Abstract: Methods, systems, and data structures are provided to construct, submit, and process multi-attributal searches. An item, which includes a plurality of attributes, is received. Each attribute includes an attribute value. One or more of the attribute values are modified, and the modified item is sent to a number of data stores or processing devices. If a substantial match on the number of data stores or the processing devices is detected then answer items are received representing the substantial matches that were found on the number of data stores or the processing devices. The answer items are ranked and presented.

Abstract: Techniques to provide run-time access to a database image through a target database management system (DBMS) are described. An empty database in the target DBMS (the “target database”) is created having substantially the same schema as the database image. At run-time, queries directed to the target database are intercepted and redirected to the database image. Information returned in response to the redirected query is modified so that internal database identifiers retrieved from the database image are replaced with like database identifiers associated with the target database management system. Thus, run-time access to database image content is provided without the need to load the database image's data content into a target database.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for assigning IP addresses to occupants in a communications system chassis with an Ethernet backplane and at least one internal chassis occupant, comprising receiving a request for an IP address from a component, determining whether the component is an internal chassis occupant, if the component is an internal chassis occupant, assigning an IP address to the component.

Abstract: In an evaluation process for output signals of an acceleration-sensitive sensor in restraint systems for vehicle occupants, the output signals of the sensor are picked up and evaluated periodically. In a normal, uncritical operating state the evaluation occurs after relatively long intervals of time. If indications suggest a critical operating state, that is, an accident, however the evaluation of the output signals of the sensor occurs at shorter intervals of time.

Abstract: In an apparatus for producing data concerning a fault in an AC electric power system, an AC electric quantity is sampled at a frequency which is a multiple of the rated frequency of the AC electric quantity, and is stored, for later use as predicted values, and an arithmetic operation is performed on the sample values to produce a data concerning a fault in the power system. The predicted values are determined by the following equation: ##EQU1## where l and m represent natural numbers;n represents a natural number;Y.sub.m represents the predicted value for a specific time point;S.sub.o represents a sample value in advance of the specific time point by m/2 times the rated period;S.sub.l represents a value equal to (-1).sup.l times the sample value at a time point in advance of the specific time point by l/2 times the rated period; andK.sub.o and K.sub.l represent constants satisfying the following relationship: ##EQU2## where .epsilon.