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7542997 Computer system and file storage/read-out method  
A computer system and file storage/read-out method. When storing data spread on a memory into a file storage unit, user α. assigns a meaningful filename-for-user, such as “sales book for...
7543000 Method and system combining state replication and operational-replay synchronization  
A system, method and computer program product for synchronizing replicas of shared data structures associated with one or more computer systems. The method comprises: evaluating a metric for...
7543006 Flexible, efficient and scalable sampling  
A sampling infrastructure/scheme that supports flexible, efficient, scalable and uniform sampling is disclosed. A sample is maintained in a compact histogram form while the sample footprint stays...
7539697 Creation and maintenance of social relationship network graphs  
A relationship graph representing a social network connecting multiple entities is created and maintained as nodes and edges. Data received for an entity is used to create a new node. A strength of...
7539662 Dealing with composite data through data model entities  
The present invention is generally directed to a system, method and article of manufacture for accessing data represented abstractly through an abstraction model. In one embodiment, a data...
7539707 System and method for performing an image level snapshot and for restoring partial volume data  
The present invention relates to a method for performing an image level copy of an information store. The present invention comprises performing a snapshot of an information store that indexes the...
7536421 Intelligent client architecture computer system and method  
A collision detection and data synchronization mechanism operates to expand the speed and capability of distributed applications. The execution environment employs collision detection and data...
7536426 Hybrid object placement in a distributed storage system  
Described is the differentiation of replicas in a large distributed object store as either being smoothing replicas based on an amount of load on storage nodes (bricks), or as spreading replicas...
7533128 Data distribution service and database management systems bridge  
A bridge to integrate representation of global data space in Data Distribution Service (DDS) and Data Management Systems (DBMS). The DDS concept of a keyed topic and a type is mapped to the DBMS...
7533381 Image forming apparatus and method for operating image forming apparatus by using remote application  
An image forming apparatus that includes a control part that provides common services on control of hardware resources to a plurality of applications so as to be able to include a plurality of...
7533134 Systems and methods for the propagation of conflict resolution to enforce item convergence (i.e., data convergence)  
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and method for detecting conflicts and applying conflict resolutions during manual and automatic conflict resolution operations....
7533097 Dynamic user interface creation based on user responsibilities and company policies  
In a customizable data migration method and system, when a migration program is launched, it queries a system server for entity-level and user-level policies. The migration program then creates a...
7529799 Method and apparatus for transaction tag assignment and maintenance in a distributed symmetric multiprocessor system  
A distributed system structure for a large-way, symmetric multiprocessor system using a bus-based cache-coherence protocol is provided. The distributed system structure contains an address switch,...
7526514 Systems and methods for dynamic data backup  
In a computer network that includes database mirroring, a first database is located on a first database server and a second database is located on a second database server and, optionally, a...
7526505 Methods and systems for synchronizing visualizations with audio streams  
Methods and systems are described that assist media players in rendering visualizations and synchronizing those visualizations with audio samples. In one embodiment, visualizations are synchronized...
7526768 Cross-pollination of multiple sync sources  
The present invention allows a user to synchronize a device with at least two data sources that may cross-pollinate. The user's device is used to shuttle changes between the sources and resolves...
7526489 Methods to integrate user-defined operations into a database  
Systems, methods, and computer products that support techniques associated with highly reliable transaction protocol semantics in databases. Such techniques extend database transaction semantics...
7526575 Method and system for client-based operations in server synchronization with a computing device  
A method and system for synchronizing a main database of a server and a local database of a handheld device. A user can use an application residing in the handheld device to make transactions in...
7526513 Multi-level replication and conflict resolution  
A network computer maintains a directory of objects having multi-valued attributes. The attributes are comprised of individual linked values having conflict-resolution data that indicates a change...
7523141 Synchronization operations involving entity identifiers  
Mechanisms are provided for identity mapping in synchronization systems. For example, entities can be mapped across various entity stores, such that an entity in one store can be identified with an...
7523149 System and method for continuous protection of working set data using a local independent staging device  
A system for continuous protection of working set data comprises a primary host (such as a laptop or a desktop), a peripheral memory device (such as a flash memory device or “memory stick”) and...
7523110 High availability designated winner data replication  
Collisions are resolved in a database replication system. The system includes a plurality of nodes arranged in either a master-slave or network configuration. Each node includes a database, wherein...
7523146 Apparatus and method for peer-to-peer N-way synchronization in a decentralized environment  
An apparatus and method of synchronizing a datum between a plurality of stores is disclosed. A version history is associated with the datum in each store. The version history has one or more...
7519626 Management of contacts in a network of contact centers  
There is a need to provide a method of managing contacts in a network of contact centers which facilitates even distribution of work load across the contact centers, is flexible, has inherent...
7519633 Asynchronous replication of data  
In a data processing environment, data is replicated to a remote or secondary storage device in a manner which reduces the adverse performance effects and inefficient bandwidth usage imposed by the...
7519736 Non-invasive latency monitoring in a store-and-forward replication system  
A method for monitoring replica servers in a networked computer system is provided, in which each server in the system has a replica partner vector table that includes state information about other...
7519631 Livestock tracking and management system  
With the onset of BSE or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Great Britain, and subsequent infections here in the U.S., there has been an increased push to monitor and track movements of animals on...
7519627 Method for automatic deletion scheduling of the plurality of files in multi-user a digital playback system  
One embodiment relates generally to managing files. A plurality of users is identified for a digital device. A file on the digital device is identified for access by the plurality of users. A user...
7516163 Wireless device address book updates  
A system for maintaining an address book, wherein the address book includes a plurality of entries with each entry containing contact information and wherein address book updates are transmitted...
7516166 Resource loading  
A method loads a resource in a software application. The software application comprises an ordered search path identifying at least one of a plurality of resource containers. Each of the resource...
7516165 Dynamic synchronization of tables  
Each node in a network accessing a common database caches a copy of the database tables it uses and updates those tables based on changes made by other nodes in a coherent cache, i.e., those node...
7516168 Program for monitoring update activity in a data storage facility  
A method and apparatus for monitoring update activity, particularly in the form of write requests, to a data storage facility, over at least one cycle to identify any write operation or update that...
7516013 Method for gathering mobile consumer-initiated business service look-up requests  
A method for receiving consumer-initiated business service look-up requests entered into a GPS unit, along with the corresponding geographic location the request was entered. These requests are...
7516176 Distributed request and response queues for service processor  
Highly-available processing of an asynchronous request can be accomplished in a single transaction. A distributed request queue receives a service request from a client application or application...
7516208 Event database management method and system for network event reporting system  
Improved and more efficient techniques are described for reducing the amount of work that needs to be performed by a database in a computer network in order to distribute event summary data to a...
7516204 Information processing method and apparatus  
An information processing method for maintaining, in a system in which each of a plurality of client processes, connected via an information transmission medium, holds and uses shared data to be...
7516189 Information transmission method and host device  
An information transmission method that transmits information from a first host device connected to a first network to a second host device connected to a second network, comprising the steps of...
7516164 Data transfer method and server computer system  
A server computer system generates, for data stored in a transmission source server, index information including a data identification number, a data type, information for the data such as...
7512638 Systems and methods for providing conflict handling for peer-to-peer synchronization of units of information manageable by a hardware/software interface system  
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to conflict handling for conflicts that occur in a peer-to-peer synchronization system, where the ability to correctly and efficiently...
7512637 Storage system and undo processing method  
A storage system and an undo processing method that can facilitate undo processing for configuration change operations that have been performed for storage apparatuses by different administrators....
7512594 Computer controlled user display interface with a tree to represent data relationships in a database  
A computer controlled user display interface with a tree that has a plurality of nodes to represent table records in relational databases, and the parent-child arrangements between those nodes to...
7512636 Transactional file system  
A transactional file system wherein multiple file system operations may be performed as a transaction. An application specifies that file system-related operations should be handled in a...
7512941 Method and system for distributing and updating heterogeneous resources  
Methods, systems and apparatus for distributing and updating resources. An example method comprising the steps of: a resource producer registering a resource and a resource plug-in with a first...
7509350 Method and apparatus for synchronizing of databases  
A method for synchronizing a first database including first data records with a second database including second data records. The method includes starting a synchronization session with an...
7509354 System, method, and computer program product for multi-master replication conflict resolution  
A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for performing data replication in a multi-mastered system is provided. A first data processing system receives a replication...
7509351 Logical logging to extend recovery  
Logical logging to extend recovery is described. In one aspect, a dependency cycle between at least two objects is detected. The dependency cycle indicates that the two objects should be flushed...
7509263 Method and system for providing current industry specific data to physicians  
The present invention provides physicians access to formulary data as well as important clinical and practice management information at the point of care on easy-to-use handheld electronic devices....
7509426 System for aborting web services automatically and method thereof  
A system and method for aborting web services automatically. An application program container has a first web service application program embedded, intercepts a message that is transmitted and...
7509360 Methods, apparatus, and product for distributed garbage collection  
In accordance with the present invention a process is provided for allocating and deallocating resources in a distributed processing system having a requester platform and a server platform. The...
7506023 Apparatus, system and method of relating time set on one computer system to time set on another computer system  
A system, apparatus and method that relate a real-time clock of a first computer system to a real-time clock of a second computer system are provided. When the first computer system is using files...