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US-7,548,921 Method and apparatus for transmitting files
A method, apparatus, and an article of manufacture provide the ability to transmit files/web content. Content files are gathered by a web caster application and...
US-7,548,920 Systems and methods of accessing and updating recorded data via an inter-object proxy
Some embodiments provide a system including a database, two or more data access objects, and a proxy object. In some such embodiments, each data access object...
US-7,548,919 Computer program product for conducting a lock free read
The present invention expounds upon the ANSI "read committed" isolation level by allowing readers to read committed data without waiting for a concurrent writer...
US-7,548,918 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...
US-7,548,917 Database and index organization for enhanced document retrieval
A customized, specialty-oriented database and index of a subject matter area and methods for constructing and using such a database are provided. Selection and...
US-7,548,916 Calculating image similarity using extracted data
Retrieval accuracy is improved by causing a difference in layout from document to document to be reflected in retrieval at will. To achieve this, there is...
US-7,548,915 Contextual mobile content placement on a mobile communication facility
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for displaying mobile content in association with a website on a mobile communication...
US-7,548,914 System and method for providing active tags
A computer-implemented data processing system includes tag logic for permitting a user to create an active tag. The active tag is associated with an object and...
US-7,548,913 Information synthesis engine
A method of generating a report from multiple sources includes obtaining a topic based on input queries relating to the topic, obtaining information about the...
US-7,548,912 Simplified search interface for querying a relational database
Methods and computer-readable media are provided for performing a search on a relational database. According to one method, a query class is provided that...
US-7,548,911 Diagnosing problems in distributed systems
Diagnosing problems in distributed systems. In one aspect, a model of a distributed system defines trace statements are generated by various nodes of the system...
US-7,548,910 System and method for retrieving scenario-specific documents
A system and method for automatically extracting relevant key concepts from a free-text document and indexing the document using the extracted key concepts. The...
US-7,548,909 Search engine dash-board
A computer system that facilitates presentation of data to a user. A search engine component receives and executes queries on behalf of a user. Results of the...
US-7,548,908 Dynamic bloom filter for caching query results
Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for searching a corpus of information by utilizing a Bloom filter for caching query results. According...
US-7,548,907 Partitioning electrical data within a database
A method of partitioning and archiving electrical data received from a power monitoring system in a database including a plurality of tables organized by at...
US-7,548,906 Bucket-based searching
An item discovery module (IDM) is described that allows a user to find one or more desired items within a store of candidate items. In operation, the user enters...
US-7,548,905 Refreshing an execution plan for a query
An improved system and method for storing, reusing and recompiling execution plans for SQL database queries. The system. The system validates the performance of...
US-7,548,904 Utility-based archiving
A system and associated methodology is provided that is adapted to infer what to do with an item, and more particularly whether to archive and/or keep active an...
US-7,548,903 Method and apparatus for automatic recommendation and selection of clustering indexes
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for selecting and recommending of clustering indexes are provided. Baseline run time cost estimates are calculated...
US-7,548,902 Context of use differentiation in a pocket computer
A pocket computer comprising a plurality of programs and data, loading of and access to said programs and data being managed by an operating system. The pocket...
US-7,548,901 System and method for delayed fetching of designated members of a user defined type
A number of members of a user defined type may be designated as delayable members. During an initial fetch of the type, the type may be returned from the...
US-7,548,900 Systems and methods for data management
A system, method and machine readable medium for the analysis and management of information is described. More specifically, the embodiments o relate to systems...
US-7,548,899 Method and system for information retrieval based on menu selections
Improved approaches to accessing information are disclosed. The improved approaches permit access to information through user interaction with a series of menus....
US-7,548,898 Parallel migration of data between systems
A system and method for migrating data, in parallel, from a source database system into a target database system includes storing data in groups (e.g., clusters)...
US-7,548,897 Mission-centric network defense systems (MCNDS)
The Mission Centric Network Defense System (MCNDS) is a deployable network defense system that monitors network activities, generates and maintains situational...
US-7,548,896 Device, method and computer program readable medium for support of maintaining a system
Method, device and computer program product for support of maintaining a system. The method includes: evaluating a current system state and detecting a first...
US-7,548,895 Communication-prompted user assistance
Communications are monitored for user intentions related to user tasks such as meeting scheduling and the like 308. When an intention (e.g. mention of a meeting)...
US-7,548,894 Artificial neural network
An artificial neural network that can act like the real neural network according to the input history of signals input. The network includes a learning circuit...
US-7,548,893 System and method for constructing cognitive programs
The present invention is directed to a method to search for a solution to a problem in a domain. The method may comprise obtaining a plurality of agents each...
US-7,548,892 Processing machine learning techniques using a graphics processing unit
A system and method for processing machine learning techniques (such as neural networks) and other non-graphics applications using a graphics processing unit...
US-7,548,891 Information processing device and method, program, and recording medium
An information processing apparatus, capable of identifying vital sign information. A learning unit identifies an emotion/state of the user by comparing the...
US-7,548,890 Systems and methods for identification and authentication of a user
The present invention generally relates to a computer security system for use in the identification and authentication of a user prior to an on-line transaction....
US-7,548,889 Payment information security for multi-merchant purchasing environment for downloadable products
A multi-merchant purchasing system is configured to identify downloadable products selected by a user for purchase. The identified downloadable products are...
US-7,548,888 Digital computer system and methods for implementing a financial transaction
Computer-aided methods (making and using), along with a corresponding machine, article of manufacture, and data structures, is provided for using a computer...
US-7,548,887 Information-signal playback system, information-signal reading apparatus, information-signal processing...
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for protecting the copyright of an information signal recorded on a recording medium such as a DVD...
US-7,548,886 System and method for early detection and prevention of identity theft
A system and method for early detection of identity theft are provided. An authorized user establishes an identity with an organization's computing system and...
US-7,548,885 Processing tax forms at an automatic teller machine
A method, apparatus and computer implemented instructions for processing a bill in an automatic teller machine. The bill is scanned to form a bill image in which...
US-7,548,884 Computerized process to, for example, automate the home sale, mortgage loan financing and settlement process,...
In some embodiments, a comprehensive computer system and method (See FIGS. 1, 1a, 2) for automating and facilitating the performing and processing of tasks,...
US-7,548,883 Construction industry risk management clearinghouse
Systems, methods, apparatus, computer program code and means for gathering, organizing and presenting on a real time basis information pertinent to Risks...
US-7,548,882 System and method for determining implied market information
Implied prices and their quantities are computed. Markets are characterized by exhaustively computing one or more combinations of other related markets. Each...
US-7,548,881 Systems and methods for producing documentary credit and conforming shipping documents
The present invention relates to systems and methods to support import-export transactions. More particularly, it includes methods and systems for generation of...
US-7,548,880 Method of operating a venture business
A method of operating a venture capital investment business, comprising establishing a business entity; the business entity establishing an investment fund;...
US-7,548,879 Convenience store effectiveness model (CSEM)
Convenience Store Effectiveness Model (CSEM) is a self-contained PC application to quantitatively predict operational and financial impact of changes to...
US-7,548,878 Software and hardware component audit and inventory management system
A system for computer device component audit and inventory management operates in a data network and includes an inventory agent installed on a target computer...
US-7,548,877 System and method for processing orders for multiple multilevel marketing business models
A system for processing orders for multiple multilevel marketing business models comprises a user interface, a product order processing server, a first suborder...
US-7,548,876 Systems and methods for providing volume-weighted average price auction trading
Systems and methods for providing traders with an opportunity to trade on the VWAP price are provided. After a trader enters a VWAP auction session, the trader...
US-7,548,875 Media delivery platform
A improved method for delivery and play back of sound and image files is provided, including the use of the files as alerts for various electronic devices or for...
US-7,548,874 System and method for group advertisement optimization
A system and method is disclosed for producing an advertisement that is optimized to a particular user or group of users for a current transaction and is...
US-7,548,873 Method system and program storage device for automatically calculating and displaying time and cost data in a...
A method of generating and displaying time and cost data representing the time and the cost to complete a plurality of oilfield related activities in response to...
US-7,548,872 Simulation of business transformation outsourcing of sourcing, procurement and payables
An example of a solution provided here comprises: performing a spending simulation, process simulation, information technology simulation, and value simulation,...
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