International Business Machines Corporation

Matthew Norman Roy

John Hans Handy-Bosma

Raymond E Lee

J Christopher Hawley

Joel C Acevedo-Aviles

Mario Gerald Ceste, Jr

Christopher R Vincent

Mathew A Nelson

Louis M Weitzman

Sean James Martin

Alister David Lewis-Bowen

Elias Torres

Simon L Martin

Benjamin H Szekely

Joseph P Betz

Rouben Meschian

Dan Smith

Returning a tagged facet tree to an end user who is only authorized to access an authorized portion of the facet tree is provided. A facet tree is received from a facet tree database. A first rule for the facet tree and a second rule for a plurality of tagging scenarios based on a characteristic of the end user is acquired. The first rule is applied to the facet tree before presentation to the end user on a user interface such that only the authorized portion of the facet tree is displayed to the end user. The second rule is applied to the plurality of tagging scenarios such that only a tagging scenario that is applicable to the characteristic of the end user is displayed to the end user. The tagging scenario is made available to the end user at a user interface.

Tagging of facet elements in a facet tree

The identity of the sender of an e-mail message is verified by performing a plurality of tests on DNS information. The DNS information is based on a client IP address or a sender address. Each test performed has a corresponding intrinsic confidence value representing the degree of confidence the test provides of the sender identity relationship. If multiple tests are successful the test result with the highest confidence value of the hierarchy of confidence values is used. The confidence value is optionally used in subsequent identity tests as specified by the subsequent test.

Program product and system for performing multiple hierarchical tests to verify identity of sender of an e-mail message and assigning the highest confidence value

A set of programs is disclosed comprising a web display interface program (WIP), a Display Configuration Program (DCP) and a Sequence Logging Program (SLP). Responsive to user actions, the set of programs provide instructions to a server connected to storage containing a facet tree database and a rules database. The WIP comprises a user interface and a set of servlets that read the facet element to be displayed from the facet tree database, and based upon the user characteristics, acquire the appropriate display rules for the user from the rules database. The DCP allows an administrator to select or configure rules that will establish views for different end users that are tailored to those particular end users. The SLP allows end users to navigate through a set of facets using a standard faceted search, or using a previously constructed sequence of facets, and logs the user choices for later use.

Displaying facet tree elements and logging facet element item counts to a sequence document

Method for performing multiple hierarchically tests to verify identity of sender of an email message and assigning the highest confidence value

A method, apparatus, and computer program product for graphically presenting compatible workflow steps to a user through a graphical user interface are disclosed. The method includes graphically displaying a plurality of steps in a workflow. A user's selection for at least one step in a plurality of steps to denote at least one selected step and at least one non-selected step is received. The method further includes determining if a set of one or more output parameters of the selected step is acceptable as an input of the non-selected step. An appearance of the non-selected step is graphically changed if the output parameters are acceptable. The method also includes determining if a set of one or more output parameters of the non-selected step is acceptable as an input of the selected step. An appearance of the non-selected step is graphically changed if the output parameters are acceptable.

Method and apparatus for graphically displaying compatible workflow steps

Disclosed are a method and system for scalable distribution of semantic web updates. A first embodiment of the invention leverages publish/subscribe technology to distribute those updates such that clients receive only the information they require. A second embodiment of the invention uses an access control feature to limit the statements clients are allowed to read. Optionally, in this second embodiment, the same publish/subscribe messaging infrastructure may be used both to distribute updated semantic web data, and also to distribute relevant changes to the access control information. The invention is particularly well suited for use with the Resource Description Framework (RDF) language.

System and method for scalable distribution of semantic web updates

A tagging application (TA) comprising a web interface program (WIP) and a tagging program (TP). The WIP presents the facet tree by displaying user selected elements of the facet tree along with an activation method for selecting a facet element and assigning a value to the selected facet or facet element. Facets and facet elements are tagged by selecting a value representing the facet element. Facets and facet elements are eliminated by choosing and applying a tagging scenario. After selecting a tagging scenario, and indicating that it is to be applied to the facet element, the TP takes the selected value and applies the selected tagging scenario to populate the tagging for the user in accordance with the tagging scenario. Once the tagging is populated, the TP returns the tagged facet tree to the user. Explanatory notes may be provided to the user with the tagged tree.

A system, method and computer-readable medium are disclosed for providing support for a non-persistent service. According to a preferred method, a request for a transaction associated with a non-persistent service is received. It is determined whether the transaction can be executed, and a message associated with the request is placed in a queue. If the transaction can be executed, the message is sent to the non-persistent service and removed the message from the queue. Preferably, if the transaction cannot be executed, the message is removed from the queue without being sent to the non-persistent service. Also provided is a web application server that includes a queue for storing a message associated with a request for a transaction associated with a non-persistent service, and an interface for sending the message to the non-persistent service if the web application server can execute the transaction.

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Matthew Norman Roy