05th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140032191 | TOOL FOR RAPID CONFIGURATION OF A RIVER MODEL USING IMAGERY-BASED INFORMATION - System and method for extraction and processing of river bank coordinates from imagery, generation of an unstructured mesh of the river using river bank positions and available or synthetic bathymetry, application of upstream and downstream boundary forcing data, contingencies for handling missing data, and configuration of multiple realizations of the developed river model. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032192 | Method Of Minimizing Wellbore Instability - A process for reducing wellbore instability includes inputting pre-drilling assessment information into an hydraulics analysis and wellbore stability application, inputting a well plan into the hydraulics and wellbore analysis application, inputting a parameter measured at the wellsite into the hydraulics and wellbore stability analysis application, inputting an observation made at the wellsite into the hydraulics and wellbore stability analysis application, integrating the pre-drilling assessment information, the measured parameter, and the observation into the wellbore strengthening analysis application, and adjusting a drilling fluid parameter in response to the integrated pre-drilling assessment information, the measured parameter, and the observation. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032193 | VARIABLE FIDELITY SIMULATION OF FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA - A fine computer model covering an area includes a fine grid. A fault follows a fine-grid-path. The fault divides the area into a first fine side and a second fine. A model of a source of fluid flow is on the first fine side of the area. A model of a sink of fluid flow is on the second fine side of the area. The computer coarsens the model. The fault follows a coarse-grid-path in the coarsened model. The coarse-grid-path divides the area into a first coarse side and a second coarse side. The model of the source and the model of the sink are on the first coarse side of the area. One of the source or the sink is moved to the second coarse side of the area. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032194 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Improving Glucose Management Through Cloud-Based Modeling Of Circadian Profiles - A computer-implemented system and method for improving glucose management through cloud-based modeling of circadian profiles is provided. For each daily meal period, two sets of pre- and post-meal period data that include a blood glucose level and a diabetes medication dosing are stored into a circadian profile for a diabetic patient in a cloud computing infrastructure. Predicted blood glucose is modeled over the infrastructure and the access will be validated. A model, including expected blood glucose values and their predicted errors is created from the blood glucose levels in each profile and visualized in a log-normal distribution. Target ranges for blood glucose are determined and superimposed over the expected values. Pharmacodynamics of the medication are obtained. An incremental change in dosing of the medication is propagated over a model day and the expected blood glucose values and their predicted errors are adjusted in response to the incremental dosing change. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032195 | Blood Glucose Meter And Computer-Implemented Method For Improving Glucose Management Through Modeling Of Circadian Profiles - A blood glucose meter and computer-implemented method for improving glucose management through modeling of circadian profiles is provided. For each daily meal period, two sets of pre- and post-meal period data are collected into a circadian profile and stored on a glucose meter, including a level of blood glucose of a diabetic patient and a dosage of diabetes medication. A model of predicted blood glucose for the patient is created from the blood glucose levels in each record as expected blood glucose values and predicted errors and visualized in a log-normal distribution. Target ranges for blood glucose at each meal period are determined and superimposed over the expected blood glucose values. Pharmacodynamics of the medication are obtained. An incremental change in dosing of the medication is propagated over a model day and the expected blood glucose values and their predicted errors are adjusted in response to the incremental dosing change. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032196 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Improving Glucose Management Through Modeling Of Circadian Profiles - A computer-implemented system and method for improving glucose management through modeling of circadian profiles is provided. Meal period data is assembled, which includes, for each stated period, at least two measurements of pre-meal and post-meal self-measured blood glucose. Diabetes medication dosed over the periods is identified. The assembled meal period data and the medication are organized into a circadian profile for a diabetic patient. A model including expected blood glucose values and their predicted errors at each period is created from the blood glucose measurements and is visualized in a log-normal distribution. Target ranges for blood glucose at each period are determined and superimposed over the expected blood glucose values. Pharmacodynamics of the medication are obtained. An incremental change in dosing of the medication is propagated over a model day and the expected blood glucose values and their predicted errors are adjusted in response to the incremental dosing change. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032197 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING MODEL OF PATIENT SPECIFIED TARGET ORGAN BASED ON BLOOD VESSEL STRUCTURE - A method of creating a model of an organ, includes creating a shape model, including a blood vessel structure, of the organ based on three-dimensional (3D) images of the organ, and compartmentalizing the shape model into areas based on an influence of a blood vessel tree with respect to a deformation of the shape model, the blood vessel tree indicating the blood vessel structure. The method further includes deforming the blood vessel structure of the shape model to fit a blood vessel structure of a two-dimensional (2D) image of the organ, and creating the model of the organ based on the deformed blood vessel structure and the areas. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032198 | APPLICATION OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL MATRIX FOR DRUG MOLECULAS DESIGN AND THE METHODOLOGIES FOR DRUG MOLECULAR DESIGN - The present invention relates to the application of multidimensional matrix for drug design and the methodology for drug design, which for the first time introduces the concept of matrix optimization in mathematics to the design of drugs and the relevant molecules. The present invention uses multidimensional matrix to analyze the permutation and combination of factors that affect the chemical structures and properties of drugs, and classifies and compares the huge amounts of factors need to be considered in the drug discovery according to certain features, thus utilizes fewer number of variables to represent the huge number of variable factors to specifically obtain chemical structures for effective drugs and improves the physicochemical properties of the compounds. By structural comparison of the results with the experimental data of known drugs or compounds in all stages of drug discovery, the present invention further optimizes the molecular chemical structure of drugs and significantly increases the specificity and efficiency of drug design, and significantly increases the efficiency of synthesis. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032199 | Fast 3D Mask Model Based on Implicit Countors - Computer-readable medium and methods for photolithographic simulation of scattering. A design layout comprising a layout polygon is received. A skeleton representation of a mask shape that is created responsive to e-beam writing of the layout polygon is generated. The skeleton representation is defined by a plurality of skeleton points. Individual scattering patterns for the skeleton points are selected from a lookup table of pre-determined scattering patterns. Each of the individual scattering patterns representing an amount of optical scattering for a corresponding one of the skeleton points. A simulated wafer image is produced responsive to the individual scattering patterns. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032200 | Systems and Methods of Simulating the State of a Distributed Storage System - A distributed storage system has a plurality of instances. A computer system simulates the state of the distributed storage system. The system obtains a current state of the distributed storage system and replication policies for objects in the distributed storage system. Each replication policy specifies criteria for placing copies of the relevant objects among the plurality of instances. The system receives proposed modifications to the state of the distributed storage system and simulates the state of the distributed storage system over time based on the current state of the distributed storage system, current statistical trends in the state of the distributed storage system, the replication policies for the objects in the distributed storage system, and the proposed modifications to the state of the distributed storage system. One or more reports are generated relating to time evolution of the state of the distributed storage system based on the simulation. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032201 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING SENSE AMPLIFIER TIMING - Embodiments of a method are disclosed that may allow for the optimization of a memory circuit design parameter. The method may include the statistical simulation of one or more operational parameters of the memory circuit. Probabilities of the operational parameters achieving pre-defined probability goals may be used to optimize the memory circuit design parameter. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032202 | APPARATUS OF SYSTEM LEVEL SIMULATION AND EMULATION, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - An apparatus of system level simulation and emulation and an associated method are provided, where the apparatus includes: a simulation/emulation engine, an existing intellectual property (IP) installation platform, a speed driver, and an IP proxy. The simulation/emulation engine is utilized for performing at least one of simulation and emulation to make the apparatus be equipped with a first portion of a plurality of IP modules. The existing IP installation platform is utilized for installing a chip equipped with existing IP modules to make the apparatus be equipped with a second portion of the plurality of IP modules, where the second portion of the plurality of IP modules includes a specific IP module of the existing IP modules. With the aid of the speed driver, the apparatus utilizes the specific existing IP module without introducing any unnecessary delay. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032203 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADVANCING TIME IN A DISTRIBUTED BUSINESS PROCESS SIMULATION - Methods and apparatus for advancing time in a distributed business process simulation are disclosed. The methods and apparatus simulate an interdependent business process, such as a financial transaction system, in a secure distributed manner. Each business entity that is part of the interdependent business process models itself on a local client device at any chosen level of detail. A simulation server connects the separate client based simulations into one large simulation. Details of each local simulation may be hidden from other simulation participants. However, interruptions in business flow caused by simulated disruptions introduced at the simulation server and/or a client device are propagated to all of the effected simulation participants via the simulation server. In addition, simulation time may be warped from one breakpoint to another breakpoint thereby facilitating an efficient ratio of simulation time to real time. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032204 | Partitionless Multi User Support For Hardware Assisted Verification - Technologies for debugging hardware errors discovered during hardware assisted software verification processes are provided. For example, in one embodiment, a concurrent emulation debug environment including a concurrent emulation system, an emulation trace module and a model state module is provided. The concurrent emulation system includes an emulator and an emulation control station configured to allow simultaneous emulation of multiple electronic designs. The model state module is configured to record the state of the electronic designs during emulation and the emulation trace module is configured to capture trace data associated with the emulation. A backup and capture module is also disclosed that is configured to store the recorded state and the captured trace data for use during a hardware debug process. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032205 | JAVA PROGRAM FOR EMULATING THE MEMORY MANAGEMENT OF A C PROGRAM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - Certain example embodiments relate to a computer program written in the programming language Java for emulating the memory management of a computer program written in the programming language C. The C program includes instructions for allocating a memory area, instructions for defining at least one data structure, and instructions for defining at least one pointer to the allocated memory area in accordance with the at least one data structure. The Java program may include instructions for: providing a Java byte array for emulating the allocated memory area of the C program; and providing at least one Java object for emulating the at least one data structure of the C program. The at least one Java object uses at least one Java ByteBuffer object for emulating the at least one pointer of the C program. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032206 | GENERATING STRING PREDICTIONS USING CONTEXTS - In a mobile device, a context is determined for the mobile device. The context is determined based on a variety of characteristics of the mobile device environment including, for example, the current application being used, any contacts that a user of the mobile device is interacting with or having a conversation with, the current date and/or time, a current topic of the conversation, a current style of the conversation, etc. Based on a set of strings associated with the determined context and user generated text, one or more string predictions are generated for the user generated text. The string predictions may be presented to the user as suggested completions of the user generated text. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032207 | Information Classification Based on Product Recognition - The present disclosure provides an example information classification method and system based on product recognition. When a request for product recognition is received, one or more candidate product words of product profile information for recognition are determined. One or more characteristics of the product profile information are extracted based on the determined candidate product words respectively. Based on the candidate product words and their corresponding characteristics, the learning sub-model and the comprehensive learning model determine a product word corresponding to the product profile information. The product profile information is classified based on the product word. The present techniques implement automatic classification of the product profile information and improve an efficiency of information classification. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032208 | Labeling Context Slices To Produce a Storyline from Mobile Device Data - Embodiments create and label context slices from observation data that together define a storyline of a user's movements. A context is a (possibly partial) specification of what a user was doing in the dimensions of time, place, and activity. Contexts can vary in their specificity, their semantic content, and their likelihood. A storyline is composed of a time-ordered sequence of contexts that partition a given span of time. A storyline is created through a process of data collection, slicing and labeling. Raw context data can be collected from a variety of observation sources with various error characteristics. Slicing refines the chaotic collection of contexts produced by data collection into a single consistent storyline composed of a sequence of contexts representing homogeneous time intervals. Labeling adds more specific and semantically meaningful data (e.g., geography, venue, activity) to the storyline produced by slicing. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032209 | OPEN INFORMATION EXTRACTION - A system for identifying relational tuples is provided. The system extracts a relation phrase from a sentence by identifying a verb in the sentence and then identifying a relation phrase of the sentence as a phrase in the sentence starting with the identified verb that satisfies both a syntactic constraint and a lexical constraint. The system also identifies arguments for a relation phrase. To extract the arguments, the system applies a left-argument-left-bound classifier, a left-argument-right-bound classifier, and a right-argument-right-bound classifier to identify a left argument and right argument for the relation phrase such that the left argument, the relation phrase, and the right argument form a relational tuple. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032210 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR A MULTIFUNCTIONAL INTERACTIVE DICTIONARY DATABASE FOR REFERENCING POLYSEMOUS SYMBOL SEQUENCES - An embodiment of the present application is directed to an apparatus, method, and or computer readable medium for effectively storing an interactive dictionary database in a memory. The interactive dictionary database includes a plurality of symbol sequences, each of the plurality of symbol sequences including at least one polysemous symbol and each of the plurality of symbol sequences being stored in association with at least one word, sentence, phoneme, message, letter, number, morpheme, command and/or phrase. The method includes providing, in the interactive dictionary database, information useable to assign at least a subset of the plurality of symbol sequences at least one of an active and an inactive status. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032211 | DIALOG SERVER FOR HANDLING CONVERSATION IN VIRTUAL SPACE METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR HAVING CONVERSATION IN VIRTUAL SPACE - A dialog server which provides dialogs made by at least one user through their respective avatars in a virtual space. A method and a computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying computer readable instructions for executing the steps of the method are also provided. The dialog server includes: a position storage unit which stores positional information on the avatars; an utterance receiver which receives at least one utterance of avatars and utterance strength representing an importance or attention level of the utterance; an interest level calculator which calculates interest levels between avatars based on their positional information; a message processor which generates a message based on the utterance in accordance with a value calculated from the interest levels and the utterance strength; and a message transmitter which transmits the message to the avatars. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032212 | EVALUATION OF THE VOICE QUALITY OF A CODED SPEECH SIGNAL - A method is provided for determining an indicator evaluating the voice quality of a coded speech signal. The method includes the following steps: calculation per signal frame, of a predetermined number of coefficients of a linear prediction filter for the coded speech signal; determination per frame, of a speech signal reconstructed on the basis of the filter coefficients thus calculated; obtaining per sample, of the residual between the coded speech signal and the reconstructed speech signal; calculation of an evaluation indicator on the basis of the mean or the absolute value of the residuals obtained for all the samples. Also provided are a device for determining an indicator implementing the above method, a method of evaluating the quality or of identifying the class of coding of the coded signal using the indicator determined, as well as a measurement terminal implementing these methods. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032213 | ADAPTIVE TIME/FREQUENCY-BASED AUDIO ENCODING AND DECODING APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Adaptive time/frequency-based audio encoding and decoding apparatuses and methods. The encoding apparatus includes a transformation & mode determination unit to divide an input audio signal into a plurality of frequency-domain signals and to select a time-based encoding mode or a frequency-based encoding mode for each respective frequency-domain signal, an encoding unit to encode each frequency-domain signal in the respective encoding mode, and a bitstream output unit to output encoded data, division information, and encoding mode information for each respective frequency-domain signal. In the apparatuses and methods, acoustic characteristics and a voicing model are simultaneously applied to a frame, which is an audio compression processing unit. As a result, a compression method effective for both music and voice can be produced, and the compression method can be used for mobile terminals that require audio compression at a low bit rate. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032214 | System and Method for Adapting Automatic Speech Recognition Pronunciation by Acoustic Model Restructuring - Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer-readable storage media for recognizing speech by adapting automatic speech recognition pronunciation by acoustic model restructuring. The method identifies an acoustic model and a matching pronouncing dictionary trained on typical native speech in a target dialect. The method collects speech from a new speaker resulting in collected speech and transcribes the collected speech to generate a lattice of plausible phonemes. Then the method creates a custom speech model for representing each phoneme used in the pronouncing dictionary by a weighted sum of acoustic models for all the plausible phonemes, wherein the pronouncing dictionary does not change, but the model of the acoustic space for each phoneme in the dictionary becomes a weighted sum of the acoustic models of phonemes of the typical native speech. Finally the method includes recognizing via a processor additional speech from the target speaker using the custom speech model. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032215 | Asynchronous Video Interview System - Aspects of an asynchronous video interview system and related techniques include a server that receives a plurality of pre-recorded video prompts, generates an interview script, transmits a video prompt from the interview script to be displayed at a client computing device, and receives a streamed video response from the client computing device. The server can perform algorithmic analysis on content of the video response. In another aspect, a server obtains response preference data indicating a timing parameter for a response. In another aspect, a video prompt and an information supplement (e.g., a news item) that relates to the content of the video prompt are transmitted. In another aspect, a server automatically selects a video prompt (e.g., a follow-up question) to be displayed at the client computing device (e.g., based on a response or information about an interviewee). | 2014-01-30 |
20140032216 | Pronunciation Discovery for Spoken Words - A method for a portable device includes receiving a spoken utterance of a word or phrase, generating a plurality of alternative pronunciations of the spoken utterance, scoring one or more pronunciations of the plurality of alternative pronunciations using the spoken utterance, and updating a lexicon with at least one scored pronunciation. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032217 | NATURAL LANGUAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON UNISOLATED PERFORMANCE METRIC - A natural language business system and method is developed to understand the underlying meaning of a person's speech, such as during a transaction with the business system. The system includes a speech recognition engine, and action classification engine, and a control module. The control module causes the system to execute an inventive method wherein the speech recognition and action classification models may be recursively optimized on an unisolated performance metric that is pertinent to the overall performance of the natural language business system, as opposed to the isolated model-specific criteria previously employed | 2014-01-30 |
20140032218 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF TEXT INPUT SYSTEM COMPONENTS - Dynamic adjustment of text input system components is provided. An indication of user activity with respect to a text input system of an electronic device is received. One or more activity indicators are determined based on at least the user activity. One or more components of the text input system are identified, each component providing a typing assistance functionality to a user and being associated with a set of parameters. For each of the one or more components, a determination is made whether the component should be adjusted based on the one or more activity indicators, and the component is dynamically adjusted when it is determined that the component should be adjusted based on the one or more activity indicators. Dynamically adjusting the component includes at least one of activating the component, deactivating the component or adjusting the set of parameters associated with the component. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032219 | Parsimonious Protection of Sensitive Data in Enterprise Dialog Systems - In one embodiment, a method comprises classifying a representation of audio data of a dialog turn in a dialog system to a classification. The method may further comprise taking a security action on the classified representation of the audio data of the dialog turn as a function of the classification. The security action can be suppressing the representation of the audio data, encrypting the representation of the audio data, releasing the representation of the audio data, partially suppressing the representation of the audio data, partially encrypting the representation of the audio data, partially releasing the representation of the audio data, or a command. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032220 | Method and Apparatus for Responding to a Query at a Dialog System - A dialog system is accessed by a remote user and is typically configured to receive a natural language query from the user and return a natural language answer to the user. Dialog systems can be copied without authorization or can become an out-of-date version. A dialog system with a signature, referred to herein as a “signed” dialog system, can indicate the signature without affecting usage by users who are unaware that the dialog system contains the signature. The signed dialog system can respond to input such that only the designer of the dialog system knows the signature is embedded in the dialog system. The response is a way to check the source or other characteristics of the dialog system. A designer of signed dialog systems can prove whether an unauthorized copy of the signed dialog system is used by a third party by using publically-available user interfaces. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032221 | PATIENT SAFETY AND ALERT METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - A medical error alert device may comprise a controller; a first memory, a recording and playback module and a user interface. The user interface may be configured to enable a patient or a patient representative to record an announcement identifying at least a medical procedure to be carried out. The user interface may be further configured to enable later playback of the announcement before the medical procedure is carried out. A communication device may be provided, coupled to a network to enable reception of signals from the network comprising at least predetermined patient identification number and/or a unique medical alert device identifier. A predetermined alert may be generated responsive to the communication device receiving a signal associated with the predetermined alert and the patient identification number and/or the unique device identifier. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032222 | PATIENT SAFETY AND ALERT METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - A medical error alert device may comprise a controller; a first memory, a recording and playback module and a user interface. The user interface may be configured to enable a patient or a patient representative to record an announcement identifying at least a medical procedure to be carried out. The user interface may be further configured to enable later playback of the announcement before the medical procedure is carried out. A communication device may be provided, coupled to a network to enable reception of signals from the network comprising at least predetermined patient identification number and/or a unique medical alert device identifier. A predetermined alert may be generated responsive to the communication device receiving a signal associated with the predetermined alert and the patient identification number and/or the unique device identifier. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032223 | VOICE ACTIVATED PHARMACEUTICAL PROCESSING SYSTEM - The embodiments disclosed herein relate to a system and method for processing a prescription through voice-activated commands. The system and method efficiently and effectively process the prescription so that a pharmacy may handle the increasing prescription processing demands. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032224 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND INTERACTIVE SERVER - A method of controlling an electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes: inputting a user message; comparing the input user message with stored information; and outputting a response message and one of a plurality of inquiry messages in response to the input user message and based on a result of the comparing, wherein the outputting the one of the plurality of inquiry messages is also based on a plurality of priorities. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032225 | COMPUTING DEVICE AND SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT METHOD - A computing device provides a resonance algorithm to process digital signal data according to a principle of physical resonance. The resonance algorithm determines a division length n of digital signal data according to a frequency f1 of an audio signal to be detected and a sampling frequency f2, which is used for sampling the digital signal data by a coder. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032226 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO DATA - A method and apparatus for processing audio data are provided. When an encoded audio bitstream sampled at a sampling frequency is received, a resampling ratio for processing the encoded audio bitstream is computed. If the the resampling ratio is within the resampling threshold range, then the encoded audio bitstream is processed in frequency domain and a desired number of audio samples per frame are outputted according to the resampling ratio. The encoded audio bitstream is processed in frequency domain using sample rate converter integrated into a filter bank of an audio decoder. If the resampling ratio is outside the resampling threshold range, then the encoded audio bitstream is processed in time domain and a desired number of audio samples per frame are outputted according to the resampling ratio. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032227 | BIT ERROR MANAGEMENT METHODS FOR WIRELESS AUDIO COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - Systems and methods are described for managing bit errors present in an encoded bit stream representative of a portion of an audio signal, wherein the encoded bit stream is received via a channel in a wireless communications system. The channel may comprise, for example, a Synchronous Connection-Oriented (SCO) channel or an Extended SCO (eSCO) channel in a Bluetooth® wireless communications system. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032228 | SECURITY AND DATA ISOLATION FOR TENANTS IN A BUSINESS DATA SYSTEM - A multi-tenant hosting system receives business data and tenant-identifying data, from a tenant. The data from multiple different tenants is stored on a single database, but the data corresponding to each tenant is partitioned by marketing the data with a partition identifier, within the database. Therefore, the hosting system only allows individual tenants to have access to their own data. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032229 | METHOD OF PAYMENT ASSESSMENT TO CLINICAL STUDY VOLUNTEERS - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with generating payments to volunteers in clinical trials are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving volunteer data that specifies a clinical event that has been completed by a given volunteer. The example method also includes determining a payment associated with the clinical event. A financial record is generated that records the determined payment. The financial record is transmitted using a web based browser to a financial system to populate at least one field in a financial database table that is used to generate payments to the volunteer. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032230 | OPTION SERVICE UNIT (OSU) SYSTEM - The present method and system discloses an improvement to the existing relative value unit (RVU) service provided by Medicare and Medicaid which provides a set (arbitrary) value for a medical service and is not flexible and does not change to reflect the most current charges and payments for a specific medical procedure or service. The present system is an options service unit (OSU) system and is based on the principle that monetary value, i.e. compensation, should vary with the varying resource costs for providing those services. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032231 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MEDICAL DEVICE USAGE - A system provides medical device data to a system user. The medical device data is provided as an icon indicating compliance or non-compliance by the medical device user in connection with a predetermined set of usage criteria. Compliance is calculated based on usage data that is provided by the medical device. The system user may select one of the icons so as to have the system generate a compliance report. The compliance report may then be transmitted to a reimbursing entity. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032232 | Quality Compliance System for Refurbishment of Medical Device - In one embodiment, a quality compliance system for a medical device includes at least one medical device configured to diagnose, monitor, or treat a medical condition, the at least one medical device configured to lockout operation of the at least one medical device, a refurbishment device configured to establish a communication link with the at least one medical device, generate electronic documentation of a maintenance or service procedure on the at least one medical device, provide for associating a digital signature of an operator with the generated electronic documentation, transmit the digital signature and generated electronic documentation, and unlock the medical device with a received key, and a service application configured to receive the transmitted digital signature and generated electronic documentation, verify the transmitted digital signature and generated electronic documentation, and transmit the key to the refurbishment device upon verification of the transmitted digital signature and generated electronic documentation. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032233 | SYSTEM FOR THE INTERCHANGE OF DENTAL PRESCRIPTIONS - A data processor at a central location includes, a central processing unit, a receiving component to receive prescriptions from dentists, a validation component to insure prescriptions are complete, accurate and comply with any legal or industry standards, an importer to write the prescriptions to a central database, a transmitting component to send the prescriptions to participating dental laboratories, a second receiving component to receive updates related to the production and delivery of the prescribed prostheses, a transmitting component to notify affected parties of changes to the production or delivery status of the prescribed prosthesis. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032234 | HEALTH AND WELLNESS SYSTEM - A health and wellness social network can collect digital health and wellness information about network users and incentivize the users to engage in a more healthy and active lifestyle. In one example, a method includes receiving, at a server device, data related to a health of a user, the data being generated by a health measurement device configured to transmit the data over a network to the server device. The techniques also includes, responsive to receiving the data related to the health of the user, determining, by the server device, a wellness reward for the user, where different wellness rewards are associated with different data received from the user. The technique also includes modifying, by the server device, a user profile associated with the user to reflect the wellness reward. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032235 | CENTRALIZED PRINT METHOD, PRINTER CONTROLLER AND SYSTEM - A method, a printer controller, and a system for centralized print of film printing tasks and paper printing tasks, the method for centralized print comprising: receiving a film printing task and a paper printing task; identifying an identity of the film printing task; matching the film printing task and the paper printing task based on the identified identity; and printing the matched film printing task and paper printing task in response to a user's request. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032236 | System and Method of Electronic Tracking and Information Retrieval for the Integrity and Testing of Radiopharmaceutical Personal Protective Equipment - An equipment inspection tracking system and method for radiopharmaceutical personal protective equipment which has a read-only RFID tag that allows a user to track, update, review and report a record of standard tracking and compliance history information. The system and method are customizable and can be used for large and varied quantities of radiopharmaceutical personal protective equipment. The system and method allow access by safety officers and compliance inspectors for required regulatory reporting. The system and method are accessible through a web browser or mobile application. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032237 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT TRANSACTIONS - A system and method are provided for processing flexible spending account transactions involving a plurality of pharmacies, a service provider, one or more pharmacy benefits managers (“PBMs”), and individuals having flexible spending accounts (“FSAs”) and stored value cards for debiting their FSAs. The service provider maintains a PBM transaction database; receives from a pharmacy an authorization request at the time of purchase; queries the PBM transaction database for a matching transaction in response to the authorization request; and authorizes payment of the patient responsible balance to be automatically debited against the respective FSA at the time of purchase. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032238 | HOME MEDICAL CARE SUPPORT APPARATUS AND HOME MEDICAL CARE SUPPORT SYSTEM - A home medical care support apparatus of an embodiment includes: an alarm level determination unit that receives alarm information issued from a home-care patient and home medical equipment and determines an alarm level indicating a degree of urgency; a storage unit that stores a home visit schedule of each of a plurality of medical staffs who perform medical support for the home-care patient; and a medical staff calculation unit that calculates, from among the plurality of medical staffs who perform medical support for the home-care patient, qualified staffs who can perform the support based on route information included in the home visit schedule information and the alarm level. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032239 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ONGOING EVALUATION REPORTING AND ANALYSIS - A research and development system that gathers feedback from patients and healthcare providers with respect to the their experience with various aspects of a supplier's products in order to tabulate, consolidate, compare and analyze the data received rapidly and efficiently, and which can be used on successive iterations to determine future products and services. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032240 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING HEALTHCARE QUALITY - In a method for measuring healthcare quality, a plurality of computers operating in parallel receive from a patient dataset representative of patients within a healthcare organization, the patient dataset being distributed across the plurality of computer as subsets of patient datasets. The plurality of computers receive at least one healthcare quality measure definition comprising a numerator and a denominator. The plurality of computers identify, in the subsets of patient datasets, patient data that corresponds to the measure definition. The plurality of computers attribute the identified patient data to at least one provider based on an attribution rule. The plurality of computers calculate at least one healthcare quality measure for the at least one provider, according to the healthcare quality measure definition, based on the attributed patient encounters. The plurality of computers store the at least one calculated healthcare quality measure in a measure dataset. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032241 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MONITORING CLINICAL STATE OF A SUBJECT - A method, device, and computer program product for monitoring clinical state of a subject are disclosed. To facilitate the manual adaptation of the care processes to the current state of a patient at least one input parameter is retrieved, wherein each input parameter is indicative of control applied to a respective physiological process of the subject. An output parameter is acquired for each of the at least one input parameter, thereby to obtain a parameter pair, wherein each input and output parameter is indicative of the respective physiological process. Each parameter pair is presented on a dedicated two-dimensional plot comprising a first axis representing respective input parameter and a second axis representing, respective output parameter, wherein the first axis is scaled according to the input operating range of the respective input parameter and the second axis is scaled according to the output operating range of the respective output parameter. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032242 | CROSS-FACILITY CLOUD BASED PHYSICIAN PATIENT DATA MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING PLATFORM - A web-browser accessible cloud based patient list manager for point of care capture, cloud based hosting, and subsequent viewing of structured data and reports about physician or other provider care episodes. Users capture the headlines of each care episode that will permit a focused set of value creation while the details reside in the electronic or paper based medical records systems. The repository of structured data resulting from the use creates a data asset of significant value. Several modular bolt on solutions leverage this structured data to help physician and other provider subscribers improve and facilitate the efficiency and safety of patient management, diagnostic imaging management, clinical work flows, charge capture, revenue cycle management, accreditation reporting, quality and outcomes monitoring and improvement, among other things. The invention improves the business and clinical intelligence of end users resulting in better financial performance, lower healthcare costs to payors, and better outcomes. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032243 | DOSE COUNTER AND RECORDING METHOD - A dose counter for a metered dose inhaler includes a force sensor, an electronic controller, a memory for storing data indicative of a remaining number of doses and an electronic display device coupled to the controller for displaying the remaining number of doses. The dose counter is attached or integrated into a base of a canister containing medicament such that force applied to the base of the canister is registered by the force sensor, the controller being configured to measure force applied to the dose counter when depressing the canister and being responsive to measured force to decrement the remaining number of doses stored in the memory and shown on the display device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032244 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TELEHEALTH DELIVERY AND ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for telehealth delivery and analysis are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes receiving medical data associated with a patient. Further, the method includes determining consultation communication data associated with one or more communications between a healthcare professional and the patient. The method also includes generating statistical analysis data based on the medical data and the consultation communication data. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032245 | INDIVIDUAL HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A system, apparatus, and related methods for the collection, processing, evaluation, transformation, and reporting of individual health care information from diverse information systems and sources. An individual health record (IHR) of the present invention provides a structure for individuals to participate in, and manage, their health and their medical care. An IHR object may be formed by obtaining information from diverse health care information systems and sources, and transforming and re-purposing into a coherent account of the individual's overall health and care using a comprehensive health care ontology. As information from various sources is updated or available, the IHR is dynamically updated on a continuous or periodic basis. In one embodiment, the IHR system is contained in a self-contained package or “appliance” designed to “plug and play” in existing health care information technology systems and networks, with minimal effort and intervention. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032246 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING FINANCIAL ASSET TRANSACTIONS IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - Exemplary data processing implemented sales and activation systems and methods are used to distribute insurance products and services. Aspects provide a two stage operation facilitated by selectively arranged retail packaging used in conjunction with an on-line activation process to permit enhanced marketing of insurance and other insured products and services. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032247 | CLAIMS-UNDERWRITING INTEGRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and systems electronically integrate a claims workflow management system and a claim handling application with a property records system. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032248 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSURANCE QUOTE GENERATION, MODIFICATION, APPLICATION, AND ACTIVATION - A system and method for generating, displaying, and modifying an insurance quote that includes a management module in communication with a client device. After the client preferably logs in to the management module, provides relevant information, a calculation engine generates an insurance quote estimate. The quote estimate is preferably displayed on the device even while the client reconfigures the insurance coverage options. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032249 | INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT FOR CLOUD BASED SERVICES - Technologies are generally described for an architecture and system for conducting insurance adjusting for cloud-related data or computing services. In some examples, the system may be configured to collect data regarding datacenter performance degradations, and may include an adjusting interface, a claim reporting interface, and connected infrastructure to collect instrumented data associated with cloud-related data/computing service performance. The collected data may be used for event classification and liability assignment so that insurance can be meaningfully written and processed. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032250 | Interactive Venue Seat Map - Methods and systems provide an interactive venue seat map that shows where a user's contacts or friends are sitting to help the user select seats when purchasing tickets for an event, such as a concert or sporting event. The tickets can be purchased from an online ticket seller, such as StubHub, Inc. Information regarding where the friends are sitting can be obtained from a ticker server of the online ticket seller, a social network, or a list of contacts. The interactive venue map can show the seats or sections where the friends are sitting using photos of the friends. The user can use the map to determine which seats the user would like to purchase. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032251 | DYNAMIC COST ANALYSIS AND OVERBOOKING OPTIMIZATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A computer based system for maximizing revenue by determining an optimal quantity of a product to be sold is disclosed. The system determines the optimal number of seats to be sold for a flight based upon the flight's capacity and forecasted costs associated with the flight. The forecasting is based upon probabilistic distribution models and takes into account passenger itinerary data, passenger and market historical data, whether a passenger has flown on a previous leg of an itinerary, and the ripple denied boarding effect of reaccommodating a denied passenger. The system evaluates the potential effect of double selling a unit of inventory (e.g., seats). Downstreanm inventory control, revenue management and reservations systems may use the optimization data to affect the operation of the airline. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032252 | WRONGDOING REPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a wrongdoing reporting system and method, and a storage medium for the same. In the wrongdoing reporting method, a report of a wrongdoing is received from a reporter client, wherein the reporter client is a mobile client on which a wrongdoing reporting application is executed and the report of the wrongdoing includes an organization unique code, a report unique, and report details information. The report details information is transmitted to an organization client previously registered for the organization unique code. Results of actions against the report details information are received from the organization client, wherein the results of the actions include an organization unique code, a report unique code, and action result details information. The action result details information is transmitted to a reporter client corresponding to the report unique code. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032253 | STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING MODEL - Systems, devices, and methods are provided for workforce planning models. Technologies are described to manage human capital decisions. Decision making models and related tools are described that support the development and implementation of workforce strategies, programs and policies. In one model, resources may be allocated to specific practices (policies, programs, initiatives, organizational culture) used to attract and retain valued employees. Resources may be increased or decreased until the optimal allocation of resources is found that is most likely to enable the achievement of specific goals (e.g., attraction, retention, readiness, and representation). | 2014-01-30 |
20140032254 | Allocation of Agents in a Support Center to Meet Service Levels of Support Requests - A solution for controlling a support center providing support in respect of a set of products is provided. A set of support requests are received each support request in the set of support requests for at least one of the set of products. For each support request: a service level is associated with the support request according to service level information of the corresponding user stored in the data processing system, a list of candidate agents is determined adapted to serve the support request among a plurality of agents according to characteristic information of the agents; a selected agent is selected for the support request among the candidate agents, the selected agent being adapted to meet the service level of the support request with the lowest reputation indicated by the reputation indicator of the agent; and the support request is allocated to the corresponding selected agent. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULE OPTIMIZATION - There is disclosed a system and method for tracking of the progress of scheduled tasks, and for schedule optimization of projects using a heuristic method. In an embodiment, the method comprises: starting the time-cost trade-off (TCT) process by resetting project activities to their cheapest options with the longest project duration; while in any TCT cycle all critical activities are not crashed, selecting and crashing the cheapest critical activities one-by-one to reduce the project's critical path; when in any TCT cycle all critical project activities are crashed, then crashing the cheapest non-critical activities one-by-one; performing a constrained resource scheduling (CRS) analysis at the end of each TCT cycle to meet project resource limits and provide at least one feasible solution for a project duration that does not violate project resource limits; saving the best solution with cheapest total cost from any cycle; and performing a time-cost trade-off (TCT) analysis within each cycle to consider all costs. In another aspect, there is disclosed a system and method for collecting data for schedule optimization, selecting an eligible project activity for which a progress update is required, and obtaining contact information for a user device associated with the project activity; initiating contact with the user device to request a progress update collecting from the user device required progress information for the project activity; and updating progress information for the project activity based on the progress update collected from the user device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032256 | MULTI-PROJECT PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION - A computer hardware-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product creates an optimized project portfolio. Parameters, which defined constraints on a project portfolio, are established. The project portfolio is populated with a mixture of critical path projects and critical chain projects. The project portfolio is then optimized by: in response to determining that start and finish dates have been committed to project sponsors of in-progress projects within the project portfolio, locking the in-progress projects into place on a portfolio timeline; adjusting expectations for the in-progress projects based on performance to date in order to extend a finish date; combining all other projects, which are not yet committed, in priority order onto the portfolio timeline by mapping each generic timeline onto actual calendar dates; and sliding unanchored projects forward or backward on the portfolio timeline to fill holes and smooth bulges in the portfolio timeline. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032257 | Method And System For Determining The Relative Priority Of In-Process Project Work Tasks And Focusing Improvements In Task Time Estimates - A method for determining the relative priority of assigned or available-to-be-assigned project tasks in a pre-defined project network and focusing improvements in task time estimates includes the steps of providing a computer system comprising a processor, a memory device and a user interface, utilizing the user interface to select a project that has a predefined project network, identifying all of the Critical Chain (CC) tasks, its corresponding Feeding Path tasks and any user defined Contractual Milestone path tasks of the selected project along the predefined project network, and identifying the amount of Allocated Time Buffer (ATB) assigned to each of the Critical Chain (CC) tasks, its corresponding Feeding Path tasks and any user defined Contractual Milestone Path tasks to account for variability in the time required to complete the Required Work Content (RWC) for each task of the selected project along the predefined project network. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032258 | EXTRACTING APPARATUS AND EXTRACTING METHOD - An extracting apparatus includes a processor configured to calculate a first frequency of updates in a first workflow and second frequencies of updates in each of a plurality of second workflows, each of which includes activities of the first workflow and one or more activities, with regard to each of a plurality of parameters used in the first workflow and the plurality of second workflows, select a first parameter from the plurality of parameters, based on differences, relating to each of the plurality of parameters, from the first frequency to each of the second frequencies, and extract a second workflow from the plurality of second workflows, based on differences from a value of the first parameter after termination of the first workflow to each of values of the first parameter after termination of the plurality of second workflows. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032259 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIVATE AND SECURE COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PERSONAL CONSUMER DATA - Computer systems and related methods for managing and protecting consumer data and increasing the accuracy of consumer purchasing alternatives by means of private and secure collection and management of personal online and/or offline consumer data from disparate data sources. In one example, a method for collecting information includes collecting and aggregating a plurality of data relating to a user from a plurality of unaffiliated data sources, wherein the data comprises data of varying formats. Collection of the data is performed in part under authorization by the user. The method may include normalizing the data into a standardized form. The method also includes generating an aggregated data profile associated with the user based on the data that is collected and aggregated. The aggregated data profile gives the user control over their personal data and, with express user permission, provides vendors with a comprehensive view of the user, their interests and characteristics. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032260 | INFERING BEHAVIOR-BASED LIFESTYLE CATEGORIZATIONS BASED ON MOBILE PHONE USAGE DATA - A processor implemented method for categorizing mobile phone users. The method including receiving call level data for a plurality of mobile phone users, the call level data being for a period of common duration. After receiving the call level data, a raw attribute table can be updated by extracting raw attributes from the call level data. After updating the raw attribute table, a transformed attribute table based on the one or more raw attributes can also be updated. After updating the transformed attribute table, a selected model can be applied to the data of the updated transformed attribute table using parameters associated with the selected model. After applying the model, one or more output tables based on the applied selected model can be outputted. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032261 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING LOCATION AS AN OBJECT - The technology disclosed relates to identifying accounts and prospects nearby a salesman's location based on his real-time goal statuses and pre-assigned preferences. In particular, it relates to locating those accounts and prospects in the salesman's geographic vicinity that most likely require his attention or visit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032262 | LEAD GENERATION AND MARKETING NETWORK - A network is presented that includes a server having a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, and computer readable program code encoded in the computer readable medium. Encoded in the computer readable medium are multiple professional member profiles and multiple nonprofessional users, where each of the professional member profiles is associated with a professional member of the network and each of the nonprofessional user profiles is associated with a nonprofessional user of the network and is assigned to a professional member, and an activity database having multiple records each corresponding to activity of one of the nonprofessional users on the network. The computer readable program code comprises computer readable program steps that, when executed by the processor, generate a lead based on one of the plurality of records. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032263 | ADAPTIVE GATHERING OF STRUCTURED AND UNSTRUCTURED DATA SYSTEM AND METHOD - Content is obtained from a webpage accessed via a URI, which URI is obtained from a URI queue. The content is parsed for price and product information according to a parse map, with the resulting parse result being stored. The priority of URIs in the URI queue is adjusted based on analysis of the parse result for changes in price and product attributes and according to other criteria. The parse map may be one associated with the URI or a general purpose parse maps. The parse result may be validated by human- and machine-based systems, including by graphically labeling price and product information in the content for human confirmation or correction. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032264 | DATA REFINING ENGINE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - Price and product attributes from webpages are analyzed over time to identify price changes specific to products on individual webpages and for products across all webpages as well as to identify longitudinal correlations between price changes and product attributes. Users may search the data and set alerts. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032265 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AGGREGATING CONSUMER INFORMATION - Disclosed herein are systems and methods of aggregating consumer data. The data may be acquired from numerous sources so that small portions of reliable data may be gathered into a single data set. Furthermore, by aggregating and analyzing such data, new insights and information about consumers may be discovered. Additionally disclosed are computer implemented arrangements for sharing of information that may provide incentives for data to be shared for purposes of aggregation and analysis. Some embodiments include a cooperative database system in which entities, such as marketers or communicators, may exchange data relating to consumers, such as email list activity data. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032266 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A BUYER, SELLER, AND LENDER - A computerized system and method are presented for exchanging information between a buyer, a seller, and a lender. The system permits sellers and lenders to input buyers that are then submitted for activation. The buyers use the system to obtain information about items, while the sellers and lenders make consistent contact with the buyer in order to work with the buyer. Information about the buyers is shared with both the sellers and the lenders. A business plan is also input into the computerized system by the financial institution employing the lender. This business plan includes goals for numbers of sellers and buyers using the system, and for loan officer candidates to be recruited. Activity on the computerized system is calculated for compliance with the business plan. Feedback is provided to management relating to whether the business plan is being met. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032267 | User controlled system and method for collecting, pricing, and trading data - A method for user directed collection and pricing data for trading or sale. The method enables the user to capture field labels and entries for assignment to one or a plurality of domain categories and processing classes. The user retains control over the data as it is captured, categorized, priced, and packaged for sale to participants in a data supply chain. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032268 | IDENTIFYING ITEMS AT DISPOSAL FOR GENERATING HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION DATA - Technologies are generally described for gathering household consumption data at product disposal and determining a household consumption behavior. Disposed items may be identified through various identification techniques such as optical image capture based identification, a barcode based identification, or a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag based identification at a point of disposal by a collecting entity associated with additional information such as address, date/time of collection, etc. for a household consumption database. A household consumption behavior may be determined based on analysis of the household consumption database and a report of the household consumption behavior may be provided to business and legal entities for allowing the entities to use the household consumption data for targeting consumers for marketing, as well as for legal, and regulatory purposes. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032269 | DATA PERTURBATION OF NON-UNIQUE VALUES - In embodiments of the present invention, improved capabilities are described for perturbing non-unique values may comprise finding the non-unique values in a data table, perturbing the non-unique values to render unique values, and using the non-unique values as an identifier for a data item. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032270 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING CONSUMER SPENDING - A method and system for predicting consumer spending includes conducting a survey of a panel of individuals to obtain future anticipated spending data for a time periods; and tracking actual spending of the surveyed individuals for the time periods and tabulating. The method also includes calculating with a processor the difference in actual spending and the anticipated spending in the time periods to obtain spending normalization factors. The method further includes calculating the transitional probability of future spending for a time period beyond the surveyed time period to order obtain a preliminary spending prediction based on the survey results of the surveyed time periods. A prediction of consumer spending is determined by adjusting the preliminary spending prediction in response to the first and second normalization factor to determine a prediction of consumer spending for a future time period. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032271 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA - Embodiments relate to a computer-implemented method comprising a process of receiving geographic data corresponding to a geographic area, receiving population data corresponding to a population of the geographic area, and generating a distribution of the population over the geographic area based on characteristics of geographic features of the geographic area. Characteristics of the geographic features can be classified into one or more usage categories corresponding to an estimated populated density associated with the particular geographic feature. A grid can be generated to overlay the geographic area, and the distribution of the population to an area encapsulated within each of the plurality of grid cells can be interpolated based on the usage categories of the geographic features and a position of the geographic features with respect to each of the plurality of grid cells. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032272 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PREDICTING VALUE OF LEAD - Embodiments disclosed herein provide a solution in determining a lead value and making an introduction accordingly. In some embodiments, in response to a consumer's search request for a retail item within a geographical area, a decision system may obtain from a local database a list of dealers capable of provisioning the retail item—such as a new or used vehicle—at various locations within the geographical area. For each dealer, the system may calculate a dealer score across a plurality of tests and set a dollar value to an introduction utilizing the dealer score associated therewith. The performance measures of the tests may be normalized and adjusted utilizing a set of coefficients. The list of dealers may be sorted per dollar value of introduction and presented to the consumer. To provide more accurate dealer evaluations, the system may periodically reset the set of coefficients using sales data. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032273 | SYSTEM OF CREDITS FOR USE WITH A NETWORK-BASED APPLICATION - A credit mechanism or system for use with a network-based application is described. The credit mechanism operates in conjunction with the network-based application to require that users pay a number of credits to interact with other users. The number of credits required to interact with a particular user may be determined using an algorithm that takes as input a number of signals that are inferred from observed data and which generally represent a measure of the particular user's willingness to provide time and attention (e.g., supply of attention), and a measure of the desire of other users to obtain the particular user's attention (e.g., demand for attention). | 2014-01-30 |
20140032274 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DYNAMIC PRICING FOR ONLINE SALES - A system for managing dynamic pricing for online sales. The system includes a server to operate a commerce manager, a commerce manager, and a client. The server includes a processing device and a memory. The commerce manager includes a dynamic price manager operating on the processing device of the server to dynamically generate a price for a product. The dynamic price manager is influenced by market cues. The price is generated at a predetermined time interval. The client interacts with the commerce manager and is in communication with the server via a network. The client displays the price. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032275 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED APP DISTRIBUTION - The system provides a method and apparatus for improving the adoption of apps. The system provides a method of allowing a downloadable App to be associated with a distributed offer such as a daily deal The offer is distributed to a plurality of publishers but each publisher includes the App download capability with the offer so that any consumer who purchases the offer must download the App as part of the transaction. The system provides metadata and tags for each publisher and publishing platform so allocation of compensation can be accurately made based on from which platform the App was downloaded. The system increases the exposure of the App to a greater number of customers than would otherwise be possible. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032276 | Method And Apparatus For Assessing Layered Architecture Principles Compliance For Business Analytics In Traditional And SOA Based Environments - Computer-implemented methods, computer program products and computer systems that assess business logic architecture compliance by defining an ideal business logic architecture hierarchy of a desired application, retrieving one or more applications from a data repository, breaking down these applications into a plurality of processes and analyzing the plurality of processes for common inter-application processes. Common inter-application processes are located and store in the middleware layer. The desired application is developed using the applications and common inter-application processes from the middleware layer to provide a resultant application, followed by determining an actual business logic hierarchal structure of the resultant application. This actual business logic hierarchal structure of the resultant application is compared against the ideal business logic architecture hierarchy to calculate compliance thereof, which in turn, reflects the maturity level of the developed resultant application. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032277 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR COMPUTING PERFORMANCE INDICATOR OF A RESOURCE - Technologies provide a method and system for computing a performance indicator of a resource. A plurality of parameters is defined for the performance indicator. A set of questions is presented to the resource, and a subset of questions is assigned to each of the dimension of the plurality of parameters, where each parameter can be associated with one or more dimensions. A response is received for each question from the resource, and a subset of responses for each dimension is aggregated to calculate a dimension score for the each dimension. The performance indicator is calculated from the dimension score of the each dimension of the plurality of parameters. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032278 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND MONITORING - The present invention provides a method and system for employee performance evaluation and monitoring. The method and system eliminates the need to follow the legacy performance review process. The method and system makes it easy for the employee to get timely/continuous inputs for self improvement. Further, the method and system also eliminates the need of complex and lengthy performance evaluation process at the time of appraisals as the calculated worth or value of employee is available at any given point of time for bonus and rewards/recognition. This also eases up the process of comparing performance of team members as the aggregate calculated value or worth can be uniformly used for comparison which is not possible in case of only textual performance notes. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032279 | METHOD OF MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT - A method of management human resource development in a working environment comprising a plurality of employees is provided. The method comprises receiving input data from an employee, wherein input data are indicative of an interest of the employee to a career development; generating a personal profile from the input data; screening the personal profile to determine if the employee is suitable for assessment; if the result of screening is positive, assessing the employee to assign a first score associated with a development attitude of the employee and a second score associated with the current role mastering; storing, in the computer, first and second scores as entries in a two-dimensional development matrix covering an area, and determining if the stored entries are positioned within a talent sub-area defined within the development matrix area. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032280 | EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION - Productivity of an employee is deduced from data representing the employee's usage of a computing device in carrying out tasks assigned to the employee in a number of usage sessions of computer-implemented applications invoked by the employee. Productivity can be represented as a measure of time spent by the user in one or more usage sessions of the computer-implemented applications during a given time period. Sessions can be grouped by time segments to determine the employee's productivity at various times. Sessions can also be group by categories of tasks to determine the employee's aptitude for various tasks and types of work. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032281 | EVALUATION DEVICE AND EVALUATION METHOD, SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A service through remote control of a robot operated in an everyday living space is suitably provided. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032282 | MODEL-BASED DYNAMIC PRICING FOR MANAGED LANES - Methods and systems for dynamically determining a toll rate with respect to a high-occupancy toll road. A dynamic pricing controller can be configured to include one or more proactive components in association with one or more reactive component to determine the toll rate based on the real-time measurement and future prediction for the high-occupancy toll road. The controller is able to rapidly respond to real-time changes in the high-occupancy toll road and maintain a steady, free-flowing traffic with maximal throughput on the high-occupancy toll lanes. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032283 | System and method for Multi Merchant Next Hop Purchase Incentive Network - A system and method is disclosed that creates a next sale “buy one more time” network of merchants who, in one embodiment, are physically near each other, who promote a next purchase at a next merchant through the use of an electronic commerce medium with an incentive for a current merchant to become a paid sales agent for a next merchant. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING THE COMPLETION OF AN INTERACTIVE MARKETING TASK USING A MOBILE DEVICE - The present disclosure provides systems and methods including providing a mobile application associated with a first subject matter, providing a challenge to selected users, wherein the challenge is related to a second subject matter, and rewarding the selected user upon completion of the challenge, wherein the reward is associated with the first subject matter. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032285 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING QUICK RESPONSE CODES IN E-COMMERCE - An email payment gateway configured to enable users to receive @PAY offers using print media quick response (QR) codes. A consumer views an advertisement or product having packing with a QR code and scans the QR code. Scanning the QR code generates an email addressed to the email payment gateway requesting information on the product, which is sent to the email payment gateway. The email payment gateway receives the email and responds to the consumer with an email that includes information on the products in the advertisement. Included in the email from the email payment gateway is a button enabling the recipient to purchase the relevant item. The button preferably includes a mail-to hyperlink as that generates an outgoing email reply requesting to purchase the product. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032286 | Social Networking Advertising Campaign Management - A computer-based system enables categories to be associated with content in an online social networking system. For example, a user of such a system may post a unit of content to such a system and associate one or more categories with that unit of content. As a result, the user-specified categories are stored in the social networking system in association with the posted content. When the posted content is displayed to users of the online social networking system, the categories associated with the posted content may or may not be displayed in association with the posted content. The set of categories associated with the posted content may be modified after the content is posted. Users other than the user who posted the content may be enabled to post other content within the same categories, but may be prevented from modifying those categories. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032287 | Method and System for Providing Targeted Documents Based on Concepts Automatically Identified Therein - A system and method for providing a graphical document are provided. A graphical document is processed to identify one or more ideas associated with the graphical document. The identified ideas may be used to determine concepts to associate with the first electronic document and suggest those concepts for association with the first electronic document for use in a document distribution system that distributes documents based on a price parameter associated with concepts and a performance parameter. A request for a document associated with a concept is received. Responsive to the request, the graphical document is delivered if an association between the one or more ideas and the concept is determined. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032288 | Method For Facilitating Decision-Making Related To Goal Attainment - The invention relates to a method for facilitating decision-making related to goal attainment, the steps of the method including providing a pool of prospective category-specific advisors, each of which have joined a membership community; selecting from the pool of category specific advisors, a subset thereof sufficient to define an online forum qualified for consideration of a given goal-related question; and then syntactically refining the goal-oriented question expressed by a system user by resolving the question into components, the refining step including (i) reviewing for and providing accuracy of forum of the components by a language processing agent of the system; and (ii) reviewing for accuracy of substantive meaning by the system user of the goal oriented question components. The method further comprises the step of providing the refined question components to the forum for consideration; and then providing from the forum to the system user respective answers or opinions of the forum in response to the goal oriented question and components of it. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032289 | MEANS OF AMASSING THIRD-PARTY CONTACT INFORMATION FROM DIRECT MARKETING MEMBERS - A method and computer program product are disclosed for amassing contact information of DS prospects commonly acquainted with an DS member. The method requires a DS member to provide a list of contacts, those contacts are solicited by a DS employee, and the DS member is compensated for revenue generated from contacts joining the DS company. Unique multimedia presentations are shown to each contact who responds to electronic solicitation from the DS company, which presentations are personalized for the contacts. In some embodiments, prospects in the list are assigned value identifiers and into a hierarchal direct sales (DS) structure for solicitation by DS personal trained to commence cold contact with third-party prospects to build a commission downline for current the member with whom the prospects are commonly acquainted. Unique standardized valuation identifiers are generated by the disclosed method and computer program product for estimating commercial viability of each DS prospect. | 2014-01-30 |
20140032290 | INCENTIVE FOR OFFER DISTRIBUTION - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for applying offer to purchase transactions at settlement. An exemplary apparatus is configured to determine at least one transaction associated with a user's financial institution account; and determine, when processing the at least one transaction, whether to apply at least one offer to the at least one transaction. The at least one offer enables the user's financial institution account to receive a discount or a rebate on the at least one transaction. The user may transmit the at least one offer to a second user. In some embodiments, the at least one offer is applied to the at least one transaction based on whether the user transmitted the at least one offer to the second user and/or whether the second user executed at least one transaction associated with the at least one offer. | 2014-01-30 |