07th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120041827 | Demand Driven Avails - Various embodiments enable demand driven allocation of advertisement insertion opportunities, e.g., avails, that are associated with television content or other media entertainment from a provider. In at least some embodiments, projections for an inventory of avails from a provider are obtained using an iterative projection model. Auctions are conducted using the projected inventory to allocate the avails to advertisers using bids from the advertisers. Offers to purchase avails from the providers can be formed based on these auctions and submitted to the provider on behalf of the advertisers. Based on a response from the provider to these offers, yield analysis can be performed to update the projection model to reflect results of the submitted offers. Projections for subsequent iterations can then make use of the updated projection model. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041828 | System and Method for Prominent Sponsorship Theme Rotation in a Joint-Sponsorship Website - A system and a related method are disclosed for effective advertisement of sponsors among multiple (i.e. joint) sponsors in a joint-sponsorship website. In one example, each sponsor in a joint-sponsorship website presents itself as a “prominent” sponsor, or “most visible” sponsor to an equal number of visitors. In this example, if there are twenty sponsors for the joint-sponsorship website and one million visitors to the joint-sponsorship website, each sponsor can show its “prominent” sponsorship theme to fifty thousand visitors. In another example, “prominent” sponsorship themes may not be divided equally but weighted based on weighted advertising budgets of sponsors, which enables a sponsor with a higher weighting present more of its “prominent” sponsorship theme over other sponsors. The system can also track identifying information of a particular visitor and ensure a correct amount of “prominent” sponsorship theme showings for that visitor. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041829 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING RIGHTS TO BROADBAND CONTENT - Systems and methods for managing rights to broadband content are provided. A request for broadband content may be received by a server. The received request may include a client identifier associated with a customer device from which the request is received and a content identifier associated with the requested broadband content. Based at least in part upon the client identifier, a billing account associated with the customer device may be identified, and one or more users associated with the billing account may be identified. A set of access rights for the one or more users may be determined and, based upon an analysis of the set of access rights, a determination may be made as to whether access to the broadband content is authorized. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041830 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PURCHASES OF BROADBAND CONTENT AND SERVICES - Systems and methods for facilitating purchases of broadband content and services are provided. A request to purchase broadband content or a broadband service may be received by a server from a customer device. A transaction associated with the received purchase request may be completed in real-time. Based upon the completion of the transaction, one of (i) access rights associated with the broadband content or (ii) a feature set associated with the broadband service may be altered. The requested broadband content or broadband service is then made available to the customer. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041831 | CATALOG GENERATION BASED ON DIVERGENT LISTINGS - A method and a system are described for catalog generation based on divergent listings. For example, a listing module may receive a divergent listing and collect data corresponding to an item in the listing. Each divergent listing of an item for sale is divergent with respect to other listings of the same item for sale. A calculation module may calculate an entropy value based on the collected data, the entropy value indicating a degree of difference between the item in the listing and a product in a catalog. A catalog module may associate the listing to the product in the catalog based on the entropy value. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041832 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE FOR SERVICES HAVING A COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE - A method and system for buying and selling services online includes a process for custom services, a commodity process and a collaborative workspace on a website. The process for custom services includes the posting by a buyer of specific criteria for a desired service, the bidding by a seller to perform the service, and the selection of a seller by the buyer. The commodity process includes the posting by a seller of a service offering, the posting by the buyer of requirements for the purchase of the service offering, and the purchase of a service offering by the buyer. The commodity process may also include an optimization process that provides the buyer with an optimized list of service offerings. The collaborative workspace includes communication tools, a file structure, workbenches and project management tools used by the buyer and seller for facilitating the setup, development and release of one or more services. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041833 | Dynamic Two-Way Auction Method and System - The present invention discloses a method for dynamic two-way auction, applicable for auctioning participating goods, comprising: (1) setting, by a server. The descriptive information, possible search conditions and the relations which associate each search condition with the descriptive information of all participating goods are set up and stored on the server side; (2) sending, by a buyer terminal and/or a seller terminal, a search request which includes a search condition to the server; (3) parsing, by the server, the search request to obtain the search condition, determining whether a definition of a relation which associates the search condition with the descriptive information has been recorded, and performing step (4) if the relation has not been recorded; (4) defining, by the server, a relation which associates the search condition with the descriptive information of some participating goods. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041834 | System and Method for Utilizing Media Content to Initiate Conversations between Businesses and Consumers - A Content Management System can utilize professionally edited content to initiate conversations between businesses and consumers. The Content Management System can function as a third party between businesses (e.g., merchants selling products or services) and publishers creating content that may be of interest to the target markets of the businesses. The Content Management System can allow publishers of editorial quality content to submit content electronically (e.g., through a web-enabled intake engine or a file server). Content submitted can be matched to potentially interested businesses based on contextual information gathered from or inferred from the content. The Content Management System can automate the matching and monetization of the content. As an incentive for the business purchasing the content, the Content Management System can provide conversation tools to link consumers to marketing and sales functions of a purchaser's business. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041835 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING ORGANIZED BINARY ADVERTISING ASSET MARKETS - Binary advertising markets are developed where personalized media such as digital and even analog advertising is delivered to and accessed by audience members enabling advertisers to buy advertising for broadcast to televisions, smartphones and other types of digital devices. The market is designed to provide participants a new way to have their orders entered, matched, executed, and settled, to manage and monitor risk characteristics of their content placement or advertising placement transactions, and any rights and positions that result from those transactions. Standardized units of exchange represented by profile access rights and display space access rights appropriately designed for their respective markets are used in both primary direct and secondary alternative markets. Processes are also implemented where an audience member receives economic benefit in exchange for confirming view of or rating an advertisement, or viewing advertisements while logged in. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041836 | System And Method For Communicating With An Electronic Exchange In An Electronic Trading Environment - System and methods for a connection proxy server are described. According to an example method described herein, a connection proxy server stores subscription, product tables as well as other downloads that are provided to a client terminal during initialization stage as well as later during a trading session. Upon detecting that a connection between the client terminal and a gateway is lost, the connection proxy maintains a communication session created for the client terminal at the gateway and receives data intended for the client terminal. If the connection is re-established between the client terminal and the gateway during a predetermined period of time, the connection proxy provides the stored data to the client terminal thus avoiding a surge in processing resources at the gateway due to the necessary downloads. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041837 | PAPER CALCULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system and method to provide a price calculation for e-commerce related sales by utilizing a plurality of paper characteristics to determine final prices. The present invention utilizes at least four inputs including paper type, width, length and sheets to return to potential online e-commerce users a price calculation for a particular order. Additionally, the system may allow the individual user to select paper type, length and sheets, then utilizes a multiplication factor which is stored in a remote database which calculates a MWT value and returns to the user the final price calculated for their particular order. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041838 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND OTHER USES - A computer implemented method including steps of: storing, at a central server, an initialize business rule associated with a vendor and a DNS associated with the vendor; receiving, from a user a first user query for a product or service of the vendor; dynamically forming a universal code sequence forming a DNA field, having at least fields for a user identity, a transaction scope and a product definition; receiving, from the vendor a first vendor response based upon execution by the vendor of the initialize business rule; receiving, from the user a second user query; dynamically adding to the universal code sequence to form a request DNA; receiving from the vendor a second vendor response; dynamically forming an offer DNA; determining if the offer DNA matches the request DNA; and sending to the user and to the vendor a notification that the offer DNA matches the request DNA. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041839 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLY OF MODULAR TOY - A retail store design and method that allows a consumer, particularly a younger child, to actively participate in the customization, assembly, and personalization of a modular toy vehicle while in the retail store environment. The store design can provide an overall experience to the consumer that is interactive and personal. With this store design and method the consumer does not have to settle on limited off-the-shelf variations in toy vehicle design. The consumer can customize their own toy vehicle based on their own individual taste and also participated in the assembly process and personalize the vehicle including assigning a vehicle identification number (VIN) and creating a personalized license plate. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041840 | HOT BUTTON FOR PERFORMANCE DIAGNOSTIC AND RECOMMENDATION - A hot button can be pressed to cause a computer to execute a series of diagnostic tests to identify the cause of poor computer performance. When a cause is determined a website address can be presented that a user can access to purchase goods or services to alleviate the cause, and billing information may be generated in response to presentation of the website. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041841 | METHOD OF PROCESSING ONLINE PAYMENTS WITH FRAUD ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed to detect fraud by displaying on a buyer's computer a high value item next to one or more commonly purchased items to attract a fraudster; analyzing customer purchasing behavior on the high value item for an indication of fraud; and indicating fraud if the buyer buys the high value item without prior history. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041842 | Offering Applications via an Online Application Store - An example embodiment for providing one or more applications to one or more customers of an online application store via a partner website starts with hosting the partner web site and an online application store. A partner, from the partner web site, may make an application available for purchase and use to one or more customers. The one or more customers, may purchase and download the application from the online application store. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041843 | METERED DELIVERY OF WIRELESS POWER - A system is disclosed for charging or billing for access to wireless power. The device requiring power communicates with the power provider and the billing method is determined. A consumer may be required to provide billing information, or if the billing information is already associated with an existing account, the consumer account is automatically charged for the wireless power. The account may include prepaid charging minutes that are debited as wireless power is provided, or the account may be billed for the wireless power that is provided. The charging/billing for the wireless power may be used to receive value for the power that is provided, while remaining consumer friendly. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041844 | ELASTIC LICENSING OF SOFTWARE IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT - In one aspect, a method includes publishing an object of a user such that another user can search for the object by means of a user interface. The object may be an application, an application group, an application component, and/or a service. The object runs on a platform. The platform may be a hypervisor, an application container, a mobile platform, and/or a computer. The method includes permitting another user to access the object based on a transacting for the object between the users. The transaction may involve a clone transaction, a grant transaction, an application component transaction or a service transaction. A tax may be levied based on the transaction. A scope of the access of the object to another user is based on a transaction protocol, which is based on the transacting between the users. The transaction protocol may include a payment scheme, a term, or a set of object rights. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041845 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING CUSTOMERS TO PERFORM SELF CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES IN A RETAIL SETTING - Systems and methods are provided for enabling a customer to perform a self check-out procedure during a purchasing transaction. In one embodiment, among others, a software program is stored on a computer-readable medium and configured to be executed by a processing device. The software program includes logic adapted to enable a user of a portable customer device to utilize the portable customer device to scan a code associated with a product. The software program also includes logic adapted to enable the user to add the product to an electronic shopping cart and logic adapted to instruct the user to physically add the product to a physical cart. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041846 | SELLER CONVERSION FACTOR TO RANKING SCORE FOR PRESENTED ITEM LISTINGS - Various embodiments include a method and system for a seller conversion factor to ranking score for presented item listings. In an online marketplace with sellers and item listings, a first sum may be calculated by identifying a first set of item listings associated with the seller. A second sum may also be calculated by identifying a second set of item listings, where the second set is a subset of the first set and are successful item listings. Further, a conversion factor may be calculated from the first and second sums by dividing the second sum by the first sum. The conversion factor may then be used as a component in an item listing quality score for a third set of item listings associated with the seller. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041847 | Wine List Management and Display on Tablet and Mobile Devices using a World Wine Database - The present invention claims a method for managing, building and presenting wine lists to people in restaurants, hotels, wineries and homes through tablet or mobile phones. The information about the wines is saved in a central server accessed via internet with information directly by the wine producers and wineries. The user that manages the wine list configures the wine list through the web portal and then synchronizes the wine list configuration with a tablet or mobile device and saves that information locally in the device. The tablet or mobile device can present the wine list while being disconnected from the internet. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041848 | TERMINAL, SERVER, AND METHOD FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - Provided are a user terminal, a server, and a method for content marketing. The method includes purchasing, by a user terminal, content including digital rights management (DRM) information having a selling condition and a purchase condition; and transmitting, by the user terminal, the content to an external terminal based on the purchase condition in the DRM information. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041849 | Method, Device, and System for Analyzing and Ranking Web-Accessible Data Targets - A method of locating a relevant product belonging to a category of related products sharing pre-determined product attributes is provided. At a client computer, a search topic associated with the category arrives from a user along with user-profile data like demographic, geographic, and situational data. A server locates at information locations some related products within the category, each having the pre-determined set of product attributes having associated content. For each product attribute, the content associated therewith in one of the located products is compared against content associated with the product attribute in each other located product and is assigned a relative score based on the comparison. The shared set of product attributes is prioritized based in part upon relevance of a product attribute to user profile data and the located products are ranked based on the prioritizing and the score of content associated with the product attributes. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041850 | INCENTIVIZING CONTENT-RECEIVERS IN SOCIAL NETWORKS - An embodiment of the invention provides a method including receiving a request to publish first content on a system from a user. A fee is imposed to the user to publish the first content. The first content is published on the system. In at least one embodiment, an amount of net credits of the user is published on a profile of the user. A credit is provided to the user for each instance the user receives second content from the system, the credit being non-redeemable for cash. The credit is provided to the user at pre-determined time intervals and/or when pre-determined milestones reached. In at least one embodiment, the fee is credited to the user if the first content is a comment to existing content. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041851 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT - An approach is provided for facilitating supply chain management based on point-of-sales or device usage data regarding a user device. A supply chain management platform receives an activation signal indicating activation of a device. The supply chain management platform then determines device information relating to the device based on the activation signal. Device information is then stored and subsequently analyzed to generate supply chain management information relating to production of the device. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041852 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AND USING HUMAN CAPITAL METRICS AS MEASURES OF ECONOMIC VALUE OF PERSONS TO AN ORGANIZATION - Disclosed are methods, apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, implementing techniques for determining and using human capital metrics as measures of the economic value of persons to an organization. The financial state and performance of an organization can be characterized accordingly. One or more data resources storing data associated with one or more persons are accessed. A plurality of fields of the data are selected as cost data of the one or more persons, including direct expenses associated with the one or more persons and indirect expenses associated with the one or more persons. The selected data is retrieved from the one or more data resources. A human capital metric is calculated in accordance with the retrieved data, including summing the cost data to determine a total cost for the one or more persons. A report including the calculated human capital metric is generated and provided. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041853 | FACILITATION OF A NETWORK COMMUNICATION SERVICE FOR WHICH PAYMENT MAY BE MADE BY ANY OF A PLURALITY OF PAYMENT MODES - There is provided a method that includes (i) receiving a notification of an event concerning a network communication service, (ii) querying a database, in response to the notification, to obtain a payment mode for the service, in which the payment mode is selectable from a set that includes (a) pre-payment and (b) post-payment, (iii) determining, in accordance with the payment mode, whether a balance to fund the service satisfies a balance criterion, and (iv) issuing, in accordance with whether the balance to fund the service satisfies the balance criterion, a communication to a device to affect a provision of the service. There is also provided a system that employs the method, and a storage medium that contains instructions for controlling a processor to perform the method. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041854 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ON-LINE DONATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MEDIA CONTENT - A computer-implemented method and apparatus for processing on-line donations associated with media content is disclosed. An example embodiment includes elements to integrate a payment button with an associated item of media content on a web page; link the payment button with an account on a payment site; receive a donation from a donor via the payment button; and credit the donation to the account linked to the payment button. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041855 | EV charging system with electric vehicle diagnostic - A charging station for recharging the battery of and electrically powered vehicle includes a diagnostic interface with the vehicle via an OBDII-type connection or the equivalent or alternatively via a wireless interface, optical interface or an electronic encoding imposed upon the charging current. Optionally a cooling system may be integrated into the charging station to enable thermal control of the energy storage system by providing heating or cooling via a second electrical circuit, or a fluid heat exchange system or by a gas heat exchange system. The charging station may produce a diagnostic test report for the EV that is sold to the vehicle operator, or the report may be provided to the vehicle operator gratis as an incentive to increase utilization of the recharging service. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041856 | MAPPING A MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION TO BILLING REGIONS IN INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEMS - A location mapping service (“LMS”) that allows the integrations of an IMS core with the location-based billing methods of a legacy core network. The LMS uses the estimated location of a mobile device during an IMS session in order to determine a Cell Global Identification (“CGI”) to associate with the session. The LMS then provides the determined CGI to the legacy core network, so that a billing gateway may determine the billing region to associate with the IMS session. The LMS thereby facilitates location-based billing for IMS sessions in the absence of actual CGI information. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041857 | Method and Apparatus For Providing Separable Billing Services - Methods and apparatus for providing separable billing services. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a memory for storing a data address associated with a first type of communication and a processor for receiving a data packet, the data packet comprising a destination data address. The processor compares the destination data address to the data address associated with the first type of communication, and routes the data packet to the destination data address if the destination data address matches the data address associated with the first type of communication and bills an account associated with the first type of communication. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041858 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVICE LEVEL MANAGEMENT - The system and method described herein may provide service level management, wherein business processes may be composed of services. A state of the service may be defined by one or more service parameters, which depend upon performance of network components that support the service (e.g., component parameters). The state of the service may depend, for example, on a collection of service parameter values for availability, reliability, security, integrity, and response time. A service level agreement is a contract between a supplier and a customer that identifies services supported by a network, service parameters for the service, and service levels (e.g., acceptable levels for each service parameter). | 2012-02-16 |
20120041859 | System architecture and methods for experiential computing - The present invention contemplates a variety of improved methods and systems for providing an experience platform, as well as sentio or experience codecs, and experience agents for supporting the experience platform. The experience platform may be provided by a service provider to enable an experience provider to compose and direct a participant experience. The service provider monetizes the experience by charging the experience provider and/or the participants for services. The participant experience can involve one or more experience participants. The experience provider can create an experience with a variety of dimensions and features. As will be appreciated, the following description provides one paradigm for understanding the multi-dimensional experience available to the participants. There are many suitable ways of describing, characterizing and implementing the experience platform contemplated herein. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041860 | EVALUATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF SETTLEMENT VALUE CURVES - Disclosed is a method that is useful in connection with providing discount factors for an exchange-traded mark-to-market derivative product that has a variable tick rate, such as an interest rate swap product. In some embodiments, the method includes providing a series of consecutive settlement values, which collectively represent a settlement value curve for the derivative product. The curve is evaluated by determining, for each consecutive pair of settlement values, whether the difference between the first settlement value in the pair and the second settlement value in the pair exceeds a threshold. The threshold represents the value at which a discount factor derived from said pair of settlement values, in conjunction with other parameters, would be negative. In other embodiments the disclosed invention encompasses an apparatus and a computer-readable medium. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041861 | Methods and Apparatus for Formulation, Initial Public or Private Offering, and Secondary Market Trading of Risk Management Contracts - Key features of these methods, apparatus, and designs include (but are not limited to) innovations and implementations of futures securities; the notion of Type I, Type II, and Type III futures contracts custom tailored to specific clienteles; the notion of tickets and coupons as tradable futures contracts; the notion of bifurcation; the notion of redeemable bundles; and notion of realization of the futures market on the Internet; the apparatus of an Internet-based trading interface and engine; the notion of cookie-cutter futures electronic Internet-based futures markets for each security; the feature of maximal reliance on the Internet; and the business concept of “profitability without the need for high trading volume.” | 2012-02-16 |
20120041862 | COMPUTERIZED MARKETPLACE FOR RATIO BASED DERIVATIVES - A computerized marketplace for ratio-based derivatives is provided herein. A method implementing the marketplace includes the following stages: receiving a price query related to a selected derivative on two selected underlying assets, defining a ratio of their respective prices in a specified order, at a specified timestamp; applying a pricing algorithm to the query, to yield an ad hoc return or price of the derivative, relevant to the specified timestamp, wherein the price of the option (or return) is based on an estimated relative financial market performance of the selected underlying assets; and presenting the ad hoc price (or return) of the selected option, wherein at least one of: the receiving, the applying, and the presenting is executed by at least one processor. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041863 | System, Method and Computer Program Product for Compiling Golden Copy of Securities Pricing - Systems, methods, and computer program products include a golden copy application for compiling golden copies of securities pricing according to a set of securities rules established by a subscriber that can be used in a computing environment and embodied in computer readable media. Disclosed embodiments of a golden copy application can compile each subscriber's golden copy in accordance with specific rules defined by the subscriber relative to which information source should be used for different asset classes. Each subscriber can identify more than one information source for each asset class, and rank those sources in order of desirability. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041864 | VOCALISATION OF TRADING DATA IN TRADING SYSTEMS - A trading system such as an anonymous trading system for trading financial and other instruments can vocalise trading data to trader workstations as well as display it on a screen. Where a trader selects to receive vocal announcements, a trading floor identifier unique to his trading floor is also announced at random intervals. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041865 | TRADING USING INTERMEDIATE ENTITIES - Systems and methods for facilitating trades between two trading entities are disclosed. A computer system may match a bid of a first trading entity for an item with an offer of a second trading entity for the item. The first and second trading entities may each have a credit relationship with the third trading entity. In response to the matching, the computer system may record indications of trades of the item between the first trading entity and a third trading entity, and between the third trading entity and another trading entity such as the second trading entity. The trades may be booked back-to-back such that a net position to the third trading entity in the item is zero. When the first and second trading entities are connected by a plurality of intermediate entities, the computer system may record indications of one or more additional trades of the item. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041866 | TRADING SYSTEM WITH INDIVIDUALIZED ORDER BOOKS - Systems and methods for electronic trading are disclosed. A trading system may store information indicative of limits on trading of items between trading entities, including an entity that is a non-credit extending entity. The computer system may then determine respective order books for at least two trading entities, where the order books include dealable bids and offers that have been individualized using stored trading limits. The stored trading limits may in some cases include different limits for different items (which may be different foreign currency pairs, in one embodiment). In other instances, trading limits may be indicative of a net position that a trading entity is permitted to take in an item. Bids and offers may be individualized based on different costs associated with different trading entities. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041867 | APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR TRADING SYSTEM - A trading system with an application programming interface (API) is disclosed. The API includes a set of routines executable to permit client computer systems to automatically make and take orders for items. The API can permit, for example, machine-to-machine communication that automatically posts an order to the trading system or automatically hits an order that has previously been posted to the trading system. The API can also permit a variety of other functions, including reformatting limit order books. The trading system may also implement a graphical user interface (GUI). In one embodiment, the items may be foreign exchange instruments. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041868 | AGGREGATION OF TRADING ORDERS - Systems and methods for generating limit order books are disclosed. A computer system may receive, from a plurality of trading entities, orders that are specified using a machine-to-machine communication protocol. The computer system may select two or more of the received orders, including orders from at least two different ones of the plurality of trading entities, and then generate a limit order book that includes the selected orders. The computer system may then convey the limit order book to a graphical user interface of a trader. In one embodiment, the orders may be for foreign exchange instruments. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041869 | AUTOMATED TRADING - Systems and methods for automated trading are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer system may execute program instructions to generate dealable prices at which a first trading entity is willing to buy and/or sell an item. The system may then communicate the generated prices from the computer system to a trading system, causing the trading system to post the communicated prices. In another embodiment, the computer system may execute program instructions to determine to hit dealable prices for items posted to the trading system. For example, these actions may be performed for spot trades of a foreign currency pair, without requiring the use of a graphical user interface. In other embodiments, the computer system may use received prices to automatically generate a pricing forecast. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041870 | Systems and Methods to Identify Carrier Information for Transmission of Premium Messages - In one aspect, a system includes an interchange with a data storage facility. The interchange includes a common format processor and a plurality of converters to interface with a plurality of different controllers of mobile communications. The converters are configured to communicate with the common format processor in a common format and to communicate with the controllers in different formats. The interchange is to receive a request identifying a phone number, a payment amount and a payee, and in response, use a pinging message to determine telecommunication carrier information of the phone number, select a converter, determine a set of premium messages in accordance with the telecommunication carrier information, and use the selected converter to transmit the set of premium messages to the phone number to collect funds to pay the payee on behalf of a user of the mobile phone. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041871 | CONTROLLING CONSUMPTION OF A SHARED SERVICE - There is provided a method that includes (a) obtaining a first balance indicative of a first available funding for a service for a subscriber, in which the first balance may be consumed by the subscriber; (b) obtaining a second balance indicative of a second available funding for the service, in which the second balance may be consumed by the subscriber; (c) determining whether both of the first and second balances are sufficient to provide for the service; and (d) issuing a communication to a device to permit usage of the service by the subscriber, if both of the first and second balances are sufficient to provide for the service. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAYMENT DATA PROCESSING - A system for processing transaction data and payment data is provided. The system includes a front-end system that receives transaction data from one or more merchants, such as an employee identifier. A back-end system receives payment data from one or more payment systems, such as fraud data. A reporting system that is connected to the front-end system and the back-end system correlates the transaction data the payment data, such as to show employee identifier data and fraud data in a single record. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041873 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING TRANSFER REQUESTS - Methods and system for processing transfer requests are described. In one embodiment, a value transfer request may be received from a value provider through a network. The value transfer request may include a value amount to be provided from a source user to a target user. A settlement account of the value provider may be reduced by the value amount. A target account of the target user may be increased by the value amount. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041874 | NON-REVERSIBLE PAYMENT PROCESSING - Methods and system for non-reversible payment processing are described. In one embodiment, a request for non-reversible payment for a sender may be received. The request for non-reversible payment may include a payment amount and a payment receiver identifier. The payment receiver identifier may be associated with a payment receiver. A sender account of the sender may be decreased by the payment amount. A payment receiver account of the payment receiver may be increased by the payment amount. A notification of non-reversible payment may be provided to a payment receiver that the increasing of the payment receiver account by the payment amount is non-reversible based on the receiving of the request for non-reversible payment. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041875 | Transfer Account Systems, Computer Program Products, and Associated Computer-Implemented Methods - Embodiments of the present invention include transfer account systems, computer program products, and associated computer-implemented methods of providing prioritized payments from the proceeds of automatic or direct deposits. Embodiments of the present invention include routing automatic deposit information to a financial institution computer managing a prioritized payment program and formulating an outgoing ACH file with both an entry for an automatic deposit destined for a customer account and an entry for a pre-authorized prioritized payment to a select creditor, so that the automatic deposit is credited to the customer account and relatively instantaneously any prioritized payment is debited from the customer account. According to embodiments of the present invention, the customer account can be a prepaid card account so that a customer has effective access on the prepaid card only to a net value of funds. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041876 | INSTANT AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRONICALLY TRANSFERRED FUNDS - A system and method for making proceeds of an ACH (Automated Clearinghouse) transaction available to a user before the transaction is completed. The system may be part of an on-line system or traditional merchant configured to facilitate payments or fund transfers from users. A user requests the transfer of funds to an entity (e.g., another user, a merchant, the user's account with the system) via an ACH entry. The system calculates a risk associated with the user, while considering various data (e.g., number of previous ACH entries, how many failed, how many succeeded, amount of the transfer). If the risk is low enough, the ACH entry is initiated and the desired funds are released for the transfer even before the ACH entry clears. The ACH entry may be presented as a default choice for funding the transfer. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041877 | SYSTEM FOR AGENT ASSISTED MOBILE FUNDS TRANSFER AND MOBILE BANKING - A system for managing funds transfer and banking that facilitates mobile funds transfers, mobile deposits, mobile withdrawl of funds by a user. These operations are conducted with the help of one or more agents, as necessary. The system for managing funds transfer and banking comprises a server to which a user can connect using a first mobile device or a computer/laptop. The server receives a funds transfer request from a first mobile device communicatively coupled to the server and it communicates a first one-time-use token to the first mobile device. The first mobile device is used by a sender of funds in a funds transfer operation. The sender approaches an agent who can facilitate funds transfer, for example by accepting cash/money from the sender and initiating funds transfer. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041878 | Method And System For Authenticating Software License - The present invention is directed to a method and system for authenticating software license. The method for authenticating software license according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits a usage authorization request to an authentication information management server through a communication network, and receives and stores authentication information from the authentication information management server. Subsequently, the method for authenticating software license according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits a terminal identifier to a personal computer, and calculates run-time of software using a launch signal, a termination signal, or combinations thereof, received from the personal computer, corresponding to the running of software, and charges in accordance with the calculated run-time of software. The present invention enables users to authenticate software license using a mobile communication terminal. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041879 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PAYMENT PROCESSING BETWEEN CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS - Described herein are methods and systems for processing a consumer payment with a payment system that utilizes payment information from a network partner of the payment system. In one embodiment, the payment system initiates a payment transaction between a merchant's site and the consumer in response to receiving a selection of a payment option from a consumer using an electronic device. The payment system generates selectable network partner options to be displayed on the electronic device of the consumer. The payment system receives a selection of one of the network partner options and also account credential information for the selected network partner from the consumer. The payment system sends the account credential information to the network partner for authentication. The payment system receives payment information for the consumer from the network partner. The payment system processes the payment transaction on behalf of the merchant. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041880 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEALING CONTENT - Systems and methods for dealing or exchanging content and currencies in transactions involving multiple users, whereas traded may be rights to content, such as copyrights, and bandwidth capacities. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041881 | SECURING EXTERNAL SYSTEMS WITH ACCOUNT TOKEN SUBSTITUTION - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for providing an account token to an external entity during the lifecycle of a payment transaction. In some embodiments, an external entity may be a merchant computer requesting authorization of a payment message. In other embodiments, the external entity may be a support computer providing a payment processing network or a merchant support functions. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041882 | METHOD OF AND COMPUTER PROGRAMME FOR CHANGING AN IDENTIFICATION CODE OF A TRANSACTION AUTHORISATION MEDIUM - The present invention relates to a method of changing an identification code of a transaction authorisation medium, wherein the transaction authorisation medium is designed for authorising transactions of a credit parameter. The identification code is registered by the transaction authorisation medium and by a management server. The transaction authorisation medium is operatively connected to a terminal for changing the identification code, and the terminal is operatively and communicatively connected to the management server via a public telecommunication network. The method comprises the steps of: initiating a transaction; storing the changed identification code in the transaction authorisation medium; and transmitting a changed identification code in encrypted form to the management server via the telecommunication network for carrying out the transaction. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041883 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a reception module, a determination module, a required information conveyance amount extraction module, an actual information conveyance amount extraction module, and a presentation module. The reception module receives business contents of a subject business. The determination module determines whether the subject business is irregular business by comparing the business contents with predetermined regular business contents. The required information conveyance amount extraction module extracts a required information conveyance amount required to perform the irregular business from attribute information conveyance amount correspondence information when it is determined by the determination module that the business contents is the irregular business. The actual information conveyance amount extraction module extracts an actual information conveyance amount of a person who performs the subject business based on activity information of the person. The presentation module presents guidance by comparing the required information conveyance amount with the actual information conveyance amount. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041884 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING DIGITAL MEDIA BETWEEN REMOTE LOCATIONS - A method and system for processing an automotive warranty claim include capturing at least one digital image of a vehicle-related customer concern with a digital camera device. A barcode identifying the vehicle is scanned with a barcode scanning device. Upon establishing operable communication between a first computer and the digital camera device and the barcode scanning device, respectively, the at least one digital image and the barcode information are automatically downloaded into the first computer. Dialog is input into the first computer requesting warranty coverage for the customer concern. A claimset comprising the digital images, barcode and request for warranty coverage is transmitted to a second computer via a communication network. The claimset is reviewed at the second computer to decide whether warranty coverage will be provided. The claimset is updated with the decision and transmitted back to the first computer via the communication network. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041885 | System and Method for Drafting Real-Estate Contracts - A system and method prepare real-estate contracts by gather information using simple questions. Based on the answers, contract clauses are selected and added to the contract. Information such as legal description, tax information, and realtor information can be pulled from outside databases and included in the contract. Signature collection is automated and recorded. Effective dates of the contract are calculated based on the signatures. The system can export deadlines and contract information to closing agents. The result is “hard” contracts that do no fail for lack of signature, improper legal description, or being improperly filled-out. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041886 | INTEGRATING CODE INTO A SOFTWARE APPLICATION - A system and method for receiving code that is submitted for integrating code into a software application. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving information associated with the code; displaying the information associated with the code; verifying the information associated with the code; and if the information associated with the code successfully verifies, generating a stamp associated with the code and with the software application. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041887 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR RETRIEVING INFORMATION RELATED TO A PRODUCT - An arrangement for enabling an acting party, e.g. a natural person or an automatic inspection line, to retrieve information from a product ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120041888 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERACTION CHANNELS BETWEEN SOCIAL INVESTORS, AWARDEES AND RECIPIENT INSTITUTIONS - A system and method for the management of interaction channels between social investors, awardees and recipient institutions is described, which comprises an online platform that operates based on user profiles: Social Investor (A), Awardee (B) and Recipient Institution (C), being that said agents (A, B and C) perform interactions by means of the channels provided by the platform, in order to accomplish Solidarity Awards with the compulsory joint selection of an Awardee (B) and of a Recipient Institution (C) for the accomplishment of the Solidarity Award | 2012-02-16 |
20120041889 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING AND LINKING EMPLOYEES WITH EMPLOYERS OF APPLICATION-BASED POSITIONS - The present invention relates generally to the provision of a Website portal for matching potential applicants to employers who are seeking to fill application-based positions (e.g., hourly-wage or restaurant or retail or similar positions). An applicant portal is provided to collect information from the applicants, to store the applicant information in a database, and to allow the applicants to perform other tasks. An employer portal is provided to collect employer information, to store the employer information in an employer database, to allow employers to search the applicants, to allow the employer to view uploaded videos provided by the applicants, and to allow employers to run background checks on the applicants. An applicant information database is stored in connection with the website, such that potential employees may be optimally matched and linked/connected to the most appropriate employer. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041890 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING CONTRIBUTORS TO CREATE AND SHARE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS - A system for enabling contributors to create and share financial analysis, the system includes a server configured to receive financial analysis contributions from contributors, the financial analysis contributions from each contributor including at least a prediction of a future price for a security; the server including a database configured to store the financial analysis contributions from contributors; the server being configured to receive ratings of at least one of contributors and financial analysis contributions; and the server being configured to make security price predictions based on contributions from multiple contributors, after making adjustments taking ratings into account. Other systems, methods, and computer readable media are disclosed. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041891 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A VOLATILITY EXPIRATION INDEX PLATFORM - The APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A VOLATILITY EXPIRATION INDEX PLATFORM (“VEIP”) transforms user and market data inputs via VEIP components into Vol Ex Index publication and Vol Ex Index instrument communications outputs. A current reference security price may be determined for a reference security. A plurality of option strike prices may be derived from the current reference security price. Implied volatility and delta may be determined for options associated with each derived option strike price and used to calculate a delta-weighted implied volatility for each derived option strike price. A weighting for each derived option strike price may be determined and used along with the delta-weighted implied volatilities to calculate a volatility expiration index value for the reference security. Using the volatility expiration index value, a volatility expiration index financial instrument may be generated and introduced into a financial instrument exchange market. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041892 | OPTION PRICING MODEL FOR EVENT DRIVEN CALL AND PUT OPTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for valuing event driven option contracts. A jump diffusion based model, such as a Merton jump diffusion based model, is modified to assume arithmetic movement of an underlying price and a single jump. The arithmetic movement of the underlying price may be modeled with a Bachelier based arithmetic model. Calculated values may be used to determine margin account requirements. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041893 | System and Method for Using Diversification Spreading for Risk Offset - A computer-implemented method for analyzing a risk offset associated with a portfolio including a plurality of products traded on an exchange is disclosed. The method includes comparing a first market response of a first product in the portfolio with a second market response of a second product in the portfolio where the first and second market responses result from a change in market data, calculating an offsetting effect between the first market response and the second market response where the first and second market responses are substantially different responses to the same change in the market data, determining a diversification spread based on the offsetting effect derived between the first product and the second product, calculating a diversification spread credit based on the determined diversification spread, and adjusting a margin requirement for the portfolio based on the diversification spread credit. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041894 | REQUESTS FOR QUOTES FROM INDIRECT CREDIT LINES - Systems and methods for processing requests for quotes (RFQs) are disclosed. A computer may receive a request for quote from a first trading entity. The computer system may then obtain quotes responsive to the RFQ. The obtained quotes include a quote from a second trading entity that has an indirect credit relationship to the first trading entity. The computer system then provides at least one of the obtained quotes to the first trading entity. The request for quote may be for a spot trade of a foreign exchange item, for example. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041895 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC FINANCIAL-INSTRUMENT MANAGEMENT - Devices, systems, and methods of automatic Financial-Instrument (FI) management. In some embodiments, a system includes, a memory having stored thereon financial-instrument-based (FI-based) management instructions; and a processor to execute the FI-based management instructions resulting in a FI-based management application, wherein the FI-based management application may receive portfolio data corresponding to a plurality of financial-instrument portfolios associated with a plurality of clients, wherein the FI-based management application may automatically identify one or more portfolios of the plurality of portfolios satisfying at least one criterion, wherein, for each identified portfolio, the FI-based management application may receive client-specific management data corresponding to a client associated with the identified portfolio, wherein the client-specific management data includes at least client-specific destination information defining at least one destination, and wherein, for each identified portfolio, the FI-based management application may automatically communicate portfolio-related data corresponding to the identified portfolio to the destination defined by the management data. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041896 | Order Risk Management for Financial Product Processing - Systems and methods are provided for processing derivative product orders at an exchange. Traders provide derivative product order risk data to the exchange. The order risk data may include maximum delta, gamma and/or vega utilization values for derivative product contracts based on the same underlying product. Before executing a trade, a match system analyzes the trader's current utilization state and the utilization that would result after the trade. The match system may then execute all or a portion of the trade. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041897 | Market Indicator Process and Method - A market indicator process, residing on a server, predicts an opening index price of a security index including at least two discrete securities. A trade monitoring process monitors at least a portion of the trading of the discrete securities that occur outside of a regular trading session. A closing price variation calculation process, responsive to the trade monitoring process, calculates the predicated opening index price of the security index for the beginning of the next regular trading session with respect to a closing index price of the security index at the end of the previous regular trading session. The index prices are indicative of the cumulative value of the discrete securities. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE MARKET RISK MARGIN REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH A CREDIT DEFAULT SWAP - A system and computer-implemented method for determining a margin requirement associated with a plurality of financial instruments within a portfolio is disclosed. The system and method implement steps and procedures for determining a time-series of returns for the plurality of financial instruments within the portfolio, calculating residuals and volatilities for the plurality of financial instruments within the portfolio as a function of the determined the time-series of returns, applying a student-t copula to a standardized version of the calculated residuals to determine a correlation matrix and degrees-of-freedom in order to simulate standardized residuals for each of the plurality of financial instruments within the portfolio, generating simulated returns as a function of the simulated standardized residuals and the returns, generating a spread distribution for the portfolio, wherein the portfolio is repriced as a function of the simulated returns, and calculating a margin risk based on a risk percentile associated with the spread distribution. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041899 | DATA CENTER CUSTOMER COST DETERMINATION MECHANISMS - A data center management system may include a data center customer profile corresponding to a data center customer. The data center customer profile may include a data center resource usage model and a service level agreement (SLA). A data center resource optimization module may determine a data center resource allocation for the data center customer based on the data center customer profile. A data center customer cost determination module may determine a data center customer cost that represents a cost to the data center of providing data center resources to the data center customer. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041900 | METHODS FOR FACILITATING THE TRANSPORT OF LIVESTOCK ON SHIPPING VESSELS - Methods for facilitating the shipment of specialized shipping containers for livestock on shipping vessels over extended periods, including methods of loading livestock onto specialized shipping containers and methods for arranging such shipments of livestock. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041901 | System and Method for Knowledge Pattern Search from Networked Agents - One or more systems and methods for knowledge pattern search from networked agents are disclosed in various embodiments of the invention. A system and a related method can utilizes a knowledge pattern discovery process, which involves analyzing historical data, contextualizing, conceptualizing, clustering, and modeling of data to pattern and discover information of interest. This process may involve constructing a pattern-identifying model using a computer system by applying a context-concept-cluster (CCC) data analysis method, and visualizing that information using a computer system interface. In one embodiment of the invention, once the pattern-identifying model is constructed, the real-time data can be gathered using multiple learning agent devices, and then analyzed by the pattern-identifying model to identify various patterns for gains analysis and derivation of an anomalousness score. This system can be useful for knowledge discovery applications in various industries, including business, competitive intelligence, and academic research. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSIGNING USER PREFERENCE SETTINGS FOR A CATEGORY, AND IN PARTICULAR A MEDIA CATEGORY - A system and method for assigning user preference settings for fields in a category using selected settings for only a subset of the media category fields is disclosed. A subset of fields for a media category is defined. A base setting for each field in the subset of the category fields is established. The base setting may be a weight or preference value. The base setting may be established by the user selecting a base setting or may be a default base setting. Once a user selects the settings for the subset of category fields, a set weight for the fields in the category not in the subset is determined using the base setting. That is possible because the fields in the subset of category fields are chosen from fields that contain aspects and attributes of the other fields. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041903 | CHATBOTS - In one aspect, the invention concerns a method of operating a chatbot to engage in a conversation with a correspondent the method comprises building a profile having plural profile variables for the correspondent; and during the conversation with the correspondent; selecting a node in the conversation data structure for processing based on the one or more profile variables, and processing the node to follow a conversation path based on the node's coded instructions and/or relationship with other nodes. In another aspect, the method comprises the steps of attempting to match the received input message with a node in the conversation data structure of the chatbot; if a matched node is found, selecting the matched node for processing; but if a matched node is not found, selecting a node for processing using a fuzzy search, or using a default procedure. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041904 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTINUED ATTENTION TO DISTANCE-LEARNING CONTENT - Management of a user's continued attention to distance learning content using a general purpose computer having a central processing unit and an operating system configured to run multiple program applications concurrently. A memory stores the distance learning content. A distance learning module comprises code executable on the central processing unit, as one of the multiple program applications. The distance learning module presents the distance learning content to a user and is operable to interrupt a presentation of the distance learning content in response to prescribed events concerning another one of the multiple program applications. A method executing on a computer that an concurrently run multiple applications identifies events concerning an application other than the distance learning application, processes the identified events so as to identify a prescribed event among the identified events, and interrupts the presentation of the distance learning content in response to the prescribed event. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041905 | Supervised Nonnegative Matrix Factorization - Supervised nonnegative matrix factorization (SNMF) generates a descriptive part-based representation of data, based on the concept of nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) aided by the discriminative concept of graph embedding. An iterative procedure that optimizes suggested formulation based on Pareto optimization is presented. The present formulation removes any dependence on combined optimization schemes. Analytical and empirical evidence is presented to show that SNMF has advantages over popular subspace learning techniques as well as current state-of-the-art techniques. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041906 | Supervised Nonnegative Matrix Factorization - Supervised kernel nonnegative matrix factorization generates a descriptive part-based representation of data, based on the concept of kernel nonnegative matrix factorization (kernel NMF) aided by the discriminative concept of graph embedding. An iterative procedure that optimizes suggested formulation based on Pareto optimization is presented. The present formulation removes any dependence on combined optimization schemes. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041907 | Suggesting Connections to a User Based on an Expected Value of the Suggestion to the Social Networking System - To suggest new connections to a user of a social networking system, the system generates a set of candidate users to whom the user has not already formed a connection. The system determines the likelihood that the user will connect to each candidate user if suggested to do so, and it also computes the value to the social networking system if the user does connect to the candidate user. Then, the system computes an expected value score for each candidate user based on the corresponding likelihood and the value. The candidate users are ranked and the suggestions are provided to the user based on the candidate users' expected value scores. The social networking system can suggest other actions to a user in addition to forming a new connection with other users. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041908 | Predictive Radiosensitivity Network Model - This invention is a model that simulates the complexity of biological signaling in a cell in response to radiation therapy. Using gene expression profiles and radiation survival assays in an algorithm, a systems model was generated of the radiosensitivity network. The network consists of ten highly interconnected genetic hubs with significant signal redundancy. The model was validated with in vitro tests perturbing network components, correctly predicting radiation sensitivity 2/3 times. The model's clinical relevance was shown by linking clinical radiosensitivity targets to the model network. Clinical applications were confirmed by testing model predictions against clinical response to preoperative radiochemotherapy in patients with rectal or esophageal cancer. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041909 | METHOD TO CONFIGURE AN IMAGING DEVICE - A database contains variants of protocols for the operation of magnetic resonance tomographs as well as different types of magnetic resonance tomographs. Each variant contains parameter values and is associated with one of the types. In a training phase, relationships are determined between the parameters among one another and/or between the parameters and the associated types and are stored as patterns in a knowledge base. A protocol plan for the operation of a new magnetic resonance tomograph is created later in an application phase using the determined pattern. The method offers the advantage that the efficiency and quality of the automatic conversion of the protocols is improved. The improved quality of the protocol plan reduces operating time and costs for a manual post-processing of the protocols. Furthermore, a higher consistency of the protocols among one another is achieved both between product families and between individual configurations. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041910 | METHOD OF ESTABLISHING A PROCESS DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A method of establishing a process decision support system. Decision support systems of the kind are used in manufacturing processes, particularly industrial manufacturing processes, to monitor the performance of the processes in view of controlling the processes in order to optimise process production and quality. The method includes collecting process data of a process, collecting operational data of a process, and fusing the process data and operational data to create a fused data set (such as a consolidated rule set) of the process upon which process decisions (such as control decisions) may be taken. The process data and operational data may be fused according to methods of rules-based knowledge fusion, mathematical knowledge fusion, or case-based reasoning knowledge fusion. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041911 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING A NEUROPSYCHIATRIC CONDITION OF A HUMAN SUBJECT - A method for assessing a neuropsychiatric condition (such as, but not limited to, a risk that a subject may attempt to commit suicide or repeat an attempt to commit suicide, a risk that terminally ill patient is not being cared-for or treated according to the patient's true wishes, a risk that a subject may perform or repeat a criminal act and/or a harmful act, a risk of the subject having a psychiatric illness, and/or a risk of a subject feigning a psychiatric illness) may include a plurality of steps. A step may include receiving biomarker data associated from an analysis of the subject's biological sample and a step of receiving thought-marker data obtained pertaining to one or more of the subject's recorded thoughts, spoken words, transcribed speech, and writings. A step may include generating a biomarker score associated with the neuropsychiatric condition from the biomarker data. A step may include generating a thought-marker score associated with the neuropsychiatric condition from the thought-marker data. And a step may involve calculating a neuropsychiatric condition score based, at least in part, upon the biomarker score and the thought-marker score. Such method may be operating from one or more memory devices including computer-readable instructions configured to instruct a computerized system to perform the method, and the method may be operating on a computerized system including one or more computer servers (or other available devices) accessible over a computer network such as the Internet or over some other data network. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041912 | Extracting Gene-Gene Interactions from Gene Expression Data - Disclosed are methods and custom computing apparatuses for identifying gene-gene interactions from gene expression data, based on which a gene regulatory sub-network can be built. In particular, relationships in which multiple genes co-regulate one target gene can also be identified. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041913 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR OTOACOUSTIC PROTECTION OF AUTONOMIC SYSTEMS - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments an autonomic unit transmits an otoacoustic signal to counteract a potentially harmful incoming signal. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041914 | System and Method for Effective Caching Using Neural Networks - Systems and methods for selecting an appropriate caching algorithm to be used when temporarily storing data accessed by an executing application using a neural network may dynamically and/or iteratively replace an initial caching algorithm being used for the application. An input layer of the neural network may gather values of performance related parameters, such as cache hit rates, data throughput rates, or memory access request response times. The neural network may detect a pattern or change in a pattern of accesses, or a change in a workload, a hardware component, or an operating system parameter. Dependent on these and/or other inputs, the neural network may select and apply a caching algorithm likely to improve performance of the application. Other inputs to the neural network may include values of hardware configuration parameters and/or operating system parameters. The neural network may perform a training exercise or may be self-training, e.g., using reinforcement learning. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041915 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING URTICARIA AND ANGIOEDEMA - According to the invention there is provided a method for diagnosing urticaria or angioedema including: (a) asking a patient the following questions: are any NSAIDs or aspiring being taken; are symptoms triggered by aspirin, aspirin-containing drugs, orange juice, curry or high-aspirin content food; is tingling of the mouth or lips, swelling of the tongue, the inside of the mouth or throat, difficulty swallowing, or difficulty breathing experienced after other medications than those known to cause urticaria or angioedema; does urticaria or angioedema come on with physical stimuli such as cold, wet, wind and pressure; (b) carrying out one or more tests which includes a RAST test to cat; (c) inputting the results of the questions and tests into a neural network that has been trained to diagnose urticaria or angioedema; and (d) producing an output indicative of urticaria or angioedema. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041916 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPERVISING THE TREATMENT OF A CROP - A method for supervising the treatment of a crop combines a field record, models of plants, diseases or insects and active substances coupled together, and includes, at least once, the following steps:
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20120041917 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTING A USER ENVIRONMENT - A method of adapting an environment of a terminal ( | 2012-02-16 |
20120041918 | OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION AND FORECASTING FOR SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION - A method of optimizing placement of references to an entity includes identifying at least search term to be optimized, determining a score for results of a search of a network with respect to the entity, determining costs associated with improving the score, and determining values associated with improving the score. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041919 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes, a first database in which an imaging device is previously associated with an owner of the imaging device among a plurality of persons, a second database in which the persons are previously associated with their respective personal images, a first determining unit to acquire information about the imaging device associated with an image of interest to be served as an object to be estimated as a photographer, a second determining unit to acquire a second value that represents a probability that each of persons is a photographer of the image of interest, based on a result of making a comparison between a subject image included in the image of interest and each personal image in the second database, and a third determining unit to acquire a third value that represents a probability that each of persons is a photographer of the image of interest. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041920 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PROBABILISTIC GRAPHICAL MODEL BASED ON TIME-SPACE STRUCTURE - An apparatus for generating a probabilistic graphical model based on a time-space structure. The apparatus includes a first matrix generation unit configured to generate a first matrix having variables corresponding to stream data; a second matrix generation unit configured to classify the variables of the first matrix into either object variables that are objects of interest or input variables, acquire combination variables from multi-order combination of the input variables, and generate a second matrix using the acquired combination variables; and a model creation unit configured to create the probabilistic graphical model using the object variables of the first matrix and the combination variables of the second matrix. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041921 | MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING EFFICIENT BUSINESS RULES MANAGEMENT AND DATA PROCESSING - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided methods and systems for facilitating efficient business rules management and data processing. A method of embodiments includes generating, at a first computing system, configuration settings to customize business rules to process data transactions. The business rules are processed by a business rules engine at a second computing system. The method includes customizing one or more business rules by applying one or more configuration settings to the one or more business rules, and facilitating the business rules engine residing on the second computing system to process one or more data transactions based on the one or more customized business rules. The one or more customized business rules guide processing of the one or more data transactions and provide information relating to how one or more business rules are matched with the one or more data transactions. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041922 | SHAREABLE CONTENT CONTAINER - A content container comprising content components operable to display a dynamic content based on data received from a data source may be shared by generating a shareable content container comprising shareable content components. The shareable content components may utilize a static copy of data instead of accessing the data source. In some cases, the shareable content components may determine accessibility to the data source. The data may be retrieved in ease the data source is accessible, and the static copy may be used in case the data source is not accessible. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041923 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENTLY READING A PARTITIONED DIRECTORY INCIDENT TO A SERIALIZED PROCESS - A method of reading data from a partitioned directory incident to a serialized process. A first read and an offset value are received. A first data block in a modeled fully partitioned directory is identified based on the offset value and a predetermined number of entries associated with a buffer. It is determined whether the first data block in the fully partitioned directory is present in the actual partitioned directory. Zeros are written in the buffer if the first data block in the fully partitioned directory is not present in the actual partitioned directory otherwise the first data block associated with the actual partitioned directory is written to the buffer. A second data block is similarly read by a second read operation and written. The second data block is associated with a second subdirectory, selected based on a horizontal node traversal at a node level of said first subdirectory. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041924 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING DATA - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system for defining at least a portion within a simulation modeling file for copying from an original location, thus defining an identified portion. A destination location is defined for the identified portion. A multi-threaded copying procedure is effectuated to copy the identified portion from the original location to the destination location, thus generating a copied portion of the simulation modeling file. The multi-threaded copying procedure utilizes at least two processing threads. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041925 | Using HDMI-CEC to identify a codeset - A home entertainment device eliminates the need to use multiple remote's. The device is connected (by wired and/or wireless links) to electronic consumer devices (ECDs) to be controlled. A user uses a portable display device to view pages served by the device, and thereby to communicate with the device and indirectly control the ECDs. In a first aspect, a HDMI-CEC communication is used to identify a codeset from a codeset database. In a second aspect, the codeset of a remote is identified by serving pictures of remotes to the user. The user selects a picture and the system looks up its codeset. In a third aspect, keys on an illustration of a remote are dragged and dropped to create a new custom remote. In a fourth aspect, the user supplies a digital photograph of a remote. The system performs optical recognition and identifies the type of remote and its codeset. | 2012-02-16 |
20120041926 | TECHNIQUES FOR INCREASING THE USEFULNESS OF TRANSACTION LOGS - Techniques for making light-weight checkpoints in logs of streams of transactions and for extending the logs from the checkpoints. The state saved in the light weight checkpoint need only include the state of all transactions that are active at a prior point in the log and are still active at the checkpoint. A log is extended from the checkpoint by processing new transactions in the transaction stream beginning at the prior point to produce the extending log. When the checkpoint is reached, the state saved at the checkpoint is used to continue to produce the extending log. Techniques are further disclosed for selecting points in the stream of transactions at which the checkpoints may be made and for determining the distance between checkpoints. As disclosed, the log in which the checkpoints are used is a logical log made from a physical log produced by a relational database system. The logical log may be used for replication and for data mining. | 2012-02-16 |