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7644103 MediaDescription data structures for carrying descriptive content metadata and content acquisition data in multimedia systems  
A MediaDescription data structure that includes both descriptive metadata, such as EPG information, about a multimedia content item and instructions for acquiring the content item is assigned to...
7644091 Computer-implemented medical information indexing system and method  
Systems and methods to receive HL7 electronic medical data and to create an electronic indexing medical record based upon the received HL7 electronic medical data. The indexing medical record is...
7644064 Systems and methods for filter table optimization  
At least one implementation described herein relates to using multiple filter engines to optimize query processing. A filter engine comprises a general matcher and at least one optimized matcher, a...
7644098 System and method for identifying advertisements responsive to historical user queries  
The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for identifying advertisements responsive to one or more historical queries generated by a given user. The method of the present...
7644105 Systems and methods for structured variable resolution information dissemination and discovery  
Techniques are provided for efficient information dissemination and discovery in large scale networks such as ad-hoc networks, sensor networks, vehicle networks, virtual networks and the like. The...
7641115 Type-specific sticker  
A method of generating an association between a sticker and an object of an object type, the sticker having disposed therein or thereon coded data at least partially indicative of a sticker...
7644099 Dynamic generation and automated distribution of user interface from database model  
A method and apparatus for automatically and dynamically generating a user interface for a client based upon a database model. An application server creates a user interface description in...
7644373 User interface for viewing clusters of images  
A method and system for providing a user interface for presenting images of clusters of an image search result is provided. The user interface system displays the search result in a cluster/view...
7644104 Image data transmission system and program for image data transmission system  
An image data transmission system includes: a first procedure section includes: a path name acquisition unit that acquires a path name of a file; a directory path name specifying unit that...
7644102 Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for soft hierarchical clustering of co-occurring objects  
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with certain principles related to the present invention enable a computing system to perform hierarchical topical clustering of text data...
7644096 Method for storing and accessing data  
A method for storing data in an electronic device, using tags to mark events carried out in the electronic device during a certain time period. The method involves defining a tag which is...
7640268 Positional information management system, positional information management method, recording medium, and mobile terminal  
A worker transfers GPS signals to a communication system at each node of traveling using a cellular phone terminal, and the communication system specifies the position of the cellular phone...
7640270 Storage medium storing audio-visual data including metadata, reproducing apparatus, and method of searching for audio-visual data using the metadata  
A reproducing apparatus for reproducing audio-visual data stored in a storage medium includes a storage unit which stores metadata used to search for desired audio-visual data in the audio-visual...
7640269 Image processing system and image processing method  
This invention provides an image processing system and image processing method which can promote efficient use of a memory by vectorizing all data of a representative object and, for the same or...
7640234 Methods and systems to communicate information  
There is provided a method and system to communicate information. The system receives a first query that contains at least one constraint and retrieves a first plurality of data items from a...
7640274 Distributed storage architecture based on block map caching and VFS stackable file system modules  
A distributed storage architecture and tiered caching system are employed in a video-on-demand or streaming media application. An illustrative embodiment of a distributed storage architecture,...
7640233 Resolution of abbreviated text in an electronic communications system  
Electronic messaging systems, a machine-accessible medium, and methods for text-based electronic communication. In one embodiment, a plurality of databases are provided. The databases each define...
7640272 Using automated content analysis for audio/video content consumption  
Audio/video (A/V) content is analyzed using speech and language analysis components. Metadata is automatically generated based upon the analysis. The metadata is used in generating user interface...
7640271 System for maintaining patient medical records for participating patients  
A portable heath care records system employs a server on which the health care records of participating patients are stored. The patients may access the system using cards or CD-ROMS that are...
7640267 Methods and systems for managing entities in a computing device using semantic objects  
A data construct called a semcard is a semantic (meaning-based) software object including semantic meta-tags and meta-data that describes a target object or thing. A target object can be any type...
7640250 Work data management system and work data management method  
A work data management system is provided with terminals through which to input work data, a database, and a server. The terminals, the database, and the server are connected to a network. The...
7640227 Recording medium having a file sharing program recorded thereon and file sharing apparatus  
A computer-readable recording medium is disclosed that stores a file sharing program causing a computer connected to a network of nodes and sharing a file with the nodes in a decentralized manner...
7640273 Business intelligence data reconciliation system  
A sending device sends a key and financial data to a receiver device and a reconciliation device in a business intelligence system. The receiver device verifies the key and sends the verified key...
7640256 Data collection cataloguing and searching method and system  
A method of cataloguing a data structure employs the formation of a catalogue data structure which is used to associate data items transformed from data elements present within the data collection...
7636733 Time-based image management  
Methods and apparatus for digital image management. In general, in one aspect, a method for digital image management includes receiving a digital image associated with a specific time. The method...
7636713 Using activation paths to cluster proximity query results  
A search engine finds and ranks information in clusters so a user can select information listed in search results that are closer to his information needs. To do so, the search engine receives a...
7636718 Pharmaceutical administrative system for ordering and receiving prescribed medication  
A pharmaceutical administrative system with a pharmacy and a service center network for preparing and dispensing medication. The pharmacy network prepares orders for medication from various...
7636735 Method for estimating the cost of query processing  
Provided is a method for modeling the cost of XML as well as relational operators. As with traditional relational cost estimation, a set of system catalog statistics that summarizes the XML data is...
7636734 Method for probabilistic analysis of most frequently occurring electronic message addresses within personal store (.PST) files to determine owner with confidence factor based on relative weight and set of user-specified factors  
A probabilistic process to determine the owner of an electronic file, such as a Personal Store (.pst). A weighted analysis of multiple factors is performed including the operating system file...
7636946 Unwanted file modification and transactions  
Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to antivirus protection and transactions. In aspects, a filter detects that a file is participating in a transaction and then may cause the...
7636094 Method and apparatus for representing and searching for colour images  
A method of representing a colour image comprises selecting a region of the image, selecting one or more colours as representative colours for the region and, for a region having two or more...
7636708 Distributed data gathering and aggregation agent  
A system and method is provided for gathering and aggregating operational metrics (e.g., performance metrics, process events, health monitor state, server state) for a plurality of members as a...
7636732 Adaptive meta-tagging of websites  
Search queries to a search engine are collected over a period of time and used as a source of terms for selectively adding to documents. The terms may be added as meta-tags for enhancing...
7636722 System and method for describing application extensions in XML  
A system and method for an extendable application framework, comprising a user interface, at least one service, at least one extension, wherein one of the at least one extensions can provide access...
7636712 Batching document identifiers for result trimming  
A query is separated into subqueries including a first subquery containing terms applicable to a first data store and a second subquery containing terms applicable to a second data store, where...
7636736 Method and apparatus for creating and using a policy-based access/change log  
A method and apparatus for creating and using a policy-based file access/change log. Using the policy-based techniques, specific objects within the file system are selected for logging within an...
7636707 Query selectivity estimation with confidence interval  
Selectivity estimates are produced that meet a desired confidence threshold. To determine the confidence level of a given selectivity estimate for a query expression, the query expression is...
7636705 Method and apparatus for supporting mobility of content bookmark  
A method for playing a media object. The method includes storing bookmark information in a storage apparatus if a bookmark is set on a first media object, and playing a second media object from a...
7634455 Method and apparatus for providing controlled access to software objects and associated documents  
A method and device such as a database for storing and providing controlled access to objects and associated documents by multiple users according to predetermined privileges set by the owner, or...
7634501 Method and apparatus for mediated cooperation  
Mediated cooperation of entities occurs based on uniformed (canonical) representation of objects as tuples allocated for different semantic aspects of the objects. The tuples are connected to...
7634480 Declarative rules for metadirectory  
Exemplary methods, devices, systems, and/or storage media for organizational data management, including staging, synchronizing, and exporting of organizational data. Exemplary data aggregation...
7634492 Aggregate data view  
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media implementing various aspects of data retrieval, transformation, data interrelationship inference, and aggregate data view generation are disclosed. The...
7634489 Methods and systems for a network element database migration service  
In various exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides methods and systems of extracting a database from one NE and importing a recreated database into another NE. The database includes...
7634504 Natural language installer setup for controller  
Controllers and methods for programming configuration information are disclosed. An illustrative controller can include an interview question generator adapted to generate questions relating to the...
7634503 Method and system for selecting answers in answer set using a customizable table  
A method for assisting a person in viewing results of a database query uses query parameters to obtain query results from a database. A user interface displays a table having a selector column. The...
7634472 Click-through re-ranking of images and other data  
A method and apparatus using feedback obtained by user clicks and the position of the clicked images in the search result to determine user preferences for data that best satisfies particular...
7634505 Methods and procedures to provide complete test copy environment of hosted applications  
Systems and methods that create a duplicate database instance on which database testing may be performed. The techniques for creating a test database instance enable database testing to proceed...
7634495 System of multi-level defaults in transaction entries  
A system for entering multi-level default data in defaultable fields of a new-data-entry entity based on data entered in multi-level controlling fields. A default-data entity provides selectable...
7634734 Direct access to media playback  
In response to a user instruction to initiate media playback, which instruction may come from a dedicated media playback hardware button or from a user interface on a display screen, a computer...
7634605 Method and system for transferring stored data between a media player and an accessory  
A method, system and connector interface for transferring stored data between a media player and an accessory is disclosed. The method and system comprises obtaining by one of the media player and...