Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a method of identifying a biometric record of an individual in a database (108), the database comprising at least first and second sets of records, each set comprising at least one record, the method comprising: receiving by a processing device (102) at least first and second input biometric samples of said individual; performing on the records of said first set a first matching process comprising a first filtering operation followed by a second filtering operation, and performing on the records of said second set a second matching process comprising said second filtering operation followed by said first filtering operation, wherein said first filtering operation comprises comparing said first input biometric sample to a first reference biometric sample of each record, and said second filtering operation comprises comparing said second input biometric sample to a second reference biometric sample of each record; and identifying a biometric record of said individual based on res

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for transforming RDF quads to relational views. The method commences by receiving a named graph, the named graph comprising at least one RDF quad, and analyzing the named graph to produce analysis metadata. The method uses the analysis metadata to generate relational views. The method further comprises publishing a relational view in the form of a SPARQL query. The quality of the results can be quantitatively measured and reported by calculating a goodness score based at least in part on aspects of the relational view definitions. Several variants for transformation include generating relational view definitions formed using a named-graph strict variant, or a named-graph relaxed variant, or a named-graph agnostic variant. The transformations can form outputs responsive to characteristics or properties such as a number of classes, a number of single-valued properties, a number of nullability properties, or a number of type-uniformed ranges.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reclaiming storage space are described, including detecting a user input indicating removing a corresponding copy of each media file of a group of one or more media files; selecting the group of one or more media files; identifying the corresponding copy of each media file of the group of one or more media files; and removing from storage space the corresponding copy of each media file of the group of one or more media files.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for creating test directories and files in a logical storage in a data storage system. The directories include a root directory subdirectories in the root directory. Each directory has a directory key name that has a prefix value; a subdirectory value, the subdirectory value defining a number of immediate subdirectories in the directory; a subdirectory prefix value, the subdirectory prefix value defining a prefix value of each directory key name of each immediate subdirectory in the directory; and a file value, the file value defining a number of files stored in the directory. The contents of any directory can be checked against the directory key name to determine if a data storage error has occurred during testing.

Abstract: Data records of a data set can be stored in multiple main part fragments retained in on-disk storage. Each fragment can include a number of data records that is equal to or less than a defined maximum fragment size. Using a compression that is optimized for each fragment, each fragment can be compressed. After reading at least one of the fragments into main system memory from the on-disk storage, an operation can be performed on the fragment or fragments while the in the main system memory.

Abstract: The file storage system includes a controller and a volume storing a plurality of files, the volume including a first directory storing a first file and a second file and a second directory storing a third file being created. The controller migrates actual data of the second file to the third file, sets up a management information of the second file so that the third file is referred to when the second file is read, and if the sizes of actual data of the first file and the actual data of the third file are identical and the binaries of the actual data of the first file and the actual data of the third file are identical, sets up a management information of the first file to refer to the third file when reading the first file.

Abstract: Software, systems, and methods are disclosed herein for enhanced updating of replica storage volumes within virtual machine environments. A first group of data blocks of a plurality of data blocks on an underlying storage volume that have changed are identified. A second group of data blocks of the first group of data blocks that are live are identified. Changed data items associated with the second group of data blocks are identified. An ancillary process is initiated on the changed data items. An update of the replica of the target storage volume with the second group of data blocks is also initiated.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides for capturing of audit trail data related to processing of requests. In an embodiment, the received requests are classified into a first category and a second category. For each request in the first category, the corresponding audit trail data is stored directly into non-volatile storage upon processing of the request. On the other hand, for each request in the second category, the audit trail data is first stored into a volatile memory upon processing of the request, and then later copied from the volatile memory to non-volatile storage. Thus, the audit trail data corresponding to both categories of requests is eventually available stored on non-volatile storage.

Abstract: A designated storage system receives a request to store data in the local storage as a backup copy. The designated storage system requests a file system in the computer system to store the backup copy as a file in the local storage and maintains a record describing storage locations for each of the one or more sets of contiguous available file system data blocks. The storage system may transmit the record to a management computer configured to track which of the computer systems has stored the backup copy. The storage system then requests the file system to delete the file, whereupon the file system removes the file descriptor and frees the one or more file system data blocks in order to satisfy the deletion request but does not delete the data stored in the one or more file system data blocks.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method includes discovering application components, mapping the application components to devices, analyzing the mapped applications components using a set of affinity rules, grouping application components in a same operation in response to the analyzing and separating application components in to separate operations in response to the analyzing.

Abstract: A system includes identification of two or more information models of a database schema, where each of the two or more information models includes a plurality of dimensions and a respective measure, and is not joined to any other of the two or more information models, generation, for each of the two or more information models, of an auto join on a dimension included in the information model, reception of an object-based query including one or more objects of the two or more information models, generation of one structured language query for each of the two or more information models, obtaining of a result set for each of the two or more structured language queries, and aggregation of the result sets into an aggregated result set.

Abstract: A system for automatically enhancing Web pages with annotations expressed in Extensible Markup Language (XML) which describes the pages' multimedia content. Each Web page is parsed or scanned to identify markup tags which contain the URLs of separately stored multimedia data (e.g. image, audio or video files). Each referenced multimedia data entity is then retrieved and analyzed by a type-specific process to extract metadata which describes its content. Additional descriptive metadata may be obtained from the referencing markup tag, accepted from a human editor, or fetched from operating system directories which provide access to the multimedia files. The resulting metadata is expressed in text-based XML format and inserted into a copy of the Web page to form an enhanced Web page whose multimedia content may then be processed by conventional text-based indexing and searching facilities.

Abstract: A technique is provided for automatically and visually generating a display rule for a structured document based on an exemplary operation. Base display rule generation means 21 generates a first display rule 29, which is a base, by using a document type definition 27 for a structured document 26 and a default generation rule 28 that is determined in advance. Display document generation means 22 employs the first display rule 29 and the structured document 26 to generate a first display document 30 and an element correlation file 31. Tie first display document 30 is edited in a display document visual editing environment 23, and a second display document 32 and an editing operation history file 33 are generated. Display rule updating means 24 refers to the second display document 32, the editing operation history file 33, the element correlation file 31 and the structured document 26 to generate a second display rule 34 that reflects the editing contents.

Abstract: A web page authoring program allows a user to create a multiple frame web page by manipulating a graphical display representing the web page. The program presents a graphical display representing how the web page will appear when viewed through a web browser and allows the user to manipulate the graphical display directly to divide the web page into multiple frames. The program also allows the user to target a frame in the web page to display a particular web resource when the page is viewed through a web browser. In this regard, the program presents a graphical image representing the frameset structure of the web page and allows the user to target a frame by selecting a corresponding portion of the graphical image with a pointing device.

Abstract: A trapping technique which accepts a Postscript or other page description language (PDL) file and outputs a file in PDL format having the correct traps. The input page is first divided into sub-portions, or tiles, and the tiles are individually processed by evaluating the input file in a corresponding clipping window. Each tile is then analyzed to determine where edges exist. The edge data is fed to an edge converter which produces a list of color transitions consisting of the analytic description of each edge and the color information along the sides of the edge. The color transition information is fed to a trapping analyzer which generates trap vectors in accordance with a set of desired trapping rules. The trap vectors are then converted to PDL form. As a final step, the trap vectors are added to the original PDL file. The final trapped page may be printed on standard typesetters without the need for special trap generator hardware.

Abstract: The present invention not only accumulates the number of steps walked, but also sounds delightful music to entertain the walker's body and mind, and further, it can make a sound with beats to inspire the walker's spirit and vigor.

Abstract: A multiple rate metering system suitable for use with an existing single rate, electromechanical electricity meter employing an Eddy current disc mounted in a casing, comprises a first unit mountable inside the casing of the electricity meter, and a second unit, which is portable so that it can be brought into close proximity with said first unit by a meter reader. The first unit comprises a sensor for generating pulses in response to rotation of the Eddy current disc, a first microprocessor, a first read-only-memory for storing a program to control the operation of said first microprocessor, a random-access-memory, the first microprocessor being programmed to store data in said random-access memory related to the pulse count in different predetermined periods during which different electricity rates apply, and a first coupling device for establishing communication through the casing with said second unit when said second unit is brought into proximity with said first unit.

Abstract: An electric energy meter for measuring various parameters of electrical energy consumption during time differentiated billing rate periods, and for controlling a load. A clock produces periodic timing pulses which are accumulated to represent the current time. Stored within the meter are a plurality of preselected rate change control points defining time intervals and their associated billing rates, i.e. on-peak, mid-peak, and base. The current time is compared with each rate change control point until a time interval into which the current time falls is found. The rate change control point defining this time interval, designated the current rate change control point, controls accumulation of the energy consumption data in accord with its billing rate data code. The load control bit associated with the current rate change control point determines whether the load is to be shed or reconnected during the time interval the current rate change control point controls accumulation of the energy consumption data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for simultaneously recording multiple Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) signals using an interferometer. The analog signals are coupled to switching means which is operable in response to a first control signal for synchronizing the operation of the interferometer and the control circuits and a second control signal for defining data acquisition intervals to direct the sampled data of the analog input signals over a circuit path including Sample and Hold and Analog to Digital Conversion circuits to a processor for storing the digital data corresponding to the analog input signals. The switching means is operated so that samples of the analog input signals are taken in sequence and stored in sequential storage locations in interleaved fashion. The processor is operable under program control to access the digital data so that all data samples for the same input signals are separated to produce an interferogram for each of the input signals.