46th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140337186 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSOCIATING CONTAINER LABELS WITH PRODUCT UNITS - 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 establishing a serial number for shipping containers which corresponds to a software database record that is readily editable. The invented method avoids the need for correcting errors on detailed physical labels placed on produce shipping containers, thereby increasing overall efficiency of sending fresh produce to the stream of commerce. Increasing the speed at which said produce enters the marketplace allows growers to realize more of the value of each crop. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337187 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENTERPRISE-WIDE MIGRATION - Disclosed are a method, system and computer program for collecting inventory data about a group of machines at an office. This method comprises the steps of running an inventory tool on each of the machines, and the tool presenting dialogue displays on each of the machines, filling in or changing data in the dialogues presented by the tool, and submitting the collected information to a server. Also disclosed are a method, system and computer program for customizing an inventory data collection tool for a plurality of logical groups of users. Each of the logical groups of users is provided with a copy of the inventory data collection tool and with a first copy of a common control file. Each of the groups of users uses the first copy of the common control file to customize the tool for the group of users. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337188 | ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT - A method includes maintaining match data indicative of a correspondence between a past payment and a past invoice of a biller, the correspondence having previously been inferred from data associated with the past payment and data associated with the past invoice; and inferring a correspondence between a received payment and another invoice of the biller based on (i) data associated with the received payment and data associated with the other invoice and (ii) the match data for the biller. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337189 | Streamlined Sales Tax Return Preparation - A tool for assisting end-users to comply with complex sales tax compliance requirements by electronically preparing a tax return by dynamically creating and providing to each end-user a first data input page having input fields relating only to types and categories of tax for which each end-user's line of business is required to report while suppressing presentation to the end-user data fields which are related to tax types which are not required to be reported or collected for the end-user's line of business. Using the streamlined input page, the end-user only provides the relevant data values and avoids seeing or worrying about irrelevant input values. The tool then electronically prepares one or more tax return forms or data files, and optionally submits those to an electronic server corresponding to the tax authority for the appropriate jurisdiction(s) or produces a paper return. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337190 | Purchase Order Matching - An approach is provided for processing invoices that includes the use of a purchase order system to verify information on the invoices. Invoice image data that represents an invoice is received and one or more text fields represented in the invoice image data are obtained. The one or more text fields represented in the invoice image data are compared to purchase order data from a purchase order system. If the one or more text fields represented in the invoice image data do not match the purchase order data from the purchase order system, then the one or more text fields represented in the invoice image data are designated for special processing. If the one or more text fields represented in the invoice image data match the purchase order data from the purchase order system, then the invoice is designated as verified and the one or more text fields are transmitted to an accounting system for processing. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337191 | RECYCLING COLLECTION PAYOUT - One or more embodiments of techniques or systems for recycling collection payout are provided herein. In some embodiments, a user can place objects into a recycling collection payout system, the system sorts or identifies recyclable objects, gathers or stores the recyclable objects, and pays the user for the recyclable objects. The user can be paid via a payout component that provides a user with a variety of options, such as a gift card, a coupon, payout to an account, etc. A recycling collection payout system can compact, bale, or store recyclable objects. Additionally, a status of the recycling collection payout system can be monitored via a remote diagnostic component to determine whether the system is jammed, close to being full, or low on funds. In this manner, a user can be incentivized to bring recyclable material, such as metal, aluminum, steel, or plastic, for collection. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337192 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING AN IPR MARKET - A method is disclosed for establishing communication in a network between a seller of intellectual property rights (IPR) using a first node at a first address, and a buyer of IPRs using a second node at a second address. The method uses a third node at a third address to provide IPR data, IPR attribute information, and a first address associated with the identifier. The method determines a criterion to pre-select a set of identifiers; uses attribute information to pre-select a set of identifiers, transmits the pre-selected set of identifiers and associated first addresses from the third node to said second node. The method can fine-select an identifier and generate a message for transmission from the second node to the first address. The message can include the identifier and the second address. A computer-readable medium with instructions and an apparatus to establish communication are disclosed. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337193 | Method and System for Displaying and Trading Spreads - A trading application can receive price and quantity information for tradeable objects. The trading application can compute implied price and quantity information for spreads of the tradeable objects. Direct and indirect price and quantity information for the spreads can be displayed in a manner that shows the relationship with each other and with the price and quantity information for the tradeable objects. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337194 | Flexible System and Method for Electronic Trading - System, method, and program products offer flexibility to the rather rigid way of trading in an electronic trading system. Orders for a tradeable object may typically get matched according to set terms and/or conditions at an electronic exchange. A trader may log onto the electronic exchange to trade the tradeable object, and may choose to display and trade the tradeable object according to a different set of terms and/or conditions. As such, the market data sent to the trader from the exchange is converted to a format according to the trader's selection, so that it may be presented to the trader in this format. Transaction messages sent to the exchange from the trader are converted to the format readable by the matching process, so that it can process the messages. Other features and advantages are described herein. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337195 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Order Queue Information - A system and method for providing market information are disclosed. In this application, updates are received for a tradable object at a price level from at least one exchange. To the extent that the updates do not include enough details to compute the number of orders resting at a particular price level in a market, estimation may be used to provide order queue information. As a result, the number of orders which are pending in the market at various price levels may be determined using the techniques described herein. The interface disclosed herein may be used to display the number and/or quantity of the orders in the order queue. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING TRADE INFORMATION FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING EXCHANGE - A system and method for displaying trade information is disclosed. The method includes receiving from a host exchange a plurality of trade notifications, each trade notification corresponding to an executed trade, and for each executed trade of interest, determining whether the executed trade belongs in an aggregated set with one or more other executed trades. All executed trades in an aggregated set are for the same associated tradable object, have traded at the same associated trade price, and have been executed within a predetermined time period of each other. Aggregated sets are displayed a user display with an associated aggregated quantity, and the remaining executed trades of interest are also displayed. Trades are displayed using an associated indicator for indicating whether the corresponding executed trade or aggregated trade traded on the bid side or on the offer side of the market, and which indicates whether additional volume is available at the associated trade price. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337197 | FAIR VALUE MODEL BASED SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VALUING FOREIGN-BASED SECURITIES IN A MUTUAL FUND - A system for determining fair value prices of financial securities of international markets includes selecting a universe of securities of a particular international market, computing overnight returns of each security in the selected universe over a predetermined past period of time, selecting at least one return factor of a domestic financial market from a plurality of return factors, computing, for each selected return factor, the return factor's daily return over said predetermined past period of time, calculating, for each selected return factor, a return factor coefficient for each security in the selected universe by performing a time series regression to obtain the contribution of each return factor's return to the security's overnight return, and producing each calculated return factor coefficient in a data stream. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337198 | IMPLIED VOLATILITY BASED PRICING AND RISK TOOL AND CONDITIONAL SUB-ORDER BOOKS - The Book Order Management (BOM) system provides a fully automated and efficient electronic trading environment for derivatives trading. The BOM system allows traders to electronically, in real time, both make two sided markets in any option or combination of options, and issue quotations for immediate use, so that the trader providing the quotation has the opportunity to re-evaluate and change markets if conditions change. The BOM system provides a way to efficiently determine whether the conditions placed on a contingent order are met and guaranteed, using a lock (freeze) and reserve procedure. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337199 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MARKET INFORMATION AND ORDER PLACEMENT IN AN ELECTRONIC TRADING ENVIRONMENT - A system and method are provided for displaying a trading screen and placing an order in an electronic trading environment. The system and method may be used to assist a trader in selecting an item of interest, such as the inside market (best bid and best ask) to be displayed relative to a user configured location on the trading screen, such as the center of the trading screen. In a preferred embodiment, the inside market will stay located relative to center of the trading screen and the price levels associated to the inside market will move as the market conditions fluctuate. Other features and advantages are described herein. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337200 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING OPTION SPREAD INDICATIVE QUOTES - A computer network and method for electronically trading combinations of derivatives. One preferred method of trading includes providing quotes information to a central server, and determining indicative quotes for combination trades, and providing the non-binding, indicative quotes to market participants (which typically includes subscribers, but may also include market makers). A participant may then submit an e-RFQ, which is a request for a binding quote for the combination of derivatives. Market Makers may then elect to submit a binding quote for the corresponding derivative combination. Market participants may then elect to enter a binding order. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337201 | Method of Doing Business for Auctioning a Defaulted Loan - A method of doing business includes identifying an owner of property willing to sell his property by an online auction, entering into a contract with the owner obligating him to complete the sales of his property conducted pursuant to terms of the contract; pre-arranging a minimum auction price for his property that accounts for the owner's interest, plus costs and fees, conducting the on-line auction with a plurality of bidders for his property whereby at the on-line auction's conclusion there is a winning bidder and ensuring the transfer of the winning bidder's funds to the escrow holder. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337202 | Guaranty Fund Apportionment in Default Auctions - A method apportions guaranty fund contributions into tranches in connection with an auction directed to transferring open positions in a set of markets, such as positions in interest rate swap contracts. Bids for the open positions from non-default market participants are received. A quality factor is determined for each bid based on an offset between the bid and a winning bid in the auction for each open position. For each market and for each non-default market participant, a portion of the guaranty fund contribution of the non-default market participant is allocated to one of the tranches based on the quality factor for the market. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337203 | EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALS - Systems and methods for performing an exchange for physicals (EFP) may comprise receiving, with a matching engine module in communication with a processor, EFP data comprising an amount of securities to be traded and a price. The matching engine module may calculate a first delta percentage between the EFP data and an index based on the amount, the price, and an index value. The matching engine module may calculate a residual delta based on the first delta percentage and an index notional value. The matching engine module may attribute the residual delta to the securities. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337204 | System and Method of Calculating the Pricing of Credit Based on Engagement with a Wellness Programme - A system and method of calculating the pricing of credit based on engagement with a wellness programme includes monitoring the compliance of a person with a wellness programme and storing data relating to the compliance of the person with a wellness programme. The stored wellness data is used as one factor to calculate the pricing of credit wherein the higher the degree of compliance with the wellness programme the cheaper the pricing of the credit. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337205 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IDENTIFY MERCHANTS - A system and method including a mobile application installed on a mobile device and configured to authenticate a merchant represented by a unique identifier, determine a position of the mobile device while the mobile device is co-located with a transaction terminal of the merchant, communicate the position to a portal to associate the position with the unique identifier and to receive an account number, and provide the account number to generate an authorization request on the transaction terminal. The authorization request includes a terminal identifier of the transaction terminal. When the authorization request generated using the account number is detected, the association between the account number provided to the mobile application and the location received from the mobile application is replaced with the association between the terminal identifier extracted from the authorization request and the location. Thus, subsequent authorization requests generated by the transaction terminal can be determined to contain the terminal identifier and identified to be associated with the location and the merchant identifier. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337206 | Electronic Currency System - An electronic currency system having Currency Issuing Authorities that are coupled to a money generator device for generating and issuing to subscribing customers electronic currency backed by correspondent Currency Issuing Authorities and participating Financial Institutions that accept and distribute the electronic money; a plurality of devices that are used by subscribers for storing electronic money and for performing money transactions with other participants and participating Currency Issuing Authorities and Authorized Financial Institutions, for exchanging electronic money with other like transactions; and verification arrangement for maintaining the integrity of the system, and for detecting counterfeiting and tampering within the system. The electronic currency consists of data in a form suitable to be stored in a participant's data storage medium, comprising information on the currency value, authentication values, certificate chain, and identification of the participants' devices. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337207 | METHOD, DEVICE, SERVER, AND SYSTEM FOR MAKING PAYMENT WITH A MESSAGING APPLICATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A first aspect of the present disclosure provides a device, server and system for making a payment from a messaging application on a mobile device. A second aspect of the disclosure provides a method of associating a payer account number with a mobile device. Further provided herein is a method of performing a payment transaction from a messaging application on a mobile device, wherein the payment transaction is initiated by a message or a 2D image from an OpenID with the messaging application, a 2D image from a website, or a mobile application from the merchant. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337208 | PARTNER PORTAL SOLUTION FOR FINANCIAL SECTOR - A banking portal system including a processor, memory coupled to the processor, a configuration storage including configuration data stored in a computer-readable storage medium, the configuration data including user information for a plurality of users registered with the banking portal system, where the plurality of users are from partner organizations of different business partner types including retail partner, regulator partner, and prospect partner; and portal functionality for conducting transactions with a bank in conjunction with the partner organizations, where the portal functionality includes retail-partner-specific functionality, regulator-partner-specific functionality, and prospect-partner-specific functionality. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337209 | PARTNER PORTAL SOLUTION FOR FINANCIAL SECTOR - A partner portal system for a financial sector including a processor tangible machine-readable media including code implementing at least common access functions including providing a partner administrative access defining partner role-based access control and a partner management framework feature defining a partner and assigning partner roles including a partner type and creating workflow for the partner, generic framework functions including managing partner-related settings including incentive and commission calculation including setting up a type of incentive scheme for the partner, common infrastructure requirement functions including a multilingual feature supporting interface screens to be displayed in a local language, a multi entity feature providing a multi-entity banking environment associating a bank across different geographies to use banking software in a single hosting environment, and a multi channel feature providing operating capabilities through multiple channels including mobile devices and centralized partnering branch offices, dashboard functions providing a single screen of key information regarding the partner, common alert mechanism functions including a common alert infrastructure broadcasting events and news to the partner, co-partnering functions including a partner collaboration feature supporting partner collaboration workflow, and service capabilities functions including a workflow transparency feature, an external system connectivity capabilities feature supporting, and an end-to-end customer servicing feature, where the partner portal system supports partner types including a direct selling agent, a retailer, a regulator, a travel agent, a prospector, and a broker. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337210 | Methods and Systems for Routing Payment Transactions - Methods and systems for routing payment transactions electronically involve interrogating by computer logic each payment transaction received by a payments interface processor to identify a payment destination and a payment source and to determine, according to pre-defined parameters, whether the payment transaction is eligible for processing via an internal payment transaction processor of the financial institution that minimizes processing costs. Eligible payment transactions may be routed, for example, to an internal debit or credit card processor or ACH processor, and ineligible payment transactions may be routed to external card processing networks. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337211 | AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE ("ATM") CURRENCY STAMPER - Apparatus and methods for an automated teller machine (“ATM”) currency stamper are provided. The currency stamper may be configured to mark currency retracted by the ATM. The mark may include one or more attributes of the currency. The mark may include transaction information associated with a dispensing and/or retraction of the currency. Marked currency may be stored in the ATM. Marked currency may be scanned. A scanning of marked currency may read the attributes of the currency and the transaction information included in the mark. The scanning of the marked currency may erase the mark. A value of the marked currency may be calculated. The value may be determined based on the currency attributes and transaction information included in the mark applied to the currency. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337212 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF A PARTIAL RETRIEVAL OF DISPENSED CURRENCY AT AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE - Apparatus and methods for a sensor system are provided. The system may be configured to detect a dispensing of cash from an automated teller machine (“ATM”). The system may be configured to orient one or more sensors to capture a first information stream that includes the dispensing of cash. The system may be configured to detect a retraction of cash by the ATM. The system may orient one or more sensors to capture a second information stream that includes the retraction. The system may be configured to determine an estimate of cash collected by an ATM customer. The estimate may be based on a comparison of the first information stream and the second information stream. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337213 | AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE ENABLING VIDEO CONSULTATION WITH CONSULTANT DURING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND TRANSACTION METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed is an automated teller machine (ATM) which includes a financial transaction input unit to receive input of a financial transaction request, a first communication unit to communicate with a first server to process at least part of a plurality of steps corresponding to the financial transaction request, a consulting service input unit to receive input of a request for a consulting service associated with the financial transaction request in the plurality of steps, an identification unit to identify a step in which the request for the consulting service is input in response to the consulting service request among the steps, a generation unit to generate financial transaction information corresponding to the identified step, and a second communication unit to request a consulting service associated with the identified step to a second server based on the financial transaction information. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONEY TRANSFER - A staged bill payment transaction method comprises receiving transaction information from a user terminal at a kiosk, building a staging record at a data center in communication with the kiosk, and providing a retrieval key to the sender. The transaction information includes sender and biller information, for example where the sender has an account with the biller. The staging record comprises the transaction information and the retrieval key, which identifies the staging record for finalizing the transaction. If the retrieval key leads to the staging record at the data center, the staged bill payment transaction proceeds to credit a send amount to biller. If not, the transaction is rejected. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING CARDHOLDER PERSONAL DATA WITH AVS SYNCHRONIZATION - A computer-implemented method of processing updated payment cardholder personal data. The method includes receiving, by a at least one processing device, updated personal data associated with the payment cardholder; obtaining, by the at least one processing device, data identifying at least one payment system entity with which the payment cardholder has a transaction history; and transmitting, by the at least one processing device, notification of the payment cardholder's personal data update to the identified at least one payment system entity. The receiving, obtaining, and transmitting by the at least one processing device are performed independent of administration by an issuing bank that issued a payment card to a payment cardholder. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337216 | FRAUD PREVENTION FOR TRANSACTIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, and include a method for fraud prevention. A method includes receiving registration information for a user, including identities of the user and an authenticating device and a payment source identifier, and storing the registration information. A payment authorization request relating to a transaction purported to be by the user and including the payment source identifier is received. Using the payment source identifier, the identity of the user and the authenticating device is retrieved. A communication is provided to the user including transaction information. The message is delivered to the user at the authenticating device. The method also includes receiving (and subsequently forwarding) either a payment authorization or a payment repudiation responsive to the communication from the user by way of the authenticating device. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337217 | CARD PRESENT FRAUD PREVENTION METHOD USING AIRLINE PASSENGER DETAIL - A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to process cross-border transactions involving payment cards. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337218 | FRAUD PREVENTION FOR TRANSACTIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, and include a method for fraud prevention. A method includes receiving registration information for a user, including identities of the user and an authenticating device and a payment source identifier, and storing the registration information. A payment authorization request relating to a transaction purported to be by the user and including the payment source identifier is received. Using the payment source identifier, the identity of the user and the authenticating device is retrieved. A communication is provided to the user including transaction information. The message is delivered to the user at the authenticating device. The method also includes receiving (and subsequently forwarding) either a payment authorization or a payment repudiation responsive to the communication from the user by way of the authenticating device. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337219 | SECURE DATA STORAGE AND TRANSACTION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for a transaction apparatus for secure data storage and consolidation of data for easy implementation and utilization during a transaction. The transaction apparatus may be configured, in various embodiments, for receiving, storing, encrypting, decrypting, encoding, decoding, accessing, transferring, writing, and/or presenting transaction data including, but not limited to, financial data, authentication data, identification data, health care data, access data, personal data, and/or other data associated with a user. As such, the transaction apparatus may receive data from a user and store the data. The user may then provide authorization to access the data. The user may then select the data to be copied to an output device associated with the apparatus. The output devices may include, but are not limited to, a writable transaction card, an E-ink display, the mobile device, and the like. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337220 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR THE RECEIPT OF TRANSACTION OFFERS - In general terms, embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for receiving transaction offers. For example, in some embodiments, a method is provided that includes (a) receiving information associated with a transaction; (b) storing, in a memory device, the information associated with a transaction; (c) receiving authentication information from a user to authenticate the user to enter into the transaction; and (d) enabling the user to enter into the transaction by using at least one of a magnetic swipe card writer, bar code display, or fingerprint reader. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337221 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for authorizing a user in connection with a transaction at a transaction terminal. The systems and methods described herein enable a series of operations whereby a user using a mobile device can capture a code that uniquely identifies a transaction terminal. In addition the mobile device can also capture a user's biometrics, generate a biometric identifier and biometrically verify the user's identity by comparing the biometric identifier to a previously generated biometric identifier. If the user is biometrically authenticated the mobile device can generate a transaction request including, a user identifier, a mobile device identifier, and the transaction terminal code and transmit the transaction request to a system server. Based on the transaction request, the system server can further authenticate the user and/or approve the requested transaction. If the user is authenticated, the system server can instruct the terminal to advance the financial transaction. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337222 | DEVICES AND METHODS PROVIDING MOBILE AUTHENTICATION OPTIONS FOR BROKERED EXPEDITED CHECKOUT - Apparatuses and methods for brokered expedited checkout for e-shopping in telecommunication networks are provided. An apparatus is configured to facilitate checkout for a purchase by a user using user equipment from an e-shop in a telecommunication network. The apparatus has a processing unit configured to authorize the user, to access information related to the user, to respond to queries related to the user based on the information, and to mediate between a payment system and the e-shop in order to pay for the purchase. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337223 | MODULARITY IN A LEARNING SYSTEM - A system and a method are disclosed for managing the purchase and performance of a microlearning stack comprising a learning application and associated application services in a modular learning system by a learning user. Application services include access to tutoring services, learning facilities, learning tools, and other services associated with each learning application. Learning applications are stored in a modular learning system and include a variety of metadata used to determine compatibility to learning users and application services before purchase or performance of a microlearning stack. The modular learning system determines the purchase compatibility, performance compatibility and service availability of micro learning stacks before granting or denying purchase or performance of the learning application and associated application services in the requested stack. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337224 | Cardholder Changeable CVV2 - System and methods for countering credit card fraud comprising cardholder changeable card security code CVV2 (also known as CVC2/CID). It enables cardholder to optionally choose a CVV2 different from the one printed on the card, storing/recording it on card issuer database and from then on use it as a secret separate from the card, changing it as needed, for example on being notified of financial institution data breach, or after an online transaction that seemed risky or periodically as a security practice. Fraudulent authorization requests would be rejected when CVV2 submitted does not match cardholder changed value. This system may be implemented with no or modest change in existing credit cards; terminals, equipment, computer software and communication protocols used in transaction authorization. It may facilitate adoption by making cardholders active participants in fraud prevention with modest, optional, easy to comprehend change not tied to each transaction. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337225 | BIOMETRIC-BASED TRANSACTION FRAUD DETECTION - A method of identifying potentially fraudulent electronic transactions at an electronic transaction device may involve the transaction device receiving a transaction request for an electronic transaction. The transaction request may include a biometric credential sample and an authentication credential. Upon locating in the transaction history (i) no entry corresponding to the biometric credential sample or (ii) an entry comprising the biometric credential sample in association with the authentication credential, the electronic transaction device may insert into the transaction history a new entry comprising the biometric credential sample in association with the authentication credential and initiates completion of the electronic transaction. Otherwise, the transaction device may insert into the transaction history a new entry comprising the biometric credential sample in association with the authentication credential and generates an alarm signal identifying the electronic transaction as potentially fraudulent. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337226 | System and Method for Card Processing with Automated Payment of Club, Merchant, and Service Provider Fees - An apparatus and methods for a card that allows a cardholder to set up auto-charge payment of dues and fees to a series of clubs, merchants or service providers. The card also may be used for other transactions that accept credit cards. The apparatus includes a database containing information of the associated clubs, merchants and service providers, so that applicants and cardholders can easily configure auto-charging for multiple business concerns in one sitting. The apparatus may process auto-charge transactions in an automated fashion without requiring a cardholder to submit payment authorization or the business concern to submit a charge for each payment. Inconvenience and administrative costs to the cardholder and the business concern are reduced. The system and method provide a competitive advantage to the associated business concerns to secure the initial account and then to maintain it. The system and method encourages card loyalty of both the card members and the business concerns to the card provider. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337227 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SELECTING A VIRTUAL CARD APPLICATION - A novel system and methodology for conducting financial and other transactions using a wireless device. Credentials may be selectively issued by issuers such as credit card companies, banks, and merchants to consumers permitting the specific consumer to conduct a transaction according to the authorization given as reflected by the credential or set of credentials. The preferred mechanism for controlling and distributing credentials according to the present invention is through one or more publicly accessible networks such as the Internet wherein the system design and operating characteristics are in conformance with the standards and other specific requirements of the chosen network or set of networks. Credentials are ultimately supplied to a handheld device such as a mobile telephone via a wireless network. The user holding the credential may then use the handheld device to conduct the authorized transaction or set of transactions via, for example, a short range wireless link with a point-of-sale terminal. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337228 | System and Method for Facilitating On-Line Payment - The present invention relates to a system and method for facilitating on-line payment particularly for goods or services purchased via a merchant site on the Internet. The system enables payment from an existing customer account at a financial institution, but does not require the user to provide credit card details. The payment is implemented in real-time from the customer account to a merchant account via a financial institution application such as an Internet banking website. An interface is provided which is initiated via the merchant site and which then interfaces the customer computer to the financial application having access to the customer computer's account. The customer can then enter payment details directly with the financial institution to pay the merchant directly for the transaction. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337229 | ONLINE CHARGING SYSTEM - There is described an online charging system interacting with a telecommunication system for charging a service usage of an end-user and a related online charging method. In order to achieve a flexible rating logic it is suggested to execute a first rating session to determine a primary charge for a service according to a first rating logic and to execute a second rating session using at least part of session parameters from the first rating session to determine a secondary charge for the service according to a secondary rating logic. The secondary charge in stored in a secondary charging account which is associated with a primary charging account. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337230 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE MOBILE WALLET TRANSACTION - Provided is a system and method for reducing fraud related to payment using a mobile application. A method for a mobile transaction enables a server of a third party rather than a merchant and a consumer, to verify whether the consumer of the mobile transaction is valid or not in response to a verification request related to the mobile transaction. Accordingly, since the third party can verify whether the consumer of the mobile transaction and an application for purchasing are valid or not, verification reliability with respect to a mobile payment can be improved and thus damage caused by payment fraud can be remarkably reduced. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337231 | DEPILATION DEVICE - A method of pre-allocating amounts for payment transactions comprising: receiving by a payment service server a registration request to the service from a user's communication device, the registration request comprising information related to the user's payment means; allocating by the payment service a user ID to the user's communication device; receiving by the payment service server a request for allocating a sum of money from the user's communication device, the request comprising the user ID; checking by the payment service server if the sum may be allocated to the user; allocating by the payment service server the sum of money to the user; and sending by the payment service server a session ID to the user. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337232 | Transaction Validation by Location Based Services (LBS) - A commercial transaction is associated with a current location of a wireless device having location services enabled at the time of the transaction. The current location is compared to an entry in a database of associated merchants accepting transactions to the locations that they handle such transactions. If a match in location is found, the transaction may be validated. If the wireless device registered as the device of the person believed to be conducting the transaction is not at an expected or acceptable location at the time of the transaction, then the transaction may be flagged for possible fraudulent activity. At the time of the transaction, a software location based services (LBS) trigger is initiated to request validation of the transaction based on the wireless device's current location. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337233 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND MEDIA FOR USE IN ASSOCIATION WITH IDENTIFICATION TOKEN AND/OR IN DOCKING - In accordance with some embodiments, apparatus comprises a body defining: a first seat to receive a first device having a wireless communication interface; and a second seat to receive a second device having a wireless communication interface; a first wireless communication interface supported by the body to communicate with the wireless communication interface of the first device; and a second wireless communication interface supported by the body to communicate with the wireless communication interface of the second device. In accordance with some embodiments, apparatus comprises a body comprising a flexible pad; a first communication interface supported by the flexible pad, the first communication interface comprising a first wireless communication interface to communicate with a wireless communication interface of a first device; a second communication interface supported by the flexible pad; and a controller supported by the flexible pad to couple the first wireless communication interface to the second communication interface. In accordance with some embodiments, a method comprises: receiving a first device having a wireless communication interface on a body of a dock; receiving a second device having a wireless communication interface on a body of a dock; communicating with the wireless communication interface of the first device using a first wireless communication interface supported by the body of the dock; and communicating with the wireless communication interface of the second device using a second wireless communication interface supported by the body of the dock. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337234 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION - In some embodiments, fast and secure communication can be achieved (e.g., in a fueling environment payment system) with systems and methods that validate an authentication request based on one or more pre-validated cryptographic keys. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337235 | PERSON-TO-PERSON ELECTRONIC PAYMENT PROCESSING - A method of person-to-person anonymous electronic payment processing may involve a payment processing server receiving from a payor payment device a payment initiation request for a payment from a payor account. The payment initiation request may identify a payment amount and excludes payee particulars and the payee account. The server may also receive from a payee payment device a payment completion request requesting completion of the payment. The payment completion request may include a payee identifier and exclude the payment amount, payor account and payor particulars. The server may confirm that the payment completion request is uniquely associated with the payee payment device and the payee identifier, and determine the payment amount and the payor account by correlating the payment completion request with the payment initiation request. In accordance with an outcome of the confirming, the payment processing server may effect a transfer in the payment amount from the payor account to the payee account. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337236 | DEVICE PROVISIONING USING PARTIAL PERSONALIZATION SCRIPTS - Embodiments of the invention relate to systems and methods for efficiently provisioning mobile devices with personalization data. For some embodiments, a method is disclosed comprising receiving a request for provisioning comprising device information for a mobile device and user authentication information for a user, generating a partial personalization script, an activation script, and a deletion script using the device information, sending the partial personalization script, the activation script, and the deletion script to an application provider computer, wherein the application provider computer initiates execution of the partial personalization script on the mobile device, authenticating the user authentication information, and sending an activation message to the application provider computer, wherein the application provider computer initiates execution of the activation script. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337237 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A PAYMENT TERMINAL - A method of authenticating a payment terminal to a computer server involves the terminal generating a terminal activation request from a private key uniquely associated with the terminal, and from a credential uniquely associated with the terminal. The activation request includes a public key that the payment terminal generates from the private key. The private key is both provided to and uniquely associated with the terminal by an entity other than the terminal prior to the terminal generating the activation request. The terminal transmits the activation request to a certificate server, and receives a digital certificate in response. The terminal initiates a transaction with a network client by authenticating to the computer server using the digital certificate. The computer server is in communication with the network client via a communications network. The terminal effects payment for the transaction via an acquirer network distinct from the communications network. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337238 | Method and system for handling sensitive data in a content delivery network - Using cryptographic techniques, sensitive data is protected against disclosure in the event of a compromise of a content delivery network (CDN) edge infrastructure. These techniques obviate storage and/or transfer of such sensitive data, even with respect to payment transactions that are being authorized or otherwise enabled from CDN edge servers. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337239 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING OFFERS FROM SELLERS USING PRIVACY-PRESERVING VERIFIABLE STATEMENTS - A system and methods that preserve the privacy of personal information of consumers as they seek to take advantage of offers advertised by sellers is provided. A seller can advertise services or benefits with some criteria prospective consumers must satisfy to qualify for such services or benefits. A consumer can make a statement that shows that he or she satisfies the criteria. The requesting party is able to verify the correctness of the statement without being able to learn any additional information about the value of the attributes contained in the statement, other than the information directly implied by the statement. A consumer can be enrolled for the benefit or service after a statement has been successfully verified. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337240 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND RESPONDING TO LAND USE ACTIVITIES - The invention provides a method and apparatus for monitoring the use of land. More specifically, the invention monitors the use of land at a specified site, as well as at adjacent sites. The invention answers the question of how to manage risks resulting from external activities and how to intervene proactively. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337241 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING HIGH DATA INTEGRITY AND FOR PROVIDING A SECURE AUDIT FOR FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION - Any of various comparisons of computer folders from different points in time is performed. Such comparisons provide the ability to discover missing documents or documents with modification dates that have changed when there would otherwise have been no need to change them and thus allows discovery of missing documents to discover fraud or to search for evidence after a fraud is suspected. In another embodiment, deltas in accounting system vendor invoice accounts are compared at different points in time, potentially exposing the practice of moving fraudulent vendor transactions into a large group of legitimate transactions for a legitimate vendor. Per period transaction totals for specific periods for legitimate vendors are compared over historical time for suspicious activity. A comparison of reports from the two different periods, using exact data and software from those separate periods (instead of reporting from “current” data), may raise a red flag otherwise missed. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337242 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CANDIDATE MATCHING - A system and method for candidate matching using a recruiter applicant tracking system and by providing a top candidate for employment to a recruiter based on a job request of a hiring employer. A structured candidate experience is created based on free form information associated with a candidate. The candidate experience is also associated with a recruiter of a plurality of recruiters, and a plurality of structured candidate experiences are stored. A structured job description is created based on a free form job description associated with a hiring employer and with a recruiter of the plurality of recruiters. A score is determined between each structured candidate experience and structured job description associated with a recruiter. A match list is generated from the scores associated with the recruiter. The match list is displayed on a recruiter device. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337243 | CONTEXT-DEPENDENT AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for authenticating a user using a user device connected to a communications network, the method comprising an implicit phase, wherein said implicit phase comprises performing at least one task within a workflow, said at least one task necessary to move forward within said workflow; storing information associated with said performing of at least one task; comparing said stored information with a stored user profile; and determining whether said authentication of said user is successful or unsuccessful based on said comparing. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337244 | TRACKING POINTS RELATED TO A USER ACCOUNT FOR REDEMPTION - A computer to track earned points accumulated, to an online user account, related to a completed task is disclosed. More points may be earned based on a criteria level related to each category of dynamically changing categories. Earned points may be reduced based on redemption used to purchase and download to a mobile client computer music, video, or games provided on a custom menu. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337245 | GENERATION OF SHIPMENT TRACKING REPORT USING TEXT ANALYTICS - In a method for compiling shipping information, one or more emails are received. A processor analyzes the one or more emails to determine tracking information and initial shipping information for one or more shipments. A processor determines current shipping information for each of the one or more shipments using the tracking information for each respective shipment. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337246 | Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Online, Multi-Parcel, Multi-Carrier, Multi-Service Enterprise Parcel Shipping Management - The present invention provides a plurality of Enterprises with a single online user interface with which the Enterprise can provide Enterprise Shippers, shipping origination users and shipping intermediary users with an automated parcel management system for a plurality of supported Carriers for a plurality of services. The present invention provides for the hierarchical definition of users, including the hierarchical definition of organizational units within each Enterprise. The present invention further provides for a distinct definition of policies, privileges, and other types of specifications for each user level, each user, and each organizational unit. The present invention applies the user and organizational policies, privileges and other specifications as they apply to each particular user to drive the interactive interface with each particular user and to provide among other things, shipping options, shipping services, shipping rates, traveler and/or shipping label preparation, and shipment tracking. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337247 | USING FEEDBACK TO RECONCILE CATALOG ITEM ATTRIBUTES - Disclosed are various embodiments for using contributor-provided attributes in conjunction with an electronic item catalog. A computer reconciles a plurality of attributes for an item in an electronic catalog using feedback data related to the item. Each of the attributes is provided by one of a plurality of users. The reconciled attribute of the item is updated in the electronic catalog. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337248 | Method and System for Distributing and Tracking Information - Aspects of the present invention are directed to a method and system for distributing information from an information distributor in a banking environment. The method may include composing an electronic notification instrument by providing a notification component and providing a payload component, the payload component including a selectable link. The method may additionally include pushing the electronic notification instrument to an information client and allowing a pull from the information distributor through the electronic notification instrument such that the payload component including the selectable link is activated by an authorized information recipient, the authorized information recipient determined by the information client. The method may additionally include determining through a tracer whether the electronic notification instrument has an acceptable disposition and rendering the electronic notification instrument inaccessible if the disposition is not acceptable. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337249 | RATINGS FROM COMMUNICATION SESSIONS - A method, computer program product, and system is described. An electronic communication session including a first individual and a second individual is identified. A subject matter area associated with the electronic communication session is determined. A first expertise rating of the first individual by the second individual with respect to the subject matter area is received, the first expertise rating being provided in the context of the electronic communication session. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337250 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD - An information providing system having a server device connected to an external server device, which accumulates review management information, including review information indicating a review of a piece of content by a first user and first identification information that corresponds to the first user and history information that indicates a service usage history of the first user and provides a first service that includes a browsing service making the review of the piece of content by the first user browsable. The server device provides a second service to each second user; and a terminal device that the second user operates. Upon receiving a request from the terminal device, the server device acquires and sends, to the terminal device, review management information regarding a piece of content based on a first service usage history of the second user. The terminal device controls a screen display using the received review management information. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337251 | INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD - An information providing system includes: a server device that is communicably connected to an external server device, the external server device accumulating review management information that includes review information that indicates a review of a piece of content by a first user and first identification information that corresponds to the first user and providing a first service that includes a browsing service that makes the review of the piece of content by the first user browsable, the server device providing a second service to each second user; and a terminal device that the second user operates. Upon receiving a request from the terminal device, the server device acquires and sends, to the terminal device, review management information regarding a piece of content based on preference information of the second user. The terminal device controls a screen display based on the received review management information. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337252 | DESIGN DATA PROVIDING SYSTEM, DATA SERVER, DESIGN DATA PROVIDING METHOD, SPECIFICATION DATA PROVIDING METHOD - There is provided a data server capable of improving a quality of a spectacle lens as a finished product and reducing a cost, even if a semi-finished lens having a complicated shape is used, the data server including: a specification data acquisition unit configured to acquire specification data of a semi-finished lens transmitted from a first terminal; a specification data storage unit configured to store the specification data acquired by the specification data acquisition unit; and a specification data output unit configured to output the specification data stored in the specification data storage unit, to a second terminal. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337253 | TRANSMITTING CHARGE EVENT INFORMATION TO ELECTRICAL UTILITY THROUGH TELEMATICS COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE - Implementations of the present invention contemplate using the communicative connections between a telematics unit in a vehicle and a telematics service provider (TSP) to transmit information pertaining to a vehicle charging event from the vehicle to the TSP and ultimately to electrical power utility companies that provide the electrical power used to charge the vehicle. Specifically, implementations of the present invention contemplate provisioning electrical vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) by linking the EVSE to a particular energy user metering device (EUMD). Implementations of the invention further contemplate a telematics unit in an electric vehicle that acquires a unique identifier of the EVSE when the vehicle uses the EVSE to recharge its battery and that transmits the unique identifier to a TSP for subsequent transmission to the electrical power utility. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337254 | RECOMMENDING ACTIONS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENTS - A recommendation of a direct engagements is made. A topic is received from a recommendee system, and a social media post is received from a social media server. A first and second information about the source of the social media post are determined. The first information can include the location of the source of the social media post, the readiness for engagement of the source of the social media post, or the personality of the source of the social media post. The second information can include the relevance of the content of the social media post to the topic, the opinion of the content of the social media post about the topic, or the intent of the content of the social media post regarding the topic. A direct engagement to be performed on the source based on the first information and the second information is determined. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337255 | SCALABLE, MEMORY-EFFICIENT MACHINE LEARNING AND PREDICTION FOR ENSEMBLES OF DECISION TREES FOR HOMOGENEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS DATASETS - Optimization of machine intelligence utilizes a systemic process through a plurality of computer architecture manipulation techniques that take unique advantage of efficiencies therein to minimize clock cycles and memory usage. The present invention is an application of machine intelligence which overcomes speed and memory issues in learning ensembles of decision trees in a single-machine environment. Such an application of machine intelligence includes inlining relevant statements by integrating function code into a caller's code, ensuring a contiguous buffering arrangement for necessary information to be compiled, and defining and enforcing type constraints on programming interfaces that access and manipulate machine learning data sets. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337256 | INFLUENCE LEARNING IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY MANAGED SYSTEM - Systems and methods are described for updating an influence model used to manage physical conditions of an environmentally controlled space. A method comprises operating an environmental maintenance system in a first production mode with the influence model until an event causes the system to enter a second production mode. In the second production mode a first actuator's operation level is varied and operation levels of other actuators are optimized. The influence model is adjusted based on the operation levels. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337257 | HYBRID HUMAN MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and article of hybrid human machine learning system with tagging and scoring techniques for sentiment magnitude scoring of textual passages. The combination of machine learning systems with data from human pooled language extraction techniques enable the present system to achieve high accuracy of human sentiment measurement and textual categorization of raw text, blog posts, and social media streams. This information can then be aggregated to provide brand and product strength analysis. A data processing module is configured to get streaming data and then tag the streaming data automatically using the machine learning output. A crowdsourcing module is configured to select a subset of social media posts that have been previously stored in the database, and present the social media posts on the web, which then tags each social media with a selected set of attributes. A score aggregator module configured to provide a score based on a user's feedback for each social media post. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337258 | METHODS FOR MAPPING DATA INTO LOWER DIMENSIONS - Methods and systems for creating ensembles of hypersurfaces in high-dimensional feature spaces, and to machines and systems relating thereto. More specifically, exemplary aspects of the invention relate to methods and systems for generating supervised hypersurfaces based on user domain expertise, machine learning techniques, or other supervised learning techniques. These supervised hypersurfaces may optionally be combined with unsupervised hypersurfaces derived from unsupervised learning techniques. Lower-dimensional subspaces may be determined by the methods and systems for creating ensembles of hypersurfaces in high-dimensional feature spaces. Data may then be projected onto the lower-dimensional subspaces for use, e.g., in further data discovery, visualization for display, or database access. Also provided are tools, systems, devices, and software implementing the methods, and computers embodying the methods and/or running the software, where the methods, software, and computers utilize various aspects of the present invention relating to analyzing data. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337259 | RULE BASED CONTENT MODIFICATION AND INTERACTION PLATFORM - A rule input to generate a rule is received. The rule provides an action for an event. A content experience engine generates the rule for a set of content. The content experience engine receives an interaction input based upon the set of content from the content experience configuration. The content experience engine generates an enhanced set of content based upon the rule and the interaction input. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337260 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OFFLINE CONSUMER INTERESTS FOR ONLINE PERSONALIZATION BY LEVERAGING MULTIMEDIA INPUTS - A system, method and computer implemented program product for enabling a user to retrieve information from a telecommunication network. The system, in accordance with the present invention comprises a handheld device, using which multimedia inputs, typically photographs of objects of interest could be captured. Subsequently, the images are processed by a processor and relevant keywords describing the image are extracted. A search is carried out for information comprising the extracted keywords, and the retrieved information is shared with the user, via the handheld device. A third party service provider or an online merchant portal or establishment provides an updated detail to the user based on retrieved updated user profile comprising the updated user preferences and interests. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337261 | TRIM EFFECT COMPENSATION USING AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK - Systems and methods for controlling frequency output of an electronic oscillator to compensate for effects of one or more parameters experienced by the oscillator incorporate artificial neural network processing functionality for generating correction signals. A neural network processing module includes one or more neurons which receive one or more inputs corresponding to parameters of an electronic oscillator, such as temperature and control voltage (or correction voltage). One or more sets of weights are calculated and applied to inputs to the neurons of the neural network as part of a training process, wherein the weights help shape the output of the neural network processing module. The neural network may include a linear summation module configured to provide an output signal that is at least partially based on outputs of the one or more neurons. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337262 | CONVOLUTION OPERATION CIRCUIT AND OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUS - In a convolution operation circuit, a first and a second shift registers provide data to a first and a second inputs of a plurality of multipliers, a first and a second storage units store data to be supplied to the first and the second shift registers, a plurality of cumulative adders accumulate output from the plurality of multipliers, a third storage unit latches output from the plurality of cumulative adders at predetermined timing, a fourth storage unit stores data to be stored in the first and the second storage units and data output from the third storage unit, and a control unit sets data stored in the first and the second storage units to the first and the second shift registers at predetermined timing, causes the first and the second shift registers to perform shift operations in synchronization with an operation of the cumulative adder. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337263 | ARCHITECTURE FOR IMPLEMENTING AN IMPROVED NEURAL NETWORK - Disclosed is an improved approach to implement artificial neural networks. According to some approaches, an advanced neural network is implemented using an internet-of-things methodology, in which a large number of ordinary items having RFID technology are utilized as the vast infrastructure of a neural network. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337264 | SCALABLE SPATIOTEMPORAL CLUSTERING OF HETEROGENEOUS EVENTS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for clustering heterogeneous events. During operation, the system finds a partition of events into clusters such that each cluster includes a set of events. In addition, the system estimates probability distributions for various properties of events associated with each cluster. The system obtains heterogeneous event data, and analyzes the heterogeneous event data to determine the distribution of event properties associated with clusters and to assign events to clusters. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337265 | CONTROLLABILITY CHECKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An intelligent controllability check process can intelligently examine if enumeration of some possible values for a set of control signal inputs can be avoided (e.g., resulting in less than all possible values being enumerated, etc.). A modified intelligent QBF controllability check can be utilized, including a modified intelligent QBF solver. The process can include a formal controllability check with an extensive or exhaustive consideration of possible value assignments while avoiding enumeration of some possibilities. The formal controllability check can examine if a proof establishes a conclusion regarding assignment values. The proof can be utilized in determining possible results including: (1) a conclusion that signals provide controllability; (2) a conclusion that signals do not provide controllability; or (3) can not reach a conclusion one way or other if signals do or do not provide controllability. Results (e.g., SAT, UNSAT, etc.) of the QBF controllability check can be verified. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337266 | RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF VIRTUAL PERSONAL ASSISTANT APPLICATIONS - A platform for developing a virtual personal assistant (“VPA”) application includes an ontology that defines a computerized structure for representing knowledge relating to one or more domains. A domain may refer to a category of information and/or activities in relation to which the VPA application may engage in a conversational natural language dialog with a computing device user. Re-usable VPA components may be linked to or included in the ontology. An ontology populating agent may at least partially automate the process of populating the ontology with domain-specific information. The re-usable VPA components may be linked with the domain-specific information through the ontology. A VPA application created with the platform may include domain-adapted re-usable VPA components that may be called upon by an executable VPA engine to determine a likely intended meaning of conversational natural language input of the user and/or initiate an appropriate system response to the input. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337267 | GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES BASED SOCIAL NETWORK - Embodiments relate to methods, apparatuses, and media configured to identify user characteristics based at least in part on the user's association with geographic coordinates or ranges defining locations or areas of Earth's surface. Recommendations may then be provided to the user based at least in part on the identified user characteristics based on geographic coordinates. Other embodiments may be described or claimed. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337268 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED SECURITY AND PRECISION IN EXECUTING ANALYTICS USING SDKS - This disclosure generally relates to computer-implemented analytics, and more particularly to systems and methods for improved security and precision in executing analytics using SDKs. In one embodiment, an analytics system is disclosed, comprising: a processor; and a memory device operatively connected to the processor and storing processor-executable instructions for: receiving an application programming interface (API) call for a service; parsing the API call to extract an API call name and one or more API call parameters; generating prediction values for one or more interpreted-data parameters; obtaining one or more analytics rules; performing an analytics operation to generate an analytics result according to the one or more analytics rules based on the generated prediction values for the one or more interpreted-data parameters and the extracted one or more API call parameters; and generating a visual representation of the analytics result. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337269 | SCALABLE, MEMORY-EFFICIENT MACHINE LEARNING AND PREDICTION FOR ENSEMBLES OF DECISION TREES FOR HOMOGENEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS DATASETS - Optimization of machine intelligence utilizes a systemic process through a plurality of computer architecture manipulation techniques that take unique advantage of efficiencies therein to minimize clock cycles and memory usage. The present invention is an application of machine intelligence which overcomes speed and memory issues in learning ensembles of decision trees in a single-machine environment. Such an application of machine intelligence includes inlining relevant statements by integrating function code into a caller's code, ensuring a contiguous buffering arrangement for necessary information to be compiled, and defining and enforcing type constraints on programming interfaces that access and manipulate machine learning data sets. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337270 | Electrophysiological Detection Systems and Methods - A system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises at least two electrodes communicatively coupled to a bio-organism. The system further comprises a data acquisition device coupled to the electrodes for receiving analog signals indicative of voltage potential differences in the bio-organism. In addition, the system comprises logic configured to compare a fast Fourier transform (FFT) signature of the signals received with an FFT signature of a bio-organism known to be healthy to determine whether the bio-organism has a particular disease. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337271 | SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENTLY GENERATING K-MAXIMALLY PREDICTIVE ASSOCIATION RULES WITH A GIVEN CONSEQUENT - This disclosure provides a computer-program product, system, method and apparatus for accessing a representation of a category or item and accessing a set of multiple transactions. The transactions are processed to identify items found amongst the transactions, and the items are ordered based on an information-gain heuristic. A depth-first search for a group of best association rules is then conducted using a best-first heuristic and constraints that make the search efficient. The best rules found during the search can then be displayed to a user, along with accompanying statistics. The user can then select rules that appear to be most relevant, and further analytics can be applied to the selected rules to obtain further information about the information provided by these rules. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337272 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS BASED ON ASSOCIATIONS FOR MACHINE-GUIDED RULE CREATION - This disclosure provides a computer-program product, system, method and apparatus for accessing a representation of a category or item and accessing a set of multiple transactions. The transactions are processed to identify items found amongst the transactions, and the items are ordered based on an information-gain heuristic. A depth-first search for a group of best association rules is then conducted using a best-first heuristic and constraints that make the search efficient. The best rules found during the search can then be displayed to a user, along with accompanying statistics. The user can then select rules that appear to be most relevant, and further analytics can be applied to the selected rules to obtain further information about the information provided by these rules. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337273 | UPPER MERGED ONTOLOGY FOR IT ARCHITECTURE - An information technology (IT) architecture upper merged ontology which includes an upper merged ontology that is a representation framework for combined knowledge sources that are used in business and information technology; an upper merged ontology knowledge base containing information derived from an analysis of business and technical services pertaining to the IT architecture application; a plurality of semantic web application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow access to the upper merged ontology as a semantic web; a reasoning and constraint language (RaCL) that is a scripting language having the capabilities of model creation, automated reasoning and search and query operations such that scripts developed in the reasoning and constraint language can execute using the semantic web APIs; and a computer processor for representing and performing execution tasks. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337274 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING BIG DATA IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - An example method for analyzing big data in a network environment is provided and includes extracting a data set from big data stored in a network environment, detecting a pattern in the data set, and enabling labels based on the pattern, where each label indicates a specific condition associated with the big data, and the labels are searched to answer a query regarding the big data. In specific embodiments, detecting the pattern includes capturing gradients between each consecutive adjacent data points in the data set, aggregating the gradients into a gradient data set, dividing the gradient data set into windows, calculating a statistical parameter of interest for each window, aggregating the statistical parameters into a derived data set, and repeating the dividing, the calculating and the aggregating on derived data sets over windows of successively larger sizes until a pattern is detected. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337275 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCALING PANELS - Methods, system, and media for scaling a panel of users with known attributes to determine an unknown attribute of a user are disclosed. An unclassified attribute vector of the user may be received. The unclassified attribute vector may comprise first attributes and first attribute values. A reduced attribute vector may be produced using the unclassified attribute vector and a projection matrix. The reduced attribute vector may have fewer attributes than the unclassified attribute vector. A plurality of reduced panel attribute vectors may be produced using a plurality of classified panel attribute vectors of users from the panel and the projection matrix. The reduced panel attribute vectors may have fewer attributes than the classified panel attribute vectors. The unknown attribute of the user may be determined based on the reduced attribute vector, the plurality of reduced panel attribute vectors, and the known attributes. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337276 | VIRTUAL PERSISTENCE - A virtual persistence platform is described that provides requirement-driven persistence store orchestration. Application developers can annotate program code with persistence properties and requirements, and a compiler component of the virtual persistence platform generates a persistence service level agreement (PSLA) that becomes attached to the application. After deployment and launch, the virtual persistence platform uses the PSLA to handle persistence commands from the application and perform persistence store orchestration. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337277 | INDUSTRIAL DEVICE AND SYSTEM ATTESTATION IN A CLOUD PLATFORM - An industrial attestation service executing on a cloud platform collects industrial data from multiple levels of an industrial enterprise and identifies subsets of the industrial data that characterize normal operation. In the cloud platform, baselines are generated for diverse aspects of the industrial enterprise based on the identified subsets, where the baselines characterize normal operation. The baselines are used as a reference in connection with device and system attestation. Aspects of the industrial enterprise that deviate from their corresponding baselines are identified in the cloud platform. Attestation reports indicating aspects of the enterprise that have altered relative to their baselines are delivered to client devices via the cloud platform. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337278 | MANAGING CONFLICTED COPIES - Various embodiments provide a method of managing and preventing conflicted copies of a content item. For example, as changes are made to a content item, either by multiple users simultaneously or by a single user utilizing multiple devices, conflicted copies can be inadvertently created. These conflicted copes are multiple copies of the same content item where each copy may separately contain unique changes. Heuristics can be used to help users more easily avoid or manage these conflicted copies. In one example, a user could be notified and shown the difference between copies to either accept or reject changes. Further, users could also be notified when modifying a content item on a device that has not been synchronized in a determined period of time, or when the content item is known to be modified but the changes have yet to be synchronized to the device. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337279 | MANAGEMENT OF COLLABORATIVE TEAMS - Systems and methods for dynamically creating collaborative teams and managing collaborative work of a team are generally disclosed herein. One example embodiment includes the dynamic creation of a collaborative team by creating an association between team members via a managing module. The managing module may be capable of managing, among other things, team members on a team, tasks and goals of each member of the team, as well as documentation associated with the team. In some embodiments, the managing module may use a chat or messaging protocol to manage collaborative modifications to documents of the team. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337280 | Systems and Methods for Data Analysis - Described herein are methods and systems for hierarchically mapping, ranking, and labeling data sets automatically. Also provided are methods for browsing and navigating a hierarchically mapped data set, and START identifying changes in network structure over time. An example method may involve receiving document data indicating a corpus of documents and references between documents within the corpus. Based on the document data, a network comprising two or more nodes and at least one directed edge may be determined. Also, a hierarchical partition of the documents may be determined based on the directed edges of the network. The hierarchical partition may define a plurality of nested modules, and each module in the plurality of nested modules may be associated with one or more respective documents within the corpus. The method may additionally include causing a graphical display to provide a visual indication of one or more of the plurality of nested modules. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337281 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING DOCUMENTS BETWEEN ON-DEMAND SERVICES - A method for sharing documents between on-demand services is provided. In an embodiment, a user of a first on-demand service may be able to view a list of content that includes content stored at the first on-demand service and content stored at a second on-demand service. The content of the second on-demand service may be associated with information about the content, allowing the content to be shared among multiple users of the first on-demand service. The user wanting to view the content, select or click on an indicator identifying the content, a connection to the second on-demand service is established, and images of the content are sent from the second on-demand service to the first on-demand service. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337282 | DEPLOYING DATABASE UPGRADES TO MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTS IN A DIFFERENT ORDER - A virtualization manager receives a request to install a new feature in a first virtualization environment. The virtualization manager identifies a first database upgrade script corresponding to the new feature and compares a first identification number of the first database upgrade script to a second identification number of a second database upgrade script, the second database upgrade script previously run on a management database for the first virtualization environment. If the first identification number is less than the second identification number, the virtualization manager generates a copy of the first database upgrade script and names the copy of the first database upgrade script with a third identification number that is greater than the second identification number. The virtualization manager then runs the copy of the first database upgrade script on the management database. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337283 | COMPARING DATABASE PERFORMANCE WITHOUT BENCHMARK WORKLOADS - Database operation records are sequentially read from two or more log files. If the transaction identifier is new and the record is not an end-of-transaction record, an open transactions list entry is created. If the transaction identifier is new and the record is an end-of-transaction record, a transaction type list entry is created or updated. If the transaction identifier is not new and is not an end-of-transaction record, an open transactions list entry is updated. If the transaction identifier is not new and the record is an end-of-transaction record, a transaction type list entry is created or updated. When all log file records are read, analytical comparison between the information associated with two or more of the log files in data fields in the transaction type list entries is performed. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337284 | SYNCHRONIZING FOLDERS USING A SHADOW FOLDER HIERARCHY - A computer-implemented method for managing folders is provided. The method includes receiving, from a server, folder hierarchy data of hierarchical folders, and creating a shadow folder hierarchy in a first section of a local folder hierarchy based on the received folder hierarchy data, where the first section is not visible to the user. The method also includes receiving, from the server, visibility data for determining, out of the hierarchical folders, display folders to display to a user. The method further includes determining the display folders based on the visibility data, and creating a visible folder hierarchy comprising the display folders in a second section of the local folder hierarchy based on the shadow folder hierarchy, where the second section is visible to the user. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided. | 2014-11-13 |
20140337285 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF LOCAL SECONDARY COPIES WITH A REMOTE STORAGE MANAGEMENT COMPONENT - According to certain aspects, an information management cell with failover management capability can include secondary storage computing devices configured to conduct primary data from a primary storage device(s) to a secondary storage device(s) during secondary copy operations, at the direction of a remote storage manager, wherein a first secondary storage computing device implements a failover storage manager configured to, in the event of a loss of connectivity between the cell and the remote storage manager: access a stored storage policy; initiate first and secondary copy operations according to the storage policy in which the first and second secondary storage computing devices are each involved in the creation of a first and second secondary copies; and subsequent to reestablishment of connectivity between the cell and the remote storage manager, transmit synchronization information associated with the secondary copy operations to the remote storage manager. | 2014-11-13 |