Archiving Or Backup

Archiving Or Backup 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 - 20060235909 - Database page mirroring
Systems and methods are disclosed herein that facilitate automatic database backup and restore for databases resident in personal computing devices, and which are transparent to a user, utilizing database page mirroring. Modifications to a data page in a data file can be validated and written to a backup, or mirror, ...

10/19/06 - 20060235908 - Methods and apparatus for managing the replication of content
One embodiment of the invention is directed to providing a single instance storage capability in a content addressable computer system that stores content units in a time-based directory structure. Another embodiment is directed to managing access to content units that do not include a timestamp in their content addresses, in ...

10/19/06 - 20060235907 - Pausable backups of file system items
The subject invention relates to systems and methods that enable pausing and/or resuming a backup of file system items. The items are backed up in an order based on a unique property associated with each of the items. When the backup is paused, the unique property associated with a last ...

10/19/06 - 20060235906 - Method and computer system for identifying objects for archiving
Methods and computer systems are provided for identifying objects for archiving out of a plurality of objects. A first computer system supplies a plurality of objects for archiving. Each object may have an object type and at least one sub-object. Further, an assignment scheme may be provided, which assigns a ...

10/12/06 - 20060230083 - Method and system for profiling and populating a database
A data generation system includes a profile system and a populate system. The profile system analyzes the data of the database to be profiled to determine characteristics of the data including distribution of data values. A user-specified profile template defines the data to be profiled and how the data is ...

10/12/06 - 20060230082 - Asynchronous detection of local event based point-in-time state of local-copy in the remote-copy in a delta-set asynchronous remote replication
A storage system executes a delta set asynchronous remote replication protocol, wherein writes to a local copy are aggregated into delta sets during successive delta cycles. The delta sets are sent to a remote storage system to be written to a remote copy. Independent of the delta cycles, the local ...

10/12/06 - 20060230081 - Backing up a wireless computing device
A method and apparatus are provided to backup and restore data (410) from/to wireless computing devices, utilizing strongly collision free determistic identifiers. ...

10/05/06 - 20060224642 - Production server to data protection server mapping
A method and system for backing up and restoring data of production servers. A mapping that maps volumes of production servers to volumes of a data protection server is maintained on the data protection server. When volumes of the data protection server are backed up, the mapping may be stored ...

10/05/06 - 20060224641 - Parallel archiving for a messaging system
A system and method of archiving messages is disclosed. A number p random numbers are stored in a control table, the random numbers being selected from a range (M, N) where N>M. Each random number is initially state-free in the control table. A number p archive processes are generated, each ...

09/28/06 - 20060218210 - Apparatus and method for data replication at an intermediate node
An embodiment of the invention provides an apparatus that includes a primary node, a secondary node, and an intermediate node. Data is synchronously copied from the primary node to the intermediate node, and data is asynchronously copied from the intermediate node to the secondary node. The data stored in the ...

09/21/06 - 20060212496 - System and method for quiescing select data modification operations against an object of a database during one or more structural operations
The invention is a reorganization system having a reorganization application, a database management system, and one or more database files. The reorganization application communicates with the database management system and the one or more database files to reorganize an object, such as, for example, a table or index, while providing ...

09/21/06 - 20060212495 - Method and system for storing data into a database
An information processing apparatus divides a database table into separate tables according to a table division condition, correlates the separate tables to areas as logical storage devices, correlates the areas to storage devices, detects a predetermined area whose use amount is equal to or exceeds a predetermined value, assures an ...

09/14/06 - 20060206544 - Automatic backup and restore system and method
An automatic database backup and restoration system comprises an interface component that receives statements relating to backing up at least a portion of a first database, the original database resident upon a consumer computing device. A backup component associated with the interface component automatically copies at least the portion of ...

09/07/06 - 20060200508 - System for archive integrity management and related methods
A system for archive integrity management and related methods are disclosed. The invention includes one or more integrity manager applications, each of which monitor the integrity of an aspect of a data archive. Some integrity manager applications monitor the integrity of processes executed by the archive system, and other integrity ...

09/07/06 - 20060200507 - Optimized statement caching for transaction replay
Transactions are replicated from a source database to a target database in a data replication system. The system includes a first memory location that persistently stores statement text associated with transactions to be replicated. Transactions to be replicated are cached by separating the transactions into statement text and statement data. ...

09/07/06 - 20060200506 - Data protection systems with multiple site replication
A data backup system implements multiple site replication of data. Replication may be triggered, scheduled, performed in response to an unload, or performed during backup processes. Preferably, data is read without decompression, and sent in a compressed state to a central facility. ...

09/07/06 - 20060200505 - System and method for backing up open files of a source control management repository
A software agent, system and method for backing up open files of a source control management repository are provided. The agent includes a context information agent for retrieving context information including a location of the at least one open file from the source control repository; and a file movement agent ...

09/07/06 - 20060200504 - Method and apparatus for role mapping methodology for user registry migration
A method, an apparatus, and computer instructions are provided for role mapping methodology for user registry migration. A migration engine is provided, which conjoins a set of conditions defined in a role mapping file to form a set of migration rules. The migration engine evaluates the migration rules against the ...

08/31/06 - 20060195493 - Method and system for remote data recovery
A method and system for generating a snapshot in a consistent state is disclosed. The system comprises a host computer, a primary data storage, a data protection unit, and a secondary data storage. The data protection unit monitors a state of an email application which is running on the host ...

08/31/06 - 20060195492 - Method and apparatus for implementing an adaptive data warehouse
In one embodiment, a method an apparatus for managing a system comprising at least one operational data store and a data warehouse that is associated with at least some of the data in the operational data set, comprising automatically updating the schema of the data warehouse to reflect a change ...

08/31/06 - 20060195491 - System and method of importing documents into a document management system
A system and method of importing a document into a document management system are presented. In an embodiment, the method comprises displaying at a scanning device a list of one or more available profiles, each of the profiles being associated with metadata; receiving input indicative of a selection of one ...

08/24/06 - 20060190506 - Ghosted synchronization
A system and method for synchronizing a database having metadata and raw data. Metadata may be fully synchronized between two systems, with copies stored on both systems. Raw data may be selectively synchronized, so that a client system need not store all of the raw data locally. When disconnected, the ...

08/24/06 - 20060190505 - System and method for using a file system to automatically backup a file as a generational file
An improved system and method for using a file system to automatically backup a file in persistent storage is provided. A storage aggregator may organize nonvolatile memory for use in aggregate to store backup copies of a file. A file system filter driver may receive a request from an application ...

08/24/06 - 20060190504 - Simulating multi-user activity while maintaining original linear request order for asynchronous transactional events
A method, system and article of manufacture maintain the original order of a sequence of transactions originating from a source database and being replicated to a target database. A lockable object is associated with each transaction of the sequence of transactions from the source database. Each transaction has one or ...

08/24/06 - 20060190503 - Online repair of a replicated table
A method, system and article of manufacture implementing the method repairs a table. A replication environment has a first replicate comprising a source table on a source server and a target table on a target server. The source server transmits replication data from the source server with repair data from ...

08/24/06 - 20060190502 - Backing up at least one encrypted computer file
The present invention provides a method and system of backing up at least one encrypted computer file encrypted by an encryption filter driver running on an operating system of a computer system and restoring at least one encrypted computer file encrypted by an encryption filter driver running on an operating ...

08/17/06 - 20060184591 - Database synchronization via a mobile network
An apparatus adapted to operate as an A party in a data-base synchronization with a B party via a mobile communication network. The database contains data items to be synchronized. The apparatus includes mechanisms for maintaining a copy of the database and a client-server communication module with a client part ...

08/10/06 - 20060179086 - Deletion and compaction using versioned nodes
An information management system includes a database comprising a B-Tree data structure. The B-Tree includes a plurality of nodes associated with disk blocks, handles stored in the nodes, and version numbers attached to each of the handles and disk blocks. In addition, a method is provided that can include initially ...

08/10/06 - 20060179085 - Method, system and computer program product for backing up and recovering a database
Various embodiments of a method, system and computer program product backup and recover a database. A database is distributed in a plurality of storage devices. A target designation designating a target database is received. One or more storage devices of the plurality of storage devices, storing at least a portion ...

08/10/06 - 20060179084 - System and method for the synchronization of a file in a cache
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and computer program product for bi-directional synchronization of a cache. One embodiment of the method of this invention includes: receiving a database asset from a database; storing the database asset as a cached file in a cache; notifying an operating system to ...

08/10/06 - 20060179083 - Systems and methods for storing, backing up and recovering computer data files
A system and method for storing computer files in a destination file is described, which may be an incremental backup system. File headers related to the files may be stored in a file index separate from a data file, or subsequent versions may be stored in the same data file ...

08/03/06 - 20060173935 - Method of restoring data
An embodiment of a method of restoring data begins with a step of restoring point-in-time data from a local copy. The method concludes with a step of restoring at least a portion of an incremental difference between the point-in-time data and a desired state of the data from a remote ...

08/03/06 - 20060173934 - Saving documents on multiple drives
Methods apparatus and systems for simultaneously saving documents to multiple file storage locations in response to a single command. The multiple file locations may be located on separate drives. ...

08/03/06 - 20060173933 - Mechanisms for transferring raw data from one data structure to another representing the same item
The transfer of raw data from a source data structure to a target data structure that represent the same item. During the data transfer, if there is a given field in the target data structure that does not correspond to a field supplied by the source data structure, the transfer ...

08/03/06 - 20060173932 - Using a file server as a central shared database
Various entities need to share data among team members working on the same project without investing in specialized server software. To address this need, an existing standard file server is used to host data for sharing among the team. The file server has not been customized to share the data ...

08/03/06 - 20060173931 - System and method for managing long names in an application programming interface
Software managing long names in an application programming interface receives a request to perform a requested operation on one or more fields, the application comprising a first operation operable to perform the requested operation on at least one field type. The software determines whether the field type of any of ...

08/03/06 - 20060173930 - Apparatus, system and method for persistently storing data in a data synchronization process
An apparatus for synchronizing data between DBMSs has a first DBMS and a second DBMS. The second DBMS has a storage for persistently storing data items in a form of a storage structure, i.e. database. The second DBMS has also a second data storage for persistently storing data in a ...

07/27/06 - 20060167958 - Tree system diagram output method, computer program and recording medium
A tree system diagram output method of correlating a plurality of objects and outputting the plurality of objects as a tree system diagram includes the steps of: (a) storing, in a first storing part, an identifier specific to each of the plurality of objects written on a first worksheet; (b) ...

07/20/06 - 20060161606 - Synchronization-replication concurrency using non-shared snapshot query on a history table at read-uncommitted isolation level
An improved method and system for synchronization-replication concurrency maintain a history table for a data table in a mirror, where the history table can include redundant version values that indicate a period in which data values corresponding to the version values are valid. Replication can thus be performed between a ...

07/13/06 - 20060155789 - Techniques for replicating groups of database objects
Techniques for making a replica of a particular group of database objects of a database on a particular node that does not initially have the particular group of database objects include determining whether conditions for copying a full database from a first node are satisfied. If conditions for copying the ...

07/13/06 - 20060155788 - System and method for manipulating and managing computer archive files
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an archive management application that operates within a host application to provide access to an archive and/or allow access to and/or modification of files in an archive using the host application's interface, instead of operating as a separate standalone archive management application. In ...

07/13/06 - 20060155787 - Method for the transmission of digital content via a mobile telephone network
The invention relates to a method for downloading a digital content via a mobile telephone network, comprising a step consisting of associating marking data including a link, with the downloaded digital content, wherein the marking data are adapted to be recognised by a mobile terminal. The invention also relates to ...

07/13/06 - 20060155786 - Recording medium, and method and apparatus for reproducing data from recording medium using local storage
A recording medium, and a method and apparatus for reproducing data from a recording medium using a local storage is disclosed. The recording medium includes: a first area for storing content data; and a second area for storing first identification (ID) information capable of identifying a content provider (CP) and ...

07/13/06 - 20060155785 - Conversation persistence in real-time collaboration system
Previously conducted conversations in real-time collaboration messages are persistently stored, either by client or a server, and then are associated with conversational items presented to a user (e.g. contact names, topics, etc.). An icon is provided near each listed item, which when selected, displays to the user summaries or titles ...

07/13/06 - 20060155784 - Method and system of previewing a volume revert operation
Described is a revert preview mechanism, which gives the user a chance to temporarily remount a storage volume with the contents of a shadow copy, and then evaluate the computer system as if reverted, including allowing full I/O read and write operations to the storage volume. A temporary storage location ...

07/06/06 - 20060149799 - Techniques for making a replica of a group of database objects
Techniques for making a replica of a particular group of database objects on a particular node of a network include receiving, during a transfer period, a first copy of the particular group of objects at the particular node from a first node on the network. The particular node receives, from ...

07/06/06 - 20060149798 - Method and apparatus for data recovery using storage based journaling
A storage system maintains a journal and a snapshot of one or more data volumes. Two journal entry types are maintained, an AFTER journal entry and a BEFORE journal entry. Two modes of data recovery are provided: “fast” recovery and “undo-able” recovery. A combination of both recovery modes allows the ...

07/06/06 - 20060149797 - Systems and methods for dynamic data backup
In a computer network that includes database mirroring, a first database is located on a first database server and a second database is located on a second database server and, optionally, a witness database server. One of the first database or the second database is a live database while the ...

07/06/06 - 20060149796 - Archiving engine
The present invention provides a system and method for archiving data that reduces the time needed for archiving by performing one or more preliminary comparisons of administrative data to preset criteria. Exemplary administrative data may include a resubmission date of a data element that is determined by processing of a ...

06/29/06 - 20060143253 - System and method for manipulating and managing computer archive files
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an archive management application that operates within a host application to provide access to an archive and/or allow access to and/or modification of files in an archive using the host application's interface, instead of operating as a separate standalone archive management application. In ...

06/29/06 - 20060143252 - System and method for manipulating and managing computer archive files
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an archive management application that operates within a host application to provide access to an archive and/or allow access to and/or modification of files in an archive using the host application's interface, instead of operating as a separate standalone archive management application. In ...

06/29/06 - 20060143251 - System and method for manipulating and managing computer archive files
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an archive management application that operates within a host application to provide access to an archive and/or allow access to and/or modification of files in an archive using the host application's interface, instead of operating as a separate standalone archive management application. In ...

06/29/06 - 20060143250 - System and method for manipulating and managing computer archive files
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an archive management application that operates within a host application to provide access to an archive and/or allow access to and/or modification of files in an archive using the host application's interface, instead of operating as a separate standalone archive management application. In ...

06/29/06 - 20060143249 - System and method for manipulating and managing computer archive files
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an archive management application that operates within a host application to provide access to an archive and/or allow access to and/or modification of files in an archive using the host application's interface, instead of operating as a separate standalone archive management application. In ...

06/29/06 - 20060143248 - Database management system with rebalance architectures
A database system for storing table data as divided in a plurality of storages has a processing request acceptance section and an execution section which, at the time of rebalancing already stored data in response to addition of a storage, can execute inquiry operations concurrently. The system determines data to ...

06/29/06 - 20060143247 - Trusted access by an extendible framework method, system, article of manufacture, and computer program product
Appropriate actions are identified and associated with a selected artifact in a framework providing a customized application program. A metamodel is specified for a capture of relevant information pertaining to the selected artifact. This metamodel is implemented as a plugin which is integratable into the framework and which allows other ...

06/29/06 - 20060143246 - Method and apparatus for managing information related to storage activities of data storage systems
Methods and apparatus for managing information related to backup storage activities of data storage systems. In a computer system having one or more independent backup data storage systems coupled to each other and each serving one or more clients, a user may obtain information related to backup activities of any ...

06/29/06 - 20060143245 - Low overhead mechanism for offloading copy operations
In some embodiments, a low overhead mechanism for offloading copy operations is presented. In this regard, a copy agent is introduced to receive a copy request, to notify of copy completion before the copy has been performed, and to perform the copy. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. ...

06/29/06 - 20060143244 - Semiconductor data archiving management systems and methods
Systems and methods for data archiving management. A storage device stores archive data and at least one data introduction. The archive data comprising at least one data item corresponding to a data introduction is generated after completing a corresponding semiconductor product, wafer or wafer lot. A processing unit transmits a ...

06/22/06 - 20060136525 - Method, computer program product and mass storage device for dynamically managing a mass storage device
A method, apparatus, and computer-usable medium for dynamically managing a mass storage device. The present invention includes computing an individual score for each data element among a collection of data stored in a secondary storage device. The secondary storage device is partitioned into at least one independent logical volume. In ...

06/22/06 - 20060136524 - Method and device for backing up cookies
The present invention relates to summarizing cross-network user behavioral data and further relates to restoring damaged data structures, either data structures summarizing cross-network user behavioral data or data structures remotely identifying to logic running on a user computer. The summarizing cross-network user behavioral data may particularly include publishing the data ...

06/22/06 - 20060136523 - Program packing systems
A packing system comprises a database and a server coupled thereto. The database stores a first software package comprising an original version of files comprising a first portion and a second portion. The server receives a new version of the first portion via a network, automatically produces a copy of ...

06/22/06 - 20060136522 - Computer system, storage management program call-up method, and storage system
This invention enables a storage management program to easily obtain an attribute of another storage management programs managing the storage system. A computer system including a first management server, a second management server, and a storage system, in which the first management server comprises a control unit to execute a ...

06/22/06 - 20060136521 - Model curation
Exemplary techniques for model curation are described. In a described embodiment, a method comprises generating a manifest of a plurality of files corresponding to a design model; utilizing a revision control system to determine whether the generated manifest has changed relative to a previous version of the manifest; and if ...

06/22/06 - 20060136520 - Apparatus, method and computer program to provide metadata-based data transfer from one mobile terminal to another mobile terminal
A method is disclosed to transfer data from a first terminal to a second terminal. The method includes establishing metadata to specify particulars of the data to be transferred; and selectively transferring data via a link from a memory of the first terminal to a memory of the second terminal ...

06/22/06 - 20060136519 - System and method for user database synchronization
A first server (204) and second server (210) are mutually authenticated. Upon mutually authenticating the first (204) and second servers (210), the first server (204) responsively sends account information to the second server (210) and the second server (210) sends account information to the first server (204). Responsive to receiving ...

06/22/06 - 20060136518 - Optimizing a three tiered synchronization system by pre-fetching and pre-formatting synchronization data
A three tiered data synchronization system including a client, an enterprise data server, a synchronization server, and a pre-fetch data store. The client can have an associated client data store and the enterprise data server can have an associated server data store. The synchronization sever can intermittently and bidirectionally synchronize ...

06/22/06 - 20060136517 - Bypassing an intermediate synchronization server of a three tiered synchronization system
A bypasser configured to operate within a three tiered synchronization system. The bypasser can include an interceptor and an inference engine. The interceptor can intercept synchronization requests before a synchronization event involving a synchronization server is initiated. The inference engine can determine if the data store and the another data ...

06/22/06 - 20060136516 - Techniques for maintaining consistency for different requestors of files in a database management system
A method and apparatus for providing file system operation locks at a database server is provided. A database server may employ database locks and file system operation locks in servicing requests from consistent requestors and inconsistent requesters. A database lock is a lock that is obtained in response to performing ...

06/22/06 - 20060136515 - Content synthesis device, content synthesis method, contents synthesis program, computer readable recording medium containing the content synthesis program, data structure of content data, and computer readable recording medium containing the content data
A contents synthesizing apparatus includes an input receiving portion receiving an input of first contents data including a synthesizing script describing synthesis of contents data and an input of second contents data, and a synthesis processing portion synthesizing the input first contents data with the input second contents data, based ...

06/15/06 - 20060129618 - Method and a computer system for synchronising backups of objects and of meta data about the objects
Techniques are provided for synchronizing a backup of objects stored in a data management system with a backup of meta data about the objects kept and maintained by a second system. For each file the second system is using for maintaining the meta data, a corresponding data link value pointing ...

06/15/06 - 20060129617 - Method for controlling an information processing apparatus
A method for controlling an information processing apparatus configured to store a program code including a plurality of program modules and, every time an execution request for the program code is accepted that is transmitted from a user terminal communicatively connected therewith, sequentially execute each program module included in the ...

06/15/06 - 20060129616 - System and method for synchronizing computer files between a local computer and a remote server
A system for synchronizing files between a local computer (1) and a remote server (3) is provided. The local computer includes: a path designating module (10) for designating a path of a source directory in the local computer and a path of an object directory in the remote server; a ...

06/15/06 - 20060129615 - Performing scheduled backups of a backup node associated with a plurality of agent nodes
Provided are a method, system, and program for performing scheduled backups of a backup node associated with a plurality of agent nodes. Backup data sets on at least one machine in a network are associated with a backup node and a plurality of agent nodes in the network are associated ...

06/08/06 - 20060123068 - Lan-managed storage volume initialization for lan-free storage operation
LAN-managed storage volumes are managed by a LAN storage manager installed on a storage management server. In processing a LAN-free storage volume request, the LAN tape manager selects a LAN-managed storage volume responsive to the LAN-free storage volume allocation request wherein the LAN-managed storage volume is initialized as a candidate ...

06/01/06 - 20060117076 - Method for replication tracing
In a network in which local copies of a shared document are maintained by multiple servers, performance data is gathered and stored during document synchronization via replication. The performance data includes a delay indicator which is associated with the document such that each copy of the document includes a record ...

05/25/06 - 20060112154 - File availability in distributed file storage systems
File availability in distributed file storage systems is improved by initially placing replicas of a file or other object on different ones of multiple devices using a first process. Subsequently, the placement of the replicas is improved by evaluating whether any replicas of a first file can be swapped with ...

05/25/06 - 20060112153 - Export queue for an enterprise software system
A large-scale enterprise software system is described that outputs consistent export data for concurrent exports. The system includes a database and an export control module. The database stores modeling data defining a plurality of nodes, and enterprise data associated within each of the nodes. The export control module outputs a ...

05/18/06 - 20060106898 - Method, system, and program for storing and using metadata in multiple storage locations
Provided are a method, system, and program for storing and using metadata in multiple storage location. Signature data is stored in a system storage indicating a plurality of metadata copy locations, each locating identifying a storage device and a copy location within the storage device. Each location contains one copy ...

05/18/06 - 20060106897 - System and method for dynamically constructing synchronized business information user interfaces
Embodiments of the invention enable data that is synchronized between businesses to be displayed and interacted with by dynamically constructing graphical user interfaces to display the data. The graphical user interfaces are dynamically created via declarations that describe the data and how the data should be displayed along with the ...

05/18/06 - 20060106896 - System and method for creating list of backup files based upon program properties
Provided is a method for creating comprehensive backup files in a computing system on an application by application basis. An application is selected for backup and the output of the application is monitored with regard to the creation and modification of files. Files designated for backup may be stored on ...

05/18/06 - 20060106895 - Method and subsystem for performing metadata cleanup for replication topologies
A method of exchanging data between a database and distribution nodes in a multimode replication environment includes defining data stored in a database to be exchanged for replication and using database data having at least two subsets of data. The subsets are distinct and have no overlap. At least one ...

05/18/06 - 20060106894 - Object replication using information quality of service
A database replication function for a local object and one or more destination objects, where one or more local applications make requests to the source objects is disclosed. A request logging function records requests sent by the one or more local applications into a memory log. An update propagation function ...

05/18/06 - 20060106893 - Incremental backup operations in storage networks
Exemplary storage network architectures, data architectures, and methods for performing backup operations in storage networks are described. One exemplary method may be implemented in a processor in a storage network. The method comprises generating a snapclone of a source volume at a first point in time; contemporaneously activating a first ...

05/11/06 - 20060101101 - System and method for storing events to enhance intrusion detection
Storing events to enhance intrusion detection in networks is described. In one exemplary implementation, an event is received. The event includes a data section containing a set of strings each having an event field. A definition table is referenced to determine locations of event fields in the data section of ...

05/11/06 - 20060101100 - Document management of nested references
A computer program product and document management system for managing nested references. The document management system scans each document within the document management system to ascertain if the document includes a nested reference. If a second document is a nested reference of a first document, the document management system creates ...

05/11/06 - 20060101099 - Method and system to provide files to a client computer
Methods and systems for managing e-mails involve an e-mail server that maintains a data set identifying e-mails, and that implements a shortcut feature whereby at least a portion of an e-mail identified in the data set is identified by a shortcut identifier, so that the at least a portion of ...

05/11/06 - 20060101098 - Session initiation protocol call center
A customer service center or other facility receives session imitation protocol (SIP) messages transmitted from a web services user agent on behalf of a user network device. The customer service center is equipped with a session initiation protocol-enabled presence server that retrieves information about a SIP registered user, and adds ...

05/11/06 - 20060101097 - Replicated data validation
An approach to validating replicated data allows use of a validation procedure that may modify the data replica. The approach features suspension of updating of the data replica for data replication and enabling restoration of the data replica to a state prior to any modification of the data as a ...

05/11/06 - 20060101096 - Associations between duplicate master data objects
In a method of sharing data between a central module and a client module, a plurality of duplicate first data objects and a second data object are stored on a first client module, where the second data object includes a first pointer pointing to one of the duplicate first data ...

05/11/06 - 20060101095 - Entity based configurable data management system and method
A method and system is provided for configurable articulation of criteria for period archival, deletion, or movement of data from one data storage system to another. A consistent method for executing programs which manage specific data uses criteria articulated to identify sets of data and the rules associated with the ...

05/11/06 - 20060101094 - Methods and systems for moving data objects
Methods, computer readable medium and systems are provided for moving data objects from a first storage location to a second storage location. One or more data objects may be selected from a first storage location. At least one identifier (ID) of at least one type may be assigned to each ...

05/04/06 - 20060095482 - Data processing system and storage subsystem provided in data processing system
A first storage subsystem 100A includes a first storage device 6A1 and one or more second storage devices 6A2, 6A3. A second storage subsystem 100B includes a third storage device 6B1 and a fourth storage device 6B2. A third storage subsystem 100C comprises a fifth storage device 6C1 and a ...

05/04/06 - 20060095481 - Method and system for partition level cleanup of replication conflict metadata
A method of removing metadata from a database in a multimode replication system includes establishing a metadata retention period for nodes in the system as well as associating changes with nodes on the system. The system responds to an expiration of the retention period for any one node by analyzing ...

05/04/06 - 20060095480 - Method and subsystem for performing subset computation for replication topologies
A method of exchanging data between a database and distribution nodes in a multimode replication environment includes defining data stored in a database to be exchanged for replication and using database data having at least two subsets of data. The subsets are distinct and have no overlap. At least one ...

04/13/06 - 20060080371 - Storage policy monitoring for a storage network
The present invention provides selective migration in a storage network in accordance with a policy. The policy can include rules that establish which objects are migrated from a source file server to a destination file server based on file attributes (e.g., file type, file size, last access time, frequency of ...

04/13/06 - 20060080370 - Switch device, system, backup method and computer program
Disclosed is a system which includes at least one client, a plural number of file servers, each having a file system, and a switch logically arranged between the client and the plural file servers to provide file access services which virtually render the plural file services accessible as a single ...

04/13/06 - 20060080369 - Method for automatically enabling traceability of engineering calculations
An improved method and system for managing the traceability of numerical, alphabetical, alphanumeric, character, or string entities such as critical constants or key calculations, equations, functions, and procedures that automatically enables the traceability of information entities without requiring significant manual intervention by a system user. The system allows a user ...

04/06/06 - 20060075005 - Method and apparatus of media management on disk-subsystem
A method for migrating a block of data within a storage system includes migrating first data stored in a first storage volume of a first storage subsystem to a second storage volume in a second storage subsystem. The first data is a block of data that is presented to a ...

04/06/06 - 20060075004 - Method, system, and program for replicating a file
Provided are a method, system, and program for replicating a file. A file is copied to a target storage file system stored as a base file. A reference file comprising the copied file is generated at a local storage. An update is applied to the file at the local storage. ...

04/06/06 - 20060075003 - Queuing of location-based task oriented content
A method, system, and computer instructions for the queuing of location-based task-oriented content. A content service provider receives content for a location-dependent task to be delivered to a particular client computing device. The content service provider determines if the content is above a threshold associated with the location-dependent task. Responsive ...

04/06/06 - 20060075002 - Method, system and software for journaling system objects
A method of journaling changes to system objects. A dummy function is substituted for a system function. The system function is executed under operation of the dummy function. Copies of system objects changed by execution of the system function are generated for journaling. Execution of the dummy function is then ...

03/23/06 - 20060064444 - Method and system for synthetic backup and restore
A method and system for backing up and restoring data. First, a full backup is performed to create a full dataset. Thereafter, incremental or differential datasets may be created by incremental or differential backups, respectively. When a new full dataset is needed, instead of performing a full backup, a previous ...

03/16/06 - 20060059211 - Information processing method and information processing apparatus
An information processing apparatus for managing an access right to an object includes a storage unit configured to store objects in a hierarchical structure and a determination unit configured to determine an access right to a low-level object. The low-level object has inheritance information indicating whether or not the low-level ...

03/16/06 - 20060059210 - Crash recovery by logging extra data
A generic database structure is provided for storing data independent of data type. In particular, this invention pertains to a database wherein each record is divided into one or more keys used for identifying the record and an XML document for storing the substance of the record. When new data, ...

03/09/06 - 20060053184 - Method and system for providing dietary information
An apparatus, method and data structure for procuring, analyzing, and communicating dietary information, particularly information regarding the research, evaluation and selection of dietary products. The system provides a comprehensive combination of dietary information in a format that facilitates analysis, decision-making, and procurement of various dietary products based on factors, including ...

03/09/06 - 20060053183 - System and method for providing increased database fault tolerance
In one embodiment, a Database Management System (DBMS) providing increased fault tolerance includes a first DBMS instance communicably coupled with a data store. The DBMS further includes a second DBMS instance communicably coupled with the data store, with the second DBMS instance comprising a shadow instance operable to monitor data ...

03/09/06 - 20060053182 - Method and system for verifying data in a data protection system
A method for verifying data copies generated by a data protection system is provided. In accordance with the method, intents for selecting a data copy to be verified are determined. The intents may specify a time period after which data is to be verified and an interval for which the ...

03/09/06 - 20060053181 - Method and system for monitoring and managing archive operations
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, in a data protection system having a production location, a storage location, and a communication path for transmitting data between the production location and the storage location, a method for creating a makeup archive job is provided. The method includes determining ...

03/09/06 - 20060053180 - Method for inspecting an archive
A method for inspecting an archive, the method comprising the steps of: retrieving information from a header of the archive, such as a compression ratio of one or more files of the archive, the average compression ratio of the archive, an expression of the compression ratio of one or more ...

03/09/06 - 20060053179 - Data management apparatus and data management system
In order to prevent leakage of prescribed information (such as highly confidential information, for example) stored in a data management apparatus via a storage device external to such data management apparatus, when the data management apparatus carries out processing to back up the data stored therein to the external storage ...

03/09/06 - 20060053178 - Method, system, and apparatus for creating an archive routine for protecting data in a data protection system
A method for creating an archive protection plan for archiving a backup of data is provided. An indication of an archive data protection kind and an archive data protection duration are received. In response to receiving the archive data protection kind and the archive data protection duration, an archive scheme ...

03/09/06 - 20060053177 - System and method for backup and restoration
Systems and methods whereby, for example, a node and/or other computer may act to backup data, via a proximity connection, to another node and/or other computer. Further, systems and methods whereby, for example, a node and/or other computer may act to receive from another node and/or other computer, via a ...

03/02/06 - 20060047726 - Management of multiple generations of backup data
An interface for use in a backup management device that administers multiple generations of backup data by rotating a plurality of rewriteable backup media while recording backup data onto the backup media according to a predetermined backup cycle, the interface having a period display area displayed together with a time ...

03/02/06 - 20060047725 - Opt-in directory of verified individual profiles
The present invention provides a system and method for generating and accessing a verified individual profile on a computer network comprising a registration terminal for entering data into a plurality of profile fields in a profile for an individual, wherein the data in at least one profile field is verified ...

03/02/06 - 20060047724 - Method and apparatus for retrieving and processing data
Data is captured from a web site or other data source. Data is extracted from the web page using a data harvesting script or other data acquisition routine. The extracted data is then normalized and stored in a database. If data cannot be extracted from the web page, a copy ...

03/02/06 - 20060047723 - Custom database system and method of building the same
A master application is installed on an organizational computer system to guide organizational personnel through the steps of constructing a customized database. Upon selecting a computer server and platform to host the database, organizational processes are divided into building blocks having well-defined input-output relationships. The application provides a list of ...

03/02/06 - 20060047722 - Metadata-based data storage in digital radio system
A satellite-based digital audio radio (SDAR) receiver buffers an audio or video data stream and obtains metadata relating to the content of the data stream either during or after the transmission of the data stream in SDAR services in which a priori information is unavailable. Based on the metadata and ...

03/02/06 - 20060047721 - Dynamic and selective data source binding through a metawrapper
A system, method, and program storage device implementing the method, for integrating data in a database management system, wherein the method comprises grouping data sources and replicas of the data sources that provide analogous data into a common logical domain; writing application queries against the common logical domain; selecting a ...

03/02/06 - 20060047720 - Database backup, refresh and cloning system and method
An automated physical database backup, refresh and cloning system and method automatically generates scripts or commands for implementing one or more tasks related to physical database backup and/or database and application refresh or cloning operations between a source environment and a target environment. The scripts or commands make use of ...

03/02/06 - 20060047719 - Database storage and maintenance using row index ordering
A computer-implemented method for flexibly storing data in a database so as to allow facile updating and maintenance of the database, including the steps of: (a) providing a first array having rows and columns for storing a first plurality of key entries; (b) arranging the key entries within each of ...

03/02/06 - 20060047718 - Method of and system for providing coherent cached data to independent distributed applications
The present invention relates generally to computers and computer databases, and more specifically, to a method of and system for managing cached data across disparate systems. The invention provides a system for providing cached data coherency comprising: a client computer; an application server; a main database; one or more remote ...

03/02/06 - 20060047717 - Method and system for importing data
A method of transferring batches of data to a target database includes receiving ordered rows of data and loading the ordered rows into batch tables. Each batch table being either a parent table, a child table or a no dependency table. The parent batch tables and no dependency batch tables ...

02/23/06 - 20060041603 - Method of synchronising
The present invention relates to a method of synchronising. In particular but not exclusively, the present invention relates to synchronising data between devices such as computers, palm devices, personal digital assistants, music devices and mobile telephones. The data to be synchronised may comprise any data but commonly includes calendars, music ...

02/16/06 - 20060036661 - Database information processing system
A method updates database information in a database information processing system. The system converts existing user ancillary information, supporting querying of an existing database of a user, to a first format supporting interchange of structured data. The system receives updated database ancillary information supporting querying of the existing database in ...

02/16/06 - 20060036660 - System and method for variable block logging with log-ahead buffers
A system for logging database transactions comprises a memory (comprising a direct access storage device) operable to store a database, a database log, and a plurality of log buffers associated with the database log. Each log buffer is operable to store at least one log record associated with a database ...

02/16/06 - 20060036659 - Method of retrieving information using combined context based searching and content merging
The method combines searching based on the content of an original document with the merger of the original document and the results of the search. The operator of a client machine selects an original document, which contains several meaningful words, and loads it on the client machine. When the operator ...

02/16/06 - 20060036658 - Combined computer disaster recovery and migration tool for effective disaster recovery as well as the backup and migration of user- and system-specific information
Computer tools and methods novelly combine periodic backup and restore features with migration features to transfer the components of a failed system to a new system, which new system may be dissimilar to the old system. As well as backing up and transferring critical data files during the disaster recovery ...

02/16/06 - 20060036657 - Full-text search integration in xml database
A system for full text search integration in XQuery for a binary object XML repository includes XQuery interpreter module(s) for implementing the XQuery language and function dispatcher module(s) for implementing the XQuery function calling mechanism. Search function implementation module(s) implement the component search function and interpret the full-text search query ...

02/02/06 - 20060026220 - History preservation in a computer storage system
A method for protecting history in a file system in which rules governing which versions of files must be retained, and for how long, are enforced by one or more storage systems attached to a network, the method comprising associating with a storage system a time standard configured to prevent ...

02/02/06 - 20060026219 - Metadata management for fixed content distributed data storage
An archival storage cluster of preferably symmetric nodes includes a metadata management system that organizes and provides access to given metadata, preferably in the form of metadata objects. Each metadata object may have a unique name, and metadata objects are organized into regions. Preferably, a region is selected by hashing ...

02/02/06 - 20060026218 - Tracking objects modified between backup operations
A method of tracking changes to stored data is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, subsequent to a prior backup operation being performed, a request to write to a stored object and ensuring that an identifier associated with the stored object is included in a stored set of identifiers, wherein each ...

02/02/06 - 20060026217 - Method and system for automated migration of media archives
A method and system for effectively and rapidly migrating recorded content from one storage-media to a second storage-media. The method and system includes an operator and a robotic handler with multiple processing and analytical tools where the operator loads the storage-media into the robotic handler and ensures each storage-media is ...

01/26/06 - 20060020645 - Information processing apparatus and recording medium
An information processing apparatus is disclosed that updates a desired block data item contained in an archive file in an archive file format. According to an update instruction from an update instructing part, a predetermined data item contained in the archive file is protected before the archive file is updated. ...

01/26/06 - 20060020644 - Method and apparatus for managing documents in computer system
A plurality of document profiles are stored in a computer system. Each profile is for setting attributes of documents to be stored in the system. At the time a document is to be stored, a document profile is selected and applied to the document. Thereafter the document is managed in ...

01/26/06 - 20060020643 - Synchronization of application documentation across database instances
A method and system for synchronizing M application documentations across N database instances. Each database instance has a same structural design. N and M are each at least 2. A documentation synchronization agent is executed which updates N1 database instances with the M application documentations and does not update a ...

01/26/06 - 20060020642 - Synchronization of application rules across database instances
A method and system for synchronizing M application rules across N database instances. Each database instance has a same structural design. N and M are each at least 2. A rule synchronization agent is executed which updates N1 database instances with the M application rules and does not update a ...

01/19/06 - 20060015546 - Synchronous peer-to-peer multipoint database synchronization
A method of synchronizing databases between multiple users in a peer-to-peer network is disclosed. The method comprises extracting changes from a source database of one of the users. Next, the changes are compressed and sent to the other users in the peer-to-peer network in parallel. Finally, the changes are decompressed ...

01/19/06 - 20060015545 - Backup and sychronization of local data in a network
An approach to archiving data that enables a client to back-up files to a server that is assigned by a client and periodically verify the most recent versions of the files are present on the server or restore backed-up files from the server to a workstations where a client resides. ...

01/19/06 - 20060015544 - Data management system
A method of collecting information about data and data handling processes from different types of applications in the context of a storage system is described. The retrieved information is presented to the user to illustrate the relationships among the data, for example, in the form of a data view illustrating ...

01/12/06 - 20060010180 - Disaster recovery processing method and apparatus and storage unit for the same
A technique capable of constructing a disaster recovery system reduced in performance degradation of a primary system is provided. The technique includes a step of conducting synchronous writing of log information into a secondary storage subsystem in a secondary system when a write request received from a host computer is ...

01/12/06 - 20060010179 - Onsite backup for internet-based data processing
A system for onsite backup of internet-based data is provided. The system includes a central computer, a client computer, a communications link between the central computer and the Internet, and a communications link between the client computer and the Internet. The system also includes at least one database containing a ...

01/12/06 - 20060010178 - Real-time database update transaction with disconnected relational database clients
A method and system for performing real-time database update transactions with disconnected database clients includes a disconnected client server (DCS) and disconnected client extensions (DCE). The DCS formats the database cell, its key, any associated database cells, and a timestamp and sends them to a disconnected database client by email. ...

01/12/06 - 20060010177 - File server for long term data archive
A NAS system including a NAS controller which processes file level input/output requests and controls the NAS system, and a storage apparatus having a controller which controls a storage device upon which plural volumes for storing data are represented. In the invention when at least a portion of data of ...

01/12/06 - 20060010176 - Systems and methods for migrating a server from one physical platform to a different physical platform
In one embodiment, a system and a method for migrating a server from one physical platform to a different physical platform pertain to converting a first server for use on a first physical platform into a virtual server and converting the virtual server into a second server for use on ...

01/05/06 - 20060004894 - Storage system, method of controlling storage system, and storage device
The present invention provides a storage system and a method of controlling the storage system, in which a second site rapidly resumes system process when a first site is damaged. The storage system comprises a first site including a first storage device, a second site including a second storage device, ...

01/05/06 - 20060004893 - Content storage device
A content storage apparatus capable of generating music search information while minimizing processing load. By enabling the portable playback device 5 to externally acquire and store music data, and at the same time externally acquire attribute-based music information which categorizes and indicates the stored music data according to each attribute ...

01/05/06 - 20060004892 - Visual tags for search results generated from social network information
Search results, including sponsored links and algorithmic search results, are generated in response to a query, and are marked based on frequency of clicks on the search results by members of social network who are within a predetermined degree of separation from the member who submitted the query. The markers ...

01/05/06 - 20060004891 - System and method for generating normalized relevance measure for analysis of search results
A system and related techniques permit a search service operator to access a variety of disparate relevance measures, and integrate those measures into idealized or unified data sets. A search service operator may employ self-learning networks to generate relevance rankings of Web site hits in response to user queries or ...

01/05/06 - 20060004890 - Methods and systems for providing directory services for file systems
Methods and systems are disclosed for providing incremental backup and restore operations for a file system having a large number of files. A file system accessing a mass storage device is augmented by including an enhanced directory services component (EDSC) that has an associated EDSC database that contains file system ...

01/05/06 - 20060004889 - Dynamic, policy-based control of copy service precedence
Techniques are provided for resolving a collision between two copy services. A policy associated with a new copy service request is retrieved. Characteristics of an existing copy service request are determined. The effects of the new copy service request are determined. A resolution for the collision is identified based on ...

01/05/06 - 20060004888 - Using mote-associated logs
Systems and related methods utilizing one or more mote-related content logs ...

01/05/06 - 20060004887 - Method and device for generating distributed java applications by means of a central xml configuration file
There is disclosed a method and a device for generating distributed applications for each level in a multi-level database environment, comprising: receiving an integrated configuration code comprising code sections for all information required for generating an application in each of said levels, parsing all code sections in said integrated configuration ...

12/29/05 - 20050289198 - Methods, apparatus and computer programs for data replication
Methods, apparatus and computer programs are provided for data replication, such as for replicating a database or updating a cache. Source database change transactions are captured and batched together for efficient data transfer. On receipt at a target replica system, the batch of transactions within a message is separated and ...

12/29/05 - 20050289197 - Replication system having the capability to accept commands at a standby-system site before completion of updating thereof
A replication system rapidly switches from a normal-system site to a standby-system site in the event of a problem and reliably maintains functions, and moreover, reduces drops in performance. A first site provides system functions that accompany writing and reading of data. A relay transfer device receives update information from ...

12/29/05 - 20050289196 - Determining when a low fidelity property value has changed during a sync
During synchronization of data between a remote device and a local device, it can be determined if a value for a property on a remote device has changed since a last synchronization of the property between the remote device and a local machine. A remote representation of a property value ...

12/29/05 - 20050289195 - Centrally controlled backup functionality
A method and mobile device are presented for centrally controlling backup functionality, so that parties such as backup devices will efficiently be informed how data content should be backed up from or restored to the mobile device. The mobile device exposes to a party rules for backing up or restoring ...

12/15/05 - 20050278397 - Method and apparatus for automated redundant data storage of data files maintained in diverse file infrastructures
A backup and recovery maintenance process useful, for example, in enterprise network systems having diverse application and data storage formats is disclosed. The process implements batch backup and recovery routines, in which critical backup files are generated and stored in accordance with standardized naming conventions. The process continuously monitors scheduled ...

12/08/05 - 20050273476 - Automated disk-oriented backups
Space on disk, designated for storage of recovery files is automatically managed so as to not exceed a predetermined limit. Specifically, after creation of information to be stored in a new recovery file, an automatic check is made to see if creation of the new recovery file will cause the ...

12/01/05 - 20050267923 - Method for duplicating data of storage subsystem and data duplicating system
In order to realize asynchronous type system assuring the consistency of data with the function of disk subsystems without the need of introducing new software to a host unit and without the deterioration of the performance of a main center, in a remote copy system which copies the data to ...

12/01/05 - 20050267922 - Apparatus, method, and program for image display
Backup of image data sets is carried out with ease. For this purpose, the image data sets are stored in image storage means. The image storage means may comprise a plurality of recording media or an external apparatus. When the image data sets stored in the image storage means are ...

12/01/05 - 20050267921 - Change log handler for synchronizing data sources
The present invention provides a change log handler than can accommodate a change log having an entry that includes more than one modification operation or multi-valued attributes. The change log handler typically includes a change parser for parsing change attributes corresponding to the change log that identify changes to the ...

12/01/05 - 20050267920 - System and method for archiving data in a clustered environment
A data archiving system according to the invention can be deployed in a clustered network environment to perform archiving, backup, and restoring of data for clustered applications supported by the network. The archiving system generally includes an archiving server application resident at a first node, a virtual client application resident ...

11/24/05 - 20050262174 - Method, system, and program for a transparent file restore
Provided is a method, system, and program for automatically handling an error when retrieving a file for an application. An error is detected while the application retrieves a file from the storage device. A user defined policy is checked to determine whether a backup copy should be restored, and the ...

11/24/05 - 20050262173 - System and method providing virtual applications architecture
A virtual applications architecture is provided according to the present invention. The architecture includes a topology manager for managing applications across a plurality of members, and a virtual applications manager for defining a plurality of resources comprising the applications. The topology manager communicates with the plurality of members to initiate ...

11/24/05 - 20050262172 - Media management system and methods with status interface
A media management system includes a first media manager and a second media manager. A status interface system operatively associated with the first and second media managers allows a status of the second media manager to be communicated to the first media manager. ...

11/24/05 - 20050262171 - Method of querying multimedia data via internet
A method of querying multimedia data via Internet fulfills the user's query of multimedia data between a client and a server via Internet. The client includes a media playback device, an iconographical file having a plurality of file numbers, and a click-on device. The server includes a query-analyzing program and ...

11/24/05 - 20050262170 - Real-time apply mechanism in standby database environments
A method and apparatus for applying changes to a standby database in real-time is provided. According to one aspect, a change is applied to data contained in a standby database. The standby database functions as a replica of a primary database. The primary database has a current online redo log ...

11/24/05 - 20050262169 - Method and apparatus for synchronizing dataset object properties with underlying database structures
An apparatus for and method of efficiently accessing shared JavaScript objects within a multi-user environment by reducing the overhead required to maintain object/database property synchronization. A version is associated with each object to indicate whether any particular requested access is associated with the most current properties of the object. Each ...

11/24/05 - 20050262168 - Method for backup storage device selection
A method and system for backing up computer data uses a network device to select a storage device in a manner that enhances at least one parameter associated with the backup process. ...

11/24/05 - 20050262167 - Efficient algorithm and protocol for remote differential compression on a local device
The present invention is used to update objects over limited bandwidth networks. Objects are updated between two or more computing devices using remote differential compression (RDC) techniques such that required data transfers are minimized. In one aspect, efficient large object transfers are achieved by recursively applying the RDC algorithm to ...

11/24/05 - 20050262166 - Method and system for synchronizing data between electronic devices
Electronic devices often need to synchronize data themselves. A synchronization engine includes a database that supports the tracking of changed data, filtering, and recovery synchronization. Data changes that occur in the electronic devices are tracked for data synchronization. Data may be filtered by the database according to predetermined criteria such ...

11/03/05 - 20050246400 - Maintaining time-date information for syncing low fidelity devices
Generally, the present invention provides for a distributed computing system that is capable of associating time-date information with a property value in the database. The distributed computing system has a device that stores properties in a database without corresponding time-date fields, and thus is considered a low fidelity or legacy ...

11/03/05 - 20050246399 - Preserving memory resources by limiting time-date information for a subset of properties
Example embodiments provide for preserving memory resources by selecting property values to be assigned time-date information used in resolving conflicts between sync values. The property values may be selected based on the available resources of a remote device, e.g., when the time-date information is to be stored in a field ...

11/03/05 - 20050246398 - System and methods for efficiently managing incremental data backup revisions
A system and methods for building an efficient incremental data backup system capable of managing high frequency backups sessions, and capable of efficiently expiring backup revisions and locating the useless data elements is disclosed. A reduced set of data elements that have a non-zero probability of becoming redundant when a ...

11/03/05 - 20050246397 - Cloning technique for efficiently creating a copy of a volume in a storage system
A cloning technique enables efficient and substantially instantaneous creation of a clone that is a writable copy of a “parent” virtual volume (vvol) in an aggregate of a storage system. A base snapshot is provided from the parent vvol. In addition, a new vvol is created, along with a new ...

11/03/05 - 20050246396 - System and method for synchronizing between a file system and presence of contacts on a network
A system and method is provided for synchronizing a file system with presence information on a network. Presence information is discovered for nearby users on the network. Data corresponding to the nearby users, such as a display name and sharing address, are stored in the file system. The data is ...

11/03/05 - 20050246395 - Databases synchronization
The invention deals with database synchronization. A first database is stored in a removable device for example a smartcard communicating with a first system. A second database of the same nature being stored in a second system communication with said first system. Said first and second system comprises means able ...

10/27/05 - 20050240637 - Method and system for data processing with data backup
The invention relates to backup processing for performing backup of data used in an information processing device having a storage unit. When data has been updated, updated bit information indicating that the data has been updated is stored in an update bitmap management table stored in the storage unit. When ...

10/27/05 - 20050240636 - Storage system storing worm file
To provide a storage system and a file management device which enable obtaining a file, without designating detailed information. A client is provided with a read request module that sends a file read request containing information corresponding to a file name and an archived date of the file. A WORM ...

10/20/05 - 20050235019 - Method and system for transmitting data for data synchronization between server and client when data synchronization session was abnormally terminated
Disclosed is a method for transmitting data for data synchronization between a server and a client. If a data synchronization session in a network is abnormally terminated, the client stores state information of data to be transmitted, which indicates states of the data at the time of the abnormal termination. ...

10/20/05 - 20050235018 - Intelligent client architecture computer system and method
A collision detection and data synchronization mechanism operates to expand the speed and capability of distributed applications. The execution environment employs collision detection and data synchronization to distribute data objects to appropriate network nodes to support local processing. The collision detection and data synchronization mechanism defines the set of processes ...

10/20/05 - 20050235017 - System and method for high availability of data in a disaster recovery system
A method of performing a transaction-level audit, wherein the audit identifies individual transactions on a backup system that are different from those on a production system that utilizes remote journaling in order to re-create a production journal receiver on a backup system, wherein the re-created production journal receiver is compared ...

10/20/05 - 20050235016 - Method and apparatus for avoiding journal overflow on backup and recovery system using storage based journaling
A method and apparatus which provide solutions for avoiding journal overflow in after and before journal methods of a backup and recovery system used with a storage system. The after journal method solutions, which are conducted when the amount of free space reaches a threshold, include periodically taking a new ...

10/20/05 - 20050235015 - User-configurable device storage synchronization manager
Described herein is a technology for facilitating a user-configurable model for managing synchronization, transfer, or copying of one or more subsets of a collection of digital data items between source and target computing systems. ...

10/20/05 - 20050235014 - Methods and apparatus for sharing graphical screen data in a bandwidth-adaptive manner
A bandwidth-adaptive method for synchronizing a consumer node representation of a dynamic data set and the source node representation of the dynamic data includes the step of receiving, from a source node, metadata information identifying a plurality of data packets that represent a state of at least a portion of ...

10/20/05 - 20050235013 - Flow control method of data service transmission in sdh network
A flow-control method for data traffic transmitted through SDH network, wherein: during data transmission through the SDH network, the EoS device generates and encapsulates LFP frames, maps the LFP frames into SDH payload, and transmits the SDH payload to the opposite device, which demaps the LFP frames from the SDH ...

10/13/05 - 20050228836 - Apparatus and method for backing up computer files
An apparatus and method for backing up computer files comprising a portable housing, nonvolatile memory within the housing, an interface on the housing for communication between the nonvolatile memory and the computing device, and a software application in the nonvolatile memory. Using the software application, files are designated on the ...

10/13/05 - 20050228835 - System and method for supporting block-based protocols on a virtual storage appliance executing within a physical storage appliance
An architecture provides the ability to create and maintain multiple instances of virtual servers, such as virtual filers (vfilers), within a server, such as a storage appliance. A vfiler is a logical partitioning of network and storage resources of the storage appliance platform to establish an instance of a multi-protocol ...

09/29/05 - 20050216536 - Method and system for backing up data
A method and system for generating a snapshot in a consistent state is disclosed. The system comprises a host computer, a primary data storage, a data protection unit, and a secondary data storage. The data protection unit monitors a state of an application which is running on the host computer. ...

09/29/05 - 20050216535 - Backup method, storage system, and program for backup
A backup method is provided for use with a storage system composed of a memory which stores a control program, a disk drive having an primary volume, a differential volume, and mapping information, the primary volume storing data sent from a client, the differential volume storing differential data of a ...

09/29/05 - 20050216534 - Wide area distributed storage system for checking erasion of worm file
A wide area distributed storage system checks for erasion of WORM (Write-Once Read-Many) files. A first management server (100a) acquires from second disk equipment (200b) a storage location of a file which corresponds to the file stored on first disk equipment (200a), of which a storage period has expired, and ...

09/29/05 - 20050216533 - Search using graph colorization and personalized bookmark processing
In a search processing system, identifying input authority weights for a plurality of pages, wherein an input authority weight represents a user's weight of a page in terms of interest; distributing a page's input authority weight over one or more pages that are linked in a graph to the page; ...

09/29/05 - 20050216532 - System and method for file migration
A system and method are provided for migrating data files from a source file volume to a target file volume, wherein a target file volume is generated on a target storage device, and a target directory is created based on a directory in the source file volume. In addition, for ...

09/29/05 - 20050216531 - Personal web diary
Diary entries may be created and a digital signature be calculated and appended at many locations and, from such locations, transmitted as a diary record to an archive over the Internet or Web. To ensure that user 1 cannot modify or delete a diary entry, once it is sent to ...

09/22/05 - 20050210082 - Systems and methods for the repartitioning of data
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed toward extending a federation of servers and balancing the data load of said federation of servers, in order to improve accessibility and scope of the system by moving the first backup data structure on the second server to the new server, creating ...

09/22/05 - 20050210081 - Data synchronization method
The invention concerns a method of synchronizing a distributed system comprising a server (2) having a master data base (21) and a set of clients (31 to 35) having respective client data bases (41 to 45), as well as a server and a computer program product for executing this method. ...

09/22/05 - 20050210080 - Backup system, backup method, and program therefor
Data is stored to a disk drive (4) in a directory path designated by a write request, and a directory path as a backup object and the directory path for the write request are compared with each other. When the directory paths match each other, the data is transferred to ...

09/22/05 - 20050210079 - Method for synchronizing documents for disconnected operation
Described is a method for synchronizing a client with a server. A document score is calculated for each document in a server database. The document score indicates the importance of the respective document to the client. Documents are transferred from the server to the client if their document scores exceed ...

09/15/05 - 20050203976 - Systems, tools and methods for transferring files and metadata to and from a storage means
Methods, tools and systems for efficiently and intuitively transferring files from client computers, via a network, to a centralized location for storage of the files as well as storage of metadata associated with the files in a manner such that the metadata as well as the files may be searched ...

09/15/05 - 20050203975 - Preserving user interface customizations while upgrading an enterprise application
In an embodiment, a system for preserving user interface customizations while upgrading an enterprise application is provided. The system preserves customizations by identifying customizations made to user interface (“UI”) objects of an enterprise application, and enabling these UI customizations to function with a newer version of the enterprise application. The ...

09/15/05 - 20050203974 - Checkpoint methods and systems utilizing non-disk persistent memory
In at least one embodiment, transaction processing systems comprise non-disk persistent memory that is utilized to checkpoint during transaction commitment. ...

09/15/05 - 20050203973 - Long term data protection system and method
A file to be written can be partitioned into one or more partitions. Each such input partition is identified with a hash code and a group ID. Replica(s) of an input partition can be created to ensure a certain number of identical partitions. When a file is accessed, each partition ...

09/15/05 - 20050203972 - Data synchronization for two data mirrors
A data synchronization method (for a redundant data storage arrangement in which there are at least a primary storage entity and mirroring first and second remote storage entities in communication therewith, respectively, writes to the first and second remote storage entities being tracked via respective first and second sidefiles, the ...

09/08/05 - 20050198087 - Synchronized replica for web host
A business application integrates a company's internal business systems with an e-commerce web site, so that company personnel can manage their business with a business application that seamlessly exports relevant, up-to-date data to a web site designed to interact with customers across the Web. The business application provides business functions ...

09/08/05 - 20050198086 - Persistent archives
A persistent archive of a collection of data objects comprises a self-describing, infrastructure-independent representation of a logical structure for the collection and a self-describing, infrastructure-independent representation of the data objects. The archive is persistent in that it may be instantiated at an indefinite point in time in the future regardless ...

09/08/05 - 20050198085 - Tool for synchronization of business information
Disclosed herein are systems, electronic tools and related methods for integrating the business rules, processes, and technology necessary to enable collaboration between personal office management applications, which are used by individuals on a daily basis to organize personal contacts, appointment calendars, and tasks, with sales force management applications, which are ...

09/08/05 - 20050198084 - System and method of synchronizing data between a server and a client
A data synchronizing method between a server and a client is provided. The server and the client manage database changed after a previous synchronization of data shared by them. The database includes a sync anchor field for each data item. When a sync session is initiated upon request of the ...

09/08/05 - 20050198083 - Storage system and storage control method
A primary volume group 30 includes a primary volume 31 and a differential volume 32. A secondary volume group 40 includes a primary volume 41 and a differential volume 42. Multiple generations of differential snapshots D1 to D3 are accumulated in the differential volume 31. When a new snapshot obtaining ...

09/01/05 - 20050193043 - System and method for processing audit records
A system and method is provided for processing audit records indicating events associated with particular users initiating actions performed on particular objects. The system of the invention comprises an acquisition processor for acquiring message data including data representing an audit record of a particular type, an audit data processor for, ...

09/01/05 - 20050193042 - Computer system, a database for storing electronic data and a method to operate a database system
A computer system includes a database containing a plurality of data documents stored thereon, each data document containing at least one data field, and an archive system for electronically archiving data documents originating from the database. The database includes a control table stored thereon containing change rule information pertaining to ...

09/01/05 - 20050193041 - Parallel apply processing in data replication with preservation of transaction integrity and source ordering of dependent updates
An improved method for providing parallel apply in asynchronous data replication in a database system is disclosed. The improved method and system provides a high speed parallel apply of transactional changes to a target node such that the parallel nature of the application of changes does not compromise the integrity ...

09/01/05 - 20050193040 - Algorithm to find lob value in a relational table after key columns have been modified
A method and system for asynchronously replicating data changes in a database system captures update information for a data update in a source table from a database log, where the data value from the data update is not in the database log. A query is built to obtain the data ...

09/01/05 - 20050193039 - Fault tolerant mechanism to handle initial load of replicated object in live system
An automatic initial data load to a new table copy concurrently with active replication to existing table copies in an asynchronous replication group includes: initiating a data load of the new table copy; creating spill queue(s) at the new table copy; loading the data from a source table copy to ...

08/25/05 - 20050187993 - Data synchronization
Application data used by enterprise applications running on one or more servers can be synchronized with application data deployed from other locations. Application data can be transmitted as XML files over HTTP to facilitate synchronization with web-enabled servers. Multiple service data repositories can be synchronized with application data residing in ...

08/25/05 - 20050187992 - System and method for performing a snapshot and for restoring data
The present invention relates to a method for tracking a plurality of snapshots of an information store. The present invention comprises performing a first snapshot of an information store that indexes the contents of the information store, copying the contents of the information store to a first storage device, using ...

08/25/05 - 20050187991 - Dynamically capturing data warehouse population activities for analysis, archival, and mining
A system comprised of trigger mechanisms, a staging area, and an archived warehouse metadata table is used to extract, store, and archive extract, transform, and load (ETL) tasks from operational metadata in a data-warehousing environment. Operational metadata is comprised of ETL information; ETL task execution statuses, run number, definitions, control ...

08/25/05 - 20050187990 - Reorganization and repair of an icf catalog while open and in-use in a digital data storage system
MVS mainframe computer systems employ the ICF (Integrated Catalog Facility) catalog environment to manage numerous data sets. To provide 24×7 availability of those data sets, the BCS (250,270) must be re-organized while leaving the catalog open to access by applications. To perform a re-org while open, a data CI correlation ...

08/11/05 - 20050177603 - System and method for replicating files in a computer network
A system and method for performing real-time replication of data across a network is provided. A mirroring engine receives a write request from a host application operating on a source computer. The mirroring engine compares data in the write request with corresponding data stored in memory. If data in the ...

07/28/05 - 20050165870 - Imaging device, viewer software, communication software and image management software
According to the present invention, separately from an image file, an XML file is created in which link information for referencing the image file by link and attached information related to an image of the image file are described, and an archive file is created into which the XML and ...

07/28/05 - 20050165869 - Backup system
A backup system backs up information of mobile devices via wireless communication. The backup system includes a first mobile terminal, a backup server, and a transmission module. The first mobile terminal includes a first storage module for storing first information and a detection module. The backup server includes a server ...

07/28/05 - 20050165868 - Systems and methods of information backup
A system for backing up and restoring information includes at least one storage device, a primary server for granting and denying a global lock to devices requesting access to the at least one storage device and at least one secondary server including internal tables for storing information relating to storage ...

07/28/05 - 20050165867 - Method and system for ensuring consistency of a group
One aspect of the invention is a method for ensuring consistency of a group, which for example, includes receiving a first list that identifies objects in the group, and gathering for at least one attribute, the value of the attribute for each object in the first list. The first list, ...

07/21/05 - 20050160119 - Method and apparatus for supplying information, and storage medium on which an information supplying program is stored
A method and apparatus for supplying information, and a storage medium on which an information supplying program is stored are disclosed, in which backup files of Web pages which were laid open in the past and those which will be laid open in the future are stored in a WWW ...

07/21/05 - 20050160118 - System and method for backing up and restoring data
Described is a system and method for allowing applications to interact with a common backup program in a uniform way. The system and method provides a communication mechanism for one or more applications to exchange information with the backup program regarding components of the applications. The information exchanged may include ...

07/21/05 - 20050160117 - Inter-device data exchange system device used for it exchange completion data management device and program
An object of the present invention is to provide a unit-to-unit data exchange system in which an unfair exchange is prevented without increasing the communications cost or the load on the server. A unit (11a) exchanges data with a unit (11b). An exchange completion data keeping device (21) keeps exchange ...

07/07/05 - 20050149584 - Transparent archiving
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture implementing the method, transparently archives data. One or more data sources store data. A first data mover moves a first subset of data from the one or more data sources to a first federated archive in accordance with a first set of rules. ...

06/30/05 - 20050144201 - Content data reproducing apparatus, advertisement information distribution system, advertisement information distribution method, content data reproducing program, and information recording medium
A content data reproducing apparatus is provided with: a reproducing device which reproduces content data recorded on a first recording medium; an identity information acquisition device which acquires medium identity information as identity information about the first recording medium; a reproduction permission information acquisition device which acquires reproduction permission information ...

06/30/05 - 20050144200 - Managed peer-to-peer applications, systems and methods for distributed data access and storage
Applications, systems and methods for backing up data include securely connecting at least first and second privately addressed computers over a network, wherein at least one of the computers is connectable to the network through a firewall element. At least a portion of a first version of a file is ...

06/30/05 - 20050144199 - Distributed network storage system with virtualization
The present invention is directed to a data storage system for use in achieving distributed data storage over a computer network. One embodiment of the data storage system comprises a storage server system that is comprised of one or more storage servers that each provide data storage, a management ...

06/23/05 - 20050138090 - Method and apparatus for performing a backup of data stored in multiple source medium
A method and apparatus for performing a backup of data stored in multiple source medium are disclosed. A first backup file is initially generated on a backup medium. Then, data blocks of a first and second source files are written onto the first backup file. In response to the receipt ...

06/23/05 - 20050138089 - Data replication method
Replication source data is accessed in units of physical blocks as is conventional, and the entire volume is transmitted to a replication destination. In the replication destination, the received data is stored as a file. In this case, the file is managed using a file system according to a replication ...

06/23/05 - 20050138088 - System and method for manipulating and managing computer archive files
A computer program for managing and manipulating archive zip files of a computer. The program includes a system and method for opening, creating, modifying, and extracting zip archive files. The program is fully integrated into Microsoft Windows Explorer and is accessed via Explorer menus, toolbars, and/or drag and drop operations. ...

06/23/05 - 20050138087 - System to automate schema creation for table restore
A method and system are provided to enable restoration of a base table and associated catalog table from a database. Table names and table identifiers are copied to a header of a storage media during a backup of the database. When a restore of a designated table is requested, table ...

06/16/05 - 20050131969 - Database duplicating method, database duplicating apparatus, database creating method, and database creating apparatus
A database duplicating apparatus that extracts a data group stored in a database to duplicate a database includes a data extracting unit that sequentially extracts a plurality of data included in the data group; an update monitor that monitors an update status of a data content of the data extracted ...

06/16/05 - 20050131968 - Method for performing verifications on backup data within a computer system
A method for performing verifications on backup data within a computer system is disclosed. Initially, a data volume is divided into multiple data groups. A backup operation is performed on all of the data groups on a periodic basis. After the performance of a backup operation in each period, the ...

06/16/05 - 20050131967 - Unread mark replication bounce-back prevention
Under the present invention, a method, system, and program product for preventing an unread activity from being sent back (i.e., bounced-back) to its originating server during a replication operation are provided. The method includes: storing an identification of an originating server of a replicated unread activity in an unread log ...

06/16/05 - 20050131966 - Architecture of database application with robust online recoverability
An architecture for efficiently identifying the scope and timeframe of database errors, providing online history images, creating online point-in-time views of application tables, reconstructing equivalent SQL statements of a committed transaction or of a user session, providing a selective audit trail report on demand, and permitting selective online rollbacks in ...

06/16/05 - 20050131965 - System and method for replicating data
The method traverses a storage device, performing read operations on each allocated data block on the device, recording each I/O access to the device resulting from the read operations, and identifying the data blocks involved in each I/O access to determine which blocks contain valid data. The data blocks that ...

06/09/05 - 20050125467 - Backup system, backup controlling apparatus, backup data managing method and a computer readable recording medium recorded thereon backup controlling program
A backup system which can diminish a danger that backup data of a storage of a computer to be backed up sustains a damage due to disaster, an accident or the like, and restore the storage easily and within a short time when the storage up is damaged or lost ...

06/09/05 - 20050125466 - Information processing unit, information processing system, control program, computer-readable storage medium, and information processing method
An account comparison section 115 of a management server 100 compares sets of account information which are sets of account information of a terminal device 1a and are respectively added to sets of address data including the account information, with sets of account information of the terminal device 1b which ...

06/09/05 - 20050125465 - Remote copy system
In a system in which data employed by a computer is stored in a storage system, the storage system transfers this data to another storage system and a copy of the data is maintained in the other storage system, consistency of the copy is maintained even in the case of ...

06/09/05 - 20050125464 - System, method and program for backing up a computer program
A system and computer program product for backing up a program and a plurality of user instances of the program. First program instructions backup definitions of queues used by the program instances. Second program instructions backup authorizations for the queues. Third program instructions backup a plurality of program-instance configuration files ...

06/09/05 - 20050125463 - Business data migration using metadata
Metadata driven business data migration is provided. An extensible business data destination system is provided having metadata that describes its structure. An intermediate database is structurally synchronized to the extensible destination system prior to receiving source data. Once the structural synchronization between the destination system and the intermediate database has ...

06/02/05 - 20050120063 - Automatic regeneration of computer files
A method for regenerating computer files on a computer system having a computer with an operating system, the method includes receiving an input from a user to specify monitored files, detecting modification of at least one of the monitored files, and replacing the at least one modified monitored file with ...

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