Generating Database Or Data Structure (e.g., Via User Interface)

Generating Database Or Data Structure (e.g., Via User Interface) 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.

10/19/06 - 20060235873 - Social network-based internet search engine
Filtering Internet content includes receiving a search query message comprising a search query to an Internet search engine. Data is received from the Internet search engine, responsive to the search query message. Filtering of the data produces a data subset. The filter selects data for inclusion in the data subset ...

10/19/06 - 20060235872 - Integration of push services with applications
An application program on a mobile device provides a user interface that integrates application data with data from a push data service from a remote server. The integration of application data and pushed data is performed on the basis of a common element shared between the application data and the ...

10/19/06 - 20060235871 - Method and system for managing metadata information
A system for managing metadata information comprising a database for storing the metadata in formation; a central processing core, connected to the database, for monitoring and controlling access of the database; a process dispatcher for receiving the metadata information and transmitting the metadata information to the database via the central ...

10/19/06 - 20060235870 - System and method for generating an interlinked taxonomy structure
A system and method for interlinking differing taxonomies, the system including a communications module that provides access to corpora having electronic documents categorized in accordance with first and second taxonomies with a plurality of nodes. The system also includes an analysis module that analyzes the nodes of the first taxonomy, ...

10/19/06 - 20060235869 - Metadata generating apparatus
A metadata generating apparatus includes: a private-content-information creating unit that creates content information of an individual; a public-content-information collecting unit that collects public content information for which metadata for retrieval is created; a keyword extracting unit that extracts a keyword, which forms a basis of the metadata for retrieval, from ...

10/19/06 - 20060235868 - Methods and apparatus for representing markup language data
A representation of a markup language data such as XML expressed as a sequence of encoded items provides a data format including a type field containing i) a construct type identifying a type of markup language data construct to which the encoded item corresponds or, ii) a directive type identifying ...

10/12/06 - 20060230058 - System and method for tracking user activity related to network resources using a browser
A method and system are described for tracking user activity related to network resources using a browser. According to an exemplary embodiment, a user-initiated activity related to a network resource is detected in the browser. The detected user-initiated activity is associated with the network resource to form an activity-resource pair. ...

10/12/06 - 20060230057 - Method and apparatus for mapping web services definition language files to application specific business objects in an integrated application environment
A method, an apparatus, and computer instructions are provided for mapping Web services definition language (WSDL) files to application specific business objects. A WSDL reader parses WSDL files and builds a WSDL syntax tree. If a types section is present in the tree, a schema resolver generates a set of ...

10/12/06 - 20060230056 - Method and a device for visual management of metadata
A method and a device for visual management of metadata. An area with a plurality of data elements is visualized (504) to the user who determines (508) a route on the area, said route including a number of preferred elements belonging to the plurality of elements, which is detected (512). ...

10/12/06 - 20060230055 - Live graphical preview with text summaries
The subject invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates creating a summary page of content associated with disparate sources of data. For example, a user can select one or more regions of one or more disparate web pages for which he/she desires updated information over a length of ...

10/12/06 - 20060230054 - On-line organization of data sets
To efficiently retain data online, an instance of a data set may be generated. The instance may have a set of data fields with corresponding data values. The instance also may be searchable in response to a data selection request. Another instance may be generated, which also may have a ...

10/05/06 - 20060224618 - Data transfer and transformation system and method
A method for processing data. Meta-data descriptors (15, 18) are defined to describe the data either by the user (17) or automatically using a meta-data connector (16). A meta-data descriptor describes the structure of data including field names (1, 4). A meta-data connector describes how to access the data. Different ...

10/05/06 - 20060224617 - Unstructured business metadata manager
Embodiments of the present invention include methods for collecting, organizing, storing and displaying business-oriented metadata. Business metadata is metadata that uses terms of business and is meaningful to the business person. Business Metadata Manager (BMM) is a software system that collects business metadata, organizes and categorizes it, stores it into ...

10/05/06 - 20060224616 - Information processing device and method thereof
An information processing device including a key sound achieving unit 21 for achieving audio data serving as a retrieval key, a designated point achieving unit 51 for achieving as a designated point a time for designating a section of the achieved audio data, a variation point detector 31 for converting ...

10/05/06 - 20060224615 - Systems and methods for providing subscription-based personalization
A user's prior searching and browsing activities are recorded for subsequent use. A user may examine the user's prior searching and browsing activities in a number of different ways, including indications of the user's prior activities related to advertisements. A set of search results may be modified in accordance with ...

10/05/06 - 20060224614 - Method, system and program product for providing high performance data lookup
Under the present invention, index keys are generated for a set of documents. This is typically accomplished by examining the set of documents, and connecting data values extracted from the set of documents to yield the index keys. Once the index keys are generated, an index view will be generated ...

10/05/06 - 20060224613 - Method and system for an administrative apparatus for creating a business rule set for dynamic transform and load
Provided is a method for an administrative apparatus for creating a business rule set for dynamic transform and load. A business rule template definition is obtained. A source metadata defining a data source is obtained. A store metadata defining a data store is obtained. Output is displayed to a user ...

10/05/06 - 20060224612 - Information processing system for a value-based system
Embodiments of the invention include an electronic processing system for determining states of existence for individuals or groups of individuals, or both. The system incorporates cognitive, psychological, and perceptual principles. The system includes a mechanism for obtaining input variables; one or more processors, a processing engine with one or more ...

10/05/06 - 20060224611 - Identity management user experience
Example embodiment of the present invention provide for assisting a user in managing the user's shared persona on a request-by-request basis. Upon requesting to share one or more types of identity information, the user is automatically presented with an interface through which the user can interact in selecting an amount ...

09/28/06 - 20060218179 - System, method, and computer program product for scoring items based on user sentiment and for determining the proficiency of predictors
The present invention provides systems, methods, computer program products, and combinations and subcombinations thereof for scoring items based on user sentiment and for determining the proficiency of a predictor and for aiding an investment decision on an item by an individual. The invention includes one or more user devices and ...

09/28/06 - 20060218178 - Method and apparatus for generating readable, unique identifiers
A computer apparatus receives seed characters relating to an object and accesses rules to generate an identifier. The identifier includes a human-readable component that conveys understanding to a non-skilled user. The identifier complies with limitations dictated by the rules and is not based on random generation. ...

09/28/06 - 20060218177 - System and method for storing and retrieving data through an inferencing-enabled metadata system
A system and method, which registers and stores data and is responsive to queries through management of an inferencing-enabled metadata includes an intelligent database, which receives data or queries and manages data models. An ontology management system is associated with the intelligent database and receives and stores classes of information ...

09/28/06 - 20060218176 - System, method, and service for organizing data for fast retrieval
A data organization system includes an index that offers fast retrieval of records and that protects records from logical modification. The index includes a balanced tree that grows from the root of the tree down to the leaves and requires no re-balancing. Each level in the tree includes a hash ...

09/28/06 - 20060218175 - Managing data component with harmonization indicator
Data elements for a data component are specified by creating a data type that includes several data elements, the data type to be used in creating data components for specific contexts. Each of the several data elements is associated with a harmonization indicator that causes the associated data element to ...

09/28/06 - 20060218174 - Method for coordinating schema and data access objects
Two techniques are commonly used when developing database applications. First, script files containing batched database commands are frequently used to establish the schema of database tables. Second, the software design pattern “Data Access Objects” are sometimes used to contain programmatic database requests while providing an application programmer a more abstract, ...

09/28/06 - 20060218173 - Method, system, and program product for invention mining
The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for invention mining. The method includes: extracting and storing in a first database a predetermined, limited amount of information from all invention disclosures submitted by members of a project team; generating an invention disclosure report using information extracted from ...

09/28/06 - 20060218172 - Method and system to personalize sensor characterizing reference database in multiple led spectrophotometers
To generate a reference database for a particular sensor in a multiple LED spectrophotometric system with a reduced number of test measurements taken from training samples, a first set of reflectance reference measurements are generated from a test target on to a reference sensor from a plurality of different LED ...

09/21/06 - 20060212472 - Method and system for creating a rich media content portal using third-party commercial portal application software
A method of creating an online web application for managing Rich media content and documents of a user is described which involves providing a secure website accessible to the user over a computer network; providing commercial portal application software to store and index files and provide security; providing the user ...

09/21/06 - 20060212471 - System and method for intellectual property information management using configurable activities
Method and apparatus are disclosed for organizing intellectual property data according to activities related to intellectual property. Each activity is represented by an activity data structure containing at least some data pertinent to the activity. A plurality of activity data structures are made accessible through a user interface display in ...

09/21/06 - 20060212470 - Information organization using formal concept analysis
A method for organizing information includes identifying objects and attributes of the information; determining a context from the objects and attributes; constructing a lattice according to said context; and organizing the information according to the lattice. ...

09/21/06 - 20060212469 - Method and system to associate cell and item metadata
The present invention generally relates to new and improved embodiments of methods and systems for capturing and providing arbitrarily rich data to be stored or manipulated within a spreadsheet. In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for creating spreadsheet metadata comprises receiving an item in a spreadsheet, receiving ...

09/14/06 - 20060206517 - System and method for listing administration
A system and method of providing listing data administration to a lister user is disclosed. The listing data is posted on a web search bank hosted by a listing administration provider. Furthermore, the listing data is posted with an assigned hyperlink that references a lister user website hosted by a ...

09/14/06 - 20060206516 - Keyword generation method and apparatus
Methods, apparatuses, and articles for receiving one or more indicators indicating one or more degrees of relevance or irrelevance of one or more items or entities to advertising keywords of interest, generating one or more advertising keyword suggestions suggesting one or more advertising keywords based at least in part on ...

09/14/06 - 20060206515 - Method of generating directory structure for content search
A method of generating a directory structure used for a content search which can maximize a user's convenience is provided. The method includes: generating a plurality of attribute directories based on a plurality of content attributes; and generating a content directory containing a plurality of content having the contents attributes. ...

09/14/06 - 20060206514 - Document file management apparatus, document file management method and document file management program
At least a character font in document data of each stored document file is converted into a predetermined image pattern to produce image data from the converted document data. Each produced image data is displayed while successively switched every document unit by a predetermined operation. ...

09/14/06 - 20060206513 - Method for speed-efficient and memory-efficient construction of a trie
A method in a data processing system for generating trie structures, comprised of the following steps: The method identifies mappings, which have elements, in a map file. The method advances to a element in a current mapping, wherein the element becomes a current element. Next, the method determines a presence ...

09/14/06 - 20060206512 - Computer systems and methods for visualizing data with generation of marks
A method for generating marks when displaying data, such as the results of a query across a database. The method is preferably used in conjunction with a dataset whose fields comprise a plurality of levels. A visual plot is constructed based on a specification. A first level from the plurality ...

09/14/06 - 20060206511 - Method and system for extending the file system api
A method is disclosed to create files in a file system hierarchy in a way which facilitates their retrieval. The method comprises the steps of: entering a command from an application to create a file; displaying the file hierarchy; allowing a user to select at least one folder; saving data ...

09/07/06 - 20060200490 - Geographical indexing system and method
A geographical indexing system and method for use in association with a plurality of search results and a user-selected location. A user-selected location is obtained by providing a user with a graphical geographical map and receiving a user-selected location on the graphical geographical map. Geographically indexed search results are obtained ...

09/07/06 - 20060200489 - Company modeling
A company is compared to a generic company model to identify differences between the company and the generic company model. The generic company model includes a work model that describes sequences of tasks that form processes performed within a generic company and a persona model that describes generic personas in ...

09/07/06 - 20060200488 - System and method for providing post hoc access to legacy applications and data
A method and architecture having components for performing a method comprising the steps of: forming a simple bi-directional communication link between each of the clients and a server; and, transmitting along the communication link at least one of two kinds of messages comprising a first message which is a synchronous ...

09/07/06 - 20060200487 - Domain name related reputation and secure certificates
Systems and methods of the present invention allow for issuing a secure certificate using improved methods in verifying a Subscriber. In a sample embodiment, a Registering Entity maintains a database with reputation data that can be accessed by a Certification Authority. The Registering Entity may update reputation data based on ...

09/07/06 - 20060200486 - System and method for supporting non-native data types in a database api
A database API is presented that can expose data of non-native data-types, i.e., types that are unknown at API design-time. A broad type-system is used that is understood by both a server and a client. The API can dynamically discover, at run-time, data types that were defined using this broad ...

09/07/06 - 20060200485 - Database instance management system and method
A system, method and program product for managing database instances. A computer system is disclosed that includes a system for inputting a request for a new database instance; a system for verifying the request; a system for creating the database instance; and a system for configuring the database instance. ...

09/07/06 - 20060200484 - Unified reporting
A framework is provided that uniformly stores in a central repository data collected from various locations in an enterprise computing network. One or more measurements for data of interest in the central repository are pre-calculated. The pre-calculated measurement(s) are normalized to reflect the relative importance of the data of interest ...

09/07/06 - 20060200483 - Blog integration in a collaborative system
A method, system and apparatus for an integrated blog in a collaborative environment. In this regard, the collaborative environment can include a named collaborative space and one or more collaborative components disposed in the named collaborative space. For instance, the collaborative components can include a discussion forum, a persistent chat, ...

09/07/06 - 20060200482 - System, method and program product for setting and managing breakpoints in a data schema mapping editor
Breakpoints are set in a data schema mapping editor that has an expandable view of model objects. A vertical ruler is provided adjacent to the expandable view for setting breakpoints for the model objects. If the expandable view is manipulated or if a scroll bar is adjusted, the breakpoints will ...

08/31/06 - 20060195469 - Method for creating entries in an on-line database in a user-defined category
A web server for creating entries in an on-line database in a user-defined category is disclosed. The web server may be configured to receive a request from a user to create an entry in the database; create an entry in the database; receive a category defined by the user for ...

08/31/06 - 20060195468 - System and device for providing contents
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a content providing system, which is provided with a data acquisition unit configured to obtain data inputted and/or outputted through a user interface which is included in an information processing device, an interest estimation unit that generates interest information representing ...

08/31/06 - 20060195467 - Creation and composition of sets of items
A data organization system comprises an interface component that receives input that relates to properties associated with a first item type. A set generator component filters a collection of items of the first item type as a function of select properties associated with the input and creates and stores a ...

08/31/06 - 20060195466 - Information processing system, management device and management method
To provide an information processing device management method contrived to improve operability by managing respective information processing devices via a network while eliminating any constraint in place for handling the management. A management device receives a request from an administrator terminal via the network, notifies the information processing device of ...

08/31/06 - 20060195465 - Document repository
A document repository module provides document management control and flexible indexing of electronic documents associated with a document repository. According to some of the embodiments, the document repository provides a central location to store or to access files related to one project or many projects that are accessible over a ...

08/24/06 - 20060190478 - Method and apparatus for object oriented storage and retrieval of data from a relational database
Systems and methods for accessing a relational database through an object-oriented querying interface are provided. A class of objects that are to be stored in the relational database are defined. One or more relational database tables are created and a mapping is produced that maps each data member of an ...

08/24/06 - 20060190477 - 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 ...

08/24/06 - 20060190476 - Database storage system and associated method
A system is provided for saving data to a structurally changed database. The system comprises an input processor for validating ancillary data; a stored procedure generator for automatically re-generating a stored procedure using the validated ancillary data and metadata. The system further comprises a code generator for automatically re-generating source ...

08/24/06 - 20060190475 - Group polling for consumer review
Using a computer system comprising clients at which users interface to the computer system and at least one review server that maintains a collection of reviews, each associated with a presentation, a method of collecting the reviews including providing a first presentation to a first user via a first client ...

08/24/06 - 20060190474 - Extensible markup language schema for mathematical expressions
An extensible markup language-based schema for representing a mathematical expression in documents. The schema can include a single math tag indicative of text and operators of the mathematical expression. The schema can also include format attributes indicative of one of a plurality of formats to be applied to the mathematical ...

08/24/06 - 20060190473 - End user defined event rules for erp applications
A method of creating alerts in a database system is disclosed. The method may include allowing the selection of at least one field or record to be monitored, determining the data in a database that affects the value of the selected field or record, storing a trigger related to the ...

08/24/06 - 20060190472 - System and method for improved exposure of database schema information
Systems and methods for improved exposure of database schema information are disclosed. Generally, a database driver may retrieve and provide database schema information according to one of two default methods or, also, a third override method. The first default method is to execute a query on the database. The second ...

08/24/06 - 20060190471 - Auto-filing of watch results in ip management system
Method and apparatus are disclosed for managing intellectual property information including organizing intellectual property data in a data processing system according to activities related to intellectual property. Each activity is represented by an activity data structure containing at least some data pertinent to the activity. A second data processing system ...

08/17/06 - 20060184567 - System and method providing diffgram format
The present invention relates to a system and methodology to facilitate XML data communications and processing. A diffgram data structure is provided that includes one or more states of a plurality of data records. The state information can be determined by examining one or more data sources for differences from ...

08/17/06 - 20060184566 - Crosslink data structure, crosslink database, and system and method of organizing and retrieving information
A system and a method for organizing and retrieving information are provided. The system is running on a computer system accessible for interactive communication with users. The computer system runs a crosslink database stored therein. The crosslink database includes a crosslink data structure comprising at least a connecting node and ...

08/17/06 - 20060184565 - Data allocation setting in computer system
A computer is used in a computer system including multiple physical storage areas for storing database data. The database includes component information having a reference item having plural value ranges. The database data is dividable according to value ranges of the reference item. The computer comprises an access frequency obtaining ...

08/17/06 - 20060184564 - Method of, and system for, process-driven analysis of operations
A method of process-driven analysis of operations includes defining an abstract process, defining at least one metric over the abstract process using a metric definer and computing metric values using a metric computation engine. The method further includes building an analysis model and a prediction model using an analysis and ...

08/17/06 - 20060184563 - Method and apparatus for temporal database
Methods and systems consistent with the invention store data in a database. A method or system consistent with the invention create a first record for a first time period, the first record comprising an identifier and an attribute, create a second record for a second time period, the second record ...

08/17/06 - 20060184562 - Method and system for decoding encoded documents
A method for decoding encoded markup language documents includes reading a first numeric value from a data document and identifying a data definition associated with the first numeric value. The method further includes reading a second numeric value from a data document and determining, based on a base delimiter value, ...

08/17/06 - 20060184561 - System and methodology for database migration between platforms
A system and methodology for database migration between platforms is described. In one embodiment, for example, a method is described for migrating a database across platforms having different byte order formats (e.g., big-endian and little-endian), the method comprises steps of: when the database is loaded on a given platform, determining ...

08/17/06 - 20060184560 - The health care system of the universal and continuously enriching medical information
Doctors input the clinical information of patients into their universal clinical-laboratory forms of the computer network system of the organization, take the different specimens and submit these records in the system that gives them the numbers that they write on the specimen containers and the kits. These numbers are also ...

08/10/06 - 20060179076 - Integration of a digital asset management system with a project management system
The disclosure relates to an integrated system comprising a digital asset management system, a project management system, and an interface that permits the integration of the two systems. Data may be accessed or replicated between the two systems via the interface. Among operations facilitated by the integrated system is the ...

08/10/06 - 20060179075 - Method and system for obfuscating data structures by deterministic natural data substitution
A method and system create a data structure from an obfuscated data structure. First, the system operates on a first data structure whose obfuscation is desired, and creates a data string based on a portion of the first data structure. Next, based on the data string, a second data structure ...

08/10/06 - 20060179074 - Concept dictionary based information retrieval
A method and apparatus are provided for generating and updating a concept dictionary 140 in respect of an information system 125 and for using that concept dictionary to assist in selecting queries and query terms for use in interrogating that information system 125. A lexical reference source 115 is first ...

08/10/06 - 20060179073 - Information management system
Provided is an information management system capable of reliably protecting personal data while ensuring the usefulness of the information when data containing personal data are processed. In an information management system (1), processing-object data containing personal data are acquired by an information management apparatus (2), the personal data are extracted ...

08/10/06 - 20060179072 - Method and system for obtaining a profile
This invention relates to a method, and to a system, for obtaining a profile. ...

08/03/06 - 20060173906 - Model repository
A model repository is provided for storing selected data models generated by a data mining application. The model repository is a structure that may be organized into a plurality of levels, including a project level, a diagram level, and a model level. The project level may include one or more ...

08/03/06 - 20060173905 - Database driven workflow management system for generating output material based on customer input
A customer record is generated to include fields specifying at least one product, customer preferences, and a selected delivery option indicating a method to deliver generated output material on the product. A job record including a status field is added to a job status table and set to a first ...

08/03/06 - 20060173904 - Information processing apparatus and control method thereof
An information processing apparatus for management of document images. In input document image data, when an area from which index information is to be extracted is designated, an index item for the designated area is set. Then, index extraction information where information specifying the designated area is linked with information ...

08/03/06 - 20060173903 - Methods and apparatus to automatically generate claim charts
Methods and apparatus to automatically generate claim charts are disclosed. An illustrated method includes receiving an input identifying a patent via a user interface; and automatically generating a claim chart containing at least one claim of the identified patent. ...

08/03/06 - 20060173902 - Integrated development method for ram-lsa-tm
Disclosed is an integrated development method for RAM-LSA-TM. The integrated development method for RAM-LSA-TM comprises the steps of: comparing the reference number of identification key information of a first item from a Ram part list table of a RAM calculation module DB and the reference number of a second item ...

08/03/06 - 20060173901 - Methods for merging files and related systems
Methods for merging files and related systems. A first file comprising a plurality of columns is provided. Each column comprises at least one data field for a row corresponding to a string identification. It is determined whether the string identification corresponding to the row is in a second file. If ...

08/03/06 - 20060173900 - Systems and methods for managing information
A method for managing information is described. The method includes generating a first database in a first memory device, storing, by an administrator via a server system, a plurality of questions in the first database, where the plurality of questions relate to project information, and storing, by the administrator, a ...

08/03/06 - 20060173899 - Efficient transformation of interchange format messages
In a computerized system, a sending computer system and recipient computer system exchange an interchange format message in a resource-efficient manner. For example, a transformation writer at the sending computer system selects and transforms only one or few of a plurality of units of the message at the time. The ...

08/03/06 - 20060173898 - Mis-sort verification system and method of use
A method or process and system of confirming an ordering of products includes generating a database of product information associated with a plurality of product and comparing the product information of the plurality of product in a sorting pass process to the product information assigned in the database to verify ...

08/03/06 - 20060173897 - Identification of false ambiguous roots in a stack conservative garbage collector
Techniques for memory management or analysis with conservative garbage collectors is provided. The native stack is analyzed during runtime to identify within frames references to objects in the heap space. An amount of memory is calculated that represents the memory implicated by the reference. A log can be generated that ...

08/03/06 - 20060173896 - Authentication method and system for distributing items
Aspects of the present invention describe a method of introducing items into a distribution network. Before entering items into the distribution network, the item is placed in an identifiable packaging that has an identifier. The identifier associated with the item and packaging is stored in an item identifier database and ...

08/03/06 - 20060173895 - Distributed computing system having hierachical organization
A distributed computing system conforms to a multi-level, hierarchical organizational model. One or more control nodes provide for the efficient and automated allocation and management of computing functions and resources within the distributed computing system in accordance with the organization model. The model includes four distinct levels: fabric, domains, tiers ...

08/03/06 - 20060173894 - System and methods for capturing structure of data models using entity patterns
A system and method directed to capturing the structure of data models using entity patterns is provided wherein an entity pattern is an abstraction, for example in the MICROSOFT BUSINESS FRAMEWORK® (MBF), that surfaces in the model editor of the framework at the root level and consists of one or ...

08/03/06 - 20060173893 - System and methods for capturing structure of data models using entity patterns
A system and method directed to capturing the structure of data models using entity patterns is provided wherein an entity pattern is an abstraction, for example in the MICROSOFT BUSINESS FRAMEWORK®(MBF), that surfaces in the model editor of the framework at the root level and consists of one or more ...

08/03/06 - 20060173892 - User interface based modeling of web services and batch input templates
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating a data input template. A system captures data objects and event objects communicated between a client and an application program, stores a copy of the captured objects, and generates a template based on the stored objects. The client interface has a ...

08/03/06 - 20060173891 - Rapid access to parts of an electronic document via gui
Methods, systems, and media are disclosed for accessing one or more parts of an electronic document. In one embodiment, the method includes choosing, with a selecting device, the electronic document, and for receiving document utilization information for the electronic document. Further, the method includes displaying, on the computer, the electronic ...

08/03/06 - 20060173890 - Method and data carrier for handling a database
In the field of data storage on limited rewritability storage media, handling frequently changing databases may lead to unequal wear of storage segments. The invention discloses a method for modifying a database file, which ensures maximally distributed segment wear in that any writing of data records uses a next available ...

08/03/06 - 20060173889 - Method and system, in addition to computer program comprising program coding elements and computer program product for analyzing user data organized according to a database structure
The invention relates to analysis of user data organized according to a database structure, such as customer data or product data in a company. ...

08/03/06 - 20060173888 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program
Each program content has a plurality of program states, such as “already recorded”, “not recorded”, “preset for recording”, “not preset for recording”, and “not received” states”. In response to the selection of a related program on a starting-program-related information page, a detailed operation screen for the related program is presented. ...

07/27/06 - 20060167932 - Method for the acceleration of the transmission of logging data in a multi-computer environment and system using this method
This invention relates to a method for the transmission of logging data, within a cluster of computers, enabling all or part of the events constituting the running of a user process to be memorized or reproduced. The method applies in particular to the logging data representing the internal events of ...

07/27/06 - 20060167931 - Techniques for knowledge discovery by constructing knowledge correlations using concepts or terms
Techniques for identifying knowledge use a graphical user interface for inputting one or more terms to be explored for additional knowledge. Then a search is conducted across one or more sources of information to identify resources containing information about or information associated with said terms. The resources are decomposed into ...

07/27/06 - 20060167930 - Self-organized concept search and data storage method
A document search and retrieval system and method stores documents in groups based on content. The documents are self-organized into a hierarchy of conceptual clusters, and branches of the hierarchy are stored separately in distinct physical stores, each having an index. In response to a query, the system finds the ...

07/27/06 - 20060167929 - Method for optimizing archival of xml documents
A technique for optimizing the archiving and management of data stored as XML documents is capable of handling mixed data including highly structured data and unstructured data. The technique maps the structured data to a relational database while storing the unstructured data in its native XML format. The data is ...

07/27/06 - 20060167928 - Method for querying xml documents using a weighted navigational index
A technique for optimizing the archival and management of data stored as XML documents is capable of handling mixed data including highly structured data and unstructured data. The technique maps the structured data to a relational database while storing the unstructured data in its native XML format. The data is ...

07/27/06 - 20060167927 - Data query and location through a central ontology model
A data query system including a first storage medium including a data schema having a data schema query language associated therewith, a second storage medium including an ontology model including classes and properties, the ontology model having an ontology query language associated therewith, wherein constructs of the database schema are ...

07/27/06 - 20060167926 - Vineyard information collection and management system
A vineyard information collection and management system is provided. The system allows a variety of information at one or more vineyards to be collected in real time, processed at a central server, and provided to users over the Internet using customizable, easy-to-use forms and pages accessible using a conventional web ...

07/27/06 - 20060167925 - System and method for providing system objects to a database
A system and method are presented for providing system code to a variety of databases by using a resource database. The resource database contains pre-created system objects, which have been parsed and organized into a format suitable for execution. These pre-created system objects are capable of logically appearing in the ...

07/27/06 - 20060167924 - Diagrammatic access and arrangement of data
Customizable data diagrams are provided by a data diagram software facility. The facility receives a reference to a multidimensional data set on which to base an initial data diagram. Based, at least in part, on this information, the facility generates a data diagram providing a graphical representation of nodes corresponding ...

07/27/06 - 20060167923 - Method and a system for process discovery
The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and a method for process discovery. Embodiments of the present invention comprise extracting process data from a data source, creating a trace using the extracted process data, wherein the trace comprises a plurality of events, and detecting a process model using the plurality ...

07/27/06 - 20060167922 - Method and apparatus for managing data object size in a multi-user environment
One or more embodiments of the invention enable improved communication with a database comprising multiple clients utilizing multiple large data objects concurrently. For example when a client system interacts with a server with respect to a data object that is over a threshold size, the system may utilizing a communication ...

07/27/06 - 20060167921 - System and method using a distributed lock manager for notification of status changes in cluster processes
According to at least one embodiment, a method comprises implementing a distributed lock manager (DLM) within a cluster. The method further comprises using locks of the DLM to manage notification to at least one monitoring cluster process of a change in status of at least one monitored cluster process. ...

07/27/06 - 20060167920 - System and method for managing large-scale databases
The present invention provides a database naming convention that enables each and every column name within the database to be unique within the given database; each row to have a unique identification number; and any field of information to be recovered using a single key value. The database naming convention ...

07/20/06 - 20060161581 - Service desk data transfer interface
A system, method and computer program product for importing data in a network-based customer relationship application is provided. First, data to be imported to a customer relationship application utilizing a network is identified. A set of predetermined rules associated with the customer relationship application are identified. The data is imported ...

07/20/06 - 20060161580 - System and method for processing event predicates
Described is a method comprising initializing a first set of bits corresponding to a first plurality of predicate indices to a first value, and initializing a second set of bits corresponding to a second plurality of predicate indices to a second value. A subscription is processed. The subscription includes a ...

07/20/06 - 20060161579 - Data storage and retrieval system with parameterized category definitions for families of categories and dynamically generated search indices
A data storage and retrieval system with parameterized category definitions and dynamically generated search indices. A parameterized category definition for a family of categories is obtained consisting of a parameterized predicate, such that parameter values can be provided with a search query to identify information items that match a category ...

07/20/06 - 20060161578 - Method and system for providing annotations of a digital work
Methods and systems for receiving and distributing annotations of a digital work include receiving an annotation of the digital work, storing the annotation, and providing the annotation to a user. The user may be required to submit a valid authorization credential for the annotation. Annotations may be textual or graphical, ...

07/20/06 - 20060161577 - Load balancing based on cache content
A method, schema, and computer-readable medium provide various means for load balancing computing devices in a multi-server environment. The method, schema, and computer-readable medium for load balancing computing devices in a multi-server environment may be utilized in a networked server environment, implementing a spreadsheet application for manipulating a workbook, for ...

07/20/06 - 20060161576 - Method and apparatus for dimensional data versioning and recovery management
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing data. Responsive to a request for a data element from an application in the virtual machine, the data element is allocated to the application. The data element having a number of dimensions for storing application data for the application. A data structure ...

07/20/06 - 20060161575 - System and method for sequencing xml documents for tree structure indexing
Sequence-based XML indexing aims at avoiding expensive join operations in query processing. It transforms structured XML data into sequences so that a structured query can be answered holistically through subsequence matching. Herein, there is addresed the problem of query equivalence with respect to this transformation, and thereis introduced a performance-oriented ...

07/20/06 - 20060161574 - Mechanism for providing efficient access to redundant number representations
Disclosed are an apparatus, method, and program product which each provide an enhanced database engine. Access to precise values is provided while permitting unfettered access to those who are not interested in precise values. This is accomplished via an enhanced database index and indexing method. The entries of the database ...

07/20/06 - 20060161573 - Logical record model entity switching
Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for constructing a database abstraction model over an underlying physical database. Once constructed, users may interact with the database abstraction model, rather than the underlying physical database representation, to query the database and view query results. In one embodiment, information is retrieved from the ...

07/13/06 - 20060155754 - Playlist driven automated content transmission and delivery system
A media content playlist generating system where data derived from detected public performances or purchases of music is stored in a database and users can query the database, where the query result becomes a playlist that causes the music in the playlist to be transmitted or otherwise delivered to the ...

07/13/06 - 20060155753 - Global asynchronous serialized transaction identifier
A system for storing and indexing unique computer transactions taken asynchronously across one or more systems such that a complete database of all transactions taken by all member systems can be recreated in a coherent time sequence in each member system. ...

07/13/06 - 20060155752 - System and method for incremental indexing
The present system indexes a plurality of entries in a database that contains a database table having a base index. As a recent row is inserted in the database table, an index increment is generated based on the inserted row. Preferably, the index increment is smaller in size than the ...

07/13/06 - 20060155751 - System and method for document analysis, processing and information extraction
A method and system for retrieving information in response to an information retrieval request comprises extracting additional information from a first corpus of data elements based on the request. The request is modified based on the additional information to refine the scope of information to be retrieved from a second ...

07/13/06 - 20060155750 - System to generate unpublished corporate data
There is provided a method and system to generate corporate data pertaining to a corporate entity. The system includes an interface to communicate, to each of a plurality of users of a data system, a corporate data attribute relating to a corporate entity and a plurality of candidate data attribute ...

07/13/06 - 20060155749 - Template-based development of servers
A server instance, which is a collection of LUNs, containing an operating system, any applications and data storage. A processing element is the physical hardware. The combination is a server as normally understood. Templates are used to define server instances and server types to simplify deploying a server instance to ...

07/13/06 - 20060155748 - Use of server instances and processing elements to define a server
A server instance, which is a collection of LUNs, containing an operating system, any applications and data storage. A processing element is the physical hardware. The combination is a server as normally understood. Templates are used to define server instances and server types to simplify deploying a server instance to ...

07/13/06 - 20060155747 - Apparatus and method for automating the logging of table changes in a database
A system and method for logging changes to a database table are disclosed. The system comprises an administration tool, table metadata, a history table, and a service engine. The administration tool provides an interface through which a DBA, database programmer, or other user can manage the table metadata and the ...

07/13/06 - 20060155746 - Method and system for automatically hiding irrelevant parts of hierarchical structures in computer user interfaces
The invention broadly and generally provides, in a computer-controlled display, a method of simplifying a graphical representation of a set of connected nodes comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a subset of the aforesaid set; and (b) under computer program control, hiding representations of all nodes except (i) nodes within ...

07/13/06 - 20060155745 - System and method to implement container managed streams in j2ee environments
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for implementing container managed streams in an enterprise JavaBean™ environment. Uses, ownership, reference relationships between entity beans and sessions are specified in a deployment descriptor file. When an input data stream is received for a batch job, the file is processed and a method ...

07/13/06 - 20060155744 - Method and apparatus for implementing container managed uses, ownerships, and references in an enterprise javabean environment
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions are provided for implementing container managed uses, ownerships, and references in an enterprise JavaBean™ environment. A user may specify a uses, ownership, reference relationships between entity beans and sessions in a deployment descriptor file. When the file is processed, the present embodiment generates methods ...

07/13/06 - 20060155743 - Equivalence class-based method and apparatus for cost-based repair of database constraint violations
Methods and apparatus are provided for identifying constraint violation repairs in data that is comprised of a plurality of records, where each record has a plurality of cells. A database is processed, based on a plurality of constraints that data in the database must satisfy. At least one constraint violation ...

07/13/06 - 20060155742 - System and method for serializing java objects over shared closures
A method is described that involves processing a shared closure by removing, from each non-shareable object in a closure, content that causes each of the non-shareable objects to be non-shareable. The method also involves serializing each of the non-shareable objects by removing the content that causes each of the non-shareable ...

07/13/06 - 20060155741 - Method and apparatus for storing and maintaining structured documents
According to some embodiments, a method and apparatus for storing and maintaining structured documents includes identifying a structured document, decomposing the structured document into a plurality of nodes, each of the nodes representing a portion of information of the document, creating, for each of the nodes, a corresponding object, and ...

07/13/06 - 20060155740 - Method, system and program product for locating remote source files
Under the present invention, as a user/developer is developing a software program using an IDE, the user can designate a remote source container(s) (e.g., located on a server or the like that is remote from the local computer system) for one or more source files. When a remote source file ...

07/13/06 - 20060155739 - A generic architecture for indexing document groups in an inverted text index
A method for indexing a plurality of documents, that includes a plurality of duplicate documents, first identifies one or more duplicate groups of documents from among the plurality of documents. Then, one index of content for the duplicate group is created instead of indexing the content from every document within ...

07/06/06 - 20060149780 - Method for representing the vertical component of road geometry and computing grade or slope
A geographic database represents roads including an altitudinal component of the geometry of the roads. The altitudinal component of the geometry of roads is represented using data that indicate straight line segments and vertical curves, in particular parabolic vertical curves. The straight lines and vertical curves are determined by providing ...

07/06/06 - 20060149779 - Method and apparatus for integrating electronic systems
A method for integrating electronic systems comprises acquiring a set of business scenarios, the business scenarios relating to the electronic systems to be integrated, executing, for each business scenario, a collaboration analysis, an interaction analysis, and a component selection, and composing a finalised architecture dependent upon the outcome of the ...

07/06/06 - 20060149778 - Computer-implemented system and method for visualizing olap and multidimensional data in a calendar format
Computer-implemented systems and methods for displaying multidimensional data as graphical time-based objects. A system and method could include associating actual calendar units with time dimension members. The association can be based on the time periods and the corresponding time-level information in the cube's time dimension hierarchies. Query results involving time ...

07/06/06 - 20060149777 - System and method for enhancing functionality of java checkboxes within a graphical user interface
A method is described in which the method visualizes a hierarchical representation of one or more related items and sub-items, wherein at least one of the items has a sub-item that is subservient to the item. The method displays the hierarchical representation in a tree structure, wherein at least one ...

07/06/06 - 20060149776 - Auto-id simulator
An auto-identification system is described that includes a plurality of distributed auto-id nodes that are operable to track physical objects as they move through an operation of an enterprise, such as, for example, a supply chain network or a sales network. The auto-id nodes are distributed across sites of the ...

07/06/06 - 20060149775 - Document segmentation based on visual gaps
A document may be segmented based on a visual model of the document. The visual model is determined according to an amount of visual white space or gaps that are in the document. In one implementation, the visual model is used to identify a hierarchical structure of the document, which ...

07/06/06 - 20060149774 - Indexing documents according to geographical relevance
A local search engine efficiently indexes documents relevant to a geographical area by indexing, for each document, multiple location identifiers that collectively define an aggregate geographic region. When creating the index, the search engine may determine a set of geographical areas surrounding a geographical area relevant to a document and ...

06/29/06 - 20060143222 - Method, program and system for automatic reengineering of a client code
A method, program and system for automatic reengineering of an input client code using an API when an API adapter code, is provided for emulating an old version of the API on a new version of the API, wherein the items no more provided in new API are identified, said ...

06/29/06 - 20060143221 - Apparatus and method of producing 3d structural sketch and computer-readable recording medium on which computer program for executing the method is recorded
An apparatus and method of producing a three-dimensional structural sketch (3DSS) and a computer-readable recording medium on which a computer program for executing the method is recorded are provided. The apparatus includes a property-detecting unit detecting a unary property of each part of a predetermined two-dimensional sketch and relational properties ...

06/29/06 - 20060143220 - Software application framework using meta-data defined object definitions
An application framework for creating business process management software applications. The framework includes a data store including application data and information describing said data for a runtime environment. The information describing the application data includes presentation information and relational information. The framework further includes presentation logic outputting said data based ...

06/29/06 - 20060143219 - Business change lifecycle framework
A method, system, and computer program product for determining and implementing business changes is provided. In one embodiment, a set of stages in a business change process that are performed sequentially are defined. Defining a set of elements corresponding to each stage, wherein each element groups a set of related ...

06/29/06 - 20060143218 - Tracking set-expression cardinalities over continuous update streams
A method of estimating set-expression cardinalities over data streams with guaranteed small maintenance time per data-element update. The method only examines each data element once and uses a limited amount of memory. The time-efficient stream synopsis extends 2-level hash-sketches by randomly, but uniformly, pre-hashing data-elements prior to logarithmically hashing them ...

06/29/06 - 20060143217 - Session management within a multi-tiered enterprise network
A system and method are described in which session objects are organized and managed within a structured hierarchy of session object storage units, referred to herein as “session domains.” The session domains store session objects sharing one or more related characteristics. In one embodiment, a separate hierarchy of session domains ...

06/29/06 - 20060143216 - Method and system for integrating multimodal interpretations
A method and a system for integrating multimodal interpretations (MMIs) in user inputs to a data processing system (100) are provided. The method includes generating (603) a set of MMIs, based on the user inputs collected during a turn. The set of MMIs includes at least semantic relationship function, the ...

06/29/06 - 20060143215 - Volume visualization using tissue mix
A method of constructing an object data set of data elements representing a physical property is described, in which the construction of the object data set includes assigning attributes to respective data elements. Such attributes are used, for example, in volume rendering. The construction of the object data set is ...

06/22/06 - 20060136488 - Image forming system, image forming apparatus, information processing apparatus, and recording medium having recorded control program
An MFP includes a scanner portion; a printing portion, a workflow storage portion that stores workflows, a workflow selection portion that enables a user to select a workflow, a workflow execution control portion that controls the MFP or an PC to execute operations written in the selected workflow, and an ...

06/22/06 - 20060136487 - Clustering apparatus and method for content delivery system by content classification
A clustering apparatus and method for content delivery system are provided. The clustering apparatus includes: a local server for performing operations as a dedicated server providing a stream service by being connected to a cluster; and a file management server for storing original contents. ...

06/22/06 - 20060136486 - Method, system and program for enabling resonance in communications
A method, computer program product, and system for collecting and processing feedback information in organizational communications. The system includes an information processing apparatus, a communications mechanism, a database, and a mechanism for collecting data. The communications mechanism operates with the information processing apparatus for providing communications to a user of ...

06/22/06 - 20060136485 - Dynamic selection or modification of data management patterns
Systems and methods are presented that enable the dynamic selection or modification of data management patterns (such as for caching or updating data). A deployment document describes how to manage data used by the application, including which caching patterns (and parameters) and which updating patterns should be used. In this ...

06/22/06 - 20060136484 - Urgent replication facility
A system and method for expediting the replication of at least one specified object to a replica in a distributed computer system. A source object of a source replica determines that it has an urgent change to propagate through the distributed system, and informs a replication facility at the source ...

06/22/06 - 20060136483 - System and method of decomposition of multiple items into the same table-column pair
A system and computer-based method is provided for decomposing and storing content of a markup based document into a relational database. For a schema of a markup based document a user identifies multiple items mapping into a same database table-column pair and associates a rowset to each such item and ...

06/22/06 - 20060136482 - Defining and generating a viewtype for a base model
Disclosed is a technique for processing a base model. The base model is received. Then, the base model is used to create a ViewType comprising a ViewType object, one or more ViewList objects corresponding to classes in the base model, and one or more ViewElem objects corresponding to attributes in ...

06/22/06 - 20060136481 - Simplified validity range selection
In one embodiment, the invention is a method. The method includes receiving a validity statement including a range and an identifier from a user interface. The method further includes determining the identifier indicates a validity range statement. The method also includes looking up the range of the validity statement in ...

06/22/06 - 20060136480 - Method for generating a choose tree for a range partitioned database table
A choose tree is generated at compile time to facilitate a determination if any partition of a range partitioned database table includes a particular key at runtime. To generate the choose tree at compile time, a query compiler receives a source code indicative of each partition of the range partitioned ...

06/22/06 - 20060136479 - Secured views for a crm database
The claims of the present application recite a method and system for accessing information in an otherwise inaccessible application database of a DBMS using view definitions that implement a security protocol. ...

06/22/06 - 20060136478 - Dynamic document icons
A method and apparatus is disclosed herein for generating visualizations (e.g., icons) suitable for a specific display. In one embodiment, the method comprises selecting a group of document images having similar layout features suitable for visualization or a specific display from the plurality of document images based on layout analysis ...

06/22/06 - 20060136477 - Management and use of data in a computer-generated document
Methods and systems provide for breaking a computer-generated document into a number of components where the components have explicit relationships with each other. A relationship representation is generated for the components of the document. A user may then navigate the relationships between the components to quickly understand the nature of ...

06/22/06 - 20060136476 - Method and computer-readable medium for loading the contents of a data file
A method and computer-readable medium are provided for loading the contents of an electronic data file. According to the method, corrupted portions of a data file are identified and an attempt is made to repair these portions. If the corrupted portions cannot be repaired, the loading of these portions is ...

06/22/06 - 20060136475 - Secure data transfer apparatus, systems, and methods
Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to store a data field in a data file, wherein the data field is associated with one or more data packets received at a node on a first network, and to transfer the data file between the node on ...

06/22/06 - 20060136474 - Customer service automatic answering system and method
A customer service automatic answering system and method aims to receive question contents entered by users, access the keywords of the question contents, search targeted topic contents in an answer database that match the keywords, and send answering data corresponding to the targeted topic contents to the network user for ...

06/22/06 - 20060136473 - Service data organization
Embodiments are provided for maintaining service related data. One computing device embodiment includes a processor, memory in communication with the processor, and computer executable instructions. The computer executable instructions can execute to provide a virtual service data organization interface that can be used to update service data located in a ...

06/22/06 - 20060136472 - Achieving cache consistency while allowing concurrent changes to metadata
A method and system for supporting a concurrent recordation of a change in a data file by a server while allowing an application to continue writing changes to a data file. In response to a change in a data file, a near-instantaneous version of the file is created. Metadata reflecting ...

06/22/06 - 20060136471 - Differential management of database schema changes
A data processing system-implemented method, system and article of manufacture for differential schema migration. A differential schema migration system can include a schema extractor configured both to extract a contemporary schema and corresponding contemporary data from a first connected database and also to generate an intermediately formatted form of the ...

06/22/06 - 20060136470 - Field-to-field join constraints
Embodiments of the present invention generally provide methods systems and articles of manufacture for query processing and for constructing a database abstraction model over an underlying physical database. The database abstraction model allows users to compose an abstract query using a logical view of data, instead of using the view ...

06/22/06 - 20060136469 - Creating a logical table from multiple differently formatted physical tables having different access methods
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods for constructing a database abstraction model that includes logical fields that map to a logical table. The logical table is constructed using data extracted from multiple, differently formatted physical tables. The logical table allows logically related data stored in multiple databases to appear ...

06/22/06 - 20060136468 - Fast tree-based generation of a dependence graph
A dependence graph having a linear number of edges and one or more tie vertices is generated by constructing a tree of nodes, receiving requests to create cut and/or fan vertices corresponding to each node, adjusting a frontier of nodes up or down, and creating one or more cut or ...

06/22/06 - 20060136467 - Domain-specific data entity mapping method and system
A technique is described for performing domain-specific analysis, structuring, mapping and classification of data entities, such as text document, images, audio data, waveform data, and so forth. A domain definition is established that includes a plurality of classification axes and labels for each axis. Data entities are accessed that potentially ...

06/22/06 - 20060136466 - Computer assisted domain specific entity mapping method and system
A technique for identifying, analyzing, structuring, mapping and classifying data entities is disclosed. A conceptual framework is established by a domain definition having an association list of attributes of interest. Data entities are accessed, analyzed, structured if appropriate, mapped and classified in accordance with the association list and attributes found ...

06/22/06 - 20060136465 - Cascade feature for creating records in a database
Techniques for providing a “cascade create” mechanism which allows data to be entered in related non-existing records in the database are disclosed. The techniques can be used to provide a database program that supports graphical, bi-directional data relationships, as well as multiple predicates. The “cascade create” mechanism supports arbitrary data ...

06/22/06 - 20060136464 - System and method for object persistence
Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to a system and method for object persistence. In an embodiment, a proxy object is created based, at least in part, on object metadata stored in an internal data store of a persistence manager. The persistence manager may receive a request to access ...

06/22/06 - 20060136463 - System and method for composition of mappings given by dependencies
A system that facilitates composition of schema mappings. A general algorithm is provided for composing a broad class of mappings, where one or both mappings are not functions, such as constraints between two schemas and the inverse of functions. A composition component performs composition on schema mappings of disparate data ...

06/22/06 - 20060136462 - Data-centric automatic data mining
A data-centric data mining technique provides greater ease of use and flexibility, yet provides high quality data mining results by providing general methodologies for automatic data mining. A methodology for each major type of mining function is provided, including: supervised modeling (classification and regression), feature selection, and ranking, clustering, outlier ...

06/22/06 - 20060136461 - Method and system for data quality management
A method for data quality management may include collecting data related to a project. The method may also include generating a predetermined representation of the data and implementing or performing an improvement related to the project in response to the representation of the data indicating a trend toward not meeting ...

06/15/06 - 20060129598 - Method of splitting a multi-dimensional cube between a multi-dimensional and a relational database
A method of operating a multi-dimensional database is disclosed. In this method, a multi-dimensional portion of the data is transferred to a multi-dimensional database. A relational portion of the cube is kept in the relational database. When data from the relational portion needs to be accessed, the system produces the ...

06/15/06 - 20060129597 - Systems and methods for proactive caching utilizing olap variants
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 ...

06/15/06 - 20060129596 - System for annotating a data object by creating an interface based on a selected annotation structure
A method and apparatus for capturing annotations about database material in a way that allows queries with conditions or predicates on both the database material and the annotations. Database material may be text, computer programs, graphics, audio, spreadsheets, or any other material which may be stored and indexed. Database material ...

06/15/06 - 20060129595 - Method for analyzing and ranking data ranges in an n-dimensional space
A method and computer-readable medium for analyzing a set of two or more data ranges comprising the steps of selecting a first data range from the set, selecting at least one additional data range from the set, analyzing the relationship between the first data range and the at least one ...

06/15/06 - 20060129594 - Computer-implemented method for management of electronic data
A computer-implemented method for management of electronic data, comprises the steps: Writing of a data record into a first database (50), checking of the unchanged contents of this one data record on at least one predetermined condition and writing of the one data record into a second database (52) dependent ...

06/15/06 - 20060129593 - Computerized system and method for creating aggregate profile reports regarding litigants, attorneys, law firms, judges, and cases by type and by court from court docket records
Computerized method for aggregating relevant information from court records and presenting such information in electronic reports including tables and charts. There are five types of reports that focus on cases filed by Litigant, Attorney or Law Firm, Judge, Court, and Nature of Suit. A History option also is provided, in ...

06/15/06 - 20060129592 - Actionable email documents
A received reply email document enables some action to be effectuated using data included in the email document responsive to field identifiers associated with the data and corresponding to fields of metadata. The associated field identifiers that correspond to known fields of the metadata provide some expectation as to the ...

06/15/06 - 20060129591 - Semantic authoring, runtime and training environment
A system for developing semantic schema for natural language processing has a semantic runtime engine and a semantic authoring tool. The semantic runtime engine is adapted to map a natural language input to a semantic schema and to return the mapped results to an application domain. The semantic authoring tool ...

06/15/06 - 20060129590 - Method and medium for managing data
The present invention allows a user to create an application to manage a database without writing code. The present invention includes a method of creating a database, creating configuration data relating to the data in the database and generating a user interface based on the configuration data to allow a ...

06/15/06 - 20060129589 - System and method of securing computer-readable media
Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with securing a computer-readable medium are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes receiving a user supplied command to secure a computer-readable medium having at least one data structure including data and a directory identifying data locations within the data structure, and securing the ...

06/15/06 - 20060129588 - System and method for organizing data with a write-once index
According to the present invention, there is provided a system for organizing data objects for fast retrieval. The system includes at least one data storage medium defining data sectors. In addition, the system includes at least one data object on the data storage medium. Also, the system includes at least ...

06/15/06 - 20060129587 - Method and system for automated risk management of rule-based security
A method for automated risk management may include presenting a rule request graphical user interface (GUI) for a requester to enter information related to a rule request for a rule. The method may also include determining a risk rating score for the rule based on information entered in the rule ...

06/08/06 - 20060123046 - System and method for unknown type serialization
A method of serializing and deserializing unknown data types in a strongly typed model. The method includes serializing an object to a data stream at first node and communicating the data stream to a second node. The second node may be another process, machine or a file on a disk. ...

06/08/06 - 20060123045 - Natural language expression in response to a query
Methods and apparatus, including computer products, for generating a natural language expression in response to a query. A computer-implemented method of generating a natural language expression in response to a query, includes generating a text frame from the query, and processing the text frame in conjunction with a grammar and ...

06/08/06 - 20060123044 - User interface device, printing device, and selective display method
A multifunction printer 10 comprises a reader/writer 16 connected readably/writably with a memory card 18 and an ink-jet printer mechanism 31. The memory card 18 stores a manifest as a control file including metadata. The manifest includes: link information to another manifest; album information capable of specifying an album as ...

06/08/06 - 20060123043 - File system path processing device and method
A file system path processing device and a method thereof are provided. Particularly, a file system path processing device and a method which enable directories or files to be easily searched for from where they are located are provided. The device includes a user input unit that receives a path ...

06/08/06 - 20060123042 - Block importance analysis to enhance browsing of web page search results
Systems and methods for block importance analysis to enhance browsing of web page search results are described. In one aspect, a server analyzes content of a document as a function of multiple block importance criteria. The server assigns a respective block importance level of multiple importance levels to respective block(s) ...

06/08/06 - 20060123041 - Mode based action invocation through tag scanning
The invention provides seamless activation of a mobile terminal-integrated short-range communication reader along with activation and execution of an application required to further process the information read from a tag. In this regard, the user of the mobile terminal can intuitively control the applications/operations that will be triggered in connection ...

06/08/06 - 20060123040 - Algorithm for automated enterprise deployments
A method of automating the deployment of a number of enterprise applications on one or more computer data processing systems. Each enterprise application or update is stored in a dynamic distribution directory and is provided with identifying indicia, such as stage information, target information, and settings information. When automated enterprise ...

06/08/06 - 20060123039 - Method for providing a pluggable custom data binding system
The present invention is directed to a pluggable custom data binding system and method utilizing a generic data structure exchanged between a run-time system and a user define binding logic in Web Service Applications. The custom data binding system may replace the existing mappings for XML schema types. The custom ...

06/01/06 - 20060117059 - System and method for monitoring and managing performance and availability data from multiple data providers using a plurality of executable decision trees to consolidate, correlate, and diagnose said data
The invention monitors and manages performance and availability data from multiple data providers. A set of executable hierarchical decision trees is used. Each tree has an anchor data node that, if matched to an incoming data point, will trigger the execution of the decision tree. Each tree has lower level ...

06/01/06 - 20060117058 - Method and apparatus for ingress filtering using security group information
A method and apparatus for ingress filtering using security group information are disclosed. The method includes performing access control processing on a packet and sending access control information to an ingress node of the packet in response to the access control processing. The access control information includes security group information ...

06/01/06 - 20060117057 - Automated relational schema generation within a multidimensional enterprise software system
Techniques are described for publishing multidimensional data from an enterprise software system. A relational database schema is automatically created for storing the multidimensional data. The database schema may be a relational star schema as described herein. The techniques may include processes for automatically producing the database schema based on the ...

06/01/06 - 20060117056 - Method and system of detecting file system namespace changes and restoring consistency
Method and system for maintaining namespace consistency between selected objects maintained by a file system and a filter associated therewith. Metadata regarding selected objects of a file system is maintained by a filter while the filter is attached to the file system and persisted in non-volatile storage. The namespace of ...

06/01/06 - 20060117055 - Client-based web server application verification and testing system
A client-based web server application verification and testing system that requires no technical training, yet provides effective and efficient automated testing. The invention facilitates the rapid generation of test cases for a web site, and the automated execution of those test cases via distributed computing. The transitions through a web ...

06/01/06 - 20060117054 - Frame mapping scheduler with compressed mapping table
A network processor or other processing device of a communication system includes scheduling circuitry configured to schedule data blocks for transmission from a plurality of users or other transmission elements in timeslots of a frame. The scheduling circuitry utilizes a mapping table. The mapping table comprises at least one entry ...

06/01/06 - 20060117053 - Data processing apparatus and data processing method, and computer program
This invention efficiently implements encoding processes corresponding to respective image processing functions while minimizing the memory use size in the appara