02nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090012913 | Article Joint Purchase System Using Network - Proposed is a flexible joint purchase order system in which a unit price of an article can be reduced through production by a particular lot, and a sales price is determined based on demand without causing a seller to have a loss in relation to production and purchasing costs. Implemented is an article joint purchase system using: an accepting means for accepting purchase application information inputted through a terminal device and reporting an application for purchase, an entry price of a particular article, and a desired quantity; an order data table for storing the application for purchase, the entry price, and the desired quantity; a condition table for registering an initial cost, a fixed cost, a maximum sales quantity; and a network for comparing a first value obtained by multiplying the entry price by desired quantities entered at prices equal to or higher than the entry price with a second value obtained by adding the initial cost to a value obtained by multiplying the fixed cost by the desired quantities, for determining the sales to be made, and for transmitting the entry price as the sales-determined price to the terminal device. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012914 | BENCHMARKING OF COMPUTER AND NETWORK SUPPORT SERVICES - A process and computer program product for adjusting a price derived from a benchmark computer service model to a price of a computer service contract, or vice versa. Differences in service between the benchmark computer service model and the computer service contract are determined. Then, a price adjustment due to the differences is determined. The price adjustment may be based on incremental cost of labor and tools to account for the differences between the benchmark computer service and the computer service contract. Then, the price of the benchmark computer service model is compared to the price of the computer service contract with the price adjustment. The benchmark computer service model and the computer service contract can both include computer program support services, computer hardware support services, a help desk call center service and/or network maintenance services. The differences between the benchmark computer service and the computer service contract may comprise a difference in type of a computer service, a quantity of a computer service, quality of a computer service, and/or complexity of a computer service. The differences may comprise support for a customer's computer hardware or computer programs which is more difficult to support than computer hardware or computer programs specified in the benchmark service model. The differences may comprise a service constraint in the service contract which is not present in the benchmark service model. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012915 | Method and Device for Franking Mail - A method for franking mail, whereby a franking mark is generated in a franking unit, transmitted to an operating unit, connected to the franking unit, and printed out in a printing unit. A user interface is provided at the operating unit by the franking unit, and the printing out of the franking mark, generated in the franking unit and transmitted to the operating unit, is controlled by the user interface, whereupon the franking mark is printed exactly once one each piece of mail. The invention further relates to a device suitable for carrying out said method. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012916 | Energy optimization system and method - A energy optimization system and method is disclosed that permits energy consumers to minimize their energy costs by purchasing energy on the “spot market” at times wherein the cost of such energy is minimal (or alternatively, at times wherein the cost of such energy has not spiked to abnormally high levels). The invention utilizes information from a load constraint database in conjunction with information on the anticipated spot market energy price to determine when and how long to activate customer power loads. The present invention anticipates that power line frequency monitoring and/or the use of communication to the power providers will provide the necessary information to anticipate the spot market energy price for the desired cost reduction optimization to occur as desired. The present invention is equally applicable to a variety of energy sources, including but not limited to electricity, natural gas, and/or fuel oil. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012917 | System and Method for Array and String Level Monitoring of a Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Power System - A grid-connected photovoltaic electrical power system with both array level and string level remote monitoring and production and efficiency analysis capabilities. The inventive system includes an array level monitoring component, software for recording and analyzing data obtained through the array level monitoring component, and a string level monitoring component. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A COST-EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT RETAIL ELECTRIC POWER EXCHANGE/ENERGY SERVICE PROVIDER LOAD OPTIMIZATION EXCHANGE AND NETWORK THEREFOR - An electric power exchange network includes a series of computerized exchange nodes that provide communications between suppliers and purchasers or users of electric power. Search engines enable suppliers to obtain information, such as load characteristics, from users in the network to allow the supplier to effectively merge or combine its existing loads with those of certain users, whereby a more efficient trading of electric power among members of the exchange network can be achieved. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012919 | EXPLAINING CHANGES IN MEASURES THRU DATA MINING - Systems and methodologies for identification of factors that cause significant shifts in transactions in a relational store and/or OLAP environment. Transactions are grouped into significant categories defined across the whole data space, to detect interesting sub spaces transactions. Subsequently, sub spaces that show strong variance between two slices can be selected, followed by grouping the subspaces in sub reports to measure the coverage for each sub report. A final report can then be generated that contains list of sub-reports detected in the previous acts. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012920 | Human Artificial Intelligence Software Program - A method of creating human artificial intelligence in machines and computer software is presented here, as well as methods to simulate human reasoning, thought and behavior. The present invention serves as a universal artificial intelligence program that will store, retrieve, analyze, assimilate, predict the future and modify information in a manner and fashion which is similar to human beings and which will provide users with a software application that will serve as the main intelligence of one or a multitude of computer based programs, software applications, machines or compilation of machinery. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012921 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A PERSON'S POSTURE - A classification method including first classifying an event of any kind by first rules, and then second classifying events, not identified by the first classification, by a learning base reinforced with all the events identified by the first classification. The method is adaptive if the second classification rules are amended according to new examples that were able to be determined by the first rules. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012922 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REWARD-BASED LEARNING OF IMPROVED SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT POLICIES - In one embodiment, the present invention is a method for reward-based learning of improved systems management policies. One embodiment of the inventive method involves supplying a first policy and a reward mechanism. The first policy maps states of at least one component of a data processing system to selected management actions, while the reward mechanism generates numerical measures of value responsive to particular actions (e.g., management actions) performed in particular states of the component(s). The first policy and the reward mechanism are applied to the component(s), and results achieved through this application (e.g., observations of corresponding states, actions and rewards) are processed in accordance with reward-based learning to derive a second policy having improved performance relative to the first policy in at least one state of the component(s). | 2009-01-08 |
20090012923 | Method and apparatus for distributing assignments - A method of assigning sets of assignments to at least one agent is provided. The agent(s) are capable of assuming a plurality of states. The method comprising, for each agent: constructing a graph having a plurality of vertices and a plurality of edges. Each vertex of the graph represents an assignment performable by the agent while being at a respective state, and each edge connects two vertices hence represents a transition between two states. The method further comprises assigning a predetermined weight for each vertex of the plurality of vertices; and using a longest-path algorithm for obtaining a path over the graph, the path having a plurality of connected vertices and being characterized by a substantial optimal objective function defined using respective weights of the plurality of connected vertices. The agent is thereby assigned with a set of assignments represented by the plurality of connected vertices of the graph. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012924 | MALFUNCTION CONDITION JUDGMENT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AUTOMOBILE AND PROGRAM - A malfunction condition judgment apparatus (MCJA) that judges malfunction condition (MC) of an observed object based on a change of observed values. The MCJA acquires time series data for values of each of a plurality of variables; calculates, with respect to each of the variables, a statistic defining a probability density function of that variable at T1, based on the value of that variable at T1 and that statistic at a point of time prior to T1; calculates dissimilarity showing an extent of variation between the statistic calculated for each variable and a statistic of a criterial probability density function predetermined corresponding to that variable; and picks, out of the plurality of variables, a variable for which the calculated dissimilarity is larger than a predetermined reference value, as the variable by which MC of the observation object is detected. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012925 | Observation-based user profiling and profile matching - Observation-based user profiling and profile matching are provided. The network behavior of users of a computer-implemented social network are observed and used for user profiling. By observing network behavior instead of necessarily relying on user self-reported data, accurate and objective user profiles can be formed; user profiling is accomplished based on the observed network behaviors with or without the knowledge of the user being profiled. The observed network behaviors can include the customization of a visual graphic, a media preference, a communication preference, or a selection of words from a word list. The user profiles can be with respect to a domain and two or more users can be matched based on their profiles with respect to the same domain. User ratings and profile updating based on the ratings are also provided. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012926 | QUESTION ANSWERING DEVICE, QUESTION ANSWERING METHOD, AND QUESTION ANSWERING PROGRAM - A question-answering device, a question-answering method, and a question-answering program that can obtain an answer to an inputted query with high probability are described. A score calculation element | 2009-01-08 |
20090012927 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING PIECES OF CONTENT TO TIME-SLOTS SAMPLES FOR MEASURING EFFECTS OF THE ASSIGNED CONTENT - Systems and methods provide for assigning pieces of content to time-slots samples for measuring effects of the assigned content. Systems and methods provide for receiving pair-wise content relatedness data that identifies each piece of content as experimental content or control content relative to other pieces of content, and algorithmically assigning experimental or control content pieces to time-slot samples using the content relatedness data, wherein additional content pieces assigned to a particular time-slot sample exclude non-identical related experimental content pieces defined relative to an experimental content piece previously assigned to the particular time-slot sample. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012928 | System And Method For Generating An Amalgamated Database - A method for creating an amalgamated bioinformatics database from at least a first database and a second database is presented. Concepts are identified in a first field from the records of the first database. A second field from the records of the second database which has data related to the first field is also identified. A first set of concepts is identified by traversing a mediating database using terms associated with the first field and a second set of concepts is also identified by traversing the mediating database using terms associated with the second field. Either the first set of concepts or the second set of concepts, or both, is identified using non-trivial terminological mapping. The set of related concepts in the first set of concepts and the second set of concepts is identified and a record is generated in the amalgamated bioinformatics database. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012929 | SEEK MINIMIZED RECOVERABLE STREAMING FILE SYSTEM - A method for storing data, comprising the steps of (A) receiving a stream of data, (B) storing the stream of data in a series of data clusters each comprising (i) a predecessor link, (ii) a data portion, and (iii) a successor link, where the predecessor links and successor links are configured to minimize seek time between the clusters during contiguous stream operations. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012930 | System and method for a self-optimizing reservation in time of compute resources - A system and method of dynamically controlling a reservation of resources within a cluster environment to maximize a response time are disclosed. The method embodiment of the invention comprises receiving from a requester a request for a reservation of resources in the cluster environment, reserving a first group of resources, evaluating resources within the cluster environment to determine if the response time can be improved and if the response time can be improved, then canceling the reservation for the first group of resources and reserving a second group of resources to process the request at the improved response time. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012931 | DATA INDEXING AND COMPRESSION - A method of indexing multidimensional data obtains ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012932 | Method and System For Data Storage And Management - According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a method and a system for managing data storage in a plurality of data partitions, such as replica databases. The method is based on analyzing, for each physical data partition, the received memory access queries. Each memory access query has a different result table which is based on different fields. This analysis is performed to determine the frequency of receiving each one of the memory access queries. The analysis allows, for one or more of the analyzed memory access queries, associating between at least one key of a respective result table and at least one of the physical data partitions. In such an embodiment, data elements are stored according to a match with respective said at least one key. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012933 | System that allows law enforcement agencies or other users to be made aware of individuals with criminal records who have relocated into their jurisdiction or area. - A system and method that allows law enforcement agencies or other users to be made aware of those with criminal records who have relocated into their jurisdiction or area. The system and method is done by comparing individuals that have a criminal record against lists of individuals who have moved/relocated from one residence to another. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012934 | SEARCHING FOR RIGHTS LIMITED MEDIA - Searching for assets, such as media assets, that are available according to desired usage criteria. Assets are associated with usage rights specified by rights holders. The usage rights are represented by rights codes, identifying domains of uses and categories of uses within each domain. Domains may comprise advertising rights, editorial rights, internal organization rights, personal use rights, and the like. An interface enables a user to enter key words and to specify desired usage criteria such as geographic location of use, duration of use, a purpose of use, and an industry for use, and exclusive use. The key words are mapped to vocabulary terms that are associated with the cataloged assets. The vocabulary terms are used to search for assets. The assets are also filtered based on the usage criteria relative to the rights codes associated with the assets. Assets matching the vocabulary terms and rights codes are displayed. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012935 | Digital Content Delivery Systems And Methods - Digital content delivery systems and methods are disclosed in an exemplary embodiment, a method for delivering digital content may include generating an authoring list based on an order for digital content and a target playback environment for the digital content. The method may also include generating a layout based on the authoring list and at least one template. The method may also include creating an output image for the digital content. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012936 | Management of data received by a mobile user or mobile users - An apparatus including: a memory storing a map having a plurality of access points at different respective locations on the map and storing metadata for each of the access points that includes data received by a user at the respective location of the access point; a communications port for receiving data relating to a user that indicates a location of the user and data received by the user at that location; and a processor configured to generate a new access point on the stored map at a location when the user, at the location, has received data and the location does not have an existing access point and configured to generate metadata for an access point for a location using the data received by the user at that location. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012937 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND RECORDED MEDIUM FOR COLLECTING USER PREFERENCE INFORMATION BY USING TAG INFORMATION - Disclosed are an apparatus, a method and a recorded medium for collecting user preference information by using tag information. In accordance with the present invention, the apparatus collecting user preference information by using tag information, the apparatus can include a tag search unit, searching at least one tag of an anchor tag, a form tag and a combination thereof which are included in a web document outputted to the apparatus; a tag information extracting unit, extracting tag information from the searched tag; a keyword detecting unit, detecting a keyword from the tag information; and a user preference information managing unit, collecting user preference information including a user profile generated by using the keyword. With the present invention, it is possible that user's preference can be quickly and accurately analyzed per user and customized information based on the analyzed preference can be provided to the user. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012938 | QUANTUM PRIVATE QUERIES - In a database query operation, a quantum private query (QPQ) protocol allows a user to determine whether the database provider has been trying to obtain information about their query by performing quantum superpositions of different queries in addition to performing normal queries. This means that, in addition to being able to request the jth or the kth records in the database, the user can also request both records in a quantum superposition. To find out whether the database provider is trying to discover her queries, the user sends proper superpositions of queries and then checks the answer provided by the database to determine whether the superposition has been preserved. If superposition has not been preserved, the user can be confident that the database provider has cheated, and has tried to obtain information on the query. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012939 | Information Presentation Method and Apparatus - A method of extracting a keyword in synchronism with a “scene” or “corner” in a TV program that changes in units of second in synchronism with the elapse of time of first content, and an information presentation apparatus to search and display a predetermined form of content, such as a web page, are provided. The information presentation apparatus comprises: an AV content output unit to output AV content (e.g., TV programs and movies); and a web page output unit to output, together with the AV content from the AV content output unit, a web page that corresponds to a keyword related to a scene included in the content being output from the AV content output unit without the user having to take trouble to choose a keyword, the web page output unit being adapted to, when the scene in the content changes, automatically update the web page to one corresponding to the changed scene. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012940 | SHARING MOBILE SEARCH RESULTS - At least some embodiments of this invention provide for an easy way to share mobile content found as a result of searching and/or browsing on the Internet. Aspects of the invention provides software, systems (meaning software and hardware to run the software) or an exchange of signals with users to provide a mobile content service. Other related aspects provide methods for providing or using such a search service. According to one aspect there is provided a system to provide a search service for finding and sharing online content, the system being arranged to receive a search query from a user on a mobile device, send search results to a user's mobile device, prompt the user to select one or more items from the search results to be published, and publish the selected item or items. Publishing includes sending the selected item or items to a recipient associated with a share link configured by a user, to a user's public stream of results which is visible to any user, to a user's private stream which is visible only to the user or to nominated friends and/or as an electronic greeting to another user. The system may also be arranged to provide to a user sending instructions explaining how to publish the selected search results to a third party recipient using the messaging function of the mobile device but not to send the sending instructions to the third party recipient without the sending instructions. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012941 | Systems, Methods and Apparatus for Assessing Compliance and Federating Databases - Systems, methods, and apparatus as discussed herein, provide for enabling a user to select containers and parent level requirements to be retrieved. A navigation panel is provided that enables a user to navigate through the selected containers. A sieve module filters non applicable requirements in the containers based on the selected parent level requirements. The system further joins and integrates compliance information stored within in the Compliance Database, and the associated requirements stored in the containers. The system further stores, manages and reports compliance information associated with specific requirements located in the identified container. Additionally, a federation module may enable user to link requirements located in different containers, and may copy requirements from one container and paste into another container. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012942 | IN-STORE PETCARE INFORMATION AND ADVISORY CENTER - The invention is directed to a petcare information kiosk, for placement in a retail outlet for petcare products by a supplier of petcare products. The kiosk includes a searchable electronic database containing information relating to petcare, such as pet animal nutrition information, pet animal behavior information, pet animal health or well-being information; a user interface which allows a petcare product customer to search for and access the desired information in the database. The kiosk also includes an information output device, which allows the customer to retain the information once found and a support structure which allows the kiosk to be located in a location directly adjacent the petcare products offered for sale in the retail outlet. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012943 | Method and Apparatus for Supporting Active Documents - A tool is proposed for supporting active documents. In one embodiment, an active document may be opened in an application program executing at a first computer, the active document being in a format recognized by the application program. Data relating to a first active document may be received data at the first computer from a user of the application program, and a search request based on the received data may be sent from the first computer to a second computer that maintains a plurality of data objects. In one embodiment, the application program at the first computer is unable to perform any functions with data objects at the second computer. The first computer may receive information relating to a result of the search request from the second computer and may store the information in the first active document. A request from the user of the application program that the active document be submitted may be received at the first computer, and the active document may be forwarded from the first computer to the second computer. A set of procedures that are pre-defined for this active document may then be performed with the active document at the second computer. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012944 | Internet and Database Searching with Handheld Devices - The presently claimed invention relates to network searching and handheld devices. One claim recites a method including: from a first wireless device, wirelessly communicating with a second wireless device to determine whether the second wireless device has performed an internet or database search; receiving, at the first wireless device, information from the second wireless device regarding the internet or database search, if the information satisfies predetermined criteria on the first wireless device, requesting from the second wireless device at least a subset of results obtained from the internet or database search. Another claim recites: a method of searching comprising: receiving search criteria in a first, handheld mobile device; upon sensing a second, handheld mobile device by the first, handheld mobile device, automatically and wirelessly querying the second, handheld mobile device to determine whether the second, handheld mobile device has any content stored thereon corresponding to the search criteria; and receiving content corresponding to the search criteria from the second, handheld mobile device. Of course, other claims and combinations are also provided. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012945 | SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING A QUERY HAVING MULTIPLE DISTINCT KEY COLUMNS - A system and computer readable medium for executing a query to access data stored in a database, wherein the query includes a plurality of DISTINCT keys, is disclosed. The system and computer readable medium includes a capture module for identifying each of the plurality of DISTINCT keys in the query and a sort module coupled to the capture module for determining if more than one sort is needed to execute the query, performing a first DISTINCT operation on a first DISTINCT key of the plurality of DISTINCT keys, storing data fetched from the first DISTINCT operation in a master workfile only if more than one sort process is needed to execute the query, and utilizing the master workfile to perform subsequent DISTINCT operations on the other of the plurality of DISTINCT keys. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012946 | Information processing apparatus, and method and system for searching for reputation of content - An information processing apparatus, includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire content-related information; a keyword extraction section configured to extract a search keyword from the content-related information; a site search section configured to perform a search through the Internet for websites with a web page, and acquire information concerning websites; a first site selection section configured to select top N websites from the websites; a second site selection section configured to access each of the N websites to extract a written text from a web page of each of the N websites, and select two or more of the N websites as seed sites; and a reputation result acquisition section configured to collect written texts from the seed sites and subordinate websites linked to the seed sites, and acquire a reputation result of the content from the collected written texts. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012947 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRELATING INFORMATION - A method and system for correlating input data that includes configuration data. The configuration data describes at least one hierarchy including a first hierarchy. Each hierarchy includes at least two nodes. Each node includes a value and is designated as an ontology end point consisting of a unique positive integer. For each hierarchy, a unique relationship number RN is stored in a medium for each pair of parent-child nodes of each hierarchy. RN is a function of X and Y which respectively denote the ontology end point of the parent and child node of each pair of parent-child nodes. Responsive to a query that identifies a measure of correlation between the first hierarchy and other information, the measure of correlation is computed by retrieving and utilizing each stored relationship number of the first hierarchy. Information relating to the measure of correlation is outputted. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012948 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSLATING AND EXECUTING QUERIES - Methods and systems for converting standardized, structured queries into native business object queries are provided. The structured queries may be defined in a business object-specific structured query language (BQL). A BQL engine can translate the structured query into a query suited for use by the appropriate business object. In an embodiment, the BQL engine and the related query language provide the primary interface to backend applications and business objects. Embodiments may include a search infrastructure to create indexed views of business objects and a local client proxy to handle requests not handled by indexed views. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012949 | User Specific Database Querying Method and Apparatus - The present invention relates to the field of database technology, and to the automatic generation of search queries. The present invention provides a method of generating a database query, the method comprising: receiving a user selection of one of a number of predetermined generic database queries from a user; automatically identifying user specific data from user profile data corresponding to the user by applying the user profile data to a number of predetermined query statements associated with the selected generic query; automatically applying the user specific data to a number of user specific generator query statements in order to generate one or more user specific queries. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING ACROSS INDEPENDENT APPLICATIONS - A method and system are provided for searching across independent applications. A first seedlist ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012951 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT ISSUANCE OF QUERIES - System and method for efficient issuance of queries, such as DirXML script queries, by a policy for a value of an attribute of an object of the target system are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises, responsive to issuance by a policy of a query for a value of a designated attribute of a designated object of a target system, checking a result cache associated with the target system to determine whether the value for the designated attribute of the designated object is stored therein; responsive to a determination that the value for the designated attribute of the designated object is stored in the result cache, returning the value stored in the result cache to the policy; and responsive to a determination that the value for the designated attribute of the designated object is not stored in the result cache, querying the target system for the value of the designated attribute of the designated object. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012952 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A TARGET ITEM IN A LIST - Process for locating target item in a list including a plurality of items in sequence from 1 to m, including: (a) defining a range within the list including the target item, including: i) identifying a first item at location “n”, where 1≦n≦m; ii) identifying a last item at location “p” where n≦p≦m; (b) identifying and displaying an item at location D=((p−n)/2+n); (c) determining location of target relative to “D”. If the target is at or adjacent “D”, terminate the process and display the target item; if the target is between “n” and “D”, resetting “p” to “D”, repeat steps (b) and (c); if the target item is between “D” and “p”, resetting “n” to “D”, repeat steps (b) and (c); until the target item is at or adjacent the location “D”. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012953 | Method and system for continuous, dynamic, adaptive searching based on a continuously evolving personal region of interest - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to flexible, user-adapted, continuous searching, on behalf of a particular user, for points of interest relevant to the user's current location within a specifically computed personal region of interest. In a general case, the personal region of interest is computed as a function of the user's level of disposition towards the searched-for points of interest. The level of disposition towards the searched-for points of interest may, in turn, be based on two or more of the user's location, the current date and time, a history of the user's interaction with the POI-searching system, including user-initiated searches and user selections from displayed search results, a user profile developed for, and continuously updated on behalf of, the user, and a current context for the search, as specified by a search query or by other context-specifying means. The personal region of interest generally defines an abstract area, volume, or hypervolume within which method and system embodiments of the present invention search for points of interest. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012954 | ELECTRONIC PROFILE RANKING - A method is implementable in an electronic system coupled to an electronic device, which is, in turn, coupled to a display device. A web page displayable on the display device is served to the electronic device. The displayed web page includes a user interface comprising a data-input field. At least one search term entered by a user of the electronic device and pertaining to a vocational characteristic is received from the electronic device. A set of profiles associated with respective entities is accessed. Each profile included indicators of a plurality of vocational characteristics corresponding to the associated entity. The at least one search term is compared to the indicators associated with each profile of the set. Each profile of the set is ranked according, at least in part, to the existence of at least one positive match between the at least one search term and the indicators associated with each profile of the set and a predetermined weight assigned to each said positive match. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012955 | Method and system for continuous, dynamic, adaptive recommendation based on a continuously evolving personal region of interest - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to flexible, user-adapted, continuous searching, on behalf of a particular user, for points of interest relevant to the user's current location within a specifically computed personal region of interest. In a general case, the personal region of interest is computed as a function of the user's level of disposition towards the searched-for points of interest. The level of disposition towards the searched-for points of interest may, in turn, be based on two or more of the user's location, the current date and time, a history of the user's interaction with the POI-searching system, including user-initiated searches and user selections from displayed search results, a user profile developed for, and continuously updated on behalf of, the user, and a current context for the search, as specified by a search query or by other context-specifying means. The personal region of interest generally defines an abstract area, volume, or hypervolume within which method and system embodiments of the present invention search for points of interest. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012956 | Retrieval of Structured Documents - This disclosure relates to performing a query for a search term of a database containing a plurality of structured documents. Those structured documents that do not include the search term are ferreted or filtered out during an initial search. Matched structured documents which are those structured documents that do contain the search term are evaluated by ranking the individual elements based on how well each individual element matches the search term, and indicating to the user the ranking of the individual elements wherein the individual elements can be accessed by the user. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012957 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING STRINGS OF RECORDS - System and method for detecting the inclusion of strings of words (records) in an input string of words. In a preparation phase, the records are pre-processed. Each record is represented by a string of chunks, each chunk composed of a pre-defined number of words. Each chunk found in at least one record is assigned a number of attributes, such as a “Begin of Record” attribute and an “End of Record” attribute. In the searching phase the input string is also divided in chunks, and for each input chunk, an Incremental Hash Function (IHF) is calculated for comparing with a prerecorded value ΔI. If the two values IHF and ΔI coincide for matching chunks with certain predefined attributes, a “probable match” is set, indicating a very high probability that a chunk was found in the records. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012958 | MULTIPLE STRING SEARCHING USING TERNARY CONTENT ADDRESSABLE MEMORY - A method and apparatus for multiple string searching using a ternary content addressable memory. For one embodiment, the method includes receiving a text string having a plurality of characters and performing an unanchored search of a database of a stored patterns matching one or more characters of the text string using a state machine, wherein the state machine comprises a ternary content addressable memory (CAM) and wherein the performing comprises comparing a state and one of the plurality of characters with contents of a state field and a character field, respectively, stored in the ternary CAM. In various embodiments, one or more of the following search features may be supported: exact string matching, inexact string matching, single character wildcard matching, multiple character wildcard matching, case insensitive matching, parallel matching and rollback. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012959 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing Presentation of a Media Collection - An apparatus for providing presentation of a media collection may include a processing element. The processing element may be configured to receive a selection of a first attribute and a second attribute, and arrange multimedia content for display on a grid having a first axis corresponding to the first attribute and a second axis corresponding to the second attribute. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012960 | PROCESS AND METHODOLOGY TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY ACROSS DISPARATE INTERFACED SYSTEMS - A process and methodology are disclosed to maintain consistency across disparate systems. An interface is provided comprised of a fulfillment client in which to place orders, a middleware to pass data, manufacturing and shipment systems to process orders, and a shipping and packing information repository system to house data. The methodology implements, inter alia, remote function calls to the asynchronously/synchronously interfaced systems during defined points of order processing to establish the status of the systems availability and the status of the order at the exact time of a predetermined activity. Also, information regarding the order status is posted as both a displayed on-line message to a user and in distinct status fields for future review. Furthermore, this method dynamically reacts to failed communication through the resetting of orders to a previous state to ensure data integrity across the distributed computing environment. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012961 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEEPENING GROUP BONDS BY GRANTING ACCESS TO A DATA STRUCTURE - A method having the steps of granting, to a first client, access to a data structure; granting, to a second client, access to the data structure; transmitting, if the first client has caused a write operation on the data structure, a communication to the second client; and transmitting, if the second client has caused a write operation on the data structure, a communication to the first client. There is also provided a system, having a processor, that carries out the method. A method for strengthening group bonds, having the steps of: instantiating a data store that is dedicated to a predetermined group of users; receiving, into the data store, data generated by a first member of the group; providing an access to the data to a second member of the group; presenting the data to the second member of the group; receiving, from said second member, a communication into said data store; and wherein the communication is transmitted from the data store to the first member. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012962 | SMART STORE AND FORWARD DBMS STATEMENT COLLATING SYSTEM - One or more embodiments of the invention enable a smart store and forward DBMS statement collating system. The system may be utilized with any database implementation by coupling computer readable program code to the interface layer of the database, generally the lowest layer of software that accesses the database. The system can be utilized with complex transactional code that insulates a user from programming complex collating logic. Hence a user that employs an embodiment of the system is unaware that database operations within a transaction are collated into silos with like table and field usage and flushed to the database as part of a database block operation. The order in which operations occur allows for high priority table inserts to occur before low priority table inserts to maintain referential integrity, while low priority table deletes occur before high priority table deletes for the same reason. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012963 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HETEROGENEOUS RESOURCES FOR CLIENT SYSTEMS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that provides heterogeneous resources for client systems. During operation, the system maintains a stateful resource database that tracks heterogeneous resources in a given environment. The system receives requests from client systems, and in response to the requests searches for a heterogeneous resource in the stateful resource database that matches the request. If the system finds an available heterogeneous resource that matches the request, it proceeds to submit the request to the resource. Maintaining and using the stateful resource database facilitates efficiently sharing scarce heterogeneous resources across a number of client systems. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012964 | Shadow Community Producing System Matched to a Variable Area of an Internet Base and Method of the Same - The present invention provides a shadow community producing system matched to a variable area of an internet base and a method of the same, which allows users connecting with unspecified web sites of an internet base to arbitrarily and automatically construct a community area in the web sites in real time, and allows a number of third parties connecting to the web sites to confirm creation information regarding the community and access to the community area, thereby enhancing convenience and consistency in information sharing. The present invention has advantages in that it allows users to create shadow communities matched with URLs on all areas accessible through the user's terminals regardless of web site producing companies, thereby sharing objective information with many and unspecified users; allows users to freely create and manage shadow communities for web sites not having communities, categories, and products. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012965 | Network Content Objection Handling System and Method - A system and method for distribution of one or more content items to one or more users over a network, such as the Internet. One or more users that access a content item may provide an indication of objection to the content item. The content item may be flagged for manual review when a first threshold percentage of indications of objection is met. The content item is automatically removed from distribution when a second threshold percentage of indications of objection is met and a threshold number of instances of access is met. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012966 | NETWORK CONFIGURATION RESTORATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - The present invention provides a network configuration restoration method and system which can perform restoration by copying past configuration files in a short time. An updating judging unit | 2009-01-08 |
20090012967 | Content providing system based on media playback apparatus - A content providing system based on a media playback apparatus capable of reading a content reception information stored in a storage media to provide a multimedia content to a user is disclosed. In accordance with the system, an advertisement or a promotion of a product is possible by distributing a storage media that holds a link to a content providing apparatus to consumers. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012968 | Medical Image Management System - Disclosed a medical image management system including: a plurality of image storing members; a setting member to set configuration information on the produced medical image; an image management information storing member to store image management information; a multi-storing processing member to perform multi-storing of the medical image into the set image storing member at the set multi-storing timing on a basis of the multi-storing destination information and the multi-storing timing information, both set on the medical image; and an image management information supplying member to read the image management information of the medical image from the image management information storing member in response to a requirement of the radiogram interpretation terminal and supplying the read image management information. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012969 | SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR EVALUATING WEBPAGES - Systems and methods may manage webpages in a set of webpages. The set of webpages may include webpages in an intranet and/or an extranet of an enterprise. Queries may be performed on the webpages and a list of results determined based at least in part on query terms and webpage scores. Webpage scores may be based on ratings of webpages and/or metrics of change. A metric of change of a webpage may be based at least in part on changes in text, images, and/or ratings of the webpage. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012970 | Root cause analysis using interactive data categorization - A computer-implemented method for processing a plurality of data items includes defining a set of one or more categories having a corresponding set of conditions that associate the data items with the categories. A sub-categorization request, requesting to divide a category from among the categories into lower-level categories, is accepted from a user. The data items associated with the category are processed responsively to the sub-categorization request, so as to automatically suggest the lower-level categories. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012971 | SIMILARITY MATCHING OF PRODUCTS BASED ON MULTIPLE CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for identifying a first classification scheme associated with product attributes of a first grouping of products, identifying a second classification scheme associated with product attributes of a second grouping of products, and receiving a record of data relating to an item, the classification of which is uncertain. It may also involve receiving a dictionary of attributes associated with products and assigning the item to at least one of the classification schemes based on probabilistic matching among the attributes in the classification schemes, the attributes in the dictionary of attributes and the known attributes of the item. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012972 | System for Processing Unstructured Data - A device can be used for the processing of unstructured data and for the storage of related metadata. The data is classified and a rule is applied by means of which at least one parameter is defined in a data-specific manner and based on the classification result. The parameter includes retention period of the data and/or security settings for the data. The data and information related to the at least one parameter can then be stored. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012973 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPORTING CONTENT INCLUDING PLURAL PIECES OF USAGE CONSTRAINT INFORMATION - Provided are a method and apparatus for generating separate rule data using a database management system (DBMS) based language in order to efficiently manage usage rules of content. The method of providing usage rule data of content included in a mobile storage medium connected to a content reproduction device, the method includes: generating first rule data that is a set of rules used to manage the usage rule data based on a data structure of a database management system (DBMS); and generating second rule data that is a set of rules used to access the usage rule data using the first rule data. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012974 | System For Storing Documents In A Repository - A system for storing documents in a repository includes a repository for storing data representing a document. An interface processor receives and stores document data representing a first document and an associated document identifier. A document processor automatically parses and processes the received document data to identify and store data indicating: (a) internal document structure and characteristics, and (b) external document relationships. The internal document structure and characteristics include a compilation of searchable keywords and key values. The external document relationships include an association or hierarchical relationship between the first document and one or more different documents. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012975 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR USE IN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A first decision is made as to whether or not to make access to a first file defined by a first file management information, of the plurality of items of file management information having the same file identification information, which has file use order information indicating that the first file is first in the order of use. If the decision is that the first file is not to be accessed, a second decision is made as to whether or not to make access to a second file defined by a second file management information, of the items of file management information having the same file identification information, which has use order information indicating the second file is second in the order of use. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012976 | Data Tree Storage Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products Using Page Structure of Flash Memory - A tree data structure is stored in a flash memory device by storing a leaf node and an index node comprising a pointer to the leaf node in a same page of the flash memory device, which may be read on a per-page basis. A modified version of the leaf node and a modified version of the index node may be stored in a new page of the flash memory device when, for example, a key value is added to or deleted from the leaf node. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012977 | SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING CARDINALITY IN A DATABASE SYSTEM - A system for estimating cardinalities for a plurality of columns in a database system is disclosed. The system include obtaining statistics collected for the plurality of columns. A first portion of the statistics indicates at least one relationship between at least a portion of the plurality of columns, while a second portion of the statistics includes single column statistics. The system also include utilizing the first portion and the second portion of the statistics to estimate the cardinality for the plurality of columns. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012978 | Method for Reducing Size of a Digital Audio, Image or Video File - The inventive method makes it possible to reduce the size of a digital audio, image and/or video file in such a way that a reduced number of representative data needed for reformatting a file is transmitted to a receiving entity encoder. Said method consists in assigning references of at least one file component value to another value of the same component or in integrating at least one reference of the value group of the same component or another component into a component value group. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012979 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PARTITIONING OF DATASETS FOR RETAIL SALES AND DEMAND CHAIN MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS - A partitioning system that provides a fast, simple and flexible method for partitioning a dataset. The process, executed within a computer system, retrieves product and sales data from a data store. Data items are selected and sorted by a data attribute of interest to a user and a distribution curve is determined for the selected data and data attribute. The total length of the distribution curve is calculated, and then the curve is divided into k equal pieces, where k is the number of the partitions. The selected data is thereafter partitioned into k groups corresponding to the curve divisions. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012980 | Efficient Query Processing Of Merge Statement - Disclosed are systems and methods for optimization and efficient processing of MERGE statements. MERGE allows performing a mix of inserts, updates, and deletes in a single statement, and introduces new challenges compared to legacy DML statements, where the kind of action to be performed is hard-coded and known at compile time. Such optimizations may include Halloween Protection detection for MERGE statements, optimized prevention of non-deterministic MERGE statements, in-place inserts for MERGE statements scanning the “Read Instance” of the target table, and optimized execution of MERGE statements seeking the “Read Instance” of the target table. Such optimizations may be fundamental in order to ensure proper performance and reliable processing times. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012981 | Method and System for System Migration - A system transition support system guides design of a new system comprised of merged items from a source system and a destination system. The configuration management database (CMDB) provides hardware and software configuration information inherent to each system. A system configuration optimization module is in communication with the CMDB and generates work items required for the system transition and a recommended hardware and software configuration for the new system. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING PARALLEL ACCESS TO SERIALLY COMPRESSED FILES - The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for generating a compressed data file providing access to one or more selected portions of data contained within the data file. The file is partitioned into one or more chunks, a given chunk comprising a separate unit of data representing a subset of data from the file. The one or more chunks are compressed through use of a compression algorithm, and the one or more chunks are combined to form a compressed file. Metadata is also generated that indicates a chunk offset of a given chunk, thereby allowing direct parallel access to one or more given chunks. Similarly, legacy applications may ignore the chunk structure in the compressed file and access the file according to techniques know in the art, thereby preserving backwards compatibility with such legacy applications. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012983 | System and method for federated member-based data integration and reporting - Method and system for integrating data between source data and a target application processing target data. A declarative data integration specification including a lineage information linking a source dimensional member of the source data and a target dimensional member of the target data is defined. A data movement specification using the data integration specification including the lineage information, a source reference to a source data model, a target reference to a target data model and a query specification for extracting source data for the target application is generated and the source data to the target application using the data movement specification is provided. A federated member-based metadata model including a source metadata model, a target metadata model, the lineage information mapping the source dimensional member and the target dimensional member; and a link connecting the source package layer and the target package layer, is also provided. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012984 | Method for Organizing Large Numbers of Documents - A computer product including a data structure for organizing of a plurality of documents, and capable of being utilized by a processor for manipulating data of the data structure and capable of displaying selected data on a display unit. The data structure includes a plurality of directionally interlinked nodes, each node being associated with one or more documents having a header and body text. All the documents are associated with a given node and have identical normalized body text. All documents that have identical normalized body text are associated with the same node. One or more of the nodes is associated with more than one document. For any node that is a descendent of another node, the normalized body text of each document associated with the node is inclusive of the normalized body text of a document that is associated with the other node. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012985 | Transcoder - A transcoder includes transcoder modules | 2009-01-08 |
20090012986 | DATABASE INTERFACE GENERATOR - Enables a database generator interface configured to map complex constructs and semantics so internal complexities are hidden while providing efficient internal storage and speed. Extracts and analyzes complex relationships in database and exposes schema as XSD to allow for external interfacing. Presents a list of tables and fields that exist in database and accepts user input to determine which tables and fields to create an interface for. Lookup fields are listed which allow for user input for specifying which fields to create XSD enumeration lists for. The generated XSD file may be saved and utilized by other mapping tools to allow for interfacing with other databases. Mapping the schema of a extended SQL database allows for users with limited understanding of the internals of the extended SQL database to connect the database to other systems using commonly available tools. May be coupled with web services to provide universal access. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012987 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING ROLE-APPROPRIATE POLICIES - A method of delivering role-appropriate policies. A policy management utility registers a policy in a policy directory that includes a pointer corresponding to a data storage location of the policy and metadata corresponding to the policy. The policy management utility stores the metadata and the pointer in the policy directory, which includes references to policy sources and policy artifacts that correspond to the policy sources. When a user requests information related to a policy, the policy management utility matches the role of the requestor with one of multiple pre-defined corporate roles stored in the policy directory. The policy management utility generates a role-appropriate view in a graphical user interface (GUI). The role-appropriate view corresponds to the role of the requester. The policy management utility provides information related to the policy request within the role-appropriate view. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012988 | Social network for affecting personal behavior - A social network for affecting personal behavior is provided. The psychological and behavioral progress of a registered user of the social network is maintained. The social network provides the registered user with friends who can track the user's progress and encourage the user by communications with the user. The friends of the user can be anybody, including people who are not registered with the social network. A dynamic mechanism for grouping different users into support groups is also provided. The grouping is based on the user's progress, satisfaction with the user's supporters, and the user's traits and preferences. User-customized profiles are used to elucidate user traits instead of standard direct forms to avoid incorrect or misleading responses to the forms. In addition, a wireless portable device in communication with the social network of friends and supporters is provided for constant access to sources of motivation. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012989 | System Level Applications of Adaptive Computing (SLAAC) Technology - An API (Application Programming Interface) for an adaptive computing system (ACS) may be used to create a system for performing an application on different types of ACS platforms. The API may be used to generate a system object including a host and a number of nodes and channels. A system data structure is created which describes the nodes, which may be FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array)-based ACS accelerator boards. The API may enable source-code porting and scaling from small research platforms to larger field-deployable platforms. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012990 | SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR JOINING SOURCE TABLE ROWS WITH TARGET TABLE ROWS - Disclosed is a data processing system, and an article of manufacturing for use with the data processing system. The data processing system joins rows associated with a column of a source table with rows associated with a column of a target table. The data processing system includes a source node containing the source table and including a target node containing the target table. The data processing system further includes a generating module for generating a reduced representation of selected rows associated with the column of the source table, and generating a representation of the column of the target table, a filtering module for filtering the generated reduced representation of selected rows associated with the column of the source table through the generated representation of the column of the target table, the filtered generated reduced representation of selected rows identifying source table rows that do not have to be joined with the target table, and a joining module for joining, to the rows associated with the column of the target table, the rows associated with the column of the source table minus the filtered generated reduced representation of selected rows. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TAGGING IN A NETWORKED SYSTEM - A computer-implemented system and method for providing information tagging in a networked system is disclosed. The apparatus in an example embodiment includes a tag engine configured to process a database of categorized product listings; to receive a user-provided tag associated with at least one of the product listings; to retain the user-provided tag; and to serve the user-provided tag to a user viewing at least one of the product listings. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012992 | Digital Content Metadata Registry Systems and Methods - The present invention relates to the field of data management and publishing. In particular, this invention relate to an identification registry method for use in storing, retrieving, aggregating, and associating identifiers for digital content. The method comprises steps of maintaining a content registry of digital content records corresponding to digital content file, generating a unique record identifier for each digital content record, and if alternative identifiers corresponding to the digital content files are provided, associating the alternative identifiers with the digital content records. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012993 | USING VIEWTYPES FOR ACCESSING INSTANCE DATA STRUCTURED BY A BASE MODEL - Disclosed is a technique for manipulating instance data of a base model. A ViewType, a root object representing an object of the base model, and an operation are received. Whether the ViewType and the root object are compatible is determined. When the ViewType and the root object are compatible, the operation is applied to the instance data of the base model while using the ViewType to traverse the instance data. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012994 | SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR OPTIMIZATION OF TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DATA PROCESSING - Disclosed is a system and program for processing temporal data. A spatial query is received specifying a mapping function that identifies a set of temporal values for one or more objects. Geographic positions are automatically extracted from each set of temporal values for each of the one or more objects. Point objects are generated from the geographic positions. One or more spatial objects are generated from the point objects. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012995 | Method and apparatus for capture and distribution of broadband data - A system and method for preparing for distribution to, distributing to and/or use by one or more devices broadband data associated with intelligence information garnered from an aerial vehicle (“AV”): The method may include obtaining from sensors coupled to the AV video depicting an area of surveillance, obtaining metadata associated with the video, aligning, temporally, the video and metadata, using reference information to align, spatially, the video and metadata, forming for distribution to the at least one device enhanced metadata as a function of the video, metadata and reference information, wherein the enhanced metadata is operable to enable displaying at the devices at least a portion of the video, whereby after receiving a distribution of the enhanced metadata, the devices are operable to display such portion of the video. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012996 | SYNDICATION OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM - Aspects of the present invention include automating the process of determining the optimal channels for syndicating content. The automation process can be based on a plurality of factors weighted in accordance with a user's preferences. A further aspect of the present invention calls for dynamically updating the process of channel selection by continually updating the data used in the decision making process. Aspects of the present invention allow a user to apply their chosen factors at various levels of granularity such as for individual products, product lines, category of products, or company-by-company. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012997 | CMDB-BASED POLICY PROPAGATION - A configuration management database (CMDB) that associates a policy with a configuration item (CI) in the CMDB. The policy contains an “applies to” field and a “type descriptor”. When a relationship is created between the CI and a second CI in the CMDB, the policy is associated with the second CI. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012998 | ELECTRONIC DATA MANAGEMENT - A method of electronically administering instructions, includes receiving a new instruction; creating new instruction metadata from the new instruction; comparing the new instruction metadata to a data set of existing instruction metadata to identify existing instructions corresponding to the new instruction; determining whether the new instruction metadata indicates that the new instruction revises an existing instruction; comparing the new instruction to any corresponding existing instructions, where the new copy instruction metadata does not indicate that the new instruction revises an existing instruction, to determine if the new instruction revises the existing instructions; initiating revision workflow where the new instruction is determined to revise an existing instruction; and storing the new instruction metadata in the data set of existing instruction metadata and the new instruction in a corresponding data set of existing instructions. A system for electronically administering hundreds of instructions per hour and a computer program for electronically administering a new instruction are also presented. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012999 | Pushing a targeted audience to a particular location - A method for pushing a targeted audience to a specific location includes identifying an entity having a connection to the targeted audience and agreeing to enter into a Targeted Audience Initiator arrangement with the entity. The entity is then providing with materials for pushing members of the targeted audience to the specific location. The entity is then compensated in exchange for pushing members of the targeted audience to the specific location. | 2009-01-08 |
20090013000 | Interaction Information Processing Apparatus and Interaction Information Processing Method - To provide an interaction information processing apparatus capable of easily performing addition and deletion of a scenario, and of suitably executing processing contents, even when a plurality of events are simultaneously input. The interaction information processing apparatus includes: a net status table | 2009-01-08 |
20090013001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS - A method of communicating on a mobile communication terminal. The method includes inputting category information identifying a category of contents, providing a list of content information on a server corresponding to the input category information, wherein a content information indicates a portion of a content that the mobile communication terminal can connect to, selecting at least one of the list of content information, and connecting to the content corresponding to said at least one of the selected content information. | 2009-01-08 |
20090013002 | METHOD FOR CONTENT RECOMMENDATION - A method for content recommendation for a user, wherein a song or a video is recommended to the user and a confidence measure is determined for the recommended song. The confidence measure is displayed to the user, so the user may get more confidence into the recommendation of the system. | 2009-01-08 |
20090013003 | CONNECTION METHOD AND CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR INTERNET ACCESS BY COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A connection method for Internet access by a communication device is provided, and the connection method includes the step of searching for a communication device with a mobile Internet access function and connecting the selected communication device. The present invention includes the step of setting dial-up network of the connected communication device, establishing a dial-up network connection via the set communication device, and finally connecting to the Internet through the mobile network connection service of the communication device. | 2009-01-08 |
20090013004 | System and Method for the Characterization, Selection and Recommendation of Digital Music and Media Content - The present inventions relate to systems and methods for characterizing, selecting, and recommending digital music and content to users. More particularly, the present invention discloses a song recommendation engine which uses mathematical algorithms to analyze digital music compositions for determining characteristics of the song, matching the analysis to a user's tastes and preferences, and recommending a song based on relative comparability of a user's desired musical characteristics. | 2009-01-08 |
20090013005 | FILE OR DIRECTORY NAME GENERATION METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF - A name generation method for generating a name to be assigned to a file or directory including the step of combining date information identifiable to a user with ID code including the time information for specifying the time of processing, said time information being set on the upper node side bit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090013006 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE SCHEDULING OF REFERENCES TO DOCUMENTS - A method for determining documents to display on a web page may be utilized for adaptive scheduling of references to documents. A popularity or selection weight of a document may be monitored. The popularity or selection weight may be used to determine when to display that document and may be updated based on further monitoring. | 2009-01-08 |
20090013007 | System and Method for Collection and Analysis of Server Log Files - A method of handling log files in a network with multiple servers, including, installing an agent application on each server in the network, collecting log files on each server by the agent application, defining a uniform format for providing the log files to a central server, transforming the log files to the defined uniform format, transmitting the transformed log files to a central server, storing the log files in an archive by the central server, analyzing the log files received by the central server, producing reports responsive to the analysis of the log files. | 2009-01-08 |
20090013008 | Computer System, Managing Computer and Recovery Management Method - The invention provides a method for computing the appropriate capacity of a journal volume based on the operating patterns of backup and recovery performed by the user, and composing a recovery system that enables recovery to be performed in a short time using journals. The invention provides a computer system comprising a storage system | 2009-01-08 |
20090013009 | Using differential file representing differences of second version of a file compared to first version of the file - A differential file based on a second version of a file compared to a first version of the file is generated. The differential file is smaller in size than the first and second versions of the file. The differential file represents differences of the second version of the file compared to the first version of the file. The differential file may be sent from a sender to a recipient via email in lieu of sending the second version of the file in its entirety. The differential file may be stored at a groupware system in lieu of indefinitely storing the second version of the file in its entirety. The differential file may be compressed and included within a compressed file also including the first version of the file, in lieu of including the second version of the file in its entirety within the compressed file. | 2009-01-08 |
20090013010 | METHOD AND APPROACH TO HOSTING VERSIONED WEB SERVICES - A method for hosting versioned web services includes steps of: receiving a request from a service requester, the request comprising version metadata; parsing the request; extracting the version metadata from the parsing step; and locating a target implementation version using the version metadata. If the target implementation version is located, the method proceeds by dynamically routing the versioned request to the target implementation version. | 2009-01-08 |
20090013011 | System and method for tracking documents in an on-demand service - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for tracking documents in an on-demand service. These mechanisms and methods for tracking documents in an on-demand service can enable embodiments to provide the sharing of documents and the tracking of whether one of the shared documents was changed. The ability of embodiments to provide the sharing of documents and the tracking can enable a safeguard that a user knows whether the document that they have in their possession is the most recent version. | 2009-01-08 |
20090013012 | JOURNAL MANAGEMENT METHOD IN CDP REMOTE CONFIGURATION - A first storage system specifies a journal to be transferred in accordance with a time period for retaining write data in update (write) units of data in a second storage system, and transfers this journal to the second storage system. Data for which the retention period has expired is transferred by selecting write data by address. | 2009-01-08 |