28th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130179120 | SELECTING AN EARPIECE BASED ON DYNAMIC DATA - The attenuation and other optical properties of a medium are exploited to measure a thickness of the medium between a sensor and a target surface. Disclosed herein are various mediums, arrangements of hardware, and processing techniques that can be used to capture these thickness measurements and obtain dynamic three-dimensional images of the target surface in a variety of imaging contexts. This includes general techniques for imaging interior/concave surfaces as well as exterior/convex surfaces, as well as specific adaptations of these techniques to imaging ear canals, human dentition, and so forth. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179121 | CALCULATING APPARATUS, MEASURING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM AND CALCULATING METHOD - A calculating apparatus for calculating a probability density function representing a probability density of a pre-set random variable, from a cumulative probability distribution function representing a cumulative probability distribution of the random variable, includes: a probability density function calculating section that calculates the probability density of each value of the random variable of the probability density function, based only on a value of the cumulative probability distribution function corresponding to the value of the random variable, from among values of the cumulative probability distribution function corresponding to values of the random variable. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179122 | Method and Device for Measuring System Performance in Real Time - Disclosed are method and device for measuring system performance in real time. The method includes: the foreground receives a real-time measurement task comprising a measurement period parameter constructed by the background according to the concerned service data, with the quantity of the service data being lower than a preset value; the foreground extracts the current data corresponding to the real-time measurement task from a performance measurement cache area according to the measurement period parameter; the foreground acquires the real-time measurement data corresponding to the real-time measurement task according to the current data; and the foreground reports the real-time measurement data to the background. In the present invention, the background sends the concerned service data to the foreground by way of a real-time measurement task, and the foreground merely reports few service data. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179123 | Handheld Measuring Device - A handheld measuring device includes at least one locating sensor provided for locating at least one object in a measured object, and has a protective circuit that comprises at least one object sensor provided for registering at least one object parameter which at least depends on an alignment of the locating sensor to the measured object. The protective circuit has at least one operator sensor provided for registering at least one operator parameter dependent on an operator. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179124 | ELECTRICAL EVENT DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETECTING AND CLASSIFYING ELECTRICAL POWER USAGE - Some embodiments can concern an apparatus configured to detect an electrical state of one or more electrical devices. The one or more electrical devices are coupled to an electrical power infrastructure and generate one or more high-frequency electrical signals on the electrical power infrastructure. The apparatus can include: (a) a processing module configured to run on a processor of a computational unit; and (b) a sensing device configured to be coupled to an electrical outlet. The sensing device can have: (a) a data acquisition receiver configured to receive the one or more high-frequency electrical signals via the electrical outlet and convert the one or more high-frequency electrical signals into one or more first data signals when the sensing device is coupled to the electrical outlet. The electrical outlet can be electrically coupled to the electrical power infrastructure. The sensing device is in communication with the computational unit. The processing module is further configured to identify the electrical state of the one or more electrical devices at least in part using the one or more first data signals. The high-frequency electrical signals comprise electrical signals in the ten kilohertz to three megahertz range. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179125 | METHOD OF REDUCING ERRORS WHEN CALCULATING SHAPE ANNEALING FUNCTION (SAF) OF EX-CORE DETECTOR OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - A method of reducing errors when calculating a shape annealing function (SAF) of an ex-core detector of a nuclear power plant is provided. The method comprises 3-dimensionally modeling elements of the nuclear power plant comprising a nuclear reactor core, an ex-core detector disposed in a nuclear reactor cavity, and nuclear reactor structures arranged between the nuclear reactor core and the ex-core detector; predicting an arrival position for emitted neutrons, by using a Monte Carlo method when a neutron source arranged at the ex-core detector and neutrons emitted towards the nuclear reactor core, the predicted arrival position indicating where the emitted neutron will arrive at the nuclear reactor core; and producing an SAF based on a correlation between the neutron source arranged at the ex-core detector and the predicted arrival position of the neutrons. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179126 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DIGITALLY DESIGNING A DENTAL RESTORATION AND A COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Computer-implemented method for digitally designing a dental restoration for a rest tooth, wherein the rest tooth is described by data of the rest tooth and wherein a tooth template is described by data of the tooth template, the method comprising automatically deforming the tooth template by means of Laplacian surface deformation such that a prepared part of the rest tooth is covered by a portion of the tooth template, wherein the Laplacian surface deformation comprises automatically generating a line which is going through a point, such as a vertex or a point inside a polygonal of a mesh, on the surface of the rest tooth or the tooth template and which is directed along the normal direction at said point; when the line intersects with the tooth template and with the surface of the rest tooth, automatically choosing the intersection point of the line with the tooth template as handle and the intersection point with the surface of the rest tooth as target; and automatically deforming the tooth template. Further, the invention is related to a computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by a processor, are adapted to perform the method steps of the inventive computer-implemented method. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179127 | METHOD OF MODELING SPATIAL CORRELATIONS AMONG INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH RANDOMLY GENERATED SPATIAL FREQUENCIES - A computer-implemented method, computer system, and computer program for modeling spatial correlations among a set of devices. A method includes: assigning a set of physical coordinates to each device in the set of devices; representing one of a process parameter or an electric parameter for each device as a sum of at least two stochastic terms, wherein the at least two stochastic terms are chosen to satisfy the spatial correlations; simulating formation of the set of devices using the physical coordinates and the at least one of the process parameter or the electric parameter; and obtaining statistical properties of the set of devices from the simulation. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179128 | System And Method For Selecting A Representative Sensor Set Of A Power Plant - A system for selecting a representative sensor set of a power plant is provided including a computer. The computer has a memory. The memory stores a list of all feasible sensor sets, and at least one variable that is used to calculate a local minimum value of a cost function and a cost function value. The computer includes control logic for executing an algorithm. The computer includes control logic for selecting a proposed sensor set from the list of all feasible sensor sets. The proposed sensor set is based on a specific iteration of the algorithm. The control module includes control logic for determining if the system is observable using the proposed sensor set. The control module includes control logic for determining if the cost function value is less than the local minimum value of the cost function, if the system is observable using the proposed sensor set. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179129 | DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHM PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION - A system and method are provided for optimizing parameters of a plurality of selected diagnostic and/or prognostic algorithms in a tunable diagnostic algorithm library. A plurality of sensed data sets having an actual diagnostic label associated therewith is supplied to each of the diagnostic algorithms. A value for each parameter of each of the algorithms that are to be optimized is supplied. A computed diagnostic label is generated for each of the sensed data sets using each of the selected algorithms, a fault model, and the values for each parameter, each of the computed diagnostic labels and each of the actual diagnostic labels are supplied to a generic objective function, to thereby calculate an objective function value, and the value of one or more of the parameters is varied using an optimization routine that repeats certain of these steps until the objective function value is minimized. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179130 | METHOD OF SIMULTANEOUS IMAGING OF DIFFERENT PHYSICAL PROPERTIES USING JOINT INVERSION OF MULTIPLE DATASETS - A method for the simultaneous imaging of different physical properties of an examined medium from the simultaneous joint inversion of multiple datasets of physical field measurements is described. The method introduces Gramian spaces of model parameters and/or their transforms, and Gramian constraints computed as the determinants of the corresponding Gram matrices of the model parameters and/or their transforms. Gramian constraints are introduced as additional regularization terms, and their minimization enforces the correlation between different model parameters and/or their transforms. The method does not require a priori knowledge about specific analytical or empirical or statistical correlations between the different model parameters and/or their attributes, nor does the method require a priori knowledge about specific geometric correlations between different model parameters and/or their attributes. The method is a generalized in that it can be applied to the simultaneous joint inversion of any number and combination of physical field measurements. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179131 | MODELING A MATRIX FOR FORMAL VERIFICATION - A reference model may be defined to refer to a matrix of a target computerized system. The reference model may comprise a reference index and a reference matrix. The reference index may have a non-deterministic value enabling the reference matrix to refer to the matrix using a fewer number of cells. The disclosed subject matter may enable a more efficient model checking process of a computerized device by using a reference model that is relatively easy to define or maintain or by using a reference model that is configured to be more efficient for model checking as it uses non-determinism. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179132 | Analysis Method, Apparatus and Software for a System With Frequency Dependent Materials - An analysis method, apparatus and computer software for a system including frequency dependent materials practiced via an analysis apparatus are disclosed. Frequency dependent information regarding a plurality of variables characteristic for the frequency dependant material is imported, a characteristic relationship for the frequency where a system response has a peak value is provided, wherein a value of a frequency provided into the analysis apparatus is equal to a frequency where the system response has a peak, the characteristic relationship is solved by applying an iteration sequence, and a plurality of frequency values are obtained that define the system response peaks for the frequency dependant material, wherein the response is one of an amplitude of the oscillation, and stress. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179133 | MOTOR DESIGN METHOD, MOTOR DESIGNED BY MOTOR DESIGN METHOD, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH MOTOR - A motor design method, a motor ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130179134 | Gyrocompass Modeling and Simulation System (GMSS) and Method Thereof - A Modeling, Design, Analysis, Simulation, and Evaluation (MDASE) aspects of gyrocompassing in relation to Far-Target Location (FTL) systems include a Gyrocompass Modeling and Simulation System (GMSS). The GMSS has four major components: the 6 degree-of-freedom (6DOF) Motion Simulator, the IMU Sensor Simulator, the Gyrocompass System and Calibration Process Simulator, and the Gyrocompass System Evaluation and Analysis Module. The modular architecture of GMSS makes it very flexible for programming, testing, and system maintenance. The realization of the GMSS can be based on any computer platforms for the GMSS software is written in high level language and is portable. The stochastic signal analysis and sensor testing and modeling tools comprise a suite of generic statistical analysis software, including Allan Variance and power spectral density (PSD) analysis tools, which are available to every GMSS module and greatly enhanced the system functionality. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179135 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE MOBILITY MODELING - A device includes a processor configured to execute one or more instructions stored in a memory to receive an electrical vehicle (EV) location profile having information regarding movement of an EV between a first and a second charging location of an electrical network. The processor is also configured to apply an EV mobility model to the EV location profile to determine an optimized schedule for the EV to charge or discharge a storage cell of the EV at the first or second charging locations during a scheduling period. The EV mobility model comprises constraints that describe interactions of the EV with the electrical network. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179136 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUS VISUALIZATION OF FLUID FLOW WITHIN WELL COMPLETIONS AND A RESERVOIR - There is provided a system and method for creating a visualization representing location, type and fluid flow in a completion hardware configuration and the fluid flow in a reservoir containing the completion hardware configuration. An exemplary method comprises obtaining data relating to a location and type of the completion hardware configuration. The exemplary method comprises obtaining data relating to fluid flow within the completion hardware configuration based on the location and type of the completion hardware. Data relating to fluid flow within the reservoir is also obtained. The exemplary method also comprises importing the data relating to the location and type of the completion hardware configuration and the fluid flow within the completion hardware configuration into a main program. Data relating to fluid flow within the reservoir is also imported into the main program. The exemplary method comprises providing a visualization that includes the data relating to the location and type of the completion hardware configuration and the fluid flow within the completion hardware configuration, along with the data relating to fluid flow within the reservoir. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179137 | Reducing the Dimensionality of the Joint Inversion Problem - Method for reducing a 3D joint inversion of at least two different types of geophysical data acquired by 3-D surveys ( | 2013-07-11 |
20130179138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ADVERSE EVENT DATA TO PREDICT POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for predicting a likely side effect profile for even new, untested medications. A predicted side effect profile may be generated based on intersections of side effect profiles of other medications that affect the same or related molecular entities, such as the nearby target proteins, involve the same pathways, or are otherwise similarly related. To generate a predicted side effect profile for a new drug targeting a novel or previously un-targeted protein target, an analyzer may query an adverse event database for records pertaining to patients who have taken drugs or combinations of drugs that target or affect molecular entities in the vicinity of the novel target within a global molecular entity graph, and, in some embodiments, may retrieve a plurality of adverse event records and generate an intersection of side effects associated with related targets to predict likely side effects for the novel target. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179139 | METHOD FOR APPLYING VIRTUAL PERSON AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR USE WITH THE METHOD - Provided is a method for applying a virtual person and for use with a portable electronic device connected to a cloud server via a communication chain, wherein the cloud server executes a virtual person artificial intelligence simulation program. The portable electronic device displays a virtual person and detects and collects a user's biological feature signals and use status signals by a plurality of sensors of the portable electronic device, and then sends the signals to the cloud server. The virtual person artificial intelligence simulation program processes the signals and then outputs a plurality of response signals in response to the signals. The portable electronic device outputs and displays a plurality of animation frames and/or sounds which are performed by the virtual person and/or outputs vibrations in response to the response signals. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179140 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING AN ELECTRICAL NETWORK MODEL - Systems and methods for validating electrical network models are provided. Systems include a memory configured to store electrical network model data for an electrical network. The electronic device also includes data processing circuitry configured to define in the memory an electrical network model object based, at least in part, on the electrical network model data. The data processing circuitry is further configured to create copies of the electrical network model object in the memory, wherein each copy of the electrical network model object corresponds to a respective set of rules, and wherein each set of rules independently defines a plurality of constraints relating to at least a portion of a plurality of parameters of the electrical network. The data processing circuitry is further configured to determine, in parallel, whether each copy of the electrical network model object is valid with respect to the corresponding set of rules. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179141 | NETWORK SIMULATION STRUCTURE AND THE SIMULATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a network simulation structure and a simulation method thereof. The structure includes a plurality of nodes and arcs, wherein the nodes are connected with each other via the arcs, the arcs are provided with switches that control the connection/disconnection of the arcs, so as to change the topology of the network. In this disclosure, a plurality of topologies can be realized on one type of network model, and at the same time, a plurality of logic operation methods can also be realized, improving the speed and efficiency of operation. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179142 | DISTRIBUTED PARALLEL SIMULATION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING THE METHOD - Provided is a distributed parallel simulation method. In the method, a plurality of local simulations is executed in parallel for a plurality of local design objects, respectively. The local design objects are included in a model at a specific abstraction level and are spatially distributed. At least one actual output is generated using at least one of the local design objects in a current local simulation of the plurality of local simulations. At least one expected output and the at least one actual output in the current local simulation are compared. Values of the at least one actual output and position information of the values from the current local simulation are transmitted to at least one remaining local simulation of the plurality of local simulations in response to a determination from the comparison that a difference exists between the at least one expected output and the at least one actual output. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179143 | METHOD FOR MODELING A REPAIR IN AN ELECTRIC GRID - This disclosure describes methods for use with energy management systems that electric utilities use to manage power distribution networks. The methods can account for changes in phase value that dynamic cross-phasing causes in the power distribution network. In one embodiment, the methods facilitate computer-based modeling of the power distribution network to include such changes in phase value into a connectivity model, which provides a schematic representation of the power distribution network. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179144 | PERFORMANCE BOTTLENECK DETECTION IN SCALABILITY TESTING - A testing system can perform scalability testing on a target system, including automatically identifying a performance bottleneck component of the target system when the target system includes multiple components. The testing system can specify a target load of a specified component of the target system. The testing system can provide a simulated request to the target system and measure performance of the target system. Based on the measurement, the testing system can determine a scaling factor. The testing system can scale up the simulated request by the scaling factor, and determine whether one or more components of the target system have reached full capacity. The testing system can then adjust the scaling factor and the simulated request, until the testing system identifies a component of the target system that is a performance bottleneck of the target system when a specific number of requests are provided. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179145 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVISIONING LOCAL LANGUAGE CONTENT - A method and system for facilitating the rendering of content by a web service in a local language associated with the user device. The system includes a server configured to receive, from the web service, a request including a locale identifier and user-inputted content received from the user device. The server identifies one or more language parameters based on the locale identifier. In an embodiment, the system provides the language parameters and a content presentation engine to the web service for dynamically rendering the user-inputted content to the user device according to the one or more language parameters. In another embodiment, the server caches a content presentation engine and the language parameters to the user device for rendering content generated by the web service. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179146 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TRANSLATIONS OF APPLICATIONS USING DECENTRALIZED CONTRIBUTIONS - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for providing a translation for a set of one or more terms or phrases related to a software application using decentralized contributions. In particular, various embodiments provide systems and methods by which multiple users of the application contribute translations for individual terms or phrases of the application instead of having one entity supply the translation of the software application. Specifically, the process of various embodiments: (1) provides a repository for storing translations of the individual terms or phrases in a target language (e.g., a language for which a translation is needed); (2) collects the translations provided by users and stores the translations in the repository; (3) identifies the preferred translation for each individual term or phrase; and (4) displays the preferred translation to the user in response to receiving a user's request for a preferred translation in the target language. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179147 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TOKENIZING MULTILINGUAL TEXTUAL DOCUMENTS - Methods and systems for tokenizing multilingual textual documents are provided. A method implemented in a computer infrastructure, includes determining an attribute of a current character in input text, the attribute of the current character indicating one or more classes of characters the current character is assigned thereto. The method further includes determining one or more attributes of one or more next characters in the input text, the one or more attributes of the one or more next characters indicating the one or more classes the one or more next characters are assigned thereto. The method further includes constructing a token of the input text that includes the current character and the one or more next characters, the attribute of the current character and the one or more attributes of the one or more next characters intersecting with each other. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179148 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATABASE AUGMENTATION AND MULTI-WORD SUBSTITUTION - A method and communication device are provided for database augmentation using linguistic data stored on a device, and utilizing a database stored on a device to perform multi-word substitution. A database may be augmented by monitoring other databases that contain linguistic data, such as contact databases containing linguistic data regarding entities that a device may communicate with, and updating the database with linguistic data in the other databases. The linguistic data in the augmented database may be compared with words received from an input apparatus to determine whether any of the received words should be replaced with linguistic data from the augmented database. The augmented database may contain one word entries and multi-word entries to allow for multi-word substitution. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179149 | COMMUNICATION PROCESSING - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for processing linguistic expressions (e.g., opinionated text documents). The linguistic expressions are processed by, firstly, detecting topics of interest discussed in the linguistic expressions. The sentiment, or sentiments, of an originator with respect to each of the topics detected in the linguistic expressions is then assessed. The originators are then grouped (or clustered) into one or more groups based on the similarities between the originators' respective sets of detected topics and corresponding sentiments. Semantic information is then associated with a given group. Finally, for a given member of a given group, a profile is created or updated. This profile comprises attributes that may be based on a degree of membership of the given member to the given group and the semantic information associated with the given group. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179150 | NOTE COMPILER INTERFACE - A computer implemented method is performed at an electronic device adapted to receive text-based input and having a display. The method comprises receiving text-based input, analyzing the inputted text, and performing, in dependence on the analyzing, at least one of two actions. The first action comprises comparing at least some of the analyzed text with other text accessed by the device; if a match is found between said at least some of the analyzed text and said accessed text, retrieving data associated with the matching accessed text, and associating the retrieved data with the inputted text for subsequent provision to the user. The second action comprises providing data associated with at least some of the analyzed text to a module of the device. In this way, data pull and push actions are performed in dependence on the analyzing. An electronic device and computer program product are also provided. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179151 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING A LANGUAGE MODEL - Disclosed herein are various embodiments of methods and systems for constructing a first language model for use by a first Language Processing (LP) application of a plurality of LP applications. Each LP application of the plurality of LP applications receives one or more of a language based input, a derivative of the language based input, a response to the language based input and a derivative of the response. The method includes processing at least one input by a second LP application of the plurality of LP applications. Based on the processing of the second LP application, at least one output is generated. Subsequently, at least a portion of the first language model is constructed based on the at least one output. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179152 | Computer Implemented Method, Apparatus, Network Server And Computer Program Product - A computer implemented method for generating user element explanations for elements of a formal language may include: identifying at least one element of said formal language, selecting according to a target domain a respective mapping rule for each identified element, wherein the mapping rule refers to at least one word of a natural language and/or at least one audio file, generating at least one user element explanation for each identified element by automatically combining the respective at least one word of a natural language and/or at least one audio file according to predefined grammar rules, wherein the predefined grammar rules form part of the selected mapping rule and specify how to combine the at least one word of a natural language and/or audio file into said user element explanation, and linking the generated at least one user element explanation with the respective identified element of said formal language. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179153 | Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for Detecting Punctuation Errors - Systems and methods are provided for detecting punctuation errors in a text including one or more sentences. A sentence including a plurality of words is received, the sentence including one or more preexisting punctuation marks. One or more punctuation marks are determined with a statistical classifier based on a set of rules, to be inserted in the sentence. The determined punctuation marks are compared with the preexisting punctuation marks. A report of punctuation errors is output based on the comparison. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179154 | SPEECH RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A speech recognition apparatus includes a first recognition dictionary, a speech input unit, a speech recognition unit, a speech transmission unit, a recognition result receipt unit, and a control unit. The speech recognition unit recognizes a speech based on a first recognition dictionary, and outputs a first recognition result. A server recognizes the speech based on a second recognition dictionary, and outputs a second recognition result. The control unit determines a likelihood level of a selected candidate obtained based on the first recognition result, and accordingly controls an output unit to output at least one of the first recognition result and the second recognition result. When the likelihood level of the selected candidate is equal to or higher than a threshold level, the control unit controls the output unit to output the first recognition result irrespective of whether the second recognition result is received from the server. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179155 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED LOOKUP IN AN ONLINE DICTIONARY - A system and method predictively generates words based on a user input, according to a frequency of lookup of each of the generated words. The system and method also allows for a user to add predictively generated words to a word list that assists in the facilitation of word and vocabulary comprehension for a user. Words in the online dictionary are grouped in word families where a user can navigate between different forms of a root word. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179156 | QR DATA PROXY AND PROTOCOL GATEWAY - A quick response (QR) proxy and protocol gateway for interfacing with a carrier network, a QR-equipped device, and a contact center and contact center database is disclosed. A data link is connected to a carrier network to receive QR codes and other data. Additional data links are connected to a contact center database and a QR-equipped device to obtain information used in determining routing and tagging instructions. A user interface is connected to the gateway to accept configurable conditions for determining routing instructions. There is a text conversion function and speech conversion function for each target enterprise contact center. Synchronization between stored user preferences to automated or semi-automated customer service routes is provided by a consumer preference template system. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179157 | COMPUTER, INTERNET AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS BASED NETWORK - A method and apparatus for a computer and telecommunication network which can receive, send and manage information from or to a subscriber of the network, based on the subscriber's configuration. The network is made up of at least one cluster containing voice servers which allow for telephony, speech recognition, text-to-speech and conferencing functions, and is accessible by the subscriber through standard telephone connections or through internet connections. The network also utilizes a database and file server allowing the subscriber to maintain and manage certain contact lists and administrative information. A web server is also connected to the cluster thereby allowing access to all functions through internet connections. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179158 | Speech Feature Extraction Apparatus and Speech Feature Extraction Method - According to one embodiment, a speech feature extraction apparatus includes an extraction unit and a calculation unit. The extraction unit extracts speech segments over a predetermined period at intervals of a unit time from either an input speech signal or a plurality of subband input speech signals obtained by extracting signal components of a plurality of frequency bands from the input speech signal, to generate either a unit speech signal or a plurality of subband unit speech signals. The calculation unit calculates either each average time of the unit speech signal in each of the plurality of frequency bands or each average time of each of the plurality of subband unit speech signals to obtain a speech feature. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179159 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING OVERFLOW - A method for detecting overflow on an electronic device is described. The method includes determining a linear predictive coding synthesis filter gain. The method further includes determining whether overflow is detected based on the linear predictive coding synthesis filter gain and a fixed codebook gain. The method further includes determining a scaling factor if overflow is detected. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179160 | System and Method for Improved Use of Voice Activity - The present invention is a system and method for packetizing actual noise signals, typically background noise, received by an access gateway from a speaking party and transmitting these packetized noise signals via a network to an egress gateway. The egress gateway converts the packetized noise signal into noise signals suitable for output and transmits the output noise signals to a listening party. When the access gateway detects that no voice signal is being received and only a noise signal is being received for a predetermined period of time, the access gateway instructs the egress network to continually transmit output noise signals to the listening party and ceases to transmit packetized noise signals to the egress gateway. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179161 | NETWORK/PEER ASSISTED SPEECH CODING - A communications network is used to transfer user attribute information about participants in a communication session to their respective communication terminals for storage and use thereon to configure a speech codec to operate in a speaker-dependent manner, thereby improving speech coding efficiency. In a network-assisted model, the user attribute information is stored on the communications network and selectively transmitted to the communication terminals while in a peer-assisted model, the user attribute information is derived by and transferred between communication terminals. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179162 | TOUCH FREE OPERATION OF DEVICES BY USE OF DEPTH SENSORS - An inventive system and method for touch free operation of a device is presented. The system can comprise a depth sensor for detecting a movement, motion software to receive the detected movement from the depth sensor, deduce a gesture based on the detected movement, and filter the gesture to accept an applicable gesture, and client software to receive the applicable gesture at a client computer for performing a task in accordance with client logic based on the applicable gesture. The client can be a mapping device and the task can be one of various mapping operations. The system can also comprise hardware for making the detected movement an applicable gesture. The system can also comprise voice recognition providing voice input for enabling the client to perform the task based on the voice input in conjunction with the applicable gesture. The applicable gesture can be a movement authorized using facial recognition. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179163 | IN-CAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE ACOUSTIC ZONES - An In-Car Communication (ICC) system supports the communication paths within a car by receiving the speech signals of a speaking passenger and playing it back for one or more listening passengers. Signal processing tasks are split into a microphone related part and into a loudspeaker related part. A sound processing system suitable for use in a vehicle having multiple acoustic zones includes a plurality of microphone In-Car Communication (Mic-ICC) instances coupled and a plurality of loudspeaker In-Car Communication (Ls-ICC) instances. The system further includes a dynamic audio routing matrix with a controller and coupled to the Mic-ICC instances, a mixer coupled to the plurality of Mic-ICC instances and a distributor coupled to the Ls-ICC instances. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179164 | VEHICLE VOICE INTERFACE SYSTEM CALIBRATION METHOD - A vehicle voice interface system calibration method comprising electronically convolving voice command data with voice impulse response data, electronically convolving audio system output data with feedback impulse response data, and calibrating the vehicle voice interface system. The voice command data is electronically convolved with voice impulse response data representing a voice acoustic signal path between an artificial mouth simulator and a first microphone, to simulate a voice acoustic transfer function pertaining to the passenger compartment. The audio system output data is convolved with feedback impulse response data representing a feedback acoustic signal path between a vehicle audio system output and a second microphone, to simulate a feedback acoustic transfer function pertaining to the passenger compartment. The voice interface system is calibrated to recognize voice commands represented by the voice command data based on the simulated voice and feedback acoustic transfer functions. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179165 | DYNAMIC PRESENTATION AID - Performing operations for dynamic display element management. The operations include receiving a verbal input. The operations also include automatically obtaining a display element from an element repository. The display element is a graphical representation of at least a portion of the verbal input. The display element includes a graphical image having a plurality of characteristics. The operations also include evaluating at least one of the plurality of characteristics relative to a present state of a display. The operations also include sending the display element to the display based on the evaluation of the present state of the display. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179166 | VOICE CONVERSION DEVICE, PORTABLE TELEPHONE TERMINAL, VOICE CONVERSION METHOD, AND RECORD MEDIUM - A portable-telephone terminal frees the user from repeatedly performing a correction process. A voice-conversion device includes a voice-recognition unit accepting a voice and converting the voice into a character string; a display unit displaying the character string; a correction unit accepting a correction command that causes a word or a phrase being a part of a character string displayed on the display unit to be corrected and correcting the word or phrase corresponding to the correction command; a storage unit storing a word or a phrase corrected by the correction unit; and a control unit generating a selection candidate corresponding to the corrected word or phrase of the character string and displaying the selection candidate as a recognition-result candidate of the voice on the display unit if the corrected word or phrase has been stored in the storage unit when the voice-recognition unit converts the voice into the character string. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179167 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMANT-BASED VOICE SYNTHESIS - In one aspect, a method of processing a voice signal to extract information to facilitate training a speech synthesis model is provided. The method comprises acts of detecting a plurality of candidate features in the voice signal, performing at least one comparison between one or more combinations of the plurality of candidate features and the voice signal, and selecting a set of features from the plurality of candidate features based, at least in part, on the at least one comparison. In another aspect, the method is performed by executing a program encoded on a computer readable medium. In another aspect, a speech synthesis model is provided by, at least in part, performing the method. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179168 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are an image display apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The image display apparatus enabling voice recognition includes: a first voice inputter which receives a user-side audio signal; an audio outputter which outputs an audio signal processed by the image display apparatus; a first voice recognizer which recognizes the user-side audio signal received through the first voice inputter; and a controller which decreases a volume of the audio signal output through the audio outputter to a predetermined level if a voice recognition start command is received. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179169 | CHINESE TEXT READABILITY ASSESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A Chinese text readability assessing system analyzes and evaluates the readability of text data. A word segmentation module compares the text data with a corpus to obtain a plurality of word segments from the text data and provide part-of-speech settings corresponding to the word segments. A readability index analysis module analyzes the word segments and the part-of-speech settings based on readability indices to calculate index values of the readability indices in the text data. The index values are inputted to a readability mathematical model in a knowledge-evaluated training module, and the readability mathematical model produces a readability analysis result. Accordingly, the Chinese text readability assessing system of the present invention evaluates the readability of Chinese texts by word segmentation and the readability indices analysis in conjunction with the readability mathematical model. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179170 | CROWD-SOURCING PRONUNCIATION CORRECTIONS IN TEXT-TO-SPEECH ENGINES - Technologies are described herein for providing validated text-to-speech correction hints from aggregated pronunciation corrections received from text-to-speech applications. A number of pronunciation corrections are received by a Web service. The pronunciation corrections may be provided by users of text-to-speech applications executing on a variety of user computer systems. Each of the plurality of pronunciation corrections includes a specification of a word or phrase and a suggested pronunciation provided by the user. The pronunciation corrections are analyzed to generate validated correction hints, and the validated correction hints are provided back to the text-to-speech applications to be used to correct pronunciation of words and phrases in the text-to-speech applications. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179171 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI LEVEL TRANSCRIPT QUALITY CHECKING - Methods and systems for multi level quality checking of transcripts are disclosed. The method includes the steps of searching subsets of metadata associated with the transcripts, identifying a group of transcripts having at least one particular subset of metadata, selecting a number of transcripts from the group of identified transcripts corresponding to a predetermined percentage, identifying a group of correctionists having a proper set of characteristics to correct the selected transcripts by matching the identified subsets of metadata associated with the transcripts with characteristics of correctionists, providing the transcripts and any voice files from which the transcripts derive to the selected correctionists, and, following correction, updating the subsets of metadata associated with the transcripts to include subsets of metadata pertaining to the voice files from which the transcripts were derived, any transcriptionist who transcribed the transcripts, or any correctionist who corrected the transcripts. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179172 | IMAGE REPRODUCING DEVICE, IMAGE REPRODUCING METHOD - An image reproducing device connected to a reproducing unit that reproduces image data includes an extraction unit configured to extract first-condition-satisfying-image data that satisfies a first extraction condition from image data stored in a storage unit; a voice keyword extraction unit configured to extract a keyword that matches a voice input to a voice input unit; and a presentation unit configured to determine, while the first-condition-satisfying-image data is being reproduced by the reproducing unit, a second extraction condition based on a relationship between the first extraction condition applied when extracting the first-condition-satisfying-image data being reproduced and the keyword that has been extracted, and present information pertinent to second-condition-satisfying-image data that satisfies the second extraction condition among the image data stored in the storage unit. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179173 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING A USER FUNCTION USING VOICE RECOGNITION - A method and an apparatus for executing a user function using voice recognition. The method includes displaying a user function execution screen; confirming a function to be executed according to voice input; displaying a voice command corresponding to the confirmed function on the user function execution screen; recognizing a voice input by a user, while a voice recognition execution request is continuously received; and executing the function associated with the input voice command, when the recognized voice input is at least one of the displayed voice command. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179174 | MACHINE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER-GUIDED TEACHING AND MODIFYING OF VOICE COMMANDS AND ACTIONS EXECUTED BY A CONVERSATIONAL LEARNING SYSTEM - A machine, system and method for user-guided teaching and modifications of voice commands and actions to be executed by a conversational learning system. The machine includes a system bus for communicating data and control signals received from the conversational learning system to a computer system, a vehicle data and control bus for connecting devices and sensors in the machine, a bridge module for connecting the vehicle data and control bus to the system bus, machine subsystems coupled to the vehicle data and control bus having a respective user interface for receiving a voice command or input signal from a user, a memory coupled to the system bus for storing action command sequences learned for a new voice command and a processing unit coupled to the system bus for automatically executing the action command sequences learned when the new voice command is spoken. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179175 | Method and System for Encoding Audio Data with Adaptive Low Frequency Compensation - A method for determining mantissa bit allocation of frequency domain audio data to be encoded, including by performing adaptive low frequency compensation on each frequency band of a set of low frequency bands of the data. The low frequency compensation includes steps of: performing tonality detection on the audio data to generate compensation control data indicative of whether each frequency band in the set has prominent tonal content; and performing low frequency compensation on each frequency band in the set having prominent tonal content, including by correcting a preliminary masking value for each frequency band having prominent tonal content, but not performing low frequency compensation on the audio data in any other frequency band in the set. Other aspects are audio encoding methods including such tonality detection and low frequency compensation steps, and a system configured to perform any embodiment of the inventive method. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179176 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A DISEASE IN A PATIENT - A computer-implemented method for determining the presence of a disease in a patient, the method comprising:
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20130179177 | Method and Apparatus for Quality Control of Electronic Interactions Between Pharmacies and Prescribers - A computer system, computer readable memory, and a method for quality control checking, where the method comprises the steps of determining an interaction between a pharmacy and a prescriber; evaluating the interaction for each of a plurality of quality issues; and generating a quality report card to indicate the results of evaluating the interaction for each of the plurality of quality issues. The interaction may include one or more of a refill request, a refill response, an original prescription, and a new prescription. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179178 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PATIENT CARE PLAN MANAGEMENT - A method and system is described for implementing patient care management functionality. The disclosure includes querying a set of clinical rules and obtaining claims data containing clinical information relating to a plurality of patients. The system can identify patients that would benefit from care management and create a listing of markers, or conditions, associated with each identified patient based on the claims data containing clinical information relating to the patient. The system generates an individual care plan for a patient base on the identified markers and the claims data containing clinical information relating to the patient. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179179 | Virtual Medicine Cabinet - A method for consumer to receive e-prescription, shop and route to the pharmacy of choice based on price and availability comprises providing a Patient Portal within e-prescription software for prescribers to select such that the e-prescription can be transmitted to a system where the consumer is able to select the pharmacy based on price and availability. The system further comprises providing consumers inside their account the drug price and pharmacy information based on the price offered by the participating pharmacies, consumer's medical insurance, and consumer's own preference as well as providing consumers options to choose the pharmacy. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179180 | Rx Hub - A system and method for use with e-prescription allows the consumers to receive electronic prescriptions from prescribers and store it in a secure online storage and provide permission to the pharmacy to view it for fulfillment. The consumers are given opportunities to inquire prices for the medication by searching internet or by calling pharmacies before asking a pharmacy to fulfill their prescriptions. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179181 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED DE-RISKING BASED ON PATIENT GENOME DATA - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for using patient-specific genomic information to optimize or de-risk therapy for the patient. A user may identify a medication for consideration for prescription to a patient, and a genetic variant of the patient affecting a first protein. An analyzer may identify a second medication targeting the first protein, and may retrieve adverse event data from an adverse event database for patients co-medicated with both the first medication and second medication. The analyzer may determine, based on rates of adverse events, the likelihood of an adverse event occurring through co-medication of the first medication and second medication. Based on the likelihood, and based on a correspondence or non-correspondence between a protein activation characteristic of the first medication and the effect of the genetic variant of the patient, the analyzer may indicate or contra-indicate the first medication for the patient. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179182 | WEB-BASED DATA SUBMISSION FOR NURSING QUALITY INDICATORS - A method for providing comparative reports regarding nursing quality of nursing units at multiple healthcare facilities includes storing information received from multiple healthcare facilities, analyzing the information received from multiple healthcare facilities, obtaining first data associated with a first healthcare facility, transmitting the first data to and storing the first data in the database, obtaining second data associated with a second healthcare facility, and transmitting the second data to and storing the second data in the database. When the first unit type of the first data is a same type as the second unit type of the second data, the method includes performing statistical analysis on the first data and the second data, and outputting results of the statistical analysis. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179183 | COMPUTER BASED STANDARDIZED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING DECISION SUPPORT FOR SURGICAL ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY OPERATIONS - A computer-based method for guiding decision support for surgical anatomic pathology operations, including: displaying, using a GUI for at least one specially programmable computer, a list of human body organs or organ systems; displaying, using the GUI, a list including at least one specimen type applicable to a selected human body organ or organ system; populating, using the GUI and the processor, a field with instructions, from a plurality of instructions, for guiding a surgical anatomic pathology operation applicable to a selected specimen type; displaying, using the GUI and the processor, a dictation template with respective prompts and respective fields applicable to the surgical anatomic pathology operation; receiving, using the GUI, an input from the respective fields including data related to performance of the surgical anatomic pathology operation; and generating, using the processor, a pathology report for the existing patient or the new patient including the data. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179184 | Individualized Dosing Technique With Multiple Variables - A method to quantify and correct for drug-drug interaction, physiologic change, diet, weight, genetic data and compliance on Warfarin dosing. The International Normalized Ratio (INR), a lab value used to follow Warfarin use, will fluctuate in an unpredictable manner due to factors other than the current Warfarin dose. The method mathematically describes these changes and eventually adjusts for these interacting factors through the use of logistic regression (LR) or multiple linear regression analysis. By anticipating changes in INR, Warfarin dosing can be adjusted resulting in patients having their INR be therapeutic range. The technique can be used in any field that requires a specific measured quantity, with variables that change and the need to correct for changes with a mathematical model. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179185 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TACTICAL MEDICAL TRIAGE DATA CAPTURE AND TRANSMISSION - A method for creating and transmitting electronic medical data from a remote location, such as a battlefield, to a remotely located central data facility. The method can begin by entering the personal identification data for an injured person into a portable handheld computer. Responsive to voice commands, data input fields are selected and populated. The data can be inputted into the computer via a touch screen or via the microphone. A recording may be made, with a camera included in the portable handheld computer, of imagery associated with the injured person. Thereafter, an audio recording can be made, recording audio records concerning injuries or treatments of the injured person. Medical data obtained about the injury, as well as patient vitals are associated to form an electronic medical record. The electronic medical record, along with images and audio, is then transmitted over a communications network to update the central database. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179186 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATABASE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR MEDICAL RECORDS - A system and method for performing database synchronization between a first database of a first device and a second database of a second device is disclosed. The first database stores medical records having non-time based counter values associated thereto. The second database stores medical records having timestamps associated thereto. The first device includes a first database synchronization module that maintains a last timestamp indicating a last medical record that was received from the second device. The first database synchronization module transmits, to the second device, a request for synchronization and the last timestamp. The second device includes a second database synchronization module that maintains a last counter value indicative of a last medical record that was received from the first device, and that transmits, to the first device, a second request for synchronization and the last counter value. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179187 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DE-RISKING PATIENT TREATMENT - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for de-risking patient treatment by identifying medications or combinations of medications to be contraindicated for a specific indication. An analyzer executed by a processor of a computing device from a user may receive an identification of an indication (e.g. the subject of a clinical trial, or the diagnosis of a patient visiting a physician's office). The analyzer may retrieve, from an adverse event database, medication and co-medication information of patients that experienced a side effect corresponding to the indication. The analyzer may sort the retrieved medication and co-medication information to generate an ordered list of medications consumed by patients that experienced the side effect, and identify a first medication of the ordered list. A display module executed by the computing device may display, to the user, the first medication of the ordered list for contraindication from the clinical trial. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179188 | EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS - Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision (processing or transmitting a medical record or other resource, e.g.) conditionally. Such signaling may be partly based on one or more symptoms, regimen attributes, performance indicia (compliance indications, e.g.), privacy considerations (patient consent, e.g.), contextual considerations (being in or admitted by a care facility, e.g.), sensor data, or other such determinants. In some contexts this may trigger an incentive being manifested (as a dispensation of an item, e.g.), an intercommunication (telephone call, e.g.) beginning, a device being configured (enabled or customized, e.g.), data distillations being presented or tracked, or other such results. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179189 | PERSONALIZED BODY IMAGE - Delivery of health information to a patient suffering from a chronic condition is personalized by displaying the health information directly on a customized image of a body. The patient's medical record, standards of care for the condition, prescribed treatments, and patient input are applied to a generalized health model of a disease to generate a personalized health model of the patient. The personalized health model comprises an HTML file encoding an image map of a body. The body image illustrates the health condition of the individual patient. Preferably, data is collected from health provider sources and stored in a database on a server at a service provider site. The data is processed at the server, and is displayed in the patient's home using a TV connected to a multimedia processor. The multimedia processor connects the television set to a communications network such as the Internet. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179190 | POINT OF SERVICE THIRD PARTY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT VEHICLE FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY - A method for adjudicating health care expenses, which includes receiving from the point of service provider purchase transaction data, adjudicating the transaction substantially in real-time to determine whether a health care related purchase is payable from an account associated with a customer, providing an adjudicated purchase transaction to the point of service provider substantially in real-time, and paying a portion of the healthcare related purchase from an account associated with a customer. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179191 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PERSONAL HEALTH DATA - The present invention is a method and system for using a mobile or desktop computing device, such as a cellular telephone or personal computer, to store an individual's health parameters. These health parameters may include blood work, urine tests, etc. and also standard personal factors such as weight, diet habits, medications, allergies, etc. The health parameters can be plotted on color coded graphs. The color-coded parameters will manifest themselves in the form of “trend lines”, which will identify the ‘direction’ the particular health parameters are moving. The invention will allow the health data to be plotted individually or correlated with other parameters to predict an individual's “state of health” (SOH). This correlated trending data provides an individual with a means to determine if some type of proactive health measure could be taken to stop a negative trend and prevent more drastic actions, such as medication or surgery. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179192 | Systems and Methods for Managing, Storing, and Exchanging Healthcare Information and Medical Images - A system and methods for managing, securely storing, and exchanging patient information and medical images across a plurality of medical facilities and providers. A Universal Medical Information Archive System (“UMIAS”) allows medical providers in various physical locations to securely store and exchange patient information and medical images by providing a streamlined, unified, universal system. The UMIAS allows providers to request and view a particular patient's entire medical profile, which may include various medical images as well as myriad other items of medical information, from a centralized archive such as a cloud-based hosted archive system. Further, according to one embodiment, the UMIAS maintains a Universal Medical Patient Index, which collects and unifies local electronic patient information, and assigns each patient a particular a universal identifier, which is appended to all incoming medical images and can be used by all facilities to identify information relating to a given patient. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179193 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATION OF PATIENT COMMUNICATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide methods of and apparatuses for coordinating patient communication in a professional office. An example method comprises providing the patient with a mobile computing device programmed to accommodate entering demographic information, consent forms and medical history. The mobile device can be programmed to allow users to sign appropriate forms, such as those required for HIPAA purposes. The device can be checked out to the patient and, if desired, appropriate physical security measures can be employed. A patient can complete the forms using the input modes allowed by the device, such as touch input or by stylus. Program-based input controls can help the user enter appropriate information. In some example embodiments, the mobile device communicates with office data systems. Declined records can be returned to the user, for example, with areas to be addressed highlighted. The present invention can also be practiced using the patient's own mobile computing device, allowing a patient to download an appropriate version of the application to it or interact with a hosted application using a mobile device's web browser or similar facility. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179194 | PREPAID CARD FOR SERVICES RELATED TO PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS - A prepaid card allows for prepaying for access to a web site configured to provide for management of personal health care records. The prepaid card includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a promotional code printed on the second surface, a scratch box on the second surface and overlaying the promotional code. The promotional code may be associated with a monetary value for the prepaid card on the web site configured to provide for management of personal health care records. A method for providing a service facilitating online management of personal health records includes receiving data from a prepaid card at a web server, activating a new user account for the online management of personal health records using the data from the prepaid card; and providing online access to the new user account. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179195 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS WITH TELEMEDICINE AND HEALTH MONITORING DEVICE FEATURES - A method for providing a user with the ability to collect and manage personal health records includes receiving over a network, monitoring data from a patient monitoring device associated with the user. The method further includes generating a personal health record from the monitoring data, storing the personal health record in a computer readable storage medium at a server, providing access to the personal health record to the user over the internet through a user account associated with the user, and providing a user interface associated with the user account allowing the user to selectively provide access to the personal health record to a health care provider. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEDGING RISKS WITHIN VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE AND VARIABLE ANNUITY LIFE REINSURANCE PORTFOLIOS - A computer-based framework for assessing risks embedded within variable annuity portfolios and a structure for quantifying component risk elements, bifurcating such risks across one or more hedging counterparties and utilizing rating agency methodologies for achieving an implied financial strength rating of one or more entities within a transaction structure and/or issuer credit rating of risk-linked securities issued by the entities within the structure for risk mitigation purposes. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179197 | LARGE SCALE FACILITATION OF INCOME INSURANCE USING INDEPENDENT UNDERLYING INVESTMENTS - An independent investment platform receives a request from an investor to purchase an income insurance product offered by an insurance company. In response, the independent investment platform monitors an investment account for use with the income insurance product. The investment account is held by a custodian and the investment account is independent of the insurance company. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179198 | Methods to Determine a Vehicle Insurance Premium Based on Vehicle Operation Data Collected Via a Mobile Device - A method for determining a vehicle insurance premium for a period of time based at least in part on collected vehicle operation data, wherein a remote computer receives the collected vehicle operation data from a mobile device and calculates an insurance premium based at least in part on the collected vehicle operation data. A method for determining a vehicle insurance premium for a period of time based at least in part on collected vehicle operation data, wherein a server receives collected vehicle operation data, a database stores the collected vehicle operation data, and a rating engine determines a vehicle insurance premium based at least in part on collected vehicle operation data. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179199 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRANTING ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT USING ELECTRONIC TICKETS AND TICKET TOKENS - Systems and methods for granting access to digital content using electronic tickets and ticket tokens in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes a processor, and memory configured to store an electronic ticket, and a ticket token. In addition, the processor is configured to authenticate a merchant server, receive a request for a ticket token for a specific piece of content from the merchant server, generate a ticket token that expires after a predetermined time period, associate the ticket token with an electronic ticket, send the ticket token to the merchant server for delivery to a user device, receive a request to access the identified piece of digital content from the user device, where the request includes the ticket token, send the electronic ticket and access information to the user device, and expire the ticket token. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179200 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING EXCESS ENTERTAINMENT INVENTORY - A method and system for “papering the house”, i.e., distributing excess entertainment inventory, integrates with the new capabilities of social networking sites and mobile computing. First, a number of units of excess entertainment inventory are apportioned. A first user profile is generated and associated to a first user. A set of Tokens is then allocated to the first user. Next, a subset of Tokens allocated to the first user is selected as eligible to receive a portion of the excess inventory. Finally, records of the first user, the first user profile, the number of units of excess entertainment inventory, and the set of Tokens allocated to the first user are stored in a computer-readable medium. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179201 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO OPTIMIZE MEDIA PRESENTATIONS TO A SEATED AUDIENCE - A computing apparatus is configured to customize media presentation on a display device positioned in the vicinity of a plurality of seats positioned within an access-controlled seating area. The display device is configured to serve media content to users seated in the seats, based on an aggregated spending profile of the users in the seats. The users occupying the seats may be identified via the tickets purchased using account information of the users, via the users checking into the seating area using the account information of the users or the tickets purchased using the account information of the users, and/or via transactions of the users for purchases made by the users within the area or for in-seat purchases. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179202 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS OF INFRASTRUCTURE - A method and a system for analyzing infrastructure are provided. In one embodiment, a system for analyzing infrastructure is provided. The system includes a grid intelligence quotient as a service (GIQAAS) system. The GIQAAS system includes an infrastructure data gathering system having a first input form configured to collect an economic data related to an infrastructure. The GIQAAS system further includes an economic modeling system configured to import the economic data and to derive an economic analysis based on the economic data. The GIQAAS system is configured to provide the infrastructure data gathering system to a first user for collection of the economic data, and to provide the economic modeling system to a second user for derivation of the economic analysis. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179203 | BLOCKING ACCESS TO PROJECT DATA IN RESPONSE TO FAILURE TO INDICATE ATTENDANCE AT PROJECT MEETINGS - A method for restricting access to project data includes determining that a user has failed to indicate an intention to attend a meeting by failing to respond to a meeting notice or by indicating that the user will not participate in the meeting. The meeting notice includes an invitation sent electronically to the user to attend a meeting, and the user has electronic access to data by way of permissions associated with a user account assigned to the user. The meeting is related to the data. The method includes recording a failure-to-attend event in response to determining that the user has failed to indicate an intention to attend a meeting. The method includes blocking the user from accessing the user account in response to a quantity of failure-to-attend events reaching non-attendance criteria. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179204 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR A GEOLOCATIONAL TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL WORKFLOW - Methods, systems and devices for enabling the geolocational monitoring, tracking and management of an agricultural workflow are provided. A first version of the method includes defining a unique area of plant cultivation or animal husbandry; recording inputs to the area with a GPS device; reporting the inputs and related GPS confirmations to a database in association with the area; recording outputs from the area with the GPS device 2; and reporting the outputs and related GPS confirmations to a database in association with the area, whereby a net yield of the area over time can be appraised in view of the inputs and outputs of the area. A marker may be assigned to a element of crop or animal output and the element may be monitored by references to the marker over distance and time. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179205 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES - Systems and methods for optimizing transportation resources. The systems and methods include receiving, by a processor, a plurality of requests to pick up at a pick up location and drop off at a destination at least one item per request, storing the requests in a memory, and determining, by the processor, requests to be grouped in a vehicle to maximize at least one of vehicle and driver resources. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179206 | System And Method For Multi-Verifiable, As-Built Construction Modeling - A system for multi-verifiable, as-built construction modeling in which accurate, independently verifiable site maps, floorplan, exterior and interior elevations alongside detailed checklists for subcontractors, suppliers, and professional services can be generated for providing detailed written proposals, cost estimates and critical path timeline. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179207 | Method and Apparatus for High Performance Design of a Project - Method, apparatus, and program for high performance design of a project. A goal of the project to meet at least one sustainability criterion is first received. A design strategy is then associated with the goal of the project in accordance with the at least one sustainability criterion. The design strategy is created based on a common design approach. A design task is further associated with the design strategy at each phase of the project in accordance with the at least one sustainability criterion. The design task is created to implement the design strategy. A goal metric for the at least one sustainability criterion at each phase of the project is then dynamically calculated based on information of the project from a database. Eventually, progress of meeting the at least one sustainability criterion is dynamically updated based on the calculated goal metric. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179208 | WORKFLOW TASKS - A system for providing workflow task customization comprises a workflow design tool communicating with a shared application platform. The workflow design tool is configured to receive a task customization selection, receive an initial task property selection, and upon receiving the initial task property selection, display a task customization user interface within the workflow design tool, the task customization user interface configured to receive one or more task property selections and receive a selection of a workflow item association from one or more workflow items stored by the shared application platform. The workflow design tool is further configured to generate a task including the one or more task property selections and associate the selected workflow item to the task. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179209 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES - Implementing information management services (IMS) includes providing an electronic calendar configured by an end user, along with contacts specified for the end user, receiving a selection of an event via the electronic calendar, and receiving a selection of prospective participants for the event from the contacts listed. The IMS also includes accessing a database of preferences supplied by the prospective participants, searching a database of event-related resources using characteristics of the event including the preferences of the prospective participants, and determining availability of services corresponding to the event-related resources. The IMS further includes selecting at least one of the event-related resources determined to have availability, accessing contact information for the prospective participants, transmitting an invitation to the prospective participants using the contact information, and reserving the services associated with the event-related resources for the end user and each of the prospective participants who have accepted the invitation. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179210 | INMATE PRIVILEGE KIOSK METHODS, SYSTEMS AND USER INTERFACE - A method of administrating inmate privileges in a correctional facility using a computer kiosk is provided. The method includes accepting data and information corresponding to inmate privileges for an inmate population, the data and information including restrictions on the inmate privileges. The method also includes accepting requests for privileges by an inmate, applying the restrictions to the accepted requests, and visually presenting information to the inmate regarding accepted requests. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179211 | Calendaring Tool With Optimized Management Capabilities - A computer-implemented method, apparatus and computer-readable storage device for arranging a meeting in a networked environment having nodes assigned to respective individual users. Upon receiving a set of meeting requirements including at least a meeting time and a set of invitees from a user at one of the nodes, invitations for a meeting at the meeting time are sent to at least a subset of the invitees based on one or more of the meeting requirements. The meeting is confirmed at the meeting time responsive to receiving acceptances from a predetermined subset of the invitees, such as a set of invitees identified as being critical invitees or a number of invitees constituting a quorum, and is rescheduled or cancelled responsive to a failure to receive acceptances from the predetermined subset of the invitees. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179212 | CAPITAL ASSET INVESTMENT PLANNING APPARATUS - Automated systems and methods for use in managing collections of capital assets determine optimal replacement dates for assets based on total cost curves. Replacement dates are adjusted within ranges that avoid unacceptable risk of unmonetizable failures to satisfy constraints. Priority in adjusting replacement dates is determined based on deferral cost metrics which may be based on the total cost curves. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179213 | CAPITAL ASSET INVESTMENT PLANNING METHODS - Automated systems and methods for use in managing collections of capital assets determine optimal replacement dates for assets based on total cost curves. Replacement dates are adjusted within ranges that avoid unacceptable risk of unmonetizable failures to satisfy constraints. Priority in adjusting replacement dates is determined based on deferral cost metrics which may be based on the total cost curves. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179214 | FITNESS FACILITY EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT - A system and method manage distribution of fitness equipment units based upon automatically collected usage information for the fitness equipment units. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179215 | RISK ASSESSMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS - Assessing risks arising from relationships with third-parties that support the operations or strategic goals of an organization, such as a bank, are provided. A risk assessment system receives risk assessment values respectively corresponding to the likelihood, severity, and control for a risk item associated with a third-party relationship. The risk assessment system then determines a risk priority value for the risk item based on the risk assessment values. The risk assessment system may prioritize multiple risk items according to their respective risk priority values, risk categories, or both. In some arrangements, the risk assessment system may identify a risk item for additional risk mitigation and determine a risk mitigation action plan for the identified risk item. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179216 | ESTIMATING THE SPEND CAPACITY OF CONSUMER HOUSEHOLDS - The spend capacity of a consumer typically increases as the number of consumers in the household increases, since the consumer can draw on the spending power of other consumers in the household. The size of wallet of the household is thus a better indicator of the consumer's spend capacity than an individual size of wallet. All consumers in a given household can be aggregated based on, for example, their address of record. Duplicate tradelines within each household are removed from consideration in a size of wallet estimate. A spend capacity is then estimated for each tradeline using calculations derived from a consumer behavior model. The spend capacities for all tradelines in the household are combined to determine a household size of wallet. Each consumer in the household is then tagged with the household size of wallet, rather than their individual size of wallet. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179217 | REFERRED INTERNET TRAFFIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and a system for exploiting the secondary traffic generated by social networking sites are disclosed. Traffic on a commercial website is constantly monitored by a web analytics tool, which collects traffic measurements of hits, button presses, enquiries, purchases etc., as well as the referrer URL of a site such as a social networking site through which the commercial website is accessed. The collected measurements are forwarded to a Referred Traffic Analysis System. Concurrently, the Referred Traffic Analysis System crawls the Internet and collects a large number of social networking sites, analyses their content by extracting insight terms and phrases from them. In a third step, the collected traffic measurements are correlated with the collected insights from the social networking sites, and the top insights that reoccur frequently enough to appear to be a driver for the measurements observed, are presented to the client. A corresponding system is also provided. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179218 | 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, multiple-item item listings within fixed-price listings can be identified. The multiple-item item listings can each offer for sale a plurality of equivalent items and the multiple-item item listings can be a subset of item listings corresponding to a seller. An aggregate sales value can be calculated for each of the multiple-item item listings by identifying the number of sales corresponding to a multiple-item item listing. An impressions value can be calculated for the multiple-item item listings. An aggregate sales factor can be calculated using the aggregate sales value and the impressions value. The aggregate sales factor can be used as a component in an item listing quality score for some item listings of the seller. | 2013-07-11 |
20130179219 | COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF FEEDS FOR PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS PLATFORM - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for a predictive analytics platform. First, the platform may be populated by individuals or entities with data. The data may then be categorized into a searchable format. The data may be analyzed to create feed category data and patterns that may provide indications of future trends. The future trends may be in the financial, risk, or product development fields. In this way, the invention may combine data from multiple sources into a single platform for predictive analytics, thus using current data to attempt to predict future trends. Individuals and entities may have access to the platform to analyze the data on the platform or receive patterns previously provided by the system, in order to further predict future trends. | 2013-07-11 |