955results about "Structured data retrieval" patented technology

Computer software for, computer apparatus for, and a method of automatically generating a user interface for a relational database comprising extracting schema information from the relational database and automatically generating corresponding schema and user interface metadata, storing the metadata in a repository, and automatically developing from the metadata a user interface appropriate to the relational database.

A data management method wherein a real-time history of a database system is stored as a logical representation and the logical representation is then used for any point-in-time recovery of the database system. More specifically, a method for capturing transaction data, binary data changes, metadata, and events, and for tracking a real-time history of a database system according to the events. The method enables tracking and storing of consistent checkpoint images of the database system, and also enables tracking of transaction activities between checkpoints. The database system may be recovered to any consistent checkpoint or to any point between two checkpoints.

A reservation management system includes at least one processing node that includes a memory and a processor. The at least one processing node further includes a set of reservation processing and transaction modules that manage and process reservation requests and inquiries. At least one general purpose database is communicatively coupled to the at least one processing node. The at least one general purpose database includes a set of pre-allocated tables of fixed length records. At least one persistent storage device is communicatively coupled to the at least one processing node. The general purpose database persistently stores the set of pre-allocated tables of fixed length records on the at least one persistent storage device.

A listing service tracking system and method for tracking a user's interaction with a listing service operates on a core tracking platform that utilizes a “lead” based concept to allow a user to efficiently and concurrently manage a large number of different leads initiated on one or more listing services. In an exemplary embodiment, the core listing service tracking platform is a software application that can be adapted to track a user's interaction with various types of listing services and to communicate with and integrate various types of ancillary services, such as e-mail, calendar systems, alerts systems, and the like.

The present invention provides for a method and an apparatus for archiving and retrieving data. At least one top-level directory is created to store files. A file-location database is created to track stored files in the top level directory. Files from a primary database are received. Files received from the database are archived into the top level directory, in response to receiving files from a primary database. An immediate backup of the archived files is created. A long-term backup of the archived files is created.

A system for managing data includes providing at least one logical device having a table of information that maps sections of the logical device to sections of at least two storage areas. Characteristics of data associated with at least one section of the logical device may be evaluated. The at least one section of the data may moved between the at least two storage areas according to a policy and based on the characteristics of the data. The table of information is updated according to the movement of data between the at least two storage areas.

The present invention is a method and system for using predetermined preferences/characteristics to ascertain personal compatibility between network or chat room participants based upon profile information. When the system determines that these preferences are favorable for interpersonal compatibility, the system will automatically notify or page the participants so as to facilitate their introduction. Further functionality, aside from the compatibility based upon profile information, includes e-mail and other electronic notification of personal compatibility as well as geographic compatibility.

An automated data management system and method for logging, processing, and reporting a large volume of data having different file types, using different versions, stored on different media, and/or run by different operating systems, includes a first processor for restoring a plurality of received data files, the data files being capable of being different file types; a file organizing/categorizing processor for organizing the received data files into data slices, each data slice including an identification number and a descriptor that describes characteristics of the received data file; a file logging processor for logging the received data files into a first database based on the data slices; a data uploading processor for uploading the first database to a second database; a de-duplicate processor for calculating a SHA value of the received data files to determine whether the received data files have duplicates and flagging duplicated data files in the second database; an image conversion processor for converting at least a portion of the received data files into image files; and a second processor for exporting the image files.

A method, system and computer program product for confirming the validity of data returned from a data store. A data store contains a primary data set encrypted using a first encryption and a secondary data set using a second encryption. The secondary data set is a subset of the primary data set. A client issues a substantive query against the data store to retrieve a primary data result belonging to the primary data set. A query interface issues at least one validating query against the data store. Each validating query returns a secondary data result belonging to the secondary data set. The query interface receives the secondary data result and provides a data invalid notification if data satisfying the substantive query included in an unencrypted form of the secondary data result is not contained in an unencrypted form of the primary data result.

Business data (including transactional data) may be gathered, stored, sorted, and/or collated into financial service organization (FSO) reports used by various entities of a FSO. A processing relationship configuration program may be used to create a processing relationship structure between various entities of the FSO. Processing relationship structure information may be stored on a database of an FSO. Nodes may be created and uniquely defined to represent FSO physical entities and/or FSO functions. A nodes structure may correspond to the processing relationship structure within an FSO. In some embodiments, an FSO application program, such as a report program, may be generated based on a defined processing relationship structure. The report records may be arranged in a particular sequence by one or more of the break key fields. Changes to the processing relationship structure may be automatically reflected in the reports generated by the report program.

A method of creating a family tree includes receiving genealogy data at a host computing system from at least one primary source and creating one or more node records and one or more link records using the genealogy data. The individual node records include at least name data and each individual link record includes relationship data that represents a relationship between individual node records. The method also includes comparing individual node records and identifying pairs of records having similar data. For each identified pair of individual node records, the method includes comparing related individual node records and deciding based on predetermined criteria whether the identified pair of individual node records represent the same person. The method also includes consolidating the information from a plurality of records determined to represent the same person into a single person record. The method also includes receiving a request at the host computing system from a user computer to display a family tree and using the individual link records, the individual node records, and the single person records to create a data representation comprising the requested family tree. The method also includes sending the data representation to the user computer.

Systems and methods for chunking a media file for streaming over a network are disclosed. These systems and methods provide for receiving requests for chunks of a media file and responding to these requests by generating the requested chunks dynamically. The chunks can then be provided to the requesting entity. These systems and methods, which can be utilized with a dynamic file index generator, enable a high degree of flexibility in streaming chunked media files and preclude the need to chunk the media files and store the chunks prior to streaming.

A method and apparatus for synchronizing a client-side information store with a server-side database in a client/server architecture are disclosed. The method includes receiving data and receiving a script. The script defines a function of a control, and the function allows the control to perform an operation using the data.

A method for finding duplicates by matching group of fields in records is disclosed. The method comprises standardizing data using field specific knowledge base; extracting at least part of one or more related fields of records; applying a matching attribute function to generate keys on the “comparable” field part extracted data; generating record level keys using generated field level keys; clustering the records based on generated record level keys; identifying reference record for each cluster identified; and calculating matching percentage for each record in a cluster with respect to reference record of the cluster. Devices and systems are disclosed that enable the method for finding duplicates.

Aspects of the present invention identify duplicate entries across multiple sources of information, such as databases. Further aspects of the invention relate to auto-suggesting entries as duplicates. Embodiments of the invention relate to an algorithm constructed to match or discard duplicates based upon information relating to at least two social identities in one store. Further embodiments of the invention relate to an algorithm constructed to match or discard duplicate entries based upon a legal and/or digital identity. This can be in conjunction with information relating to social identity.