Method for accessing a memory unit in which sequences of notes are stored, corresponding memory unit and corresponding program
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a simple method for accessing a memory unit in which a sequence of notes is stored, which method makes it possible, in particular, to... Read More
Inventors: Rabaioli, Giovanni;, Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE) |
Development system with application browser user interface
The present invention is embodied in a component-based, rapid application development (RAD) Java environment. The system's user interface is structured to increase one's productivity, particularly whe... Read More
Inventors: Minard, Jayson R.;, Assignee: Borland Software Corporation (Scotts Valley, CA) |
Multi-processor JAVA subsystem
OF THE INVENTION Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. While the invention will be descri... Read More
Inventors: Goff, Lonnie C.;, Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Eindhoven, NL) |
Context programming in object-oriented environments
The present invention is directed to control of time structured or other context related data by adding a context in object-oriented programming environments. In particular, the present invention prov... Read More
Inventors: Kerpan, Patrick; Berkovich, Stan; Leger, Aron;, Assignee: Borland Software Corporation (Scotts Valley, CA) |
Method, system, and program for mapping standard application program interfaces (APIs) to user interface APIs
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and which illustrate several embodiments of the present invention. ... Read More
Inventors: Lewallen, Stephen Richard;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method and apparatus for centralized management of a storage virtualization engine and data services
In accordance with the principles of the invention, an SVE control system uses management software at a central service processor to control data services and a storage virtualization engine consistin... Read More
Inventors: Mandal, Chhandomay; Dancus, Andrei A.; Zuluaga, Juan C.; Gill, Peter; DaSilva, Rowan E.;, Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) |
Prime implicates and query optimization in relational databases
The improved normalization methodology of the present invention is based on Socher's minimization methodology (see Socher, R., above). Socher's minimization method uses a matrix as its basic data stru... Read More
Inventors: Paulley, Glenn Norman; Vorwerk, Kristofer Paul;, Assignee: Sybase, Inc. (Dublin, CA) |
Method for transmitting and displaying an interchannel interval image in a cable system
A system and method is provided for displaying an image in a cable system including a cable headend having a plurality of cable channels and a subscriber unit with a video display, a receiver for rece... Read More
Inventors: Grossman, Martin E.; Sibole, Wayne R.;, Assignee: Spot Com, Inc. (Belleair, FL) |
Method and apparatus for implementing a shared message queue using a list structure
In general, the present invention contemplates a method and apparatus for implementing a shared message queue using a list structure. A put list is defined comprising a sequence of list entries, each ... Read More
Inventors: Elko, David A.; Dievendorff, Richard; Flaherty, Dermot J.; Nick, Jeffrey M.; Surman, David H.; Warnes, James H.; Westcott, Douglas W.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method and apparatus for erasing data after tampering
According to one aspect of the invention, a method is provided for storing data on a storage unit in a manner that allows modification of the data only if a tamper signal is detected that indicates un... Read More
Inventors: Motoyama, Tetsuro; Yachida, Masuyoshi;, Assignee: Ricoh Company Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Data structure and storage and retrieval method supporting ordinality based searching and data retrieval
The present invention is a data structure and related data storage and retrieval method that rapidly provides a count of elements stored or referenced by a hierarchical structure of ordered elements (... Read More
Inventors: Gobeille, Robert C.; Baskins, Douglas L;, Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, TX) |
Method, system, program, and data structure for cleaning a database table
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof and which illustrate several embodiments of the present invention. I... Read More
Inventors: Cesare, Mark Anthony; Christopher, Tom Robert; Jerves, Julie Ann; Mandel, III, Richard Henry;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
System for distributing a plurality of threads associated with a process initiating by one data processing station among data processing stations
We claim: 1. A computer network comprising: a communications medium; a plurality of data processing stations each having one or more processors, a communication device connected to said communications... Read More
Inventors: Ryan, Jeffrey M.; Brobst, Curtis H.; Chou, Chih-Hsiang;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Hosting a network service on a cluster of servers using a single-address image
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for hosting a network service on a cluster of servers. All of the servers in a server cluster configured in accordance with the invention may be de... Read More
Inventors: Chung, Pi-Yu; Damani, Om P.; Huang, Yennun; Kintala, Chandra M.; Wang, Yi-Min;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ); AT&T Corp. (New York, NY) |
Computer system for creating semantic object models from existing relational database schemas
The present invention is a computer system programmed to automatically create a semantic object model from an existing relational database schema. The schema is analyzed by reading the catalog informa... Read More
Inventors: Kroenke, David;, Assignee: Wall Data Incorporated (Kirkland, WA) |
System and method for managing data privacy in a database management system including a dependently connected privacy data mart
To address the requirements described above, the present invention discloses a method and apparatus for managing consumer notification and access and a means of correction and change of preferences fo... Read More
Inventors: Veldhuisen, Adriaan W.;, Assignee: NCR Corporation (Dayton, OH) |
Integrated customer interface for web based data management
The present invention is directed to a Web-based, integrated customer interface system for data management. The customer interface system is provided with a graphical user interface for enabling a use... Read More
Inventors: Barry, B. Reilly; Chodoronek, Mark A.; DeRose, Eric; Gonzales, Mark N.; James, Angela R.; Levy, Lynne; Tusa, Michael;, Assignee: Worldcom, Inc. (Clinton, MS) |
Graphical user interface for relational database
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a block diagram describing an exemplary computer architecture 100, configurable in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The computer a... Read More
Inventors: Shah, Arun; Novy, Robert F.; Ertl, Robert A.;, Assignee: Hyperion Solutions Corporation (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Selection and storage of policies in network management
The present invention is directed to the user interface and policy loading aspects of a policy-based, outsourced, network management system. In one aspect, a user selects policies using a graphical us... Read More
Inventors: Beadles, Mark A.; Emerick, William S.; Russo, Kevin A.; Mulh, Kenneth E.; Bell, Raymond J.;, Assignee: Endforce, Inc. (Dublin, OH) |
Method and apparatus for providing a highly interactive transaction environment in a distributed network
In one embodiment of the invention, in a multithreaded computing environment, a platform independent method for providing a highly interactive transaction session between a browser residing on a clien... Read More
Inventors: Hoffmann, John T.;, Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) |
Intelligent agent with negotiation capability and method of negotiation therewith
OF THE ILLUSTRATED EMBODIMENTS Turning to the Drawing, wherein like parts are denoted by like numbers throughout the several views, FIG. 1 illustrates a networked computer system 10 for use with the ... Read More
Inventors: Bigus, Joseph Phillip; Cragun, Brian John; Delp, Helen Roxlo;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Method and system for forecasting events and threats based on geospatial modeling
The present invention provides a forecasting engine and method which assists in forecasting occurrences of identifiable events and/or threats based on signature and/or pattern matching. The present in... Read More
Inventors: Dumas, Mark E.; Willis, Ruth P.; Willis, Larry E;, Assignee: Spatial Data Analytics Corporation (Vienna, VA) |
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for analyzing memory use
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention track accesses to memory during execution of an application program. Additional instructions are inserted into the a... Read More
Inventors: Hinker, Paul; Dennie, Shaun;, Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) |
Method and system for report presentation and navigation in a computer system
The present invention is a method and system for report presentation and navigation in a computer system that includes multiple reports about multiple components. The method and system include definin... Read More
Inventors: Poggi, Valerie S.;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Web based data mining and location data reporting and system
The database reporting and data mining system that is the subject of this invention is implemented, in one of its aspects, as part of a Location Aware Wireless Gateway. The Gateway provides a standard... Read More
Inventors: Howard, Craig; Allen, Robert J.;, Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Fast refresh of snapshots
One aspect of the invention is a method of refreshing a snapshot defined by a snapshot definition query that references a master table. The master table has a primary key and is located at a master si... Read More
Inventors: Sun, Harry; Downing, Alan; Souder, Benny;, Assignee: Oracle Corporation (Redwood Shores, CA) |
Document management system for automating operations performed on documents in data storage areas
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a document management system with an improved document distribution functionality. Further, in accordance with the present invention, there ... Read More
Inventors: Koppich, George; Yeung, Michael; Ormond, Louis; Singh, Harpreet;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Tokyo, JP) Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for providing multi-level searching in an electronic book
What is claimed is: 1. In a method for providing user access to stored textual information in a hand-held electronic book having a digital memory, entry keys, a display screen and a microprocessor for... Read More
Inventors: Yianilos, Peter Nicholas;, Assignee: Franklin Electronic Publishers, Incorporated (Mt. Holly, NJ) |
Detection of cholesterol deposits in arteries
According to the present invention, a 5 MHz ultrasonic beam is directed from a transmitting transducer toward an artery to be examined. The signal reflected from the bloodstream is received by another... Read More
Inventors: Savic, Michael;, Assignee: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY) |
Disease simulation system and method
The invention presents a system and method for simulating a disease control parameter and for predicting the effect of patient self-care actions on the disease control parameter. According to the meth... Read More
Inventors: Brown, Stephen J.;, Assignee: Health Hero Network, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) |
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