22nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140149233 | Interactive system and method of products, services, intelligent information and the like - An interactive system includes an interactive society involving places and products being simulated as a real social network, and an user interactive module adapted for a user to configure a virtual character and to play a role in the interactive society, and a business module implanting different advertisements into places and products in the interactive society to interact with the user. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149234 | MANAGEMENT OF RESTAURANT INFORMATION AND SERVICE BY CUSTOMERS - A method of managing restaurant information and service by restaurant customers. A point-of-sale (POS) device at a restaurant identifies a customer at the restaurant, links with a network server associated with a restaurant customer service to which the customer belongs, and transmits an amount owed by the customer for food or other items to a financial services provider. A server associated with the restaurant customer service allows the customer to create a personal file accessible only by the customer and others designated by the customer. Each personal file includes certain entries including a rating, review, or other information concerning restaurants patronized by the members of the customer service. The POS device prompts the customer for such entries after the financial services provider approves payment of the amount owed. The entries are then transmitted to the customer service for entry in the customer's personal file. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149235 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING GROUP ACTIVITIES - Methods and systems for providing a lifestyle companion system are provided. The lifestyle companion system can provide a platform to conduct a user interview. Based on the user interview responses, the system can suggest activities, references, and/or plug-in modules. During performance of activities, the system can provide audio and/or visual cues related to the activities and collect data indicative of the user's performance. Based on the collected data, the system can dynamically adapt the user's goals and/or activities the user is performing or will perform. In some embodiments of the present invention, the lifestyle companion system of the present invention can be applied to fitness, nutrition, and/or medical modules. The system also can be used to facilitate synchronous group activities. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149236 | REMINDER CALENDARING BASED ON RECEIPT DATA - A computer-implemented method is disclosed for calendaring reminders. Within the method, one or more point-of-sale transactions may be conducted. The transactions may involve a computer system and a customer possessing a mobile computing device. The computer system may store receipt data documenting the transactions. The computer system may also search the receipt data in an effort to locate one or more products having predictable purchase periodicity. When such products are identified, one or more appropriate reminders for subsequent purchases of the one or more products may be scheduled. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149237 | SERVICE AND PRODUCT PURCHASE AND PAYMENT SYSTEM - “SERVICE AND PRODUCT PURCHASE AND PAYMENT SYSTEM”, | 2014-05-29 |
20140149238 | GIFT-REGISTRY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method is disclosed for administering a gift registry. Within the method, a computer system may associate or link a gift registry to a computing device in the possession of a customer. A point-of-sale system forming part of the computer system may then initiate a transaction comprising the purchase of an item by the customer. The computer system may identify a link between the computing device and the transaction, determine that the item is listed within the gift registry, and receive confirmation that the item was purchased for the gift registry. Accordingly, the computer system may modify the gift registry to reflect the purchase of the item. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149239 | RECIPE-SUGGESTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method is disclosed for suggesting recipes. Within the method, one or more point-of-sale transactions may be conducted. The transactions may involve a computer system and a customer possessing a mobile computing device. The computer system may store receipt data documenting the transactions. The computer system may also receive a request from the mobile computing device for one or more recipes, analyze the receipt data to identify at least one of the food patterns and food preferences of the customer, and identify one or more recipes corresponding to at least one of the food patterns and food preferences. The computer system may then pass the one or more recipes to the mobile computing device. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149240 | METHOD FOR COLLECTING POINT-OF-SALE DATA - A method for generating a website includes obtaining a seed input associated with an entity. The seed input may include one or more keywords, such as a business name. Obtaining the seed input may include receiving the seed input from the user, or the seed input may be obtained without input from the user. The seed input is used to identify the entity. The method further includes retrieving, using at least one of the seed input and the identification of the entity, content relevant to the entity from one or more data stores. Retrieving the content may include using one or more categories relevant to the entity to identify the content. The website is generated without an input from the entity, and includes at least a portion of the content. Generating the website may include identifying a template having a plurality of content regions for containing the content. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149241 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED PRODUCT OR ORDER FULFILLMENT - Embodiments relate to a method, system and computer program product for obtaining at least one product or service using a provider's point of sale (POS) system. The method includes placing an order for at least one product or service in the POS using a mobile device; determining a geolocation of the mobile device; placing the order into a queue in the POS system; calculating a distance between the mobile device and the POS system; determining when the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of the POS system; and fulfilling the order or service when the mobile device is within the predetermined distance. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149242 | MODULAR MERCHANDISER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAME - A modular merchandiser and system with a frame of vertical posts and horizontal bars is carried on legs and carries grid elements sandwiching an indicia panel. Adjacent merchandiser panels can be linearly, perpendicularly or angularly (from about 10° to 350°) joined, and placed on the front end or other positions in various locations to carry various product on novel, height adjustable accessories and merchandising effects. Various parts of the merchandiser and the accessories therefor may be obtained in a first financial transaction (lease or sale) and others in subsequent financial transactions to update the same. Supporting special software can be similarly obtained and used to achieve uniform displays by using the included indicia panel. The system permits easier, less expensive, less wasteful, faster, and more environmentally friendly updating of the merchandiser, accessories, frame and grid portions separately. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149243 | VENDOR DOWNLOAD INTEGRATION - System for software vendor integration into an electronic marketplace. An example system receives, via an electronic software marketplace and from a user who is signed in to the electronic software marketplace, a request to download a software application hosted by a software vendor. The example system populates a form request for the software application with information from a user profile associated with the user, and submits the form request to the software vendor such that the user can download the software application directly from the software vendor. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149244 | DEMAND AGGREGATION TO ENABLE EFFICIENT NEIGHBORHOOD DELIVERY - A method, apparatus, and system of demand aggregation in a geo-spatial network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes creating an item group associated with a registered user of a geo-spatial network, inviting a set of neighboring users geo-spatially proximate to the registered user to join the item group, placing at least one of the set of neighboring users as a member of the item group and/or communicating items of the item group to a set of providers of the items of the item group. The method may include placing a good and/or a service in the item group, and/or generating a frequency data, a pricing data, a unit data, and/or a time data. The method may further include geo-fencing the item group in an area that encompasses a neighborhood community in a threshold geographical radius from the registered user who creates the item group. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149245 | Method and System For Providing A Social Trade Network - The aim of this system is to enable a negotiation between groups of buyers and variety of sellers. The negotiation between the buyers and sellers is possible through an automatic system of matching between buyers' requests and sellers' offers. The buyers' requests are united by the system in terms of quantity and quality of the requests. Then, the negotiation between the buyers and sellers is conducted between the united requests of the buyers and the coupons/offers which the sellers offer to that group until a transaction is made and both sides agree on the terms of the transaction. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149246 | Method and system for entity customization in a Hierarchical Service Provider, Multi-tenant system - A method and system for entity customization in a hierarchical service provider, multi-tenant system is disclosed. The method disclosed uniquely identifies plurality of participants in the hierarchical system as a root service provider, sub-provider or a tenant. Further, the method enables identification of entities as customizable or non-customizable and authorizes the participants to customize the respective entity. The method enables to define scope of the entity that indicates whether the entity is applicable to a tenant or a provider or a sub-provider or a combination of these. The method enables identification of non-customizable or mandatory attributes within an entity. Further, the method aggregates customizations through the hierarchy and applies them for a specific tenant or a provider. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149247 | System and Method for Order Processing - Here, we present a system/method for the business or e-commerce on-line (e.g. Internet or computer network) with respect to promotion, products, sales, distribution, percentages for different parties, chain of distributions and fulfillment, responsibilities and tasks, contracts between different parties, and awards. Different variations and examples are also presented here. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149248 | RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - A network device is configured to receive purchase information and receive, from a social networking server, information regarding a friend of the user. The network device is further configured to receive additional purchase information associated with the friend. The network device is further configured to generate, based on a result of comparing the purchase information and the additional purchase information, a recommendation, and send the recommendation to a user device associated with the user. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149249 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AND/OR RECOMMENDING THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO A USER - Systems and methods are described for an electronic services management system that enables a user to manage all or many of his or her third party products and services from one electronic platform. Specifically, the system includes operative connections to service provider systems so as to track customer usage of various third party products and services, and thus provide the user with a consolidated view of the user's products and services and enable the user to track usage and expense of the services, compare the expense to predetermined budget amounts, compare the usage to other users, etc. Additionally, the services management system recommends personalized product or service offerings to users based on the users' preferences and specific service usage. Further, the system provides alerts to the users when certain usage or expenditure thresholds are reached, when payments become due, or when new offers, deals, or service promotions become available. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149250 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHENTICATING BANK TRANSACTIONS UTILIZING AN ELECTRONIC WAFER - A system and method of verifying a financial transaction at least partially conducted at an electronic device is authorized transaction is presented. First, the method determines that a request for a financial transaction is being requested at the electronic device. Upon that detection, biometric data from an electronic chip in the electronic device is read. Biometric data such as facial features and/or fingerprints are taken from the user of the electronic device. Biometric data stored in an electronic chip stored in the electronic device is compared the biometric data received from the user to determine if the user is the owner of the electronic device. The method allows the financial transaction to be conducted with the electronic device when the user of the electronic device is the owner of the electronic device and prevents the financial transaction when the user is not the owner of the electronic device. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149251 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING BUYERS AND SELLERS BASED ON BUSINESS ORIENTED PARAMETERS - There are provided systems and method for matching buyers and sellers based on business oriented parameters. An exemplary method may include receiving at least one seller attribute for a seller of a business, at least one business attribute for the business, and at least one buyer attribute for each of a plurality of buyers of the business, determining at least one seller parameter from the at least one seller attribute, determining the at least one business parameter from the at least one business attribute, determining at least one buyer parameter from the at least one buyer attribute, and comparing, using one or more hardware processors of a server, the at least one seller parameter and the at least one business parameter to the at least one buyer parameter for the each of the plurality of buyers to obtain a list of matches for the business and the plurality of buyers. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149252 | DYNAMIC TEMPLATE SELECTOR AND DATA INTEGRITY ENGINE FOR INSPECTION REPORTS - An electronic inspection report system includes a dynamic integrity checker. Upon reception of inspection data from mobile devices, the date from similar and related fields is cross-correlated to identify any inconsistencies or discrepancies. This data is also compared with third party data that may be related to the item or similar item. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149253 | TASKING SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC UNIT, TRADING SYSTEM FOR A CUSTOMIZED ELECTRONIC UNIT, QUALITY CONTROLLING SYSTEM FOR TRADING A CUSTOMIZED ELECTRONIC UNIT AND METHODS THEREOF - A tasking system for manufacturing an electronic unit is provided. The tasking system is connected to a network platform, the electronic unit includes at least a board circuit and an IC chip corresponded to an IC program. The tasking system includes a task assignment side, a first task processing side and a second task processing side. The task assignment side is connected to the network platform for proving a task requesting table and publishes the task requesting table to the network platform, wherein the task requesting table is corresponded to the electronic unit. The first task processing side is connected to the network platform. The first task processing side constructs the IC chip in accordance with the task requesting table. The second task processing side is connected to the network platform, and the second task processing side constructs the board circuit in accordance with the task requesting table. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149254 | INTERNET TRANSACTION AND USER INTERFACE THEREFOR - A user account including a personal profile is stored by a server for subsequent use. The user is provided a list of displayable entries sortable using specified criteria in a manner that allows the user to review a selection of entries and to make a change to the selection prior to submitting a transaction for processing. Responsive to a request to log into the user account, the identity of the user is verified. Once verified, the transaction is facilitated between a vendor and the user pursuant to instructions from the user. The instructions are generated based on a shopping cart screen rendered by a client device of the user. The user is sent a confirmation message regarding the transaction while the user is logged in the server. The user can be provided an account screen allowing access to information relating to user transactions and information relating to an account balance. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149255 | STORE DISPLAY ON-DEVICE DEMONSTRATIONS - A communications device, such as mobile device, may be utilized to render information about another device. In an example embodiment, a first mobile device may detect a second device, and the first device may identify the second device. Based on the identification of the second device, the first device may retrieve information associated with the second device. The first device may render the retrieved information on a display of the first device. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149256 | ESL SYSTEM, METHOD OF CHECKING INFORMATIONS OF GOODS AND PAYING THEREFOR - Disclosed herein is an electronic shelf label (ESL) system. The ESL system includes a main server; a client server transmitting or receiving information of goods stored in the main server through a communications network; and an electronic tag transmitting or receiving the information of goods to/from the client server through a sink node, wherein the electronic tag includes: a storage unit storing the information of goods received from the client server; an identification unit identifying goods corresponding to the information of goods; and a short-distance communication module. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149257 | Customized Shopping - An embodiment of the invention includes a network-accessible compute node, which includes a local storage storing reference images. Each reference image can depict one or more preferences, which can include a quality, a feature, a characteristic, an attribute, a type, and/or a form. Each preference can be associated with a distinctive pattern and a preference criterion. An embodiment includes an optimization module. The optimization module can learn the distinctive patterns from the reference images. The optimization module can also access a remote storage storing images of commodities and use pattern recognition to identify, from the remote storage, one or more images of commodities meeting the preference criterion selected by a user. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149258 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AGGREGATING AND DISPLAYING CONTENT - Systems and methods are provided for identifying, extracting, mapping, and updating product information. Further, systems and methods are provided to view the product information on a portable computing device or a personal computing device. On the portable computing device, the display of product information is made available either through a dedicated mobile application or through a website link. On a personal computing device, the display of product information is made available either through a desktop application or through a website link. The product information is updated on an ongoing basis to provide current product information to the end user. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149259 | CONSUMER CENTRIC ONLINE PRODUCT RESEARCH - Embodiments of the invention relate to providing online product research. Data related to an activity performed by a consumer at a first electronic commerce website is collected. The collected data includes information about a first product, and the information about the first product is stored as product research data. The product research data is associated with the consumer. It is detected that the consumer is accessing a location in a second electronic commerce website that includes information about a second product. The product research data is searched for data related to the information about the second product. The information about the first product is located in response to searching the product research data for data related to the information about the second product, and the consumer is presented with the information about the first product along with the information about the second product. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149260 | GIFT ENTITLEMENT NOTIFICATION AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - There is provided systems and method for a gift entitlement notification and delivery. A payment provider server may receive a gift entitlement from a first user. A gift entitlement may correspond to a gift for a second user, such as a credit at a merchant. The gift entitlement may be known or unknown to the second user. The gift may be retained by the payment provider until the second user is in a gifting opportunity with the merchant, for example, by traveling to the merchant and/or purchasing items with the merchant. If the gifting opportunity qualifies for the gift entitlement, the gift entitlement may be transmitted to the second user or the merchant. The gifting opportunity may qualify for the gift entitlement by meeting the terms attached to the gift entitlement. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149261 | TWO-WAY TOUCH-SCREEN BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the disclosure generally set forth a two-way touch screen based communication system. One example method may include receiving an order for an item from a first touch screen device via a first network, wherein the order is associated with a first identification for a merchant, a second identification for the customer, and a negotiable parameter reflective of a preference of the customer. The method may also include making available the order for a second touch screen device of the merchant to retrieve via a second network and to display and prior to completing processing of the order, transmitting a first response to the preference of the customer to the first touch screen device via the first network. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149262 | Controlling Data Access and Rate in a Network - Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for controlling data access and rate in a network. An enforcement application can detect a request for a data session and determine how and when the requested data session is to be established. The enforcement application can consider various data, input obtained at the user device, and/or other considerations including subscriber data and network data. Based upon these data, the enforcement application can determine network congestion, available resources, available bandwidth, an allocation rate of congestion credits (“credits”) for the user, a flow rate of the credits from an account to a credit pool, and a usage rate of the credits from the credit pool. The enforcement application can be configured to enforce the usage rate against a data session and to issue one or more commands to control the data session. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149263 | Data Assembly, Transfer and Storage - A user registers with a server system and provides user data (e.g., personal information). The server system divides the user data into multiple components. Each device in a set of devices receives a component of the user data for storage. When the user accesses a web page through a host device that includes one or more data fields into which user data can be entered, the host device receives the components of the user data from the devices in the set. The host device reassembles the user data based on the received components. When an authorization gesture is performed by the user with a storage device from the set of devices, the host device inserts the user data in the data field. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149264 | Method and system for virtual collaborative shopping - The present invention provides an apparatus and process to share digital images and videos of a user wearing virtual apparel. The invention comprises of a camera | 2014-05-29 |
20140149265 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAKING AN INVENTORY OF CONTAINERS FOR LIQUID - A computer based system for taking the physical inventory of liquids dispensed in full and partially full containers. A database stores images of containers and their associated volumes. The containers to be inventoried are identified by a user and input to a computer at a graphical user interface (GUI) input/output. A computer causes the display of an image of the container and a sliding level indicator at the GUI. The level indicator is slidable along the image. The computer calculates a volume of liquid remaining in the container as a function of the position of the level indicator along the image of the container. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149266 | STOCK SYSTEM - A stock system which includes a stock management apparatus. The apparatus has an input device, a memory, an output device and a processor. The memory device includes a stock line data collection which relates to a stock line and has an identifier unique to the stock line, a cost item relating to the cost incurred per stock item and a stock level item. The processor has query processing means for generating the required gross profit item for the stock line from a desired stockturn item, the desired mark-up item, the cost item and the stock level item for the stock line. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149267 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A VENDING NETWORK - In one embodiment, a server includes a memory device and a processor configured to execute a set of instructions to communicate with a property management system, wherein the server receives transaction data from the property management system, the transaction data associated with a transaction and comprising a transaction type or a transaction class. The processor may inspect each transaction type or transaction class, compare each transaction type or transaction class to one or more allowed transaction types or transaction classes, and communicate approval of the respective transaction when the transaction type or transaction class has been previously approved to perform with the property management system. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149268 | AUTOMATED SALES TAX PAYMENT SYSTEM - Described are technologies relating to transaction processing. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described herein can be embodied in methods that include the actions of calculating, in relation to a transaction, one or more tax amounts associated with a price of the transaction, obtaining, in relation to a payment source, an approval for at least the price of the transaction and the one or more tax amounts, thereby defining an approved sales transaction, and, subsequent to obtaining the approval, (a) settling at least a revenue portion of one or more approved sales transactions in favor of a first account, and (b) settling the one or more tax amounts in favor of a second account that is different than the first account. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149269 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROCESSING CUSTOMER SERVICE TRANSACTIONS AT CUSTOMER SITE USING MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - Techniques are described for facilitating delivery and adjustments of customer orders at a customer delivery site. A delivery courier is assigned a mobile field computing device for facilitating delivery and order adjustments of customer orders associated with that courier's delivery route. The mobile field computing device includes memory for storing customer order history data and delivery route data downloaded from a server system. The delivery route data stored in the mobile field computing device may be used by the delivery courier to facilitate delivery of the customer orders. Further, the delivery courier may use the mobile field computing device to process a variety of different order adjustment transactions at a customer delivery site. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149270 | HVAC CONTROLLER WITH INTEGRATED METERING - A controller for a private unit in a multi-unit building is provided. The controller operates the private unit's HVAC equipment, and includes a processor, output display, memory, and a RF module for communication. The controller is operable to receive temperature or flow values of a fluid passing through the HVAC equipment. Using the received temperature values of the fluid passing through the HVAC equipment, the controller calculates a measured value of HVAC usage of the HVAC equipment. The measured value can be in units of energy or in dollars. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149271 | System and Method for Graphically Displaying Market Related Data Using Fixed Size Bars - A system and method are provided for displaying market related data, such as traded volume at each price level, or any other trader-selected values, using one or more fixed size bars. In one preferred embodiment, a graphical display interface is provided and includes a plurality of fixed size bars that display traded volume at different price levels. In such an embodiment, the length of each bar may correspond to a predefined maximum value, and each bar may be progressively color-coded using a first graphical format to represent traded volume that is lower than the maximum value. If the traded volume exceeds the maximum value, the overflow value may be represented by progressively color-coding the bar using a second graphical format that may be used in relation to the first graphical format color-coding. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149272 | INTEROFFICE BANK OFFERED RATE FINANCIAL PRODUCT AND IMPLEMENTATION - The present invention is a system, method, and resultant financial for enabling a transparent estimation of an inter-bank offered interest rate which is dependent on market participant's estimations of current lending and borrowing rates. The improved functionality arises through inclusion of both estimated borrowing rates and estimated lending rates to determine a mean inter-bank offered rate. The process implements panel observers, and exception criteria, to preclude determinations biased by skewed estimates provided by panel members and or panel participants. The improved process and system of the present invention further allows implementation of creditworthiness adjustments to inter-bank offered rates based on the creditworthiness of the panel participants, as well as implementation of obligated transactions as a means for dissuading panel members and/or panel participants from submitting biased estimates. The improved mean inter-bank offered rate forms the foundation for financial products whose value is derived from the mean inter-bank offered rate. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149273 | Market Microstructure Data Method and Appliance - A system and apparatus generates trading algorithms as data feeds. These data feeds are derived from market data feeds from electronic trading platforms. Functions of invention include the generation of the feeds as market microstructure analytics, trading algorithm building blocks, market behavior and risk estimates that are synchronized with underlying market data feeds. The invention incorporates utilities for agent-driven simulation of multiple electronic markets, and real-time testing and calibration of trading strategies. By delivering critical market dynamics that have not been available so far to market participants, the invention is projected to cut the cost of designing, implementing, and validating trading strategies while also increasing trading performance significantly. The invention will have an equalizing effect on trading by enabling retail investors to remain competitive with high speed traders. This equalizing effect will complement many trading platforms' initiatives for attracting retail flow to enhance their trading volumes and liquidity quality. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149274 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF TRADING EXECUTIONS - The present invention relates to electronic trading of securities. In some embodiments, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for optimizing the distribution of trading executions in an investor's accounts. Pursuant to some embodiments, an integer allocation algorithm is provided. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149275 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRICE IMPROVEMENT, PARTICIPATION, AND INTERNALIZATION - A method for stock option trading includes receiving an option order at a market, contemporaneously receiving a copy of the option order at an electronic drop (EDrop) system, which is separate and distinct from the market, obtaining a potential cross quantity and a potential cross price based on the option order at the EDrop system, and submitting, through the EDrop system, a contra-order, with respect to the option order, to the market for fulfillment, wherein the contra-order specifies at least one of an underlying security potential cross quantity, and the potential cross price. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149276 | System and Method for Providing Electronic Price Feeds for Tradeable Objects - System and methods for a price feed generation are described. According to an example method described herein, upon receiving market information including a plurality of linear prices and order quantities, a reference price level is selected and a price feed message is generated to include the reference price level and the plurality of order quantities. The price feed message is then provided to client terminals. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149277 | MICROFINANCE FUNDS AGGREGATION FOR A RETAIL INVESTOR - A computer-implemented system and method supporting microfinance funds aggregation for a retail investor are disclosed. A particular example embodiment includes receiving a purchase request at a host site from an investor at an investor site, the purchase request including information identifying a security offered for sale by a security issuer on the host site; facilitating payment for the security by the investor via a financial site; receiving confirmation of payment for the security; and sending confirmation of payment for the security to the investor. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149278 | System and Method for Digital Document Management - A method and system for processing an application for a financing product for a user in an electronic financing system, by a) authenticating the user by verifying identification and validation responses presented by the user at a computing device; b) transmitting a passcode to the authenticated user; c) providing a digital agreement document associated with the financing product for display to the authenticated user at the computing device; d) verifying a passcode entered by the user to electronically sign the digital agreement document, against the transmitted passcode; and e) if the entered passcode is verified, registering an approved financing product for the user in the electronic financing system. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149279 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS SUBJECT TO DIFFERENT FINANCING TERMS - A financial payment vehicle, such as a charge or credit card, provides lower financing terms on purchases that meet specified criteria (i.e. a minimum threshold transaction amount, a purchase from a particular industry or at particular merchants, and/or other enrollment qualifications) and further provides standard financing terms for purchases that do not meet the criteria. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149280 | REAL-TIME MULTI MASTER TRANSACTION - According to some embodiments, a system comprises a plurality of data centers communicatively coupled by a network. The data centers include an assigned data center and a second data center. The assigned data center receives a request for a session, determines the session passes authentication, and communicates session information to the second data center indicating the session passes authentication. The assigned data center also receives a first message comprising a first portion of transaction information and communicates synchronization data for replicating the first portion of transaction information at the second data center. The second data center receives a second message comprising a second portion of transaction information. The system facilitates a financial transaction in real-time based on the first portion and the second portion of transaction information. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149281 | SIGN INTERFACE CONTROL WITH OPTIONAL PAYMENT - An interface control is activated to provide a signature to a legal document, an application for a contractual obligation or other document requesting legal signature, in conjunction with an optional payment mechanism. The interface control initiates facilitation of signing of the document or application, and optionally enables payment for the document, application or associated product or service. A client signature generated from a client with a client device and purchasing data of the client are provided in a transaction in response to activation of the interface control. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149282 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS BASED ON CONSUMER CHARACTERISTICS - Methods are disclosed for processing electronic transactions between a merchant and a consumer based on physical geography. A method includes receiving payment data associated with a consumer payment card; transmitting the payment data, over a network, to a third party; receiving, over the network, information for determining whether a geofence associated with the merchant matches a geofence associated with the consumer; and processing a transaction with the consumer based on whether the consumer geofence ID matches a geofence ID associated with the merchant. Systems for processing electronic transactions between a merchant and a consumer based on physical geography are also disclosed. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149283 | ACCOUNT OPENING COMPUTER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - The present invention provides, in alternative embodiments, a computer architecture and/or computer implemented methods for account opening. In some embodiments, an integrated, component-based technology platform, globally standardized, business configurable account opening processes are separate and decoupled from the user interface screens and are directly manageable by business functionality and/or personnel. In various embodiments, the invention provides pause and resume, save and retrieve, cross-channel, metrics, audit tracking, data logging, and/or straight-through processing capabilities for account opening. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149284 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FUNDING TRANSACTIONS USING DEBIT CARDS ISSUED BY ONE INSTITUTION AND FUNDS FROM ACCOUNTS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS - Methods, apparatus, and systems for funding transactions disclosed herein may operate to configure a plurality of backup funding sources for a primary funding source, and enable a consumer associated with the primary funding source to select at least one backup funding source among the plurality of backup funding sources. A request to fund a transaction associated with the primary funding source may be received, and the transaction may be funded using funds from at least one of the primary funding source and the at least one selected backup funding source. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149285 | EFFECTING PAYMENTS VIA MOBILE PHONES - Methods and systems for effecting mobile payments. A token for a payment is generated generating at a first mobile phone. The token is transferred between the first mobile phone and a second mobile phone, and is encashed at at least one of: the first mobile phone and the second mobile phone. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149286 | Transaction Execution - A method and apparatus are disclosed for storing data. The method includes the steps of, when a transaction executing terminal is in a non-communicative state with respect to a primary authorizing node, storing data associated with at least one transaction carried out at the terminal, and authorized by a further authorizing node, under fault tolerant conditions. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149287 | System and Method for Donating Money Using a Mobile Electronic Device - This invention allows a patron at an event who is without cash to donate money using a mobile electronic device. The invention is a mobile electronic-device based method for sending money from a donor to a donee. Location detecting means detect the location of the donor's mobile electronic device and the locations of possible donees in close proximity to the mobile electronic device. The donor may additionally search for donees who are not in close proximity to the mobile electronic device and donate to them. The donor is prompted to choose its intended donee, prompted to enter validating information, and prompted to select the intended donation amount. Upon sending the money it is routed through a mobile application and a website application, at which time the funds are deducted from the donor's account and a barcode receipt is generated. The funds are then routed to the donee's account. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149288 | Personalized Budgets for Financial Services - An illustrative embodiment of a computer-implemented process for personalized financial budget tracking receives a request for a user purchase transaction, wherein the user purchase transaction is one of a purchase transaction and a payment transaction and responsive to a determination of a payment method, determines whether the user purchase transaction is authorized. Responsive to a determination the user purchase transaction is authorized, the computer-implemented process determines whether personalized expense categories are activated and responsive to a determination the personalized expense categories are activated, prompts for a category code. Responsive to receiving the category code, the computer-implemented process tracks expenses using a personalization category code received, wherein the personalization category code received is associated with the user purchase transaction. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149289 | Method and Apparatus for the Restricted Transfer of Funds - The following invention is a method and apparatus for the restricted transfer of funds that allows for users to set a transfer amount they are willing to transfer, place restrictions on the transfer of the funds through the insertion of a restriction identity or category, transfer the funds to a second bank account subject to the restrictions placed on the funds. This invention allows payor's to associate restrictions on future expenses such as which merchant, which category of item, or which specific item a payee is allowed to purchase. Further, a method for the creation of a secure digital check is disclosed and claimed. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149290 | RESERVATION-BASED PREAUTHORIZATION PAYMENT SYSTEM - A method and system for allowing the setting of reservations and the pre-authorization of credit to purchase a desired service for which a reservation is made. A customer accesses a reservation system that is integrated with a credit authorization system. The customer may make a reservation and substantially simultaneously become pre-authorized to pay for services to be provided at the reservation by one of any number of credit providers. Pre-authorized credit and reservation information is then supplied to the service provider in advance of services being provided, expediting the overall transaction time and allowing for a secure and cardless transaction procedure. The reservation and preauthorization information are typically stored upon the reservation system and then passed to the point-of-sale systems, but other types of input/output storage devices could be used to perform this function. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149291 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE - A method for secure electronic commercial transactions that uses a networked payment server to communicate a pre-defined purchase ticket to a registered buyer of the payment server in response to a purchase request received over a network that identifies the registered buyer and a registered seller of the payment server with whom the registered buyer is entering into a commercial transaction. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149292 | MERCHANT CATEGORY CODES IN A PROXY CARD TRANSACTION - Transmitting category codes to payment instruments in proxy card transactions comprises receiving a first payment request to authorize a proxy card transaction, the first payment request identifying a proxy account of a user for payment of the transaction and a merchant category code associated with the merchant; selecting a financial account associated with the proxy account to fund the transaction; communicating a second payment request to authorize the transaction to a financial account system associated with the selected financial account, the second payment request comprising the merchant category code associated with the merchant; receiving an authorization for the transaction from the financial account system to fund the transaction using the selected financial account; and communicating an authorization for the transaction to the merchant computing device in response to receiving the authorization for the transaction from the financial account system to fund the transaction using the selected financial account. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149293 | TRANSACTION TOKEN ISSUING AUTHORITIES - Systems, methods, apparatus, processes, computer program code and means for conducting transactions are described which allow a first party to a transaction to identify a second party to a transaction. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149294 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SECURE END-TO-END AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS - A method and system for performing secure end-to-end authentication of an electronic transaction initiated by a user using a user device is provided. At least one secret element comprising payload data encrypted using at least two cryptographic keys is generated and transmitted to the user device. An image of the at least one secret element is captured and analyzed by an authentication device. The image is analyzed to extract the payload data by decrypting the payload data using at least two cryptographic keys. Geo-location of the user device and the authentication device is determined if the extracted payload data is associated with a unique URL including a string. Based on the determination, a secure page displayed on the authentication is accessed using the unique URL. Finally, the transaction is processed after verification of the transaction details on the secure page and the transaction is confirmed. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149295 | UNIVERSAL SECURE REGISTRY - In one embodiment, a user device is configured to allow a user to select any one of a plurality of accounts associated with the user to employ in a financial transaction. In one embodiment, the user device includes a biometric sensor configured to receive a biometric input provided by the user, a user interface configured to receive a user input including secret information known to the user and identifying information concerning an account selected by the user from the plurality of accounts. In a further embodiment, the user device includes a communication link configured to communicate with a secure registry, and a processor coupled to the biometric sensor to receive information concerning the biometric input, the user interface, and the communication link. According to one embodiment, the processor is configured to generate a non-predictable value and to generate encrypted authentication information from the non-predictable value, the identifying information, and at least one of the information concerning the biometric input and the secret information, and to communicate the encrypted authentication information via the communication link to the secure registry. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149296 | ENHANCED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE UTILIZING DIRECT PART MARKING - Systems and methods are discussed for use in preventative maintenance and repair systems for semiconductor fabrication equipment. Each semiconductor fabrication system and its replacement components are marked with a unique identification so they may be individually tracked and managed. Data is associated with each fabrication system and component. A component management terminal accesses the data to facilitate preventative maintenance and repair of the semiconductor fabrication equipment. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149297 | AUTOMATED VALUATION MODEL WITH CUSTOMIZABLE NEIGHBORHOOD DETERMINATION - Automated valuation model with customizable neighborhood determination. A map image is displayed corresponding to a geographical area, and then user input accommodates definition of a particularly defined geographic area to provide custom identification of a neighborhood to be subject to automated valuation. Once the defined geographic area is established, the automated valuation model is applied to property data corresponding to properties within the defined geographic area. A subject property and corresponding properties within the defined geographic area are then displayed on a map image, preferably with articulation of the defined geographic area as the neighborhood of interest. The neighborhood may be defined by, among other criteria, inclusion within a user-defined shape, as well as exclusion of a user-defined shape from a displayed geographic area. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149298 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DOCUMENTS - Stored trial information is accessed. A privileged document list is obtained identifying a selected set of the plurality of documents including documents identified as privileged. An unselected set is identified including documents not belonging to the selected set. A plurality of context triggered piecewise hashes is generated. At least one match likelihood value is calculated between the at least one document of the selected set and the at least one document of the unselected set based on the plurality of context triggered piecewise hashes. At least one potentially privileged document is identified in the unselected set based on the at least one match likelihood value with at least one document from the selected set. At least one of the at least one potentially privileged document is added to the privileged document list. Documents excluded from the modified privileged document list are prepared for transfer. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149299 | 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 and a database management system 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. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149300 | CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION TOOL FOR BUILDING WALLS THAT MEET BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS - A system gathers user data from a user, analyzes the user data to identify material requirements and construction methods to construct walls in a way that meets building code requirements. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149301 | SOCIAL NETWORK DRIVEN SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND DESIGN - A social network driven system and methods directed to the planning and design of an environment that enables users to share and exchange information related to components and elements related to the parcel as well as the consequences or impact of a particular architectural landscape. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149302 | LIVE RESUME - A system and method of providing a live resume by a system is provided. The system is in communication with a service provider and the user has a user profile in the system. The method includes querying the service provider for user information relating to the user. The user information is received from the service provider. The received user information is grouped into predetermined categories. Attribute scores in the predetermined categories are determined based on the grouped user information. A matrix of the attribute scores of the user is provided. The matrix represents the live resume of the user. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149303 | Apparatus and Method for Dynamically Optimized Eligibility Determination, Data Acquisition, and Application Completion - The most preferred embodiments of the present invention comprise one or more structured computerized databases comprising: a set of outcomes, each with a corresponding set of appropriately-expressed eligibility requirements; a set of applications or forms and their corresponding necessary and unique named data elements, or variables, which may or may not relate to the aforementioned set of outcomes; a set of questions corresponding to the set of variables, each question relating to one or more variables; a set of question scripts corresponding to the set of questions, with one script per question; a set of question help prompt scripts corresponding to the set of questions, with one help prompt per question; a set of interview constructs that semantically relate sets of questions; and a subject definition comprised of named locations used to store variables and their corresponding values. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149304 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING FRAUD - Certain embodiments of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for detecting fraud. According to an implementation of the disclosed technology, a method is provided that includes: receiving entity-supplied information including at least a name, a social security number, and a mailing address associated with a request for a payment or a benefit from a government agency; querying one or more public or private databases with the entity-supplied information; receiving a plurality of independent information in response to the querying; determining, based at least in part on a comparison of the entity-supplied information with at least a portion of the plurality of independent information, indicators of fraud; and outputting, for display, zero or more indicators of fraud. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149305 | PASSENGER TRACKING - According to some examples, vehicles may be guided along a path including multiple waypoints and stop points that are sequentially submitted to a routing application. Instructions associated with the waypoints and stop points may be presented on a display to assist in guiding the vehicle along the path. According to other examples, people boarding and/or getting off the vehicle may be tracked. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149306 | Method and System for Providing a Remote Shipping Cost Estimate Based on Image Data of Goods to be Shipped - An improved method for providing a remote shipping cost estimate of goods is disclosed, the method including remotely receiving image data of a transferee's goods, obtaining a shipping cost estimate of the transferee's goods that is based on the remotely received image data, and making the shipping cost estimate available to the transferee. In preferred embodiments, image data is digital data that can be uploaded by a transferee through a user interface and received by an estimator over a computer network such as the Internet. In some preferred embodiments, the method can be computer-based, and in some embodiments it can be implemented by a software system stored on computer-readable media. This improved method adds a new level of convenience for both estimators and transferees, while also improving the efficiency of providing shipping cost estimates in general. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149307 | APPARATUS AND SERVER FOR ON-LINE ACCEPTING POSTAL MATTER AND METHODS FOR THE SAME - Provided is an apparatus for on-line accepting a postal matter. The apparatus for on-line accepting a postal matter according to the present invention includes a user terminal configured to transmit acceptation information for accepting a postal matter through a communication session for on-line accepting a user's postal matter or receive a control command for accepting the postal matter; and a postal matter processing unit configured to extract the acceptation information from the postal matter or perform an operation for accepting the postal matter according to the acceptation control command. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149308 | AUTOMATED PACKAGE TRACKING - A system and method are provided herein for tracking packages on a client device. A plurality of messages accessible on the client device may be monitored for information. When certain information, such as shipping and/or status information, is detected within a message of the plurality of messages, such information may be extracted from the message or automatically obtained. A notification may be generated based on the extracted and/or obtained information. The notification may be configured according to user preferences and displayed on the client device. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149309 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING REGISTERED MAIL RECEIPT - A registered mail receipt verification system includes: a distribution integration information apparatus registering provisional receipt data for customer's receipt; a receipt information linking apparatus receiving the provisional receipt data from the distribution integration information apparatus and generating verification receipt data for at least one of an address and a postal code; and a registered mail verification apparatus registering the verification receipt data generated by the receipt information linking apparatus, reading a registered barcode for provided registered mail, and generating a verification result by comparison with the registered verification receipt data. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149310 | SELECTION OF IMAGES TO SELECT A PLACE - A computer-implemented method of selecting a place from a set of candidate places. The method includes presenting, for display to a user, multiple images, each image being associated with a part of the set of candidate places. The method also includes receiving an indication of a selection of one of the images, reducing the set of candidate places based on the selected image, and repeating the presenting, receiving, and reducing steps. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149311 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROMOTING USER GENERATION OF CONTENT - Systems and methods for promoting user generation of content are disclosed. More particularly, embodiments of systems and methods to facilitate the generation of content by users are disclosed. Specifically, in one embodiment, in order to drive generation of desired content, the generation of content by a user may be linked to an opportunity to generate additional content (where the two types of content may be the same or different). In particular, in certain embodiments when a user has generated a first type of content the opportunity to generate a second type of content may be presented to that user. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149312 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A QUANTITATIVE RETAIL SENTIMENT INDEX FROM CLIENT BEHAVIOR - Systems, methods, and instructions stored on computer-readable mediums for calculating a volatility score for each of a plurality of securities and calculating a reference volatility score for a benchmark. A relative volatility score is derived for each of the plurality of securities based upon the volatility score for each of the plurality of securities and the reference volatility score. A correlation for each of the plurality of securities to the benchmark is determined. The relative volatility score for at least one of the securities is adjusted based on the correlation. An aggregated volatility score is derived for each of a plurality of accounts based in part on securities held within an account and the relative volatility scores for the securities. A sentiment index is determined based upon the aggregated volatility score for each of the plurality of accounts. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149313 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TRADING IN MULTI-MODAL FREIGHT SHIPMENT DERIVATIVES - A system for facilitating freight transactions that includes a secure portal for receiving users' (carriers, forwarders, shippers, and market makers) data that includes orders and capacity postings between destinations. The system also includes a back-end modules configured for collecting capacity/shipping volume data to generate forecast data, managing derivative contracts, determining best possible routing given the orders and capacity postings, breaking the best possible routing into component segments that is then traded as derivative contracts, providing report, managing settlement and clearinghouse functions, and receiving risk assessment about the forecast data. The system further includes an interface layer for facilitating communications between the portal and the back-end modules. The system moreover includes a contract and capacity management module configured for enabling the carriers and the forwarders to strategically position their capacity. The system yet also includes a real time integration layer configured for enabling a external systems to interact with the system. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149314 | System and Method for Monitoring Compliance Regarding Investment Thresholds and Accredited/Non-Accredited Status of Investors - A central database for platform compliance regarding investment thresholds and accredited investor verification that is coupled with, or able to be integrated with, a managed payments and escrow service or a third-party payment and escrow service. At the center of the platform is an application programming interface (API) that exchanges information between the system and a host of parties including, without limitation, intermediaries, third-party data sources, payments and escrow vendors. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149315 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING FINANCIAL NEWS - A system and software-implemented method for reporting financial market news and events. Machine-readable extracted data is reformulated in content and format to provide a more efficient display and understanding of the relevance of news and events to the end user. Audio and/or graphic indicators are added to further promote efficient understanding of the delivered news or event message. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149316 | Rating System and Method - A rating method for Indexing and Rating a Defined Benefit type of Retirement Plan. The method provides a rating for the financial plan, with the rating based on the comparative average earnings value of the financial plan in relation to an equity return and/or a bond return. An algorithm computes the average earnings value in relation to the equity return or the bond return to determine the appropriate rating. The rating includes a scale of A through F, with “A” rating providing the best return, and “F” rating representing a poor return. The rating method derives the rating depending on whether the equity and bond returns are positive or negative. The rating method incorporates an annual cost of living value. The different participants include a contributor, a retired, a terminated, and an active participant. The market value of the financial plan's average earnings value can be computed. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149317 | USING COMMERCIAL SHARE OF WALLET TO RATE INVESTMENTS - Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. A mutual fund rating company can use this CSoW/CSoSW modeling approach to predict the performance of funds that invest in a particular industry or sector. In addition, since mutual funds often provide guidelines for selecting stocks, rating companies can use this modeling approach to predict the performance of companies in a fund's portfolio. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149318 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING GUIDANCE DATA - Described herein is a system and method for providing entity investment guidance via a communication network. The system includes a server, at least one entity-issued disclosure received by the server via the communication network and a storage accessible by the server. The storage includes at least one forecast data extracted from the at least one entity disclosure, said forecast data indicative of a projection of an entity performance parameter, and a context file for each of the forecast data, the context file including at least a portion of the entity disclosure associated with the forecast data. Also included in the system is a user interface in communication with the server, wherein the server generates an investment guidance display of the forecast data and the context file and transmits the display to the user interface via the communication network. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149319 | Selling Income from Tax Deferred Investments - A machine manufacture, process, composition and product produced thereby. Representatively there can be a computer-aided method for assigning and managing the rights to receive taxes when amounts are disbursed from tax-advantaged accounts for which a prior deduction has been received, the method including the input of data and incorporation of contract terms which determine the amounts and timing of the right to receive taxes when amounts are disbursed. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149320 | CONSISTENT PRICE OPTIMIZATION IN TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS - A system and method is provided for consistent price optimization in multi-modal transportation networks. A corridor is constructed for each origin-destination pair of a transportation network based on one or more parameters. Monotonicity constraints and triangle constraints are generated for each origin-destination pair. An objective function is constructed and convexified using point-price elasticity for consistent price optimization. The one or more parameters and coefficients for a mathematical optimization program are then computed and the mathematical optimization problem is solved for a consistent optimal pricing scheme. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149321 | ELECTRONIC REVENUE MANAGMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS - A system and method is provided for revenue management in multi-modal transportation networks. A corridor is constructed for each origin-destination pair of a transportation network based on one or more parameters. Monotonicity constraints and triangle constraints are generated for each origin-destination pair. An objective function is constructed and convexified using point-price elasticity for consistent price optimization. The one or more parameters and coefficients for a mathematical optimization program are then computed and the mathematical optimization problem is solved for a consistent optimal pricing scheme. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149322 | Protecting Contents in a Content Management System by Automatically Determining the Content Security Level - An approach is provided to automatically classify and handle data. The approach is implemented by an information handling system. In the approach, data is received, from a sender, at a content management system. When the data is received, the system automatically utilizes an artificial intelligence (AI) engine (e.g., IBM Watson, etc.) to perform an unstructured information analysis using a pre-existing knowledge base. The result of using the AI engine is an identification of a confidentiality level of the data. The approach further performs an action based on the identified confidentiality level of the data. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149323 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INCREMENTAL LEARNING OF SYSTEM LOG FORMATS - A method for learning a data format is disclosed including but not limited to inputting an initial description of a data format and a batch of data comprising data in a new data format not covered by the initial description, instructions to use the first description to parse the records in the data source; discarding records in the input data that parse successfully, instructions to collect records that fail to parse, instructions to accumulate a quantity, M of records that fail to parse, returning a modified description that extends the initial description to cover the new data, transforming the first description, D into a second description D′ to accommodate differences between the input data format and the first description D by introducing options where a piece of data was missing in the input data and introducing unions where a new type of data was found in the input data. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149324 | Method and System to Manage Complex Systems Knowledge - Described herein are a method and system for managing complex systems knowledge. Information generated during operation of a complex system is monitored. This information is normalized to a complex system base element that is expressed according to a standardized element taxonomy. During normalization, the information inherits characteristics of the base element. Following normalization, the information is stored in an information database. This information can be used to do any one or more of design, construct, operate, automate and otherwise configure another complex system. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149325 | SYSTEM MONITOR AND METHOD OF SYSTEM MONITORING - A method of system monitoring or, more particularly, novelty detection, based on extreme value theory in particular a points-over-threshold POT method which is applicable to multimodal multivariate data. Multimodal multivariate data points collected by continuously monitoring a system are transformed into probability space by obtaining their probability density function (pdf) values from a statistical model of normality, such as a pdf fitted to a training data set of normal data. Extremal data is defined as that whose pdf value is below a predetermined threshold and a new analytic function, in particular the Generalised Pareto Distribution (GPD) is fitted to that extremal data only. The fitted GPD can be compared to a GPD fitted to the extremal datapoints of the training data set of normal data to determine if the monitored system is in a normal state. Alternatively a threshold can be set by calculating an extreme value distribution of the GPD fitted to the extremal data of the training data set and setting as the threshold the pdf value which separates a desired proportion, e.g., 0.99 of the probability mass from the remainder. If the minimum pdf value of a set of data points collected from the system is below the threshold, the system may be abnormal. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149326 | POST-PROCESSED CONTENT RECOMMENDATION - Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate the performance of post-processed content recommendation. According to various embodiments, information identifying one or more events or actions detected in association with a designated content management account at a media system may be received. The designated content management account may provide access to a plurality of media content items via the media system. The designated content management account may be associated with a conditional media content recommendation. The conditional media content recommendation may designate a media content item for recommendation in association with the designated content management account. The conditional media content recommendation may also designate a recommendation condition for recommending the designated media content item. A determination may be made as to whether the identified events or actions satisfy the designated recommendation condition. When the designated recommendation condition has been satisfied, a message may be transmitted to the client machine. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149327 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING NETWORK TRAFFIC - A system that collects data from monitored network traffic. The system inputs, in parallel, the data through inputs of a neural network. The system compares an output of the neural network, generated in response to the inputted data, to at least one predetermined output. If the output of the neural network corresponds to the at least one predetermined output, the system provides a notification relating to the data. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149328 | EVALUATION OF A RECOMMENDER - A machine may implement a recommender that provides recommendations to users. The machine may be configured to present a first version of the recommender configured by various parameters. A user may submit a message to the machine, and the machine may identify a parameter among the various parameters by tokenizing the message and identifying the parameter among the tokens. The machine may then generate a second version of the recommender by modifying the parameter and configuring the second version according to the modified parameter. The machine may then present the first and second versions of the recommender contemporaneously two different portions of the users. By tokenizing a further message received from the users, the machine may evaluate the first and second versions and determine whether the second version is a replacement of the first version. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149329 | NEAR REAL TIME BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL FORECASTING - A method of forecasting optimal insulin dosage levels calculates a near real time blood glucose forecast based on frequently updated data representative of blood glucose levels and displays a near real time blood glucose forecast to a user. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149330 | CONTEXTUAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-based method for personal knowledge management, the method comprising using one or more hardware processors for: detecting copying of data from a source document by the user, on a computer; intercepting the copied data in a clipboard of the computer; collecting and storing in a knowledge database one or more contextual parameter associated with the copied data; upon attempted pasting of the copied data by the user, injecting at least one of said one or more contextual parameter into the clipboard, such that when the copied data is pasted into a target document, said at least one of said one or more contextual parameter is pasted into the target document along with the copied data; executing one or more data retrieval tools to retrieve knowledge from the knowledge database responsive to a query by the user; and displaying one or more records retrieved from the knowledge database to the user. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149331 | ANALYTICS-DRIVEN GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY SELECTION AND REFINEMENT - A centralized optimization engine is configured to receive a problem specification that defines an optimization problem to be solved. The optimization engine classifies the problem specification within a large dataset of previously solved optimization problems. The optimization engine selects one or more solution strategies associated with similar optimization problems, and then executes those solution strategies to solve the optimization problem. Over time, the optimization engine updates the large data set with statistical information that reflects the performance of different solution strategies applied to various optimization problems, thereby increasing the effectiveness with which optimization problems may be solved. | 2014-05-29 |
20140149332 | ACTION SUGGESTION DEVICE, ACTION SUGGESTION SYSTEM, ACTION SUGGESTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A remaining power acquisition unit ( | 2014-05-29 |