated web forms that are hyperlinked by subject
Described are a method, system and computer program product for linking related data records. An element is selected from a user interface. The element displays data associated with a first record representing an instance of a collection of data about a first subject. A request is issued in response to ...

10/20/05 - 20050234893 - Method and apparatus for improved information representation
A information search and navigation system indexes, categorizes and condenses data from text or other documents. In various embodiments, the invention further can utilize user information goals, document or website types and multi-page link path options that together provide a fast, multi-page Web navigation system. ...

10/20/05 - 20050234892 - Information-processing system, information-processing apparatus, information-recording method, recording medium and computer program
The present invention provides an information-processing system for providing information from a first information-processing apparatus to a second information-processing apparatus by way of a network, wherein: the first information-processing apparatus includes: a reception section for receiving a request from the second information-processing apparatus as a request for information to be ...

10/20/05 - 20050234891 - Search systems and methods with integration of user annotations
Computer systems and methods allow users to annotate content items found in a corpus such as the World Wide Web. Annotations, which can include any descriptive and/or evaluative metadata related to a document, are collected from a user and stored in association with that user. Users are able to annotate ...

10/20/05 - 20050234890 - Generation of database queries from database independent selection conditions
The invention relates to a method and a computer component for generating a data-base query from a database independent search request. In a first step, one or more predefined query strings are provided in a database specific format. The query strings include one or more placeholders that substitute database specific ...

10/20/05 - 20050234889 - Method and system for federated querying of data sources
A system for managing and querying a plurality of data sources, including an interface to a plurality of inter-related data sources of diverse types, each of the plurality of data sources having a schema that describes its data structure, a schema generator communicating with the interface, for generating a federated ...

10/20/05 - 20050234888 - Database system facilitating textual searching
A computer-implemented method for searching for a desired item includes, in response to user input specifying an alphanumeric string associated with a desired item, searching a database that comprises information associated with items for an alphanumeric string that matches the user-specified alphanumeric string to determine item names and item descriptions ...

10/20/05 - 20050234887 - Code retrieval method and code retrieval apparatus
The present invention aims at automatically retrieving the code related to a retrieval source code from a program. A similarity retrieval tool determines the abstraction level of a retrieval condition based on the modification management information for managing modification contents of the program and the system structure information showing a ...

10/20/05 - 20050234886 - Report designer tool and method
A computer-implemented method for generating a report of a business warehouse system query includes identifying one or more row types of the query and defining a template for each row type. The method also includes applying the template to query data according to the row type to generate a formatted ...

10/20/05 - 20050234885 - Integration of instant messenging with internet searching
Techniques for integrating instant messaging with Internet search features are provided. An instant messaging (IM) application allows users to launch a search of the Internet or the World Wide Web for information about another IM user or another topic. If an IM user wishes to locate information relating to a ...

10/20/05 - 20050234884 - Customizing widget draw styles
Techniques for customizing draw styles of widgets to better accommodate a user's direct manipulation needs. A user can customize various attributes of a widget and its manipulators to suit the user's needs. The customizations are stored as a style. The stored style can subsequently be applied to the widget to ...

10/20/05 - 20050234883 - Techniques for inline searching in an instant messenger environment
Techniques for performing inline searches in an instant messaging environment are provided. A user can implement a web search in an instant messaging window by entering a search query. A search query can be preceded by a predefined search trigger to identify the associated text as the search query. The ...

10/20/05 - 20050234882 - Data structure for a hardware database management system
A data structure for a hardware database system is described. The data structure is made up of multiple sub-trees interconnected to form a graph structure. Each sub-tree begins at a memory location, or root address. Next the sub-tree includes profile information relevant to the sub-tree, such profile information can include, ...

10/20/05 - 20050234881 - Search wizard
A method of generating suggestions for search criteria that improve searching in a database of documents, by analyzing the documents comprising the result of the first search to find at least one potential search criterion met by at least one of the documents; and choosing search criteria that are met ...

10/20/05 - 20050234880 - Enhanced document retrieval
Systems and methods for enhanced document retrieval are described. In one aspect, a search query from an end-user is received. Responsive to receiving the search query, search results are retrieved. The search results include an enhanced document and a set of non-enhanced documents. The enhanced document and the non-enhanced documents ...

10/20/05 - 20050234879 - Term suggestion for multi-sense query
Systems and methods for related term suggestion are described. In one aspect, term clusters are generated as a function of calculated similarity of term vectors. Each term vector having been generated from search results associated with a set of high frequency of occurrence (FOO) historical queries previously submitted to a ...

10/20/05 - 20050234878 - Method of managing and providing parameterized queries
Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for managing parameterized queries and making them available to users based on associations between parameterized queries and fields belonging to result sets are provided. By associating fields with parameterized queries, a query manager can be configured to provide users with a contextually appropriate selection ...

10/20/05 - 20050234877 - System and method for searching using a temporal dimension
The present invention is directed to a system and a method for generating a temporally ranked set of search results in response to a query. Each result in the set of search results can be ranked temporally or based on the reputation associated with authors of each result and the ...

10/20/05 - 20050234876 - Method of indexing into an extensible data table
A method of searching a specially-constructed data table enables a data structure that emulates a multi-dimensional array, and enables data to be added to the data table without the need to revise a program that accesses the data in the table. Data elements are stored linearly in the data table ...

10/20/05 - 20050234875 - Methods and systems for processing media files
Systems and methods for processing media files are described. In one embodiment, one or more events are captured having associated event data and associated with a client device, wherein each event is associated with an article and at least one of the articles is a media file, wherein at least ...

10/20/05 - 20050234874 - Centralized field rendering system and method
The invention includes system for centralized rendering of user interface elements based on configurations as described in XML. A developer may create a definition for a field based on the nature of the information to be displayed to a user within a single file. Such definition will affect all future ...

10/20/05 - 20050234873 - Service discovery and publication
A system and methods for service discovery and publication are disclosed. Application programs write requests for service discovery, publication, and subscription to a service discovery application programming interface. The service discovery application programming interface invokes one or more lower-level protocols to satisfy the discovery, publication and/or subscription request. Service information ...

10/20/05 - 20050234872 - Database query set-up tool and method for setting up a query
A database query set-up unit comprising a contribution stack and means for deriving a current information state from said contribution stack is described. Any search criteria provided by any user or by the system itself is pushed onto said contribution stack in the order of occurrence. The current information state, ...

10/20/05 - 20050234871 - Indexing and search system and method with add-on request, indexing and search engines
The indexing and search system comprises means (10) for storing an indexing base (24), means (22) for indexing resources (18) to create and update the indexing base (24), means (40) for searching for resources and adapted to interrogate the indexing base (24) on the basis of a request, and request-extender ...

10/13/05 - 20050228788 - Systems, methods, interfaces and software for extending search results beyond initial query-defined boundaries
To facilitate legal research, companies, such as Thomson West provide subscription-based online information-retrieval systems. Seeking to improve these and related IR systems, the present inventors recognized researchers often overlook some types of documents, such as legal encyclopedias and treatises that may be useful to them. Accordingly, the present inventors devised ...

10/13/05 - 20050228787 - Associating information related to components in structured documents stored in their native format in a database
A method and system for associating information related to a component of a structured document that is stored in its native format in a database system includes generating a hierarchical node tree comprising a plurality of nodes, where each node represents a component in the structured document, and generating a ...

10/13/05 - 20050228786 - Index maintenance for operations involving indexed xml data
A method and system are provided for maintaining an XML index in response to piece-wise modifications on indexed XML documents. The database server that manages the XML index determines which nodes are involved in the piece-wise modifications, and updates the XML index based on only those nodes. Index entries for ...

10/13/05 - 20050228785 - Method of diagnosing and managing memory impairment using images
A method of managing a psychological state of an individual using images. The method comprises the steps of: creating a personal profile for an individual wherein the personal profile defines characteristics which are representative of personal experiences or memories of the individual; selecting a first set of images comprising personal ...

10/13/05 - 20050228784 - System and method for batch operations in a virtual content repository
A method for operating on a plurality of nodes in virtual content repository (VCR), comprising, integrating a plurality of repositories into the VCR, associating each one of the plurality of nodes, performing an operation involving the plurality of nodes, wherein a node is an addressable part of a namespace, and ...

10/13/05 - 20050228783 - Method and apparatus for adjusting the model threshold of a support vector machine for text classification and filtering
An information need can be modeled by a binary classifier such as support vector machine (SVM). SVMs can exhibit very conservative precision oriented behavior when modeling information needs. This conservative behavior can be overcome by adjusting the position of the hyperplane, the geometric representation of a SVM. The present invention ...

10/13/05 - 20050228782 - Authenticating a web site with user-provided indicators
Techniques for authenticating a web site that protect a user from a forged/spoofed web site. A web site according to the present techniques obtains from the user an indicator to be used in authenticating the web site to the user. In response to a request to access the web site, ...

10/13/05 - 20050228781 - Activating content based on state
A content author provides content to be displayed, including some content elements for which display is conditional on the state of the machine in which the content will be viewed. The conditional statements controlling the display of these content elements, in one embodiment refer to states provided by a state ...

10/13/05 - 20050228780 - Search system using search subdomain and hints to subdomains in search query statements and sponsored results on a subdomain-by-subdomain basis
A method and apparatus for generating search results including searching by subdomain and providing sponsored results by subdomain is provided. A search system according to embodiments of the present invention analyzes search queries to determine if they are to be routed to subdomains and presents results include sponsored hits sponsored ...

10/13/05 - 20050228779 - Query selectivity estimation with confidence interval
Selectivity estimates are produced that meet a desired confidence threshold. To determine the confidence level of a given selectivity estimate for a query expression, the query expression is evaluated on a sample tuples. A probability density function is derived based on the number of tuples in the sample that satisfy ...

10/13/05 - 20050228778 - System and method for retrieving documents based on mixture models
A system and method implemented by a computer for performing query based electronic document retrieval implementing a Markov process model adapted for determining a relationship or relevance between documents. The system ranks documents for retrieval based on their relevance measure. The model calculates the measure of relevance that a document ...

10/13/05 - 20050228777 - Application interface for a data storage system
An application interface is used to retrieve information from a data storage system and in particular, for a financial/business system or general ledger system. Data from the data storage system is retrieved using a data mart that supports a generalized or system-independent format. The interface instantiates a detail interface identified ...

10/06/05 - 20050222995 - Real estate brokerage method through a video-conference
In a real estate brokerage method through a video-conference (VDC), a purchaser and a broker meet with each other through an on-line VDC. This method includes steps for providing a article search page to a communication terminal of a non-member that connects with a corresponding Internet site; entering identification information ...

10/06/05 - 20050222994 - Locating potentially identical objects across multiple computers based on stochastic partitioning of workload
Potentially identical objects (e.g., files) are located across multiple computers based on stochastic partitioning of workload. For each of a plurality of objects stored on a plurality of computers in a network, a portion of object information corresponding to the object is selected. The object information can be generated in ...

10/06/05 - 20050222993 - Data search system and method for displaying data search results
In a data search system, a user interface is implemented which can present results of data search in a human-recognizable fashion. The data search system includes an image processing unit for displaying a data search result based on a certain search criterion, as a set per search criterion, as well ...

10/06/05 - 20050222992 - Computer system analyzing apparatus and computer system analyzing method
A computer system analyzing apparatus includes an acquiring unit which acquires information indicating at least use states of a plurality of computer resources, and a detecting unit which detects whether each of the use states of the computer resources which are indicated by the information corresponds to a state determined ...

10/06/05 - 20050222991 - Information providing apparatus, information providing method, information providing program, and recording medium
An information providing apparatus is disclosed that integrally provides information that may be shared by plural applications and information that is dedicated to a particular application. The information providing apparatus includes a merge unit that merges a first information providing unit and a second information providing unit. The merge unit ...

10/06/05 - 20050222990 - Methods and systems for using script files to obtain, format and disseminate database information
A computer-implemented method for managing a plurality of data feeds includes the steps of obtaining a script, the script for specifying a query and creating a data feed; executing the query against a database to produce a result set; and formatting the result set in accordance with the script to ...

10/06/05 - 20050222989 - Results based personalization of advertisements in a search engine
Personalized advertisements are provided to a user using a search engine to obtain documents relevant to a search query. The advertisements are personalized in response to a search profile that is derived from personalized search results. The search results are personalized based on a user profile of the user providing ...

10/06/05 - 20050222988 - Method, system, and storage medium for searching multiple queues for prioritized work elements
A method of searching for work elements for processing in a computing system having a primary queue of work elements and at least one secondary queue of work elements. A numerical priority value is associated with each of the work elements. The method includes setting an initial priority bar and ...

10/06/05 - 20050222987 - Automated detection of associations between search criteria and item categories based on collective analysis of user activity data
A web site or other database access system provides access to a database in which items are arranged within item categories, such as browse categories of a hierarchical browse tree. Actions of users of the system are monitored and recorded to generate user activity data reflective of searches, item selection ...

10/06/05 - 20050222986 - Displayname and resource identifier synchronization
Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products synchronizing a displayname and a resource identifier. In one technique, a machine-implemented method includes receiving input corresponding to a displayname of a data resource; preparing a resource identifier of the data resource within a repository based on the input and naming ...

10/06/05 - 20050222985 - Email conversation management system
An email system has a repository of messages. The message repository is searched to identify one or more messages relevant to a search query. Each identified message is associated with a conversation, and each such conversation has one or more messages and a unique conversation identifier. A set of conversation ...

10/06/05 - 20050222984 - Fast search with very large result set
Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products, for executing a query on a subset of data, for example, to facilitate a fast search with a very large result set. In one general aspect, a method of executing a query includes receiving a query for execution on data in ...

10/06/05 - 20050222983 - Data structure for fast case-sensitive and insensitive search
A system and method to facilitate fast and efficient implementation of case-sensitive and insensitive search using a search engine on a dictionary and using one or more search terms. The dictionary comprises an ordered list of terms. In one implementation a dictionary sorting function is set to sort the ordered ...

10/06/05 - 20050222982 - System and method for responding to search requests in a computer network
In one embodiment, a message server computer receives client data from a plurality of client computers. The client data may include consumer search, navigation, and/or behavioral information indicative of consumer preferred links for particular keywords. For example, the client data may include recordings of consumer actions across several, different search ...

10/06/05 - 20050222981 - Systems and methods for weighting a search query result
Systems and methods for weighting a search query result are described. In one described system, a program, such as a query system, determines a first article identifier associated with a source and receives an input signal indicating an interest in the first article identifier. The query system then determines a ...

10/06/05 - 20050222980 - Fragment elimination
A database is fragmented into a plurality of database fragments using a plurality of fragmentation expressions. Each fragmentation expression corresponds to a database fragment and includes a boolean combination of one or more comparison-predicates. Each comparison-predicate defines a range of a fragmentation dimension basis function of one or more database ...

10/06/05 - 20050222979 - Querying method information
A technique includes querying method information in execution environments for programs written for virtual machines. This technique limits the searching scope within a relatively smaller region of the queried instruction pointer (IP) or code address and relieves the management overhead of a method lookup table, with garbage collector facilitation. In ...

10/06/05 - 20050222978 - Method and apparatus for querying spatial data
The disclosed embodiments relate to an apparatus for performing query operations. The apparatus comprises a base table having spatial objects, an index table having data entries that are associated with the spatial objects. A module that is adapted to perform the query operation is configured to convert a query window ...

10/06/05 - 20050222977 - Query rewriting with entity detection
A system receives a search query, determines whether the received search query includes an entity name, and determines whether the entity name is associated with a common word or phrase. When the entity name is associated with a common word or phrase, the system generates a link to a rewritten ...

10/06/05 - 20050222976 - Query rewriting with entity detection
A system determines whether a received search query includes an entity name, determines whether to rewrite the received search query based on information relating to prior searches involving the entity name, and rewrites the received search query when it is determined that the received search query should be rewritten. The ...

10/06/05 - 20050222975 - Integrated full text search system and method
The present invention relates to an integrated full-text search architecture that integrates full text search with database server applications in a tight manner so that it becomes part of the server in all aspects including storage, metadata, query processing, back/up restore and resource management. This provides improved performance with respect ...

10/06/05 - 20050222974 - Methods and systems in monitoring tools for effective data retrieval
Systems and methods are provided for accessing and presenting data in real-time. In one exemplary embodiment, the systems and methods may include presenting a first record set, fetching a second record set before a data request, and presenting the second record set in response to the data request. The first ...

10/06/05 - 20050222973 - Methods and systems for summarizing information
Methods and systems are provided for accessing relevant information. Relevant information may be accessed in an electronic database. Methods and systems may receive a document in response to a search query. The search query may be parsed to create a set of relevant words, and relevant segments of the received ...

09/29/05 - 20050216456 - Method for entering, recording, distributing and reporting data
An improved method for efficiently and accurately entering detailed data by yes/no entries so that the data is automatically recorded, optionally automatically distributed and optionally transformed into a readable prose report of the data, which is entered by yes/no markings. ...

09/29/05 - 20050216455 - Method for entering, recording, distributing and reporting data
An improved method for efficiently and accurately entering detailed data by yes/no entries so that the data is automatically recorded, optionally automatically distributed and optionally transformed into a readable prose report of the data, which is entered by yes/no markings. ...

09/29/05 - 20050216454 - Inverse search systems and methods
Inverse search systems and methods operate on identifiers of content items in a corpus such as the World Wide Web In an inverse search, the user submits a query that includes an identifier of a target content item in the corpus and receives information (metadata) about the target content item ...

09/29/05 - 20050216453 - System and method for data classification usable for data search
A user interface enables the user to select a classification scheme from a group of classification schemes indicated by classification scheme information. The classification scheme information is stored in a classification-scheme storage unit as results of classification performed on data of arbitrary databases. The user interface also enables the user ...

09/29/05 - 20050216452 - Search capture
When a Web-browser user employs a hyperlink, a Web-information manager makes a log entry that includes the URL of the Web page containing the hyperlink and also lists the URL of the target Web page, to which the hyperlink refers. When the user requests that a Web page be captured ...

09/29/05 - 20050216451 - Generation of database queries from predefined query strings
A technique for generating database queries is described. Generation of a database query starts with the provision of a set of two or more predefined query strings in a database specific format. Upon receipt of a search request specifying a selection condition, this selection condition is analyzed and, based on ...

09/29/05 - 20050216450 - Information search system
Within an information search system, for plural numbers of databases as being a search target, an index database is built up by virtually unifying the databases of the search target, in relation to an index thereof, and search is conducted onto those databases through that index database. For preceding this ...

09/29/05 - 20050216449 - System for obtaining, managing and providing retrieved content and a system thereof
A method, computer readable medium with programmed instructions, and system for obtaining, managing, and providing retrieved content includes selecting one or more concepts from a plurality of concepts. One or more chucks of content are associated with each of the concepts. At least one search parameter is provided and the ...

09/29/05 - 20050216448 - Methods and systems for searching an information directory
The present invention relates to systems and methods for searching an information directory in such a manner that it is easy to search, drill down, drill up and drill across an information directory using multiple independent hierarchical category taxonomies of the directory. ...

09/29/05 - 20050216447 - Methods and systems for enabling efficient retrieval of documents from a document archive
The present invention relates to systems and methods for searching a document archive in such a manner that it is easy to search, drill down, drill-up and drill across documents in an archive using multiple, independent hierarchical category taxonomies of the document archive. ...

09/29/05 - 20050216446 - Technical process to deliver pre-populated search suggestions using the intelli-match search methodology
This document proposes a technical process to deliver pre-populated search suggestions to search engine search boxes using the Intelli-Match search methodology The Intelli-Match process matches search activities to broad category databases in order present users with search engine keywords that are relevant to the user's general area of interest. ...

09/29/05 - 20050216445 - Binary search tree system and method
A binary search tree is provided for efficiently organizing values for a set of items, even when values are duplicated. In generating the binary search tree, the value of each item in a set of values is determined. If a particular value is unique and is found only once in ...

09/29/05 - 20050216444 - Relationship-based searching
One embodiment provides a method to retrieve information that contains name and relationship information. A computing system accepts input from a user to create a search request that contains a number of text characters. One or more of the text characters specify a name identifier, and one or more of ...

09/29/05 - 20050216443 - Method and system for indexing and searching timed media information based upon relevance intervals
A method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving information from timed media files based upon relevance intervals. The method and system for indexing, searching, and retrieving this information is based upon relevance intervals so that a portion of a timed media file is returned, which is selected specifically to ...

09/22/05 - 20050210020 - Data entry for personal computing devices
In one aspect of the present invention the user can rapidly enter and search for text using a data entry system through a combination of entering one or more characters on a digitally displayed keyboard with a pointing device and using a search list to obtain a list of completion ...

09/22/05 - 20050210019 - Method and apparatus for retrieving image from database, and computer product
An image retrieval apparatus includes an extracting unit that extracts a plurality of feature values from a key image, a determining unit that determines presence or absence of similarity based on whether the similarity fitted to the human's feeling regarding the similarity is calculated for the type of each feature, ...

09/22/05 - 20050210018 - Method and apparatus for searching network resources
The present invention pertains to the field of computer software. More specifically, the present invention relates to one more populating, indexing, and searching a database of fine-grained web objects or object specifications. ...

09/22/05 - 20050210017 - Error model formation
In a method of forming a target error model to facilitate correcting or suggesting corrections to misspelled input text related to a target data collection, a source query log containing user queries to at least one source data collection is provided. Next, target relational data is generated based on the ...

09/22/05 - 20050210016 - Confidence-based conversion of language to data systems and methods
A method of converting a text string into one or more data elements includes initializing a parsing engine with one or more rules and parsing the string by applying the rule to the string. Application of the rule to the string produces a quantitative result. The method also includes comparing ...

09/22/05 - 20050210015 - System and method for patient identification for clinical trials using content-based retrieval and learning
A method for selecting a subject for a clinical study includes providing a criteria for selecting one or more subjects from a database, performing a content based similarity search of the database to retrieve subjects who meet the selection criteria, presenting the selected subjects to a user, and receiving user ...

09/22/05 - 20050210014 - Information-processing method, decryption method, information-processing apparatus and computer program
There is provided an information-processing method for generating a hierarchical tree to be applied to processing to provide decryption apparatus with cryptograms, which can be decrypted only by specifically selected ones of the decryption apparatus excluding revoked decryption apparatus, by adoption of a broadcast encryption method based on a hierarchical ...

09/22/05 - 20050210013 - Database system and method for managing a database
A database management system and method manages a database storing a plurality of entities related to each other by a plurality of relations. A user interface interfaces with the database in a situation. A context modeler models a context representation according to the situation using a semantic net. The semantic ...

09/22/05 - 20050210012 - Method for managing website group
A method for managing a website group is provided. The website group includes a main website and at least one sub-website. The method includes steps of (a) providing a database, (b) configuring a data storage area for being accessed by the main website and the sub-website, (c) sharing a first ...

09/22/05 - 20050210011 - Computer implemented method for retrieving hit count data from a data base system and according computer program product
A computer implemented method of retrieving hit count data from data base system comprises the steps of scanning through the bitmap data structure (7R) accessing only each Nth machine word (10f), determining a fuzzy number of hit-relevant bit values of each accessed machine word (1f), calculating an estimated hit count ...

09/22/05 - 20050210010 - Enforcing currency and consistency constraints in database query processing
Currency and consistency requirements are specified as part of a query against a database that may contain replicated data that is updated asynchronously and therefore may not be completely up to date. The database system constructs query execution plans that include an input selection operator that verifies the currency of ...

09/22/05 - 20050210009 - Systems and methods for intellectual property management
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing an electronic file for intellectual property applications by receiving electronic file wrapper information from a patent office; and generating a single electronic document for an entry in the electronic file wrapper information, the document having all images for the entry consolidated therein. ...

09/22/05 - 20050210008 - Systems and methods for analyzing documents over a network
Systems and methods are disclosed for responding to an intellectual property (IP) search by receiving a search query for IP; identifying a plurality of IP documents responsive to the search query; assigning a score to each document based on at least the citation information; and organizing the documents based on ...

09/22/05 - 20050210007 - Document search methods and systems
Methods and systems are disclosed for retrieving records. In one embodiment, the method comprises obtaining a starting record from a data set, obtaining a value associated with a first attribute of the starting record and executing at least one search for additional records in the data set associated with the ...

09/22/05 - 20050210006 - Field weighting in text searching
A field-weighted search combines statistical information for each term across document fields in a suitably weighted fashion. Both field-specific term frequencies and field and document lengths are considered to obtain a field-weighted document weight for each query term. Each field-weighted document weight can then be combined in order to generate ...

09/22/05 - 20050210005 - Methods and systems for searching data containing both text and numerical/tabular data formats
An apparatus for generating a search report of combined data, the apparatus including a processor, a formatter coupled to the processor, the formatter formatting combined data into text data in a first format and into numerical/tabular data in a second format and storing each in storage, a search module executing ...

09/22/05 - 20050210004 - Method and apparatus for generating query and response statements at runtime from generic requests
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions of generating SQL statements at run time from generic and abstract XML request and response messages is provided. A set of generic and abstract XML schemas are provided for a client to send request XML messages for performing actions on information of objects in ...

09/22/05 - 20050210003 - Sequence based indexing and retrieval method for text documents
A sequence based indexing and retrieval method for a collection of text documents includes the steps of generating a query token sequence from a query; generating at least a representative token sequence from each of the documents that contain at least one token of the query token sequence; measuring a ...

09/22/05 - 20050210002 - System and method for compiling an extensible markup language based query
An extensible markup language (XML) expression included in a query is parsed to yield an abstract syntax tree. The abstract syntax tree is then transformed into a unified tree including XML algebra operations. The unified tree is then converted into a relational tree including enhanced relational algebra operations. The relational ...

09/22/05 - 20050210001 - Field searching method and system having user-interface for composite search queries
A method first sets and combines searching conditions, and second, displays search results and saves searching conditions. When setting searching conditions, the method allows a user to select data fields and appropriate comparison operators, and input searching values to form single searching conditions. After one or more single searching conditions ...

09/22/05 - 20050210000 - Semantic web portal graphic interface
The invention concerns a computer system for generating a web portal graphic interface, comprising a request manager (GR), designed to co-operate with a history manager (GH) and a graphic generator (GG) to display entities based on data stored in a database. The request manager (GR) reacts to the fact that ...

09/15/05 - 20050203897 - Method for using query templates in directory caches
The present invention discloses the use of generalized queries, referred to as query templates, obtained by generalizing individual user queries, as the semantic basis for low overhead, high benefit directory caches for handling declarative queries. Caching effectiveness can be improved by maintaining a set of generalizations of queries and admitting ...

09/15/05 - 20050203896 - Analyst search engine method and system
An analyst search engine system includes a query generation module for allowing a user to define a query containing one or more search terms. A query execution module executes the query with respect to a data structure. A result generation module generates a result set of data records. Each data ...

09/15/05 - 20050203895 - Data structure with performance descriptors
A data structure includes two or more data records, each of which includes a first data field and a second data field. The first data field defines an analyst that is available to provide research concerning one or more securities, and the second data field defines a performance statistic for ...

09/15/05 - 20050203894 - Paid-for research method and system
A method of providing paid-for research includes maintaining an information resource that defines one or more qualified analysts, such that each analyst is capable of providing paid-for research concerning a specific company. The generation of research concerning the specific company is facilitated from at least one selected analyst. The at ...

09/15/05 - 20050203893 - Program for accessing information records
The invention is directed to a program for accessing information records on a computer, the program being adapted for operating on the computer and comprising: an indexer adapted to build an index of information records stored in at least two information systems present on the computer; wherein an information system ...

09/15/05 - 20050203892 - Dynamically integrating disparate systems and providing secure data sharing
Systems and methods for seamlessly integrating disparate data systems to securely, customizably and dynamically collaborate and share real-time information, and for providing intelligent data sharing that supports multiple standards concurrently and provides automatic conversioning of data information. A universal scripting language is used across disparate systems in coordination with dynamic ...

09/15/05 - 20050203891 - Automated domain name registration
An automated system and method to permit users to find and register available domain names in numerous different ccTLDs. The system provides real-time searching of large numbers of ccTLDs for each user so that during a single web session, the user can simply select the available ccTLDs from the resultant ...

09/15/05 - 20050203890 - Methods and apparatuses to cancel query
Methods and apparatuses to cancel database queries from a web application user interface in a networked database application. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a user request to cancel a query previously sent to a database and calling an application programming interface (API) provided by the database to terminate ...

09/15/05 - 20050203889 - System and computer software program for visibly processing an observed information's relationship with knowledge accumulations
A system for visibly processing observed information may include a configuration for systematizing information; a knowledge accumulation housing unit for storing knowledge accumulations from knowledge information belonging to each such configuration; an observed information receiving unit for receiving, from a user, information observed by the user; a fixed quantity processing ...

09/15/05 - 20050203888 - Method and apparatus for improved relevance of search results
A method and system for information retrieval are provided whereby at least one search criterion is received from a user; a query is created based on the at least one search criterion; the query is executed to generate results, each of the results corresponding to a respective data entity which ...

09/15/05 - 20050203887 - System and method for seamless access to multiple data sources
A system and method for providing simultaneous or independent access to disparate data sources in a single login session. A user logs into a front-end application session using a custom responsibility. The user submits a query for accessing data from backend enterprise databases, which store current and archived data separately. ...

09/15/05 - 20050203886 - Method and apparatus for providing query-level security in a database system
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates using query signatures to provide security for a database system. During operation, the database system receives a query. Next, the system parses the query to determine a signature for the query. This signature specifies a structure based on operators ...

09/15/05 - 20050203885 - System and method for storing, creating, and organizing financial information electronically
A system and/or method which offers customer-driven aggregation of data, with the ability to dynamically modify the filing hierarchy and to store, create and organize digital financial information. The system enables customers to establish a hierarchy of file folders, file any payment whether paper or electronic in a folder for ...

09/15/05 - 20050203884 - Systems and methods for user-constructed hierarchical interest profiles and information retrieval using same
Systems and methods for delivering Web content are provided. The systems and methods include a mechanism for providing interest data that may be applied to filter Web content at the provider side. A hierarchical data set of user-identified interests in received from the user's Web client. The hierarchical data set ...

09/15/05 - 20050203883 - Search engine providing match and alternative answers using cummulative probability values
A system and method for searching a knowledge base for a match answer and an alternative answer. The method includes the steps of: inputting a search term; beginning a search at a random location in the knowledge base to identify the match answer; determining a match answer category from the ...

09/15/05 - 20050203882 - Internet historical screen presentation
A method and system of capturing Internet Web screens, while using a standard browser, is provided. Using a browser plugin, the history recorded by the browser itself is used to create a presentation. It permits a user to modify the order and content of the screens captured and to create ...

09/15/05 - 20050203881 - Database user behavior monitor system and method
Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for monitoring a database system for anomalous activity. User behavior information relative to a subject database being monitored may be automatically collected, analyzed and compared with one or more policies to detect anomalous activity. Embodiments collect user behavior data regarding the subject database ...

09/15/05 - 20050203880 - Structured task naming
The concept of a specialized task identifier is disclosed to indicate the content of a file within a computer-implemented system for providing help content to a user. In one embodiment, the specialized task identifier includes at least one element selected from a controlled vocabulary. In another embodiment, the specialized task ...

09/15/05 - 20050203879 - Methods and apparatus for resource allocation in computer architectures
Methods and apparatuses for searching for an optimal resource allocation configuration are disclosed. First and second configurations for allocating resources are generated, each having first and second degrees of optimization, respectively. The second configuration is based on a variation of the first configuration. The second configuration is rejected if the ...

09/15/05 - 20050203878 - User intent discovery
a system 100 that facilitates determining a user's intent given a user search query comprises a search engine that is employed to search over a collection of objects within a data store to retrieve a user search result set. The objects within the result set are associated with queries that ...

09/15/05 - 20050203877 - Chain rule processor
A modularized classifier is provided which includes a plurality of class specific modules. Each module has a feature calculation section, and a correction section. The modules can be arranged in chains of modules where each chain is associated with a class. The first module in the chain receives raw input ...

09/15/05 - 20050203876 - Heterogeneous multi-level extendable indexing for general purpose annotation systems
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for indexing annotations made for a variety of different type (i.e., heterogeneous) data objects are provided. A set of parameters uniquely identifying an annotated data object may be converted to an index comprising a set of index values, each corresponding to a column in ...

09/08/05 - 20050198021 - Visualization of attributes of workflow weblogs
Described is a method for visualization of attributes of workflow weblogs. A group of workflow weblogs is searched to find weblogs that have an attribute that satisfies a search condition. The group of workflow weblogs can include instantiations of a single workflow. Attributes are displayed for each of the weblogs ...

09/08/05 - 20050198020 - Systems and methods to monitor file storage and transfer on a peer-to-peer network
A system that includes a computer coupled to a database and a network; the computer including an interception device adapted to make a copy of a plurality of search requests from the network; and a transfer device adapted to transfer the plurality of search requests from the computer to the ...

09/08/05 - 20050198019 - Structured indexes on results of function applications over data
Indexed views or materialized views are used as a secondary index on a base table with multi-valued attributes. This provides for using the index to search in the nested data. Moreover, indexing is provided on the result of an unnest operation. Indexing a view on the result of an unnesting ...

09/08/05 - 20050198018 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, recording medium and program
A clip without UMID is transmitted to a disc drive from an editing device. The disc drive generates the UMID and NRT with respect to the transmitted clip, and stores the UMID in association with the NRT. The editing device edits the NRT, and transmits the NRT that is edition ...

09/08/05 - 20050198017 - Efficient indexing of hierarchical relational database records
According to various embodiments, systems, and methods, a sorting construct (TREE_SORT) is generated to efficiently traverse hierarchical data structures in relational databases. A TREE_SORT construct is generated by transforming a value that represents the sequential order of a given node relative to its siblings (Peer_Sequence) to a left-justified string of ...

09/08/05 - 20050198016 - Structured indexes on results of function applications over data
Indexed views or materialized views are used as a secondary index on a base table with multi-valued attributes. This provides for using the index to search in the nested data. Moreover, indexing is provided on the result of an unnest operation. Indexing a view on the result of an unnesting ...

09/08/05 - 20050198015 - Method and system for presence-technology-based instantly shared concurrent personal preference information for internet-connected tv
A presence-based collaboration system includes a storage containing concurrent-content-consumption information for at least one user of a community of users, and a processor that generates filtered concurrent-content-consumption information for at least one user of the community of users that is based on the concurrent-content-consumption information contained in the storage and ...

09/08/05 - 20050198014 - Systems, methods and apparatus of a whole/part search engine
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which, in one aspect, one or more sub-products of a product are searched in a database, presented to a search, sold and/or distributed. ...

09/08/05 - 20050198013 - Structured indexes on results of function applications over data
Indexed views or materialized views are used as a secondary index on a base table with multi-valued attributes. This provides for using the index to search in the nested data. Moreover, indexing is provided on the result of an unnest operation. Indexing a view on the result of an unnesting ...

09/08/05 - 20050198012 - Method for providing data for a querying communication terminal
The invention relates to a method for providing data relating to a user of a communication terminal for a querying communication terminal. The method involves a network node in a telecommunication network receiving a data query message from the querying communication terminal, the data query message being used to transmit ...

09/08/05 - 20050198011 - System and method for managing presentation of data
A system, method and article of manufacture for presentation of data on a display device and, more particularly, for managing presentation of data in a tabular form on a display device. One embodiment provides a method of managing display of requested data on a display device. The method comprises, in ...

09/08/05 - 20050198010 - System and method for efficient file content searching within a file system
A system and method for efficient file content searching within a file system. In one embodiment, the system may include a storage device configured to store data and a file system configured to manage access to the storage device. The file system may be configured to detect a search operation ...

09/08/05 - 20050198009 - Method for providing data
The invention relates to a method for providing data relating to a user of a communication terminal (KEG2) for a querying communication terminal (KEG1). The method involves the communication terminal receiving a data query message (DAN), the data query message being used to transmit an identifier (MSISDN) for the querying ...

09/08/05 - 20050198008 - Index exploitation for spatial data
Provided is a technique for index exploitation. A spatial region query referencing a spatial region is received. The spatial region is divided into intervals. Search ranges are generated for each interval. An index scan is performed for each interval. ...

09/08/05 - 20050198007 - Method, system and algorithm for dynamically managing a connection context database
A method for managing a connection context database comprises the steps of obtaining connection information, sensing the network load of each connection, and allocating system resources with high priority to active connections and low priority to inactive connections. This results in a dynamic context database which enables a limited number ...

09/01/05 - 20050192952 - Flexible subscription-based event notification
Subscription-based notification using event channels that each correspond to a particular scope. Each channel manages notifications through the use of a schema definition. The event subscriptions identify the position and attributes that any desired event notification would take in the schema definition. The channel then receives event notifications in the ...

09/01/05 - 20050192951 - Method and apparatus for optimizing queries in a logically partitioned computer system
A database query optimizer for a computer system having dynamically configurable logical partitions generates an optimized query strategy which is dependent on a logical partition configuration. When the query is executed, the configuration of the logical partition in which the query is executed is compared to the logical partition configuration ...

09/01/05 - 20050192950 - Update system and update method for updating search data
A search data update system includes a navigation apparatus in which search data are used and a data provider center that provides the navigation apparatus with update data to be used to update the search data. The update data provided by the data provider center only include new search tree ...

09/01/05 - 20050192949 - Document group analyzing apparatus, a document group analyzing method, a document group analyzing system, a program, and a recording medium
Disclosed are a document group analyzing apparatus, a document group analyzing method, a document group analyzing system, a program, and a recording medium that identify where business success and failure are branched by separating documents having causal relation between success cases and failure cases, and displaying information for analyzing factors ...

09/01/05 - 20050192948 - Data harvesting method apparatus and system
A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed for harvesting publicly accessible data from internet web pages. In one embodiment, the invention includes emulating user requests that are consistent with a user operating an industry standard browser, receiving text in response to the generated request, using a set of relevance estimators ...

09/01/05 - 20050192947 - Method for control, analysis and simulation of research, development, manufacturing and distribution processes
A method for control, analysis and simulation of research, development, manufacturing and distribution processes, in which the data relevant for describing the process are mapped in a four-dimensional coordinate space with the orthogonal coordinate axes source, sink, object or service and time and are stored in a relational database with ...

09/01/05 - 20050192946 - Lateral search
A search query is received. Personal information for a user is then determined. A search is performed in a general subdomain of general content using the search query. For example, the general subdomain of general content may be a WWW search. Then, a vertical subdomain is determined based on the ...

09/01/05 - 20050192945 - Data transmission apparatus incorporating key that specifies recipent and system therefor
A data transmission system in which a registration server on which recipient information is registered is connected over a network to a data transmission apparatus that transmits data to a recipient, comprising: the registration server, comprising, a database in which information including recipient information is registered, a search portion that ...

09/01/05 - 20050192944 - A method and apparatus for searching large databases via limited query symbol sets
Methods and systems for searching a database that includes a plurality of records. Each record includes one or more tokens. The one or more tokens include one or more letters, numbers, or symbols. The system includes a user interface that when activated by a user generates at least one of ...

09/01/05 - 20050192943 - Method and apparatus for performing dynamic histogram compression
A system that provides compressed histogram data comprises a compiler histogram interface that obtains histogram data about a table in a database, and a dynamic histogram compressor that receives output from the compiler histogram interface, input regarding a database query and table information to produce compressed histogram data for use ...

09/01/05 - 20050192942 - Accelerated query refinement by instant estimation of results
Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products, for processing queries for which a solution requires that an information management system perform logical operations on a data repository. In general, in one aspect, the techniques feature a method of executing queries on a data repository. That method includes receiving ...

09/01/05 - 20050192941 - Fast aggregation of compressed data using full table scans
Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products, relating to an information management system and aggregating data by performing table scans. In general, in one aspect, the technique includes receiving a query for a response to a search on a database, loading data from the database into memory, filtering ...

09/01/05 - 20050192940 - Method and system for providing links to resources related to a specified resource
The present invention is related to a computer-implemented method and system for providing links to one or more resources related to a specified resource. The method according to the present invention includes allowing a user to configure a relation comprising a matching criteria for the resource, associating the relation with ...

09/01/05 - 20050192939 - System and method for providing classification security in a database management system
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system and method for providing classification security in a database management system, in which the database management system operates cooperatively with an external classification engine. A classified table with declared interactions with the external classification engine is ...

09/01/05 - 20050192938 - System and method for displaying historical event information in association with geographic information
A system and a method for displaying historical event information in association with geographic information are provided that enable historical information in a database to be supplemented with map information so that a user can, by designating a desired place and date, chronologically overview the history of a region. The ...

09/01/05 - 20050192937 - Dynamic query optimization
Methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamically adjusting computer resources, as appropriate, in response to predictions of query runtimes as well as for rendering costs of the computer resources actually utilized, which costs are consistent with consumer demands. ...

09/01/05 - 20050192936 - Decision-theoretic web-crawling and predicting web-page change
Systems and methods are described that facilitate predictive web-crawling in a computer environment. Aspects of the invention provide for predictive, utility-based, and decision theoretic probability assessments of changes in subsets of web pages, enhancing web-crawling ability and ensuring that web page information is maintained in a fresh state. Additionally, the ...

09/01/05 - 20050192935 - Method and apparatus for efficient runtime memory access in a database
A method and apparatus for efficient runtime memory access in a database is provided. A buffer pool is pre-allocated in cache. Buffers in the buffer pool are sized to accommodate average case queries and frequently executed queries. Buffers from the buffer pool are allocated to query working sets during runtime ...

09/01/05 - 20050192934 - Custom media search tool
A search tool allows for convenient searching by employing unconventional search terms. The terms are from descriptor files, which are preferably provided by the multimedia content supplier who is familiar with the content. A user constructs a search query by selecting terms from groups of terms in categories. The user ...

08/25/05 - 20050187928 - Parallel random proxy usage for large scale web access
A system and method efficiently and anonymously retrieves large scale Web data through a restricted query interface. A number of proxy servers are utilized to permit parallel access to a target Web server for processing multiple queries simultaneously. Latency in the individual queries is absorbed by the proxy servers. Queries ...

08/25/05 - 20050187927 - Systems and methods for signature loop authorizing using an approval matrix
Systems and methods for identifying which of a plurality of roles is required to authorize a business process. In one embodiment, an approval matrix includes rows and columns, where each column defines a potential condition and each row defines an approval role. Each entry in the approval matrix is defined ...

08/25/05 - 20050187926 - Methods and apparatus for querying a relational data store using schema-less queries
The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of searching an RDF triples data store of the type in which the triples are maintained in accord with a first storage schema. The method includes inputting a first query specifying RDF triples that are to be identified in the data store. ...

08/25/05 - 20050187925 - Schechinger/fennell system and method for filtering data search results by utilizing user selected checkboxes
The use of computer technology and the internet to quickly locate, view, compare by user-selected preferences, and select marketable products or other data. The growth of the internet has exceeded the capacity of existing technologies and business methods to allow business and consumer users to sort through a vast sea ...

08/25/05 - 20050187924 - Uniform resource discovery provider
A request is received for one or more function instances. The request specifies a resource category. A resource provider is selected from a plurality of resource providers based on the resource category. One or more function instances are created by the selected resource provider to satisfy the request. Each of ...

08/25/05 - 20050187923 - Intelligent search and retrieval system and method
An intelligent search and retrieval system and method is provided to allow an end-user effortless access yet most relevant, meaningful, up-to-date, and precise search results as quickly and efficiently as possible. The method may include providing a query profiler having a taxonomy database; receiving a query from a user; accessing ...

08/25/05 - 20050187922 - Uniform resource discovery and api layering
In response to receiving a request for function instances, underlying function instances are identified using API layer data. The requested function instances are then created based on the underlying function instances. ...

08/25/05 - 20050187921 - Uniform resource discovery
An input including information specifying criteria for selecting computer resources is processed to produce an output comprising one or more function instances associated with computer resources satisfying the criteria. Included in each of the one or more function instances are metadata and information that specifies a mechanism for accessing a ...

08/25/05 - 20050187920 - Contextual searching
A method of improving the relevance of search results includes the steps of selecting search terms from a document under review for performing a search, and incorporating text surrounding the search terms in the document and the search terms into a query string. A search is then imitated using the ...

08/25/05 - 20050187919 - Faq search engine
In order to acquire answer information to be searched from a large amount of question information, there is provided an FAQ search engine which can acquire an appropriate term and acquire appropriate information by using the term as a search keyword. It comprises a document of describing a search keyword, ...

08/25/05 - 20050187918 - Method of storing fast throughput experimentation information in a database
A database is disclosed for storing fast throughput experimentation information. The database is organized in a hierarchical structure such that various database objects have a parent-child relationship. The hierarchical structure facilitates control over user access to various parts of the database. A method is disclosed for automatically populating the database ...

08/25/05 - 20050187917 - Method for index tuning of a sql statement, and index merging for a multi-statement sql workload, using a cost-based relational query optimizer
An access structure analysis method is interspersed with the query optimization process. The method can determine the ideal combination of access structures, including both materialized views and indexes, for a given database workload. The interspersed structure analysis method can include advanced transformations like view merging, star transformation, bitmap access plans, ...

08/25/05 - 20050187916 - System and method for pattern recognition in sequential data
The present invention is based on the encoding of sequential data or sequences in a novel manner that permits efficient storage and processing of sequential data, as well as methods for searching sequences or databases of sequences. The methods and systems of the current invention may be adapted broadly to ...

08/25/05 - 20050187915 - Systems, methods and apparatus to determine relevance of search results in whole/part search
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which, in one aspect, one or more wholes and parts of wholes are searched in a database, presented to a user, sold and/or distributed. ...

08/25/05 - 20050187914 - Method and system for managing objects
A processing means of an information providing system refers to a command information database and acquires object identifiers correlated to command identifiers. In the event that object path information correlated to an object identifier cannot be acquired from the command information database, the processing means refers to a public object ...

08/25/05 - 20050187913 - Web-based customer service interface
A system and method for processing a web-based query is provided. The system comprises a web server for transmitting a web form having a text field box for entering a natural language query, and a language analysis server for extracting concepts from the natural language query and classifying the natural ...

08/25/05 - 20050187912 - Management of configuration data using extensible markup language
A system, method and computer program product are provided for managing configuration data. According to the method, a plurality of configuration values are stored in a hierarchical tree having a plurality of nodes, a defined structure, and defined data types for the stored configuration values, with each node being associated ...

08/25/05 - 20050187911 - Visual query
In an implementation of visual query, a visual query definition associates query criteria in a display. A query statement association is determined for each display relationship of the query criteria and a query statement is generated for each of the query criteria. The query statements are combined according to the ...

08/25/05 - 20050187910 - Embedded electronic searching device for books
My invention presents a simple, non-expensive embedded searching device, which greatly improves book usage, especially for large books which contain lots of information. Although the description above contains many specificities, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments of the invention but as merely as providing ...

08/25/05 - 20050187909 - Input mechanism for fingerprint-based internet search
A targeted search in the form of a fingerprint is generated utilizing audio-visual representations of the search parameters in a master plan so as to present the user with hypothetical vision parameters arrayed in a cascaded manner corresponding to the process individuals use when shopping, with the result being the ...

08/25/05 - 20050187908 - Evaluating queries against in-memory objects without serialization
At least one implementation described herein relates to evaluating queries structured according to a first format against one or more objects structured according to a second, different format without serializing the object. Typically, evaluating an XML (extensible Markup Language) query against a CLR (Common Language Runtime) object required serializing the ...

08/25/05 - 20050187907 - Systems and methods for updating a query engine opcode tree
Implementations described herein relate to using a filter engine opcode tree for evaluating multiple queries. The opcode tree includes opcode nodes and branch nodes. Each opcode node includes one or more computer instructions resulting from compiling a query. Executing the opcode tree a single time evaluates each of multiple queries ...

08/25/05 - 20050187906 - Forward-only evaluation for xpath inverse query processing
An inverse query engine that uses an instruction tree to represents the queries to be applied against input, instead of applying each query individually. Each node in the instruction tree represents executable code. Each branch of the instruction tree when executed from the root node to a terminating branch node ...

08/25/05 - 20050187905 - Database manipulations using group theory
Data in a database describe an application domain such as a satisfiability problem. The data are represented in a manner that expresses the structure inherent in the data and one such representation uses group theory and represents the data as one or more “augmented clauses,” where each clause has a ...

08/18/05 - 20050182762 - Method and system for creating a domain index
A domain index for a partitioned database can be created using a user-defined indexing scheme. Partition maintenance operations performed on the partitioned database objects cause corresponding partition maintenance operations to be performed on the domain indexes. The user-supplied partitioning code is partition operation-unaware. ...

08/18/05 - 20050182761 - System and method for dynamically generating content on a portable computing device
A method of operating a portable computing device comprises receiving broadcast information including a data repository and formatting information. Creation of a search query is facilitated, and a search result is retrieved from the data repository based upon the search query. The search result is transformed in accordance with the ...

08/18/05 - 20050182760 - Apparatus and method for searching for digital ink query
An apparatus and method for searching a handwritten memo, which is input by a user using a digital pen interface, for a word corresponding to the user's query. The apparatus includes a preprocessing unit which removes unnecessary portions from digital ink data of an input query phrase and an input ...

08/18/05 - 20050182759 - Search engine for video and graphics
A method of selecting graphic or video files having corresponding locators used to locate such graphic or video files using a computer. Identifiers are created by searching an area within a web page near a graphic or video file for searchable identification terms and searching an area within a web ...

08/18/05 - 20050182758 - Method and system for dynamic templatized query language in software
A system to automatically generate query language in software is described. The system receives a request for data that is persistently stored in a database. The system selects a predefined query template from a number of query templates based on the request. The system utilizes the query template to receive ...

08/18/05 - 20050182757 - Method and apparatus for tracking documents in a workflow
A workflow system and method include tracking the physical movement of documents. The information of the physical movement is incorporated with the flow graph of a workflow. A display of the workflow can then be enhanced by the information relating to the physical movement of the document. ...

08/18/05 - 20050182756 - Systems and methods for filter processing using hierarchical data and data structures
At least one implementation described herein relates to maintaining filters according to hierarchical data associated with the filters. The filters are maintained in a tree structure that is used to match inputs with filters. A filter hierarchy is an in-memory tree of string segments where each node corresponds to a ...

08/18/05 - 20050182755 - Systems and methods for analyzing documents over a network
Systems and methods are disclosed for mapping intellectual property by searching one or more remote databases for one or more relevant patents; and performing network analysis on the relevant patents. ...

08/18/05 - 20050182754 - Inverse query engine systems with cache and methods for cache maintenance
An inverse query engine system having a cache integrated therein and methods for maintaining the cache are described herein. Entities storing filters in the inverse query engine cache thus do not have to maintain an individual cache to maintain the filters. The inverse query engine system cache is maintained within ...

08/11/05 - 20050177564 - Server, method, computer product, and terminal device for searching item data
A WEB server includes a memory unit, an index data searching unit that searches plurality of item data in the memory unit, a sorting unit sorts the item data searched by the index data searching unit by date. When a search request for requesting a search with designation of a ...

08/11/05 - 20050177563 - Method and apparatus for retrieving data representing a postal address from a plurality of postal addresses
A method for retrieving a desired postal address from a plurality of postal addresses. The invention can feature receiving input data having input terms for finding the desired postal address from a first database of postal addresses where each postal address is formed of a plurality of postal address elements, ...

08/11/05 - 20050177562 - Universal search engine
According to the invention, a search system for searching intranet datasets and Internet datasets is disclosed. Included in the search system are a first interface portion, a preference and a search translation unit. The first interface portion receives a search query from an end user. A preference indicates a target ...

08/11/05 - 20050177561 - Learning search algorithm for indexing the web that converges to near perfect results for search queries
An improved method for retrieving documents from the web and other databases that uses a process of continuous improvement to converge towards near-perfect results for search queries. The method is very highly scalable, yet delivers very relevant search results. ...

08/11/05 - 20050177560 - Content management apparatus, content management method and content management program product
A content information management apparatus is coupled to content providing devices in a network. In this network, the content providing devices provide content information that is described in extensible mark up language (XML). Content information includes a declaration description in which a namespace with a prefix is declared. The content ...

08/11/05 - 20050177559 - Information leakage source identifying method
A leakage source can be identified when personal information is leaked to unauthorized entities. A search request section acquires a request to search a database together with information to identify the search requester. A search processing section searches the database and mixes dummy data into the search result. A search ...

08/11/05 - 20050177558 - Database manipulations using group theory
Data in a database describe an application domain such as a satisfiability problem. The data are represented in a manner that expresses the structure inherent in the data and one such representation uses group theory and represents the data as one or more “augmented clauses,” where each clause has a ...

08/11/05 - 20050177557 - Automatic prevention of run-away query execution
A run-away query execution is automatically identified by a background process that periodically looks at each of the currently executing queries and compares the current execution time with the execution time estimated by the optimizer. Each query execution having a negative execution time difference can be automatically identified as a ...

08/11/05 - 20050177556 - Systems and methods for transforming sql syntax trees into relational algebra representations
The SQL Algebrizer of the present invention comprises a plurality of algorithms to “algebrize” SQL Trees to QP Algebra using an approach that is more consistent and much more efficient than typical algebrizers. More specifically, the Algebrizer of the present invention processes a SQL Tree using a reduced number of ...

08/11/05 - 20050177555 - System and method for providing information on a set of search returned documents
A system and method for organizing document search results include identifying words having an association with search query terms. Features of the words are categorized in relation to the search query terms. The results of the document search are presented in at least one category in accordance with the features. ...

08/11/05 - 20050177554 - System and method for facilitating full text searching utilizing inverted keyword indices
A system and method for facilitating full text searching utilizing inverted keyword indices in shared memory are provided. An inverted keyword index and an inverted keyword attribute index are created from keyword tokens from a set of documents. The keyword indices are stored in a shared memory buffer and accessed ...

08/11/05 - 20050177553 - Optimized distinct count query system and method
The present invention relates to a system and method of optimizing execution of a distinct count query. The system and method allows clients or database administrators to improve queries by properly designing data cubes and partitions of the data in the cube. The partition data can also be ordered so ...

08/11/05 - 20050177552 - Full match (fm) search algorithm implementation for a network processor
Novel data structures, methods and apparatus for finding a full match between a search pattern and a pattern stored in a leaf of the search tree. A key is input, a hash function is performed on the key, a direct table (DT) is accessed, and a tree is walked through ...

08/04/05 - 20050171943 - Method and system for retrieving a data pattern
A data retrieval system includes a retrieval request block for generating a retrieval key including a current state number and a current character string including N characters latched from an input character string, and a state transition memory operating for retrieval based on a state transition table. The state transition ...

08/04/05 - 20050171942 - Information processing apparatus, data search method and data search program that can reduce processing time for obtaining data
An information processing apparatus is capable of searching an information storing server located outside for data formed with one or more attributes. Data types of the attributes can be set. When setting an attribute to be obtained from the information storing server as an obtaining attribute, a corresponding one of ...

08/04/05 - 20050171941 - Knowledge portal for accessing, analyzing and standardizing data
A method and system is provided to access one or more historical incident databases, for example, CDC, CPSC, DTI, AAPCC and the like, for standardizing the potentially differing categories and coding among the databases. The standardizing includes recoding of the categories by providing a unified set of categories reflective of ...

08/04/05 - 20050171940 - Dynamic visualization of search results on a user interface
The dynamic visualization of search results on a user interface is described. According to one aspect of the invention, a user interface includes a parametric control region and a display region. The parametric control region enables a user to set attributes of information of interest to a party. The display ...

08/04/05 - 20050171939 - Methods and apparatuses for synchronizing and identifying content
In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses for synchronizing and identifying content receive a request for a specific content from a first device; identify the specific content within a second device; select a format for the specific content based on the first device; and transmit the specific content in the ...

08/04/05 - 20050171938 - Methods and apparatuses for synchronizing and tracking content
In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses synchronizing and tracking content receive a request corresponding to a specific content; review a record associated with the specific content in response to the request; selectively transmit a confirmation for the request based on the reviewing; and perform the request based on receiving ...

08/04/05 - 20050171937 - Memory efficient hashing algorithm
A technique efficiently searches a hash table. Conventionally, a predetermined set of “signature” information is hashed to generate a hash-table index which, in turn, is associated with a corresponding linked list accessible through the hash table. The indexed list is sequentially searched, beginning with the first list entry, until a ...

08/04/05 - 20050171936 - Wireless search engine and method thereof
A wireless searching method through Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) which includes the steps of: submitting a query by a user of a mobile terminal to a search engine through a wireless telecommunication network; matching at least a query history stored in a user preference file with the query; and selecting ...

08/04/05 - 20050171935 - Methods, systems, and storage mediums for facilitating information storage and retrieval of addressing data
Exemplary embodiments of the invention relate to methods, systems, and storage mediums for facilitating information storage and retrieval of addressing data. The method includes parsing addressing data imported from a legacy file, generating searchable records of parsed addressing data, and presenting at least one of the records to a first ...

08/04/05 - 20050171934 - System and method for generating a parameterized query
A user may select a dataset and choose whether to select an existing parameterized query or to define a new parameterized query to execute upon the selected dataset. If the user chooses to select an existing parameterized query, then a set of existing parameterized queries corresponding to the dataset may ...

08/04/05 - 20050171933 - Smart dial content search
The present invention provides a method and system for finding and accessing a contact quickly and easily by filtering and searching through all of the contacts stored in the device based on user input. The filtered contacts may be readily accessed by various applications that use the contact information. When ...

08/04/05 - 20050171932 - Method and system for extracting, analyzing, storing, comparing and reporting on data stored in web and/or other network repositories and apparatus to detect, prevent and obfuscate information removal from information servers
A system, method and apparatus providing for the search, identification, retrieval and analysis of data contained in World Wide Web (WWW) and network pages and storage repositories. Mechanisms are provided to facilitate selection of such data as is required by a user, to report in a manner required by the ...

08/04/05 - 20050171931 - Database searching method and system
A method and system is described for searching a plurality of information databases (2,3,4) for records related to an input search term. The method comprises selecting a group of related search terms containing the input search term from a search database (7) of terms arranged in predefined groups according to ...

07/28/05 - 20050165775 - System and method for accessing directory services via an http url
Information is retrieved from a directory service via a Hyper Text Transport Protocol (HTTP) Universal Resource Locator (URL) query string which is parsed by a diverting module. The diverting module parses the HTTP URL query string into a plurality of portions. The diverting module constructs a directory service compatible query ...

07/28/05 - 20050165774 - Method for generating pictorial representations of relevant information based on community relevance determination
A method for generating pictorial representations of relevant information based on community relevance determination. The method includes searching information based on a criteria; reporting resulting information as community items; tracking response of community to the items; calculating relevancy of each item in the community; and generating a graphical representation of ...

07/28/05 - 20050165773 - Executing dynamically assigned functions while providing services
Methods, systems, and computer program products for applying actions during server system processing. Functional processing blocks where actions may be applied to a service request are identified. Actions are dynamically associated with functional processing blocks. During execution of a functional processing block, a check is performed to determine whether an ...

07/28/05 - 20050165772 - System and method for storing and accessing data in an interlocking trees datastore
A tree-based datastore comprising a forest of interconnected trees is generated and/or accessed. The tree-based datastore comprises a first tree that depends from a first root node and may include a plurality of branches. Each of the branches of the first tree ends in a leaf node. Each leaf node ...

07/28/05 - 20050165771 - Information providing apparatus and method, information processing apparatus and method, and program storage medium
Contents and its key are supplied in different procedures. License management program authenticates telephone-integrated terminal device and authenticates first server or second server. Server LCM controls the reception of contents and key transmission requests and of data for identifying first server or second server. If data for identifying first server ...

07/28/05 - 20050165770 - Information providing apparatus and method, information processing apparatus and method, and program storage medium
Contents and its key are supplied in different procedures. License management program authenticates telephone-integrated terminal device and authenticates first server or second server. Server LCM controls the reception of contents and key transmission requests and of data for identifying first server or second server. If data for identifying first server ...

07/28/05 - 20050165769 - Keyword creation method and its apparatus
A keyword creation method and its apparatus to simply create keywords in user's retrieving a desired item of information from a vast amount of information. The habitual situation characteristics and the degree of typical liking tendency of a user are calculated on the basis of answers on daily items of ...

07/28/05 - 20050165768 - Converting numeric values to strings for optimized database storage
The present invention provides a conversion method for converting numeric multi-dimensional database dimension members to textual representations. The conversion is specifically designed to enable the textual representations of the numeric dimension members to be properly sorted and converted back into numeric representations with accuracy. All numeric and date data is ...

07/28/05 - 20050165767 - Method and apparatus for identifying programming object attributes
The present invention provides a method and computer-readable medium for searching for programming objects on a computer system. Under one aspect of the invention, optional search attributes are used to order a list of references to found programming objects. Under a second aspect of the invention, object attributes that are ...

07/28/05 - 20050165766 - Computer graphic display visualization system and method
An improved human user computer interface system, providing a graphic representation of a hierarchy populated with naturally classified objects, having included therein at least one associated object having a distinct classification. Preferably, a collaborative filter is employed to define the appropriate associated object. The associated object preferably comprises a sponsored ...

07/28/05 - 20050165765 - Information search system, information search method, information search apparatus, and recording medium to which information search program, is recorded and which can be read by computer
The information search system includes a sub database creation unit for creating a plurality of sub databases each having a size equal to or less than the capacity of memory devices provided in the information processing apparatuses, an allocation management unit for allocating the sub databases to the information processing ...

07/28/05 - 20050165764 - Knowledgebase framework system
A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for a knowledgebase framework. Information is obtained from at least one source utilizing a network. Utilizing a knowledge model, an index is generated for the obtained information. The generated index includes a plurality of items each associated with at least some ...

07/28/05 - 20050165763 - Statistical bigram correlation model for image retrieval
The disclosed subject matter improves iterative results of content-based image retrieval (CBIR) using a bigram model to correlate relevance feedback. Specifically, multiple images are received responsive to multiple image search sessions. Relevance feedback is used to determine whether the received images are semantically relevant. A respective semantic correlation between each ...

07/28/05 - 20050165762 - User event matching system and method
A user event matching system comprises a server configured to perform searches of potentially compatible users and events associated therewith. The event search results are ranked based on event attributes and at least one user attendance record. The system also comprises at least one client adapted to communicate with the ...

07/28/05 - 20050165761 - Method and apparatus for data processing and retrieval
A method and apparatus in a data processing system for data content retrieval comprises steps and methods for receiving a user request; generating a first query according to the user request; querying a first database using the first query to generate a first query request; generating a second query according ...

07/28/05 - 20050165760 - Auto version managing system and method for use in software
An auto version managing system for software including a search module for searching at least one folder and file structure in the software and for indexing the folder and file, a version managing database (DB) for storing software version information including at least one of a software version, file properties, ...

07/28/05 - 20050165759 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and control program
A registering method in an information processing apparatus having a recording medium in which a resource downloader for downloading a resource which is used for an image forming apparatus has been stored has a device searching step of searching for devices serving as administration targets from a plurality of devices ...

07/28/05 - 20050165758 - Custom caching
Methods and systems are presented for custom caching. Application threads define caches. The caches may be accessed through multiple index keys, which are mapped to multiple application thread-defined keys. Methods provide for the each index key and each application thread-defined key to be symmetrical. The index keys are used for ...

07/28/05 - 20050165757 - Method and apparatus for ranking web page search results
A method and apparatus for ranking a plurality of pages identified during a search of a linked database includes forming a linear combination of two or more matrices, and using the coefficients of the eigenvector of the resulting matrix to rank the quality of the pages. The matrices includes information ...

07/28/05 - 20050165756 - Method and communications system for managing, supplying and retrieving data
A method and communications system for managing and supplying data in a communications environment, which may have a data-management device, several application servers that may communicate with the central data-management device via different communications protocols, and storage devices based on FC (Fiber Channel) and IP (Internet Protocol) technology. To provide ...

07/28/05 - 20050165755 - Method and system for monitoring performance of processes across multiple environments and servers
A method and system in accordance with the invention provides both real time and historical information regarding requests executed on a first server and on a second server. Applications running on two or more servers are monitored. Users are provided with information concerning requests being executed on the two or ...

07/28/05 - 20050165754 - Method and system for data retrieval from heterogeneous data sources
A system and a method for specifying and configuring, together with categorising and classifying, heterogeneous types of multiple data sources is disclosed. The system and method also retrieve search results in accordance with search requests and conditions from at least one of the multiple data sources, for example a relational ...

07/28/05 - 20050165753 - Building and using subwebs for focused search
A system that facilitates performance of a focused search over a collection of sites comprises a subweb that corresponds to a topic and/or user characteristic(s) that are of interest to the user. The subweb includes a plurality of domains and/or paths (e.g. sites) that are related to the topic and/or ...

07/28/05 - 20050165752 - Synchronizing and consolidating information from multiple source systems of a distributed enterprise information system
Methods and systems for synchronizing and consolidating information from multiple source systems within a metadirectory system. The metadirectory contains peers such as adapters and join engines which may communicate in a peer-to-peer fashion. Adapters are associated with source systems and broadcast data changes. Join engines have specifications for combining data ...

07/28/05 - 20050165751 - Query transformation for queries involving correlated subqueries having correlation join predicates with local filtering predicates involving predicate transitive closure and predicate pull-out
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for optimizing a query in a computer system, wherein the query is performed by the computer system to retrieve data from a database stored on the computer system. The optimization is performed by identifying a correlated subquery in the query that qualifies for ...

07/28/05 - 20050165750 - Infrequent word index for document indexes
A document indexing system utilizes two indexes. An infrequent word index is maintained separately from a frequent word index to map the locations of words that occur infrequently in the indexed documents. The infrequent word index may be stored and partitioned differently than the frequent word index to promote efficiency. ...

07/28/05 - 20050165749 - Saving and restoring an interlocking trees datastore
A tree-based datastore comprising a forest of interconnected trees that can be generated and/or accessed may require specialized saving and restoring processes to ensure that all the links are properly maintained whether it will be restored in full or in part. The processes act on known features of the trees ...

07/28/05 - 20050165748 - Method and apparatus for querying a computerized database
Method and apparatus for querying a computerized database, such as a distributed database associated with an automated manufacturing process and linked across a computer network. A query engine distributes a desired range of data values to be obtained from the database across a plurality of different query statements. The query ...

07/28/05 - 20050165747 - Image-based document indexing and retrieval
A system that facilitates document retrieval and/or indexing is provided. A component receives an image of a document, and a search component searches data store(s) for a match to the document image. The match is performed over word-level topological properties of images of documents stored in the data store(s). ...

07/28/05 - 20050165746 - System, apparatus and method of pre-fetching data
A system, apparatus and method of pre-fetching data are provided. When a first piece of information is being displayed to a user, the system, apparatus and method determine whether a second piece of information is data-intensive. If the second piece of information is data-intensive, it is pre-fetched into a cache. ...

07/28/05 - 20050165745 - Method and apparatus for collecting user feedback based on search queries
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for collecting user feedback based on search queries. The method comprises receiving a search term from a user, providing a search result to the user based on comparing at least a portion of the received search term with at least a portion ...

07/28/05 - 20050165744 - Interface for a universal search
A search engine may perform a search for a user search query over a number of possible search categories. For example, the search query may be performed for general web documents, images, and news documents. The search engine ranks categories based on the search query and/or the documents returned for ...

07/28/05 - 20050165743 - Systems and methods for personalizing aggregated news content
A system customizes a news document associated with a user of a news aggregation service. The system includes multiple news source servers that store news content and a remote news aggregation server. The news aggregation server creates a customized news document based on one or more personalized search queries received ...

07/28/05 - 20050165742 - Searching previously viewed web sites
A computer-implemented method of searching for particular data includes receiving a query from a user for particular online data content, searching for the particular online data content at least within data content locations that have been previously accessed by the user, presenting to the user search results satisfying the query. ...

07/28/05 - 20050165741 - System and method for addressing inefficient query processing
A system and method for analyzing predicate usage and proposing solutions to improve query performance. The system comprises a system for collecting performance statistics for database queries; an aggregation system that organizes the performance statistics based on predicate combinations used in the database queries;. and an evaluation system that compares ...

07/28/05 - 20050165740 - System and method for scrolling within a list of documents
A system and method are provided such that a user has the ability to more easily scroll to documents of a particular date. In one embodiment of the invention, a processing module of an email system utilizes a calendar view to scroll email messages listed in an inbox view to ...

07/28/05 - 20050165739 - Information search system, information processing apparatus and method, and informaltion search apparatus and method
The present invention relates to an information search system, an information processing apparatus and method, and information search apparatus and method. A PC extracts, from the mail document transmitted/received by a user, words corresponding to the user's interests and records the interest data. In steps S121 and S122, upon logged ...

07/28/05 - 20050165738 - Providing location dependent information
A geographic information system for operation with an accreditation database storing identities of information providers and indications of whether each of those information providers is a member of an accreditation group, the system comprising a geographic information database for storing a list of information sources external to the database together ...

07/28/05 - 20050165737 - Information processing apparatus
The information processing apparatus (101) is provided with the pre-stage processing section (3) which arbitrates among plural access requests with respect to the integrated memory (5) in the access request control circuit (22) and issues a predetermined number of access requests, the post-stage processing section (4) which issues plural access ...

07/21/05 - 20050160090 - Method and system for accessing database objects in polyarchical relationships using data path expressions
A method and system for accessing objects in a network database uses a location path expression in a database query to indicate how the desired data may be located. Relationships linking attributes of the database objects are defined as path links to allow the viewing of different types of relations ...

07/21/05 - 20050160089 - Information extracting system and music extracting system
A music data storage medium stores, as well as multiple music compositions, a feature phrase database composed of data relating to respective feature phrases of the multiple music compositions. When a preview and reproduction process for a feature phrase is started, based on the feature phrase data, only the feature ...

07/21/05 - 20050160088 - System and method for metadata-based distribution of content
In a system for metadata-based distribution of content, metadata queries are used to specify rules for content distribution jobs, allowing flexible, intelligent deployment, expiration and syndication of code and content across an enterprise or content network. A configurable payload adapter receives the metadata query, parses and translates the metadata into ...

07/21/05 - 20050160087 - Data extractor and method of data extraction
A plurality of data stored in a database is read successively. Update contents of the data are acquired as update history, if there is an update of the data in the database during a period from a start of the data extraction to an end of the data extraction. Contents ...

07/21/05 - 20050160086 - Information extraction apparatus and method
A message input unit inputs a message. A message memory stores the message. An information extraction rule memory stores a plurality of information extraction rules. An information extraction decision unit decides whether at least one of the plurality of information extraction rules is applicable to the message at a decision ...

07/21/05 - 20050160085 - Information processing method, information processing terminal, program, and computer-readable storage medium
A distribution service to relay distributed information search is searched for (S6001). If no distribution service is detected, the distribution service is dynamically activated from the self host (S6003). Relay of search request information from remaining hosts is started, and the remaining hosts are registered in the management information (S6005). ...

07/21/05 - 20050160084 - Apparatuses and methods for dynamic creation of phase gantt charts
A method for dynamic creation of a phase Gantt chart, includes entering project management data into a repository, receiving a request from at least one client to obtain the project management data and generating the phase Gantt chart in response to the received request based on the project management data ...

07/21/05 - 20050160083 - User-specific vertical search
Techniques for performing user-specific searches are provided. A search engine receives a search query and performs processing to determine whether a user-specific search is indicated. If the search engine so determines, user-specific data is searched using user identity information to generate user-specific search results specific to the user identified by ...

07/21/05 - 20050160082 - System and method of context-specific searching in an electronic database
A user can search a database within a “context” that can be invoked with a context term, or name. The context is pre-defined by a human expert, or curator. The context definition is used in conjunction with a search term provided by the user to efficiently obtain search results that ...

07/21/05 - 20050160081 - Displaying metrics from an alternative representation of a database
A system and method comprises selecting at least one metric from an alternative representation of a database to create a request based on the at least one metric, invoking an interpreter associated with the database to return data related to the at least one metric, and displaying the data. ...

07/21/05 - 20050160080 - System and method of context-specific searching in an electronic database
A user can search a database within a “context” that can be invoked with a context term, or name. The context is pre-defined by a human expert, or curator. The context definition is used in conjunction with a search term provided by the user to efficiently obtain search results that ...

07/21/05 - 20050160079 - Systems and methods for controlling a visible results set
The present invention relates to a system and methodology to facilitate automatic display and management of data items associated with a hierarchical tree arrangement of folders and subfolders. A computerized interface for data presentation is provided having a sorting component to determine categories relating to one or more items for ...

07/21/05 - 20050160078 - Method and apparatus for entity removal from a content management solution implementing time-based flagging for certainty in a relational database environment
The present invention provides a way to efficiently validate and process requests, such as deletion requests, that affect items having associated objects in a content management system. When the request is received, a timestamp for the item is retrieved. A timestamp for any objects affected by the request are then ...

07/14/05 - 20050154724 - Method and apparatus for identifying programming object attributes
The present invention provides a method and computer-readable medium for searching for programming objects on a computer system. Under the invention, object attributes that are stored outside of a static attribute storage area are inspected during the search for programming objects. ...

07/14/05 - 20050154723 - Advanced search, file system, and intelligent assistant agent
The present invention presents embodiments of methods, systems, and computer-readable media for advanced computer file organization, computer file and web search and information retrieval, and intelligent assistant agent to assist a user's creative activities. The embodiments presented herein categorize search results based on the keywords used in the search, provide ...

07/14/05 - 20050154722 - Method and system for a transparent application of multiple queries across multiple data sources
There is provided a system to respond to a request for data. The system receives a request for the data, queries at least two data sources for the data based on the request and receives results that include the data that is populated to at least one data object. ...

07/14/05 - 20050154721 - Method and system for querying a multimedia database from a telecommunication terminal
Method for querying a multimedia database from a telecommunication terminal. The database is queried using an iterative step in which, at the current iteration, a portion retrieved from the database is determined using an ordered set of query criteria worked out at the previous iteration or at a previous initialization ...

07/14/05 - 20050154720 - Destination search device and destination search method
For a plurality of points of interest associated with each other, a plurality of pieces of point of interest name data representing names of points of interest is stored in association with a single piece of telephone number data. When a telephone number is entered, a plurality of pieces of ...

07/14/05 - 20050154719 - Search and query operations in a dynamic composition of help information for an aggregation of applications
The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for supporting search and query operations in a composite help view for an aggregation of applications. The system can include an application aggregator configured to aggregate individual applications into a single aggregated view. The system further can include a help system ...

07/14/05 - 20050154718 - System and method for optimizing search result listings
A method, system, and computer-accessible medium are provided for optimizing search result listings in a search engine user interface. The system and method provide an automated way of promoting and demoting the placement of a search result listing between more or less desirable locations, based on the listing's performance in ...

07/14/05 - 20050154717 - System and method for optimizing paid listing yield
A system, method, and computer-accessible medium are provided for optimizing the use of paid placement space on a search Web page. The system and method obtain conversion data associated with the paid listing and calculate a conversion rate and paid yield for the listing based on the listing's performance. The ...

07/14/05 - 20050154716 - System and method for automated optimization of search result relevance
A method, system, and computer-accessible medium are provided for automating the optimization of search result relevance in a search engine. The system and method continually collect data that represent various aspects of how a search result is performing and compare that performance data to the expected performance for the search ...

07/14/05 - 20050154715 - Dynamic return type generation in a database system
Dynamic return type generation in a database system. A request is received to execute a first function. A second function is executed if the first function is defined to return data in a first type of data structure. When executed, the second function returns formatting information that indicates an arrangement ...

07/14/05 - 20050154714 - Query duration types
A request to execute a query is received in a database system. In response, the database system determines that a collection of data elements to be returned by the query corresponds to a first data structure not defined within a type dictionary of the database system. The database system obtains ...

07/14/05 - 20050154713 - Systems and methods for determining document relationship and automatic query expansion
Systems and methods are disclosed to search for data responsive to first and second query concepts by generating a first expanded set of results from the first query concept; generating a second expanded set of results from the second query concept; determining an intersecting set of documents from the first ...

07/14/05 - 20050154712 - Enhanced search expressions for information kit integration architecture
A messaging protocol for information kit subscription objects that enables advanced (or complex) searches to be completed on an information kit rather than a simple wildcard query. A series of logical expressions and conditional expressions are introduce in a dictionary of search terms. A query is created within a subscription ...

07/14/05 - 20050154711 - System and method for context sensitive searching
A method and system which allow the addition of context into a search involves the use of state monitors in the computing environment. The state monitors record information such as the installed hardware, software, user preferences, and operating modes. The state information is used to modify information gathered via a ...

07/14/05 - 20050154710 - Dynamic bitmap processing, identification and reusability
A method, system and article of manufacture for query execution management in a data processing system and, more particularly, for managing execution of queries having one or more related query conditions. One embodiment provides a method for managing execution of a query against data of a database. The method comprises ...

07/14/05 - 20050154709 - Replacing an unavailable element in a query
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment replace an element in a query with a backup if the element is not available, but the backup is available. An element may also be removed from the query if the element is not required. In various embodiments, the ...

07/14/05 - 20050154708 - Information exchange between heterogeneous databases through automated identification of concept equivalence
Described are a system and methods for exchanging information between heterogeneous databases (28,28′). A constructor (54) produces a first semantic network (58) representation of a first database (28). A concept matcher (52) identifies semantic concept equivalencies (64) between the semantic network (58) representation of the first database (28) and a ...

07/14/05 - 20050154707 - Electronic filing system searchable by a handwritten search query
A method of providing an electronic filing system which is searchable using a handwritten search query, the method including the steps of: obtaining the handwritten search query using an input device; performing a search of at least one database based on a comparison between the handwritten search query and handwritten ...

07/07/05 - 20050149517 - Universal data management interface
A universal data management interface (UDMI) system includes a processing system generates a visual interface through which a user can access, manage, and manipulate data on plural different types of remote databases. The UDMI connects to multiple standard database management systems and to allow multiple users to access, manage, and ...

07/07/05 - 20050149516 - Method and system for retrieving documents with spoken queries
A method indexes and retrieves documents stored in a database. A document feature vector is extracted from each document and the documents are then indexed according to the feature vectors. A spoken query is converted to an intermediate representation representing likelihoods of possible sequential combinations of terms in the spoken ...

07/07/05 - 20050149515 - Method for searching for and transmitting songs with accompanying listener messages
Disclosed herein are methods of searching for songs in a database by listeners and providing those songs by network transmission accompanied by messages from the listeners. Also disclosed herein are server and client systems for interactive multimedia broadcasting over a network, and methods of using the same. Detailed information on ...

07/07/05 - 20050149514 - Information retrieval apparatus and information retrieval support apparatus
An information retrieval apparatus (100) includes: a retrieval instruction issue unit (102) which identifies one of an information source A data base (101A), an information source B data base (101B) and an information source C data base (101C) according to the user's operation; a retrieval keyword selection unit (105a) which ...

07/07/05 - 20050149513 - Compressed prefix tree structure and method for traversing a compressed prefix tree
A compressed prefix tree data structure is provided that allows large prefix trees and Virtual Private Network (VPN) trees to be placed in external memory, while minimizing the number of memory reads needed to reach a result. The compressed prefix tree data structure represents one or more bonsai trees, where ...

07/07/05 - 20050149512 - Methods and systems of providing information to computer users
Methods and systems of providing information to computer users are described. In one embodiment, multiple different algorithms are displayed for a user to select. The algorithms are configured to display quick links to which a user can navigate. Individual algorithms are employable across different content types. A user can select ...

07/07/05 - 20050149511 - Methods and systems of providing information to computer users
Methods and systems of providing information to computer users are described. In one embodiment, the methods and systems can provide a ranked list of favorite links. The list can be based upon the recency and frequency with which a user accesses items associated with the links. A most recently added ...

07/07/05 - 20050149510 - Concept mining and concept discovery-semantic search tool for large digital databases
The conceptual content of a discipline may be mapped by systematically identifying hierarchical and lateral links among lexical labels of the discipline. The hierarchical links connect a super-ordinate (or “parent”) concept to its sub-ordinate (or “child”) concepts. The lateral links provide relations between the concepts. Lexical labels do not accept ...

07/07/05 - 20050149509 - Information processing method, information processing apparatus, control program, and storage medium
A transmission path which transmits a search request between a plurality of information processing apparatuses is determined. Search request information containing pieces of information of the determined transmission path and a self host is transmitted. A search result obtained by searching for on the basis of the search request by ...

07/07/05 - 20050149508 - System for remote share access
A distributed share folder & file discovery system allows different local computers to discover hosts and share folders without having to go through a central master browser. The local computer sends a device name query directly to any remote devices connected to a same network. The local computer then sends ...

07/07/05 - 20050149507 - Systems and methods for identifying an internet resource address
Systems and methods are provided for identifying information about an entity. The entity may be a business or service. Information about the entity can be determined by processing any attributes known about the entity, such as a phone number, business name, or address. For example, information, such as an internet ...

07/07/05 - 20050149506 - Methods and systems for locating information in a computer system
A computer system includes a user interface. The user interface includes at least one control for inputting at least one search criterion for searching in a database. The user interface also includes a visual result interface for visually outputting the result, at least one control in the visual result interface ...

07/07/05 - 20050149505 - Method, system, and program for statistics management
Disclosed is a technique for maintaining statistics. A query is received. Column group generation is performed to form one or more column groups. Column group refinement is performed based on statistics data generated for a previously received query. A statistics check is automatically performed. A statistics collection command is generated ...

07/07/05 - 20050149504 - System and method for blending the results of a classifier and a search engine
A method to produce a list of documents retrieved from a search engine, ranked according to their relevance to search terms, includes interleaving the lists resulting from two searches. The first search is one that occurs over documents where the list is ranked using a first probabilistic ranking algorithm. The ...

07/07/05 - 20050149503 - Streaming mechanism for efficient searching of a tree relative to a location in the tree
A system and method for processing documents, comprises steps of: receiving a query comprising search criteria and wherein the criteria comprise a set of constraints that specify forward or backward relations between nodes; receiving a location in the tree with respect to which the query must be evaluated; receiving at ...

07/07/05 - 20050149502 - Personalization of web page search rankings
Methods and systems are provided for efficiently computing personalized rankings of web pages or other interconnected objects. The personalized rankings are produced by efficiently computing an approximation matrix to an ideal personalized page ranking matrix. The methods and systems provided herein can be used to produce search results with particular ...

07/07/05 - 20050149501 - Configuration of user interfaces
Configuration of user interfaces is described. In an implementation, a method includes receiving a query from a device. The query is for a user interface (UI) from a client. The UI, when executed by the device, is configured to form a request for execution of a control function by the ...

07/07/05 - 20050149500 - Systems and methods for unification of search results
Systems and methods for the unification of search results are described. In one described system, a program, such as a search engine, executing on a client device receives a search query. The search engine executes the search on a local index and receives a first result set, which is relevant ...

07/07/05 - 20050149499 - Systems and methods for improving search quality
Systems and methods are disclosed for improving search quality. Search queries are expanded using a variety of linguistic techniques. For example, the words in a query can be supplemented with related words obtained from a database of compound words, inflectional forms, and/or orthographic variations. The expanded queries can be used ...

07/07/05 - 20050149498 - Methods and systems for improving a search ranking using article information
Systems and methods that improve client-side searching are described. In one aspect, a system and method for receiving a search query, determining a relevant article associated with the search query, and determining a ranking score for the relevant article based at least in part on client-side behavior data associated with ...

07/07/05 - 20050149497 - Providing alternatives within a family tree systems and methods
A method of creating a family tree includes receiving a request from a user to return a file that includes the family tree and using a plurality of primary source records to construct the family tree based on the request. The records indicate multiple alternatives for at least one branch ...

07/07/05 - 20050149496 - System and method for dynamic context-sensitive federated search of multiple information repositories
A system and method for context-sensitive federated search across multiple heterogeneous data sources in real-time are disclosed. A user interface receives search query context information from a user. A decision engine interprets the search query context through an internal query classification system. Data sources relevant to the search query are ...

07/07/05 - 20050149495 - Method and apparatus for storing and retrieving items
The invention provides a method and apparatus for storing and retrieving items, the method comprising: grouping the items into one or more groups of the items; recording the content of each of the groups; comparing a batch of one or more orders for the items with the recorded content of ...

07/07/05 - 20050149494 - Information data retrieval, where the data is organized in terms, documents and document corpora
The invention relates to improved solutions for information retrieval, wherein the information is represented by digitized text data. This data is further presumed to be organized in terms (431-438), documents and document corpora, where each document contains at least one term (431-438) and each document corpus contains at least one ...

06/30/05 - 20050144163 - Systems and methods for generating prediction queries
Systems and methods are provided for generating prediction queries to help a user build and execute prediction queries. A user interface (UI) is provided that is easy to use and understand in connection with the generation of a prediction query for data mining. The UI can be instantiated from a ...

06/30/05 - 20050144162 - Advanced search, file system, and intelligent assistant agent
The present invention presents embodiments of methods, systems, and computer-readable media for advanced computer file organization, computer file and web search and information retrieval, and intelligent assistant agent to assist a user's creative activities. The embodiments presented herein categorize search results based on the keywords used in the search, provide ...

06/30/05 - 20050144161 - Information processing device and method for controlling the same
An information processing device, a method for controlling the information processing device, an information processing system, and a program that achieves more flexible cooperation among devices are provided. A query-information creating unit creates query information for searching for a collaborative function with a peripheral device. A communications unit transmits the ...

06/30/05 - 20050144160 - Method and system for processing a text search query in a collection of documents
A method, system, and computer program product are provided for processing a text search query in a collection of documents. A full posting index is generated. The full posting index comprises one or more first index terms and a full posting list for each first index term, enumerating occurrences of ...

06/30/05 - 20050144159 - Method and system for processing a text search query in a collection of documents
A method, system and computer program product implementing the method are provided to process a text search query in a collection of documents. A full posting index is generated for the documents in the collection. The full posting index comprises one or more first index terms and a full posting ...

06/30/05 - 20050144158 - Computer network search engine
A computer network search engine is disclosed in which search results are analyzed to identify one or more themes, and individual results are clustered according to one or more of the themes. In one aspect the user may be presented with a graphical representation of one or more cluster of ...

06/30/05 - 20050144157 - System and method for searching and retrieving related messages
A system and method is provided which utilizes a threading service to offer enhanced features for a document management system including an email system. Various enhanced email features may be provided through one or more of the following components: a delete module, a reply module, a profile module, and a ...

06/30/05 - 20050144156 - System and method for vehicle identification
A system for vehicle identification comprising: a storage means for storing details on a multiplicity of vehicles and details of a multiplicity of characteristics associated with and available for, the vehicles; selection means operable to allow a user of the system to select details of a vehicle and one or ...

06/23/05 - 20050138023 - Methods and apparatus for extraction and tracking of objects from multi-dimensional sequence data
An object tracking technique is provided which, given: (i) a potentially large data set; (ii) a set of dimensions along which the data has been ordered; and (iii) a set of functions for measuring the similarity between data elements, a set of objects are produced. Each of these objects is ...

06/23/05 - 20050138022 - Parametric searching
Ordering items often involves first searching a catalogue or the like for the proper item. If not done accurately, or if not done in a time efficient manner, unacceptable loss can occur because the wrong item is ordered or all orders cannot be placed when needed. A parametric searching tool ...

06/23/05 - 20050138021 - Performance improvement
The invention provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for processing data in a cache computer system, the cache computer system providing data base management capabilities to external computer systems, the cache computer system providing main memory space to the external client computer systems, the data representing orders in ...

06/23/05 - 20050138020 - Automatic monitoring and statistical analysis of dynamic process metrics to expose meaningful changes
A selection module allows a user to specify at least one measure to be monitored in at least one dimension of a dimensional hierarchy. A control limit calculator extracts, for each specified measure and for each specified dimension, a time series from a multidimensional database for the specified measure in ...

06/23/05 - 20050138019 - Meta-tagging in content routed networks
A method of adding meta-data to document in a content-routed network including a plurality of routers interconnected by links involves adding an encoded meta-tag to the document. ...

06/23/05 - 20050138018 - Information retrieval system, search result processing system, information retrieval method, and computer program product therefor
To dynamically classify and sort search results according to a natural language query and output the results conveniently, the invention includes an input unit for accepting entry of a natural language query, a natural language processing unit for performing natural language analysis of the query, a search unit for retrieving ...

06/23/05 - 20050138017 - Health care enterprise directory
A single enterprise directory integrates data produced by various healthcare information systems and third party medical products. The directory provides access to disparate data object, systems, and applications to allow for workflow management and enhance client service. The directory is equipped to provide notifications of changes or additions made to ...

06/23/05 - 20050138016 - Private information storage device and private information management device
The events experienced are stored automatically, so that the information of higher utility for a user may be taken out with responsiveness and efficiency higher than with a technique of keyword retrieval over a network. An information registration unit 10 includes an information acquisition unit 11, for acquiring the experience ...

06/23/05 - 20050138015 - High load sql driven statistics collection
A method for receiving a database query language statement and statistics information about the statement at an optimizer, and identifying an inaccurate statistic for the statement, is disclosed. ...

06/23/05 - 20050138014 - System and method for visualization of mainframe change management metadata
Methods, systems, apparatus and computer-readable media are disclosed for providing cross-platform software dependency information. A first example method is disclosed for providing metadata information for display in a graphical format. The method includes the step of receiving from a web browser a request for information relating to a platform-specific application. ...

06/23/05 - 20050138013 - Extended database engine providing versioning and embedded analytics
A system for calculating analytics uses a relational database to store inputs, calculates results, and stores them in cache. The system also includes an access layer that provides a unified view of the data in server. A dynamic access layer is generated at runtime to run an analytic to provide ...

06/23/05 - 20050138012 - Meta-data storage and access techniques
Briefly, techniques to separate a file system and its related meta-data from associated data stored in a mass storage device and store the meta-data on a low latency random access storage device with approximately uniform access times. ...

06/23/05 - 20050138011 - Meta-data storage and access techniques
Briefly, techniques to separate a file system and its related meta-data from associated data stored in a mass storage device and store the meta-data on a low latency random access storage device with approximately uniform access times. ...

06/23/05 - 20050138010 - Method of returning data during insert statement processing
A method for generating an execution plan for updating and retrieving data from a database in a single process includes: receiving a statement by a server to update a database with a first set of data and to retrieve a second set of data from the database; building a first ...

06/23/05 - 20050138009 - Systems and methods for providing access to an embedded thumbnail image
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing access to a thumbnail image that is embedded within an image file along with a corresponding main image. An exemplary method involves receiving a request from a client for the thumbnail image. The thumbnail image is retrieved from an image host. The entire ...

06/23/05 - 20050138008 - Method and apparatus for determining a spanning tree
It is realized that the use of a spanning tree protocol in particular portions of a network may not necessarily be desired due to performance and stability reasons. A method and system is provided for executing a revised spanning tree algorithm that performs more optimally in particular network topologies. In ...

06/23/05 - 20050138007 - Document enhancement method
A search system includes a search engine to search through an index of documents and an index enhancer to enhance the index with at least some user queries. The index may include a listing of terms found in documents to be indexed and at least in user queries used to ...

06/23/05 - 20050138006 - Method for implementing and managing a database in hardware
A method for implementing a hardware database management system in hardware is described. A parser takes standardized database statements and converts those statements into a set of executable instructions and associated data objects. The executable instructions and data objects are then sent to the execution tree engine where an execution ...

06/23/05 - 20050138005 - Systems and methods for searching each level of the inner structure of a string over a language having a vocabulary and a grammar
Systems and methods for indexing and searching the inner structure of a string over a language having a vocabulary and a grammar using bit vectors. The index preserves the inner grammatical structure of the string while allowing for a fast search. A single search provides immediate access to every level ...

06/23/05 - 20050138004 - Link modification system and method
A system receives a request for an internal web page from an external browser application. At least one internal link in the internal web page is identified. The internal link is modified so that the internal link is accessible by the external browser application. The requested web page, including the ...

06/23/05 - 20050138003 - System and method for database having relational node structure
A system and related techniques and data structures present a Web based or other client application or service with a relational node structure to access, store and manipulate XML-based or XML-compliant data. Unlike unmodified XML information for instance stored in document object model (DOM) format, the inventive platform may load ...

06/23/05 - 20050138002 - Accessing different types of electronic messages through a common messaging interface
The present invention extends to methods, systems, computer program products, and data structures for presenting different types of electronic messages at a common interface. Electronic message items are stored in an item database along with other types of items, such as, for example, contact items, folder items, document items, etc. ...

06/16/05 - 20050131888 - System and method for automatically populating a dynamic resolution list
The system and method of the present invention automatically provides dynamically generated completion information for facilitating user input of email addresses or contact information. This completion information is developed from a “data store” comprised of multiple data sources such as previously sent or received email, and other types of electronic ...

06/16/05 - 20050131887 - Resolution independent vector display of internet content
Apparatus and methods are provided for creating resolution-independent vector display of Internet content to allow it to be scaled (zoomed) larger and smaller for better viewing or to fit any resolution or screen size. According to one embodiment, novel server processing of Web content is provided that converts Web content ...

06/16/05 - 20050131886 - Method and system for information extraction
A method and a system for extracting information from a natural language text corpus based on a natural language query are disclosed. In the method the natural language text corpus is analyzed with respect to surface structure of word tokens and surface syntactic roles of constituents, and the analyzed natural ...

06/16/05 - 20050131885 - Information processing apparatus and method, and program
A content aggregator generates a new package containing a content item provided by a content provider and a content item provided by another content provider and also generates corresponding package metadata based on access control information generated by the two content providers. The content aggregator then provides (sells) the content ...

06/16/05 - 20050131884 - Search engine that dynamically generates search listings
A search engine for dynamically generating search results for the user is disclosed. In one embodiment, the user submits a first search query for searching a primary database, such as the content obtained from the World Wide Web, and the search engine obtains primary search listings based upon the search ...

06/16/05 - 20050131883 - Browsing a list of data items
An apparatus includes a browse mechanism to scan a list of data items. A marker is applied to the data items once they have been scanned by the browse mechanism. The marker provides an indication that a respective data item has been scanned by a given browse entity. The browse ...

06/16/05 - 20050131882 - Methods and systems for technology analysis and mapping
Systems and methods for cladistics-based content searching, analysis, and/or diagrammatic representation of results in graphical user interface format for viewing by at least one user on a computer-type device or network, in particular for technology and patent-related content stored in at least one database. ...

06/16/05 - 20050131881 - Executing a parallel single cursor model
Techniques are provided for executing database statements, or portions thereof, in parallel without using slave SQL to communicate to each slave the operations to be performed by the slave. Techniques are provided for incorporating within a shared cursor the code fragments that govern both sides of the interaction between a ...

06/16/05 - 20050131880 - Executing nested subqueries of parallel table functions in the parallel single cursor model
Techniques are provided for processing a database statement that includes a table function capable of parallel execution, where the input of the table function is specified in a subquery. During compilation of the database statement, a global cursor is generated for the database statement. The global cursor includes a first ...

06/16/05 - 20050131879 - Parallel single cursor model on multiple-server configurations
A cursor that is generated from an original database statement includes a master plan that is shared among the various participants involved in the parallel execution of the operations specified in the original statement. For participants that cannot share the same cursor, such as slave processes on remote servers, a ...

06/16/05 - 20050131878 - Dynamic performance views with a parallel single cursor model
A query coordinator handles a multiple-server dynamic performance query by sending remote query slaves (1) first information for generating a complete plan for the query, and (2) second information for participating in the dynamic performance view portion of the query. If the slaves on the remote servers are unable to ...

06/16/05 - 20050131877 - Executing filter subqueries using a parallel single cursor model
Techniques are provided for generating execution plans for, and executing, database statements that contain filter subqueries. Upon receiving a database statement that contains a filter subquery, the database server builds an execution plan that includes a filter operation that is fed by a subtree that corresponds to the subquery. The ...

06/16/05 - 20050131876 - Graphical user interface for capture system
In one embodiment, objects captured over a network can be queried using a graphical user interface. In one embodiment, the graphical user interface (GUI) includes a search editor to enable a user to author and edit a search that mines objects captured by a capture system. In one embodiment, the ...

06/16/05 - 20050131875 - Systems and methods for implementing an xml query language
Systems and methods in accordance with the present invention provide for an implementation of the XQuery standard, and such an implementation will be referred to herein as an XQuery (XML Query language) implementation. An XQuery implementation can be based on a token stream representation, which allows large XML documents to ...

06/16/05 - 20050131874 - Method and system for obtaining solutions to contradictional problems from a semantically indexed database
Solutions to engineering or other problems are obtained by expressing a problem in terms of a natural language query that contains a contradiction and submitting the query to a semantically indexed database. The database will search based on the semantic items that form, respectively, each side of the contradiction and ...

06/16/05 - 20050131873 - System and method for adaptive pruning
Disclosed in a method and structure for searching data in databases using an ensemble of models. First the invention performs training. This training orders models within the ensemble in order of prediction accuracy and joins different numbers of models together to form sub-ensembles. The models are joined together in the ...

06/16/05 - 20050131872 - Query recognizer
A system and method for executing a query on a plurality of data sources which may include remotely located data sources having specialized data. These data sources might include, for example, data relating to retail sales, travel, entertainment and the like. The data source may also contain only data that ...

06/16/05 - 20050131871 - Multi-tiered structure for file sharing based on social roles
An Internet-scale file sharing system includes a client-side file sharing application that allows file-sharing users to identify files to share and transmit metadata corresponding to those files to a metadata repository. A server-side application operating on the metadata repository tracks metadata received from associated file-sharing users, as well as metadata ...

06/16/05 - 20050131870 - Versioning in an integration platform
A repository contains multiple versions of an object but only a single version of the object is supplied when a query is made. The single version is automatically selected from among a number of versions that are otherwise returned in response to the query, based on a configuration associated with ...

06/16/05 - 20050131869 - Unsupervised learning of video structures in videos using hierarchical statistical models to detect events
A method learns a structure of a video, in an unsupervised setting, to detect events in the video consistent with the structure. Sets of features are selected from the video. Based on the selected features, a hierarchical statistical model is updated, and an information gain of the hierarchical statistical model ...

06/16/05 - 20050131868 - Method for web content filtering
The present invention provides a method of web content filtering, which can be applied to gateway devices at client ends. When an access request for a web page from a browser is sent, by analyzing the web page content returned from the web site, we can decide whether the page ...

06/16/05 - 20050131867 - Parallel asymmetric binary search on lengths
Parallel binary searches on lengths using hash tables is described. The parallel search uses more than one search instance. The search instances probe in parallel mutually different contiguous ranges of a search area during each round of searches. After each round, a new search area is defined and one or ...

06/16/05 - 20050131866 - Methods and systems for personalized network searching
Systems and methods for personalized network searching are described. A search engine implements a method comprising receiving a search query, determining a personalized result by searching a personalized search object using the search query, determining a general result by searching a general search object using the search query, and providing ...

06/09/05 - 20050125397 - Transparent search engine
A system is disclosed that generates search results using a transparent search engine. The system enables the sorting and filtering of search listings based upon one or more metrics or categories of information, listed on the search results page as part of a multi-dimensional sort list. The system may also ...

06/09/05 - 20050125396 - Electronic apparatus and file search method thereof
An electronic apparatus and a file search method thereof are provided. The file search method sequentially searches for a plurality of configuration files according to a file order table. The file search method searches for a next adjacent configuration file according to a starting point based on the location of ...

06/09/05 - 20050125395 - Index for data retrieval and data structuring
A method and system of generating an index for a retrieval of data provided by at least one document is disclosed. The method and system comprise selecting data within the at least one document, assigning a category to the selected data, and assigning a timestamp to the selected data. The ...

06/09/05 - 20050125394 - Information search apparatus, information search method, and information recording medium on which information search program is recorded
The song search apparatus comprises a song feature information database which stores song feature information comprised of constituent word information indicating a plurality of constituent words of each song and sound feature information indicating sound feature of each song, a search process unit which generates first lyric feature information subjectively ...

06/09/05 - 20050125393 - Sql tuning sets
A method of storing one or more database query language statements and performance information for each statement as a persistent database object is disclosed. ...

06/09/05 - 20050125392 - Methods and systems for providing a response to a query
Methods and systems for providing a response to a query. A plurality of picks issued during a same search session are associated. A query is received from a user and a search result is provided corresponding to the query. In response to a user issuing a pick, one or more ...

06/09/05 - 20050125391 - Methods and systems for providing a response to a query
Methods and systems for providing a response to a query. Multiple users' search engine activity in regard to a query is correlated. A response is provided based upon this correlated search engine activity information. For one embodiment of the invention, in the context of search engine result optimization, the user ...

06/09/05 - 20050125390 - Automated satisfaction measurement for web search
Context-based user behavior data is collected from a search mechanism. This data includes, for a given query, user feedback (implicit and explicit) on the query and context information on the query. A predictive pattern is applied to the context-based user behavior data in order to produce predicted user satisfaction data. ...

06/09/05 - 20050125389 - Providing access to a service using a service engine
Providing access to a service includes providing a subset of a directory of services associated with third party vendors to a portal communicating with a user system. A service comprises use of a software application. A selection of selected services is received from the user system. The selected services have ...

06/09/05 - 20050125388 - Method and apparatus to map associations with bitsets
The invention discloses database systems using BitSets to model and manage relationships between and/or among entities. ...

06/09/05 - 20050125387 - Method of joining data and its metadata using dynamic metadata in relational database
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture that may be used for returning annotation data associated with a set of user data are provided. While annotations for different type data objects may have varying types and numbers of annotation fields, the annotation data contained therein may be consolidated and returned in ...

06/09/05 - 20050125386 - Method and apparatus for finding the location of items within a shopping venue
An apparatus and a method that permits consumers to find sought after items in a retail store by accessing a computer provided with a data base containing names of items for sale and the locations of those items is described. The customer enters the name of the sought after item ...

06/09/05 - 20050125385 - Framework enabling access of data from disparate databases in a manufacturing plant
A framework facilitating the implementation of access of data from disparate databases accessible by corresponding user applications. The framework includes pre-specified procedures (contained in corresponding interfaces) which may be easily implemented on a user application to enable access of other databases accessible through other applications, as well as providing other ...

06/09/05 - 20050125384 - Transparent content addressable data storage and compression for a file system
Transparent content addressable data storage and compression for a file system including providing a data structure that associates file identifiers and retrieval keys for memory blocks for storing file contents; storing in the data structure one or more file identifiers; providing a chunk of data comprising a quantity of input ...

06/09/05 - 20050125383 - Content addressable data storage and compression for semi-persistent computer memory for a database management system
Content addressable data storage and compression for semi-persistent computer memory for a database management system including providing a data structure that associates data identifiers and retrieval keys for memory blocks for storing in semi-persistent memory data from the database management system; searching for a segment of a chunk of data ...

06/09/05 - 20050125382 - Search system using user behavior data
Context-based user feedback is gathered regarding searches performed on a search mechanism. The search mechanism is monitored for user behavior data regarding an interaction of a user with the search mechanism. The response data provided by the search mechanism is also monitored. Context data (describing the search) and user feedback ...

06/02/05 - 20050120012 - Adaptive hierarchy usage monitoring hvac control system
Systems and methods are described for an adaptive hierarchy usage monitoring HVAC control system. A method, includes: regulating user access to at least one menu of an interactive user interface of a programmable digital thermostat, including: reversibly defining at least one minimum user level required to access the at least ...

06/02/05 - 20050120011 - Code, method, and system for manipulating texts
Disclosed are a computer-readable code, system and method for combining texts to form novel combinations of texts related to a desired target concept, where the concept is represented in the form of a natural-language text or a list of descriptive word and/or word-group terms. The system operates to find primary ...

06/02/05 - 20050120010 - System and method for determining costs within an enterprise
In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a method for determining costs within an enterprise. The method comprises determining a set of cost-drivers based on characteristics of three-dimensional design data of a manufacturable component; and providing, to a plurality of different enterprise functions, database access to ...

06/02/05 - 20050120009 - System, method and computer program application for transforming unstructured text
A system, method and computer program application for finding relevant information from a plurality of sources including unstructured sources, mining the relevant information and generating output based upon the relevant information. The system, method and computer program application may be effectively utilized to more efficiently accomplish a variety of different ...

06/02/05 - 20050120008 - System for distributed communications
A system for use in a distributed environment comprising a first data processing system having a first entity (e.g. and object) and a second data processing system having a second entity. The first entity sends a request for an operation associated with the second entity. The request comprises an operation ...

06/02/05 - 20050120007 - Integrating browser-incompatible information into web content and displaying the information on a computing device of a browser environment
The present invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for integrating browser-incompatible information in a Web content file and for displaying the information on a computing device of a browser environment. A Web content providing means is capable of providing the Web content file, and performs the following steps: receiving the ...

06/02/05 - 20050120006 - Systems and methods for enhancing web-based searching
A system for enhancing web-based searching is provided. Categorizing and clustering techniques are used to optimize searching. Businesses are classified using a control group of predetermined categories. The predetermined categories may be SIC codes or headings that are used to describe business activities. The website addresses for a business listed ...

06/02/05 - 20050120005 - Systems and methods for searching and displaying search hits in hierarchies
Systems and methods are disclosed for searching and displaying search hits in a hierarchy of objects. In one implementation, a method is provided for searching and displaying search hits as a hierarchy of objects in a computed-based environment. The method may include performing a search on the objects based on ...

06/02/05 - 20050120004 - Systems and methods for indexing content for fast and scalable retrieval
Systems and methods for query processing and indexing of documents in connection with a content store in a computing system are provided. In various embodiments, an indexing model is provided that is optimized for fast, efficient and scalable retrieval of documents satisfying a query, including the mixed use of forward ...

06/02/05 - 20050120003 - Method for maintaining a record of searches and results
The invention is a method for storing searches and results on the Internet. A software solution allows a user to search the Internet in the conventional manner, and to click on links presented as a result from other search engines. The solution then remembers and stores in a search history ...

06/02/05 - 20050120002 - Automated text generation process
The process of text generation/creation is automated. The text to be processed is used as seed for the text generation process. The text to be processed can be in any language and can be passed to text generation process through any internal/external application or process, through speech technology or through ...

06/02/05 - 20050120001 - Sql structure analyzer
A method to addresses structural performance problems of a database query language statement is provided. The method includes receiving a database query language statement at an optimizer, evaluating choices in a search space to generate an execution plan for the statement, and producing annotations to record one or more reasons ...

06/02/05 - 20050120000 - Auto-tuning sql statements
Auto-tuning can be performed by receiving a database query language statement and performance information related to the statement, determining whether one or more performance statistics of the statement are available or missing in the performance information, and determining an auto-tuning hint for each missing statistic. ...

06/02/05 - 20050119999 - Automatic learning optimizer
A method of gathering performance information about a workload, and automatically identifying a set of high-load database query language statements from the workload based on the performance information, is disclosed. ...

06/02/05 - 20050119998 - Systems and methods for providing electronic document services
A system facilitates the, procurement of one or more document services for a document directly from a document preparation software application used to create the document. The system activates a graphical user interface within the document preparation software application, contacts a server to identify available document services, and configures the ...

06/02/05 - 20050119997 - Method and apparatus for a web page accessible by search engines
A web page accessible by search engines is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, a web page is provided having a URL and includes information desired to be displayed on the web. The web page further includes keywords associated with the web page. The keywords are accessible to remote search engines ...

06/02/05 - 20050119996 - Method and program of collecting performance data for storage network
In a storage network including at least a computer system, at least an external storage and at least a network system for communication of input/output data between the computer system and the external storage, a method of collecting the performance data on the network system and the software operated on ...

06/02/05 - 20050119995 - Apparatus for and method of searching and organizing intellectual property information utilizing an ip thesaurus
An apparatus for and a method of searching and organizing intellectual property (IP) is provided. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, an apparatus (and corresponding method) is provided for formulating and facilitating searches for intellectual property, and organizing results of such searches. In an exemplary embodiment, a ...

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