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US-7,194,467 Using whole-file and dual-mode locks to reduce locking traffic in data storage systems
A methodology wherein two different types of locks are used by a storage manager when multiple clients wish to access a particular redundantly-stored file....
US-7,194,466 Object clustering using inter-layer links
One aspect relates to clustering a group of objects of a first object type based on a relative importance using links extending between objects of the first...
US-7,194,465 Apparatus and method for identifying patterns in a multi-dimensional database
An apparatus to identify patterns in a multi-dimensional database is described. In particular, a computer-readable medium to direct a computer to function in a...
US-7,194,464 System and method for adapting an internet filter
A system and method for updating a filtering system which controls access to a website/page between a local area network (LAN) and an Internet. The LAN includes...
US-7,194,463 Systems and methods for constrained anisotropic diffusion routing within an ad hoc network
This invention describes methods and systems for tasking nodes in a distributed ad hoc network. A node is selected to participate in a data gathering or a...
US-7,194,462 Systems and methods for implementing an XML query language
Systems and methods in accordance with the present invention provide for an implementation of the XQuery standard, and such an implementation will be referred to...
US-7,194,461 Document and information retrieval method and apparatus
A data procassing unit in programmed to retrieve a document item and/or an information item from a plurality of document items and/or information items. Each of...
US-7,194,460 Search device, search system, and search method
A search device, search system and search method extract related words of entered keyword from a related word dictionary file, to display one or more of the...
US-7,194,459 Information storage and retrieval device
A method of providing directed search for a web site address identified via a media channel and a method for creating a database for such directed search are...
US-7,194,458 Weighted preference data search system and method
A search engine for databases, data streams, and other data sources allows user preferences as to the relative importance of search criteria to be used to rank...
US-7,194,457 Method and system for business intelligence over network using XML
A method and system is provided for exchanging information over a computer network. A network server computer system receives a query request from at least one...
US-7,194,456 Method of querying a structure of compressed data
A method of querying a structure of compressed data comprising records stored as a forest of binary includes the step of generating an instruction set allowing a...
US-7,194,455 Method and system for retrieving confirming sentences
A method, computer readable medium and system are provided which retrieve confirming sentences from a sentence database in response to a query. A search engine...
US-7,194,454 Method for organizing records of database search activity by topical relevance
A method for organizing records of a database by topical relevance generates statistics on relevance by monitoring search terms used and search paths traversed...
US-7,194,453 Image retrieval method and apparatus
A plurality of images and image features of each of the plurality of images are stored in a form correlated with the images in an external storage device of an...
US-7,194,452 Validating multiple execution plans for database queries
Validation of large numbers of alternative execution plans for a database query, either an exhaustive enumeration of the complete space of alternatives, or else...
US-7,194,451 Database monitoring system
A framework is provided within a database system for specifying database monitoring rules that will be evaluated as part of the execution code path of database...
US-7,194,450 Systems and methods for indexing each level of the inner structure of a string over a language having a...
Systems and methods for indexing and searching the inner structure of a string over a language having a vocabulary and a grammar using bit vectors. The index...
US-7,194,449 Method and system for optimizing snow flake queries
A method and system for optimizing a query in a snow flake schema (60) within a relational database. The schema (60) includes a fact table (12) and multiple...
US-7,194,448 Multi-layer surveying systems and methods with multi-layer incentives
A system and method for collecting data includes receiving first identification information of a first user, receiving second identification information of a...
US-7,194,447 System and method for processing welding data
A system and method for evaluating the use of a welding process for welding a weld joint. The method comprises providing a user with requests for data to enable...
US-7,194,446 Location-based execution of software/HMI
A system and/or method that configures a HMI based at least upon a current state of parameters and a predefined protocol. A processing component queries an...
US-7,194,445 Adaptive problem determination and recovery in a computer system
A method, computer program product, and data processing system for recognizing, tracing, diagnosing, and repairing problems in an autonomic computing system is...
US-7,194,444 Goal based flow of a control presentation system
A system is disclosed that provides a goal based learning system utilizing a rule based expert training system to provide a cognitive educational experience. The...
US-7,194,443 Method for protecting a security module and arrangement for the implementation of the method
In a security module and a method for protecting a security module, wherein security-relevant data are stored in a memory in the module, proper insertion of the...
US-7,194,442 System and method for automated, iterative development negotiations
An automated negotiations engine for iterative, multivariate negotiations of developments of products and programs which stores each set of terms proposed at...
US-7,194,441 RFID Transponder Dispenser and Authorizer
A RFID transponder dispenser and authorizer (RTDA) system for distributing and activating an RFID Transponder at a point of purchase. The system has a storage...
US-7,194,440 Billing method using SSL/TLS
A billing method for requesting contents or data in a network in which the client or the person representing the client has a certificate for the billing method....
US-7,194,439 Method and system for correlating job accounting information with software license information
A job accounting and chargeback system for software products is comprised of a software license manager in the form of a software product use monitoring...
US-7,194,438 Electronic payment schemes in a mobile environment for short-range transactions
A short-range transaction system enables a user to conduct transactions with a self-service terminal in a user-friendly environment without using currency. The...
US-7,194,437 Computer-based funds transfer system
A service configured to be accessible by two or more parties to a two-sided funds transfer transaction through a computer network (e.g., the Internet) provides...
US-7,194,436 Method and system for internet based financial auto credit application
A method and system are provided which enables automotive dealers to use a standard PC and Internet-type browser software package to enter credit/loan...
US-7,194,435 Computerized method, apparatus and system for issuing surety bonds
A method, system and apparatus for obtaining a bond is disclosed. The invention employs a computer system that has a work station in communication with a server...
US-7,194,434 Method for predictive determination of financial investment performance
A method of predicting the performance of a financial variable having corresponding financial parameters represented by time series of adjacent-in-time series...
US-7,194,433 System, computer program product and method for managing documents
A system, method and computer program product for managing documents are disclosed. The system includes a document manager configured to receive job information...
US-7,194,432 Billing process and system in a telecommunication network
A billing method and billing system to determine usage fees which are charged to the user of a digital telecommunications network, whereby a usage fee charged...
US-7,194,431 Method and apparatus for managing remittance processing within account receivables
The Account Receivables System's Remittance Processing Module accepts funds in domestic and foreign currency and translates the funds into the required local...
US-7,194,430 Shopping and payment/credit handling
The invention relates to a method and a system for implementing a sequence for sales and provision of information at a retail establishment or in a similar area...
US-7,194,429 Method for managing product information and method for requesting repairs
In a method for managing product information, warranty information corresponding to a purchased product identification received from a customer-terminal used by...
US-7,194,428 Online wardrobe
A wardrobe closet that assists users in selecting and purchasing clothing is provided. A radio frequency receiver scans tags embedded in clothing to identify the...
US-7,194,427 On-line group-buying sale with increased value system and method
In the definition of an on-line group-buying sale (122), a price of a featured item may be specified as a fixed amount, such as $25 per month. As indicated at...
US-7,194,426 Customizing an electronic interface to the government
A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for customizing a graphical user interface to a government system. A classification is determined of a...
US-7,194,425 System and method for evaluating and/or monitoring effectiveness of on-line advertising
A system and a method for measuring and monitoring effectiveness of on-line advertising are provided. The system and method provide a code attached to, for...
US-7,194,424 User demographic profile driven advertising targeting
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for targeting advertising information transmitted over the Internet. The method involves creating a user profile...
US-7,194,423 Method and apparatus for determining a progressive discount for a customer based on the frequency of the...
A system and method are disclosed for determining and applying a discount to a customer's transaction. The discount is of a progressive nature, wherein the value...
US-7,194,422 Disaggregated databases for tracking consumer purchasing data
There is disclosed a method and system for tracking purchasing data for an individual consumer of a product or service. The method includes assembling a database...
US-7,194,421 Content attribute impact invalidation method
The invention concerns a method of determining the effect of content attributes on content ratings. The method may include obtaining content attributes,...
US-7,194,420 Method and system for planning supply of commodities
An SFA server stores transaction information representing the contents of each of a plurality of business transactions for providing customers with commodities...
US-7,194,419 Network-based personal contact manager and associated methods
A network-based contact management system provides various features for assisting users in locating, and sharing information with, other users. The system...
US-7,194,418 Methods and systems for dynamic determination of the number of tickets available for purchase
A system and method for determining the availability of a restricted class of tickets is provided. In one embodiment, an initial number of restricted tickets are...
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