Data processing apparatus, image processing apparatus, and method therefor

Optimization of aspects of information technology structures

Access controller using tree-structured data

Data processing apparatus, image processing apparatus, and method therefor

Method and apparatus for executing scanning at a mobile station for broadband wireless access system

Alerting users to items of current interest

Method and apparatus for communication efficient private information retrieval and oblivious transfer

Systems for authenticating a user's credentials against multiple sets of credentials

Methods and apparatus for specifying and processing descriptive queries for data sources

DETERMINING RELEVANCE OF A DOCUMENT TO A QUERY BASED ON SPANS OF QUERY TERMS

Dealing with composite data through data model entities

Method and system for data classification in the presence of a temporal non-stationarity

Process and system for integrating information from disparate databases for purposes of predicting consumer behavior

Method and system for use with the internet

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF XML QUERY PROCESSING

Domain managing method, domain extending method and reference point controller electing method

Category searching

Discovery directives

METHOD AND SYSTEM OF APPLYING POLICY ON SCREENED FILES

Processing structured documents stored in a database

Method and system for delivering information with caching based on interest and significance

System and method for merging remote and local data in a single user interface

Domain managing method, domain extending method and reference point controller electing method

Domain managing method, domain extending method and reference point controller electing method

Method and system for efficiently reducing graphical display data for transmission over a low bandwidth transport protocol mechanism

COMPUTERIZED DATA MINING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING A TABLE

Metadata management for a data abstraction model

High performance in memory data cubes

Method of pattern searching

Method of pattern searching

Dynamically updating a websheet configuration

Method of executing scanning in broadband wireless access system

DATA TRANSFERRING METHOD

Information system, load control method, load control program and recording medium

E-mail based semantic web collaboration and annotation

Optimized database appliance

System for remotely searching a local user index

Message generator

Computerized predictive maintenance system and method

Microhubs and its applications

Abstract query building with selectability of aggregation operations and grouping

Tracking premature termination of a database query

Information sharing system and information sharing method

Computer system and method for reducing power consumption of storage system

System and Method for Compiling Images from a Database and Comparing the Compiled Images with Known Images

Dynamic management of multiple persistent data stores

DISCOVERING INTERESTINGNESS IN FACETED SEARCH

Supplier identification and locator system and method

Generating a user-specific search index of content within a virtual environment

File identification and retrieval in directories for categorized files

System and program product for automatically managing information privacy

Architecture for master data management in an enterprise

DYNAMIC GRAPHICAL DATABASE QUERY INTERFACE

System and method for compiling geospatial data for on-line collaboration

Method and system for optimizing database performance

Method, system and article of manufacture for improving execution efficiency of a database workload

Computer readable electronic records automated classification system

SQL code generation for heterogeneous environment

Associating information related to components in structured documents stored in their native format in a database

SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING A FIRST ACCESS TIME OF TRANSACTIONS ACCESSING A DATABASE OBJECT

Versioning in an integration platform

Flexible access of data stored in a database

System and method of handling file metadata

Fully automated SQL tuning

Data mapping document design system

Active file system

System and method for efficiently providing a recommendation

Selection of a set of optimal n-grams for indexing string data in a DBMS system under space constraints introduced by the system

Strict validation of inference rule based on abstraction environment

Systems and methods for retrieving data in a computer network

System and computer program product for performing an inexact query transformation in a heterogeneous environment

Parallel data processing system

Methods of cost estimation using partially applied predicates

Object oriented based, business class methodology for generating quasi-static web pages at periodic intervals

Storage subsystem and storage controller having memory which stores management information indicating corresponding relations between processors and identifies of logical units

System using virtual replicated tables in a cluster database management system

Apparatus and program product for retrieving file processing software

Spatial join in a parallel database management system

System and article of manufacture for maintaining data in a distributed computing environment for processing transaction requests

System and method of accessing a document efficiently through multi-tier web caching

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA RETRIEVAL, MANIPULATION, AND DELIVERY

Common interface to access catalog information from heterogeneous databases

Systems and methods for efficiently authenticating multiple objects based on access patterns

Method and apparatus creating network services

Training, inference and user interface for guiding the caching of media content on local stores

Processing cross-table non-boolean term conditions in database queries

System for estimating cardinality in a database system

Multiple string searching using ternary content addressable memory

System and program for result set management

SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF NEW, HIGH AFFINITY MEDIA

Combined pessimistic and optimistic concurrency control

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED ONLINE INFORMATION

System for providing enhanced search results on the internet

Method and system for executing a database query

System for executing a database query

VALUE-INSTANCE-CONNECTIVITY COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED DATABASE

System and dialog manager developed using modular spoken-dialog components

Method and apparatus for communicating with an embedded controller which includes a reference to metadata objects

Method and apparatus for representing an interest priority of an object to a user based on personal histories or social context

Apparatus for representing an interest priority of an object to a user based on personal histories or social context

Disk-based probabilistic set-similarity indexes

Semantic web portal and platform

Automatically extracting by-line information

Searching a multi-lingual database

Byte-code representations of actual data to reduce network traffic in database transactions

Redundant version information in history table that enables efficient snapshot querying

Method and system for searching a multi-lingual database

Method and system for providing personalized online services and advertisement in public spaces

CLIENT SIDE INDEXING OF OFFLINE ADDRESS BOOK FILES

Multidimensional data cube validation

Distributing data across different backing data stores

Dynamic discovery of abstract rule set required inputs

Systems, methods, and software for hyperlinking names

Addressing query scheduling and system resource requirements

Method and system for community data caching

SQL adapter business service

Providing customized electronic information

Translating case-sensitive technical identfiers

Accessing a non-relational store with a container-managed persistence bean via a web service function

Generated predicates from materialized result

Parameter adjusting device

Navigating a software project respository

Construction of trainable semantic vectors and clustering, classification, and searching using trainable semantic vectors

Meta search engine

Query directives and access plan hints

Query directives and access plan hints

System, method and program product for forecasting the demand on computer resources

Self Tuning Database Retrieval Optimization Using Regression Functions

System and article of manufacture for device selection

TRUSTED ACCESS BY AN EXTENDIBLE FRAMEWORK SYSTEM, ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

File profiling to minimize fragmentation

Method and apparatus for managing peer-to-peer search results

Camera having networked interactive printer

Camera having printer for printing interactive interfaces

System and Method for Achieving Different Levels of Data Consistency

Execution of database queries including filtering

Retrieving documents transitively linked to an initial document

Camera having coded data interactive printer

Accelerated and reproducible domain visitor targeting

System and apparatus for optimally trading off the replication overhead and consistency level in distributed applications

System and program storage device of object classification utilizing optimized boolean expressions

Method and apparatus for adding a database partition

Configuration management of an electronic device wherein a new configuration of the electronic device is selected based on attributes of an application

Method, system, and program product for accessing required software to process a file

Representing an interest priority of an object to a user based on personal histories or social context

VALUE-INSTANCE-CONNECTIVITY COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED DATABASE FIELD OF THE INVENTION

Hierarchy global management system and user interface

Systems and methods for user-constructed hierarchical interest profiles and information retrieval using same

Dynamic database access via standard query language and abstraction technology

Identifying executable scenarios in response to search queries

System and method for processing transactions in a multisystem database environment

Use of browser cookies to store structured data

Computer program and product for append mode insertion of rows into tables in database management systems

Query method involving more than one corpus of documents

Spatial indexing of documents

GEOSPATIAL SEARCH METHOD THAT PROVIDES FOR COLLABORATION

BUILDING DATABASE STATISTICS ACROSS A JOIN NETWORK USING SKEW VALUES

Building database statistics across a join network using skew values

Implementing access control for queries to a content management system

Predictive database resource utilization and load balancing using neural network model

System for defining data mappings between data structures

Analyzing a query log for use in managing category-specific electronic content

Abstractly mapped physical data fields

Retrieving documents transitively linked to an initial document

System in an office application for providing content dependent help information

DOCUMENT STREAM OPERATING SYSTEM

Providing storage control in a network of storage controllers

Providing storage control in a network of storage controllers

Pseudo-anchor text extraction for vertical search

Method and apparatus for query and analysis

Determining validity ranges of query plans based on suboptimality

System, apparatus and method for using and managing digital information

System and method for improved synchronization between a server and a client

Mapping of data from XML to SQL

Classification-based method and apparatus for string selectivity estimation

Information retrieval from a collection of data

Direct call threaded code

Detecting and tracking monotonicity for accelerating range and inequality queries

Dynamic graphical database query interface

Method and apparatus for facilitating secure distributed content delivery

DOCUMENT STREAM OPERATING SYSTEM

Image processing apparatus and image processing method for printing an acquired image

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

DELIVERY OF ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION TO ANYONE ANYTIME ANYWHERE

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCHEDULING WORKLOAD IN DATABASES

Query routing of federated information systems for fast response time, load balance, availability, and reliability

CONTENT FILTERING, ORDERING BY RELEVANCE, AND CACHING

System for classifying a search query

Document clustering based on cohesive terms

System, method, and computer program product for progressive query processing

Query planning for execution using conditional operators

Data retrieval from a database utilizing efficient eager loading and customized queries

Retrieving case-based reasoning information from archive records

Method of indexed storage and retrieval of multidimensional information

File management method and information processing device

Method and apparatus for providing load diffusion in data stream correlations

SYSTEM FOR ADDRESSING INEFFICIENT QUERY PROCESSING

System and method for focused re-crawling of web sites

Document clustering based on entity association rules

Method of changing system configuration in shared-nothing database management system

Virtual regulator for multi-database systems

DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL GRID INDEX SPECIFICATION FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL DATA

Parallel virtual optimization

Automated block size management for database objects

Workload priority influenced data temperature

Accelerating queries using temporary enumeration representation

Method and system for scheduling workload in databases

Location discovery in a data network

Systems and methods of directory entry encodings

Apparatus, system, and method for efficient adaptive parallel data clustering for loading data into a table

Selectivity estimation for conjunctive predicates in the presence of partial knowledge about multivariate data distributions

Campaign awareness management systems and methods

System and method for providing platform-independent content services for users for content from content applications leveraging Atom, XLink, XML Query content management systems

Data query cost estimation

Object oriented query path expression to relational outer join translator method, system, and article of manufacture, and computer program product

Method to provide management of query output

Data retrieving method, data retrieving apparatus, data compression method and data compression apparatus

Parallel data processing architecture

Hierarchical data-driven navigation system and method for information retrieval

Moving file fragments from background file sharing to foreground file sharing and preventing duplicate downloads

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE DATABASE STORAGE UNITS

Search system

Dynamic Taxonomy process for browsing and retrieving information in large heterogeneous data bases

Background index bimapping for faster query performance

Discovery directives

METHOD FOR DEFINING THE GEORELEVANCE OF DOCUMENTS

Collaborative-filtering contextual model optimized for an objective function for recommending items

Collaborative-filtering content model for recommending items

Collaborative-filtering contextual model based on explicit and implicit ratings for recommending items

Approximating a database statistic

QUERY PARSER METHOD

Mapping composition using algebraic operators

Method and apparatus for optimizing queries in a logically partitioned computer system

METHOD OF INFERRING SPATIAL MEANING TO TEXT

Information processing apparatus and method, program, and storage medium

METHOD INVOLVING ELECTRONIC NOTES AND SPATIAL DOMAINS

Parallel data processing architecture

Queuing model for a plurality of servers

System and program for maintaining a namespace of filesets accessible to clients over a network

Methods and apparatus for querying a relational data store using schema-less queries

Method and device for monitoring and analyzing signals

Systems and methods for information exchange using object warehousing

Delayed deletion of extended attributes

System and method for clustering unstructured documents

Document clustering based on cohesive terms

Methods and apparatus for performing structural joins for answering containment queries

Refreshing an execution plan for a query

Query restriction for timely and efficient paging

Management of contract data

Database breakpoint apparatus and method

Group-By result size estimation

Fast search with very large result set

Method and system for dynamic join reordering

Method and apparatus for managing file systems and file-based data storage

Method and system for filing electronic mails

Abstract query plan

Storage control apparatus, storage system, and control method for storage system

Map data distribution system

Computer file system using content-dependent file identifiers

System and method for producing scored search results on a database using approximate search queries

Key phrase extraction from query logs

Propagation of filter expressions across multi-layered systems

Output processing with dynamic registration of external translators

Methods, Systems, and Computer-Readable Mediums for Providing Persisting and Continuously Updating Search Folders

Detecting and processing cache hits for queries with aggregates

Distributing and accessing data in a data processing system

AUTHORING AND MANAGING PERSONALIZED SEARCHABLE LINK COLLECTIONS

Method, apparatus, and computer program product for implementing enhanced query governor functions

Estimating a number of rows returned by a recursive query

Discovering associative intent queries from search web logs

Controlling access to data in a data processing system

Similarity-based access control of data in a data processing system

User query data mining and related techniques

Optimizing a computer database query that fetches n rows

Method and apparatus for predicting selectivity of database query join conditions using hypothetical query predicates having skewed value constants

Software and method for performing database operations

Method and apparatus for quality assurance in a multimedia communications environment

Enterprise entitlement framework

Attribute rule enforcer for a directory

Media acquisition, processing and distribution system for the internet

Method and apparatus for optimizing queries in a logically partitioned computer system

Data aggregation module supporting dynamic query responsive aggregation during the servicing of database query requests provided by one or more client machines

Method for accelerating range queries using periodic monotonic properties of non-monotonic functions

Method and apparatus for multiple agent commitment tracking and notification

Techniques for accessing a table

Method and apparatus for predicting selectivity of database query join conditions using hypothetical query predicates having skewed value constants

Construction, manipulation, and comparison of a multi-dimensional semantic space

Dynamic look ahead predicate generation

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING QUERIES UNDER PARAMETRIC AGGREGATION CONSTRAINTS

Method, system, program for determining frequency of updating database histograms

Methods for partitioning an object

System and method for real-time web page context analysis for the real-time insertion of textual markup objects and dynamic content

Method and apparatus for managing file systems and file-based data

Computer processes for adaptively selecting and/or ranking items for display in particular contexts

System and method for transforming and using content in other systems

Method for obtaining and allocating investment income based on the capitalization of intellectual property

Methods for partitioning an object

Combined pessimistic and optimisitic concurrency control

Dynamic optimization of prepared statements in a statement pool