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20080201277 | SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND PROCESS FOR AUTOMATING INTELLIGENT SURVEILLANCE CENTER OPERATION - The intelligent, automated surveillance system collects the interactions between the security personal and the surveillance system during the handling of an alarm. Each alarm is modeled as a “transaction” and each operation/action that a security personal executes modeled as an “event” within the transaction. The collected events within the transaction are in partial order. Furthermore, the system provides a scoring system for a security manager to evaluate the performance of the security guard. The score of the sequence of actions that the security guard performed manually and the system performed automatically for each set of dependent alarms are used to decide future sequence of operation. Security guards can overwrite the automatic sequencing of actions with manual sequence of operations. | 08-21-2008 |
20080215508 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HUMAN BEHAVIOR MODELING IN ADAPTIVE TRAINING - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for simulating human behavior. Source code for predicting human behavior is located on a storage system in a network data processing system. An interpreter executing on hardware in the network data processing system includes a language interpreter and a communications module. The language interpreter executes a simulation with the source code using artificial intelligence to generate a new definition and interpreted source code. A graphical user interface processor receives the interpreted source code from the language interpreter and generates device dependent output. Devices display the device dependent output, receive user input, and send received user input to the graphical user interface processor. The communications module receives user input from the graphical user interface processor and the new definition from the language interpreter and modifies the source code to form modified source code, executed by the language interpreter. | 09-04-2008 |
20080215509 | Content Access Rights Management - An apparatus ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080222057 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FUSING CONTEXT DATA - A system and method for fusing context data for use by context aware applications. The method includes the steps of receiving context data from a plurality of information sources; computing a quality measure for each input context value; organizing context values into one or more clusters, and assigning a single context value and a single quality measure to each cluster; and, selecting one or more clusters according to one or more criteria and aggregating the context values and quality measures of selected clusters to generate a single context value and quality single measure. The single context value and single quality measure are usable by a context aware application to avoid conflict and ambiguity among different information sources providing the context data. | 09-11-2008 |
20080235162 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM - An artificial intelligence system and method for interpreting input from a user and generating a response to the user. The input is converted into an array of concepts which are compared to a database of interrelated concepts. A response is generated based on the concepts in the database and their relationship to the concepts in the input array. The system and method may be implemented in a number of electronic or computer devices to interact with humans or computer systems. | 09-25-2008 |
20080249966 | Method and system of classifying, ranking and relating information based on networks - What is disclosed is an automatic method of classification, qualification and relation of information that is based on a network built starting from the semantic, numeric, conceptual, etc. relationships between elements of different sets that are structurally alike. Through the topological properties of the network, we generate a vector of relations for each element that allows us to analyze the similarity among them, improve and facilitate the clustering processes, carry out personalized dynamic ranking, analyze conduct patterns as well as maintain the auto evolving dynamic of the network through the interaction and feedback of its elements, among other characteristics. | 10-09-2008 |
20080249967 | Adaptive recommendation explanations - A method and system for generating adaptive explanations for associated recommendations is disclosed. The adaptive explanations comprise a syntactical structure and associated phrases that are selected in accordance with usage behaviors and/or inferences associated with usage behaviors. The phrases included in an adaptive explanation may be selected through application of a non-deterministic process. The adaptive explanations may be beneficially applied to recommendations that are associated with content, products, and people, including recommendations that comprise advertisements. | 10-09-2008 |
20080256005 | Method for Programming by Rehearsal | 10-16-2008 |
20080262982 | System for therapy - The invention is a system for remotely conducting psychotherapy between a client having and a therapist over the internet. The system includes a first web enabled computer device operated by the client, said first computer device having a web browser and being operatively coupled to the Internet. The system further includes a second web enabled computer device operated by the therapist, said second computer device having a web browser and being operatively coupled to the Internet. The system also includes a server operatively coupled to the Internet and a web server application resident on the server and a web site resident on the server. The web server application is operatively coupled to a private web based chat application, said chat application being activated by the client by engaging a first link on the web site. The private chat application is adapted and configured to relay live text, audio and video messages between the client and therapist via the web browsers of the first and second computer devices. The web server application and the private chat applications are adapted and configured to permit the client to interact anonymously with the therapist via the chat application. | 10-23-2008 |
20080262983 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AND INTERACTING WITH HIERARCHICAL INFORMATION AND TIME VARYING RULE PRIORITY - A graphical interaction and authoring system is provided that combines textual and graphical information to display hierarchical information via an interactive visual mechanism for the composition and manipulation of syntactic structures, enabling business users to view, operate, and compose information in a way that not only graphically preserves the structure of the syntax, but also maintains the relationship of the expression. The system provides a way for the users to interact with it dynamically and effectively. | 10-23-2008 |
20080306886 | Graphical user interface adaptation system for a point of sale device - A system for controlling a graphical user interface (GUI) for a point of sale device (POSD), including: a tracking element, in a processor for at least one specially-programmed computer, to track, using an interface element in the computer, respective responses, by end users, to a plurality of implementations of at least one input/output (I/O) function by respective GUIs for at least one first POSD; a comparison element, in the processor, to compare the respective responses with a performance parameter stored in a memory unit for the computer; and a configuration element, in the processor, to configure at least one second I/O function in accordance with the comparison of the respective responses with the performance parameter and arranged to transmit, using the interface element, the at least one second I/O function configuration to at least one second POSD for implementation by respective GUIs for the at least one second POSD. | 12-11-2008 |
20080313106 | System and Method for Interactive Browsing - The present invention provides a system and method for achieving interactive browsing. Said system is coupled to a knowledge base and a document database, said knowledge base stores a plurality of terms and information relating to each term, and said document database stores a plurality of documents. Said system comprises term acquiring means, for acquiring terms in which a user has much interest; first extracting means, for extracting information relating to the terms in which the user has much interest, from the knowledge base; second extracting means, for extracting documents containing the terms in which the user has much interest, from the document database; a first display part in a user interface, for displaying information extracted by the first extracting means; and a second display part in the user interface, for displaying a list of the documents extracted by the second extracting means. With the present invention, one can browse both documents and information on terms in the documents in a single interface. | 12-18-2008 |
20080313107 | DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - Data elements are classified into a plurality of folders in accordance with classification conditions on the basis of each of a plurality of metadata elements. Data elements in each of the folders are further classified into a plurality of folders on the basis of a metadata element different from the metadata element associated with the folder. This operation is repeated in accordance with the number of metadata elements to organize a folder system having a tree structure. When a classification result based on a given one of the metadata elements is present in only one folder in the organized folder system and is not present in other folders arranged in the same layer as that of the folder, the other folders are deleted. | 12-18-2008 |
20080313108 | System and Method for Obtaining Subtextual Information Regarding an Interaction Between an Individual and a Programmable Device - The system contains an output device in communication with the programmable device. The output device produces output information from the programmable device to the individual. An input device is in communication with the programmable device. The individual communicates a responsive act to the programmable device through the input device. The responsive act will include at least one psychomotor behavioral element. A processor integral with the programmable device determines the preferred modalities of the individual based, at least partially, on the psychomotor behavioral element of the responsive act from the individual. The processor also determines a preferred combination of modalities and an ordering of modalities by preference thereby further defining a focus of the individual's attention. The combination and order of modalities is calculated by an equation: Σ∫ | 12-18-2008 |
20090030856 | Expert Systems as a Method of Delivering Diagnostic, Problem Solving, and Training Technical Services to Customers - An expert system may be utilized for providing and receiving interactive, computer-implemented support services related to chemical processing units. The expert system may include a knowledge base that contains information coded in the form of rules, decision trees, and logic and a database that stores and handles various types of information related to the expert system. A query component receives a query that may be a problem, a performance issue, or a training request selected from a list or diagram or otherwise generated by a customer. An answer component utilizes the knowledge base, the database, an external database, and/or an expert to provide one or more answers to the query. A question and answer session may be initiated by the expert system in order to gain further information and detail related to the query. Supplemental information and the identified answers may be provided to the customer. | 01-29-2009 |
20090037350 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAYING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RECEIVED BY A RECIPIENT IN A SORTED ORDER AND A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND/OR SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGING INFORMATION - Trustability and importance of incoming electronic information such as electronic messages and electronic data files are automatically calculated on the basis of the relationship between recipient and sender. The relationship comprises the communication behavior and the social connection between recipient and sender. For each incoming message it is checked whether predefined relationship items are fulfilled. Concrete relationship values are assigned to each fulfilled relationship item, enabling the calculation. The information about the behavior and the social connections are predominantly stored in a contact list not visible by the recipient and containing information of all contacts the recipient has communicated with during a predefined period of time. The electronic messages can be categorized into trusted and distrusted messages and in a trusted view they can be listed in rank order or marked-up with respect to importance. | 02-05-2009 |
20090043714 | INTERACTIVE DATA MINING SYSTEM - An interactive data mining system ( | 02-12-2009 |
20090055331 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODEL-BASED TESTING OF A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - This invention provides a method, computer program and system for updating of a model of a system under test for use in model-based testing. In one embodiment, the system includes a rules engine, a comparator and a message dictionary. The rules engine runs an action against the system under test and runs the action against a model under test. The comparator compares an output from the system under test with a corresponding output from the model under test, wherein the output from the model under test is selected from one of a plurality of output message records. The dictionary engine updates the output message record by changing the message record if the output of the model under test is different from the output of the system under test. If the output message record is empty, the dictionary engine adds an output message record based on the system under test. | 02-26-2009 |
20090063372 | CONTEXT INFERENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A context inference system including a mobile device and at least one information sending unit is provided. The mobile device includes an information receiving unit and a context operation platform. The information receiving unit receives a context information. The context operation platform includes an information collection module for collecting the information used for inferring a context, a data classification and storage module for storing and classifying a user preference information of a user, and an inference module for inferring a context. The information sending unit transmits the context information to the mobile device. The context operation platform performs a context inference process according to the context information and the user preference information in order to forecast the user's need and provide a recommendation information to the user. | 03-05-2009 |
20090063373 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADVERSARIAL REASONING - Method and apparatus for an adversarial planner to create a first plan for a first agent and a second plan for a second agent, wherein the first and second plans are independent, identify conflicts between the first and second plans, and address the identified conflicts by planning a contingency branch for one of the agents that resolves the conflict in the agent's favor, and splicing that new branch into the agent's plan. | 03-05-2009 |
20090076987 | System and Method for Using Artifical Intelligence in Automated Analysis of Labor Market Data - Economic development and workforce development information, such as historical and forecasted economic data regarding economic variables including but not limited to jobs, unemployment, wages, and/or productivity, etc., and/or any changes therein are stored in a database. Access to the data stored in the database is provided via a web portal running on a data server coupled to the Internet. Users access the data using a web browser client. Data stored in the database is updated from time to time, such as, for example, monthly and/or quarterly. User tools are provided for assembling and processing the data in ways meaningful to the user. | 03-19-2009 |
20090099981 | MAINFRAME-BASED BUSINESS RULES ENGINE CONSTRUCTION TOOL - In various embodiments, a programmable apparatus for use in a computing environment is provided. The apparatus may include a business rules engine having at least one rule executable by a mainframe system and stored based on an extensible language; and, a business rules engine builder interface configured to access the business rules engine and which permits user selection from among different rules collections in the business rules engine. | 04-16-2009 |
20090099982 | SELF-MODIFICATION OF A MAINFRAME-BASED BUSINESS RULES ENGINE CONSTRUCTION TOOL - In various embodiments, a programmable apparatus for use in a computing environment is provided. The apparatus may include a business rules engine having at least one rule executable by a mainframe system and stored based on an extensible language; and, a business rules engine builder interface configured to access the business rules engine and which permits user selection from among different rules collections in the business rules engine. At least one of the rules in the business engine is associated with modifying an aspect of the business rules engine builder interface itself. | 04-16-2009 |
20090106171 | Artificial intelligence platform - The present invention provides a new and unique platform for authoring and deploying interactive characters which are powered by artificial intelligence. The platform permits the creation of a virtual world populated by multiple characters and objects, interacting with one another so as to create a life-like virtual world and interacting with a user so as to provide a more interesting and powerful experience for the user. This system can be used for entertainment purposes, for commercial purposes, for educational purposes, etc. | 04-23-2009 |
20090125460 | AUTOMATED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EVENT RESPONSE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automated hazardous materials event response management system and method configured to manage handling of hazardous materials events is disclosed. The materials management system can be configured to receive event information pertaining to a hazardous materials event. The system accesses an event response database, and, based on the event information, directs actions to respond to the hazardous materials event. | 05-14-2009 |
20090132441 | MULTILEVEL SEMIOTIC AND FUZZY LOGIC USER AND METADATA INTERFACE MEANS FOR INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM HAVING COGNITIVE ADAPTIVE CAPABILITY - A multilevel semiotic and fuzzy logic user and metadata interface means includes: an interactive user interface means comprising at least one multilevel semiotic means addressable by a user and a fuzzy logic descriptor set module for storing multiple fuzzy logic descriptor sets; a metadata layer for linking said multilevel semiotic means to interactivity points present in content of the multimedia representation and defined by the metadata layer such that each level of each of the multilevel semiotic means identifies an interactivity point in the content and allows by selection of the interactivity point to perform a selectively varying content manipulation and to receive a resulting interactive presentation of content according to the selection: and a user control device for addressing the multilevel semiotic means. | 05-21-2009 |
20090138415 | Automated research systems and methods for researching systems - Systems and methods that provide for automated research into the workings of one or more studied systems include automated research software modules that communicate with domain knowledge bases, research professionals, automated laboratories experiment objects, and data analysis processes, wherein automatically selected experiment objects can be run at an automated laboratory to produce experimental results, and the subsequent data-processing providing automated guidance to a next round of experiment choice and automated research. An Experiment Director rules engine chooses Experiment Objects based on user input through a Query Manager. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138416 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR WIRELESS NETWORK ANALYSIS - This invention relates to using artificial intelligence for analyzing real-life collected data from an operation system, modeling the collected data to identify characteristics of events, analyzing the models to conclude an optimal solution for maximizing the performance of the operation system. | 05-28-2009 |
20090157570 | ROLE/PERSONA BASED APPLICATIONS - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates managing data within an environment. An interface component can receive a role-based model reflective of at least one position within an environment, wherein the environment includes two or more entities within an organized hierarchy. The role-based model can include at least one role assigned to an entity in which the assignment is indicative of the position of the entity within the environment. A role component can provide data access to the entity within the environment in accordance with the role assigned to such entity. | 06-18-2009 |
20090171865 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ADVISORY INFORMATION TO A FIELD SERVICE PROVIDER - A network advisory system that provides advisory information to a field service provider is disclosed. The network advisory system receives collected data from one or more destination facilities and analyzes the information to generate advisory information. The advisory information is used by the field service provider to provide a service at the destination facility. The field service provider may receive the advisory information while in transit to the destination facility or while located at a destination facility. The field service provider receives the advisory information through a network connection. The network connection may be either a wireless connection or a land-based connection. | 07-02-2009 |
20090187514 | INTERACTIVE WEB BASED EXPERIENCE VIA EXPERT RESOURCE - A system providing an interactive web based experience via an expert resource is provided. In this system, virtual experts field questions from end users, letting the users have control over an information-on-demand experience. | 07-23-2009 |
20090192954 | Semantic Relationship Extraction, Text Categorization and Hypothesis Generation - Embodiments of the present invention are generally related to systems, methods, computer readable media, and other means for extracting entities, determining the semantic relationships among the entities and generating knowledge. More particularly, some embodiments of the present invention are directed to generating a hypothesis and/or gaining knowledge by automatically extracting semantic relationships from electronic documents stored at remote databases, which are accessed over the Internet. Some embodiments of the present invention also include textual categorization and new approaches and algorithms for solving the problems of relationship extraction, computing semantic relationships and generating hypotheses. | 07-30-2009 |
20090216690 | Predicting Candidates Using Input Scopes - Embodiments are configured to provide one or more candidates based in part on an input identifier associated with an input interface. In an embodiment, a system includes an input method editor (IME) that can be configured to provide one or more candidates based in part on a prediction model and one or more input scope values associated with an input interface. The IME can also operate to store an entered string including one or more associated input scope values to a storage component. The stored information can be used when suggesting candidates. | 08-27-2009 |
20090216691 | Systems and Methods for Generating and Implementing an Interactive Man-Machine Web Interface Based on Natural Language Processing and Avatar Virtual Agent Based Character - An interactive virtual agent (avatar) system includes a plurality of databases configured to store at least one of client specific information and non-client specific information, internal resources configured to provide access to information sources, the character interface configured to receive information from a user, and respond to the user with information based on the received information, a processing engine coupled with the client knowledge database, the basic knowledge database, the internal resources, and the character interface. | 08-27-2009 |
20090248594 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC ADAPTATION OF USER EXPERIENCE IN AN APPLICATION - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that executes an application. During operation, the system physiologically monitors a user of the application with a set of sensors as the application executes. Next, the system assesses a mental state of the user based on physiological data collected from the sensors. Finally, the system changes the behavior of the application based on the assessed mental state to facilitate use of the application by the user. | 10-01-2009 |
20090265288 | System and method for correlating events in a pluggable correlation architecture - A system for pluggable event correlation may include an input manager that receives a plurality of events and converts the events into a format compatible with one or more of a plurality of correlation engines. The correlation engines may then evaluate the converted events using various rules and generate correlated events when the evaluated events trigger at least one of the rules. An action manager may execute remedial actions when the correlation engines generate the correlated events. Moreover, extensibility may be provided by enabling a user to define rules to be triggered when events occur in a predetermined pattern, and actions to be executed when a predetermined rule triggers a correlated event. Further, to plug a new correlation engine into the system, adapters may be deployed to handle input and output, while the user-defined rules may be validating according to semantic requirements of the new correlation engine. | 10-22-2009 |
20090265289 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING WEIGHT AND NUTRITION - A system for providing weight and nutritional information. The system involves input of subject data such as weight, body fat percentage, and expected activity levels. Users also may input an assessment of a subject, which can be used to generate a weight plan for the subject. The weight plan can include a series of acceptable minimum weights for the subject, each of the minimum weights being associated with a time. The method can also be used to generate a nutrition plan based on the subject data entered. A subject can build the nutrition plan by responding to a series of food exchange item prompts. | 10-22-2009 |
20090271337 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INPUT AND OUTPUT TO PROCESS TO BE OPTIMIZED - A computer system includes an optimization component for optimizing a solution to a problem using a computer and a display. The display includes a first user interface component adapted to elicit and receive information from a user. The computer system also includes a conversion component for converting the at least one of the plurality of constraints which has been selected to an input to the optimization component. The display also includes a second user interface component adapted to present performance information to a user. The performance information includes an optimized output from the optimization component which is based in part on the at least one constraint selected by the user. | 10-29-2009 |
20090281966 | VIRTUAL ROBOT INTEGRATION WITH SEARCH - An arrangement for virtually integrating a bot with a search functionality provided by an online search engine enables users of personal computers (“PCs”), mobile phones, and other devices to locate bot content in response to their search queries. The virtual integration enables bot content to be surfaced via the search engine. In response to a query, the search engine may return search results including links to one or more bots that are located on a presence-based network. When the user clicks on a link, a client application is launched on the PC or device that enables the user to converse with the bot using a natural language interface. The virtual integration also provides the bot with context of the user's last known query, or the query history. The bot can then start the conversation at a specific point within the bot's content hierarchy to respond to and answer the user's query. | 11-12-2009 |
20090281967 | COMMUNICATION DASHBOARD WITH DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURED AGENT INTERFACE - The method and system of the present invention include, responsive to a receipt of a customer input, customizing an agent interface menu. The customizing includes selecting a plurality of action items for the agent interface menu, and ordering the plurality or more action items in the agent interface menu. The customizing is performed using the customer input and an item of stored customer information. The method further includes presenting an item of the customer input in an agent interface. The agent interface includes the agent interface menu, a communication window, and a customer attributes display. Responsive to a selection of one of the plurality of action items, wherein the plurality of action items is presented by the agent interface menu, an input field in a form provided in support of an action selected from the agent interface menu is populated with the customer input received from the customer interface. | 11-12-2009 |
20090281968 | APPARATUS, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR QUANTIFYING A QUALITY OF A USE CASE - A use case quality index tool, and an associated method, analyzes the specifications of use cases. Determinations are made of conformity of a use case with use-case quality rules. And, a calculator calculates a use case quality index value that quantifies the conformity of the use case to the use-case quality rules. | 11-12-2009 |
20090287619 | Differentiated, Integrated and Individualized Education - A computer-based learning system uses knowledge points organized with a predefined multilevel arrangement. Each knowledge point has an information set which may include a knowledge content, an evaluation content and a solution content. For a given knowledge point, the learning system provides the knowledge content and evaluation content, analyzes the user's answers to the evaluation content and determines the next knowledge point to be studied by the user based on the user's answers and the predefined multilevel arrangement of the knowledge points. The learning system thus provides a different learning course for different users to achieve individualized learning. User's learning history may be recorded to facilitate reviews by the user and improve the selection of the next knowledge point. Users may provide feedbacks on knowledge contents and evaluation contents, and may even suggest their own knowledge contents and evaluation contents to improve the learning system and user participation. | 11-19-2009 |
20090292656 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING, RECEIVING, AND DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE CHANNELS - Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with collecting, receiving, and distributing information from multiple channels of information are disclosed. | 11-26-2009 |
20090292657 | Acquisition and association of data indicative of an inferred mental state of an authoring user - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: acquiring data indicative of an inferred mental state of an authoring user; and associating the data indicative of the inferred mental state of the authoring user with an electronic message. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 11-26-2009 |
20090292658 | Acquisition and particular association of inference data indicative of inferred mental states of authoring users - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: acquiring a first inference data indicative of an inferred mental state of a first authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message, acquiring a second inference data indicative of an inferred mental state of a second authoring user in connection with the particular item of the electronic message; and associating the first inference data and the second inference data with the particular item. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 11-26-2009 |
20090292659 | Acquisition and particular association of inference data indicative of inferred mental states of authoring users - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: acquiring a first inference data indicative of an inferred mental state of a first authoring user in connection with a particular item of an electronic message, acquiring a second inference data indicative of an inferred mental state of a second authoring user in connection with the particular item of the electronic message; and associating the first inference data and the second inference data with the particular item. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 11-26-2009 |
20090299923 | CHANGE MANAGEMENT USING COLLECTIVE DATA - A method for providing information associated with configuration changes to a computer system is provided. The method includes receiving a description of a starting configuration and a description of a configuration change. The method further includes linking the description of the starting configuration and the description of the configuration change and reading a record linked to the description of a configuration change, wherein the record includes advice about the configuration change and a total result value indicating a rate of success of the configuration change when the advice is followed. The method further includes receiving a first result value from the user indicating a result of the configuration change in light of the advice and calculating a new total result value that indicates a rate of success of the configuration change based on the total result value and the first result value. | 12-03-2009 |
20090307159 | INTERACTIVE COMPUTING ADVICE FACILITY - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for helping a user make a decision through the use of a computing facility, where the computing facility may be a machine learning facility. The process may begin with an initial question being received by the computing facility from the user. The user may then be provided with a dialog consisting of questions from the computing facility and answers provided by the user. The computing facility may then provide a decision to the user based on the dialog and pertaining to the initial question, such as a recommendation, a diagnosis, a conclusion, advice, and the like. In embodiments, future questions and decisions provided by the computing facility may be improved through feedback provided by the user. In embodiments, the present invention may be utilized in conjunction with a third-party application. | 12-10-2009 |
20090313187 | DATA PATTERN GENERATION, MODIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT UTILIZING A SEMANTIC NETWORK-BASED GRAPHICAL INTERFACE - A plurality of pattern components is presented to a user. Each of the pattern components describe events and/or sub-events that, when combined, create emergent information that indicates the occurrence of a primary event. The user builds and then transmits a customized graphical event pattern, composed of one or more pattern components, rules and other emergent information artifacts to a server, which generates an underlying database file that describes the customized graphical event pattern and/or data pattern. The data pattern is then transmitted to an intelligent sensor, server, or other detection device. If a set of event data inputs, from an interlinked array of intelligent sensors or other detection devices, meet a predetermined threshold requirement of one or more of the pattern components, the data patterns then intercommunicate and vote as to the degree to which they have collectively each detected a primary event, using the sub-events as criteria. | 12-17-2009 |
20090327168 | PLAYFUL INCENTIVE FOR LABELING CONTENT - Embodiments are directed towards employing a playful incentive to encourage users to provide feedback that is useable to train a classifier. The classifier being associated with any of a variety of different settings, including but not limited to classifying: messages as ham/spam, images, advertising, bookmarking, music, videos, photographs, shopping, or the like. An animated image, such as a pet, provides an interface to the classifier that encourages and responds to user feedback. Users may share their classifiers or aspects thereof with other users to enable a community of knowledge to be applied to a classification task, while preserving privacy of the user feedback. One form of sharing may be within the context of a competitive game. Various evaluations may be performed on a classifier to indicate user feedback consistency, or quality. Classifiers may also be used to provide users with advertisements, products, or services based on the user's feedback. | 12-31-2009 |
20090327169 | COMBINING PREDICTIVE MODELS OF FORGETTING, RELEVANCE, AND COST OF INTERRUPTION TO GUIDE AUTOMATED REMINDING - The claimed matter provides systems and/or techniques that develop or use predictive models of human forgetting to effectuate automated reminding. The system includes the use of predictive models that infer the probability that aspects of items will be forgotten, models that evaluate the relevance of recalling aspects of items in different settings, based on contextual information related to user attributes associated with the items, and models of the context-sensitive cost of interrupting users with reminders. The system can combine the probability of users forgetting aspects of an item with an assessed cost of forgetting those aspects to ascertain expected costs for not being reminded about events, compare expected costs for not being reminded with expected costs for interrupting users, and based on comparisons between expected costs for being reminded and expected costs for interrupting users regarding events, generate and deliver reminder notifications to users about items. | 12-31-2009 |
20100005039 | Apparatus and methods for isolating and reviewing data from multiple sources - Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture are disclosed for isolating and reviewing data. The data is provided via a data source, and subsequently a rule may be provided, as well as a metaphor, to a user for perception of said metaphor via a user interface. | 01-07-2010 |
20100017348 | INTERACTIVE COMPUTING ADVICE FACILITY THROUGH THIRD-PARTY DATA - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for helping a user make a decision through the use of a computing facility, where the computing facility may be a machine learning facility. The process may begin with an initial question being received by the computing facility from the user. The user may then be provided with a dialog consisting of questions from the computing facility and answers provided by the user. The computing facility may then provide a decision to the user based on the dialog and pertaining to the initial question, such as a recommendation, a diagnosis, a conclusion, advice, and the like. In embodiments, future questions and decisions provided by the computing facility may be improved through feedback provided by the user. In embodiments, the present invention may be utilized in conjunction with a third-party application. | 01-21-2010 |
20100030712 | Guided process/procedure and knowledge and resource scripting system, toolbox and method - System, toolbox and method are disclosed for a computer-automated process/procedure mapping system that guides development and use of decision-making and knowledge-acquiring processes. The process mapping system comprises a decision-tree diagram with templated decisional logic blocks configured for dropping selected questions therein, a question bank that stores plural questions on a given topic, a process creation mechanism coupled between the question bank and the decisional logic blocks to produce a process diagram based on a series of questions selectively sequenced by and conditioned on future responses thereto produced by a user, the process diagram comprehending conditional response paths, and a process engine coupled with the process diagram that is configured to interpret the decisional logic blocks and their response paths and to guide a user through a sequence of selected questions and responses made thereto during a diagnostic and prescriptive use session. | 02-04-2010 |
20100030713 | CONTENT ENGINE - There is described a computer system for determining the relevance of stored content to particular users and for facilitating the provision of relevant content to individual users. The computer system comprises a content engine comprising user profile information, representative of interests and/or attributes of individual users, and a processor for determining a correlation between content and said user profile information to determine content most relevant to a particular user. | 02-04-2010 |
20100036779 | USER-CONTROLLABLE LEARNING OF POLICIES - Various embodiments are directed to a computer implemented method for updating a policy that is enforced by a computer program. In one embodiment, a computer communicates, to a user, data regarding one or more decisions made by the program over a period of time according to a policy. Each decision is made on the particular policy in force at the time the decision is made. Policy data for the policy is stored in a machine readable format. The user feedback data indicative of feedback by the user regarding the one or more decisions is stored. The computer identifies and ranks one or more potential variations to the policy based on a score of an objective function for each potential variation. The computer communicates, to the user, one or more suggested modifications based on the ranking of the one or more potential variations to the policy. The computer modifies the policy data based on one or more selections by the user in response to the transmission of the one or more suggested modifications. | 02-11-2010 |
20100057643 | RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ON A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A system and a method are disclosed for implementing managing relationships between data on a mobile computing based on user creation and definition of the relationships. A mobile computing device user generates asymmetric relationships between stored entities, events, tasks and communications. These asymmetric relationships are custom-generated by the user to reflect the user's classification and evaluation of the relationships. The user also assigns a score to each relationship and stored entity, event, task and communication to represent the user's classification of the relationship, entity, event, task or communication. Hence, the user assigns a value to the relationships between data as well as the stored data to indicate which relationship or stored data is most valuable to the user. The user-defined relationships between data can be automatically displayed when the mobile communication device is used to interact with a stored entity. | 03-04-2010 |
20100057644 | INTERACTIVE DIGITAL VIDEO LIBRARY - A system for increasing user interaction with a digital video library. In response to receiving a question by an interactive digital video library server from a user regarding course material being presented from a digital video library, it is determined whether the question is in an audio format. In response to determining that the question is in an audio format, the question is converted into a text format. The course material is searched in a time sliced video index database for an answer to the question using keywords found in the text format of the question. Also, other course materials similar to the course material are searched in a video knowledge base. A weight is assigned to each search result hit found in the course material and the other course materials. Search result hits are outputted in a priority order according to assigned weight and user preference. | 03-04-2010 |
20100057645 | System and Method for Decision Support - Embodiments of the present invention use a construct referred to herein as a “choicebox” to support choice-making within a conceptual choicespace. The choicebox allows the identification of one or more options, one or more factors, and one or more perspectives for a particular choice. Each choice is associated with one or more categories. The options, factors, and perspectives are logically mapped to imagined x, y, and z axes and can be envisioned and graphically represented as a three-dimensional assessment matrix or box. Within the context of the present invention, choiceboxing is the activity of deliberating about a choice using such matrices. Choiceboxes are built and manipulated using software that renders their data into visual and interactive form. They serve as shareable places for collaborative deliberation. | 03-04-2010 |
20100057646 | Intelligent Dashboards With Heuristic Learning - An intelligent method for displaying patient data is described. Patient data may be collected from a variety of reporting systems. The method normalizes the patient data so that it may be compared to a set of rules used to define various conditions. The method identifies a medical or non-medical condition based on the patient data and set of rules. Based on the identified condition, the method then recommends a user interface for displaying patient data to a user. A user may accept or reject the recommended user interface and/or may select a different user interface. The users' selections are collected for automated analysis in order to improve the recommendations made to other users based on similar patient or user data. | 03-04-2010 |
20100076909 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE TROUBLESHOOTING - An approach provides interactive troubleshooting. A robotic chat application receives a service inquiry over a chat session from a chat-enabled device, wherein the service inquiry is associated with a service provider network. A troubleshooting engine collects information from a user of the chat-enabled device regarding the service inquiry. The robotic chat application retrieves a flow definition and an associated query corresponding to the service inquiry based upon the collected information. The troubleshooting engine generates a command, based on the query, for resolving the service inquiry. | 03-25-2010 |
20100076910 | CALCULATING WEB PAGE IMPORTANCE BASED ON WEB BEHAVIOR MODEL - Method for determining a webpage importance, including receiving web browsing behavior data of one or more users; creating a model of the web browsing behavior data; calculating a stationary probability distribution of the model; and correlating the stationary probability distribution to the webpage importance. | 03-25-2010 |
20100082505 | SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE RESOURCE CAPACITY MANAGEMENT - A system is disclosed that includes an interface to receive a resource governance rule applicable to one or more hardware resources supporting a monitored software application. The system includes utilization logic to measure usage of a particular hardware resource by the monitored software application. An available utilization of the particular hardware resource is determined based on the resource governance rule, and a total utilization of the particular hardware resource is also determined. One or more utilization metrics are determined based on historical usage of the particular hardware resource as compared to a governed capacity and a non-governed capacity available to the particular hardware resource. The system also includes recommendation logic to determine a recommended action to be taken with respect to the monitored software application. | 04-01-2010 |
20100088254 | SELF-LEARNING METHOD FOR KEYWORD BASED HUMAN MACHINE INTERACTION AND PORTABLE NAVIGATION DEVICE - A self-learning method for keyword based human machine interaction is disclosed. At least one of a plurality of keywords predetermined in a database is selected and a priority score of the selected keyword is updated and a weighted factor is generated for the selected keyword. A weighted score and the weighted factor of the selected keyword are transmitted to the keywords related to the selected keyword. The selected keyword is pushed to a keyword buffer and linkage strengths between the keywords in the keyword buffer are strengthened. When a keyword has been stored in the keyword buffer for over a predetermined reset time period, a reset operation is performed to remove the keyword from the keyword buffer. | 04-08-2010 |
20100100509 | Systems and Methods for Generating Markup-Language Based Expressions from Multi-Modal and Unimodal Inputs - When using finite-state devices to perform various functions, it is beneficial to use finite state devices representing regular grammars with terminals having markup-language-based semantics. By using markup-language-based symbols in the finite state devices, it is possible to generate valid markup-language expressions by concatenating the symbols representing the result of the performed function. The markup-language expression can be used by other applications and/or devices. Finite-state devices are used to convert strings of words and gestures into valid markup-language, for example, XML, expressions that can be used, for example, to provide an application program interface to underlying system applications. | 04-22-2010 |
20100106668 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMMUNITY WISDOM BASED ON USER PROFILE - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to provide one or more potential solutions to a user solicited from a community of wisdom, wherein such solutions are not only relevant to addressing a problem raised by the user, but are also customized to the specific needs and preferences of the user based on the user's profile. Such an approach enables a personalized “agent” who understands the user's specific needs and interests by maintaining a personal profile of the user. Based on such in-depth personal knowledge and understanding, the agent is capable of soliciting, customizing, and presenting the solutions from an online community to the user that specifically address his/her problem or concern. | 04-29-2010 |
20100106669 | Journal Manuscript Submission Decision Support System - This innovation is to create one journal manuscript submission decision support system. It includes three major subsystems which are Decision Factor Filtering System, Manuscript Submission Decision Support System and Decision Model Verification System. Using on-line questionnaire module can collect and filter the critical decision factors. Through the statistics analysis, the weighted decision factors can be stored on the factor weight model database. After combining with periodical database, the manuscript submission decision support system can generate the ranking journal list which assists author(s) to submit their research papers to the suitable academic journal. The decision model verification system will apply Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to verify the usefulness and easy-to-use of this Journal Manuscript Submission Decision Support System. The decision model can be fine-tuned by verification system in order to become reliable and trusted model. The critical decision factors can be filtered out. Finally, it can reduce authors' time to look for suitable journal when they must choose from a large number of periodicals to submit their manuscript. | 04-29-2010 |
20100121789 | INTERACTIVE APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING IN ENCOURAGING OR DETERRING OF AT LEAST ONE PREDETERMINED HUMAN BEHAVIOR - The present invention provides a portable, inexpensive, and easy to use apparatus capable of providing one or more types of social intervention (e.g., deterring, encouraging, etc.) to a person in an interactive manner, in order to influence (or to assist in influencing) one or more of that person's behavior(s), in a corresponding predetermined manner. Advantageously, the inventive interactive apparatus may provide encouraging social interaction to motivate a person to engage in one or more positive desirable behaviors (exercise, etc.), and/or provide deterring social interaction to discourage the person from engaging in one or more predetermined detrimental behaviors (such as overeating, eating large quantities of unhealthy foods, smoking, etc.). In one inventive embodiment, the novel interactive apparatus may be configured to provide encouraging messages to increase the likelihood of utilization of another helpful product or service, thereby enhancing the effectiveness thereof. The apparatus of the present invention is preferably implemented as a doll, statuette, action figure, animal or other fanciful character-type toy, to enhance the social interaction experience with one or more persons whose behavior is to be encouraged or deterred. | 05-13-2010 |
20100131434 | AUTOMATED PATIENT-MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING PATIENT-HEALTH DATA TO CLINICIANS, AND METHODS OF OPERATION THEREOR - An automated patient-management system for efficiently reporting patient information to clinicians, and a method of operation thereof is described. The system automatically collects and analyzes historic-physiologic data indicative of a patient's health from a myriad of sources. Based on the historic-physiologic data, the system automatically generates a health-risk score indicative of whether a patient will experience a serious-medical event in the near future (e.g., a predetermined time interval). The system uses a processing model that may rely on Hierarchical-Temporal Memory techniques and other models, for extracting and analyzing patient data. The system also generates an integrated synopsis of a patient's health condition, including the health-risk score. The synopsis is then presented (served) to a clinician in an organized, simplified, and effective manner via a client-side user interface. The synopsis enables a physician to proficiently grasp the patient's most critical health parameters in a short period of time. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131435 | Hypothesis based solicitation of data indicating at least one subjective user state - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: soliciting, based at least in part on a hypothesis that links one or more objective occurrences with one or more subjective user states and in response at least in part to an incidence of at least one objective occurrence, subjective user state data including data indicating incidence of at least one subjective user state associated with a user; and acquiring the subjective user state data including the data indicating incidence of at least one subjective user state associated with the user. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 05-27-2010 |
20100153313 | INTERFACE ADAPTATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system and method for automatically adapting a user interface for a computer operated device in response to the manner in which the device is physically operated and the conditions surrounding operation. The system provides sensors on or within a device in order to detect the physical position, identity, or orientation of an object used for interfacing with the device. The orientation of the device and the environmental conditions around the device are also determined. In turn, the system adapts the interactive control or input elements and/or the non-interactive elements of the UI in order to optimize usability of the device. | 06-17-2010 |
20100161522 | INCREASING USER INPUT ACCURACY ON A MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and a method of dynamically adapting a sensitivity of at least one user interface component on the electronic device. A device context corresponding to the electronic device can be identified and processed in real time to identify a potential user intent and to determine a probability that the potential user intent corresponds to an actual user intent. A user input sensitivity parameter can be selected based on the potential user intent and the determined probability. The sensitivity of the at least one user interface component can be adapted to correspond to the user input sensitivity parameter. | 06-24-2010 |
20100179927 | RATING RISK OF PROPOSED SYSTEM CHANGES - Various embodiments provide one or more of systems, methods, software, and data structures rate risk of proposed system changes. Some embodiments include receiving input representative of answers to a set of system change questions presented to a user and the answers representative of a proposed system change. A risk ranking of the proposed system change may then be derived based on the received system change question answers and a success factor will be identified based on the historical data. Further, a probability factor weightage indicative of an amount of data considered in identifying the success factor may be obtained. A risk rating is then calculated for making the proposed system change based on the risk ranking, success factor, and probability factor aspects of the proposed change, which helps in better change management. | 07-15-2010 |
20100179928 | Predictive Prompting and Decision Outcome - A system and method that provide for decision support and/or training support in crisis decision-making situations are provided. In one implementation, for example, a method identifies patterns from known cases based on information from a crisis event. Each of the known cases includes attributes and at least one outcome. The method also identifies a first subset of the known cases that relate to the identified patterns from the known cases. The method also analyzes the identified patterns to determine a cue that, if answered, will provide a second subset of the known cases including a more converged range of decision outcomes than the first subset. | 07-15-2010 |
20100191678 | Information Assisted Visual Interface, System, and Method for Identifying and Quantifying Multivariate Associations - Systems and methods are presented in which interactive parallel coordinates capabilities are combined with automated correlation and regression tools providing advanced visual user interface utilities to facilitate identification of associations in multivariate data. | 07-29-2010 |
20100198755 | ENHANCED MEDICAL TREATMENT - This invention deals with an enhanced medical treatment system which seeks input from the patient and the physician about the medical problems faced by the patient. It analyzes this information and seeks to guide physicians to a correct diagnosis of the complaint. It also seeks to educate the patient about his/her medical problems and provides information about the problem. It is able to store all this information, so that a continuous record of the patient's visits and problems is kept on file and the physician is able to utilize the medical history to solve the patient's current problems. With this system in place the medical establishment will be able to improve health care delivery to the patients and be able to better manage the process of the providing health care. Furthermore, this system will also lower the cost of providing health care without compromising on the quality of health care. | 08-05-2010 |
20100205119 | Individual System Performance Management - Individual System Performance Management apparatus employs in one manifestation Sequential Empirical Optimization (SEO) in its illustrative version to manage a sequence of periodic readjustment to adjust inputs of an input/output system with the aim to maximize the cumulative sequence of overall value delivered by the system. SEO continually updates its learning from the stored run data. In this discussion, the term “adjusting” control inputs is used the same as “setting” control inputs, including adjusting or setting things by hand. | 08-12-2010 |
20100211532 | Computerized analysis of genetic profiles via internet portals - A computer-implemented process and apparatus for storing, accessing, and comparing genetic profiles in a form suitable for amateur human analysis is provided. The process includes imputing and storing data that represent individual genetic profiles which have been created using conventional genetic analysis processes. The process and apparatus allow remote consumer access via the Internet to genetic profiles owned by consumer which can then be compared against other genetic profiles according to a genetic profile comparison process selected from several available processes. The resulting output of the process is a summary of the genetic profile comparison which answers the question posed by the consumer. | 08-19-2010 |
20100223211 | Decision service method and system - A real time decisioning service comprising a set of powerful tools accessible in ASP mode allowing an end user to create, configure, test, and deploy decision engines to automate real time decisions, comprising both expert and custom analytic models used within decision strategies, and comprising systems integration and strategy consulting is provided. An exemplary decision system is described. | 09-02-2010 |
20100241596 | INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION FOR GENERATING ENSEMBLE CLASSIFIERS - A real-time visual feedback ensemble classifier generator and method for interactively generating an optimal ensemble classifier using a user interface. Embodiments of the real-time visual feedback ensemble classifier generator and method use a weight adjustment operation and a partitioning operation in the interactive generation process. In addition, the generator and method include a user interface that provides real-time visual feedback to a user so that the user can see how the weight adjustment and partitioning operation affect the overall accuracy of the ensemble classifier. Using the user interface and the interactive controls available on the user interface, a user can iteratively use one or both of the weigh adjustment operation and partitioning operation to generate an optimized ensemble classifier. | 09-23-2010 |
20100250470 | LIFESTYLE DISEASE PREVENTION APPARATUS AND LIFESTYLE DISEASE PREVENTION METHOD - There is provided a lifestyle disease prevention apparatus capable of objectively recognizing physical condition of a test subject. The apparatus includes: a biological information storing unit in which biological information of the test subject in connection with test subject identification information which identifies the test subject is stored in advance; and a risk calculating unit which reads the biological information in connection with the selected test subject identification information from the biological information storing unit and calculates a lifestyle disease probability that the test subject belongs to a progress stage of each disease targeted for prevention and/or improvement which is preset on the basis of the read biological information. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250471 | MUSIC INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSE SERVER - An artificial intelligence song/music recommendation system and method is provided that allows music shoppers to discover new music. The system and method accomplish these tasks by analyzing a database of music in order to identify key similarities between different pieces of music, and then recommends pieces of music to a user depending upon their music preferences. | 09-30-2010 |
20100268672 | ACTION MANAGER FOR SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - An advisement manager is provided. One embodiment includes a processor connected to a memory device. A manager module executing on the processor, and is configured to receive an event signal triggered by an event, store content of the event signal in the memory device, retrieve information for responding to the event from different sources, and transmit the response information to an output device. An interface module is configured to display event information and the response information, and accept a response selection. | 10-21-2010 |
20100274743 | Human-Machine Interface with Learning While Using Functionality - A human-machine interface with learning while using functionality, is involved with the fields of communication interface between human and machine. | 10-28-2010 |
20100280977 | System, Program, and Method for Representation, Utilization, and Maintenance of Regulatory Knowledge - A knowledge based system, program, and method for regulatory knowledge representation, utilization, and maintenance is presented. The system, program, and method support advanced reasoning concerning entities and events in order to determine their adherence to regulations and policies, with the specific ability to identify violations of regulations that govern industries such as the financial services industry. Advanced approaches and methods that allow for efficient representation of regulatory knowledge, its utilization and maintenance are specifically defined. Events and actions like, for instance, financial transactions or regulatory compliance violations can be evaluated on an automated basis by applying various approaches and methods using the regulatory knowledge system. | 11-04-2010 |
20100312724 | INFERRING USER PREFERENCES FROM AN INTERNET BASED SOCIAL INTERACTIVE CONSTRUCT - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computers, helps determine an unknown user's preferences through the use of internet based social interactive graphical representations on a computer facility by performing the steps of (1) ascertaining preferences of a plurality of users who are part of an internet based social interactive construct, wherein the plurality of users become a plurality of known users; (2) determining the internet based social interactive graphical representation for the plurality of known users; and (3) inferring the preferences of an unknown user present in the internet based social interactive graphical representation of the plurality of known users based on the interrelationships between the unknown user and the plurality of known users within the graphical representation. | 12-09-2010 |
20100318476 | RULE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING AUTOMATIC USER INPUT SELECTION - An improvement in decision automation employing a ZDD rule model indicative of a business or engineering rule to provide decision support to a user. The computer-implemented improvement automatically identifies compliant inputs for the rule processing system according to at least one input initially supplied by a user, and is particularly useful for determining product configuration, engineering designs, various outcome of planning scenarios, etc. Once a user selects an initial value(s), remaining compliant values unique to the user-selected value(s) are automatically identified. The improvement reduces time required to manually select inputs. In one embodiment, the improvement includes an I/O interface to enable the user to choose and observe inputs, an autoselect ZDD constructed from compliant inputs of the rule model, and a ZDD processing module that processes said autoselect ZDD in order to provide for the user a set compliant inputs for the ZDD rule model according to the user input. The automatic input selection routine may be executed at decision automation runtime, or executed and stored a priori for subsequent processing during runtime. | 12-16-2010 |
20110004572 | Methods and Systems for Selecting and Presenting Content on a First System Based on User Preferences Learned on a Second System - A method of selecting and presenting content on a first system based on user preferences learned on a second system is provided. The method includes receiving a user's input for identifying items of the second content system and, in response thereto, presenting a subset of items of the second content system and receiving the user's selection actions thereof. The method includes analyzing the selected items to learn the user's content preferences for the content of the second content system and determining a relationship between the content of the first and second content systems to determine preferences relevant to items of the first content system. The method includes, in response subsequent user input for items of the first content system, selecting and ordering a collection of items of the first content system based on the user's learned content preferences determined to be relevant to the items of the first content system. | 01-06-2011 |
20110010315 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING ARTICLES - A computer-implemented method of providing recommendations for articles, includes receiving information regarding one or more articles; displaying a portion of the information received relating to the one or more articles, on a display device; receiving input from a user relating to the displayed information, from an input device, and displaying information on one or more new articles based on the user input. | 01-13-2011 |
20110016064 | Patient Management Support System for Patient Testing and Monitoring Devices - An information management, analysis and response generation system is used with monitoring devices for the remote testing and monitoring of system users' physiological information (e.g. diabetes testing, blood pressure testing, anti-coagulation, etc.). The information management, analysis and response generation system allows testing and monitoring devices manufactured by third party companies to communicate with the system through existing communication networks means enabled by proprietary technology. Upon analysis of the collected data, the system is capable of initiating communications with third parties, including interactive clinical alert notifications. | 01-20-2011 |
20110022548 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEURAL MODELING OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL DATA - Systems and methods for constructing a neural model, wherein the system and method comprises analyzing neuropsychological data to obtain the model and modeling functional plasticity. | 01-27-2011 |
20110035343 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DETERMINING A PRIORITIZED LIST OF USERS RELATED TO A GIVEN GOAL - A method and system of determining a prioritized list of one or more users related to a given goal obtaining a set of places, determine one or more future places an expert associated with a given goal is predicted to visit to accomplish the given goal, obtain a history of one or more places users have visited, determine one or more historical places from the history of one or more places that match the future places, and identify one or more users associated with the determined one or more historical places. | 02-10-2011 |
20110040705 | ENSURING HIGH AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES VIA THREE PHASE EXCEPTION HANDLING - Described herein are systems and methods for three phase exception handling ensuring high availability of services. Via unified application program interface (API), one or more inspector instances are observing the behavior one or more services. The three phase exception handling is triggered upon observing an abnormal service behavior. Phase one comprises executing one or more commands from the unified API by the one or more inspector instances in attempt to resolve the abnormal service behavior and notifying a centralized inspector engine. Phase two comprises executing one or more predefined rules according to the current service state by the centralized inspector engine in attempt to resolve the abnormal service behavior and notifying an administrator. Phase three comprises abnormal service behavior analysis by the administrator and executing customized by the administrator rules to resolve the abnormal service behavior. | 02-17-2011 |
20110055120 | GENETIC ALGORITHMS WITH ROBUST RANK ESTIMATION FOR HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES - Disclosed herein, among other things, is a method for fitting a hearing assistance device for a user using a genetic algorithm. Stimulus pairs are presented to the user using a computer, the stimulus pairs adapted to provide contrasting options for selection from a set of stimuli stored in the computer. Inputs are received from the user entered into the computer, including preference judgments of the user. A score is calculated for each stimulus of the pair using the computer to execute a rank agreement function to maximize agreement between scores and the preference judgments. A set of genes is selected based on the scores, where the set of genes correspond to hearing assistance device parameters. The set of genes is operated on with a genetic algorithm using the assigned scores to obtain a child set of genes. The child set is used to provide parameter values during fitting. | 03-03-2011 |
20110060702 | USING A GENETIC ALGORITHM EMPLOYING AN EXPEDITED CONVERGENCE MECHANISM - Apparatus and method for at least partially fitting a medical implant system to a patient is described. These apparatuses and methods comprise executing a genetic algorithm to select a set of parameter values for the medical implant system. This genetic algorithm may comprise generating successive generations of child populations until a confidence threshold is reached. This confidence threshold comprises determining whether the values of each parameter value to be selected have converged on particular value with a specified confidence level. In determining whether the values have converged, one or more initial generations of the search may be excluded in computing the likelihood that the value has converged. | 03-10-2011 |
20110071963 | Method, System and Apparatus for Intelligent Management of Oil and Gas Platform Surface Equipment - A method, system, apparatus (and related computer program) for intelligent management of oil and gas offshore and onshore platform surface equipment over a computer network is disclosed. The system utilizes a data aggregator for gathering real-time data streams from surface equipment located on such platform(s), such surface equipment containing one or more sensors for monitoring in real time the performance of equipment operational parameters of interest. The data analysis engine is in network communication with the data aggregator, and comprises a trained neural network capable of generating self organizing maps, and creating predictive operational parameters regarding such surface equipment. An interface is provided for inputting into the neural network various data including, for example, the published performance operational parameters for such equipment. A network user interface is also provided for transmitting such predictive operational input to one or more end user terminals equipped with end user dashboard display software. | 03-24-2011 |
20110087624 | System and Method for Generating Knowledge Based Radiological Report Information Via Ontology Driven Graphical User Interface - A system and method are provided to generate knowledge-based radiological report information via an ontology driven graphical user interface. Even further, a system and method are provided that employ radiological report domain ontology to specify and model a graphical user interface knowledge that is used by the present invention to create a graphical user interface and then to exercise the graphical user interface to generate knowledge-based radiological report information. | 04-14-2011 |
20110093413 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Defining Normal and Expected Usage of a Computing Resource - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for defining normal usage of a computing system resource. A method for defining normal usage of a computing system resource includes receiving a repeating schedule that represents system usage of one or more computing resources and receiving one or more demand events that will affect the system usage of the one or more computer resources. The method also automatically creates a predictive temporal profile that represents the system usage of the one or more computer resources from information comprising the repeating schedule and the one or more demand events. The predictive temporal profile is displayed for the user to review. | 04-21-2011 |
20110106731 | QUESTIONNAIRE GENERATION - A questionnaire generation process presents a first subset from a set of questions of the questionnaire and receives first answers from a user. The first answers are used to determine whether the first answers are sufficient to give definite values to conditions of first rules, wherein the first rules have conditions for providing output. When the first answers are not sufficient, the conditions of the first rules can be used to identify a second subset of the questions, wherein the second subset of questions has second answers such that a combination of the first and second answers is sufficient to give definite values to the respective conditions of the first rules, and the second subset of questions can be presented to the user. | 05-05-2011 |
20110112992 | OPPORTUNISTIC FULFILLMENT OF TASKS BY SUGGESTIONS FROM A PERSONAL DEVICE - A computer tasking system has at least one sensor arranged to provide current location data for a user, an environment module to determine venues local to the user, a data repository having tasking data, and a recommendation module to analyze the current location data, the venues and the tasking data to produce a tasking recommendation for the user. A computer-controlled method of making recommendations of tasks includes receiving situational data from at least one sensor at a computer, accessing a repository of tasking data, determining, based upon the situational data and the tasking data, if an opportunity exists for task fulfillment, and making a recommendation to a user regarding the task fulfillment based upon the opportunity through a user interface. A shared task fulfillment system has a central hub consisting of a device that provides a user interface for entering a request for task fulfillment, the central hub comprising, a repository to store the request, a network interface to allow user devices to access the central hub, a processor to receive communications through the network interface and the user interface to update the repository and communicate with user devices, and a network of users having user devices. | 05-12-2011 |
20110161257 | METHOD, SIMULATOR ASSEMBLY, AND STORAGE DEVICE FOR INTERACTING WITH A REGRESSION MODEL - The present invention enables a user to obtain a prediction by easily interacting with a regression model, even if the number of combinations of input variables is relatively high. The results are presented in an easy-to-read format after a relatively small amount of time for processing. Interacting with the regression model includes receiving the values of one or more input variables, determining relevant combinations of the values, finding an individual prediction for each combination, and operating on the individual predictions to produce an output variable based on the individual predictions. The invention may be embodied as a method interacting with a regression model, a simulator assembly for interacting with a regression model, or a machine readable storage medium containing instructions associated with a regression model. A common spreadsheet utility may be utilized to embody the present invention. | 06-30-2011 |
20110178962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE USER-BASED PRIORITIZATION AND DISPLAY OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES - A method and system that dynamically ranks electronic messages based on their situational and inherent dimensions, which are judged by a set of filters. These filters evaluate the different elemental metadata constituting a message and produce a priority value based on filters relevance and importance. The system iterates through queued messages, examine the structured content for expected attributes, statistically analyze unstructured content, apply dynamically weighted rules and policies to deliver a priority ranking, and then display the message and its vital attributes in accordance with the priority ranking. The system also adaptive learns and adjusts its weighted rules and policies to permit priority ranking to change on real-time or interval-based(may be user-defined) schedule. The system includes a GUI for increasing reading and processing efficiency. The GUI performs supervised and unsupervised learning from the user's behaviors, and displays messages in accordance with their priority classification. | 07-21-2011 |
20110191271 | IMAGE TAGGING BASED UPON CROSS DOMAIN CONTEXT - A method described herein includes receiving a digital image, wherein the digital image includes a first element that corresponds to a first domain and a second element that corresponds to a second domain. The method also includes automatically assigning a label to the first element in the digital image based at least in part upon a computed probability that the label corresponds to the first element, wherein the probability is computed through utilization of a first model that is configured to infer labels for elements in the first domain and a second model that is configured to infer labels for elements in the second domain. The first model receives data that identifies learned relationships between elements in the first domain and elements in the second domain, and the probability is computed by the first model based at least in part upon the learned relationships. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191272 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF EFFECTIVELY MANAGING UV EXPOSURE - A system for managing a user's exposure to the ultraviolet radiation including a user input interface, display circuitry including a screen, control circuitry including at least one processor wherein the control circuitry is configured to communicate with the display circuitry and the user input interface, data storage means for storing program instructions that, when implemented by the control circuitry, are configured to determine UV index information corresponding to a user's location, communicate with the user input interface to retrieve information for at least one user parameter, calculate at least one recommended exposure time based on the UV index information and the user parameter information, and communicate with the display circuitry to display the recommended exposure time. | 08-04-2011 |
20110202483 | Analyzing Events - Event analysis methods and apparatus in which sequences ( | 08-18-2011 |
20110208677 | INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEM ALERTS MECHANISM - A system and method for analyzing Intrusion Detection System (IDS) alert data associated with a computer network is described. The method includes applying first association rules to obtained IDS alert data associated with a computer network and processing the obtained IDS alert data with the first association rules. Analyst feedback data associated with the processed obtained IDS alert data is received, and a training data set from the analyst feedback data is received. New association rules are determined based upon the training data set, and the new association rules are outputted to a display of a computing device. Outputting the new association rules may include outputting patterns within the IDS alert data of false positive alerts. The new association rules may be applied back to the obtained IDS alert data. | 08-25-2011 |
20110231346 | AUTOMATED LEGAL EVALUATION USING BAYESIAN NETWORK OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method for legal knowledge modeling and automated legal evaluation, such as for online, questionnaire-based legal analysis, is provided. Information, such as facts and characteristics of a legal situation or legal scenario, as it relates to a legal conclusion or a legal result, in addition to the probabilities of such conclusions or results, are modeled in a Bayesian Network. The Bayesian Network may comprise instantiable nodes, fault nodes, intermediary nodes, a utility node and decision nodes. The Bayesian network is automatically updated on a periodic basis to reflect new legislation or court decisions. Using Bayesian inference, the conditional probability of a legal conclusion based on a user's answers to a questionnaire may be determined. These conditional probabilities are modified upon the input of evidence, which is typically in the form of answers to a dynamic set of questions designed to identify a legal conclusion or a legal result. | 09-22-2011 |
20110270786 | Predicting Candidates Using Input Scopes - Embodiments are configured to provide one or more candidates based in part on an input identifier associated with an input interface. In an embodiment, a system includes an input method editor (IME) that can be configured to provide one or more candidates based in part on a prediction model and one or more input scope values associated with an input interface. The IME can also operate to store an entered string including one or more associated input scope values to a storage component. The stored information can be used when suggesting candidates. | 11-03-2011 |
20110295773 | ASSISTED CLUSTERING - Assisted clustering systems and methods are described herein that provide a user interface by which a user can easily create clusters and selectively associate data items with such clusters. Information regarding data item-cluster associations made by the user is processed by a recommendation engine to learn a clustering model. The clustering model is then be used to generate recommendations for the user regarding which unassociated data items should be associated with which clusters. In certain embodiments, after the user has determined that the clustering model is performing at a satisfactory level based on the quality of the recommendations, the user can cause the system to automatically cluster a large quantity of remaining unassociated data items. In accordance with further embodiments, a user can specify arbitrary data item types for clustering as well as features of such data types that should be considered in generating the clustering model. | 12-01-2011 |
20110302110 | Computer Systems and Methods for Automatic Generation of Models for a Dataset - A method of automatically generating models from a dataset includes multiple steps. First, a description of a view of a dataset is provided. The description includes multiple fields associated with the dataset. Next, a set of properties is determined for each of the multiple fields. Finally, the description is automatically translated into one or more models based on the respective properties of the multiple fields and a set of predefined heuristics. | 12-08-2011 |
20120005131 | Combining Human and Machine Intelligence to Solve Tasks With Crowd Sourcing - Methods are described for ideally joining human and machine computing resources to solve tasks, based on the construction of predictive models from case libraries of data about the abilities of people and machines and their collaboration. Predictive models include methods for folding together human contributions, such as voting, with machine computation, such as automated visual analyses, as well as the routing of tasks to people based on prior performance and interests. An optimal distribution of tasks to selected participants of the plurality of participants is determined according to a model that considers the demonstrated competencies of people based on a value of information analysis that considers the value of human computation and the ideal people for providing a contribution. | 01-05-2012 |
20120030149 | Method and a computer program product for providing a response to a statement of a user - A method for interacting with a person, the method comprising: receiving a user textual input; matching a structured representation of the user textual input against expected user statement fields of knowledge database entries; wherein a knowledge database entry comprises an expected user statement field and at least one action field; wherein multiple entries of the knowledge database form a data structure that comprises multiple expected user statements fields that match an expected sequence of user textual inputs. | 02-02-2012 |
20120041902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING USER PREFERENCE SETTINGS FOR A CATEGORY, AND IN PARTICULAR A MEDIA CATEGORY - A system and method for assigning user preference settings for fields in a category using selected settings for only a subset of the media category fields is disclosed. A subset of fields for a media category is defined. A base setting for each field in the subset of the category fields is established. The base setting may be a weight or preference value. The base setting may be established by the user selecting a base setting or may be a default base setting. Once a user selects the settings for the subset of category fields, a set weight for the fields in the category not in the subset is determined using the base setting. That is possible because the fields in the subset of category fields are chosen from fields that contain aspects and attributes of the other fields. | 02-16-2012 |
20120041903 | CHATBOTS - In one aspect, the invention concerns a method of operating a chatbot to engage in a conversation with a correspondent the method comprises building a profile having plural profile variables for the correspondent; and during the conversation with the correspondent; selecting a node in the conversation data structure for processing based on the one or more profile variables, and processing the node to follow a conversation path based on the node's coded instructions and/or relationship with other nodes. In another aspect, the method comprises the steps of attempting to match the received input message with a node in the conversation data structure of the chatbot; if a matched node is found, selecting the matched node for processing; but if a matched node is not found, selecting a node for processing using a fuzzy search, or using a default procedure. | 02-16-2012 |
20120059776 | KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY AGENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for processing information in unstructured or structured form, comprising a computer running in a distributed network with one or more data agents. Associations of natural language artifacts may be learned from natural language artifacts in unstructured data sources, and semantic and syntactic relationships may be learned in structured data sources, using grouping based on a criteria of shared features that are dynamically determined without the use of a priori classifications, by employing conditional probability constraints. | 03-08-2012 |
20120066159 | Decision Making and Implementation System - Systems for assisting a user in a process of decision-making or analysis involving a topic comprising a computer and one or more computer applications comprising: a module for displaying a screen set soliciting a set of input data, and inputting said set of input data, wherein at least some of the data is characterized with a value representing a degree of certainty regarding the data; and a module for displaying a screen or screen set showing a current recommendation or analysis where the degree of certainty regarding the input data is reflected in the recommendation, calculations, or output; wherein said module optionally provides information or links to modify those inputs which are determined to have one or more of: the highest importance, the greatest effect on the calculated certainty of the current recommendation or analysis, and the greatest effect on the calculated certainty of a particular calculated result. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072379 | Evolution of a User Interface Based on Learned Idiosyncrasies and Collected Data of a User - A user interface evolves based on learned idiosyncrasies and collected data of a user. Learned idiosyncrasies and collected data of the user can be stored in a knowledge base. Information from the surrounding environment of the user can be obtained during learning of idiosyncrasies or collection of data. Thought-based statements can be generated based at least in part on the knowledge base and the information from the environment surrounding the user during learning of idiosyncrasies or collection of data. The thought-based statements serve to invoke or respond to subsequent actions of the user. The user interface can be presented so as to allow for interaction with the user based at least in part on the thought-based statements. Furthermore, personality nuances of the user interface can be developed that affect the interaction between the user and the user interface. | 03-22-2012 |
20120117005 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENT ASSISTANCE - A system and a method for a service engine providing distributed intelligent assistance to a user are described herein. The method comprising steps of receiving and displaying a user inquiry from the user, the user inquiry having a linguistic pattern including a verb; generating and displaying a follow up question based on the user inquiry; receiving and displaying a follow up answer from the user; and generating and displaying a response based on the user inquiry and the follow up answer. | 05-10-2012 |
20120123975 | Automatic Batching of GUI-Based Tasks - Described herein are techniques for automatically batching GUI-based (Graphical User Interface) tasks. The described techniques include automatically determining whether a user is performing batchable tasks in a GUI-based environment. Once detected, the described techniques include predicting the next tasks of a batch based upon those detected batchable tasks. With the described techniques, the user may be asked to verify and/or correct the predicted next tasks. Furthermore, the described techniques may include performing a batch and doing so without user interaction. | 05-17-2012 |
20120150770 | GOVERNANCE IN WORK FLOW SOFTWARE - The disclosure presents categorization of users into groups comprising expert users and novice users. A system and method analyzes the users' inputted data in helpdesk troubleshooting software to determine the deviation of novice users from expert users, or the deviation of novice users to a preconfigured behavior as determined by management policy. Other embodiments are also disclosed. | 06-14-2012 |
20120158616 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A HEALTH-RELATED SURVEY USING PICTOGRAM ANSWERS - In some embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium includes code to cause a processor to send a signal representing a first question and a set of pictogram answers associated with the first question and a second question, different from the first question, and a set of pictogram answers associated with the second question. The first question and the second question can define a health-related survey such as a health-risk assessment. The non-transitory processor-readable medium includes code to receive a user selection of a pictogram answer associated with the first question and receive a user selection of a pictogram answer associated with the second question. The non-transitory processor-readable medium includes code to define a health-related user profile based on the user selection to the first question and the second question. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158617 | METHODS FOR ORGANIZING INFORMATION ACCESSED THROUGH A WEB BROWSER - Methods are provided for assisting in the organization of information accessed through a web browser. At least one item of information accessed through the web browser is captured and visually represented in a defined organizational area of a display. A relevance index is calculated for each item of information that is visually represented to a current web-browsing behavior. The relevance index is conveyed for each item of information to the current web-browsing behavior to a user of the web browser. | 06-21-2012 |
20120166365 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TAILORING THE OUTPUT OF AN INTELLIGENT AUTOMATED ASSISTANT TO A USER - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for tailoring the output of an intelligent automated assistant. One embodiment of a method for conducting an interaction with a human user includes collecting data about the user using a multimodal set of sensors positioned in a vicinity of the user, making a set of inferences about the user in accordance with the data, and tailoring an output to be delivered to the user in accordance with the set of inferences. | 06-28-2012 |
20120173464 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPLOITING HUMAN FEEDBACK IN AN INTELLIGENT AUTOMATED ASSISTANT - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for exploiting human feedback in an intelligent automated assistant. One embodiment of a method for conducting an interaction with a human user includes inferring an intent from data entered by the human user, formulating a response in accordance with the intent, receiving feedback from a human advisor in response to at least one of the inferring and the formulating, wherein the human advisor is a person other than the human user, and adapting at least one model used in at least one of the inferring and the formulating, wherein the adapting is based on the feedback. | 07-05-2012 |
20120185414 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIND FORECASTING AND GRID MANAGEMENT - In one embodiment, a wind power ramp event nowcasting system includes a wind condition analyzer for detecting a wind power ramp signal; a sensor array, situated in an area relative to a wind farm, the sensor array providing data to the wind condition analyzer; a mesoscale numerical model; a neural network pattern recognizer; and a statistical forecast model, wherein the statistical model receives input from the wind condition analyzer, the mesoscale numerical model, and the neural network pattern recognizer; and the statistical forecast model outputs a time and duration for the wind power ramp event (WPRE) for the wind farm. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191629 | Enabling a Support Service to Provide Automated Problem Resolution Based on Real Time Chat Analytics - An embodiment of the invention directed to a method for resolving a problem detected in a data processing machine includes establishing a chat link between a machine user and a support service agent, for enabling a conversation therebetween. One or more initial messages sent from the user to the agent over the link is analyzed, to generate a goal associated with the detected problem. The goal is applied as an input to an AI planning component, which is operated in response to the goal to produce an initial set of actions for achieving the goal. Messages sent from the user to the agent subsequent to the initial messages are analyzed, and responsive to such analysis, the initial set of actions is selectively changed to an updated set of actions, for use in achieving the goal. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197824 | Systems and Methods for Managing Interactions Between an Individual and an Entity - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a synthesis engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, can cause the controller to retrieve collected information associated with a behavior of an individual, synthesize from the information a measure of a mood of the individual to interact with others, and transmit the measure to a system associated with the individual to manage requests between the individual and the entity. The measure of the mood of the individual can indicate an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity. The measure can be described by a plurality of dimensions. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 08-02-2012 |
20120197825 | System and Method for Inputting Text into Small Screen Devices - The present invention relates generally to a system and method for text prediction and, in particular, a system and method for the adaptive weighting of text predictions. The present invention provides a modular language model-based text prediction system for the adaptive weighting of text prediction components and a method for doing so. The system uses category predictions, generated by a timed aggregated perceptron classifier, to weight, using a weighting module, text predictions generated by a text prediction engine comprising at least one predictor. | 08-02-2012 |
20120209793 | Ideation Search Engine - It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for measuring, valuing, assigning, processing and accessing emotional values for use in an idea generation, or ideation, search engine. This system may be applied to searching and matching between different entities, where an entity can be anything including websites, multimedia objects, products, people, places and ideas. According to another aspect of the present invention, a computer system for codifying human emotion into a machine readable language is disclosed. The computer system comprises an emotion preference server, an enterprise system, an end-user system and a search and match engine. | 08-16-2012 |
20120221493 | USER BEHAVIOR-BASED REMOTELY-TRIGGERED AUTOMATED ACTIONS - An action is triggered by receiving information related to a predicted destination of a user, accessing a library that maps user actions to destinations, determining that at least one of the destinations in the library corresponds with the predicted destination of the user and at least one of the destinations in the library, identifying a user action, within the library, that is associated with the destination determined to correspond with the predicted destination of the user, and triggering the user action. | 08-30-2012 |
20120239596 | CLASSIFICATION OF STREAM-BASED DATA USING MACHINE LEARNING - The described implementations relate to data classification. One implementation includes identifying one or more likely classifications for an incoming data item using an algorithm. The implementation can also include providing the one or more identified classifications to a user. A selection of an individual identified classification for the incoming data item can be received from the user. The algorithm can be refined to reflect the selection by the user. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239597 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT THAT IS WORKFLOW ENVIRONMENT INDEPENDENT - A method for providing evidence-based clinical decision support that can be provided independent of any particular workflow environment may include providing evidence-based decision support content defining a set of rules for patient care where the evidence-based decision support content is provided independent of a predefined workflow, providing a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) that enable native application access to the evidence-based decision support content, and providing an integrator that, in connection with processing circuitry, executes instructions to utilize the set of APIs to enable building a user interface for workflow that allows access to the evidence-based decision support content. A corresponding computer program product and apparatus are also provided. | 09-20-2012 |
20120284211 | IDENTIFYING ABNORMALITIES IN RESOURCE USAGE - A method, data processing system, and computer program product for identifying abnormalities in data. A model representing a plurality of modes for an activity generated from training data is retrieved. The training data includes a first plurality of measurements of a first performance of the activity over a period of time. Each of the plurality of modes is identified as one of normal and abnormal. Activity data including a second plurality of measurements of a second performance of the activity is received. A portion of the activity data is compared with the plurality of modes in the model. A notification of an abnormality in the second performance of the activity is generated in response to an identification that the portion of the activity data matches a mode in the plurality of modes identified as abnormal. Confirmation of the abnormality is requested via a user interface. | 11-08-2012 |
20120290509 | Training Statistical Dialog Managers in Spoken Dialog Systems With Web Data - Training for a statistical dialog manager may be provided. A plurality of log data associated with an intent may be received, and at least one step associated with completing the intent according to the plurality of log data may be identified. An understanding model associated with the intent may be created, including a plurality of queries mapped to the intent. In response to receiving a natural language query from a user that is associated with the intent a response to the user may be provided according to the understanding model. | 11-15-2012 |
20120296855 | QUANTIFYING, ANALYSING, MONITORING AND IMPROVING HAPPINESS - A method based on the economical concept of NPV for to analyze the emotion of happiness in people by collecting data on emotions regarding an event or action, from a perspective of at least two time periods, and calculating the person's happiness level. | 11-22-2012 |
20120323824 | Automated Legal Evaluation Using a Decision Tree over a Communications Network - A method for legal knowledge modeling and automated legal evaluation, such as for online, questionnaire-based legal analysis, is provided. Information, such as facts and characteristics of a legal situation or legal scenario, as it relates to a legal conclusion or a legal result, are modeled in a decision tree. The decision tree may comprise a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes, wherein each node is associated with a variable that represents either an answer to a legal inquiry or a legal conclusion, and an edge represents a conditional dependency between variables of nodes. The decision tree is automatically updated on a periodic basis to reflect new legislation or court decisions. Using the decision tree, a legal conclusion based on the user's answers to a questionnaire may be determined. The legal conclusion is modified upon the input of evidence, which is typically in the form of answers to a dynamic set of questions designed to identify a legal conclusion or a legal result. | 12-20-2012 |
20130097101 | User Class Based Media Content Recommendation Methods and Systems - An exemplary method includes a media content recommendation system assigning a user of a media content service to a user class included in a plurality of predefined user classes each associated with the media content service, selecting a weight-based recommendation heuristic that is associated with the user class from a plurality of available weight-based recommendation heuristics each associated with a distinct user class included in the plurality of predefined user classes, and generating, in accordance with the selected weight-based recommendation heuristic, a recommendation score associated with a media content instance available for access by the user by way of a media content access device associated with the media content service. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 04-18-2013 |
20130103616 | Computing Predicted Data According to Weighted Peak Preservation and Time Distance Biasing - A value corresponding to an adjustable control element is received. Predicted data is computed from seasonal data, where the computing is according to applying preservation of peaks in the seasonal data and applying time distance biasing in which more recent data points in the seasonal data are weighted higher than less recent data points. Relative weighting of the peak preservation and the time distance biasing is based on the received value corresponding to the adjustable control element. | 04-25-2013 |
20130117201 | EVOLUTION OF A USER INTERFACE BASED ON LEARNED IDIOSYNCRASIES AND COLLECTED DATA OF A USER - A user interface evolves based on learned idiosyncrasies and collected data of a user. Learned idiosyncrasies and collected data of the user can be stored in a knowledge base. Information from the surrounding environment of the user can be obtained during learning of idiosyncrasies or collection of data. Thought-based statements can be generated based at least in part on the knowledge base and the information from the environment surrounding the user during learning of idiosyncrasies or collection of data. The thought-based statements serve to invoke or respond to subsequent actions of the user. The user interface can be presented so as to allow for interaction with the user based at least in part on the thought-based statements. Furthermore, personality nuances of the user interface can be developed that affect the interaction between the user and the user interface. | 05-09-2013 |
20130124435 | KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY AGENT SYSTEM - A system and method for processing information in unstructured or structured form, comprising a computer running in a distributed network with one or more data agents. Associations of natural language artifacts may be learned from natural language artifacts in unstructured data sources, and semantic and syntactic relationships may be learned in structured data sources, using grouping based on a criteria of shared features that are dynamically determined without the use of a priori classifications, by employing conditional probability constraints. | 05-16-2013 |
20130246316 | Apparatus and Method for Automated Data Selection in Model Identification and Adaptation in Multivariable Process Control - A computer-based apparatus and method for automated data screening and selection in model identification and model adaptation in multivariable process control is disclosed. Data sample status information, PID control loop associations and internally built MISO (Multi-input, Single-output) predictive models are employed to automatically screen individual time-series of data, and based on various criteria bad data is automatically identified and marked for removal. The resulting plant step test/operational data is also repaired by interpolated replacement values substituted for certain removed bad data that satisfy some conditions. Computer implemented data point interconnection and adjustment techniques are provided to guarantee smooth/continuous replacement values. | 09-19-2013 |
20130254138 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIEWING, MODIFYING, STORING, AND RUNNING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK COMPONENTS - A system and method for artificial neural network processing includes, for example, modifying, by a computer processor, a value of a charge of a node of an artificial neural depending on a number of elapsed steps since a prior predefined significant event. A system and method includes, for example, providing by a processor a real-time representation of an artificial neural network and of graphical effects of a running of the neural network. A system and method includes, for example, automatically modifying the behavior of network nodes based on simultaneous occurrences of events. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254139 | Systems and methods for building a universal intelligent assistant with learning capabilities - Systems and methods disclosed herein relates to building an intelligent assistant that can take in human requests/commands in simple text form, especially in natural language format, and perform tasks for users. Systems and methods are disclosed herein in which knowledge of how to interpret users' requests and carry out tasks, including how to find and manipulate information on the Internet, can be learned from users by the designed assistant, and the knowledge can be subsequently used by the assistant to perform tasks for users. Using the disclosed methods, the designed assistant enables a user to teach the assistant, by actually performing the task manually through the provided user interface, and/or by referring to some knowledge that the assistant already knows; the designed assistant may generate more generic knowledge based on what it learns, and can apply the more generic knowledge to serve requests that it has never seen and never directly learned, and can revise/improve the knowledge according to execution result/feedback. The methods and systems being disclosed here are useful for building an intelligent assistant, especially a universal personal assistant and an intelligent search assistant. | 09-26-2013 |
20130262346 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING INPUT CONTENT - Electronic devices and methods for processing an input content are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a first input content through a first operation; displaying the first input content on the display unit, the first input content comprising at least two elements; determining a first element from the at least two elements in accordance with a predetermined rule; obtaining a second element through a second operation, the second element not belonging to the at least two elements; updating the first element with the second element at the position where the first element has been displayed on the display unit; and displaying the second element on the display unit. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262347 | System and Method for Visualisation of Behaviour within Computer Infrastructure - The field of the disclosure relates generally to a method and system for analysing behaviour of a computer infrastructure and the displaying the behaviour of the computer infrastructure in a graphical manner. The system comprises an analytical engine connected to agents running on devices in the computer infrastructure and analysing continuous data and asynchronous data. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262348 | DATA SOLUTIONS SYSTEM - A system for analyzing a plurality of data sets to determine one or more solutions for a specific problem is provided. The system includes an analytical module configured to receive a plurality of data sets from a plurality of sources and analyze the plurality of data sets using a data handling module configured to convert the plurality of data sets into an analytics data set. The system also includes an exploratory analysis module configured to determine a plurality of correlations existing within the analytics data set; wherein the pluralities of correlations are used to determine the one or more solutions. The system further includes a graphical user interface coupled to the analytical module and configured to enable one or more users to interact with the analytical module and a storage module configured to store the plurality of data sets and the analytics data sets. | 10-03-2013 |
20130275344 | PERSONALIZED SEMANTIC CONTROLS - A method, machine readable storage medium, and system for providing personalized semantic controls for semantic systems. A semantic network may be set up with initial configuration. A business application user interface, including semantic controls, may be coupled to the semantic network to interact with the semantic network. Semantic objects and relations may be defined in the semantic network for business terminology. A user request for business data may be received. The semantic network may update the objects and relations for business terminology based on the request. The business application user interface may provide for personalized semantic controls based on the updated objects and relations. | 10-17-2013 |
20130275345 | AUTOMATED VERIFICATION OF HYPOTHESES USING ONTOLOGIES - A method on a computer for determining whether a hypothesis is verified by one or more ontologies. The method includes reading an address for a hypothesis comprised of one or more hypothesis axioms, wherein an axiom is represented in description logic form, reading an address for an ontology comprised of one or more ontology axioms and accessing the hypothesis and the ontology using the addresses that were read. The method further includes determining whether the ontology either corroborates or contradicts the hypothesis, identifying a first set of ontology axioms that corroborate the hypothesis and identifying a second set of ontology axioms that contradict the hypothesis, displaying a graphic indicating either corroboration or contradiction of the hypothesis, displaying the first set of ontology axioms together with a graphic indicating corroboration of the hypothesis and displaying the second set of ontology axioms together with a graphic indicating contradiction of the hypothesis. | 10-17-2013 |
20130282626 | CHOICE MODELLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Choice experiments are a type of survey which can be used to model user behaviour, in which survey respondents are presented with a choice of combinations of features and forced to one set of features. A computational system for performing choice modelling is described. This system comprises a user interface module, that allows an end users to specify what they set of features they wish to investigate (the attribute space), and constraints. A design generator module is used to generate an experimental design that matches the user defined attribute space. A range of different designs can be generated and compared to identify the optimum design. The design generator allows the user to specify their exact problem, rather than forcing them to modify their problem to match a known experimental design. An online survey assembly module is used to generate survey templates and a data collection and sampling uses the templates to display treatments to the respondents. A model generation model analyses the collected data, and a model explorer module is provided to allow the user to explore the results. The system has the advantage of making choice modelling accessible to a wider range of users, and enables users considerable freedom and scope to investigate problems of specific interest. | 10-24-2013 |
20130304675 | AUGMENTED KNOWLEDGE BASE AND REASONING WITH UNCERTAINTIES AND/OR INCOMPLETENESS - A knowledge-based system under uncertainties and/or incompleteness, referred to as augmented knowledge base (AKB) is provided, including constructing, reasoning, analyzing and applying AKBs by creating objects in the form E→A, where A is a rule in a knowledgebase and E is a set of evidences that supports the rule A. A reasoning scheme under uncertainties and/or incompleteness is provided as augmented reasoning (AR). | 11-14-2013 |
20130311405 | System and Method for Situational Enablement of Context Aware Human Machine Interfaces - Data describing human-machine interfaces available to a user, facts relating to a circumstance of the user, a current human-machine interface being employed by the user, and an initial sentiment associated with the circumstance of the user is received. A target sentiment is computed based on the facts relating to a circumstance of the user. A navigation path to achieve the target sentiment based on the initial sentiment is determined. The next-best human-machine interface to be employed by the user is determined based on the navigation path, the one or more human-machine interfaces available to the user, and the current human-machine interface being employed by the user. | 11-21-2013 |
20130339275 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Displaying Visual Classification Suggestions For Concepts - A computer-implemented system and method for displaying visual classification suggestions for concepts is provided. At least one cluster is provided, the cluster including one or more uncoded concepts, each associated with a visual representation that includes a geometric shape, and one or more reference concepts, each associated with a visual representation of an assigned classification code. For at least one of the uncoded concepts, a neighborhood that includes at least one of the reference concepts is determined. A classification code for the neighborhood is determined based on the at least one of the reference concepts. The classification code of the neighborhood is suggested as a classification code for the uncoded concept, which includes displaying the visual representation of the suggested classification code placed on a portion of the geometric shape associated with the uncoded concept. | 12-19-2013 |
20140006317 | AUTOMATIC CONTENT COMPOSITION GENERATION | 01-02-2014 |
20140012784 | MONITORING STATE OF HEALTH INFORMATION FOR COMPONENTS - In one advantageous embodiment, a method is provided for managing data. Information about the plurality of components is identified using data to form a plurality of instances for a plurality of nodes in response to receiving data for a plurality of components. Each node in the plurality of nodes corresponds to a component in the plurality of components. A number of variables having a range of values are formed to form a data structure. Each value in the range of values indicates a point in time at which a change to the information for a node occurs between a first instance and a second instance in the plurality of instances. More than one change between two consecutive instances is absent. The data structure is used to identify probability information about the plurality of components associated with the plurality of nodes. | 01-09-2014 |
20140040166 | MODELING OF INCIDENTS AFFECTING QUALITY OF SERVICE OF A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A method and a device for predicting a future occurrence of a transportation system incident are disclosed. The method includes receiving transportation incident data comprising information collected during and related to operation of at least one transportation vehicle, the information comprising at least a time stamp, constructing at least one count regression model based upon the transportation incident data, producing a results set based upon the at least one count regression model, predicting at least one future occurrence of an incident based upon the results set, and presenting the at least one predicted future occurrence. The device includes at least a processing device and computer readable medium containing a set of instructions configured to cause the device to perform the method. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040167 | Contextual Decision Logic Elicitation - The present invention is a method of creating decision logic. A first set of rules for the decision logic is received. The user is queried for data and this data is stored in a memory. A first decision is generated for a user based at least in part on the data. Input is received from the user for editing the first set of rules to create a new set of rules for the decision logic in the context of data. A final decision is generated derived at least in part from the data using the new set of rules. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040168 | EVOLUTION OF A USER INTERFACE BASED ON LEARNED IDIOSYNCRASIES AND COLLECTED DATA OF A USER - A user interface evolves based on learned idiosyncrasies and collected data of a user. Learned idiosyncrasies and collected data of the user can be stored in a knowledge base. Information from the surrounding environment of the user can be obtained during learning of idiosyncrasies or collection of data. Thought-based statements can be generated based at least in part on the knowledge base and the information from the environment surrounding the user during learning of idiosyncrasies or collection of data. The thought-based statements serve to invoke or respond to subsequent actions of the user. The user interface can be presented so as to allow for interaction with the user based at least in part on the thought-based statements. Furthermore, personality nuances of the user interface can be developed that affect the interaction between the user and the user interface. | 02-06-2014 |
20140046876 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A COMPUTER-GENERATED RESPONSE - The present invention generally concerns a method and a system for providing a computer-generated response in response to natural language inputs. The response includes, but is not limited to, visual, audio, and textual forms. The response is capable of being displayed or shown in a visual 2- or 3-dimensional virtual world. In one aspect, the present invention provides a method of providing a computer-generated response, including the steps of (i) receiving a computer-recognisable input originating from a user of a computer-simulated environment for facilitating interaction between the user and a simulated character controlled by a controller, (ii) extracting input information from the computer-recognisable input as extracted input information at least partly by linguistic analysis or semantic analysis and (iii) causing an action to be generated in response to the computer-recognisable input based at least partly on the extracted input information. | 02-13-2014 |
20140081892 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMPLIFIED KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING - A system and method is disclosed for knowledge engineering using a computerized graphical editor to manage and create knowledge-based systems containing a navigable graph of modal pages with conditional content and user interface knowledge. The invention enables the entire knowledge engineering workflow to be performed within a non-technical graphical environment and without requiring a computer programming or mathematical background. Further, the presentation of knowledge as modal pages allows for simple ontological discovery and end-user player operation. Once editing is complete, the method allows for the set of pages, variables, and settings of which the knowledge-based system is composed to be exported into an independently executable knowledge-based system player containing an embedded inference engine. | 03-20-2014 |
20140089232 | NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING AND COLLABORATION APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods for learning and training in neural network-based devices. In one implementation, the devices each comprise multiple spiking neurons, configured to process sensory input. In one approach, alternate heterosynaptic plasticity mechanisms are used to enhance learning and field diversity within the devices. The selection of alternate plasticity rules is based on recent post-synaptic activity of neighboring neurons. Apparatus and methods for simplifying training of the devices are also disclosed, including a computer-based application. A data representation of the neural network may be imaged and transferred to another computational environment, effectively copying the brain. Techniques and architectures for achieve this training, storing, and distributing these data representations are also disclosed. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089233 | PREDICTION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE AND METHOD OF DOING BUSINESS - A prediction processing system, method, and method for doing business is disclosed. The prediction processing system can collect, process, and publish event-outcome information. The prediction processing system can dynamically filter participants into groupings and iteratively optimize odds calculations over time. A proposal framework consisting of a various abstract proposal types can model and settle propositions. Game propositions can be automatically generated based on event categorization relationships, and users can themselves automatically establish their own game proposition and programs. The prediction processing system can provide game players or others with access to collective intelligence, including prediction information and information derived from prediction information. The prediction processing system can create groupings of better-performing predictors and provide them with information not generally available or additional stakes to increase the weight of their predictions in odds calculations. The prediction processing system can provide access to event-outcome information on a for-fee subscription basis. | 03-27-2014 |
20140101076 | PREDICTIVE MODELING AND DATA ANALYSIS IN A SECURE SHARED SYSTEM - A system and method enables users to selectively expose and optionally monetize their data resources, for example on a web site. Data assets such as datasets and models can be exposed by the proprietor on a public gallery for use by others. Fees may be charged, for example, per new model, or per prediction using a model. Users may selectively expose public datasets or public models while keeping their raw data private. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101077 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEPENDENCY NETWORK ANALYSIS - Methods and systems for displaying dependencies within data and illustrating differences between a plurality of data sets are disclosed. In accordance with one such method, a plurality of data sets are received for the generation of a plurality of dependency networks in accordance with a graphical modeling scheme. The method further includes receiving a selection of a value of a parameter that adjusts a number of differences between the dependency networks in accordance with the graphical modeling scheme. In addition, at least one version of the dependency networks is generated based on the selected value of the parameter. Further, the one or more versions of the dependency networks is output to permit a user to analyze distinctions between the dependency networks. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101078 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEPENDENCY NETWORK ANALYSIS - Methods and systems for displaying dependencies within data and illustrating differences between a plurality of data sets are disclosed. In accordance with one such method, a plurality of data sets are received for the generation of a plurality of dependency networks in accordance with a graphical modeling scheme. The method further includes receiving a selection of a value of a parameter that adjusts a number of differences between the dependency networks in accordance with the graphical modeling scheme. In addition, at least one version of the dependency networks is generated based on the selected value of the parameter. Further, the one or more versions of the dependency networks is output to permit a user to analyze distinctions between the dependency networks. | 04-10-2014 |
20140108302 | RAPID IMAGE ANNOTATION VIA BRAIN STATE DECODING AND VISUAL PATTERN MINING - Human visual perception is able to recognize a wide range of targets but has limited throughput. Machine vision can process images at a high speed but suffers from inadequate recognition accuracy of general target classes. Systems and methods are provided that combine the strengths of both systems and improve upon existing multimedia processing systems and methods to provide enhanced multimedia labeling, categorization, searching, and navigation. | 04-17-2014 |
20140108303 | Method and Apparatus for Building an Intelligent Automated Assistant - A method and apparatus are provided for building an intelligent automated assistant. Embodiments of the present invention rely on the concept of “active ontologies” (e.g., execution environments constructed in an ontology-like manner) to build and run applications for use by intelligent automated assistants. In one specific embodiment, a method for building an automated assistant includes interfacing a service-oriented architecture that includes a plurality of remote services to an active ontology, where the active ontology includes at least one active processing element that models a domain. At least one of the remote services is then registered for use in the domain. | 04-17-2014 |
20140114884 | System and Method for Providing Wardrobe Assistance - A system and method for suggesting clothing options based on one or more of weather, geographic location, social network friend suggestions, community suggestions, user's wardrobe, and event or dress code is provided. The system and method is preferably implemented by a web based social network community and website. Furthermore, the system and method can assist is shopping an trading of wardrobe items. | 04-24-2014 |
20140122377 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A BUSINESS RULE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO A CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system and a method for applying a business rule management system (“BRMS”) to a customer relationship management (“CRM”) system to create, test and/or publish a business rule in the CRM system is provided. A business rule editor utilizes template business rules constructed from domain-specific language and/or terminology and/or natural language and/or syntax. A business rule tester may test the business rule to ensure the business rule does not provide unintended results. A business rule publisher may publish the business rule into a production environment. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122378 | RULES ENGINE AS A PLATFORM FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS - Disclosed are systems and methods for providing a rules engine as a platform within a portable electronic device. In one embodiment, a rules engine platform is provided within a portable electronic device by receiving a plurality of rules for one or more modules of the portable electronic device. Additionally, the rules engine platform can receive one or more samples from one or more of the modules within the portable electronic device. The rules engine platform identifies and evaluates one or more relevant rules based on the received sample. The rules engine platform can then determine an action to provide to other modules of the portable electronic device. The rules engine platform may be configured to optimize the performance and power consumption of the portable electronic device. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122379 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOA MODEL GENERATION AND USE - A computer implemented system and method provides a volume of activation (VOA) estimation model that receives as input two or more electric field values of a same or different data type at respective two or more positions of a neural element and determines based on such input an activation status of the neural element. A computer implemented system and method provides a machine learning system that automatically generates a computationally inexpensive VOA estimation model based on output of a computationally expensive system. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122380 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING THE DIAGNOSIS OF AN OBJECT HAVING AT LEAST ONE DISTURBANCE - A method and apparatus are provided for aiding diagnosis of an object showing a disorder and for selecting a finding characterising the state of the object. Each finding is described as a visual pathology by a severity, a symptom constellation of multiple symptoms and by a graphic representation of the symptom constellation. A dialog-based, visual modelling of the state of the object is provided wherein the state of the object is modelled by a current symptom constellation represented by a symbol. The resulting, current object image is immediately graphically output on the display device. Following each case of modification a comparator immediately compares the current symptom constellation against the symptom constellations of stored findings and updates the list of findings of potentially applicable findings. A list of suggestions for examining further symptoms is output, sorted by their differentiation so as to interactively facilitate diagnosis. | 05-01-2014 |
20140129486 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRILLING FLUIDS EXPERT SYSTEMS USING BAYESIAN DECISION NETWORKS - Provided are systems and methods for drilling fluids expert systems using Bayesian decision networks to determine drilling fluid recommendations. A drilling fluids expert system includes a drilling fluids Bayesian decision network (BDN) model that receives inputs and outputs recommendations based on Bayesian probability determinations. The drilling fluids BDN model includes a temperature ranges uncertainty node, a formation uncertainty node, a potential hole problems uncertainty node, and a drilling fluids decision node. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129487 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, ATTENTION LEVEL-CALCULATING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A DB registration-updating unit registers, in a patron management DB, the behavior history of each player in association with camera IDs that identify the cameras that have captured images of the player. On the basis of information in the patron management DB, a potential player-determining unit considers a player, whose length of stay in a specific corner is longer than a prescribed period and who is not playing, to be a potential player who wants to play but is unable to play. An attention level DB management unit registers, in an attention level DB, the points proportional to the lengths of stay of potential players in said corner as the attention level by cumulatively storing the points for each game console. An attention level display control unit displays the information on the players' attention level that is registered in the attention level DB. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129488 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A TREE OF LINEAR CLASSIFIERS TO PREDICT A QUANTITATIVE VARIABLE - A method is provided for predictive modeling of a physical process in order to determine and implement a solution to the physical process. The method includes storing representations of relevant physical relationships, observations, and outcome probabilities related to the physical process in a memory of a computer, recursively analyzing the stored representations by the computer, and generating at least one tree structure that models the physical process, the tree structure including at least one root node, a plurality of decision nodes, and a plurality of end nodes. The method also includes determining a solution to the physical process based on criterion variables, by the computer using the tree structure of the physical process to arrive at an end node, and implementing a physical solution to the physical process, the physical solution being based on the determined solution. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129489 | IMAGE TAGGING BASED UPON CROSS DOMAIN CONTEXT - A method described herein includes receiving a digital image, wherein the digital image includes a first element that corresponds to a first domain and a second element that corresponds to a second domain. The method also includes automatically assigning a label to the first element in the digital image based at least in part upon a computed probability that the label corresponds to the first element, wherein the probability is computed through utilization of a first model that is configured to infer labels for elements in the first domain and a second model that is configured to infer labels for elements in the second domain. The first model receives data that identifies learned relationships between elements in the first domain and elements in the second domain, and the probability is computed by the first model based at least in part upon the learned relationships. | 05-08-2014 |
20140136450 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING USER'S MENTAL STATE - An apparatus for determining a user's mental state in a terminal is provided. The apparatus includes a data collector configured to collect sensor data; a data processor configured to extract feature data from the sensor data; and a mental state determiner configured to provide the feature data to an inference model to determine the user's mental state. | 05-15-2014 |
20140156564 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Providing Concept Classification Suggestions Based On Concept Similarity - A computer-implemented system and method for providing concept classification suggestions based on concept similarity are provided. One or more uncoded concepts and a plurality of reference concepts, each reference concept associated with a classification code, are obtained. At least one of the uncoded concepts is compared to the reference concepts and reference concepts similar to the at least one uncoded concept are identified based on the comparison. One of the classification codes is suggested for the at least one uncoded concept, which includes providing a number of the classification codes associated with the similar reference concepts and a number of the similar reference concepts for each of the classification codes. | 06-05-2014 |
20140164296 | CHATBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ENTITY-RELEVANT CONTENT FROM ENTITY - A chatbot system and method with entity-relevant content from entity. An administrator creates preliminary chatbot content including questions as well as patterns for the questions. The questions are answered by an entity account holder or other associate. The question and answer pairs are stored as input/output chatbot message pairs in a knowledge base and become chatbot content for future chatbot use. | 06-12-2014 |
20140180969 | Simplified Product Configuration Using Table-Based Rules, Rule Conflict Resolution Through Voting, and Efficient Model Compilation - Various implementations for simplified product configuration using table-based rule editing, rule conflict resolution through voting, and efficient model compilation are described. In one example implementation, a rule definition table is provided for presentation to a user. One or inputs defining a rule for a model using the rule definition table are received. The rule is compiled into a compiled rule that is executable during evaluation of the model and the model is evaluated based on the compiled rule. Numerous additional implementations are also described. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180970 | RULE ASSIGNMENTS AND TEMPLATING - Various implementations for assigning rules and creating rules using templates are described herein. In one example implementation, a model is determined, one or more components of the model are determined, a rule from a set of one or more predefined rules is determined, and the rule is assigned to the model. The rule has one or more parameters matching the one or more components of the model. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180971 | Computer-Implemented System and Method for Building an Implicit Music Recommendation - A computer-implemented system and method for building an implicit music recommendation is presented. Listening habits and selections of a recommender are monitored. A determination that the recommender has repeatedly listened to a particular music selection is made. A recommendation is generated for the repeated music selection. The recommendation is transmitted to one or more recipients on behalf of the recommender. | 06-26-2014 |
20140195462 | DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND TOOL - A data management system is provided that comprises a data collation module configured to collect data for a problem statement specified by a client. The data collation system comprises a situation control question (SCQ) module configured to create a SCQ matrix. The SCQ matrix is configured to enable one or more users to define a current state and a desired solution of a problem defined by the problem statement. The data collation system also comprises a factor map module configured to create a factor map to enable one or more users to enumerate a plurality of factors that directly and/or indirectly contribute to the problem. The data collation system further comprises a hypothesis module configured to create a hypothesis matrix that enables one or more users to formulate one or more hypotheses based on the problem statement. The data management system further comprises memory circuitry coupled to the data collation module and configured to store data related to the problem statement. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195463 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND DISPLAYING OPTIMIZED SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX PROBLEMS - The aspects of the disclosed embodiments are directed to a method executed in a computer-based system using a processor with memory that includes modeling and representing complex problems in memory according to the mechanisms detailed herein, applying information about and/or soliciting information from end-users, and applying the models and expressions of these problems to configure and thereby transform a system in memory to a system capable of efficiently creating and delivering optimized solutions. | 07-10-2014 |
20140195464 | Multi-Social Network Discovery System and Method - A multi-social network discovery system and method enables users to select multiple social networks comprising activity streams and to receive recommendations sourced from the selected multiple social networks. The multi-social network discovery system and method generates affinity values based on inferred affinity levels between topics, which may be associated with tags, and objects that are associated with the activity streams. The inferred affinity values may be derived from usage behaviors such as tagging and/or based on an automatic analysis of the content of the objects. The affinity values inform the selection of the objects to be recommended to a user, and the selection may be further informed by inferred affinity levels between the user and the topics. The recommendations may be tuned by the user through application of a recommendation tuning control. | 07-10-2014 |
20140207709 | PREDICTIVE INFORMATION TRANSMISSION - Embodiments of a system and methods for predictive transmission of information are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a system includes a ground moving target indicator (GMTI) tracker module receives a current position estimate from a user equipment and to generate position and/or velocity estimates. A database system, including a mission/role database and user information database, receives the position and/or velocity estimates and transmits user information to the user equipment based on a predicted position of the user and the mission/role of a user. | 07-24-2014 |
20140214730 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEURAL MODELING OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL DATA - Systems and methods for constructing a neural model, wherein the system and method comprises analyzing neuropsychological data to obtain the model and modeling functional plasticity. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214731 | Method and System for Automated Computer Program Generation - A computer program making use of an expert system, novel user interface, a knowledge repository, and a relational database to automate the creation and customization of new computer programs and/or electronic system designs. | 07-31-2014 |
20140222719 | Text Based Prediction of Psychological Cohorts - Computer implemented techniques for classifying mental states of individuals are described. The techniques determine sets of words that are associated with multiple groups having different mental status, and a classification model is used to classify one group against another group. Furthermore, by determining points of intersection of words between a first group and second group, words that are statistically predictive terms and that are unique to each group, to provide further predictive features for differentiating the multiple cohorts. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222720 | Interactive System for Sleep Improvement - A computer-based sleep improvement system applying system intelligence to up-to-date user-reported data and/or recorded sleep data from a connected tracking device for assisting a user in the proactive improvement of sleep and treatment of insomnia includes a central server maintaining a library of information related to treatment of insomnia. The central server includes a video database of session video material, an audio database of session material, a case file database of information regarding the user and sleep habits of the user, and a plurality of tools assisting the user in treating insomnia. The system includes a session coordinator creating sessions of customized presentations for the user based upon the library of information and a user interface linked to the central server. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CULTURE MAPPING - Systems and methods for culture mapping and intelligence include software tools to collect, analyze, and categorize data based on behavior archetypes to produce information visualizations from the data. In one embodiment, a user query relative to a topic of interest may include a word, a combination of words, or a set of words for a particular field, such as a byline or hashtag of an online or networked community. One or more data sources, which may include social media and other websites are selected by the user or the system and a list of accounts ordered by one or more selected criteria, such as frequency of occurrence of the query words, for example, is produced. One or more weighting factors may then be associated with each account. A matrix is generated with accounts positioned to illustrate the account relative to behavior attributes along selected continuums. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236869 | INTERACTIVE VARIABLE SELECTION DEVICE, INTERACTIVE VARIABLE SELECTION METHOD, AND INTERACTIVE VARIABLE SELECTION PROGRAM - An optimality degree computation unit computes an optimality degree in the case where a first variable included in a variable set is a candidate for an addition variable, using an objective function. An addition threshold computation unit computes an addition threshold based on the computed optimality degree, the addition threshold being a threshold of the optimality degree and indicating a criterion for determining whether or not the first variable is to be set as the candidate for the addition variable. An objective function value computation unit computes an objective function value which is a difference between a value of the objective function computed using variables to be optimized and a value of the objective function computed using the variables to be optimized from which a second variable included in a nonzero variable set is excluded. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236870 | PERSONAL TASTE ASSESSMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A personal taste assessment and prediction system implements a method of predicting a person's preference for an item. The system may receive identifying information about an item of interest, and it may use the identifying information to access a database of characteristic values for various items and identify one or more characteristics of the item of interest. The system will access a user profile and process the retrieved characteristics with a user profile for a person to generate a predicted rating for the item of interest for the person. | 08-21-2014 |
20140258182 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a display unit configured to display screen information in a first region, and display an indicator area in a second region adjacent to the first region; and a controller configured to extract at least one keyword data included the displayed screen information, perform a search operation using the extracted keyword data, and display a result of the search operation in the second region. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258183 | Systems, Methods And Devices Supporting Interactive Personal And Professional Guidance - A system that helps users get unstuck determines an archetype to which the user's stuck moment belongs and then provides a diagnosis and one or more tools. Each archetype has a corresponding prescription, each prescription has a corresponding computer-implemented tool. The diagnosis for the person determines a prescription for that person, and the prescription for that person determines at least one computer-implemented tool for that person to deal with the stuck moment. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258184 | Method and computer program product for providing a response to a statement of a user - A method for providing a response to a statement of a user, the method includes: receiving user input that comprises a portion of a user statement; selecting, before receiving a whole user statement, an answerable statement response between an answerable statement, multiple answerable statements and a response to an answerable statement; wherein the selecting is responsive to user input and to structured representations of answerable statements answerable by an answering entity; and sending to the user information representative of response to the user statement. | 09-11-2014 |
20140279718 | Machine Assisted Troubleshooting of a Customer Support Issue - A knowledge interface is provided that interacts with a user to identify a solution to a customer problem or issue with respect to a particular product or service. The knowledge interface includes data processing functionality configured to dynamically generate a number of components that are presented in at least one display window for display to the user. The components include first data identifying a set of predetermined symptoms linked to the problem or issue and related interface elements for classification of the set of predetermined symptoms, second data identifying a set of predetermined root causes linked to the set of predetermined symptoms and related interface elements for classification of the set of predetermined root causes, and third data identifying a set of solutions linked to the set of predetermined root causes. The third data identifies a best solution based upon the predetermined root causes and their associated class designations. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279719 | VALUE OF INFORMATION WITH STREAMING EVIDENCE - The subject disclosure is directed towards processing evidence, which may include high-dimensional streaming evidence, into a future belief state. The existing evidence is used to project a belief about a future state. The future belief state may be used to determine whether to wait for additional evidence, or to act now without waiting for additional evidence, e.g., based on a cost of the delay. For example, an autonomous assistant may decide based upon the belief whether to engage a person or not, or to wait for more information before the engagement decision is made. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279720 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EVENT PUBLICATION IN A GOAL ACHIEVEMENT PLATFORM - Disclosed herein is system, method and architecture facilitating goal setting and achievement and providing positive social and economic motivators for goal achievement. Progress toward a goal is tracked and a determination may be made based the progress whether or not to initiate one or more actions to stimulate progress and/or increase the likelihood of success in achieving a goal and/or achieving a milestone in a path of progression toward the goal. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279721 | LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A learning health system and associated methods are provided. Biochemical assays are conducted at scheduled intervals on blood samples taken from an individual to provide, for each of a plurality of biochemical parameters, a time series of values representing the individual. Clinical parameters associated with the individual are extracted from a knowledge base. Genomic parameters are determined for the individual. An expected time series is calculated for each of a plural subset of the plurality of biochemical parameters from at least the clinical parameters and the genomic parameters. For each of the plural subset of biochemical parameters, the time series of values representing the individual is compared to the calculated expected time series to determine a likelihood of each of a plurality of conditions for the individual. The likelihood of at least one of the plurality of conditions is communicated to a user. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279722 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INFERRING USER ATTRIBUTES IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A method and system for inferring user attributes in a social networking system. The method includes maintaining a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges between the nodes. An unknown, incomplete, or inaccurate user attribute for a user is identified, and a plurality of probability lists are generated using a corresponding plurality of probability algorithms that utilize known user attributes and the social graph. The probability lists include a set of probability entries, each including a prediction we value for the unknown, incomplete, or inaccurate user attribute and a confidence score. Using the probability lists and a plurality of weights corresponding to the probability algorithms, an inferred user attribute value is generated and stored. The weights may be adjusted based upon learning the correct value of the unknown, incomplete, or inaccurate user attribute, and search results may be modified to include the user for search queries seeking information about the inferred user attribute. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279723 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH PREDICTIVE ROUTING ENGINE - Some embodiments of the invention provide a mobile device with a novel route prediction engine that (1) can formulate predictions about current or future destinations and/or routes to such destinations for the device's user, and (2) can relay information to the user about these predictions. In some embodiments, this engine includes a machine-learning engine that facilitates the formulation of predicted future destinations and/or future routes to destinations based on stored, user-specific data. The user-specific data is different in different embodiments. In some embodiments, the stored, user-specific data includes data about any combination of the following (1) previous destinations traveled to by the user, (2) previous routes taken by the user, (3) locations of calendared events in the user's calendar, (4) locations of events for which the user has electronic tickets, and (5) addresses parsed from recent e-mails and/or messages sent to the user. The device's prediction engine only relies on user-specific data stored on the device in some embodiments, relies only on user-specific data stored outside of the device by external devices/servers in other embodiments, and relies on user-specific data stored both by the device and by other devices/servers in other embodiments. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279724 | TAXONOMY CONFIGURATION FOR PAGE ANALYTICS AND CAMPAIGN CREATION - A system for creating and using a universal tag to gather consumer data from a website for the purposes of targeted advertising is provided. The universal tag system has two main subsystems. The first subsystem is a configuration system that is used to define the consumer data to be collected from the website and to define taxonomy and transformation rules to be applied to the collected consumer data. The second subsystem is a runtime system that runs a universal tag client-side script, which is triggered when a consumer lands on a webpage of the website, for collecting the defined consumer data. The runtime system then applies the transformation rules to the collected data and updates a user profile corresponding to the consumer with the transformed data. As well, the runtime system applies the taxonomy rules to the collected data and categorizes the consumer for the purposes of subsequent targeted advertising. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279725 | RADIATION THERAPY PLANING USING INTEGRATED MODEL - System and method for automatically generate therapy plan parameters by use of an integrate model with extended applicable regions. The integrated model integrates multiple predictive models from which a suitable predictive model can be selected automatically to perform prediction for a new patient case. The integrated model may operate to evaluate prediction results generated by each predictive model and the associated prediction reliabilities and selectively output a satisfactory prediction. Alternatively, the integrated model may select a suitable predictive model by a decision hierarchy in which each level corresponds to divisions of a patient data feature set and divisions on a subordinate level are nested with divisions on a superordinate level. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279726 | COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH ITERATIVE KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A computing system includes: a control unit configured to operate a knowledge discovery component to extract knowledge from data, operate a knowledge engineering component to perform a knowledge extension or a knowledge evolution on the data or the knowledge; and a user interface, coupled to the communication unit, configured to operate an interface component to interact with the knowledge discovery component and the knowledge engineering component. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279727 | Sparse Factor Analysis for Analysis of User Content Preferences - A mechanism for discerning user preferences for categories of provided content. A computer receives response data including a set of preference values that have been assigned to content items by content users. Output data is computed based on the response data using a latent factor model. The output data includes at least: an association matrix that defines K concepts associated with the content items, wherein K is smaller than the number of the content items, wherein, for each of the K concepts, the association matrix defines the concept by specifying strengths of association between the concept and the content items; and a concept-preference matrix including, for each content user and each of the K concepts, an extent to which the content user prefers the concept. The computer may display a visual representation of the association strengths in the association matrix and/or the extents in the concept-preference matrix. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279728 | System and Method for Caring for a Person Afflicted with Dementia - A method of preparing a customized schedule of activities for a person afflicted with dementia, the method comprising (a) prompting a user with questions regarding the person's preferred activities, (b) compiling user responses regarding the person's preferred activities, (c) prompting a user with question concerning the person's ability to perform certain tasks, (d) compiling user responses regarding the person's abilities, (e) determining the person's stage of dementia based on the user responses regarding the person's abilities, and (f) based on the stage of dementia, generating a schedule of activities, the schedule of activities including essential activities and preferred activities, wherein time allocated between the essential and preferred activities in the schedule differs for different stages, and wherein the preferred activities depends at least in part on the responses received in step (b). | 09-18-2014 |
20140289169 | Method and system for processing incompatible NUI data in a meaningful and productive way - A method and system for processing incompatible NUI data in a meaningful and productive way. An NUI system capable of combining NUI events from multiple NUI devices and producing a standardized output is described. NUI adaptors covert low level input data into high-level NUI events. These events are stored in a repository. A behavioral analysis engine makes use of the stored NUI events and produces a combined output for users making use of behavioral pattern rules. The behavioral analysis engine also makes use of NUI events for training the system to create and utilize new pattern rules. | 09-25-2014 |
20140289170 | APPARATUS FOR INVERTING RELATIONSHIPS IMPLEMENTED WITH KNOWLEDGE ENHANCED ELECTRONIC LOGIC - A graphical programming interface for use in developing computer programs uses a structure of graphically displayed elements representing positions, arguments and linkages to enable the development of computational decision making programs. Linkages may implement simple functions including inverting the communicated values from the positions or arguments. Linkage function may be reflected in a graphical depiction of the linkage. | 09-25-2014 |
20140289171 | Automatic Event Categorization for Event Ticket Network Systems - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving event information associated with an event listing, the event information being inputted by a user of an online event management system at a client device; transmitting the event information to the online event management system, the event listing being synchronously categorized with the sending of the event information; and receiving from the online event management system one or more categories associated with the event listing for display to the user at the client device, the categories being automatically determined based on categorization models of the online event management system in response to the transmitted event information. | 09-25-2014 |
20140289172 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MULTIMODAL NEUROLOGICAL EVALUATION - A method of building classifiers for neurological assessment is described. The method comprises the steps of extracting quantitative features from a plurality of clinical features, and selecting a subset of features from the extracted pool of features to construct binary classifiers. A device for performing point-of-care neurological assessment using clinical features is also described. | 09-25-2014 |
20140297568 | CYBERPERSONALITIES IN ARTIFICIAL REALITY - The invention concerns cyberpersonalities, including their and varied use in artificial reality. A cyberpersonality is comprised of a base personality ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140297569 | DATA CENTER ANALYTICS AND DASHBOARD - A method and system to evaluate data efficacy across an enterprise is disclosed. The method includes the step of indexing a set of data sources that include at least one of structured and unstructured data artifacts. The method further includes accessing the indexing on the one or more data sources with a computer. The method further includes the step of generating a plurality of analytics about the data sources based on the indexing, wherein the analytics include a plurality of: a document originality analytic, a corpus storage volume analytic, a data source ingest analytic, a document type analytic, and an analysis analytic. The method further includes displaying, on a display device, an interactive visualization of results based on the analytics, wherein the visualization comprises at least one of: a histogram, a graph, a timeline, a panel, a list, a chart, a popup, and a table. | 10-02-2014 |
20140304196 | BIOLOGICALLY BASED CHAMBER MATCHING - The subject disclosure relates to automatically learning relationships among a plurality of manufacturing tool parameters as applied to arbitrary semiconductor manufacturing tools and a graphical user interface that is supported, at least in part, by an autonomous learning system. The graphical user interface can create one or more matrixes based on received data and can further generate additional matrices by transforming the one or more matrixes. A series of windows can be output, wherein the series of windows, provide performance analysis that comprises a matching between a focus chamber and a reference chamber. In an aspect, the focus chamber and the reference chamber can be different chambers. In another aspect, the focus chamber and the reference chamber can be the same chamber, which provides analysis of the deterioration in performance of the same chamber over time. | 10-09-2014 |
20140310205 | CONSTRAINT-BASED CONFIGURATION SUPPORTING CALCULATIONS - A constraint-based configurator receives a configuration property expressed as a numeric value. A calculation is performed using the numeric value and a constraint is evaluated based on the result of the calculation. An output is automatically displayed based on the evaluated constraint. | 10-16-2014 |
20140310206 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT AT LEAST ONE LEARNING FUNCTION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MEANS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF - A method for carrying out a learning function is described, which is used to provide at least one correction value to compensate for at least one nominal value deviation of at least one component of a motor vehicle. At least one characteristic is ascertained in the case of at least one defined operating state of the motor vehicle with the aid of the learning function and used to determine the at least one correction value. The method includes prompting a driver of the motor vehicle to operate the motor vehicle in the at least one defined operating state. A system for implementing a corresponding method is also described. | 10-16-2014 |
20140310207 | CHRONOLOGY-CENTRIC, CASE-ENTITY INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY - A chronology-centric, defined-knowledge-domain information-handling methodology supported by a system featuring (a) a dynamic EDP data repository, (b) plural EDP case-entity chronologies stored in the repository in the forms of respective, internally time-stamped and chronologically-organized groups of EDPs that effectively define, case-entity-specific, respectively different stage-and-time EDP-condition identities of particular domain-associated subject matter, and (c) data-processing engine structure connected to the repository for recurrently and progressively interacting with the data repository in relation to at least one of constructing, re-constructing, accessing, and reporting the respective organizations, contents and significances of, selected case-entity chronologies, as well, if user requested at a particular point in time, as performing, and output reporting user-sought information associated with, relevant, selected, time-and-stage EDP-content registry alignments between different case-entity chronologies present in the repository. | 10-16-2014 |
20140317026 | INVITATION MANAGEMENT BASED ON INVITEE'S BEHAVIOR - Technologies are generally described for an invitation management scheme. In some examples, an application provider server may include an invitation request receiver unit configured to receive, from an account of a first user, a request to invite a second user to use an application; an interest determination unit configured to determine whether the second user is inclined to use the application based at least in part on behavior information regarding activity in an account of the second user that includes a number of invitations sent to the account of the second user that remain pending; a notification generation unit configured to generate an invitation to be sent to the account of the second user after the interest determination unit determines that the second user is inclined to use the application; and a notification transmitter unit configured to transmit the generated invitation to the account of the second user. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317027 | Contextually-Appropriate Task Reminders - A computing device learns over time how to identify task reminders that are most likely to be helpful to a user in different contexts. The task reminders can remind the user of activities that the user needs to do. The computing device displays a graphical user interface (GUI) that contains the task reminders identified as being most likely to be helpful to the user in the user's current context. The computing device updates the task reminders in the GUI as the user's context changes. In this way, the computing device can present task reminders that are likely to be currently helpful to the user while suppressing task reminders that are less likely to be helpful to the user at the current time. | 10-23-2014 |
20140317028 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DETECTING USER IDENTITY BASED ON MOTOR-CONTROL LOOP MODEL - Device, system, and method of detecting identity of a user based on motor-control loop model. A method includes: during a first session of a user who utilizes a pointing device for interacting with a computerized service, monitoring the pointing device dynamics and gestures of the user; based on the monitored dynamics and gestures, estimating parameters that characterize a sensorimotor control loop model of the user; storing in a database a record indicating that the user is associated with the parameters that characterize the sensorimotor control loop model of the user. | 10-23-2014 |
20140324738 | VISUALIZING HIGH CARDINALITY CATEGORICAL DATA - A computer-program causing a computing device to perform an association measurement between a target variable and each non-target variable of a data set; select non-target variables for inclusion in a visualization based on the degree of association; perform correspondence analysis between target values of the target variable and non-target values of each selected non-target variable; order target value markers within a target row based on the degrees of closeness; order non-target value markers within each non-target row based on the degrees of closeness; determine a width of each target value marker based on a frequency of occurrence of its target value in the data set; determine a width of each non-target value marker based on a frequency of occurrence of its non-target value in the data set; and cause generation of the visualization with connection markers emanating from the target value markers and extending among the non-target value markers. | 10-30-2014 |
20140344191 | Collaborative Sensemaking System and Method - A system and method allowing machine analytics and multiple human analysts to work together in a collaborative fashion in the analysis of large amounts of data. The collaborative analysis promotes “sensemaking.” Sensemaking is the continued revising and expansion of a developing “story” so that it becomes more comprehensible. As the emerging story is refined, it should successfully incorporate more and more of the observed data and be more defensible with respect to contrary arguments. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344192 | WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A weight management system can be implemented which assists a user in losing a target amount of weight before the conclusion of a weight loss program. Such a system can assign the user to a behavioral segment, and may further assign the user to an attitudinal segment as well. The weight management system can provide recommendations for the user's diet and exercise based on health information provided by the user and the segment or segments to which the user is assigned. These recommendations can be updated during the course of the weight loss program based on the user's continued progress or lack of the same. | 11-20-2014 |
20140351175 | AUTOMATED WORKFLOW ACCESS BASED ON PRIOR USER ACTIVITY - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for automating workflow access for a user are provided. A prior activity of a user at a first healthcare application session on a first user device may be determined. The prior activity may occur at a first location in a healthcare facility. Based on the prior activity of the user, as well as a role associated with the user and a second location of the user, a next activity of the user at a second healthcare application session may be predicted. The second healthcare application session may then be automatically launched. | 11-27-2014 |
20140358825 | USER INTERFACE FOR MACHINE LEARNING - Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for machine learning results. An input module may receive user input identifying a value for a machine learning parameter. A display module may display one or more machine learning results for the identified machine learning parameter in response to the input module receiving the user input. An update module may dynamically update the displayed one or more machine learning results in response to the input module receiving additional user input identifying an additional value for the machine learning parameter. A pre-compute module may predetermine permutations of the machine learning results prior to the input module receiving the user input. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358826 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT RESPONSE PREDICTION - Techniques for predicting a user response to content are described. According to various embodiments, a configuration file is accessed, where the configuration file includes a user-specification of raw data accessible via external data sources and raw data encoding rules. In some embodiments, the raw data includes raw member data associated with a particular member and raw content data associated with a particular content item. Thereafter, source modules encode the raw data from the external data sources into feature vectors, based on the raw data encoding rules. An assembler module assembles one or more of the feature vectors into an assembled feature vector, based on user-specified assembly rules included in the configuration file. A prediction module performs a prediction modeling process based on the assembled feature vector and a prediction model, to predict a likelihood of the particular member performing a particular user action on the particular content item. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358827 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Inference results for which each user does not have detailed knowledge are presented with priority. An information processing device | 12-04-2014 |
20140365403 | GUIDED EVENT PREDICTION - A method (and structure) for implementing a software tool, as executable by a processor on a computer to exercise any of a plurality of prediction tools. Questions are provided to a user output port, and inputs from a user input port are received as responses to the questions. The question responses are used to instantiate, customize, and configure a specific one of said plurality of prediction tools for executing a specific application on the software tool. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365404 | HIGH-LEVEL SPECIALIZATION LANGUAGE FOR SCALABLE SPATIOTEMPORAL PROBABILISTIC MODELS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for clustering heterogeneous events using user-provided constraints. During operation, the system estimates, based on a probabilistic model, a distribution of events across clusters such that each cluster includes a set of events. Next, the system estimates a probability distribution for an event property associated with each cluster. The system receives heterogeneous event data, and analyzes the heterogeneous event data to determine the probability distribution of event properties of clusters and to assign events to clusters. The system receives user input specifying the user-provided constraints for specializing the probabilistic model, and performs at least one of: re-computing the assignment of events to clusters, and re-determining the probability distribution of event properties of clusters based on the user input. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365405 | Context Aware Information Prediction - In some embodiments, instead of relying only on information about the characters that are being entered to predict what data is intended to be entered into a user interface, information about the user interface itself may be used to help predict what data may be entered. For example, attributes that are associated with a text entry box can be used to provide more accurate predictions of what data a user intends to enter. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365406 | Systems for culture cartography - A system provides quantification and mapping of cultural characteristics. An analytic engine collects and organizes cultural attribute information by binary score and by cultural tendency. A cultural score engine coupled to the analytic engine receives cultural attribute information by category and scores the cultural attribute data for each cultural attribute to create scored data. A map engine receives the scored data and maps the cultural attribute data to a graphic output. An assessment engine quantifies areas, organization priorities, or cultural tendencies associated with each graphic output. A comparison engine compares a plurality of graphic outputs in a single comparison graphic output of cultural tendencies. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365407 | Context-Based Virtual Assistant Conversations - A virtual assistant may communicate with a user in a conversational manner based on context. For instances, a virtual assistant may be presented to a user to enable a conversation between the virtual assistant and the user. A response to user input that is received during the conversation may be determined based on contextual values related to the conversation or system that implements the virtual assistant. | 12-11-2014 |
20140372344 | Adaptive User Interfaces - According to various embodiments, user performance and/or motivation for a computing system may be maximized by optimizing one or more target components of a user interface of the computing system. The target components may be aspects of the user interface that is perceived by the user. One or more input features and one or more output features may be identified, and data regarding these input and output features may be gathered. This data may be compared with the results generated by a set of candidate artificial intelligence algorithms to determine which of them provides the best fit with the data collected. Then, the selected artificial intelligence algorithm may be applied to the user interface to iteratively change the target components over time until the optimal settings for each user are discovered. | 12-18-2014 |
20140372345 | CONTEXTUAL PREDICTION OF USER WORDS AND USER ACTIONS - An operating sequence for a handheld computing device manages the device to automatically detect cues describing the device's environmental and user actions performed with the device, learn which cues and cue combinations are relevant to predict user actions, and then in response to occurrence of the relevant cues, predictively implementing the appropriate user action or configuring the device in anticipation of user action. | 12-18-2014 |
20140379614 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE THAT A MEDIA ITEM IS BEING PRESENTED - A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for determining a level of confidence that an identified media item is currently being presented to a user is presented. A media item being presented to a user on an output device coupled to the client device is identified, the client device including an input device usable by a user of the client device to instruct the client device to acquire and present media items from a plurality of media devices. A level of confidence that the identified media item is currently being presented to the user is calculated. A determination is made that at least one predetermined event has occurred. A level of confidence that the identified media item is currently being presented to the user is adjusted based on the at least one predetermined event. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379615 | DYNAMICALLY EVOLVING COGNITIVE ARCHITECTURE SYSTEM BASED ON PROMPTING FOR ADDITIONAL USER INPUT - A dynamically evolving cognitive architecture system based on prompting for additional user input is described. A system forms an intent based on a user input, and creates a plan based on the intent. The plan includes a first action object that transforms a first concept object associated with the intent into a second concept object and also includes a second action object that transforms the second concept object into a third concept object associated with a goal of the intent. The first action object and the second action object are selected from multiple action objects. The system executes the plan, and outputs a value associated with the third concept object. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379616 | System And Method Of Tuning Item Classification - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for tuning an item classification. In one aspect, a method may include receiving, by a computing device, a classification request. The computing device may determine an item type of the item using a plurality of classifiers, and generate information of item type determination corresponding to the item. In response to a determination that a confidence score associated with the determined item type is less than a predetermined threshold, the computing device may provide the information of item type determination for analysis. | 12-25-2014 |
20150012463 | Method, System and Program Product for Perceiving and Computing Emotions - A method, system and program product comprise monitoring inputs, into a system, for detected actions from a user. At least one detected action is identified. At least a first database storage location associated with the user is accessed. The first database storage location is at least configured for storage of emotional profiles of the user. At least a second storage location associated with the system is accessed. The second storage location is at least configured for storage of emotional profiles of the system. The at least one detected action is processed in a computational machine using data from the first storage location to determine a status of the user. A response to the status of the user is calculated. The response is at least in part determined by the status of the user and data contained in the second storage location. | 01-08-2015 |
20150012464 | Systems and Methods for Creating and Implementing an Artificially Intelligent Agent or System - A system and associated methods for creating and implementing an artificially intelligent agent or system are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a target personality is implemented in memory on an at least one computing device and configured for responding to an at least one conversational input received from an at least one communicating entity. An at least one conversational personality is configured for conversing with the target personality as needed in order to provide the target personality with appropriate knowledge and responses. For each conversational input received by the target personality, it is first processed to derive an at least one core meaning associated therewith. An appropriate raw response is determined then formatted before being transmitted to the communicating entity. Thus, the target personality is capable of carrying on a conversation, even if some responses provided by the target personality are obtained from the at least one conversational personality. | 01-08-2015 |
20150019459 | PROCESSING OF GESTURES RELATED TO A WIRELESS USER DEVICE AND A COMPUTING DEVICE - In a general aspect, a computer-readable storage medium can be configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform a process. The instructions can include instructions to detect a gesture defined by an interaction of a user with a surface of a computing device, and initiate a wireless operation associated with a wireless module of the computing device when a representation of the gesture matches a gesture signature stored in a gesture database. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019460 | ACTIVE LABELING FOR COMPUTER-HUMAN INTERACTIVE LEARNING - A collection of data that is extremely large can be difficult to search and/or analyze. Relevance may be dramatically improved by automatically classifying queries and web pages in useful categories, and using these classification scores as relevance features. A thorough approach may require building a large number of classifiers, corresponding to the various types of information, activities, and products. Creation of classifiers and schematizers is provided on large data sets. Exercising the classifiers and schematizers on hundreds of millions of items may expose value that is inherent to the data by adding usable meta-data. Some aspects include active labeling exploration, automatic regularization and cold start, scaling with the number of items and the number of classifiers, active featuring, and segmentation and schematization. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019461 | INTERACTIVE SEGMENT EXTRACTION IN COMPUTER-HUMAN INTERACTIVE LEARNING - A collection of data that is extremely large can be difficult to search and/or analyze. Relevance may be dramatically improved by automatically classifying queries and web pages in useful categories, and using these classification scores as relevance features. A thorough approach may require building a large number of classifiers, corresponding to the various types of information, activities, and products. Creation of classifiers and schematizers is provided on large data sets. Exercising the classifiers and schematizers on hundreds of millions of items may expose value that is inherent to the data by adding usable meta-data. Some aspects include active labeling exploration, automatic regularization and cold start, scaling with the number of items and the number of classifiers, active featuring, and segmentation and schematization. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019462 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEMANTIC REASONING - A system for providing semantic reasoning includes an extended semantic model, a semantic knowledge database, and an inference engine. The extended semantic model includes existing concepts for a specific knowledge domain, existing relationships among the existing concepts, and logic including conditions and processes that cause a new concept or a new relationship to be inferred from an existing concept or an existing relationship, respectively. The semantic knowledge database includes existing nodes and existing links and the existing nodes represent instances of the existing concepts, and the existing links represent instances of the existing relationships. The inference engine is configured to add new nodes and new links to the semantic knowledge database by following the logic of the extended semantic model. | 01-15-2015 |
20150026100 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIEWING, MODIFYING, STORING, AND RUNNING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK COMPONENTS - A system and method for artificial neural network processing includes, for example, modifying, by a computer processor, a value of a charge of a node of an artificial neural depending on a number of elapsed steps since a prior predefined significant event. A system and method includes, for example, providing by a processor a real-time representation of an artificial neural network and of graphical effects of a running of the neural network. A system and method includes, for example, automatically modifying the behavior of network nodes based on simultaneous occurrences of events. | 01-22-2015 |
20150032668 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a processor which executes a function of acquiring activity information indicating at least an activity of a subject, the activity information being inputted by an inputter, a function of generating support information supporting the activity of the subject on the basis of the activity information, and a function of controlling an output of the support information to the inputter or an observer who is different from the subject and the inputter on the basis of the support information or the activity information. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032669 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED TROUBLESHOOTING - The present invention relates to systems and methods for automated troubleshooting. User identification is recorded, and the problem to be solved is determined. A series of decision trees are used to guide the user through troubleshooting. If the problem is resolved at any point, the event is logged as successful. This logging includes a listing of the steps taken by the user. The log may be employed to tune the decision tree for more optimal performance in the future. If no successful solutions are achieved, then the session may be forwarded to a human representative for resolution. Part of this forwarding includes classifying the event by at least one failure code. The failure code reflects the steps taken while guiding the user. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032670 | Avatar Having Optimizing Artificial Intelligence for Identifying and Providing Relationship and Wellbeing Recommendations - An avatar having artificial intelligence for identifying and providing relationship or wellbeing recommendations is provided. The avatar acts as an electronic representation of a user. The avatar searches available information and makes recommendations to the user based on information received from the user or other sources regarding the user's relationship with another person or the user's wellbeing. In this way, the avatar continually learns more about the user to improve future recommendations to enhance the user's wellbeing and relationship with the other person. | 01-29-2015 |
20150039536 | Clarification of Submitted Questions in a Question and Answer System - Mechanisms for clarifying an input question are provided. A question is received for generation of an answer. A set of candidate answers is generated based on an analysis of a corpus of information. Each candidate answer has an evidence passage supporting the candidate answer. Based on the set of candidate answers, a determination is made as to whether clarification of the question is required. In response to a determination that clarification of the question is required, a request is sent for user input to clarify the question. User input is received from the computing device in response to the request and at least one candidate answer in the set of candidate answers is selected as an answer for the question based on the user input. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039537 | AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION AND INSIGHTS OF DATA - Automatic recognition and presentation of insights of data is provided through analysis of overall data to infer locations of a user's data. Statistical, heuristic, and comparable analysis on the user's data sets is used to determine insights such as trends, correlations, outliers, comparisons, and patterns. The insights are then presented to the user through automatically optimized visualizations (highlighting determined insights), emphasis on presented raw data, data formatting suggestions, and similar ones with the capability to explore further. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046375 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AVATARS OR ANIMATED SEQUENCES USING HUMAN BODY FEATURES EXTRACTED FROM A STILL IMAGE - A user may create an avatar and/or animated sequence illustrating a particular object or living being performing a certain activity, using images of portions of the object or living being extracted from a still image or set of still images of the object or living being. The resulting avatar and/or associated animated sequence may be created to include recognizable facial or other features of the individual(s)/objects, and may, for example, be suitable for exchange over the Internet, or as part of a game or other activity. | 02-12-2015 |
20150052083 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RAPIDLY EDITING SENDING CONTENT BASED ON A RECEIVER - A method and a device for rapidly editing sending content based on a receiver. A sending-content-learning module is used to learn sending content to generate a content fragment for a receiver, and perform word frequency statistics on the content fragment; a corresponding list is generated from receiver information, the content fragment, and the word frequency statistics, and is stored; for the receiver and the word frequency statistics, the content fragment is displayed for a sender to edit the sending content, so as to send the sending content to a corresponding receiver. When a user edits a short message or an email, a content fragment commonly used for a corresponding receiver is displayed in a display box, and a sender can rapidly complete editing by selecting a required content fragment, thereby facilitating fast and convenient input and improving the user experience. | 02-19-2015 |
20150052084 | COMPUTER GENERATED EMULATION OF A SUBJECT - A system for emulating a subject, to allow a user to interact with a computer generated talking head with the subject's face and voice;
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20150052085 | PERSONALIZED SEMANTIC CONTROLS - A method, machine readable storage medium, and system for providing personalized semantic controls for semantic systems. A semantic network may be set up with initial configuration. A business application user interface, including semantic controls, may be coupled to the semantic network to interact with the semantic network. Semantic objects and relations may be defined in the semantic network for business terminology. A user request for business data may be received. The semantic network may update the objects and relations for business terminology based on the request. The business application user interface may provide for personalized semantic controls based on the updated objects and relations. | 02-19-2015 |
20150052086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A TARGET AREA IN A MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ELEMENT - A system and method for detecting a target area of user interest within a multimedia content element are provided. The method includes receiving the multimedia content element from a user computing device; partitioning the multimedia content element into a number of partitions, each partition having at least one object therein; generating at least one signature for each partition of the multimedia content element, wherein each of the at least one signatures for each partition represents a concept; determining a context of the multimedia content element based on the concepts; and identifying at least one partition of the multimedia content as a target area of user interest based on the context of the multimedia content element. | 02-19-2015 |
20150058263 | HEALTH AND FITNESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A health and fitness management system is provided that has a health and fitness application operating, e.g., on a smart phone, that can wirelessly communicate with an activity module worn on the user which has a motion sensor, e.g., an accelerometer. The application accepts food and weight inputs (e.g., from the smart phone) and user activity units (e.g., from the activity unit) and develops a user intrinsic metabolism. The application includes fitness arc and health quotient graphical indicators that guide the user on health and fitness activities. | 02-26-2015 |
20150066813 | OUTAGE WINDOW SCHEDULER TOOL - An apparatus for determining a future outage window in which to perform work on a server may include an input for receiving historical performance data about at least one server, a non-transitory memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the input and the memory. The processor may be configured to use instructions stored in the memory to predict one or more likely future time windows to be recommended as possible outage windows in which to perform work on the server. The processor may analyze historical performance data about the at least one server to determine one or more historical time windows corresponding to low CPU utilization of the at least one server. In some cases, the processor may then predict one or more future time windows to be recommended for use as the outage window using, at least in part, the determined historical time windows. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066814 | Sentiment Analysis of Data Logs - An approach is provided to use natural language processing (NLP) to analyze data logs. In the approach, a data log is analyzed with the data log including a number of entries. The analysis performed includes performance of a sentiment analysis of the entries using natural language processing. The result of the sentiment analysis results is a sentiment score. Entries from the data log are then visually highlighted based on their corresponding sentiment scores. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066815 | System and Method for a Revolutionary Development Platform and Management System using Intelligent Control Rooms - A system and method for a revolutionary development platform and management system using intelligent control rooms, hereafter referred to “the system”, that implements a generic intelligent control room concept in any information system using a groundbreaking framework for the design, build, control and operation of an enterprise's management data and human reporting. It provides both operational knowledge and quality assurance by pragmatically defining the gathering and flow of information in one or all organization units and allows for seamless knowledge dissemination into and within the organization. To meet the mantra of no programming required all new object domains and expert subject rules are added via the base code and database design functionality without requiring any additional programming. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066816 | BUSINESS PROCESS BEHAVIOR CONFORMANCE CHECKING AND DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL PROCESS MODELS BUILT USING PROBABILISTIC MODELS AND FUZZY LOGIC - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for checking the conformance of a process behavior against a theoretical process model, and for further providing a detailed diagnostic regarding the process behavior's expectedness and frequency. The provision of this detailed diagnostic includes discovering the empirical models generated by the system's business processes, and matching the defined process model to its corresponding empirical model. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066817 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS WITH SHARED CAPABILITIES - A virtual assistant platform (“VAP”) provides a self-supporting and expandable architectural framework for virtual assistants (“VAs”) to communicate with a user via an electronic device. VAs may communicate with other devices, software programs, and other VAs. VAs may include intelligent agents configured to perform particular tasks. The VAP may include an execution environment that provides an interface between the VA and the electronic device and a framework of services for the intelligent agents. A VA may participate in or coordinate a group of VAs in which knowledge and tasks can be shared and cooperatively executed. The execution environment may include an agent store for registering agents for use on the VAP, storing agent code and data, and distributing agents to requesting users. Through the agent store, new VAs and agents may be distributed to users to expand their use of the VAP. | 03-05-2015 |
20150081596 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING A DESIGN OF EXPERIMENT, GENERATING A PRODUCT THEREOF, GENERATING DESIGNED EXPERIMENT OPTIONS, AND A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of generating a plurality of selectable design experiments in a design of experiments (DOE) process for analyzing at least one data set from a process to determine a relationship of a plurality of process factors of interest to a process output of interest. The method entails receiving as user input into a computing apparatus, a base number of trials and a number of center point trials. From the computing apparatus, a graphical user interface is generated on a display connected with the computing apparatus. This includes presenting a display containing a plurality of experiment each defined, at least partially, by a combination of number of replicates (replicates count) and effect size. The display further includes a predicted power value for each combination of replicates count and effect size. | 03-19-2015 |
20150081597 | Customer Journey Prediction and Resolution - Customer journey prediction and resolution is accomplished via a predictive model in which each user is mapped onto all available user journey information corresponding to a specific business. The predictive model is analyzed to understand the characteristics, preferences, and lowest effort resolution for the user related to the services that are subscribed to by the user. The predictive model is analyzed to predict the service or collection of services for each user. Embodiments interact with, provide and receive information from, and react to and/or deliver action to the customer across channels and across services. All customer and system behavior, data, and action is tracked and coordinated and leveraged for continuous feedback and performance improvement. | 03-19-2015 |
20150088784 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MESSAGE THREAD MANAGEMENT - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage device for managing message threads. An example system configured to practice this method can first identify a usage pattern of a user interacting with a message thread. Next, based on that usage pattern, the system can analyze messages in the message thread to identify a high-priority message. Then the system highlights the high-priority message when the system renders the message thread on a display. The messages can be email messages, text messages, instant messages, etc. The system can further associate the high-priority message with a repository, and grant a repository user, access to the high-priority message. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088785 | Robust System and Method for Forecasting Soil Compaction Performance - The present disclosure considers a system and method that can predict soil compaction and machine-specific productivity rate across multiple soil conditions without requiring site-specific samples and multi-variable lab testing. The method and system disclosed here can utilize predictive algorithms combined with a soils database to predict soil response to compaction energy across a range of soil moistures for the range of compaction machines available to predict compaction performance. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088786 | system, method and device to record personal environment, enable preferred personal indoor environment envelope and raise alerts for deviation thereof - The system has number of environmental sensors to sense various environmental parameters of the personal environment envelope surrounding the individual and multiple biological sensors to sense biological and physiological condition of the individual. The system includes a personal environment envelop setting module to define preferred settings based on input from the individual. The system has a processing module to process the environmental parameters sensed by the sensors and the preferred settings to generate alerts. The processing module, also receives information from other sources and is capable of dynamically compute recommendations, map these with the preferences of the individual for enabling the preferred conditions. The system also has a server module configured to receive, store, analyze and machine learn from data of the plurality of environmental parameters sensed by the plurality of sensors and the preferred settings along with ambient environmental data from plurality of persons for epidemiology study. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088787 | METHOD, SOFTWARE AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR FORMING A PREDICTION MODEL FOR CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS - A method for forming a prediction model for chemometric analysis is presented. A first graphical area is configured to display a first set of graphical objects; each of the graphical objects is representing a calculation module suitable for use in the prediction model. A second graphical area is configured to display a second set of graphical objects representing the set of the calculation modules added to a prediction model. The calculation modules are added to the second area by the user. By building the calculation modules in such a way that any of the calculation modules may follow or be followed by any of the calculation modules, the user is allowed to add one/several calculation module(s) in any order and number, without restrictions. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088788 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT RESPONSE PREDICTION - Techniques for predicting a user response to content are described. According to various embodiments, a configuration file is accessed, where the configuration file includes a user-specification of raw data accessible via external data sources and raw data encoding rules. In some embodiments, the raw data includes raw member data associated with a particular member and raw content data associated with a particular content item. Thereafter, source modules encode the raw data from the external data sources into feature vectors, based on the raw data encoding rules. An assembler module assembles one or more of the feature vectors into an assembled feature vector, based on user-specified assembly rules included in the configuration file. A prediction module performs a prediction modeling process based on the assembled feature vector and a prediction model, to predict a likelihood of the particular member performing a particular user action on the particular content item. | 03-26-2015 |
20150095267 | TECHNIQUES TO DYNAMICALLY GENERATE REAL TIME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FROM FORUM DATA - Techniques to dynamically generate real time frequently asked questions from forum data are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a preprocessor, a validator, a data module, and a list regenerator. The preprocessor may be operative to receive a user entry to a forum and to generate a processed entry. The validator may be operative to receive the processed entry, to receive an accuracy rating for the processed entry from a data module, and to forward the processed entry for inclusion in an existing frequently-asked-questions (FAQ) list based on the accuracy rating and rules. The data module may be operative to receive the processed entry and to determine the accuracy rating of the processed entry. The list regenerator may be operative to receive the processed entry and to regenerate the existing FAQ list into an updated FAQ list including the processed entry. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 04-02-2015 |
20150095268 | INTELLIGENT MULTI-USER TASK PLANNING - The disclosed technology can utilize a task manifest to record items on a user's to do list, along with other users also associated with the task. The technology can analyze the availability of the users associated with a task, reoccurring aspects of each user's daily routine, among other data items to determine which associated user is best suited to handle a given task. In some embodiments, the present technology can also rearrange an associated user's schedule to accommodate performance of a task, remind a user assigned to a task to perform the task, and notify all associated users of new or completed tasks. | 04-02-2015 |
20150095269 | Contextual Decision Logic Elicitation - Disclosed herein is a method of managing decision logic. The method includes receiving data, storing the data, and receiving a set of rules. A decision is generated based at least in part on the data and on the set of rules, and is a part of the decision logic. The decision logic is managed in a first mode or a second mode. When in the first mode or the second mode, the set of rules is managed in the context of the data by a first user. The managing includes reviewing and editing the set of rules for the decision logic in the context of the data. The editing is done by at least one of (i) modifying a rule in the set of rules, (ii) creating another rule and adding it to the set of rules and (iii) making an exception to a rule in the set of rules. | 04-02-2015 |
20150100520 | Argument And Decision Optimizing Engine - A system is described for improving decision making for individuals, groups and organizations. The system enables participants to collaboratively provide informational statements as well as supporting and opposing arguments and share them and then rate them. The system visually facilitates participants prioritizing arguments, and allows participants to rate arguments on clarity, agreement, and relevance. The system includes multiple levels of authority, both inherent and topic-assignable, which enable posts to be made visible/invisible based on authority level and/or “need to know”. The system allows decision makers to increase the reach of participants in decisions while keeping the input and process manageable yielding better decisions. All posts, ratings, and edits of posts and ratings within the system are archived along with any reasons given, and archives are reviewable by users. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100521 | EMPATHY INJECTION FOR QUESTION-ANSWERING SYSTEMS - Exemplary methods and devices herein receive an inquiry and automatically analyze words used in the inquiry, potential answers, and data maintained by evidence sources using the computerized device to determine the sensitivity level associated with the inquiry. The sensitivity level associated with the inquiry represents an emotional and cognitive state of the user. Such methods and devices automatically generate at least one follow-up question based on the sensitivity level associated with the inquiry and receive a follow-up response into the computerized device in response to the follow-up question(s). The methods and devices also automatically produce scores for the potential answers using the computerized device based on the inquiry, the follow-up responses, and ratings of the evidence sources. Following this, these methods and devices automatically generate output answers to the inquiry based on the sensitivity level associated with the inquiry using the computerized device. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100522 | IDENTIFICATION OF A BROKER-TYPE LEADER IN A SOCIAL NETWORK - Techniques for identification of a broker-type leader in a social network based on network topology are described. According to various embodiments, an electronic sociograph is accessed, the electronic sociograph depicting a plurality of actors of an online social network service as nodes in the sociograph, and the sociograph including edges between the nodes representing relationships between the respective actors. Thereafter, a particular node in the sociograph corresponding to an information connector node between at least two distinct groups of the nodes in the sociograph is identified. A particular actor of the plurality of actors associated with the particular node is then classified as an information connector between at least two sub-networks of the actors of the online social network service. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100523 | System, and A Method for Providing A Prediction for Controlling a System - Co-occurrence data representing e.g. preferences and facts observed in a plurality of situations may be stored in a matrix as combinations of high-dimensional sparse vectors. The matrix may be called e.g. as an experience matrix. The data stored in the experience matrix may be subsequently utilized e.g. for predicting a preference of a user in a new situation. A prediction may be determined by a method comprising providing a query comprising one or more query words, accessing the experience matrix containing co-occurrence data stored as vectors of the experience matrix, determining a first auxiliary vector by identifying a vector of the experience matrix associated with a first query word, forming a query vector by using the first auxiliary vector, and determining the prediction by comparing the query vector with the vectors of the experience matrix. | 04-09-2015 |
20150106303 | FINITE STATE MACHINE FORMING - Techniques for representing a finite state machine forming are described herein. The techniques include a method that identifies screens of a computing program. The method may include correlating the identified screens with states of a finite state machine. Events indicating transition between the identified screens may be determined as well as data flow associated with the events. The method may include forming a graph representing the screens, events, and data flow in the finite state machine. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106304 | Identifying Purchase Intent in Social Posts - This document describes techniques for identifying purchase intent in social posts. In one or more implementations, a topic is received and social posts to one or more social networks that are related to the topic are collected. Then, one or more purchase intent posts expressing purchase intent towards the topic are identified from the collected social posts. In one or more implementations a purchase intent model, usable to identify social posts expressing purchase intent, is built from a training corpus of annotated social posts. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106305 | INTELLIGENT APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED CONFIGURATION OF WHEELCHAIR TILT AND RECLINE - A method and apparatus for providing personalized configuration of physical supports for the human body, comprising accepting input including an individual's demographic information, neurological attributes, physical history, operational environment, and outcome or use objectives, processing user input employing an artificial intelligence engine, and then returning guidance and/or control parameters directed to seating adjustment and positioning, including incline angles for wheelchair tilt and recline. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106306 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING A NEUROSCIENCE-INSPIRED ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK WITH VISUALIZATION OF NEURAL PATHWAYS - A method and apparatus for constructing one of a neuroscience-inspired artificial neural network and a neural network array comprises one of a neuroscience-inspired dynamic architecture, a dynamic artificial neural network array and a neural network array of electrodes associated with neural tissue such as a brain, the method and apparatus having a special purpose display processor. The special purpose display processor outputs a display over a period of selected reference time units to demonstrate a neural pathway from, for example, one or a plurality of input neurons through intermediate destination neurons to an output neuron in three dimensional space. The displayed neural network may comprise neurons and synapses in different colors and may be utilized, for example, to show the behavior of a neural network for classifying hand-written digits between values of 0 and 9 or recognizing vertical/horizontal lines in a grid image of lines. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106307 | Method and computer program product for providing a response to a statement of a user - A method for providing a response to a statement of a user, the method includes: receiving user input that comprises a portion of a user statement; selecting, before receiving a whole user statement, an answerable statement response between an answerable statement, multiple answerable statements and a response to an answerable statement; wherein the selecting is responsive to user input and to structured representations of answerable statements answerable by an answering entity; and sending to the user information representative of response to the user statement. | 04-16-2015 |
20150112892 | System and method for detecting classes of automated browser agents - A method for determining if a web browser is being operated by a human or a non-human agent, based on analysis of certain aspects of how a user interacts with a webpage. By placing a code snippet into the code of a webpage prior to a given user accessing that webpage, one is able to evaluate the user's actions in order to predict the type of user. The predictions are made by acquiring information on how the user loads, navigates, and interacts with the webpage and comparing that information with statistics taken from a control group. Performance metrics from all webpages containing similar code elements are compiled by analysis servers and made available to the operator of a webpage through a variety of reporting mediums. By compiling such performance metrics, the method helps combat and prevent malicious automated traffic directed at advertisements and other aspects of a given webpage. | 04-23-2015 |
20150112893 | Predicting Levels of Influence - Systems and method for identifying individuals who may be potentially influential on a particular identified contact for a particular sales opportunity are disclosed. The individuals identified as potential influencers are then ranked according to a predicted level of influence and displayed in a graphic representation. In one embodiment, the ranked potential influencers are displayed as icons in a spiral formation relative to an icon representing the identified contact. The closer an icon representing a particular potential influencer is to the icon representing the identified contact, the greater the level influence is that that influencer might have on the identified contact. | 04-23-2015 |
20150112894 | PERSPECTIVES FOR PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS - A perspective selection may be used to identify one or more algorithms that may be of interest to an end user and that are associated with the selected perspective. The perspective selection may be used to determine an algorithm for the predicted data of interest and to determine the relevant data for the determined algorithm to generate the predicted data. The relevant data may be retrieved from a backend system and used with the determined algorithm to generate the predicted data. The predicted data may be output to a client device to display a visualization of the predicted data for easy consumption by an end user. | 04-23-2015 |
20150112895 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A DIGITAL CONVERSATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A DIGITAL CONVERSATION MANAGEMENT PLATFORM (“DCM-Platform”) transforms digital dialogue from consumers, client demands and, Internet search inputs via DCM-Platform components into tradable digital assets, and client needs based artificial intelligence campaign plan outputs. In one implementation, The DCM-Platform may capture and examine conversations between individuals and artificial intelligence conversation agents. These agents may be viewed as assets. One can measure the value and performance of these agents by assessing their performance and ability to generate revenue from prolonging conversations and/or ability to effect sales through conversations with individuals. | 04-23-2015 |
20150120616 | Virtual Historical Displays - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for virtual historical displays. A server computer or other computing device can execute a virtual display service. The virtual display service can obtain behavioral data associated with a geographic location and an activity associated with a user of a user device. The virtual display service can associate the behavioral data with the user device and the geographic location, and detect subsequent activity associated with the geographic location. The virtual display service can determine that the behavioral data is to be shared with a device associated with the subsequent activity. The virtual display service can provide the behavioral data to the device. | 04-30-2015 |
20150120617 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND GENERATING USER EXPERIENCES - Embodiments of apparatus and methods for capturing and generating user experiences are described. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a processor. The apparatus may also include a data storage module, coupled with the processor, to store sensor data collected by a plurality of sensors attached to one or more devices. The apparatus may further include an experience correlation module, coupled with the data storage module, to associate at least a portion of the sensor data with a user experience based at least in part on one or more rules identifying the user experience, to enable regenerating at least a part of the user experience for a user based at least in part on the portion of the sensor data. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 04-30-2015 |
20150120618 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AUDIO APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - An artificial intelligence audio apparatus includes a sensing part which is configured to sense a current location and a temperature and/or a humidity thereof and sense whether a human exists in the current location; and a controller which is configured to receive weather information of the current location from an external server using location information of the current location, determine whether a predetermined greeting should be output when the human exists in the current location, and in response to determining that the predetermined greeting should be output, extract at least one of a greeting voice and a greeting text, from greeting data stored in a storage, which corresponds with a current time, at least one of the temperature and the humidity, and the weather information of the current location, and output the extracted at least one of the greeting voice and the greeting text. | 04-30-2015 |
20150127583 | Reuse of On-Demand Enterprise System Customization Knowledge Utilizing Collective Experience - Systems and methods allow sharing and reuse of acquired customization knowledge of enterprise systems, utilizing collective customization experience. Particular embodiments employ Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) principles to manage customization experience in the context of both Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) environments. Collective customization knowledge may be explicitly retrieved, adapted, shared, reused, and/or traded between tenants, partners, and optionally provider(s), of on-demand enterprise systems. A previous customization case stored within an experience base, may include one or more of the following: information allowing annotation of price information for trading the previous customization case (e.g. to another tenant); information restricting visibility of the previous customization case within the experience base; information defining a rating for the previous customization case within a community; information capturing a reuse frequency of the previous customization case; and/or information rendering anonymous at least a portion of the previous customization case. | 05-07-2015 |
20150127584 | EVALUATION OF A RECOMMENDER - A machine may implement a recommender that provides recommendations to users. The machine may be configured to present a first version of the recommender configured by various parameters. A user may submit a message to the machine, and the machine may identify a parameter among the various parameters by tokenizing the message and identifying the parameter among the tokens. The machine may then generate a second version of the recommender by modifying the parameter and configuring the second version according to the modified parameter. The machine may then present the first and second versions of the recommender contemporaneously two different portions of the users. By tokenizing a further message received from the users, the machine may evaluate the first and second versions and determine whether the second version is a replacement of the first version. | 05-07-2015 |
20150127585 | INFERRING USER PREFERENCES FROM AN INTERNET BASED SOCIAL INTERACTIVE CONSTRUCT - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computers, helps determine an unknown user's preferences through the use of internet based social interactive graphical representations on a computer facility by performing the steps of (1) ascertaining preferences of a plurality of users who are part of an internet based social interactive construct, wherein the plurality of users become a plurality of known users; (2) determining the internet based social interactive graphical representation for the plurality of known users; and (3) inferring the preferences of an unknown user present in the internet based social interactive graphical representation of the plurality of known users based on the interrelationships between the unknown user and the plurality of known users within the graphical representation. | 05-07-2015 |
20150127586 | INFERRING USER PREFERENCES FROM AN INTERNET BASED SOCIAL INTERACTIVE CONSTRUCT - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computers, helps determine an unknown user's preferences through the use of internet based social interactive graphical representations on a computer facility by performing the steps of (1) ascertaining preferences of a plurality of users who are part of an inter-net based social interactive construct, wherein the plurality of users become a plurality of known users; (2) determining the internet based social interactive graphical representation for the plurality of known users; and (3) inferring the preferences of an unknown user present in the interact based social interactive graphical representation of the plurality of known users based on the interrelationships between the unknown user and the plurality of known users within the graphical representation. | 05-07-2015 |
20150127587 | INFERRING USER PREFERENCES FROM AN INTERNET BASED SOCIAL INTERACTIVE CONSTRUCT - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a computer program product embodied in a computer readable medium that, when executing on one or more computers, helps determine an unknown user's preferences through the use of internet based social interactive graphical representations on a computer facility by performing the steps of (1) ascertaining preferences of a plurality of users who are part of an inter-net based social interactive construct, wherein the plurality of users become a plurality of known users; (2) determining the internet based social interactive graphical representation for the plurality of known users; and (3) inferring the preferences of an unknown user present in the interact based social interactive graphical representation of the plurality of known users based on the interrelationships between the unknown user and the plurality of known users within the graphical representation. | 05-07-2015 |
20150134572 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RESPONSE TO USER INPUT INFORMATION ABOUT STATE CHANGES AND PREDICTING FUTURE USER INPUT - A system and method for caching and using information about graphical and application state changes in an electronic device is disclosed. In an embodiment, the system and method utilize a model of user input from a touch sensor capable of sensing location of a finger or object above a touch surface. In the electronic device, data representative of current user input to the electronic device is created. The model of user input is applied to the data representative of current user input to create data reflecting a prediction of a future user input event. That data is used to identify at least one particular response associated with the predicted future user input event. Data useful to implement graphical and application state changes is cached in a memory of the electronic device, the data including data reflecting a particular response associated with the predicted future user input. The cached data is retrieved from the memory of the electronic device and is used the data to implement the state changes. | 05-14-2015 |
20150134573 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING A MIND MAP WITH DIFFERENT STREAMS OF INFORMATION - Enhancement of a first mind map to become a second enhanced mind includes: providing a content pool with information items; performing a first semantic scan based on a selected object; and generating a new object and a related connection to the selected object based on the semantic scan. Furthermore, the enhancement includes determining a strength value for each of the connections of the first mind map and determining the connection with the lowest strength value and recalculating the strength value using an external knowledge base to define the connection as obsolete if the strength value decreases. | 05-14-2015 |
20150134574 | SELF-LEARNING METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A SUMMARY OF A DOCUMENT, KNOWLEDGE EXTRACTION AND CONTEXTUAL MAPPING - Advance Machine Learning or Unsupervised Machine Learning Techniques are provided that relate to Self-learning processes by which a machine generates a sensible automated summary, extracts knowledge, and extracts contextually related Topics along with the justification that explains “why they are related” automatically without any human intervention or guidance (backed ontology's) during the process. Such processes also relate to generating a 360-Degree Contextual Result (360-DCR) using Auto-summary, Knowledge Extraction and Contextual Mapping. | 05-14-2015 |
20150142699 | Driving an Interactive Decision Service From a Forward-Chaining Rule Engine - Disclosed techniques include generating a plurality of questions, each question based upon one or more conditions of a plurality of conditions, wherein the plurality of conditions are generated a plurality of business rules associated with a forward changing rule engine; identifying, as a side effect of evaluating the plurality of business rules for outcome data, missing information corresponding to the plurality of questions; and selecting, for presentation to a user, a first question of the plurality of questions to elicit the missing information from the user. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142700 | DYNAMIC RISK EVALUATION FOR PROPOSED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS - A user interface comprising a plurality of questions regarding a proposed information technology project may be generated. The user interface comprising the plurality of questions regarding the proposed information technology project may be communicated to a computing device. A plurality of responses input via the user interface may be received from the computing device. Each of the plurality of responses input via the user interface may correspond to one or more of the plurality of questions regarding the proposed information technology project. An initial risk assessment score for the proposed information technology project may be calculated based on the plurality of responses input via the user interface comprising the plurality of questions regarding the proposed information technology project. A determination may be made as to whether the initial risk assessment score for the proposed information technology project meets a predetermined threshold. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142701 | EVIDENCE BASED MEDICAL RECORD - Various embodiments provide systems, computer program products and computer implemented methods. In some embodiments, a system includes a method of providing a confidence-estimation-based inference, the method includes receiving a query concerning a patient from a user, accessing an electronic health record (EHR) for the patient, the EHR including a first component regarding the patient, querying the user, using a conversational interface, for a second component regarding the patient, the second component being in a natural language information form, receiving the second component regarding the patient in response to the query, calculating a first probability density function using the first component, and a second probability density function using the second component, combining the first and second probability density functions using a Gaussian mixture model, calculating at least one conditional probability table using the Gaussian mixture model and providing the confidence-estimation-based inference based on the at least one conditional probability table. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142702 | Predicting Call Quality - The disclosure relates to a communication client application for running on a user terminal to conduct calls over a network. The client is configured to access a model which models quality of user experience for calls based on a set of technical parameters of each call. The model itself is based on user feedback indicating subjective quality of multiple past calls as experienced by multiple users, modeled with respect to the technical parameters collected from each of the past calls. The model generates a predicted call quality score predicting the quality of user experience for the call given its technical parameters. Based on this process, one or more of the technical parameters of the call can be adapted to try to increase the quality experienced by the user. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142703 | Driving an Interactive Decision Service From a Forward-Chaining Rule Engine - Disclosed techniques include generating a plurality of questions, each question based upon one or more conditions of a plurality of conditions, wherein the plurality of conditions are generated a plurality of business rules associated with a forward changing rule engine; identifying, as a side effect of evaluating the plurality of business rules for outcome data, missing information corresponding to the plurality of questions; and selecting, for presentation to a user, a first question of the plurality of questions to elicit the missing information from the user. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142704 | Adaptive Virtual Intelligent Agent - Embodiments of an adaptive virtual intelligent agent (“AVIA”) service are disclosed. It may include the functions of a human administrative assistant for an enterprise including customer support, customer relationship management, and fielding incoming caller inquiries. It also has multi-modal applications for the home through interaction with AVIA implemented in the home. It may engage in free-form natural language dialogs. During a dialog, embodiments maintain the context and meaning of the ongoing dialog and provides information and services as needed by the domain of the application. Over time, the service automatically extends its knowledge of the domain (as represented in the Knowledge Tree Graphs) through interaction with external resources. Embodiments can intelligently understand and converse with users using free-form speech without pre-programmed deterministic sequences of questions and answers, can dynamically determine what it needs to know to converse meaningfully with users, and knows how to obtain information it needs. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142705 | STRING PREDICTION - In a mobile device, the text entered by users is analyzed to determine a set of responses commonly entered by users into text applications such as SMS applications in response to received messages. This set of responses is used to provide suggested responses to a user for a currently received message in a soft input panel based on the text of the currently received message. The suggested responses are provided before any characters are provided by the user. After the user provides one or more characters, the suggested responses in the soft input panel are updated. The number of suggested responses displayed to the user in the soft input panel is limited to a total confidence value to reduce user distraction and to allow for easier selection. An undo feature for inadvertent selections of suggested responses is also provided. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142706 | Systems and Methods for Creating and Implementing an Artificially Intelligent Agent or System - A system and associated methods for creating and implementing an artificially intelligent agent or system are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a target personality is implemented in memory on an at least one computing device and configured for responding to an at least one conversational input received from an at least one communicating entity. An at least one conversational personality is configured for conversing with the target personality as needed in order to provide the target personality with appropriate knowledge and responses. For each conversational input received by the target personality, it is first processed to derive an at least one core meaning associated therewith. An appropriate raw response is determined then formatted before being transmitted to the communicating entity. Thus, the target personality is capable of carrying on a conversation, even if some responses provided by the target personality are obtained from the at least one conversational personality. | 05-21-2015 |
20150149390 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AN INTELLIGENT DIGITAL SELF REPRESENTATION - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for advising a user. During operation, the system generates a set of rules for a digital representation of the user. Next, the system obtains data indicating the user's digital trace, wherein the digital trace is a data trail associated with the user's interactions in a digital or physical environment. The system then applies the rules to the obtained data to generate warnings and/or recommendations. The system subsequently communicates the warnings and/or recommendations to the user. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149391 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR PRIVIDING A DIALOG WITH A USER - A computer-implemented method for providing a dialog with a user, the method comprising the steps of: (a) creating ( | 05-28-2015 |
20150149392 | Software Application for Managing a Collection of Robot Repairing Resources for a Technician - A software application that is able to manage a collection of robot repairing resources can be used to assist technicians in repairing and solving hardware or software malfunctions within an electro-mechanical robot. The software application is able to simultaneous monitor multiple different electro-mechanical robots by receiving diagnostic information from them. The software application can identify a malfunction within one of the electro-mechanical robots by comparing its diagnostic information against a set of robot repair manuals. The software application will then select an optimal AI algorithm that has the best chance of repairing the hardware or software malfunction. The software application continues by implementing the optimal AI algorithm with a set of cloud accessible robot repairing applications, a technician's intervention, or a combination thereof. | 05-28-2015 |
20150294073 | Temperature-Corrected Blood Glucose Concentration and Decision Making in a Patient-Interactive System - Disclosed is a deriving a rate constant to correct for the effect of heat on readings from a glucometer, when the glucometer is part of an interactive system of sending data from the glucometer to a server, and receiving messages and recommendations for action from the server. The heat from the glucometer is determined based on an estimate of the time the device has been activated and the ambient temperature, or by direct measurement. The rate constant is based on derivatives of the Arrhenius and Michaelis-Menten equations. | 10-15-2015 |
20150294216 | COGNITIVE DISTRIBUTED NETWORK - Approaches are provided for answering an inquiry of a cognitive distributed network. An approach includes receiving the inquiry at the cognitive distributed network. The approach further includes determining a classification for the inquiry based on natural language of the inquiry. The approach further includes classifying the inquiry as a single question class. The approach further includes determining, by at least one computing device, a type of introspection to be used by the cognitive distributed network on the inquiry. The approach further includes generating an answer to the inquiry based on the determined type of introspection. | 10-15-2015 |
20150294222 | Eliciting User Sharing of Content - In one embodiment, a method includes inferring an intent of the target user to post to a social-networking system based on one or more information items. One or more information items may be assembled that are relevant to one or more of the information items from which the intent to post was inferred. A prompt to post may be sent to the target user comprising one or more of the assembled information items. One or more indications of one or more reactions of the target user may be received from a client system of the target user. The one or more reactions of the target user may be used in both inferring a future intent to post on the part of future target users and assembling information items for future target users. | 10-15-2015 |
20150294225 | RECIPE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COOKING APPARATUS, AND RECIPE INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A cooking apparatus includes a recipe obtaining unit that obtains recipe information for a dish, a preference obtaining unit that obtains preference information for a user, and a recipe modification unit that, based on the obtained preference information, modifies a value of a cooking parameter, which defines a manner of cooking, to provide modified recipe information, the cooking parameter value being included in the obtained recipe information. The preference information is, for example, information indicating taste preference of the user. In that case, the recipe modification unit modifies the cooking parameter value in a direction in which the taste of the dish is more closely fit to the taste preference indicated by the preference information. | 10-15-2015 |
20150294229 | AUTOMATICALLY ENHANCED VISUAL PROCESS REPAIR USING PROCESS SUPERPOSITION AND UGLINESS INDICATORS - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for visual process analysis. The disclosed techniques can include: obtaining a theoretical and an empirical process model, generating a theoretical process layout corresponding to the theoretical process model, where the theoretical process layout is generated using a layout algorithm, generating an empirical process layout corresponding to the empirical process model, where the empirical process layout is generated using the layout algorithm, superposing the empirical process layout onto the theoretical process layout, such that a superposition layout is generated, annotating the superposition layout based on ugliness indicators, such that an annotated superposition layout is generated, and causing the annotated superposition layout to be displayed. | 10-15-2015 |
20150302088 | Method and System for Providing Personalized Content - Method and system for providing content are provided. A request for content is received from a user. An integrated graph is accessed for inferring topics of interest in connection with the request of the user. The integrated graph has been created for linking different types of information. One or more topics of interest of the user are estimated by traversing the integrated graph based on the request. Content is obtained in accordance with the estimated one or more topics of interest of the user. The content is transmitted to the user as a response to the request. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302300 | EFFICIENT GRAPH-BASED RULE ENGINE FOR COMPLEX, DYNAMIC, UNSTRUCTURED DATA - Systems and methods can support efficient graph-based rule engines for complex, dynamic, unstructured data. The system can provide an interface to a graph database for storing rules and facts. The system can receive rules and facts. The system can convert the received rules to a format suitable for insertion into the graph database and store the converted rules into the graph database. The system can receive a question and perform a query against the graph database to evaluate rules and facts in light of the received question. The system can return facts retrieved from the graph database in response to the performed query. Also, the system can generate one or more actions based upon facts retrieved or rules trigger in response to the performed query. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302301 | AUTOMATIC ACTIONS BASED ON CONTEXTUAL REPLIES - A computing device includes at least one processor and at least one module, operable by the at least one processor to receive an communication, determine, based at least in part on the communication, one or more candidate responses to the communication, and receive an indication of user input that selects a candidate response from the one or more candidate responses. The at least one module may be further operable by the at least one processor, responsive to receiving the indication of user input that selects the candidate response, to send the candidate response, determine, based at least in part on at least one of the candidate response and the communication, an operation that is contextually related to the candidate response, and execute the operation. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302303 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING UNIFIED AND INTELLIGENT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS - There is provided systems and methods for generating suggestions integrated into business applications. Parameters for generating suggestions relating to the plurality of business applications are stored in a dynamic database. At least one suggestion relating to a business currently being used by a user is generated, the at least one suggestion generated using the parameters stored in the dynamic database. The at least one suggestion is integrated into the user interface of the given business application. Input of the user into the given business application is monitored, including input reflecting whether the at least one suggestion has been actioned by the user; and the parameters stored in the dynamic database are updated based on the monitored input so that generation of future suggestions may be refined. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302307 | Journal Manuscript Submission Decision Support Method and System - This innovation is to create one journal manuscript submission decision support method and system. It includes three major subsystems which are Decision Factor Filtering System, Manuscript Submission Decision Support System and Decision Model Verification System. Using on-line questionnaire module can collect and filter the critical decision factors. Through the statistics analysis, the weighted decision factors can be stored on the factor weight model database. After combining with periodical database, the manuscript submission decision support system can generate the ranking journal list which assists author(s) to submit their research papers to the suitable academic journal. The decision model verification system verifies the usefulness and easy-to-use of this Journal Manuscript Submission Decision Support System. The decision model can be fine-tuned by verification system. The critical decision factors can be filtered out. Finally, it can reduce authors' time to look for suitable journal. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302309 | AUTONOMIC GROUP DECISION MAKING USING IMPEDANCE SCORES - A method for autonomic group decision making may include presenting a plurality of decision options and receiving at least one decision option selected by each decision maker. A decision result may be presented including an indication of the preference for each option. Each decision maker may be allowed to revise the previously selected option for convergence to a single decision option for the group. An impedance score is determined for each decision maker in response to a decision maker selecting a different decision option. The impedance score may be based on one or more actions by the decision maker regarding selecting the decision option. A level of the impedance score indicates either progress toward or away from convergence. The impedance score may be revised each time a revised option is selected. The single decision option may be presented in response to the decision makers converging on the single decision option. | 10-22-2015 |
20150302311 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING MANUAL AND AUTOMATED TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATED CORRELATION IN DATA MINING - A method is provided for determining one or more causes for variability in data. The method includes selecting a first range of a multivariate model output data on a user interface and employing a computing system, operatively coupled to the user interface, to determine one or more process data causing a variability of the multivariate model output data in the first range when compared to a second range of the multivariate model output data. At least some of the process data includes data derived from a physical measurement of a process variable. | 10-22-2015 |
20150309572 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING P300 COMPONENT-BASED BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE - An apparatus, system and method for implementing a P300 component-based BCI are provided. The apparatus may include a display unit to display to a user the P300 component-based BCI, which includes a plurality of items to be selected, an item division unit to divide the plurality of items into N subsets according to usage frequencies of respective items, wherein N is an integer larger than 1, wherein a higher usage frequency the item has, a smaller subset the item belongs to, and a flashing unit to cause N items in the BCI to illuminate each time in a desired (and/or predetermined) frequency so as to make the user aware of, or feel, flashing of the respective items, wherein one item may be randomly selected from each of the subsets to constitute the N items. | 10-29-2015 |
20150310337 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR BUILDING A DYNAMIC SOCIAL KNOWLEDGEBASE - The present invention provides a method and system for providing a platform for building a dynamic social knowledgebase. The method includes importing a traditional knowledgebase from an entity at regular intervals, receiving login credentials from a user via a web portal or mobile application. Retrieving social knowledgebase from a social network associated with the user, providing recommendations to the user based on articles that are more clickable in the traditional knowledgebase and the social knowledgebase, sending a notification to the user based on the latest happenings in the web portal or mobile application, monitoring a list of top contributors and influencers of the social knowledgebase in the social network associated with the user, and sending the list of top contributors and influencers to a backend system for analysis & use. | 10-29-2015 |
20150310338 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CERTIFICATION OF FACTS - A method and apparatus for certification of facts introduces a certifier and a fact certificate into the fact-exchange cycle that enables parties to exchange trustworthy facts. Certification is provided to a fact presenter during the first part of the fact-exchange cycle, and verification is provided to the fact receiver during the last part of the cycle. To request a certification, a fact presenter presents the Certifier with a fact. In return, the certifier issues a fact certificate, after which the fact presenter presents the fact certificate to the fact receiver instead of presenting the fact itself. The receiver inspects the received certificate in order to evaluate the fact's validity and trustworthiness. For some facts and notions of verification, the certificate is sufficient and its inspection does not require any communication. For others, the receiver requests a verification service from the Certifier in order to complete the verification. | 10-29-2015 |
20150310339 | INFERRING CONTEXTUAL USER STATUS AND DURATION - In one embodiment, a method includes one or more server computing devices receiving first data associated with an activity recently performed or currently being performed by a user of one or more client computing devices. A current state of the user is inferred at least in part by analyzing at least the first data, and second data associated with one or more historical durations associated with the inferred current state is accessed. An end time associated with the inferred current state is estimated based at least in part on the second data. | 10-29-2015 |
20150310343 | REAL TIME INTERACTIVE PREDICTION - Providing predictive data predicting data values for a historical dataset. The method facilitates improving the accuracy of the predictive data by identifying for a user, and allowing the user to select ancillary datasets that can be evaluated, using a predictive evaluation, together with a historical dataset to improve the accuracy of the predictive data. A user interface is provided to a user. The user interface identifies one or more ancillary datasets. The ancillary datasets are identified to the user based on the ancillary datasets meeting a threshold condition to a historical dataset. The ancillary datasets are selectable by the user in the user interface. User input is received at the user interface selecting one or more of the ancillary datasets. A predictive dataset is displayed to the user. The predictive dataset is determined by predictive evaluation of the historical dataset and the one or more selected ancillary datasets. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317560 | AUTOMATIC CONSTRUCTION OF ARGUMENTS - A method comprising using at least one hardware processor for receiving a topic under consideration (TUC); providing the TUC as input to a claim function, wherein the claim function is configured to mine at least one content resource, and applying the claim function to the at least one content resource, to extract claims with respect to the TUC; and providing the TUC as input to a classification function, and applying the classification function to one or more claims of the extracted claims, to output corresponding one or more classification tags, wherein each classification tag is associated with its corresponding claim. | 11-05-2015 |
20150317562 | AUTOMATIC MODERATION OF ONLINE CONTENT - Techniques are disclosed for automatically modeling and predicting moderator actions for online content. A model can be generated or updated based on the content received and the action or actions taken by the moderator in response to receiving the content. The model can be used to automatically predict which action, or combination of actions, are likely to be taken by the moderator when new content is received, and suggest those action(s) to the moderator. These suggestions can, among other things, simplify and speed up the decision-making process for the moderator. | 11-05-2015 |
20150321604 | IN-VEHICLE MICRO-INTERACTIONS - A message specifying one or more queries to be provided via a human machine interface (HMI) is received in a vehicle computer. A total estimated cognitive load is determined for an operator of the vehicle based on an estimated current cognitive load and an estimated cognitive load associated with the one or more queries. The one or more queries are provided via the HMI if the total estimated cognitive load is at or below a predetermined threshold. | 11-12-2015 |
20150324451 | Systems and Methods for Classifying Electronic Information Using Advanced Active Learning Techniques - Systems and methods for classifying electronic information or documents into a number of classes and subclasses are provided through an active learning algorithm. In certain embodiments, seed sets may be eliminated by merging relevance feedback and machine learning phases. In certain embodiments, the active learning algorithm forks a number of classification paths corresponding to predicted user coding decisions for a selected document. The active learning algorithm determines an order in which the documents of the collection may be processed and scored by the forked classification paths. Such document classification systems are easily scalable for large document collections, require less manpower and can be employed on a single computer, thus requiring fewer resources. Furthermore, the classification systems and methods described can be used for any pattern recognition or classification effort in a wide variety of fields. | 11-12-2015 |
20150331963 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE GRAPHS FOR BUILDING PENALIZED REGRESSION MODELS - A graphical display of values generated according to a penalized regression model for multiple parameters of a data set shows the values as a graph having a first axis that represents magnitude of multiple parameter estimates of the penalized regression model and having a second axis that represents parameter estimate values of the multiple parameters of the penalized regression model. A user input is received that comprises a change to a parameter handle of the graphical display and changes at least one data parameter of the penalized regression model. The graphical display is changed such that the graphical display shows a representation of the values for the penalized regression model in accordance with the changes. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332144 | RECURSIVE ADAPTIVE INTERACTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A management system for guiding an agent in a media-specific dialogue has a conversion engine for instantiating ongoing dialogue as machine-readable text, if the dialogue is in voice media, a context analysis engine for determining facts from the text, a rules engine for asserting rules based on fact input, and a presentation engine for presenting information to the agent to guide the agent in the dialogue. The context analysis engine passes determined facts to the rules engine, which selects and asserts to the presentation engine rules based on the facts, and the presentation engine provides periodically updated guidance to the agent based on the rules asserted. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332146 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPARISON OF MULTIPLE TROPICAL CYCLONE ROUTES - The present invention relates to a method for comparison of multiple tropical cyclone routes. The method is implementable through a mobile device having an application processor and a touch-sensed display. The method is capable of determining multiple reference cyclone routes relevant to an concerned cyclone route by comparing each of multiple historical cyclone routes, each of which routes consists of multiple cyclone center coordinates, with an estimated cyclone route consisting of multiple estimated cyclone center coordinates for representing the concerned cyclone route. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332149 | TRACKING BEHAVIOR AND GOAL ACHIEVEMENT - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving user selection of a goal and a time period, wherein the goal specifies a desired behavior of a user to occur within the time period, determining a schedule for the selected goal based on the time period wherein the schedule indicates one or more times when the goal should be met, selecting a behavior based on, at least, the selected goal wherein the behavior is a physical behavior that can be expressed by an avatar, obtaining data indicating the user's progress towards reaching the goal, determining a degree of the behavior based on the user's progress and a time when the goal should be next be met, and providing an animation of an avatar wherein the avatar expresses the behavior in the animation according to the determined degree of the behavior. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332150 | METHOD TO DETERMINE RELAY WIRING REQUIRED - A method of determining a wiring configuration for one or more HVAC components operably coupled to one another and operably coupled to a main system controller comprising a processor and a display is provided. The method includes prompting a user with the processor to define the one or more HVAC components being installed; and determining with the processor the wiring configuration required for the one or more HVAC components defined. A wiring diagram is displayed on a display that corresponds to the wiring configuration required. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332154 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SOCIAL TRENDS - A method and system for identifying social trends are provided. The method includes collecting multimedia content from a plurality of data sources; gathering environmental variables related to the collected multimedia content; extracting visual elements from the collected multimedia content; generating at least one signature for each extracted visual element; generating at least one cluster of visual elements by clustering at least similar signatures generated for the extracted visual elements; correlating environmental variables related to visual elements in the at least one cluster; determining at least one social trend by associating the correlated environmental variables with the at least one cluster. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332166 | MACHINE LEARNING-BASED USER BEHAVIOR CHARACTERIZATION - This disclosure is directed to machine learning-based user behavior characterization. An example system may comprise a device including a user interface module to present content to a user and to collect user data (e.g., including user biometric data) during the content presentation. The system may also comprise a machine learning module to determine parameters for use in presenting the content based on the user data. For example, the machine learning module may formulate a behavioral model including user states based on the user data, the user states being correlated to an objective (e.g., based on a cost function) and content presentation parameter settings. Employing the behavioral model, the machine learning module may determine a current user state based on the user data, and may select the content presentation parameter settings to bias movement of the current observed user state towards an observed user state associated with the maximized cost function. | 11-19-2015 |
20150339574 | Extensible Validation Framework for Question and Answer Systems - Mechanisms are provided for validating a candidate answer to an input question. A candidate answer to an input question is identified using a natural language processing of the input question and a corpus of information from which the candidate answer is identified. A validator is selected to apply to the candidate answer based on a characteristic of a correct answer for the input question. The validator is applied to the candidate answer to evaluate whether or not criteria of the validator are met by the candidate answer. Validation information is generated based the evaluation of whether or not criteria of the validator are met by the candidate answer. The validation information is stored in a validation status object associated with the input question. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339578 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for providing recommendations on a multimedia device. The method includes labeling a sampling of content with associated features. The method further includes training a classifier based on the labels. The method also includes classifying a set of movies based on the movies' features. Additionally, the method includes mapping a classification space of the movies to a well-distributed space. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339580 | Predictive Hypothesis Exploration Using Planning - In at least one embodiment, a method and a system include receiving a trace into a hypotheses generator from a source a trace, translating the trace and a state transition model into a planning problem using the hypotheses generator, producing a set of plans for the trace using at least one planner, translating each plan into hypothesis using the hypotheses generator and/or the planner, and returning the hypotheses from the hypotheses generator. In a further embodiment, the trace includes at least one of a future observation and a past observation. In at least one embodiment, the system includes at least one planner that develops a set of plans, a hypothesis generator, a database, at least one analytic, and at least one sensor where the hypotheses generator and/or the at least one planner converts each plan into a respective hypothesis. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339582 | Goal-Driven Composition with Preferences Method and System - In at least one embodiment, a method and a system for determining a set of plans that best match a set of preferences. The method may include receiving into a goal specification interface at least one goal to be accomplished by the set of plans; receiving into a preference engine a pattern that includes preferences; generating a planning problem by using the preference engine; generating a set of plans by at least one planner; and providing the set of plans for selection of one plan to deploy. In a further embodiment, the preferences may be an occurrence or non-occurrence of at least one component, an occurrence of one component over another component, an ordering between at least two components, an existence or non-existence of at least one tag in a final stream, an existence of one tag over another tag in the final stream. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339584 | DISCOVERING COGNITION BIAS TOWARD DATA PRESENTATION STYLES THROUGH FILE SYSTEM ANALYSIS - A method, system, and/or computer program product establish a data organization format for displaying data to a specific user. A first set of data, which is organized according to a user-selected data organization format, is received from a user. A cognition bias, which defines a preferred manner in which the user cognitively interprets data, is identified by being associated with the user-selected data organization format. The cognition bias is also associated with one or more other data organization formats that support the cognition bias. A second set of data is received and formatted using the one or more other data organization formats that also support the cognition bias. The second set of data is then displayed using the one or more data organization formats that also support the cognition bias. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339588 | AUTOMATED ADJUSTMENT OF CONTENT COMPOSITION RULES BASED ON EVALUATION OF USER FEEDBACK OBTAINED THROUGH HAPTIC INTERFACE - Systems and methods are provided for automatically adjusting content composition rules based on evaluation of user feedback information obtained through a haptic interface. For example, a method includes accessing user feedback information collected by a haptic interface executing on a computing device, wherein the user feedback information comprises information indicative of a user's reaction towards digital content rendered by the computing device. The digital content includes content that is automatically generated using content composition rules. The method further includes evaluating a quality of the digital content based on the user feedback information, generating an evaluation report that includes information regarding the quality of the digital content, and adjusting one or more content composition rules based on the evaluation report. | 11-26-2015 |
20150347698 | HAZARD BASED ASSESSMENT PATTERNS - Methods and devices for retrospectively assessing continuous monitoring reference pattern data to determine a risk of a patient glucose level measurement taken in at least one data segment being outside a predetermined range. The methods and devices can include executing an algorithm to compare risk scores derived from reference pattern data in a currently collected data segment with risk scores of previously stored reference pattern data of previously collected data segments for a patient for assessing risk. | 12-03-2015 |
20150347900 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLED KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT - In a system for knowledge system management, the system includes: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory has stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a question from a customer; determine whether to not the question satisfies a first criterion for obtaining an automated response to the question; in response to determining that the question satisfies the first criterion, transmit the question to a knowledge system for generating automated responses to questions; receive the automated response to the question from the knowledge system; determine whether or not the automated response satisfies a second criterion for providing the automated response to the customer; and in response to determining that the automated response satisfies the second criterion, transmit the automated response to an electronic device operated by the customer. | 12-03-2015 |
20150347903 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SENTIMENT ANALYSIS BASED ON USER REACTIONS TO DISPLAYABLE CONTENT - A computer implemented method and apparatus for acquiring sentiment analysis information based on user reactions to displayable content. The method comprises receiving reaction data of at least one individual user viewing portions of displayable content, wherein the reaction data of each user includes indications representative of at least one of a time-varying emotional state of the user and a time-varying level of interest of the user captured during viewing of the displayable content; and performing sentiment analysis on the reaction data by at least one of: categorizing portions of the displayable content based on one of the reaction of one user or aggregated reactions of a plurality of users, and identifying at least one portion of the displayable content having one of a more favorable and a less favorable reaction by the at least one user, by comparison to one of a baseline and reactions to other portions of the displayable content. | 12-03-2015 |
20150347912 | ACTIVITY TRACKING BASED RECOMMENDATION - A device may include a memory configured to store a first number of applications, and a sensor configured to detect information associated with an activity being performed by a user of the device. The device may also include processing logic configured to receive the information from the at least one sensor and identify the activity being performed by the user based on the received information. The processing logic may also identify an application based on the activity, and output a message to the user identifying the application. | 12-03-2015 |
20150347913 | AUTOMATIC DISCOVERY OF COUNTER-INTUTIVE INSIGHTS - Automatic discovery of counter-intuitive insights in data analytics involves computing a first set of values based on primary values and secondary values. The primary values include outliers. The computed first set of values is identified as a primary pattern. Compute a second set of values based on the primary values and first level secondary sub-values. The computed second set of values is identified as a secondary pattern. The identified secondary pattern is opposite to the identified primary pattern. The identified primary pattern and the secondary pattern are displayed in a graphical user interface. | 12-03-2015 |
20150347916 | DETERMINING OCCUPANCY WITH USER PROVIDED INFORMATION - Methods and systems are described for determining occupancy with user provided information. According to at least one embodiment, a method for determining occupancy with user provided information includes using at least one sensor to detect occupancy in a building over time, determining a predictive schedule based on the occupancy detected with the at least one sensor, and requesting information relevant to the predictive schedule from a user. | 12-03-2015 |
20150356142 | QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM ADAPTED TO STYLE OF USER REQUESTS - A system and method provide for querying a knowledge base. The knowledge base includes a plurality of layers, each layer corresponding to a different type of information, such as user's intent, lack of knowledge, and specific issue. The system includes categorization rules for categorizing at least a part of a user's request according to the types of information and for mapping the request to respective layers of the knowledge base. The user's request is categorized with the categorization rules and mapped to one of the layers of the knowledge base, based on the categorization. A search is conducted for responsive problem descriptions among the problem descriptions in that layer. The system and method can thus provide for differential searching of the knowledge base, depending on the type of information being sought. | 12-10-2015 |
20150356446 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A LEARNING DECISION SYSTEM WITH A GRAPHICAL SEARCH INTERFACE - Systems and methods are disclosed that have and implement persona-based decision assistants and graphical user interfaces. The graphical user interfaces may present a view of one or more decision options and may include one or more user-selectable elements through which a selected decision option may be accessed or modified. In certain embodiments, user selections and similar traveler “look-alikes'” purchase behaviors may be processed to refine a persona corresponding to the search, in parallel to a search occurring and after an initial search result has been presented. In certain embodiments, the graphical user interface may show a subset of possible decision options. In certain embodiments, the graphical user interface may provide a selectable element to modify search, persona, and other preferences. | 12-10-2015 |
20150363692 | DECISION BASED LEARNING - A decision based learning apparatus can include a decision module configured to implement a decision model associated with a problem, the decision model including a plurality of decisions associated with solving the problem, a problem profile module configured to store a problem profile, the problem profile defining the problem and a solution to the problem, a learning storage module configured to store at least one learning module associated with at least one of the plurality of decisions, and a decision scenario interface module configured to generate a scenario based on the decision model and the problem profile and to present the scenario based on the decision model and the problem profile to a user. | 12-17-2015 |
20150363696 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A COLLECTIVE GROUP RESPONSE - A method and system for generating a collective group response, in which a plurality of users are provided with an initial input, and at least one response is received from the users. The at least one user of the plurality of users is provided a plurality of answer options, wherein the plurality of answer options is at least partially responsive to the response matrix. The size of the response matrix is decreased until a predetermined diversity value is reached. Further, a collective group response, which is at least partially responsive to the response matrix, is transmitted. | 12-17-2015 |
20150363697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENT ASSISTANCE - A system and a method for a service engine providing distributed intelligent assistance to a user are described herein. The method comprising steps of receiving and displaying a user inquiry from the user, the user inquiry having a linguistic pattern including a verb; generating and displaying a follow up question based on the user inquiry; receiving and displaying a follow up answer from the user; and generating and displaying a response based on the user inquiry and the follow up answer. | 12-17-2015 |
20150363698 | DYNAMIC CONTENT DELIVERY BASED ON HIGH-AFFINITY VIEWER POINTS - Identify the presence of people in a particular area and determine the object of visual attention of each person. Based on this information, select and deliver content through nearby adaptive content delivery devices based on characteristics of these objects when considered collectively, such as based on the object attracting the greatest amount of attention from passers-by. Content selection criteria may additionally be based on supplemental information, whether explicit or inferred, about the people in the area. | 12-17-2015 |
20150370980 | INTERACTIVE AND INTELLIGENT PERSONAL HEALTHCARE ADVISORY SYSTEM - The present invention provides a method and a system for providing personal healthcare advisory. The user interface visualizes and guides the users to describe their health conditions via graphical display and/or selectable lists. The intelligence inference engine incorporates various databases, knowledge bases and creates an interactive and eliciting scenario. The method and system for providing personal healthcare advisory of the present invention can not only stimulate a virtual experience for the user to participate but also provide user with rapid, accurate, and personalized healthcare advisory; hence, promotes the users' willingness to acquire preventive healthcare information and builds a healthier society. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371145 | Providing Computable Guidance to Relevant Evidence in Question-Answering Systems - A computer-based system includes a computer-processable definition of a region in a data set. The system identifies a region of the data set based on the definition of the region. The system provides output to a user representing a question and the identified region of the data set. The system may also automatically generate an answer to the question based on the question and the data set, and provide output to the user representing the answer. The system may generate the answer based on a subset of the data set, and provide output to the user representing the subset of the data set. The user may provide feedback on the first answer to the system, which the system may use to improve subsequent answers to the same and other questions, and to disable the system's automatic question-answering function in response to disagreement between the user and the system. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371148 | Method of automatically modifying the probability of random selection of a presentation based on how long the user delays before skipping (time-based skip weighting) - A method of adjusting the probability of a presentation being randomly selected during random play based on user feedback where the length of delay prior to the user pressing the skip button causes a modification in the probability of that presentation being displayed again. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379219 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING UNKNOWN DRUG TARGETS VIA ADVERSE EVENT DATA - The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for identifying unknown drug targets via adverse event data. An analyzer receives an identification of a first drug having one or more unknown target proteins and identifies a second drug related to the first drug. The analyzer retrieves, from an adverse event database, a first side effect profile associated with the first drug, and a second side effect profile associated with the second drug. The analyzer generates a third side effect profile comprising a subset of the first side effect profile not shared by the second side effect profile, and identifies a third drug having a fourth side effect profile comprising the third side effect profile. The analyzer retrieves a list of one or more target proteins of the third drug not targeted by the second drug, and presents the retrieved list as potential target proteins of the first drug. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379406 | SOCIALLY AND CONTEXTUALLY APPROPRIATE RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS - Systems and methods may provide for conducting an interest analysis of data associated with a user, wherein the interest analysis distinguishes between abstract interests and social interests. Additionally, one or more recommendations may be generated for the user based on the interest analysis and a current context of the user, wherein the one or more recommendations may be presented to the user. In one example, the abstract interests identify types of topics and types of objects, and the social interests identify types of social groups. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379413 | CRIME RISK FORECASTING - A computer-based crime risk forecasting system and corresponding method are provided for generating crime risk forecasts and conveying the forecasts to a user. With the conveyed forecasts, the user can more effectively gauge both the level of increased crime threat and its potential duration. The user can then leverage the information conveyed by the forecasts to take a more proactive approach to law enforcement in the affected areas during the period of increased crime threat. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379414 | UTILIZING LARGE-SCALE KNOWLEDGE GRAPHS TO SUPPORT INFERENCE AT SCALE AND EXPLANATION GENERATION - Aspects discussed herein present a solution for utilizing large-scale knowledge graphs for inference at scale and generating explanations for the conclusions. In some embodiments, aspects discussed herein learn inference paths from a knowledge graph and determine a confidence score for each inference path. Aspects discussed herein may apply the inference paths to the knowledge graph to improve database lookup, keyword searches, inferences, etc. Aspects discussed herein may generate a natural language explanation for each conclusion or result from one or more inference paths that led to that conclusion or result. Aspects discussed herein may present the best conclusions or results to the user based on selection strategies. The presented results or conclusions may include generated natural language explanations rather than links to documents with word occurrences highlighted. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379415 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A TRANSACTION - Disclosed is a system and method for processing a transaction. The method comprises receiving an input data from a user. The input data is associated with the transaction. The method further comprises creating a decision tree or a decision table based upon the input data and pre-defined rules. The decision tree comprises a parent node and a child node. The parent node and the child node comprise a first question and a second question respectively presented to the user. The decision table comprises a plurality of criteria/conditions being presented to the user. For each criteria/condition, a conditional response is received from the user. The method further comprises processing the transaction by identifying a solution, stored in a database, based on the decision tree or the decision table. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379416 | DECISION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A decision-assistance system provides a tool for decision makers to receive assistance in making a decision. Through a web page, a decision maker selects a group of one or more advisers and inputs information describing a decision to be made. The decision maker solicits advice from the group of advisers, and the advisers provide advice to assist the decision maker. Other entities can be granted access to streams of information corresponding to particular themes of the decisions to be made. Business entities, for example, can use the streams of information to connect with decision makers facing decisions relevant to the goods and services provided by the business entity. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379421 | USING A GENERIC CLASSIFIER TO TRAIN A PERSONALIZED CLASSIFIER FOR WEARABLE DEVICES - Systems and methods may provide for using one or more generic classifiers to generate self-training data based on a first plurality of events associated with a device, and training a personal classifier based on the self-training data. Additionally, the one or more generic classifiers and the personal classifier to may be used to generate validation data based on a second plurality of events associated with the device. In one example, the personal classifier is substituted for the one or more generic classifiers if the validation data indicates that the personal classifier satisfies a confidence condition relative to the one or more generic classifiers. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379429 | INTERACTIVE INTERFACES FOR MACHINE LEARNING MODEL EVALUATIONS - A first data set corresponding to an evaluation run of a model is generated at a machine learning service for display via an interactive interface. The data set includes a prediction quality metric. A target value of an interpretation threshold associated with the model is determined based on a detection of a particular client's interaction with the interface. An indication of a change to the prediction quality metric that results from the selection of the target value may be initiated. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379431 | SPECTRAL DATA ANALYTIC CUBE CLASSIFIER (SPADACC) FOR CONTINUOUS WIDE AREA GEOSPATIAL MODELING USING NORMALIZED AND HIGLY DIMENSIONAL MULTISPECTAL RASTER DATA - A system for enhanced geospatial modeling using a spectral data analytic cube classifier and normalized multispectral raster data, comprising a geospatial modeling server that receives and analyzes input imagery, a data import/export server that provides data for review or interaction and receives data to provide to the analysis server, and a database that stores data, and a method for enhanced geospatial modeling using raster data according to the system of the invention. | 12-31-2015 |
20160004969 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING RUNWAY RISK LEVELS - A method includes receiving meteorological forecast data at an electronic device. The method includes predicting multiple risk levels associated with an aircraft using one or more runways of an airport during a forecast time interval based on the meteorological forecast data. The method further includes generating a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes multiple risk indicators based on the multiple risk levels. The multiple risk indicators may correspond to multiple time sub-intervals during the forecast time interval. | 01-07-2016 |
20160004975 | AUTOMATED END-TO-END SALES PROCESS OF STORAGE APPLIANCES OF STORAGE SYSTEMS USING PREDICTIVE MODELING - Techniques for generating end-to-end sales leads based on storage capacity forecast using predictive modeling are described herein. According to one embodiment, diagnostic data is received from a data collector that periodically collects the diagnostic data from a storage system having one or more storage units to store data objects. A capacity forecaster coupled to the data collector forecasts a full capacity date using predictive modeling based on the diagnostic data, where the full capacity date estimates a date in which the one or more storage units reach a full storage capacity. A context generator coupled to the capacity forecaster generates a context having information identifying the one or more storage units of the storage system and an operator operating the storage system, wherein the context is used to communicate with the operator for acquiring an additional storage unit to increase storage capacity prior to the full capacity date. | 01-07-2016 |
20160004980 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING MODELS FOR PHYSICAL SYSTEMS USING SENTENCES IN A FORMAL GRAMMAR - A human expert creates sentences in a formal grammar to describe the state of a physical system through aspects of the behavior of such systems. A software process combines these sentences with historical data about physical systems of the same type and uses machine learning to generate a model that detects this state in such systems. These models are able to detect important states of physical systems, such as states that are predictive of future failures, without needing precise guidance from a human user. | 01-07-2016 |
20160012345 | DYNAMIC MATHEMATICAL VALIDATION USING DATA MINING | 01-14-2016 |
20160019461 | RECOMMENDER EVALUATION BASED ON TOKENIZED MESSAGES - A machine may implement a recommender that provides recommendations to users. The machine may be configured to present a first version of the recommender configured by various parameters. A user may submit a message to the machine, and the machine may identify a parameter among the various parameters by tokenizing the message and identifying the parameter among the tokens. The machine may then generate a second version of the recommender by modifying the parameter and configuring the second version according to the modified parameter. The machine may then present the first and second versions of the recommender contemporaneously two different portions of the users. By tokenizing a further message received from the users, the machine may evaluate the first and second versions and determine whether the second version is a replacement of the first version. | 01-21-2016 |
20160019464 | ADAPTING DIGITAL CONTENT BASED UPON USAGE PATTERNS - Techniques are disclosed for adapting digital content responsive to the manner in which the digital content is consumed by its users or consumers. Certain techniques are disclosed for changing the organization and/or behavior of a document, such as a webpage, in response to user interactions with the document. For example, the manner in which a webpage is consumed by its consumers is monitored and usage patterns determined therefrom. The webpage is then dynamically adapted or modified responsive to the usage patterns. In certain embodiments, the adaptations involve dynamically modifying the organization and/or behavior of the webpage responsive to the usage patterns. Since the usage patterns for different sets of users can be different, the modification made to the document for a first set of users may be different from the modifications made for a second set of users. | 01-21-2016 |
20160026918 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS - Provided herein is a system or method for a users-to-follow recommendation engine for, based at least in part on social network information and information about users in one or more social networks, determining features relating to users, including topical features and social features, determining, using a model constructed utilizing the determined features, for a set or users, a subset of the set of users for which the user has a high linkage, relative to other linkages in the set, and determining, using the model, and displaying to the user, a recommendation to follow and an associated explanation, of at least one particular user of the subset of the users wherein the associated explanation includes a topical-based explanation when a predominant basis for the high linkage is determined to be topical and a social-based explanation when a predominant basis for the high linkage is determined to be social. | 01-28-2016 |
20160026920 | Online Asset Recommendation System - Creating a playlist of multimedia assets based on estimated user viewing length and an estimated length of engagement during a user session. Assets are selected based on an anchor asset displayed with the playlist of multimedia assets. | 01-28-2016 |
20160026930 | FEEDBACK-DRIVEN EXOGENOUS FACTOR LEARNING IN TIME SERIES FORECASTING - A system for forecast modeling includes at least one processor and at least one database that is operably coupled to the at least one processor. The database includes a time series data module that is configured to store time series data for a domain, an exogenous data module that is configured to store exogenous data associated with multiple exogenous factors and a feedback module that is configured to collect and store feedback data from multiple online users, where the feedback data is related to the exogenous data and the exogenous factors. The system includes a data pre-processor module that is configured to use the at least one processor to identify and select a portion of the exogenous factors using the feedback data collected from the online users for use in a forecast model in combination with the time series data for the domain. | 01-28-2016 |
20160034652 | Systems and Methods for Creating Hair Transplantation Procedure Sites - Methods and systems are provided for determining the location of procedure sites, for example hair implantation sites, the method and systems enabling a natural looking randomness to be maintained to achieve a desired density while avoiding previously created procedure sites and existing features. In reference to hair transplantation, methods and systems are provided that allow to account for any terminal and non-terminal hair to assist in selecting locations for hair harvesting or implantation. | 02-04-2016 |
20160042273 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RULE CREATION BASED ON FREQUENCY OF QUESTION - A method is provided for prioritizing rule creation for computer-assisted customer care. When a question from a user of a device is received by a customer care analytics engine for which no rule is automatically fired, the question and a related device profile of the device are added to an unfired questions list. The analytics engine parses the question to match terms in other questions in the list. The question is also added to an appropriate category in the list based on the device profile. A prioritization algorithm is used to rank the question among other questions within the list or the category, ranking the question more highly according to the frequency of those terms in the category or the list. According to its rank-wise order, the question is directed for creation of a rule to permit automatic handling of questions having the same or similar terms in the future. | 02-11-2016 |
20160042281 | SENTIMENT ANALYSIS IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE - In an approach to determine a sentiment of an attendee of a video conference, the computer receives a video of an attendee of a video conference and, then, determines, based, at least in part, on the video of the attendee, a first sentiment of the attendee. | 02-11-2016 |
20160042288 | MAPPING USER ACTIONS TO HISTORICAL PATHS TO DETERMINE A PREDICTED ENDPOINT - A first signature log generated by a first processing system is received. A first listing of the recorded series of user inputs included in the signature log is compared to at least one historical log indicating at least one historical path, each historical path including at least second listing of a series of historical user inputs that corresponds to a historical endpoint in the computer program. Responsive to comparing the first listing of the recorded series of user inputs to the at least one historical log, the historical path to which the recorded series of user inputs at least partially corresponds is identified and the at least one historical endpoint is identified as a predicted endpoint in the computer program. Based on the predicted endpoint, a predicted path corresponding to the predicted endpoint in the computer program is selected and output. | 02-11-2016 |
20160042296 | Generating and Using a Knowledge-Enhanced Model - Functionality is described herein for generating a model on the basis of user-behavioral data and knowledge data. In one case, the user-behavioral data identifies queries submitted by users, together with selections made by the users in response to the queries. The knowledge data represents relationships among linguistic items, as expressed by one or more structured knowledge resources. The functionality leverages the knowledge data to supply information regarding semantic relationships which may not be adequately captured by the user-behavioral data, to thereby produce a more robust and accurate model (compared to a model produced on the basis of only user-behavioral data). Functionality is also described herein for applying the model, once trained. In one case, the model may correspond to a deep learning model. | 02-11-2016 |
20160048587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME DYNAMIC MEASUREMENT OF BEST-ESTIMATE QUALITY LEVELS WHILE REVIEWING CLASSIFIED OR ENRICHED DATA - A system, method and computer program product for validating a document classification process, including a document collection; a document classification process performed on the document collection; a random selection module configured to automatically generate a random validation set of documents from the document collection; and a document review process performed on the random validation set of documents to validate results of the document classification process. The system, method and computer program product are configured to dynamically and in real-time measure and display on a computer display device a best case estimate of a quality of the results of the document classification process based on the documents that are validated, and given a size of a total data set of the document collection. | 02-18-2016 |
20160048759 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION VIA AN INTELLIGENT USER INTERFACE - Various aspects of a method and system for providing information via an intelligent user interface are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, in response to the receipt of a request from an electronic device, the method includes determination of a first information response that may correspond to a first functional service. A set of second information responses that corresponds to a set of second functional services may be determined based on the first information response. Each of the determined set of second information responses is associated with a corresponding weight. One or more of the determined set of second information responses are selected based on the corresponding weight. The second information responses are value-added responses. | 02-18-2016 |
20160048760 | NATURAL LANGUAGE MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK CONNECTIONS - Natural language management of online social network connections may comprise receiving natural language data associated with a user's social network interactions. The natural language data associated with a user's social network interactions is analyzed and features used in the user's social network interactions are determined based on the analysis. The contexts in which the features are used in the user's social network interactions may be also determined. Point values to the features used in the user's social network interactions are assigned. A fingerprint of the user is created at least based on the features and the point values. The created fingerprint may be compared with information associated with online communities, and based on the comparison, one or more of the online communities may be recommended as user's potential social network connections. | 02-18-2016 |
20160048764 | NEWS FEED - Systems and methods for selecting items of interest for an organization from a set of feeds, based on the interests that users have demonstrated through their interactions with existing content, are described herein. In some embodiments, the system is part of a content management service that allows users to add and organize files, media, links, and other information. The content can be uploaded from a computer, imported from cloud file systems, added via links, or pulled from various kinds of feeds. | 02-18-2016 |
20160048765 | System and Method for Evaluating Decisions Using Multiple Dimensions - A system and method for evaluating sequential decision problems that have multidimensional states. The system and method maximizes the value, as defined by the value functional equation, received by the user, for both finite and infinite horizon decision problems and provides decision making advice to the user based upon input actions, states, rewards and transition probabilities. | 02-18-2016 |
20160048768 | Topic Model For Comments Analysis And Use Thereof - A method includes determining a plurality of topics corresponding to descriptive text and to comments concerning the descriptive text, wherein each of a number of sets of the plurality of topics comprise a similar topic and one or more supplemental topics. The method includes determining by a computer system probabilities for words, where the probabilities are that the words belong to individual ones of the topics. The method further includes generating, by the computer system and based on comments and the probabilities, a content summary comprising a plurality of comment snippets having positive and negative sentiments toward corresponding ones of the similar or supplemental topics in the sets of topics. Each topic has corresponding comment snippets having positive and negative sentiments. The method includes outputting by the computer system at least a portion of the plurality of topics and corresponding comment snippets. Apparatus and computer program products are also disclosed. | 02-18-2016 |
20160048772 | Tailoring Question Answering System Output Based on User Expertise - A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for tailoring question answering system output based on user expertise. The mechanism receives an input question from a questioning user and determines a set of features associated with text of the input question. The mechanism determines an expertise level of the questioning user based on the set of features associated with the text of the input question using a trained expertise model. The mechanism generates one or more candidate answers for the input question and tailors output of the one or more candidate answers based on the expertise level of the questioning user. | 02-18-2016 |
20160055411 | REASONING OVER CYCLICAL DIRECTED GRAPHICAL MODELS - According to an aspect, a cyclical directed graphical model that includes a plurality of nodes connected by directed edges is accessed. Each directed edge has an edge strength indicating a degree of relation between the nodes, and each node has a value and a state of either active or inactive. A first node that has at least one directed incoming edge from a second node having a state of active is selected. At least a subset of the nodes in the cyclical directed graphical model are traversed in a reverse direction relative to the directed edges. The traversing is performed along a path starting from the second node and ending at a third node having a state of active. If the path does not include the first node, an inference about a value of the first node is proposed based on a value of the second node. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055414 | REASONING OVER CYCLICAL DIRECTED GRAPHICAL MODELS - According to an aspect, a cyclical directed graphical model that includes a plurality of nodes connected by directed edges is accessed. Each directed edge has an edge strength indicating a degree of relation between the nodes, and each node has a value and a state of either active or inactive. A first node that has at least one directed incoming edge from a second node having a state of active is selected. At least a subset of the nodes in the cyclical directed graphical model are traversed in a reverse direction relative to the directed edges. The traversing is performed along a path starting from the second node and ending at a third node having a state of active. If the path does not include the first node, an inference about a value of the first node is proposed based on a value of the second node. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055417 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON COLLABORATIVE AND/OR CONTENT-BASED NODAL INTERRELATIONSHIPS - In selected embodiments a recommendation generator builds a network of interrelationships between venues, reviewers and users based on their attributes and reviewer and user reviews of the venues. Each interrelationship or link may be positive or negative and may accumulate with other links (or anti-links) to provide nodal links the strength of which are based on commonality of attributes among the linked nodes and/or common preferences that one node, such as a reviewer, expresses for other nodes, such as venues. The links may be first order (based on a direct relationship between, for instance, a reviewer and a venue) or higher order (based on, for instance, the fact that two venue are both liked by a given reviewer). The recommendation engine in certain embodiments determines recommended venues based on user attributes and venue preferences by aggregating the link matrices and determining the venues which are most strongly coupled to the user. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055418 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a program that enable information related to an event to be presented to each user at an appropriate timing. A server includes: a rule setting unit which sets a rule for setting a presentation timing for presenting event information related to each event for each user; a presentation timing setting unit which sets the presentation timing of the event information for each user based on the set rule; and a presentation control unit which performs a control in a manner that the event information is presented to each user at the set presentation timing. The present technology can be applied to a server that presents event information, for example. | 02-25-2016 |
20160062980 | Question Correction and Evaluation Mechanism for a Question Answering System - Mechanisms are provided in a question answering (QA) system comprising a QA system pipeline that analyzes an input question and generates an answer to the input question, for pre-processing the input question. The mechanisms receive an input question and input the input question to a pre-processor flow path having one or more pre-processors. The one or more pre-processors transform the input question into a transformed question by correcting errors in a formulation of the input question that are determined to be detrimental to efficient and accurate processing of the input question by a QA system pipeline of the QA system. The transformed question is then input to the QA system pipeline of the QA system which processes the transformed question to generate and output an answer to the input question. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063377 | GENERATING ANSWERS TO TEXT INPUT IN AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION TOOL WITH A QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM - Text is received from a first user. The text is associated with an electronic communication tool for communication to a second user. Candidate answers are generated based on the text using a question answering system. At least one of the candidate answers is provided to the first user. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063379 | Anonymous Crowd Sourced Software Tuning - An approach is provided for providing anonymous crowd sourced software tuning. The approach operates by anonymously receiving usage data from a number of software customer systems. The usage data that is received pertains to a software product. The received usage data is analyzed to identify healthy system patterns. The usage data received from each customer system is compared to at least one of the healthy system patterns. In one embodiment, the usage data from a customer system is compared to healthy system patterns from systems with similar configurations as the customer system. Sets of recommendations are generated based on the comparison with each set of recommendations corresponds to one of the software customers. The generated recommendations are provided to the respective software customers. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063381 | GENERATING RESPONSES TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS WITH A QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM - Text is received from a first client. The text is associated with an electronic communication tool for communication to a second client. Candidate answers are generated based on the text using a question answering system. The question answering system generates the candidate answers based on a plurality of data sources, including at least one personalized data source and at least one informational data source. At least one of the candidate answers is provided to the second client. Each of the candidate answers provided to the second client is selectable. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063382 | GENERATING ANSWERS TO TEXT INPUT IN AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION TOOL WITH A QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM - Text is received from a first user. The text is associated with an electronic communication tool for communication to a second user. Candidate answers are generated based on the text using a question answering system. At least one of the candidate answers is provided to the first user. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063391 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A highly-convenient information processing system capable of obtaining a solution of a problem under conditions desired by a user and a management apparatus capable of enhancing the convenience of the information processing system are suggested. An information processing system includes: a host unit equipped with one or more semiconductor chips that execute a ground-state search of an Ising model; and an operation unit that provides a user interface for a user to designate a problem; and a management unit that converts the problem designated by the user by using the user interface into the Ising model and controls the host unit to have the semiconductor chip perform the ground-state search of the converted Ising model; wherein the user can designate a condition for solving the problem by using the user interface; wherein the management unit generates an operating condition of the semiconductor chip according to the condition designated by the user and reports the generated operating condition and the Ising model of the problem designated by the user to the host unit; and wherein the host unit controls the semiconductor chip in accordance with the operating condition reported from the management unit. | 03-03-2016 |
20160071013 | Method for Estimating Optimal Power Flows in Power Grids using Consensus-Based Distributed Processing - A method estimates an optimal power flows (OPF) in a power grid, which is represented as a graph partitioned into virtual sub-graphs, each including at least one bus, and associated with agents that measure local variables and updates consensus variables (CV). The consensus variables of adjacent virtual sub-graphs are exchanged and updated using the agents. An OPF problem is solved for the virtual sub-graphs using the agents based on the CV and the local variables. The exchanging and the solving are iterated until a termination condition is satisfied, when the optimal OPF is outputted for each virtual sub-graph. | 03-10-2016 |
20160071015 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including an evaluation information extraction section configured to extract evaluation information including an object targeted to be evaluated and an evaluation of the object targeted to be evaluated from a linguistic expression given as information expressed linguistically by a user of interest; an identification section configured to identify whether the evaluation information is of a first type regarding content or of a second type regarding another user; and an evaluation prediction section configured to predict the evaluation by the user of interest regarding the content, based on the evaluation information of the first type given by the user of interest and on the evaluation information given by the other user in the evaluation information of the second type given by the user of interest. | 03-10-2016 |
20160078183 | ELECTRONICALLY PREDICTING CORRECTIVE OPTIONS BASED ON A SENSED PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC - A system is provided that can include a processing device and a memory device in which instructions executable by the processing device are stored for causing the processing device to receive sensor data indicating a physiological characteristic of a patient. The instructions can also cause the processing device to electronically transform the sensor data into a risk score representative of a risk to the patient for a negative outcome by applying the physiological characteristic to at least one predictive model received from a predictive model database. The instructions can also cause the processing device to electronically determine a corrective option for reducing the risk by applying the physiological characteristic to a plurality of rules received from a rules database. The instructions can also cause the processing device to configure a display device to output a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising the risk score and the corrective option. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078346 | DYNAMIC PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS IN PRE-BID OF ENTITIES - Strategy parameters and weights associated with the strategy parameters are received in a predictive analytics application to dynamically rank entities. Raw values associated with the strategy parameters are normalized by applying transformation functions to get normalized values. Based on the normalized values and the weights associated with the strategy parameters, weighted normalized values are computed. Based on the weighted normalized values aggregate scores are computed. The entities based on the computed aggregate score are dynamically ranked. The dynamically ranked entities in descending order of aggregate scores are displayed in a user interface of the predictive analytics application. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078350 | CONTEXTUAL PLATFORM FEATURE RECOMMENDATIONS - Technologies for contextual platform recommendations including a computing device with a number of platform capabilities, including any combination of hardware capabilities and software capabilities. The computing device stores context data based on the current context of the computing device and determines a user profile based on the context data. The user profile is indicative of typical behavior of the user of the computing device. The computing device determines a recommended platform capability from a number of available platform capabilities based on the user profile. The computing device notifies the user of the recommended platform capability. The computing device may also provide the notification only when the recommended platform capability is relevant to the current device context. The computing device may transmit the user profile to a recommendation service, which may generate additional recommendations for platform capabilities. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078351 | USING COHORTS IN A QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM - A cohort analysis mechanism analyzes cohorts with similar attributes to extrapolate additional knowledge and answer a question in a question answering system. The cohort analysis mechanism identifies cohorts for an entity of the question and extracts relevant data concerning the cohorts. The cohort analysis mechanism aggregates the relevant information for evidence scoring and answer scoring to answer a question posed to the question answering system. The aggregating of the data includes combining and ranking answers from the cohorts, gathering evidence and then answering the question with the gathered evidence. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078352 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF INSIGHTS FOR EVENTS OF INTEREST - A dataset for an event of interest is received. The dataset represents occurrences of events including data corresponding to features. Event frame sizes are determined to generate insights on the dataset. Features from the occurrences of events are extracted corresponding to the determined event frame sizes. The extracted features are represented as feature abbreviations corresponding to a context. The feature abbreviations with high frequency of occurrence are identified. Rules are generated based on the identified feature abbreviations. Weights are associated to the feature abbreviations variably. Here, the association of weights is based on frequency of occurrence of feature abbreviations in the rules. The features corresponding to feature abbreviations are displayed as insights on the dataset. The displayed features correspond to a high probability of occurrence of the event of interest. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078364 | Computer-Implemented Identification of Related Items - A computer-implemented training system is described herein for generating at least one model component based on labeled training data. The training system produces the labels in the training data by leveraging textual information expressed in already-evaluated documents. In another implementation, the training system generates a first model component and a second model component. In one implementation, in an application phase, a computer-implemented model-application system applies the first model component to identify an initial set of related items that are related to an input item (such as a query). The model-application system then applies the second model component to select a subset of related items from among the initial set of related items. | 03-17-2016 |
20160086081 | INTERACTIVE CONSTRAINT SOLVER - Constraint programming is used to solve problems that have many variables and that have many possible solutions. An interactive constraint solver application provides additional information to a user if a conflict arises between two choice-constraints so that the additional information can be used to resolve the conflict according to a model-constraint set up by an application developer. The additional information identifies a priority group, or queue, to which the constraint was added. Depending on the particulars included in the additional information, and the model-constraints, the conflict is resolved by the interactive constraint solver application. | 03-24-2016 |
20160086084 | Method and Apparatus for Triggering the Automatic Generation of Narratives - Artificial intelligence methods and systems for triggering the generation of narratives are disclosed. Specific embodiments relate to real-time evaluation and automated generation of narrative stories based on received data. For example, data can be tested against data representative of a plurality of story angles to determine whether a narrative story incorporating one or more such story angles is to be automatically generated. | 03-24-2016 |
20160086085 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CUSTOMIZING KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION SYSTEMS - Techniques for customizing knowledge representation systems including identifying, based on a plurality of concepts in a knowledge representation (KR), a group of one or more concepts relevant to user context information, and providing the identified group of one more concepts to a user. The KR may include a combination of modules. The modules may include a kernel and a customized module customized for the user. The kernel may accessible via a second KR. | 03-24-2016 |
20160086086 | MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT-RECOMMENDER SYSTEM THAT LEARNS HOW TO ELICIT USER PREFERENCES - A recommendation system utilizes an optimistic adaptive submodular maximization (OASM) approach to provide recommendations to a user based on a minimized set of inquiries. Each inquiry's value relative to establishing user preferences is maximized to reduce the number of questions required to construct a recommendation engine for that user. The recommendation system does not require a priori knowledge of a user's preferences to optimize the recommendation engine. | 03-24-2016 |
20160086088 | FACILITATING DYNAMIC AFFECT-BASED ADAPTIVE REPRESENTATION AND REASONING OF USER BEHAVIOR ON COMPUTING DEVICES - A mechanism is described for facilitating affect-based adaptive representation of user behavior relating to user expressions on computing devices according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes receiving a plurality of expressions communicated by a user. The plurality of expressions may include one or more visual expressions or one or more audio expressions. The method may further include extracting a plurality of features associated with the plurality of expressions, where each feature reveals a behavior trait of the user when the user communicates a corresponding expression. The method may further include mapping the plurality of expressions on a model based on the plurality of features, and discovering a behavioral reasoning associated with each of the plurality of expressions communicated by the user based on a mapping pattern as inferred from the model. | 03-24-2016 |
20160086089 | Method and System for Psychological Evaluation Based on Music Preferences - A system and method for determining users personality types, profiles, and infer the likely intent based on the users' musical taste and listening habits. The process involves identifying the listener's musical preferences and linking this to a predetermined scale within the psychological Big 5 that in turn links to a dictionary of descriptors that defines the personality type. This can be further fine tuned by knowing the persons age, gender, and many other lifestyle variables, as well as how a user may use the music. | 03-24-2016 |
20160092770 | IDENTIFICATION OF TIME LAGGED INDICATORS FOR EVENTS WITH A WINDOW PERIOD - A method and system to identify a time lagged indicator of an event to be predicted are described. The method includes receiving information including an indication of a factor, the factor being a different event than the event to be predicted, and identifying a window period within which the event is statistically correlated with the factor. The method also includes collecting data for a duration of the window period, the data indicating occurrences of the factor and the event, and identifying a time lagged dependency of the event on the factor based on analyzing the data. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092775 | INFERRING INTENT IN HYBRID NETWORKS - A method of inferring intent in a hybrid network includes monitoring communications in the hybrid network between a plurality of members, triggering an estimation of an intent of one or more members of the hybrid network, estimating the intent, determining a confidence level of the intent, and triggering an action based on the confidence level. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092778 | VISUAL INFORMATION BUILDER FOR BUSINESS RULES - A method, apparatus, and system for a visual information builder for business rules are provided. By providing an additional interface layer over a general purpose business rule creation interface, role-based and context-sensitive interaction and presentation can be provided to abstract the complexity of the underlying service platform that supports the business rules. Templates are used to provide custom context-sensitive user interfaces and to hide complexity from the user by limiting the scope of the rule dictionary exposed to the user. The general rule building process is uniformly consistent across different contexts and operates similarly at the block and rule scale. Moreover, logical combinations are built using a consistent logical layout specifying logical operators and order of operations based on direction of expansion and relative positions. The logical combinations that are built in VIB can be automatically translated into corresponding business rule code for evaluation and execution by a rules engine. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092785 | MAPPING GATHERED LOCATION INFORMATION TO SHORT FORM PLACE NAMES - Using the short form information people tend to use in their calendar locations (not full address or GPS location), machine learning techniques are used to map gathered location information to these short form names. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092786 | SELECTION AND MODIFICATION OF FEATURES USED BY ONE OR MORE MACHINE LEARNED MODELS USED BY AN ONLINE SYSTEM - An online system simplifies modification of features used by machine learned models used by the online system, such as machined learned models with high dimensionality. The online system obtains a superset of features including features used by at least one machine learned model and may include additional features. From the superset of features, the online system generates various groups of features for a machine learned model. The groups of features may be a group including features currently used by the machine learned model, a group including all available features, and one or more intermediate groups. Intermediate groups include various numbers of features from the set selected based on measures of feature impact on the machine learned model associated with various features. A user may select a group of features, test the machine learning model using the selected group, and then launch the tested model based on the results. | 03-31-2016 |
20160098638 | GENERATING QUESTION AND ANSWER PAIRS TO ASSESS UNDERSTANDING OF KEY CONCEPTS IN SOCIAL LEARNING PLAYLIST - A method, system and computer program product for determining whether the social learning playlist is effective in educating participants. The text of the collection of online materials of a social learning playlist is scanned to identify key concepts (i.e., the most important points) using natural language processing. The user selects a concept from a list of key concepts, which includes these identified key concepts, and a type of question (e.g., true/false) to be used in assessing the understanding of the selected key concept. The selected type of question and answer to the question are generated using analytic analysis and artificial intelligence on the online materials of the playlist. In this manner, by generating appropriate question and answer pairs, where the questions are inserted at selected locations within the playlist, the creator of the playlist is able to assess whether the participants are understanding the key concepts in the playlist. | 04-07-2016 |
20160098643 | METHOD OF WEBSITE OPTIMISATION FOR A WEBSITE HOSTED ON A SERVER SYSTEM, AND A SERVER SYSTEM - A method of website optimization including collecting data for constructing user profiles; constructing the user profiles; quantifying affinities between the user profiles; constructing a user network in which the affinities are represented as links between user nodes; constructing an adjacency matrix; calculating a first principal eigenvector of the adjacency matrix; defining a new network by removing a random link in the network and calculating a new adjacency matrix for the new network; calculating a second principal eigenvector of the new adjacency matrix; calculating a vector of relative shifts between the first principal eigenvector and the second principal eigenvector; for every node, assigning a value for a direction of its shift between the network and the new network; and repeating certain of the steps. | 04-07-2016 |
20160104069 | AUTOMATIC ANOMALY ALERTS FOR SCHEDULED POSTS - Techniques are disclosed for automatically detecting anomalies in the content of a scheduled social media post, alerting a user to the presence of such anomalies before the content is posted and recommending a course of action when an anomaly is detected. A set of keywords is extracted from a scheduled post using an ontological classification technique. At predetermined time intervals, the keywords are compared with information obtained from one or more data sources to determine if an anomaly is present. If an anomaly is detected, the scheduled post is classified into one of at least three categories: supporting the post, neutral, or opposing the post. Once the anomaly is detected and the scheduled post is classified, the author of the post is alerted to the anomaly along with the categorization. Subsequently, the author may reschedule the post to an earlier or later time, delete the post, or change the post. | 04-14-2016 |
20160110647 | Suggesting Activities - A method includes receiving inputs indicative of a user state of a user. The received inputs include: 1) sensor inputs from one or more sensors; 2) application inputs received from one or more software applications; and/or 3) user inputs received from a graphical user interface. The method includes determining a collective user state of the user based on the received inputs and obtaining user data of other users that includes a collective user state of each corresponding other user. The method includes displaying, on a screen, other user glyphs representing the other users. Each other user glyph: 1) at least partially indicates the collective user state of the corresponding other user, and/or 2) is associated with a link to a displayable view indicating the collective user state of the corresponding other user and/or the inputs used to determine the collective user state of the corresponding other user. | 04-21-2016 |
20160110649 | Application Program Recommending Method, And Terminal - An application program recommending method may include acquiring current context information of the terminal, acquiring an amount of context information generated when the terminal runs a first application program, where the first application program refers to an application program stored in the terminal, determining a to-be-used recommending mechanism according to the amount of the context information generated when the terminal runs the first application program, and determining, according to the to-be-used recommending mechanism, a second application program corresponding to the current context information, where the second application program refers to a to-be-recommended application program; and displaying the second application program. In this way, accuracy of predicting an application program to be used by a user is improved. Moreover, when historical information of using an application program by the user is insufficient, a to-be-recommended application program can also be accurately determined. | 04-21-2016 |
20160117593 | Adaptive Virtual Intelligent Agent - Embodiments of an adaptive virtual intelligent agent (“AVIA”) service are disclosed. It may include the functions of a human administrative assistant for an enterprise including customer support, customer relationship management, and fielding incoming caller inquiries. It also has multi-modal applications for the home through interaction with AVIA implemented in the home. It may engage in free-form natural language dialogs. During a dialog, embodiments maintain the context and meaning of the ongoing dialog and provides information and services as needed by the domain of the application. Over time, the service automatically extends its knowledge of the domain (as represented in the Knowledge Tree Graphs) through interaction with external resources. Embodiments can intelligently understand and converse with users using free-form speech without pre-programmed deterministic sequences of questions and answers, can dynamically determine what it needs to know to converse meaningfully with users, and knows how to obtain information it needs. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117598 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AN INDIVIDUAL AND AN ENTITY - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a synthesis engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, can cause the controller to retrieve collected information associated with a behavior of an individual, synthesize from the information a measure of a mood of the individual to interact with others, and transmit the measure to a system associated with the individual to manage requests between the individual and the entity. The measure of the mood of the individual can indicate an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity. The measure can be described by a plurality of dimensions. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117601 | INTERACTIVE LEARNING - A system and method are provided for shared machine learning. The method includes providing a model to a plurality of agents included in a machine learning system. The model specifies attributes and attribute value data types for an event in which the agents act. The method further includes receiving agent-provided inputs during an instance of the event. The agent-provided inputs include estimated attribute values that are consistent with the attribute value data types. The method also includes determining expertise weights for at least some agents in response to at least one ground-truth which is learned from the estimated attribute values. The method additionally includes determining an estimate value for one or more of the attributes using respective adaptive mixtures of the estimated attribute values. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117602 | Producing Clustered Top-K Plans - A mechanism is provided for identifying a set of top-in clusters from a set of top-k plans. A planning problem and an integer value k indicating a number of top plans to be identified are received. A set of top-k plans are generated with at most size k, where the set of top-k plans is with respect to a given measure of plan quality. Each plan in the set of top-k plans is clustered based on a similarity between plans such that each cluster contains similar plans and each plan is grouped only into one cluster thereby forming the set of top-m clusters. A representative plan from each top-m cluster is presented to the user. | 04-28-2016 |
20160125295 | USER-INTERACTION TOY AND INTERACTION METHOD OF THE TOY - The present invention relates to a user-interaction toy and an interaction method of the toy, and more particularly, to a user-interaction toy and an interaction method of the toy that recognize an intention of a user's action and select a reaction thereto, and output the intention and the reaction to a user. According to embodiments of the present invention, there is a provided a user-interaction toy that can more accurately determine a user's intention by sensing means including two or more sensors, and as a result, an appropriate response is made to a user to | 05-05-2016 |
20160125296 | System and Method for Securing an Architectural Environment Against Crime and Minimizing Criminal Elements - A computer-implemented method is provided for analysing and designing a physical environment for discouraging criminal activity within the physical environment. The physical environment is assessed and risk factors are identified that make the physical environment vulnerable to criminal activity. In one embodiment, risks posed by the nature and location of the physical environment within a spatial footprint are calculated. Further, the physical environment is evaluated to identify physical elements of the environment that could make the structure vulnerable to criminal attacks. Risk scores assigned to all of these factors are then analyzed to generate a recommendation report for at least one of the physical elements. Deploying at least one of the recommendations in the report aids in improving a deterrent rating assigned to that physical element and subsequently integrity of the physical environment against criminal attacks. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125300 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAPH PATTERN ANALYSIS - In some example embodiments, a system and method are provided for graph pattern analysis. In example embodiments, pattern data of a primary network that includes data relating to relationships between entities are received. A reference matrix comprising a plurality of secondary network determined based on the pattern data of the primary network is generated A graphical display of the primary network and the reference matrix are displayed on a user interface. A selection of a secondary network from the plurality of secondary networks of the reference matrix is received. The selected secondary network has similar matching characteristics with at least a portion of the primary network. In response to the selection, the primary network is classified as a classification type related to the selected secondary network. | 05-05-2016 |
20160125318 | User-Assisted Learning in Security/Safety Monitoring System - A method includes: collecting data about a first event at a first physical space using a first electronic monitoring device that is physically located at the first physical space, enabling the collected data to be displayed at a computer-based user interface device (e.g., at a user's a smartphone that may be remotely located relative to the first electronic monitoring device), enabling the user to describe, using the computer-based user interface device, the first event represented by the collected data, and storing, in a computer-based memory, a logical association between the user's description of the first event and one or more characteristics of the collected data. | 05-05-2016 |
20160132652 | COMMUNICABLE DISEASE TRACKING - Systems and methods for controlling the spread of a communicable disease are provided. A combination of physiological data and location data is used to estimate the likelihood that an individual is ill. Once an individual is determined to be ill, the individual's location history may be examined and individuals who were exposed to the individual identified. By tracking individuals who may be ill or who have reported themselves to be ill, and by identifying individuals with a possible exposure to those who may be ill, potential carriers of illness can be quarantined and their access to areas where communicable diseases pose a high risk limited. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132654 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MULTIMODAL NEUROLOGICAL EVALUATION - A method of building classifiers for neurological assessment is described. The method comprises the steps of extracting quantitative features from a plurality of clinical features, and selecting a subset of features from the extracted pool of features to construct binary classifiers. A device for performing point-of-care neurological assessment using clinical features is also described. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132772 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENERGY EXPERT COLLABORATION FEATURES - According to various aspects, an energy management system is provided for generating a user request for information. According to one embodiment, the user selects energy management information to initiate a request for information. The system captures user context, the selected information, and determines information that is necessary to resolve the user's request. In some embodiments, the system requires explicit consent prior to sharing the necessary information with potential responders. In other embodiments, the system can require payment before proceeding. User requests can be routed to potential responders based on user context (e.g., what energy management information was being viewed, what report was being displayed, what actions the user was taking, etc.). User context can also include information on the user so a compatible responder with subject matter expertise can be identified. Generated responses can then be returned in-line in same context (e.g., report) from which the user generated the request. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132773 | Method for Automatic Near-Real-Time Prediction, Classification, and Notification of Events in Natural Language Systems - An approach is provided for automatically predicting an event occurrence based on a question from an end user presented using a near-real-time natural language processing (NLP) analysis to generate, score and rank a plurality of event occurrences based on a plurality of question context parameters extracted from the question, one or more user profile parameters for the end user, and the one or more historical questions, answers, and events having a specified spatial and/or temporal proximity to the question which are identified by an information handling system. In the approach, performed by an information handling system, a top ranked event occurrence from the ranked plurality of event occurrences is selected for inclusion in a notification message that is communicated or broadcast to the end user, as well as other users engaged with the information handling system and/or first responders in the affected area. | 05-12-2016 |
20160140453 | Intelligence Gathering and Analysis Using a Question Answering System - Mechanisms are provided for identifying and evaluating hypothetical ontological links in an ontology and outputting intelligence information. An ontology is received that comprises a plurality of information concept objects and one or more actual links between the information concept objects. An indication of a selected information concept object for which a hypothetical ontological link is to be evaluated is received. One or more natural language questions are generated for processing by a Question Answering (QA) system pipeline based on at least an identification of a type of the selected information concept object. The one or more natural language questions are processed to generate answer results and a score for the hypothetical ontological link is calculated based on the answer results. Intelligence information associated with the hypothetical ontological link is output based on the score for the hypothetical ontological link. | 05-19-2016 |
20160148099 | ASSISTED LABELING OF DEVICES WITH DISAGGREGATION - Electrical usage of devices in a building may be monitored to assist a user in labeling devices. In some implementations, an electrical signal corresponding to devices may be processed with models to determine first information about a device, and this first information may be presented to a user to receive second information about the device from the user. The device may then be labeled using the second information from the user. In some implementations, a user may provide first information about a device, and the first information may be used to obtain models for processing an electrical signal. A model may be selected from the obtained models by comparing the obtained models to an electrical signal. The device may then be labeled using the selected model or the first information. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148105 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an information providing system for a system administrator not highly skilled in the arts of natural language or artificial intelligence to be able to easily correct or add a response to an input from a user to arrange the response into an appropriate one if the response is not appropriate. When an input sentence does not hit any knowledge data, the system administrator is able to add a combination of the input sentence and a response thereto by opening a new QA quick addition screen from a knowledge maintenance screen by pressing a link of the input sentence. Furthermore, the system administrator is able to easily add the input sentence to knowledge data as a synonymous sentence of a candidate Q, which is determined to be semantically close to the input sentence, by clicking the candidate Q on the knowledge maintenance screen. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148107 | Dynamic Prediction of Risk Levels for Manufacturing Operations through Leading Risk Indicators: Dynamic Risk Analyzer Engine - The dynamic risk analyzer (DRA) provided by the present invention periodically assesses real-time or historic process data, or both, associated with an operations site, such as a manufacturing, production, or processing facility, including a plant's operations, and identifies hidden near-misses of such operation, when in real time the process data appears otherwise normal. DRA assesses the process data in a manner that enables operating personnel including management at a facility to have a comprehensive understanding of the risk status and changes in both alarm and non-alarm based process variables. The hidden process near-miss data may be analyzed alone or in combination with other process data and/or data resulting from prior near-miss situations to permit strategic action to be taken to reduce or avert the occurrence of adverse incidents or catastrophic failure of a facility operation. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148108 | SOCIAL MEDIA INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM - An information gathering and intelligence analysis and production system, which in an important version, has a secure interface that aids the user in determining and executing appropriate detailed searches of internet sources such as social media. Results are analyzed and refined to improve the quality of the search results using a wide variety of techniques including intelligence industry analytics. Refined search results may then be further searched and analyzed. Resulting information may be continuously and automatically monitored. Users can select from a variety of reports, predictive analytics, and alert notifications. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148114 | Automatic Generation of Training Cases and Answer Key from Historical Corpus - Mechanisms are provided for training and operating a Question and Answer (QA) system pipeline. A corpus of information is received which comprises historical data to which one or more filter criteria are applied to extract filtered historical data relevant to a training objective for training the QA system pipeline. Attribute data, action data, and temporal characteristic data are captured from the filtered historical data. An answer key entry is automatically generated in an automatically generated training answer key data structure based on the attribute data, action data, and temporal characteristic data. The correct answer associated with the answer key entry is an action specified by the action data. The temporal characteristic data provides a historical context for the answer key entry. The QA system pipeline is trained using the automatically generated training answer key data structure. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148115 | EASY DEPLOYMENT OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS - A machine learning model deployment tool can receive a trained machine learning model and driven by a series of user interfaces and by received user input from the user interfaces, can automatically generate machine learning model software and deploy it to a hosting environment. The deployment of a machine learning model can be automated so that custom code does not have to be written by a human. Deployment can be to a single computing device, to a small scale service, to a small scale web service or to “the cloud”, e.g., as a high-scale, fault-tolerant web service utilizing hundreds of computers. Deployment can be guided by a series of user interfaces. | 05-26-2016 |
20160155050 | NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING AND COLLABORATION APPARATUS AND METHODS | 06-02-2016 |
20160155058 | NON-FACTOID QUESTION-ANSWERING SYSTEM AND METHOD | 06-02-2016 |
20160155059 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOMMENDING A CONTEXT BASED ON CONTENT INTERACTION | 06-02-2016 |
20160162651 | MESSAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system for associating a health monitoring device with a user. Status data is received from the health monitoring device concerning the user. Whether the status data indicates that the user is in need of emotional support is determined. If the user is in need of emotional support, a personal media file is provided to the user, chosen from a plurality of available personal media files. | 06-09-2016 |
20160162789 | EVENT DRIVEN BEHAVIOR PREDICTOR - Aspects provide for event-driven behavior prediction and include mapping a first data input to a first event of a plurality of pre-defined events as a function of an effective date of the input and identification data that is unique to an individual and a role within an organization. In response to the mapping to the first event, aspects predict (as a function of the identification data, the role and the effective date) that a second event of the pre-defined events that is linked to the first event requires an additional, second data input for the individual that is different from the first data input. Said predicting triggers an automated process that prompts a user to enter the second data input | 06-09-2016 |
20160162790 | DISPLAYING ANSWERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANSWER CLASSIFICATIONS - A question is received in a computerized answering system via an input device. A plurality of classes corresponding to the question are retrieved from a memory device. One or more answers to the question are generated by a processor. Each answer is associated with a confidence value. The confidence values associated with the answers are compared with thresholds associated with the plurality of classes. The answers are classified by the processor into the plurality of classes based on the comparing. The answers are presented via a display device in accordance with the classification of the answers. A user response to at least one of the answers is detected. At least one of the plurality of classes is adjusted based on the user response. | 06-09-2016 |
20160162791 | AUTOMATIC ACTIONS BASED ON CONTEXTUAL REPLIES - A computing device includes at least one processor and at least one module, operable by the at least one processor to receive an communication, determine, based at least in part on the communication, one or more candidate responses to the communication, and receive an indication of user input that selects a candidate response from the one or more candidate responses. The at least one module may be further operable by the at least one processor, responsive to receiving the indication of user input that selects the candidate response, to send the candidate response, determine, based at least in part on at least one of the candidate response and the communication, an operation that is contextually related to the candidate response, and execute the operation. | 06-09-2016 |
20160170976 | POPULATING A KNOWLEDGEBASE OF AN EXPERT SYSTEM | 06-16-2016 |
20160171166 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHMS BASED ON QUESTIONNAIRES | 06-16-2016 |
20160171376 | Inferred Facts Discovered through Knowledge Graph Derived Contextual Overlays | 06-16-2016 |
20160171381 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAGE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON PAGE RECIPROCITY | 06-16-2016 |
20160171382 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAGE RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON ONLINE USER BEHAVIOR | 06-16-2016 |
20160171392 | Adjusting Fact-Based Answers to Consider Outcomes | 06-16-2016 |
20160180223 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING NEUROSCIENCE IN GROUP DECISIONS | 06-23-2016 |
20160180224 | TAILORED SUPPORTING EVIDENCE | 06-23-2016 |
20160180225 | OBJECT POPULARITY DETECTION | 06-23-2016 |
20160180233 | AVOIDANCE OF SUPPORTING EVIDENCE PROCESSING BASED ON KEY ATTRIBUTE PREDICTORS | 06-23-2016 |
20160180242 | Expanding Training Questions through Contextualizing Feature Search | 06-23-2016 |
20160189039 | CLOTHING SELECTION - A technique for clothing selection is provided. According to an example embodiment, the technique comprises obtaining activity information that identifies a type of an activity a user is planning to carry out; obtaining ambience information pertaining to a location of said activity, which ambience information characterizes ambient conditions in said location; deriving, on basis of said ambience information in dependence of said activity information, a target value for a clothing indicator that is descriptive of a required overall insulation level provided by one or more garments for said activity; receiving, over a wireless connection from one or more garments provided with wireless communication means, a respective value of said clothing indicator assigned for a garment selected by the user; deriving, for said activity, an accumulated value of the clothing indictors received from said garments selected by the user; and providing, via a user interface, on basis of a comparison of said accumulated value and said target value, an indication regarding a suitable clothing for said activity having been reached | 06-30-2016 |
20160189042 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON USER LOCATION - Methods and systems are described herein to recommend media assets to a user based on user location. A media guidance application may identify, using control circuitry, a user location. The media guidance application may generate a list of a plurality of media assets that match a user profile. The media guidance application may determine whether subject matter of a first media asset of the plurality of media assets is inconsistent with the user location. The media guidance application may remove the first media asset from the list in response to determining that the subject matter of the first media asset is inconsistent with the user location. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189046 | Rating Difficulty of Questions - A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for rating difficulty of a question. The mechanism receives an input question and generates one or more candidate answers from a corpus of knowledge using a pipeline of software engines. The pipeline of software engines generates a plurality of features extracted from the question, the one or more candidate answers, or the corpus of knowledge. The mechanism then generates a question difficulty score based on the plurality of features using a machine learning model. The machine learning model maps features to assigned weights for scaling the difficulty score. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189047 | Method and System for Entity Linking - The present teaching relates to entity linking. In one example, a text string is received. The text string is segmented to obtain a segmentation with a set of one or more segments of the text string. A set of entities are identified, with respect to the one or more segments, from a plurality of entities as linked to the one or more segments. The identifying is in accordance with a probabilistic model based on surface form information associated with the plurality of entities. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189051 | METHOD OF CONDITIONALLY PROMPTING WEARABLE SENSOR USERS FOR ACTIVITY CONTEXT IN THE PRESENCE OF SENSOR ANOMALIES - A system and method to establish probabilistic relationships between readings from personal device sensors and user-reported context based on the selective presentation of user facing prompts for context information that are conditionally triggered based in part on the presence anomalies in data harvested from the sensors. Responses to the user-facing prompts, and the statistical association of these responses to sensor data patterns provide for the subsequent assessment of a user's probable context based on the similarity of subsequently measured sensor data patterns to the patterns exhibited in samples for which contexts based on user responses have already been modeled. The establishment of statistical relationships between user-reported context and anomalous patterns in data harvested from sensors such as bio sensors, may also be applied to the recommendation of specific activities or behaviors a user could engage in that might yield similar sensor readings. User responses to context inquiries may also be a basis for enabling or scaling up the sensors' sampling rate. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189055 | TUNING OF PARAMETERS FOR AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION - A method, system and computer software product for tuning a classification system. The tuning method receives training data including items, each associated with a training class label, and obtains test data including association of each item with an automatic class label and corresponding values of a first confidence level and a second confidence level. Per automatic class, the method generates two or more performance metrics based on the training data and the test data. The method selects, for each automatic class, a preferred pair of values of the first confidence threshold and the second confidence threshold for which, by rejecting all items bellow the first and second thresholds, with respect to all of the automatic classes, a global optimum condition of the performance metrics is met. | 06-30-2016 |
20160196493 | Personal outdoor activity app system for wireless communications devices | 07-07-2016 |
20160196497 | Crowdsource Reasoning Process to Facilitate Question Answering | 07-07-2016 |
20160196504 | Augmenting Answer Keys with Key Characteristics for Training Question and Answer Systems | 07-07-2016 |
20160203407 | Maintenance Service Method and Maintenance Service System | 07-14-2016 |
20160203408 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CLOUD-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINE | 07-14-2016 |
20160203412 | Inferred Facts Discovered through Knowledge Graph Derived Contextual Overlays | 07-14-2016 |
20160203415 | USER INTERACTION PATTERN EXTRACTION FOR DEVICE PERSONALIZATION | 07-14-2016 |
20160253592 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREND AWARE SELF-CORRECTING ENTITY RELATIONSHIP EXTRACTION | 09-01-2016 |
20160379105 | BEHAVIOR RECOGNITION AND AUTOMATION USING A MOBILE DEVICE - Signals representing local events and/or state are captured at a mobile device and utilized by a machine learning system to recognize patterns of user behaviors and make predictions to automatically launch an application, initiate within-application activities, or perform other actions. The local signals may include, for example, location information such as geofence crossings; alarm settings; use of network connections like Wi-Fi, cellular, and Bluetooth®; device state such as battery level, charging status, and lock screen state; device movement indicating that the device user may be driving, walking, running, or stationary; audio routing such as headphones being used; telemetry data from other devices; and application state including launches and within-application activities. A feedback loop is supported in which the machine learning system may utilize feedback from the user as part of a learning process to adapt and tune the system's predictions to improve the relevance of the predictions. | 12-29-2016 |
20160379106 | HUMAN-COMPUTER INTELLIGENCE CHATTING METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - The present disclosure provides a human-computer intelligence chatting method and device. The method includes: receiving a multimodal input signal, the multimodal input signal comprising at least one of a speech signal, an image signal, a sensor signal and an event driving signal; processing the multimodal input signal to obtain text data, and obtaining an intention of a user according to the text data; obtaining an answer corresponding to the intention of the user, and converting the answer to a multimodal output signal; and outputting the multimodal output signal. | 12-29-2016 |
20160379107 | HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTIVE METHOD BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND TERMINAL DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a human-computer interactive method and apparatus based on artificial intelligence, and a terminal device. The human-computer interactive method based on artificial intelligence includes: receiving a multimodal input signal, the multimodal input signal including at least one of a speech signal, an image signal and an environmental sensor signal; determining an intention of a user according to the multimodal input signal; processing the intention of the user to obtain a processing result, and feeding back the processing result to the user. | 12-29-2016 |
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20220138605 | RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - A computing device determines a recommendation. (A) A first parameter matrix is updated using a first direction matrix and a first step-size parameter value that is greater than one. The first parameter matrix includes a row dimension equal to a number of users of a plurality of users included in a ratings matrix and the ratings matrix includes a missing matrix value. (B) A second parameter matrix is updated using a second direction matrix and a second step-size parameter value that is greater than one. The second parameter matrix includes a column dimension equal to a number of items of a plurality of items included in the ratings matrix. (C) An objective function value is updated based on the first parameter matrix and the second parameter matrix. (D) (A) through (C) are repeated until the first parameter matrix and the second parameter matrix satisfy a convergence test. | 05-05-2022 |