38th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150261839 | Partition Lookup and State Synchronization - Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for multilevel synchronization of database table partition states. An embodiment operates by retrieving a partition from a partition lookup structure and determining whether the partition is in an active state. Based on a determination that the partition is in the active state an embodiment increments a counter associated with the partition using a compare-and-swap instruction accesses the partition. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261840 | DYNAMICALLY INDENTIFYING AND PREVENTING SKEWED PARTITIONS IN A SHARED-NOTHING DATABASE - Dynamically identifying and preventing skewed partitions in a shared-nothing database is provided. The database management system software receives a parameter for identifying a threshold value associated with at least one distribution key value. Optimizer statistics are gathered on a first table that is distributed across one or more partitions in the shared-nothing database, wherein the first table includes a first table name. Distribution key skew is identified based on the gathered optimizer statistics indicating the threshold value being exceeded. A second table with an alternate distribution key, is created having a second table name for receiving overflow data rows associated with the at least one distribution key value based on the identified distribution key skew. A union all view is created based on the first and the second table. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261841 | PARTITIONING SORTED DATA SETS - Techniques described herein generally relate to processing data sets. The data sets can each include multiple indexed data values that can be partitioned into first and second portions. Each data value in each of the first portions of the data sets may have a greater magnitude than each data value in each of the second portions of the data sets. The first portions and second portions of the data values can be further processed by either different processors, or different processor cores as may be desirable. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261842 | CONFORMANCE SPECIFICATION AND CHECKING FOR HOSTING SERVICES - One or more requirements of a target hosting environment are captured in a specification. The specification is automatically checked against a source content of a source environment with a conformance checker, where the source content is to be migrated to the target hosting environment. It is determined whether the source content conforms to the specification. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261843 | APPARATUS FOR SELECTING AND PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT ON SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for selecting and providing media content on a social network service (SNS), and the apparatus includes a media content search unit configured to search, from a SNS server which contains media content composed of images or text, for media content related to a user accessing the SNS server, a media content processing unit configured to determine at least one piece of media content among the retrieved media content as candidate media content by analyzing an image, text, or metadata of the retrieved media content, and a service providing unit configured to provide the determined candidate media content to the user. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261844 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING PEOPLE TO MEET OR PLACES TO VISIT BASED ON INTERESTS OF THE USER - A computer-implemented system and method is provided that suggests recommendations of places to visit and people to connect with based on interests of users. The system and method receives a user's interests into a personal communication device including the location of interest, transmits and stores the interests on a server, identifies information relating to those interests including a suggested person to meet and a recommended destination to visit, and receives, displays and stores the identified information on the personal communication device. The system and method identifies a suggested person to meet near the location of interest by comparing the user and person's interests and determining whether they share common interests. The system and method further identifies a recommended destination to visit near the location of interest by comparing the user's interests with those of a person who rated and reviewed the destination and determining whether they share common interests. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261845 | CLUSTERING METHOD AND DEVICE - A clustering method for applying to a plurality of classes each including one or more images as objects, includes: performing an iterative merge on the classes according to inter-class Rank-Order distances; obtaining an intra-class convergence degree of each class obtained by the iterative merge, based on inter-object distances in the class; and grouping, for each class obtained by the iterative merge, objects in the class that have a distance smaller than the intra-class convergence degree of the class into a new class, thereby to perform an update on the classes. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261846 | COMPUTERIZED CLUSTER ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK FOR DECORRELATED CLUSTER IDENTIFICATION IN DATASETS - A computing device to automatically cluster a dataset is provided. Data that includes a plurality of observations with a plurality of data points defined for each observation is received. Each data point of the plurality of data points is associated with a variable to define a plurality of variables. A number of clusters into which to segment the received data is repeatedly selected by repeatedly executing a clustering algorithm with the received data. A plurality of sets of clusters is defined based on the repeated execution of the clustering algorithm that resulted in the selected number of clusters. A plurality of composite clusters is defined based on the defined plurality of sets of clusters. The plurality of observations is assigned to the defined plurality of composite clusters using the plurality of data points defined for each observation. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261847 | SHARING INFORMATION BETWEEN NEXUSES THAT USE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES FOR INFORMATION ACCESS CONTROL - Systems and methods for sharing information between distributed computer systems connected to one or more data networks. In particular, a replication system implements methodologies for sharing database information between computer systems where the databases use different classification schemes for information access control. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261848 | QUERY REWRITING WITH ENTITY DETECTION - A system determines whether a received search query includes an entity name, determines whether to rewrite the received search query based on information relating to prior searches involving the entity name, and rewrites the received search query when it is determined that the received search query should be rewritten. The system further determines whether to provide a suggestion of rewriting the received search query, as a rewriting suggestion, based on information relating to prior searches involving the entity name when it is determined that the received search query should not be rewritten. The system also generates the rewriting suggestion when it is determined that the rewriting suggestion should be provided. The system performs a search based on one of the received search query and the rewritten search query to obtain search results, presents the search results, and presents the rewriting suggestion when it is determined that the rewriting suggestion should be provided. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261849 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUESTION ANSWERING BY REFORMULATING WORD PROBLEMS - A computer-implemented method of answering questions. A word problem is received into a user interface of a question-answering (QA) system operating on a computerized device having a processor. The word problem comprises a question and contextual phrases providing context for the question. The question is parsed from the word problem, using a parsing function of the processor. The contextual phrases are parsed from the word problem, using the parsing function of the processor. A type is identified for the question, using a typing function of the processor. A phrase is identified in the question having the same type as the question. A reformulated question is produced by replacing the phrase in the question having the same type as the question with a contextual phrase. The reformulated question is input to the QA system. Answers to the reformulated question are received from the QA system. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261850 | CORPUS SEARCH SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A corpus of texts relating to a domain of knowledge may be searched by determining noun-pair proximity scores measuring associations between pairs of nouns that appear in the corpus and that are semantically related to the domain of knowledge. When a search term is received, the noun-pair proximity scores may be used (at least in part) to identify one or more related nouns that are strongly associated with the search term within the corpus. One or more texts may be selected from the corpus, texts in which the search term and the related nouns appear near each other in one or more places. The selected texts may be categorized and/or clustered based on the related nouns before being returned for presentation as SearchResults. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261851 | Multi-faceted Social Network System for Use with Plural Applications - A social network system (or other type of hosting system) is described herein which allows different types of applications to interact with the common resources of the system via respective application-specific channels. Through an application-specific channel, a user may obtain a filtered set of content items (e.g., posts) and notifications that pertain to a particular application with which the user is currently interacting. But the user may also obtain items and notifications that do not necessarily have an affiliation with the particular application. The social network system may maintain a single identity for each user across all application channels hosted by the system | 2015-09-17 |
20150261852 | Method, Apparatus, And Computer Program Product For Providing Superviews Of Geospatial Arrangements - A method is provided for providing superviews of geospatial arrangements. Users may configure a superview by providing a unit(s) and filtering criteria. Subunits belonging to the unit(s) and satisfying the filtering criteria may be displayed in a graphical superview, including additional pertinent information relative to the subunits. The graphical superview may be updated automatically to reflect the most up to date information. A server may be preconfigured to receive a superview configuration and automatically cause the corresponding graphical superview to be displayed on a client device. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261853 | Method And Device For Displaying And Adding Comments On Webpage Contents - Methods and device for displaying and adding comments on webpage content are described. Webpage content corresponding to comment may be highlighted. A display instruction may be received. The display instruction may correspond to the webpage content corresponding to the comment. The comment may be displayed according to the display instruction. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261854 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING METADATA ASSOCIATED WITH LEARNING RESOURCES - Systems and methods for generating metadata for at least one learning resource are provided. The system includes at least one data storage device storing a plurality of predefined metadata templates, each of the metadata templates having a plurality of metadata fields and a processor in data communication with the at least one data storage device. The processor is configured to receive the at least one learning resource, the at least one learning resource including an electronic file having a learning resource type and content data, select a metadata template from the predefined metadata templates based upon the learning resource type of the at least one learning resource, determine a topic associated with the learning resource, and customize the selected metadata template by adding one or more predefined metadata fields associated with the topic of the learning resource. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261855 | AUDIO SYSTEM AND AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - When a track A to be monitored and a track B to which an audio signal on the track A is to be output are selected, an input port corresponding to the track A and an output port corresponding to the track B are identified based on information about a connection by a first patch portion and a second patch portion. The identified input port and the identified output port are then assigned to a selected one of monitoring buses. Next, the assignment of an audio signal from the track B to the identified output port is canceled. This ensures that an audio signal on the track A to be monitored can be directly outputted from the identified output port of a designated I/O device. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261856 | Method to form a real time intent based social group - A method to establish a social group in real time is provided. The method comprises collection of a user's interest information through a software application provided on the user's computing device. The method further matches the user's interest query with interest information of other users kept in the main system server. The system server then identifies various users having common interest information as that of the user and creates a social group of such users. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261857 | Method And Device For Accessing Websites Via Keywords - A method and device for accessing websites via keywords is described. After obtaining at least one keyword in an input box, obtaining webpage address record information, which includes website names and link addresses corresponding to the website names. The method includes searching for website names corresponding to the at least one keyword in the webpage address record information, and obtaining link addresses corresponding to the website names which correspond to the at least one keyword. The method includes displaying the link addresses corresponding to the website names which correspond to the at least one keyword in an information prompt bar of the input box. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261858 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED ON STREET ADDRESS - A system and method is provided that infers a user's intent when the user searches for a particular address or other geographic location. In that regard, the system and method may select advertisements in response to a user searching for street addresses. The advertisements may be selected by searching for advertisements that match search terms associated with the street address, where the search terms were associated with the street address based on the businesses at the street address. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261859 | Answer Confidence Output Mechanism for Question and Answer Systems - Mechanisms are provided for generating an output of confidence score for candidate answers of an input question. The mechanisms, implemented in a data processing system configured to answer an input question receive candidate answer information comprising confidence scores associated with candidate answers for the input question. The mechanisms categorize, for each candidate answer in the candidate answer information, the corresponding confidence score into one of a plurality of confidence score categories. For each candidate answer in the candidate answer information, a graphical representation of the confidence score category of the candidate answer is generated. A graphical user interface output comprising an entry for each candidate answer in the candidate answer information is generated where each entry comprises the corresponding graphical representation of the confidence score category of the candidate answer corresponding to the entry. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261860 | PREDICATE EXECUTION IN SHARED DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Disclosed herein are methods for retrieving data from a database. Various embodiments operate by breaking a predicate tree into one or more predicate tree fragments and then executing the various fragments in parallel. The execution of each of the predicate tree fragments results in a bitmap fragment. The bitmap fragments from the execution of the predicate tree fragments can be then combined into a resulting bitmap. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261861 | Framework for Composing Real-Time Media Using a Declarative Mark-Up Language - In a web client in a network device, a method comprising retrieving a data file written in a declarative mark-up language, wherein the data file contains a description of desired media processing resources for providing a communication session, parsing the data file to determine the desired media processing resources, comparing the desired media processing resources against resources available to the web client on the network device, and mapping the desired media processing resources to the resources available to the web client to generate an executable file, wherein the executable file contains a description for implementing the communication session via the resources available to the web client. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261862 | Search Space Reduction Using Approximate Results - Embodiments include systems, methods and computer-readable mediums for accelerating a database query containing multiple predicates connected conjunctively. The database system receives a database query on a table. The database query includes a first predicate and a second predicate connected conjunctively. The database system produces a search space that satisfies a pre-filter for the first predicate. The search space represents rows of the table that satisfy the first predicate. The database system then applies the search space to evaluation of the second predicate. In one embodiment, the first predicate is a LIKE predicate requesting rows matching a search string in a column, and the pre-filter is a word index representing rows of the table containing a token of the search string in the column. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261863 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A SENSOR TO BE DEPLOYED IN A PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - Disclosed is a method and system for identifying a sensor to be deployed in a physical environment. The method may comprise storing sensor data and metadata of the plurality of sensors in a data store. Further, the method may comprise deriving sensor information comprising at least one of thematic information, temporal information, and spatial information. The method may further comprise creating sensor ontology to define a relationship between the sensor data, the metadata, and the sensor information. The sensor ontology may be stored in a knowledge repository of the data store. The method may further comprise receiving and decomposing the search query into at least one of a basic query component and an inferred query component. Finally, the method may comprise executing the basic query component or the inferred query component on the data store and the knowledge repository respectively in order to identify the sensor. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261864 | Computer Systems and Method for Obtaining Produced Content - Computer systems and method for obtaining produced content. At a computer system, a request for content is received for an application executing on a remote network node via a network interface module of the computer system. In response to the request, one or more queries are performed and a dataset corresponding to the one or more queries is sent. The dataset comprises produced content ready to be distributed to the application in a single response. The computer system may comprise a database module and a server module. A client request for content may further be received from the application at the server module. The request may comprise data from the client request and may be sent from the server module to the database module. Following reception of the produced content from the database module, the server module may send the produced content towards the application in the single response. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261865 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF NEAR DUPLICATE USER-GENERATED CONTENT - A computer-implemented system and method for identification of near duplicate user-generated content in a networked system are disclosed. The apparatus in an example embodiment includes a data receiver to receive a first instance of user-generated content; a tokenizer to tokenize the first instance into a set of words, create a set of portions from the tokenized first instance, and assign weight to each portion of the set of portions; a magnitude calculator to calculate a magnitude for the first instance based on the weight of each portion; a resemblance score calculator to search a data store for a second instance with at least one portion in common with the first instance and calculate a resemblance score between the first instance and the second instance; and an account linker to link accounts associated with each of the first instance and the second instance. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261866 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATIONS - Devices, systems and methods facilitate communications, such as those for political organization, processes, and presence. For example, the devices, systems and methods allow individuals to participate or observe the formation of processes and groups to meet goals. When used in a political process, users or group organizers can search for topics that lead to specific information about legislation, movements, coalition, groups, and other concerns. Using this information the user can join the groups or form new groups and establish communications for the groups. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261867 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANAGING CUES FOR CONVERSATION ENGAGEMENT - In one exemplary aspect, a method of managing cues for conversation management includes generating, with at least one processor, a first user-interest profile. A list of first-user topics from the first user-interest profile is created. An electronic conversation between the first user and a second user is obtained. A list of already discussed topics in the electronic conversation is generated. The list of already discussed topics is filtered from the list of first-user topics to create a suggested topics cue. At least one suggested topic is provided to the second user via a computer display. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261868 | Method For Processing Information And Apparatus Thereof - A method for processing information and an apparatus thereof are provided according to the embodiments of the disclosure. The method for processing information includes: acquiring a first keyword; acquiring a first search instruction; sending the first keyword to the first search engine in responding to the first search instruction; and obtaining a first kind of search result and a second kind of search result fed back by the first search engine. The first kind of search result refers to M applications determined by performing a matching based on the attribute information by the first search engine, and the second kind of search result refers to network data determined by performing a matching based on the first keyword by the first search engine, and the first and the second kinds of search result are displayed. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261869 | VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING ACCIDENT DATA - The present invention relates to a vessel traffic service system and a method for extracting accident data, and more particularly, to a technique that search and extracts possible event traffic data automatically from data of a concerned area without knowing exact time when a marine accident occurs. The vessel traffic service system includes: an input unit receiving conditional information for extracting accident occurrence data from a user; a storage unit storing at least one of an automatic identification system (AIS) signal, a radar signal, and a camera image signal; and a control unit extracting an event occurrence part from at least one of the AIS signal, the radar signal, and the camera image signal of a point and a time at which an accident occurs in accordance with the conditional information to generate an accident candidate list. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261870 | DEMAND-DRIVEN DYNAMIC AGGREGATE - An aggregate is generated. Upon receiving a second query comprising a filter criterion, a determination is made as to whether at least a threshold number of previous first queries comprises a similar filter criterion, and if so generating an aggregate using the similar filter criterion as an aggregation criterion, such that future queries comprising the similar filter criterion are satisfied by the aggregate. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261871 | HARDWARE FOR PERFORMING A DATABASE OPERATION - Techniques for processing a query are provided. One or more operations that are required to process a query are performed by a coprocessor that is separate from a general purpose microprocessor that executes query processing software. The query processing software receives a query, determines one or more operations that are required to be executed to fully process the query, and issues one or more commands to one or more coprocessors that are programmed to perform one of the operations, such as a table scan operation and/or a lookup operation. The query processing software obtains results from the coprocessor(s) and performs one or more additional operations thereon to generate a final result of the query. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261872 | ELECTRONIC-MANUAL BROWSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - An electronic-manual browsing apparatus includes an electronic-manual-display processing section that displays, on an electronic-manual display screen on a display section, an electronic manual including a sample program concerning a control apparatus, a program-creation-screen-display processing section that displays, on the display section, a program creation screen for creating a program used in the control apparatus, and a program copy section that copies the sample program in the electronic manual selected according to an instruction from a user and temporarily stores the sample program. The program-creation-screen-display processing section pastes the stored sample program in the program creation screen in a format editable on the program creation screen. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261873 | LIGHTWEIGHT WEB PAGE GENERATION - A system and method for rendering web pages is presented. A request identifying a domain name and a web page is received by at least one server communicatively coupled to a network. A TXT record associated with the domain name is then retrieved by the at least one server and the TXT record is analyzed to identify one or more settings associated with the domain name or the web page. The web page is then rendered in accordance with the one or more settings into a rendered web page by the at least one server. Finally, the rendered web page is transmitted to a computer system using the network. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261874 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC WEBSITE OPTIMIZATION - Web pages of a website are parsed and a set of n-grams are generated from the parsed web pages. A relevancy value is determined for each n-gram and a second set of n-grams is generated by removing any n-gram in the first set whose relevancy value is below a threshold. A third set of n-grams is generated at least by removing those of the second set of n-grams that have been determined to be similar to another one of the second set of n-grams. Responsive to determining that there is not a web page that is directed at an n-gram, a web page is automatically created with content directed at that n-gram including reusing existing content of the website that is related to the n-gram. One or more links to the created page are added to web pages so that the created page is not an orphan page. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261875 | HTML Network Service Tags Used with Web Browsers for Controlling Network Elements - A web browser configured to execute on a network element receives a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) document including HTML network service tags. The network service tags include commands to cause a corresponding network action to be taken in connection with the network element, such as configuring and/or causing information to be read from the network element. The web browser determines, based on each HTML network service tag, the command to cause the network action to be taken in connection with the network element. The web browser issues the determined command for each HTML network service tag to a corresponding application program interface (API), which in turn cause the network action to be taken in connection with the network element. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261876 | HTML Device Tags to Control Operational Features of Devices in an Internet of Things - A web browser executes on a device that has controllable operational features, such as sensor, actuator, and process-related features, and that is connected to other devices via a network. The web browser receives a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document including HTML device tags. Each of the HTML device tags includes a command configured to control a corresponding one of the operational features of the device. The web browser determines, based on each HTML device tag, the command therein to control the corresponding operational feature. The web browser issues the determined command to the corresponding operational feature so as to control the operational feature. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261877 | PAGE ROUTE SORTING USING DSP TECHNIQUES - A server device may store information identifying multiple routes. Each of the multiple routes may identify a sequence in which pages were individually selected. The server device may determine respective time-domain functions for each of the multiple routes. Each of the time-domain functions may represent a series of data points corresponding to the sequence in which the web pages were selected. The server device may determine respective frequency-domain functions based on the respective time-domain functions; determine route metrics for each of the multiple routes based on the respective frequency-domain functions; sort the multiple routes based on the route metrics; and store or output information regarding the sorted multiple routes. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261878 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COMMUNICATING DATA BETWEEN A DATABASE AND A CACHE - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for communicating data between a database and a cache. These mechanisms and methods for communicating data between a database and a cache can enable improved application quality and performance, enhanced client application interaction, increased system performance, etc. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261879 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR DISPLAYING DATA FROM A WEB SERVICE IN A VISUAL MAP - The present invention provides a system, method, and software application for enabling a user to view data from an external data source in a visual map, wherein the external data source has a web services interface. Visual mapping software on a computer provides a visual mapping interface in which a user can create, edit, and/or view a visual map. Within the visual mapping interface, the visual mapping software provides the user with an option to obtain data from one or more data sources associated with a web service. In response to the user selecting a data source associated with a web service, the visual mapping software builds a web service request for the web service associated with the selected data source. The visual mapping application makes a call to the applicable web service with the web service request. The visual mapping application subsequently receives data from the web service and transforms the data into a format that can be used to generate visual map data. The visual mapping software then displays the data in a visual map. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261880 | TECHNIQUES FOR TRANSLATING USER INTERFACES OF WEB-BASED APPLICATIONS - Computer-implemented techniques include receiving, at a request server having one or more processors, a request for a web-based application from a computing device. The techniques include obtaining, at the request server, a natural language associated with the request. The techniques include determining, at the request server, user interface (UI) strings for the web-based application. The techniques include obtaining, at the request server, translations of the UI strings in the natural language to obtain translated UI strings. The techniques also include transmitting, by the request server, the translated UI strings to the computing device, wherein the translated UI strings cause the computing device to execute the web-based application using the translated UI strings. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261881 | LOGICAL DATA FLOW MAPPING RULES FOR (SUB) GRAPH ISOMORPHISM IN A CLUSTER COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A system and a method are disclosed for transforming cluster computing resources of a target system to match a user defined logical data flow so data processing between the source and target are functionally equivalent. The source logical dataflow is compatibly mapped to a target directed acyclic graph that represents the cluster computing resources. A series of subgraph assertion and transform operations are applied iteratively until the logical data flow is isomorphic with a directed acyclic graph. The assertion and transform operations are comprised of rules and assertions, which are maintained in a rules registry. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261882 | MAPPING ATTRIBUTES OF KEYED ENTITIES - One or more mappings each define a correspondence between one or more input attributes of an input entity and one or more output attributes of an output entity, where the input entity includes one or more key attributes identified as part of a unique key, and the output entity includes one or more key attributes identified as part of a unique key. Generating instances of the output entity includes: determining one or more mapped input attributes of the input entity that correspond to each of the key attributes of the output entity, based on the mappings; and comparing the mapped input attributes with the key attributes of the input entity to determine whether the mapped input attributes include: (1) all of the key attributes of the input entity, or (2) fewer than all of the key attributes of the input entity. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261883 | Information Context Descriptions and the Collaborative Research Engine - Disclosed is a method and apparatus that provides the ability to perform collaborative research by automating a system to create, secure, obtain, process, transmit, receive, publish, subscribe to, or otherwise communicate contextual descriptions, comprising context-enabled electronic search and research results. This research information comprises both previously known and unknown sources of unstructured or structured data that is either unclassified, or is strongly or loosely classified according one or a plurality of known or generated contexts, taxonomies, schemas, statistical, hierarchical, or referential models. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261884 | HASH-BASED ENCODER SEARCH FOR INTRA BLOCK COPY - An apparatus configured to encode video information of a picture includes a memory unit and a processor in communication with the memory unit. The memory unit is configured to store a hash table that includes at least one hash index corresponding to reference blocks in the picture, the reference blocks being a subset of available blocks in the picture. The processor is configured to map a current block to a hash index in the hash table based on the application of a hash function to the current block, identify, from the hash table, reference blocks that correspond to the hash index, select a prediction block from among the reference blocks based on a comparison of the current block to the reference blocks, and encode the video information using the selected prediction block. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261885 | PROPAGATING A SNAPSHOT ATTRIBUTE IN A DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM - A storage system includes a distributed file system. An attribute of a particular entity in the file system relates to a snapshot. In response to an operation in the storage system, it is determined whether the snapshot attribute is to be propagated to another entity of the file system. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261886 | ADAPTIVE SAMPLING SCHEMES FOR CLUSTERING STREAMING GRAPHS - A method for clustering vertices of streaming graphs includes: maintaining one or more clusters, assigning a random number to an incoming edge, computing a sampling threshold based on the current clusters, and adjusting the current clusters based on the random number and the sampling threshold. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261887 | ANALYSIS OF DATA FLOWS IN COMPLEX ENTERPRISE IT ENVIRONMENTS - The present technology enables identification, visualization, and analysis of data flows via network components in complex enterprise IT environments including but not limited to servers, workstations, switches, routers, wireless access points, traffic shapers, firewalls, storage systems and SAN systems. The technology is based on a combination of information collection, information filtering, mapping, grouping, marking, report generation, and verification. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261888 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL CAD METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ACCURATE SOLID MODEL FROM A LAMINATED COMPOSITE PART DEFINITION - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving one or more inputs including an input definition, one or more ply definitions, and one or more ramp definitions, the input definition relating to a first surface between or including an outer mold line (OML) and an inner mold line (IML) of a laminated composite part. The method includes creating an output definition from the inputs. The method includes creating a final solid from the output definition and the inputs, the output definition relating to first surface between or including the OML and the IML of a laminated composite part. The method includes transmitting the final solid. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261889 | LOCAL BEHAVIOR IN A VARIATIONAL SYSTEM - Methods for CAD editing and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a CAD model including a plurality of entities and receiving a user input including a selection of at least one entity and a movement of the selected entity. The method includes applying any basic condition behaviors that correspond to the user input and applying any optional condition behaviors that correspond to the user input. The method includes building a variational system to be solved based on the user input, any applied basic condition behaviors, and any optional condition behaviors. The method includes performing a variational solve on the variational system to produce an edited CAD model and storing the edited CAD model. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261890 | MULTI-LEVEL STRUCTURES IN CAD MODELS - Methods for product data management and corresponding systems and computer-readable mediums. A method includes receiving a CAD model including a plurality of input features and initializing a data structure representing multi-level structures in the CAD model. The method includes identifying at least two equal groups of the plurality of input features and applying a single-level structure recognition process on the groups of features to produce detected structures such as patterns, mirrors etc. The method includes populating the data structure according to the detected structures and storing the data structure as associated with the CAD model. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261891 | SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED DESIGN OF ELECTRIC PLANT OF AN INDUSTRIAL SITE - An integrated design system for an electric plant of an industrial site includes: a central processing unit; terminal stations connected to the central processing unit; and a storage unit. The central processing unit includes: a database management module to receive data from the terminals and organize the incoming data in databases; a first computing module, to determine specifications of lighting bodies to be installed according to the content of the databases; and a second computing module, cooperating with the first computing module to determine the sizing and routing of electric cables at least for the lighting bodies, according to the content of the databases. The databases include a lighting database containing values of a first set of parameters relating to environments of the industrial site. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261892 | INTEGRATED OPTIMAL PLACEMENT, SIZING, AND OPERATION OF ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES IN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - A method and system are provided. The method includes co-optimizing a placement, a sizing, and an operation schedule of at least one energy storage system in an energy distribution system. The energy distribution system further has at least one renewable energy resource and at least one distributed energy resource. The co-optimizing step includes generating a placement-sizing-scheduling co-optimization model of the at least one energy storage system by integrating therein a distribution optimal power flow optimization model of the energy distribution system and components thereof. The distribution optimal power flow optimization model integrates therein at least an energy storage system model, a renewable energy resource model, and a distributed energy resource model. The co-optimizing step further includes optimally determining, using a processor-based placement-sizing-scheduling optimizer, the placement, the sizing, and the operation schedule of the at least one energy storage system based on the placement-sizing-scheduling co-optimization model. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261893 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PIPELINE FLOW STATUS PARAMETER OF NATURAL GAS PIPELINE NETWORK - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining pipeline-flow status parameters of natural-gas-pipeline network, the method includes: dividing natural-gas-pipeline network into multiple areas according to its topology structure; for each area, establishing first control equation representing operating status in pipelines of the area, of which unknown parameters are pipeline-flow status parameters in the pipelines of the area, known parameters include structural parameters of pipelines, operating parameters of components and physical-property parameters of natural gas; for each area, establishing second control equation representing operating status at boundary nodes of the area; solving the first and second control equation to determine the pipeline-flow status parameters in the pipelines and at the boundary nodes of each area. In the present invention, algebraic equation set with fewer equations is solved, thereby achieving high efficient and rapid calculation of the pipeline-flow status parameters of the natural-gas-pipeline network, which is easy to operate. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261894 | FINFET CELL ARCHITECTURE WITH INSULATOR STRUCTURE - A finFET block architecture includes a first set of semiconductor fins having a first conductivity type, and a second set of semiconductor fins having a second conductivity type. An inter-block insulator is placed between outer fins of the first and second sets. A patterned gate conductor layer includes a first plurality of gate traces extending across the set of fins in the first block without crossing the inter-block insulator, and a second plurality of gate traces extending across the set of fins in the second block without crossing the inter-block insulator. Patterned conductor layers over the gate conductor layer are arranged in orthogonal layout patterns, and include an inter-block connector arranged to connect gate traces in the first and second blocks. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261895 | Synthesis Of Radio Frequency Environment - A system and method for simulating the radio frequency environment of an aircraft is described. Simulated location data and navigational aid data is used to calculate a digital representation of the radio frequency environment of an airplane at the simulated location. The digital representation of the radio frequency environment is converted into an analog signal and provided to the navigational system of the aircraft. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261896 | MODEL FOR ACCURATE PHOTORESIST PROFILE PREDICTION - A photoresist modelling system includes a mathematical model for a photolithography process. The mathematical model may be executable using a computer processor. The mathematical model may be used to model a photoresist as formed on a semiconductor wafer surface. A blocked polymer concentration gradient equation may be implemented into the mathematical model. The blocked polymer concentration gradient equation may describe an initial concentration gradient of a blocked polymer in the photoresist being modelled by the mathematical model. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261897 | SIMULATION METHOD, SIMULATION APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - According to an embodiment, a simulation method for resistance variations of a plurality of wires includes creating a numerical expression model for the resistance that is a function of parameters of a cross-sectional shape of the wire, based on the resistance calculated in a Monte Carlo Simulation, dividing each of the wires into a plurality of small elements in a length direction, calculating the resistance of each of the small elements by assigning the parameters of the cross-sectional shape characterizing the cross-sectional shape of each of the small elements to the numerical expression model, and calculating a sum of the resistances of the small elements in each of the wires. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261898 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR ENERGY USAGE SIMULATORS - Systems, methods, and media for an energy usage simulator are provided. In some embodiments, systems for an energy usage simulator are provided, the systems comprising: at least one hardware processor that is configured to: perform computational fluid dynamics simulations on an environment based on a description of the environment; generate a heat recirculation matrix (HRM) based on the computational fluid dynamics simulations; generate a resource utilization matrix (RUM) based at least in part on the HRM and a power curve; generate a power consumption distribution vector based at least in part on the HRM and the RUM; and generate a thermal map of the environment based at least in part on the power consumption distribution vector. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261899 | ROBOT SIMULATION SYSTEM WHICH SIMULATES TAKEOUT PROCESS OF WORKPIECES - A robot simulation system includes a first plane calculation part which calculates a group of first planes extending through focal points of two camera models and divide the fields of vision of the two camera models at equal intervals when capturing a measurement region, a second plane calculation part which calculates a group of second planes which intersect the first planes and extend along boundaries of light-dark contrast formed on the measurement region with stripe shaped patterns of light from the projector model, an intersecting line calculation part which calculates a plurality of intersecting lines between the first planes and the second planes, a three-dimensional information calculation part which calculates positions of intersecting points between the intersecting lines and surfaces of the workpiece models as three-dimensional information, and a position and posture calculation part which calculates positions and postures of the workpiece model based on the three-dimensional information. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261900 | CIRCUIT ELEMENT SYNTHESIS AND OPTIMIZATION - A method for designing a circuit element of an integrated circuit (IC) includes receiving one or more desired characteristics of the circuit element from user input and iteratively determining a design solution through one or more simulations and modifications using a rule-set. The one or more desired characteristics are combined with other preset characteristics of the circuit element or the IC. A first model of the circuit element is defined and simulated to calculate performance. The first and subsequent models are modified by drawing on a rule-set of expert knowledge relating to general dependency of at least one design criterion, such as a physical, geometrical or performance characteristic, with another design criterion. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261901 | RELIABILITY AWARE THERMAL DESIGN - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to implementing semiconductor device cooling systems that leverage awareness of regional voltage and temperature reliability risk considerations. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method of implementing a cooling system configured to cool an integrated circuit. The method involves first determining a heat dissipation factor that would reduce each region of the integrated circuit to a reduced temperature in order to maintain an overall failure rate. An analysis is then performed, using an insight about the relative reliability risk of elevated voltage and temperatures, to identify a region of the integrated circuit whose temperature can be permitted to rise without exceeding the overall failure rate, thereby permitting implementation of a cooling system with a reduced heat dissipation factor. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261902 | TIME-DOMAIN SIGNAL GENERATION - Methods and apparatuses disclose various embodiments of time-domain signal generation. In one embodiment a method includes receiving an input waveform having a plurality of cycles with aspects of the input waveform being input and controllable by an end-user. A set of transform coefficients is calculated for at least some of the cycles using at least one hardware-based processor. A time-domain cycle is calculated for each set of transform coefficients. Other methods and apparatuses are disclosed. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261903 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED TRANSACTION BASED VERIFICATION OF DESIGN UNDER TEST (DUT) TO MINIMIZE BOGUS FAILS - A method and system for transaction-based verification of a design under test (DUT) by a test bench that configures the DUT with at least one configuration including one or more configuration values. At least one input to the DUT is applied to generate at least one output based on a configuration value. A list of changed one or more configuration values is associated with at least one abstract input transaction to generate at least one input transaction. A list of changed one or more configuration values is associated with one or more abstract output transactions to generate at least one output transaction. One or more expected transactions is generated based on the at least one input transaction using one or more transfer functions. An outcome is generated as pass/fail based on comparing the at least one output transaction with each of the one or more expected transactions. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261904 | PATTERN DATA GENERATION METHOD, PATTERN DATA GENERATION DEVICE, AND PATTERN DATA GENERATION PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a pattern data generation method includes: decomposing data of a pattern to be formed into first guide pattern data and first DSA pattern data; generating a plurality of combinations of second guide pattern data and second DSA pattern data based on combinations of the first guide pattern data and the first DSA pattern data; carrying out simulation for each of the plurality of combinations of the second guide pattern data and the second DSA pattern data, and evaluating the simulation results using a predetermined evaluation function; and extracting one set or a plurality of sets of combinations that are suitable for forming the pattern to be formed, from among the plurality of combinations of the second guide pattern data and the second DSA pattern data, based on the evaluation results. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261905 | METHODS OF PREPARING LAYOUTS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, PHOTOMASKS FORMED USING THE LAYOUTS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES FABRICATED USING THE PHOTOMASKS - Methods of preparing layouts for semiconductor devices and semiconductor devices fabricated using the layouts are provided. Preparing the layouts for semiconductor devices may include disposing assistant patterns near a main gate pattern that is provided on a weak active pattern. The weak active pattern may be, for example, an outermost one of active patterns and may be one expected to have an increased width during a fabrication process. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261906 | QUALITY OF RESULTS SYSTEM - Method and System for determining a next task in an Electronic Design Automation Flow, computer system and computer program product. One or more parsers configurable to identify one or more associated pre-defined data characteristics may be executed by a processor on a task output. Selected values obtained from the parser execution may be used to make a decision about the appropriate next action to be performed in the EDA flow. Selected values may provide suggestions or decisions about the appropriate next action to be performed in the EDA flow. Input for an associated task in the EDA flow may be suggested by the selected result values. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261907 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING PATTERNS WITH CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM LITHOGRAPHY - In a method for fracturing or mask data preparation or mask process correction for charged particle beam lithography, a plurality of shots are determined that will form a pattern on a surface, where shots are determined so as to reduce sensitivity of the resulting pattern to changes in beam blur (β | 2015-09-17 |
20150261908 | METHOD OF GENERATING A SET OF DEFECT CANDIDATES FOR WAFER - A method of generating a set of defect candidates for a wafer is disclosed. The wafer comprises at least one die manufactured according to a mask, and the mask being prepared by combining a plurality of layout areas. The method includes receiving an initial defect information from a wafer scanning device indicating potential defects of a semiconductor wafer and determining a boundary region on the semiconductor wafer. The method further includes creating an exclusion region from the boundary region, the exclusion region having a first set of defects in the potential defects of the semiconductor wafer, and creating filtered defect information by removing the first set of defects from the initial defect information. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261909 | NOTCH DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN MASK DESIGN DATA - Mask data is analyzed for the presence of a notch. A notch candidate on a polygon boundary of mask data is defined as a plurality of line segments that includes an initial line segment, a final line segment and at least one line segment therebetween. The initial and final line segments define adjacent edges of the notch candidate and have an angle therebetween within a defined range. A direction of each line segment is a direction of travel from the initial line segment to the final line segment. A plurality of conditions is applied to the plurality of line segments and the direction of travel, and the notch candidate is a notch when all conditions are satisfied. The notch may be removed from the data before mask writing. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261910 | INTERLOCKING OBJECT CONSTRUCTION UNITS - The present apparatus relates to a standardized assembly unit for building objects by utilizing connection elements that mechanically attach together permanently. By utilizing particular surface features and characteristics, such as compressive tabs and interlocking structures, the interlocking units described herein are able to impart structural stability to various objects without the need to provide overlapping layers of material or fasteners. More specifically, utilizing only mechanical linkages and connectors, a collection of interlocking units are utilized to assemble complex objects having high strength, durability and permanence. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261911 | CRYSTAL STRUCTURE - The invention provides a method of predicting a three dimensional structural representation of a target protein of unknown structure, or part thereof, comprising:
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20150261912 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TUMOR CLONALITY ANALYSIS - Systems and methods of genomic analysis are presented that provide a framework to determine a tumor's clonality, the number and proportion of all major clones, and the variants that distinguish them. Contemplated systems and methods also allow phasing mutations to parental alleles to so time their emergence within the population of tumor cells, and provide an accurate estimate of the amount of contaminating normal tissue that was present in the tumor biopsy. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261913 | Method and System for Identifying Clinical Phenotypes in Whole Genome DNA Sequence Data - High throughput sequencing has facilitated a precipitous drop in the cost of whole genome human DNA sequencing, prompting predictions of a revolution in medicine via personalization of diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to individual genetics. Disclosed is a comprehensive series of methods for identification of genetic variants and medical genotypes, phasing genetic data and using Mendelian inheritance for quality control, and providing predictive genetic information about risk for rare disease phenotypes and response to pharmacological therapy in single individuals and father-mother-child trios. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261914 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ANALYSING BIOCHEMICAL DATA - There are disclosed computer apparatus and computer implemented methods for analysing biochemical data such as biochemical sequence data. The apparatus and methods provide a suitable object-orientated environment for this analysis, including facilities for constructing a plurality of object-oriented biochemical data objects, each such object being arranged to encapsulate a biochemical data file within which biochemical data is recorded. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261915 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a medical image processing apparatus and a medical image processing system includes at least a position detecting unit, a human body chart storage unit, a mapping chart generating unit, and a display. A position detecting unit detects a position of a characteristic local structure in a human body from the medical image. A human body chart storage unit stores a human body chart that represents the human body. A mapping chart generating unit generates a mapping chart that is the human body chart to which a mark indicating a position of the local structure detected by the position detecting unit is added. A display displays the mapping chart. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261916 | System Development Dataset Preparation - The preparation of a data set for electronic health system development may involve processing a patient data set having confidential information through an electronic transaction in the electronic health system. Identifying the confidential data of the processed patient data set, and replacing the identified confidential data with replacement non-confidential data of a same data type as the identified confidential data in a representative transaction data set may also be involved. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261917 | Federated Collaborative Medical Records System Utilizing Cloud Computing Network and Methods - A cloud-based, federated collaborative medical records system and methods, in the preferred embodiments, features a variety of mechanisms to enable end users to store, access, edit, and share health information, on demand. A key aspect of said embodiments involves the circumvention of barriers preventing the transfer of health information placed upon other electronic medical records systems and related systems preventing users who are not part of a specific business entity from accessing the records. The preferred embodiments of the present invention delegate control over medical information to those individuals who need access to such medical information at the appropriate time. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL SERVICES THROUGH MOBILE AND WIRELESS DEVICES - System and method providing medical services through hand held wireless devices, including smart phones and tablets, includes a central interface server communicating with physician's and patient's devices and is especially adapted for use in treating minor or chronic medical conditions not requiring an in-person medical visit. The system includes a medical interrogation engine for structuring a presenting complaint for hand held devices. The central interface server includes a treatment library of medical responses especially adapted for use in connection with hand held wireless devices from which the physician may select to establish and communicate a treatment plan unique to the patient. The patient and the physician may optionally include unstructured comments and the physician may optionally prescribe medications from the patient's pharmacy. A method is also included by which the physician may select, edit, and approve individual entries in the treatment library of medical responses. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261919 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a difference image generator that receives a collection of medical record sheet image data that is generated by reading an image of a medical record sheet with content thereof updated in a time sequence, extracts a difference between preceding medical record sheet image data and current medical record sheet image data, and acquires a sequential collection of difference image data representing an updated written portion of the medical record sheet by extracting a difference in each image reading cycle, a memory processing unit that associates the difference image data with attribute information related to writing, and causes a memory to store the resulting difference image data, and an output processing unit that selects output image data from the collection of difference image data and outputs the selected output image data. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261920 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR CUMULATIVE REPORTING OF MEDICAL INFORMATION - According to an exemplary embodiment, a method, system, and device for providing cumulative reporting of medical information may be provided. The method, system, and apparatus may utilize software that provides access to any of a variety of medical records and/or medical data in real time and in a manner which allows it to be interpreted and shared. The method, system, and apparatus can also allow prompt alerts based on the interpretation of data shown. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261921 | Virtual Identification System and Method for Patients - A virtual identification system and method allowing a patient to create and use, offline, a personal identification number to retrieve, store, and use personal health information. The patient is provided online access from a network device to health information related to the patient stored on a network server. Personal identifying information is constantly purged in the background. A translator hardware device is connected to the network server and the patient is allowed to enter the personal identification number into the translator, offline. Upon authentication by the translator, the patient is allowed to download the health information from the network server and store the health information within the translator hardware device, wherein the health information is now offline. The personal identifying information is loaded into the translator, such that the health information is coupled to the personal identifying information but still offline. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261922 | Systems And Methods For Surgical And Interventional Planning, Support, Post-Operative Follow-Up, And Functional Recovery Tracking - Various systems and methods are provided for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and functional recovery tracking. In general, a patient can be tracked throughout medical treatment including through initial onset of symptoms, diagnosis, non-surgical treatment, surgical treatment, and recovery from the surgical treatment. In one embodiment, a patient and one or more medical professionals involved with treating the patient can electronically access a comprehensive treatment planning, support, and review system. The system can provide recommendations regarding diagnosis, non-surgical treatment, surgical treatment, and recovery from the surgical treatment based on data gathered from the patient and the medical professional(s). The system can manage the tracking of multiple patients, thereby allowing for data comparison between similar aspects of medical treatments and for learning over time through continual data gathering, analysis, and assimilation to decision-making algorithms. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261923 | DIGITAL MEDICAL INTERN SYSTEM - Media, methods, and systems provide a platform for monitoring patient health and recommending treatment in a protocolized manner. The protocol is customizable to fit patient and physician needs and the platform is capable of alerting medical staff when treatment is needed, precluding traditional practices of intensive-monitoring. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261924 | HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a healthcare system and a corresponding healthcare method. The system comprises a processor and a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium contains instructions for execution by the processor, wherein the instructions cause the processor to perform the steps of obtaining patient activity data descriptive of a physical activity of a patient, for whom a recommendation for a care plan shall be provided, obtaining social support activity data descriptive of a level of interaction of the patient's social network with the patient, and computing recommendations for a care plan for the patient based on the patient activity data and the social support activity data. Further, the present invention relates to a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium and a computer program. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261925 | AVATAR-BASED CHARTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS - An avatar-based charting method for assisted diagnosis to improve the efficiency of medical practice. Through an anthropomorphic symptom record interface, the first page is the Genetic-Psycho-Social-Bio (GPSB) which assists in understanding the genetic, psychological, social-environmental, and biological characteristics of patients. A Subjective-Objective-Assessment-Plan (SOAP) diagnosis page aids in doctor diagnosis. A decision support diagnostic summary interface automatically generates the diagnosis summary and notifies of any unusual circumstances. Finally, a medical records module saves all information into a medical database in order to provide health care for subsequent tracking and evaluation. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261926 | DATA ANALYSIS AND PREDICTIVE SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODOLOGIES - A method, computer system, and computer memory medium optimizing a transductive model Mx suitable for use in data analysis and for determining a prognostic outcome specific to a particular subject are disclosed. The particular subject may be represented by an input vector, which includes a number of variable features in relation to a scenario of interest. Samples from a global dataset D also having the same features relating to the scenario and for which the outcome is known are determined. In an embodiment, a subset of the variable features within a neighborhood formed by the samples are ranked in order of importance to an outcome. The prognostic transductive model is then created based, at least in part, on the subset, the ranking, and the neighborhood. The subset and the neighborhood are then optimized until the accuracy of the transductive model is maximized. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261927 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING INTOXICATION - A method and system for monitoring a user's intoxication including receiving a set of signals, derived from a set of samples collected from the user at a set of time points; providing a sobriety task to the user proximal to a time point of the set of time points; generating a performance dataset characterizing performance of the sobriety task by the user; receiving a supplementary dataset characterizing a demographic profile of the user and/or a physiological state of the user; determining a set of values of an intoxication metric, derived from the set of signals; generating a predicted temporal profile of the intoxication metric for the user based upon the set of values, the set of time points, and the supplementary dataset; generating an analysis of the user's sobriety based upon the performance dataset and the predicted temporal profile; and providing a notification to the user based upon the analysis. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261928 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITION - Embodiments of the invention relate to a self-contained kit for medical condition monitoring and maintenance, such as the monitoring and maintenance of blood sugar levels. The kit is compact and includes components structurally retained therein for use without removal, wherein these components are normally separate and loose. Such components could include a glucose meter, an insulin pen and a lancing apparatus. Other embodiments of the invention relate to a computer system and method for monitoring a medical condition, monitoring a medical condition over time, correlating recorded results with environmental factors such as location, time and meals consumed. A method may also enable individual users to share information to provide support to one another. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261929 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTRONIC THERAPEUTIC SYSTEMS - Embodiments of this invention relate to electronic therapeutic systems. More specifically, this invention relates to computer systems and computer-implemented methods for monitoring a therapeutic attribute, and for determining the effectiveness of electronic therapeutic systems, namely, software applications and associated components designed to provide a therapeutic result, in providing changes to the therapeutic attribute to reach a user's desired therapeutic objective. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261930 | TELEMEDICINE SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CONSULTATION, DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT SERVICES - The invention relates to a telemedicine system including improved methods, systems and techniques for providing remote consultation, diagnosis and/or medical treatment. Said system uses a Basic Telemedicine Unit BTU and Specialist Telemedicine Unit STU comprising the simultaneous and independent display, on the local interface and on the remote interface, of all of the patient-related audio, video, biomedical data signals and clinical data, the concurrent annotation of images and videos, and processing for the protection of the personal data of the patients. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261931 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION - A messaging platform is configured to impose HIPAA-compliant ownership and access control on conversations between caregivers that can contain at least some protected health information (PHI) or electronic protected health information (EPHI). The messaging platform can support a patient-centered conversation between caregivers who are actively affiliated with at least one covered entity in common. The messaging platform can identify caregivers who are authorized participants in a patient-centered conversation based on active affiliations with at least one covered entity. Moreover, the messaging platform can be configured to restrict participation in and access to a patient-centered conversation owned by a covered entity to caregivers who are actively affiliated with the covered entity. Additionally, the messaging platform can permit a caregiver having a professional conversation initiator privilege to initiate a professional conversation that does not contain PHI or EPHI with another caregiver who is not actively affiliated with the same covered entity. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261932 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING AND TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP OF COMMUNICATIONS CONTAINING ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION - A messaging platform is configured to impose HIPAA-compliant ownership and access control on conversations between caregivers that can contain at least some protected health information (PHI) and electronic protected health information (EPHI). In one exemplary embodiment, the messaging platform can be configured to support conversations between caregivers who are actively affiliated different covered entities. As such, the messaging platform is able to maintain HIPAA-compliant ownership control when ownership of a conversation is shared amongst multiple covered entities. According to another exemplary embodiment, the messaging platform can support the transfer of the ownership of a conversation from one covered entity to another. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING COMMUNICATIONS AND PROVIDING ALERTS - A messaging platform is configured to communicate with a messaging client installed on a mobile communication device via a compact dedicated device (CDD). Messages that are intended for the mobile communication device are first transmitted to the CDD via a paging system instead of directly to the mobile communication device. The CDD is configured to forward the messages to the mobile communication device while providing alerts to the caregiver associated with the mobile communication device. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261934 | System and Method for Providing Pharmacy Services - The comprehensive and controlled web-based system facilitates provision of pharmaceutical care and dispensing of medications to patients. The system includes multiple retail or pharmacy outlets whose prescription filling activities are supervised and verified by pharmacists at remote sites. The supervision includes visual confirmation by images for the prescription and the drug dispensed and systematic provision of information pertaining to drug interactions and instructions with affirmative patient confirmation. The system ensures patient safety and education, prescription accuracy, and reduction of expense while assisting rural or economically challenged areas to retain local access to pharmacy services. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261935 | Systems and Methods for Verifying Correlation of Diagnosis and Medication as Part of Qualifying Program Eligibility Verification - Systems and methods are provided for verifying correlation of diagnosis and medication as part of qualifying program eligibility verification for a medication requested in a healthcare transaction. A service provider computer may receive an ADT transaction from a covered entity healthcare provider that includes patient identifiers identifying a patient and a diagnosis code identifying a malady affecting a the patient. The service provider computer may receive a healthcare claim transaction from a pharmacy requesting a medication for the patient. The service provider computer can verify that the requested medication is one typically used for the malady identified by the diagnosis code. The service provider computer may also determine whether the requested medication is eligible under a predefined qualifying program based at least in part on the healthcare claim transaction and patient and/or prescriber registration information. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261936 | Method for Separating and Analyzing Overlapping Data Components with Variable Delays in Single Trials - The present invention relates to a method for separating and analyzing overlapping data components with variable delays in single trials. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for separating and analyzing overlapping data components consistently occur in multiple realizations but locked to different time markers with variable inter-marker delays using an extended residue iteration decomposition (RIDE) algorithm. The present invention has applications in separating and analyzing event-related brain potential (ERP) data derived from single-trial responses. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261937 | EVALUATION METHOD FOR CHARACTERISTICS OF MIXTURE, USING COMBINATION OF PURE SUBSTANCES, AND SYSTEM USING SAME - The present invention relates to an evaluation method for characteristics of a mixture, using a combination of pure substances, and a system using the same and, more specifically, to: an evaluation method for characteristics of a mixture, using a combination of pure substances, the evaluation method using identification of the unique characteristics of a mixture by the reduced number of pure substances (IDMixRPS), which is a calculation method capable of representing characteristics of a mixture by using a combination of pure substances, as a new approach for evaluating the characteristics of the mixture; and a system using the same. | 2015-09-17 |
20150261938 | METHOD FOR SELECTING PHOTOINITIATOR SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a method of selecting photoinitiator systems comprising at least one sensitizer and at least one coinitiator, for photopolymer formulations for producing holographic media. | 2015-09-17 |