447 results about "Document Identifier" patented technology

A client-side application (such as a browser, a browser plug-in, a browser toolbar plug-in, etc. on an end user's computer) is used to support the serving of content-relevant ads to the client device. The client-side application may provide such support by sending document information (such as a document identifier, document content, content relevance information, etc.) to a content ad server. The client-side application may also be used to combine content of the document and the content-relevant ads. For example, the client-side application may combine content of the document and the ads in a window (e.g., in a browser window), may provide the ads in a window above, below, adjacent to a document window, may provide the ads in "chrome" of the browser, etc.

A system and method for authenticating documents and content thereof. A counterfeit resistant document recording medium is provided, having thereon a predefined unique document identifier and at least one security feature. The recording medium is thereafter imprinted with document content, which typically varies between documents. The document content is stored in a database, indexed by an associated document identifier. The document may then be authenticated by checking the security feature and comparing the stored document content with a perceived document content. The system provides a number of opportunities for commercial exploitation, including sales of identified recording media, recording of information in a database, on-line authentication transactions, differential accounting for document validations and counterfeit identifications, imprinting devices, authentication devices, and the like. The system prevents counterfeiting of valuable documents through casual means by providing both physical and logical security.

A method of processing barcoded tickets in a document processing device including receiving a stack of barcoded tickets in an input receptacle of a document processing device. Each barcoded ticket includes a document-identifier or ticket number that identifies the barcoded ticket. At least one specific document-identifier is inputted by the operator to search for a specific document in a stack of documents. Each of the documents are transported, one at a time, past a detector, which detects the document-identifier of each ticket. A determination is made whether a detected document-identifier matches the specific document-identifier requested by the operator, and if so, the ticket in question is directed to a pre-programmed or user-specified output receptacle.

The present invention combines a data processing structure with a graphical user interface (GUI) to create an information analysis tool wherein multiple functions are combined in a network to extract information from multiple data sources. The functional network is created, and graphically represented to the user, by linking individual operations together. The combination of individual operations is not limited by the input or output characteristic of any single operation. The form of the input to or output from a by individual operation, whether from a database or from another operation, is the same. That is, both the input to and the output from an analysis function is a list of document identifiers and corresponding document characteristics. Because the form of the input and output from each operation is the same, arbitrary combinations into of operations may be created. Moreover, functional networks of individual operations can then be used for database retrieval as well as to filter data streams. Furthermore, the user is able to create a visual representation of the structure forming a functional network which may be dynamically updated as new data is added or functions switched in or out. Because, inter alia, the network structure dynamically responds to information as it is presented to the network, the visual representation of the network conveniently provides the user with information concerning the characteristics of the database or stream of data that are substantially unavailable through conventional search, filtering, or clustering techniques alone.

A method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for searching and navigating a document database is provided. Document categories are assigned unique numeric category identifiers. Each document in a database is assigned to one of the document categories. Metadata is associated with each electronic document that includes the numeric category identifier corresponding to the category assigned to the document. The database may be searched or browsed based on category by utilizing the metadata. URLs may also be embedded in a Web page that includes a list of document identifiers and an index. The list of document identifiers is a list containing the identities of an arbitrary number of search results. The index identifies one of the documents in the list of document identifiers to be retrieved. When such a URL is selected, a Web server computer utilizes the list of document identifiers and the index to identify the document to be returned.

Mechanisms and techniques provide a system for accessing documents using a graphical user interface. The system can be employed in a web browser like software application. In operation, the system accesses document properties for a document. The document properties can indicate a size of the document, an age of the document, and a time associated with the document. The system can render a document selection display that provides a document identifier associated with the document. The document identifier can be render within a correlation framework that provides a visual correlation between values of document properties such as the size of the document, the age of the document, and a retrieval time associated with the document. The system can receive a user document selection associated with the document identifier indicating that a user desires to obtain the document associated with the document identifier. The system can then retrieving and display the document associated with the document identifier on the graphical user interface.

Provided is a method and system for indexing documents in a collection of linked documents. A link log, including one or more pairings of source documents and target documents is accessed. A sorted anchor map, containing one or more target document to source document pairings, is generated. The pairings in the sorted anchor map are ordered based on target document identifiers.

Systems and methods for managing data, such as metadata, are disclosed. In one exemplary method, metadata representing a document lineage are stored, and the stored metadata are searched. The metadata representing a document lineage may comprise a document identifier, identifying a collection of related documents; a file identifier, identify document branches in the collection of related documents; and version identifier, identifying a version of document within a branch of documents. The searching of metadata allows the identifying and tracking of document lineage through modification and duplication operations. Other methods are described and data processing systems and machine readable media are also described.

A system and method for creating shortcuts within a database for archived items. A client computer sends a retrieval request for a given item to a web server. The given item may be an electronic document. A custom HTTPModule within the web server intercepts the request. The HTTPModule uses a uniform resource locator (URL) provided in the request to locate a record associated with the given item. If a given fixed string value is read from the record in place of the original content data, then the web server requests original content data for the given item from an archive store. The record still maintains identification information, such as a document identifier and the URL in order to maintain links and workflows. The retrieval request is not rerouted to an alternate path, and the client computer receives the original content data, rather than an indication of a shortcut.

A system for real-time search, including: a set of partitions, each including a set of segments, each segment corresponding to a time slice of messages posted to the messaging platform, and a real-time search engine configured to receive a search term in parallel with other partitions in the set of partitions, and search at least one of the set of segments in reverse chronological order of the corresponding time slice to identify document identifiers of messages containing the search term; and a search fanout module configured to: receive a search query including the search term; send the search term to each of the set of partitions for parallel searching; and return, in response to the search query, at least one of the identified document identifiers of messages containing the search term.

A system and method for secure handling of scanned documents is provided. Electronic document data is received by a document processing device and assigned an identifier unique to the document. A user ID or electronic mail address is then received corresponding to the selected output operation. The user ID or address is then transmitted, along with the identifier, to an encryption key generator, which then generates a symmetric encryption key. The encryption key is then returned to the document processing device, whereupon the electronic document data is encrypted and the key is deleted by the document processing device. The encrypted document is then stored or transmitted via electronic mail, in accordance with the selected output operation. Decryption is thereafter accomplished using the document identifier, user ID or email address, and key generator identification data.

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for using a virtual file system to encrypt files. The process registers a plurality of file systems on a data processing system with the virtual file system. The virtual file system is enabled to encrypt files without intervention from any file system in the plurality of file systems. The virtual file system identifies whether a file on a given file system is an encrypted file using a map file associated with the given file system. In response to identifying the file as an encrypted file, the virtual file system encrypts all data written to the file in accordance with encryption specifications in the map file.

A computer system includes a server having a memory connected thereto. The server is adapted to be connected to a network to permit remote storage and retrieval of data files from the memory. A file identification application is operative with the server to identify errant files stored in the memory. The file identification application provides the functions of: (1) selecting a file stored in said memory; (2) generating a unique checksum corresponding to the stored file; (3) comparing said unique checksum to each of a plurality of previously generated checksums, wherein the plurality of previously generated checksums correspond to known errant files; and (4) marking the file for deletion from the memory if the unique checksum matches one of the plurality of previously generated checksums.

Allowing unhosted user content feeds to a public search engine, such as a web search engine, involves a user easily identifying a file as a file the user wants to share with others by, for example, storing the file in a particular directory folder on the user's device. Once identified, the file is scanned and a corresponding entry is inserted into a search index. The storage location on the user's device may be captured, and that information added to the search index for linking to the stored file. The file may be uploaded to a caching server, for serving either primarily from the caching server or secondarily from the caching server when the file is not available from the user's storage. An access policy, which indicates what portion of the public has permission to access the file, may be associated with the shared file.

A system and method combining registration with a trusted third party, certificate generation, hashing, encryption, customizable file identification fields, and time-stamping technology with recognized “best practice” procedures to achieve the legal admissibility and evidential weight of any form of digital file or collection of digital files. Generally, the originator of the file (the first party) and the originator's employing organization are registered with a Trusted Third Party. The originator reduces the file, by means of a hashing algorithm, to a fixed bit length binary pattern. This provides a unique digital fingerprint of the file. The resultant hash value, the originator's identity details, the employing organization details associated and securely linked to the digital certificate, the title of the file, customizable file identification fields, and other relevant data are forwarded to a Trusted Third Party where the date and time from a known and trusted time source are added. The customizable file identification fields can provide the originator with a mechanism for configuring the seal to incorporate as much additional information as deemed necessary to prove the authenticity of the digital content and/or provide data for the purposes of adding value in functions such as source identification, sorting, analysis, investigation, and compliance. Such information could include, but would not be limited to, location/GPS coordinates, machine id, biometric information, smart-card data, reason for sealing. The original file does not leave the control of the originating party. When combined, the forwarded details and date and time create a Seal Record. The Seal Record is encrypted and hashed. The Seal Record along with all other relevant information are retained on a central secure server. The recipient of the file (the second party) can confirm the file has been received in an unaltered state with integrity retained and it is the authentic version by validating the file.

The present invention provides a method and system of assigning a publication date for at least one electronic document, where the publication date includes the year that the document was published, the month that the document was published, and the day that the document was published. In an exemplary embodiment, the method and system include (1) recognizing the publication date in the document by regular expression pattern matching, (2) if the publication date is ambiguous, resolving the ambiguous publication date, and (3) validating the publication date. In an exemplary embodiment, the recognizing includes determining at least one candidate publication date from the document identifier of the document. In an exemplary embodiment, the recognizing includes determining the publication date from the textual content of the document. In an exemplary embodiment, the recognizing includes determining the publication date from the metadata of the document.

A computing system capable of associating annotations with millions of content sources is described. An annotation is any content associated with a document space. The document space is any document identified by a document identifier. The document space provides the context for the annotation. An annotation is represented as an object having a plurality of properties. The annotation is associated with a content source using a document identifier property. The document identifier property identifies the content source with which the annotation is associated. A scalable computing system for managing annotations responds to requests for presenting annotations to millions of documents a day. The computing system consists of multiple tiers of servers. A tier I server indicates whether there are annotations associated with a content source. A tier II server provides an index to the body of the annotations. A tier III server provides the body of the annotation.