| 05th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
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| 20110029520 | DATA CURATION - A method of data curation and a data processing apparatus for performing the method are provided. The method comprises the steps of (i) identifying a first set of variables which represent predetermined characteristics of data stored in one or more of a number of data packages; (ii) identifying a second set of variables which represent different possible states of each said number of data packages; (iii) identifying a functional relationship between the first and second sets of variables so as to provide a functional representation based on said sets of variables; (iv) allocating different states to the data associated with each said number of data packages according to an iterative procedure, wherein the iterative procedure comprises iteratively calculating values of said variables and of the functional representation until the values satisfy predetermined convergence criteria, and the allocation of a state to one or more of the data packages is effected in dependence upon a comparison of the calculated values of said variables and of the functional representation; and (v) performing an action on the data associated with each said number of data packages corresponding to the allocation of states in step (iv). | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029521 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION AMONG COLLABORATING USERS - Embodiments relate to methods and systems for building representations of related subjects. The representations may include a plurality of nodes, each being associated with a subject. Users may be able to access records and/or source documents related to a plurality of subjects and add or modify node characteristics based thereon. Users may interact with (e.g., by adding to or modifying) documents, files, and/or records and may also make other changes or additions to nodes in the system. A process may then identify what other users may be interested in such interaction and why. For example, a score may be associated with the interaction and other users based on factors such as whether the users have linked to the document, file or record and/or the node the interaction may apply to. Interacting users, identified users, and interaction details may be stored in a database. Identified users may be notified of the interaction. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029522 | Photo-image Discovery Device Database Management - A system and method are provided for managing a database in a photo-image discovery device. A photo-image discovery device acquires photo-images from a photo-capable device, and automatically classifies the acquired photo-images, without user intervention, in a database management directory. Then, the acquired photo-images are managed in a photo-image discovery device storage-in-transit memory using database management directory rules cross-referenced to classification. For example, the method may uplink photo-images to a network-connected site in response to their classification. Photo-image classification may be based upon photo-capable device type, photo-capable device ID, image creation data, image creation location, or file format. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029523 | Identifying a test set of target objects - Methods and structures having and/or implementing integrated steps for use in a planning phase of experimentation, which can allow the researcher to explore the experimental space while reducing the number experiments performed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029524 | DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK VIRTUAL ADDRESS FIELDS - A dispersed storage network includes a dispersed storage device to store data. The dispersed storage device includes a processing module operable to slice a data segment of a data object into data slices, in which the number of data slices corresponds to a number of pillars for storing the data object. The processing module further creates a slice name for each of the data slices. The slice name includes routing information containing a vault identifier that identifies at least one user of the data object and a slice index based on the vault identifier and a pillar identifier that identifies a pillar associated with the data slice. In addition, the slice name includes a source data name containing an identifier of the data object. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029525 | System And Method For Providing A Classification Suggestion For Electronically Stored Information - A system and method for providing a classification suggestion for electronically stored information is provided. A corpus of electronically stored information including reference electronically stored information items each associated with a classification and uncoded electronically stored information items are maintained. A cluster of uncoded electronically stored information items and reference electronically stored information items is provided. A neighborhood of reference electronically stored information items in the cluster is determined for at least one of the uncoded electronically stored information items. A classification of the neighborhood is determined using a classifier. The classification of the neighborhood is suggested as a classification for the at least one uncoded electronically stored information item. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029526 | System And Method For Displaying Relationships Between Electronically Stored Information To Provide Classification Suggestions Via Inclusion - A system and for providing reference documents as a suggestion for classifying uncoded documents is provided. A set of reference electronically stored information items, each associated with a classification code, is designated. One or more of the reference electronically stored information items is combined with a set of uncoded electronically stored information items. Clusters of the uncoded electronically stored information items and the one or more reference electronically stored information items are generated. Relationships between the uncoded electronically stored information items and the one or more reference electronically stored information items in at least one cluster are visually depicted as suggestions for classifying the uncoded electronically stored information items in that cluster. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029527 | System And Method For Displaying Relationships Between Electronically Stored Information To Provide Classification Suggestions Via Nearest Neighbor - A system and for providing reference documents as a suggestion for classifying uncoded documents is provided. Reference electronically stored information items and a set of uncoded electronically stored information items are designated. Each of the reference information items are previously classified. At least one uncoded electronically stored information item is compared with the reference electronically stored information items. One or more of the reference electronically stored information items similar to the at least one uncoded electronically stored information items are identified. Relationships are depicted between the at least one uncoded electronically stored information item and the similar reference electronically stored information items for classifying the at least one uncoded electronically stored information item. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029528 | CITATION RECORD EXTRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - A citation record extraction system is provided. An HTML rendering engine receives a publication list web page, parses the publication list web page to obtain layout information of the web page. A web page sequence builder generates a web page characteristic sequence for the web page according to the layout information. A web page repeated pattern analyzer analyzes repeated pattern presented in the web page characteristic sequence, screens out non-citation record therefrom, and obtains a citation record of the publication list web page. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029529 | System And Method For Providing A Classification Suggestion For Concepts - A system and method for providing a classification suggestion for concepts is provided. A corpus of concepts including reference concepts each associated with a classification and uncoded concepts are maintained. A cluster of uncoded concepts and reference concepts is provided. A neighborhood of reference concepts in the cluster is determined for at least one of the uncoded concepts. A classification of the neighborhood is determined using a classifier. The classification of the neighborhood is suggested as a classification for the at least one uncoded concept. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029530 | System And Method For Displaying Relationships Between Concepts To Provide Classification Suggestions Via Injection - A system and method for displaying relationships between concepts to provide classification suggestions via injection is provided. A reference set of concepts each associated with a classification code is designated. Clusters of uncoded concepts are designated. One or more of the uncoded concepts from at least one cluster are compared to the reference set. At least one of the concepts in the reference set that is similar to the one or more uncoded concepts is identified. The similar concepts are injected into the at least one cluster. Relationships between the uncoded concepts and the similar concepts in the at least one cluster are visually depicted as suggestions for classifying the uncoded concepts. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029531 | System And Method For Displaying Relationships Between Concepts to Provide Classification Suggestions Via Inclusion - A system and for displaying relationships between concepts to provide classification suggestions via inclusion is provided. A set of reference concepts each associated with a classification code is designated. One or more of the reference concepts are combined with a set of uncoded concepts. Clusters of the uncoded concepts and the one or more reference concepts are generated. Relationships between the uncoded concepts and the one or more reference concepts in at least one cluster are visually depicted as suggestions for classifying the uncoded concepts in that cluster. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029532 | System And Method For Displaying Relationships Between Concepts To Provide Classification Suggestions Via Nearest Neighbor - A system and method for displaying relationships between concepts to provide classification suggestions via nearest neighbor is provided. Reference concepts previously classified and a set of uncoded concepts are provided. At least one uncoded concept is compared with the reference concepts. One or more of the reference concepts that are similar to the at least one uncoded concept are identified. Relationships between the at least one uncoded concept and the similar reference concept are depicted on a display for classifying the at least one uncoded concept. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029533 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TAG SUGGESTION IN A TAG-ASSOCIATED DATA-OBJECT STORAGE SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to facilitating tag assignment to data objects as data objects are added to a tag-associated data-object storage system by users of the tag-associated data-object storage system and to facilitate subsequent display, access, and further characterization of data objects that already reside in the a tag-associated data-object storage system. Methods and systems of the present invention provide for automated tag suggestion to users in order to both increase usability of the interface provided to the tag-associated data-object storage systems as well as decrease the likelihood of unnecessary and unproductive tag proliferation within the tag-associated data-object storage system. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029534 | COMMUNICATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, COMMUNICATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - A communication assistance device ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029535 | DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A computer implemented system for processing selected data from a raw data file having a plurality of data sets arranged according to a repeating fixed format includes a plurality of processing sequences. A first sequence creates output files, each corresponding to a data set and having a common format, by sequentially processing the data sets according to a first meta-program. A second sequence generates a first data structure by processing each output file according to a second meta-program, the first data structure including data arrangements corresponding to the output files. A third sequence generates a second data structure by processing the first data structure according to a third meta-program, the second data structure including a tabular arrangement of data including data from each data arrangement. A fourth sequence processes the second data structure and provides an output configured to facilitate analysis of the data. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029536 | System And Method For Displaying Relationships Between Electronically Stored Information To Provide Classification Suggestions Via Injection - A system and for providing reference documents as a suggestion for classifying uncoded documents is provided. A reference set of electronically stored information items, each associated with a classification code, is designated. Clusters of uncoded electronically stored information items are designated. One or more of the uncoded electronically stored information items from at least one cluster is compared to the reference set. At least one of the electronically stored information items in the reference set is identified as similar to the one or more uncoded electronically stored information items. The similar electronically stored information items are injected into the at least one cluster. Relationships are visually depicted between the uncoded electronically stored information items and the similar electronically stored information items in the at least one cluster as suggestions for classifying the uncoded electronically stored information items. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029537 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR CATEGORIZING CONTENT - A method, device, and system for categorizing content are provided. The method for categorizing content includes the following steps. A content categorization request is received, in which the content categorization request carries a first content reference and a second content reference. The content is categorized according to the first content reference and/or the second content reference. A method for categorizing content is further provided, which includes the following steps. Content categorization method information is sent to a content categorization requester. A content categorization request determined by the content categorization requester according to the content categorization method information is received. The content to be categorized is categorized according to the content categorization request. A device and system for categorizing content are further provided. A content category can be obtained with multiple content references, and a content categorization requester can fully know categorizing ability of the content categorization provider, thereby determining the content categorization request. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029538 | SYSTEM FOR CREATION OF CONTENT WITH CORRELATED GEOSPATIAL AND VIRTUAL LOCATIONS BY MOBILE DEVICE USERS - A system and method for a user of a mobile device or computer to easily and directly create content with correlated virtual and geospatial locations and associated context information. The content may include audio, video, and images, and be exposed via a unique URL based on content identifier. This content is indexed, including using a geospatial, “place-based” index, enabling users to easily share content with their matrix of social networks, friends, and communities, or to discover content created by others. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029539 | METADATA AS COMMENTS FOR SEARCH PROBLEM DETERMINATION AND ANALYSIS - Techniques for using metadata as comments to assist with search problem determination and analysis are provided. Before an action is taken on a search, contextual information is gathered as metadata about the action and actor requesting the action. The metadata is embedded in the search as comments and the comments are subsequently logged when the action is performed on the search. The comments combine with other comments previously recorded to permit subsequent analysis on searches. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029540 | METHOD FOR MATCHING ARTISTIC ATTRIBUTES OF A TEMPLATE AND SECONDARY IMAGES TO A PRIMARY IMAGE - A method of automatically selecting a number of secondary images and a display template for display with a primary preselected image based on analyzing the primary image's attribute information and comparing the secondary images attribute information and the templates image attribute requirements. The attribute information is used to evaluate a compatibility of the images and template so that a best compatibility fit can be obtained when displaying the images. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029541 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTENT-DRIVEN SEARCH RESULT PRESENTATION - A system and method for intent driven search presentation. A system and method for intent driven search presentation. A query is received, over a network, from a user, wherein the query comprises at least one query token. The query is analyzed wherein at least one query keyword is identified in the query. The query is classified wherein the query is classified into at least one intent using query keywords. A plurality of data objects that match query keywords is identified. The data objects are ranked, wherein at least one intent is assigned to at least some of the data objects. A result is built using the ranked plurality of data objects, wherein the result comprises display entries wherein if a data object has been assigned at least one intent, such intent is used to construct the display entry for the respective data object. The result is transmitted over the network to the user. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029542 | DOCUMENT SCORING BASED ON DOCUMENT INCEPTION DATE - A system may determine a document inception date associated with a document, generate a score for the document based, at least in part, on the document inception date, and rank the document with regard to at least one other document based, at least in part, on the score. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029543 | COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING REPRESENTATIONS OF DATA - Embodiments relate to methods and systems for building representations of related subjects. User instructions may be received via a computer system that relate identifying information relating to a subject (e.g., an individual, group and/or event) to a node being associated therewith. Nodes in different accounts may be compared and matched based on identifying information associated with the nodes. Characteristics of one of the matched nodes may be added or modified based on characteristics of another of the matched nodes. A user may be notified of a potential match, a match, and/or node characteristics additions and/or modifications. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029544 | MEDIA LIST SERVER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FAVORITE MEDIA LIST - A media list server communicating with a plurality of media database servers and a client device comprises a receiving module, a storing module, a recording module, a determining module, a calculating module and a list generating module. The receiving module receives a user identification information and vote information. The storing module stores properties of the media and weights of the properties. The recording module records the vote information. The determining module determines whether a user has logged in for the first time according to the user identification information, and determines a popularity of each media according to the vote information. The calculating module calculates similarities of the media according to the properties and weights of the properties. The list generating module generates the favorite media list according to the popularity and the similarities of the media. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029545 | SYLLABIC SEARCH ENGINES AND RELATED METHODS - An improved search engine, for a computing device or computer network, utilizes search strings comprising complete words and numbers representing a syllable count for each unknown word. Pattern-matching algorithms are utilized to search a document database for documents that match the input search strings. The document database is constructed by analyzing a number of documents, utilizing document-analyzing algorithms. In one embodiment, each database record comprises a document that has been analyzed into one or more groups of word sequences. Each word sequence comprises an ordered list of words in the word sequence, as well as a corresponding ordered list of the syllable count for each word in the word sequence. The syllabic search engine can be implemented in different ways, such as through a software application, operating system, network software, or a custom software module. Improved computers and computer networks for providing a syllabic search function are also described. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029546 | DATA CONVERTING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT - A data converting apparatus includes a storage unit that stores encoded meta-definition information, a data converting function, a conversion rule table, and a conversion rule; an input unit that receives input of data to be converted; a detecting unit that uses the encoded meta-definition information to detect metadata codes for a conversion source and a conversion destination for which the conversion rule code matches; a determining unit that determines whether the detected metadata codes match; a specifying unit that, by referring to a conversion rule and based on the determination result at the determining unit, specifies the data converting function, according to the combination of the metadata codes for the conversion source and for the conversion destination; and a converting unit that uses the specified data converting function to convert the data of the conversion source to have a property prescribed by metadata for the conversion destination. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029547 | METHOD FOR EXECUTING MENU IN MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME - The present disclosure is related to a method for executing a menu in a mobile terminal, the method including displaying a data in a display unit of the mobile terminal; selecting at least a portion of the data which is displayed on the display unit through a user input unit; searching whether a data included in a first category data exists in the selected portion of the data; and setting up a first category execution item which is related to the first category data, if the first category data is searched in the selected portion of the data, and a mobile terminal using the same. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029548 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA PROCESSING - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for data processing. In one exemplary embodiment, a method is provided that includes extracting data from a Semantic Web and processing the data with an enterprise resource planning system. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029549 | SIGNATURE SEARCH ARCHITECTURE FOR PROGRAMMABLE INTELLIGENT SEARCH MEMORY - Memory architecture provides capabilities for high performance content search. The architecture creates an innovative memory that can be programmed with content search rules which are used by the memory to evaluate presented content for matching with the programmed rules. Content search rules include of regular expressions which are compiled to finite state automata (FSA) and further include of patterns of strings a first set of which are compiled to a compressed signature database and a second set of which are compiled into FSAs. The finite state automata are then programmed in Programmable Intelligent Search Memory (PRISM) programmable FSA rule blocks and the compressed signature database is programmed in the PRISM signature search engines for evaluating content with the content search rules. A compiler compiles the content search rules for evaluation by PRISM memory. When the content being searched matches any of the rules programmed in the Programmable Intelligent Search Memory (PRISM), action(s) associated with the matched rule(s) are taken. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029550 | INTERVAL SYMBOL ARCHITECTURE FOR PROGRAMMABLE INTELLIGENT SEARCH MEMORY - Memory architecture provides capabilities for high performance content search using regular expressions and patterns of strings. The architecture creates an innovative memory that can be programmed with content search rules which are used by the memory to evaluate presented content for matching with the programmed rules. When the content being searched matches any of the rules programmed in the Programmable Intelligent Search Memory (PRISM) action(s) associated with the matched rule(s) are taken. Content search rules comprise of regular expressions which are converted to finite state automata and then programmed in PRISM for evaluating content with the search rules. The PRISM memory provides features for complex regular expression symbols like interval symbol, range detection, complement control, bit masking and the like and enables complex symbols and compact regular expression representation. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029551 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A USER-DEFINED FUNCTION USING A SHELL - A method is provided for generating a user-defined function (UDF) on a database engine of a database server. A user-function is sent to the database engine. The user-function includes a relational declaration with application and query logic. When the database engine receives the user-function, the database engine generates a function shell. The UDF processes the relational declaration of the user-defined function. The UDF includes the user-function and the function shell. The function shell returns a final data result of the user-defined function through the shell from the database engine. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029552 | METHOD OF GENERATING ARTISTIC TEMPLATE DESIGNS - A computer implemented method for automatically generating an artist coordinated image display based upon a user's favorite image or images. A plurality of digital image templates are stored in a computer accessible memory each having programmed characteristics associated therewith that are designed by an artist with one window being a primary window. The characteristics of the template can be programmed and stored, including number, location, shape, color, etc, of windows in the digital template. Color and texture characteristics of a body of the template can be selected to resemble, for example, a frame, which will eventually hold the printed images of the template for display. The windows of the template have stored image attribute requirements associated therewith that are designed by the artist are correlated to match image attributes of at least one user selected image. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029553 | SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING USER IMAGES IN AN ARTISTIC DESIGN - A computer system coupled to a digital image database with images having image attributes. The image attributes are automatically evaluated in order to find a compatible digital template from a digital template database. The templates each include a plurality of windows for displaying the digital images and each of the template include template attributes to automatically select a template whose attributes are compatible with at least one of the image attribute. The data base of digital images is also automatically searched for additional images having an attribute compatible with the template attributes and with the first one of the image attributes. A display screen coupled to the computer system displays the selected template and at least one other image. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029554 | METHOD AND COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED STREAM DATA PROCESSING USING PLURAL OF COMPUTERS - In executing query distributed processing in a computer system having a plurality of computers, a query and a sliding window are inherited between different computers. If a tuple having a new principal key value is detected when a query is to be executed, a relevant individual query and a relevant sliding window are inherited between computers, and further a sliding window of a relevant common query is inherited between computers. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029555 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT IDENTIFICATION - A method, a system and an apparatus for content identification are disclosed according to the embodiments of the present invention. The method for content identification includes the following steps: electing an algorithm for extracting fingerprint according to a content type and a purpose of managing the content by a service entity, and extracting a content fingerprint; and acquiring a content attribute of a registered content according to the content fingerprint. With the embodiments of the present invention, the CIM entity selects a most appropriate identification method for accurately identifying the content according to different content types, and registers the content submitted by the registration entity. After the service entity acquires the content attribute of the registered content, the service entity manages the content of the service entity according to the content attribute. Moreover, the service entity does not need to connect to the CIM entity every time for the content verification, thereby reducing the burden of the CIM entity. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029556 | COMPLEX SYMBOL EVALUATION FOR PROGRAMMABLE INTELLIGENT SEARCH MEMORY - Memory architecture provides capabilities for high performance content search. The architecture creates an innovative memory that can be programmed with content search rules which are used by the memory to evaluate presented content for matching with the programmed rules. When the content being searched matches any of the rules programmed in the Programmable Intelligent Search Memory (PRISM) action(s) associated with the matched rule(s) are taken. Content search rules comprise of regular expressions which are converted to finite state automata and then programmed in PRISM for evaluating content with the search rules. The PRISM memory provides features for complex regular expression symbols like range detection, complement control, bit masking and the like and enables complex symbols and compact regular expression representation. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029557 | TECHNIQUES FOR PARTITION PRUNING - Techniques are described for performing partition pruning in situations where previous database servers could not. Specifically, techniques are provided for (1) performing partition pruning based on predicates that involve non-prefix subsets of composite partitioning keys, (2) performing partition pruning when a global index access path is used to execute a query, and (3) performing partition pruning when predicates on partitioning columns are OR-ed together. More generally, techniques are described for partition pruning based on a non-contiguous set of not-pruned partitions. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029558 | DYNAMIC SERVICE GENERATION IN IMS NETWORK - A service generation system in a communications network and a method for responding to a service request are provided. The system includes a processor ( | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029559 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR EXTRACTING RELATIVITY OF WEB PAGES - Even when the operation of web page referencing or search is discontinuous and implicit, relativity between web pages is extracted. A web relativity extraction unit is executed as a program by the processing unit of a recommendation server. The web relativity extraction unit extracts relativity between web pages about a search term related to the web pages. Further, it considers a user's information search model based on the process of accessing between web pages and quantitatively evaluates a relativity degree indicating the intensity of relativity and thereby extracts relativity between the web pages. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029560 | Automatic Population of a Contact File With Contact Content and Expression Content - A system and method automatically populate a contact file on a device with contact content and expression content. An image or other content associated with a user automatically populates into the contact file from a web-based social network. When the image on the web-based social network database changes, the contact file on the device is automatically updated. As a result, the need to manually populate contact files by using a keyboard or similar data entry device is avoided. The device also may receiving an identifier in the form of caller identification or caller ID from a second device, which may be used to trigger the display of the image from the contact file. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029561 | IMAGE SIMILARITY FROM DISPARATE SOURCES - A search engine determines a set of other images that are similar to a user-selected image, and presents those other images to the user. In determining whether two images are sufficiently similar to each other to merit presentation of one, the search engine determines a Euclidean distance between separate feature vectors that are associated with each of the images. Each such vector indicates diverse types of information that is known about the associated image. The types of information included within such a vector may include attributes that reflect visual characteristics that are visible in an image, verbal tags that have been associated with the image users in a community of users, concepts derived from those tags, coordinates that reflect a geographic location at which a camera that produced the image was when the camera produced the image, and concepts related to groups with which the image is associated. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029562 | COORDINATING USER IMAGES IN AN ARTISTIC DESIGN - A method of accessing at least one of a plurality of digital image files and reading a plurality of image attribute values corresponding thereto. An image profile is generated for the at least one digital image file in response to evaluating the attribute values. A digital template is selected from a plurality of stored digital templates based on the image profile. The digital template includes a plurality of windows each having at least one required image attribute associate therewith and so searching a database of images to find an image that satisfies the required image attribute is undertaken. A found image is placed one or more remaining openings in the template and each of the images satisfies a required attribute corresponding to the remaining openings and has an attribute value compatible with an attribute value of the at least one digital image file. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029563 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING DATA SOURCES - The present invention relates to a searching system and method arranged to search information available from one or more data sources. The searching system comprises a user interface and a storage means which is arranged to store search templates. The search templates include search profiles which include parameters which are arrange to direct the search in accordance with the nature of the search enquiry. The parameters may include the time period of data sources to be searched, the data sources to be used, and keywords delimiting with the search. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029564 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE ORGANIZED DISTRIBUTION OF RELATED DATA - Embodiments relate to methods and systems for building representations of related subjects. The representations may include a plurality of nodes, each being associated with a subject. Users may be able to access records and/or source documents related to a plurality of subjects and add or modify node characteristics based thereon. Users may be able to perform an interaction and/or modification related to a record page. Other users (e.g., users connected to the record page) may be notified of such interaction and/or modification. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029565 | Generation of a Media Profile - One aspect of the invention includes a computer device. The computer device includes a network interface component configured to download media from an external source through a secure network connection. The computer device also includes a memory configured to store the downloaded content. The computer device further includes a media profiling engine configured to query the memory for the downloaded content based on the connection of the network interface component to the external source through the secure network connection and to generate a media profile log comprising information relevant to the downloaded content. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029566 | PROVIDING AND MANAGING PRIVACY SCORES - Methods for providing a privacy setting for a target user in a social network utilizing an electronic computing device are presented, the method including: causing the electronic computing device to retrieve a current privacy setting for a common profile item, where the common profile item corresponds with the target user and each of a number of users, and where the common profile item is one of a number of common profile items; causing the electronic computing device to calculate a common profile item sensitivity value for the common profile item based on the current privacy setting; causing the electronic computing device to calculate a common profile item visibility value for the common profile item based on the a current privacy setting and the sensitivity value for the common profile item; and causing the electronic computing device to calculate the privacy score of the target user. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029567 | TAG CREATION SYSTEM - A system to create tags for tag cloud displays includes an authentication service to authenticate a user. The system includes a set of valid resources stored in a database system. A tag creation tool permits the authenticated user to create at least one tag that serves to identify a selected resource within the set of valid resources. Each tag includes a weighted value. Each tag may include a public attribute that indicates that the tag is accessible to authenticated users and non-authenticated users. Alternatively, each tag may include a private attribute that indicates that the tag is only accessible to the authenticated user. A user interface displays tags in a tag cloud in accordance with attributes of the tags and weighted values of the tags. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029568 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, FIRST INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SECOND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND THIRD INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an information processing system, including: a second non-existence case process information storage portion in which a pair of an object identifier and a non-existence case process identifier for identifying a process that is executed in a case where an object identified with the object identifier does not exist can be stored; a second receiving portion that receives result information transmitted by a first information processing apparatus; a second processing portion that executes the process identified with the non-existence case process identifier corresponding to the object identifier of the object, in a case where the result information received by the second receiving portion is information to the effect that the object does not exist; and a second output portion that outputs the result information, in a case where the result information is not information to the effect that the object does not exist. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029569 | DDL AND DML SUPPORT FOR HYBRID COLUMNAR COMPRESSED TABLES - Techniques for storing and manipulating tabular data are provided. According to one embodiment, a user may control whether tabular data is stored in row-level or column-major format. Furthermore, the user may control the level of data compression to achieve an optimal balance between query performance and compression ratios. Tabular data from within the same table may be stored in both column-major and row-major format and compressed at different levels. In addition, tabular data can migrate between column-major format and row-major format in response to various events. For example, in response to a request to update or lock a row stored in column-major format, the row may be migrated and subsequently stored into row-major format. In one embodiment, table partitions are used to enhance data compression techniques. For example, compression tests are performed on a representative table partition, and a compression map is generated and applied to other table partitions. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029570 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXTUALIZED CACHING STRATEGIES - Systems, methods and devices for managing objects stored in memory are described. Information about the cached objects are stored in a tree structure that can be searched when a request for an object is made, in order to locate the object in memory. During or shortly after the search process, information about the search path through the tree is stored in a cache, and used to speed later searches for objects in memory. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029571 | Query Optimization Over Graph Data Streams - An illustrative embodiment includes a method for executing a query on a graph data stream. The graph stream comprises data representing edges that connect vertices of a graph. The method comprises constructing a plurality of synopsis data structures based on at least a subset of the graph data stream. Each vertex connected to an edge represented within the subset of the graph data stream is assigned to a synopsis data structure such that each synopsis data structure represents a corresponding section of the graph. The method further comprises mapping each received edge represented within the graph data stream onto the synopsis data structure which corresponds to the section of the graph which includes that edge, and using the plurality of synopsis data structures to execute the query on the graph data stream. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029572 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a data processing system and method of controlling the system which store job histories of jobs executed on a data processing apparatus. A database stores job attribute data and content data of jobs executed on the data processing apparatus as well as retention dates set for the job attribute data and content data. The database determines the content data to be deletable if data serving as the basis of the content data has been deleted on the data processing apparatus, and deletes the content data upon expiration of its retention date. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029573 | REGISTRATION OF CIM AGENT TO MANAGEMENT AGENT AND SYSTEM - Various embodiments for displaying a state of an embedded device using a browser are provided. In one such embodiment, a method for registering a Common Information Model (CIM) agent to a management agent in a computing environment by a processor device is provided. The management agent is discovered by the CIM agent in a management domain in response an insertion of the CIM agent into the management domain. At least one of information of the CIM agent and the discovered management agent is registered by the CIM agent. The management agent is compliant with the CIM agent. The management agent converts a CIM schema of the CIM agent into a schema at the management agent identifiable by the management agent. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029574 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING STRUCTURES IN METADATA FOR PARALLEL AUTOMATED EVALUATION OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATA SETS AND REPORTING OF CONTROL INSTANCES - In a method for simultaneous observation and analysis of a plurality of data sets, in particular from webcams or sensors published over the Internet, atypical situations can be detected from a plurality of data sets of mostly low quality by producing metadata that are investigated for critical structures. Moreover, atypical situations can be recognized by comparing actual object mass properties of a data set with the target object mass properties of a data set. In this way, for example, human crowds or masses in pedestrian zones, football stadiums or subway stations can be effectively monitored and the large number of freely available internet cameras can be utilized. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029575 | System and Method for Runtime Rendering of Web-Based User Interfaces for Master Data Management - One or more embodiments enable a system and method for creation and runtime rendering of web-based user interface applications for a master data management applications. The system and method comprise acquiring metadata of a schema of a master data management database at initialization, the metadata identifying a plurality of schema elements; selecting a schema element of the plurality of schema elements in the schema metadata; identifying a set of all appropriate Web UI element options for the schema element; presenting to a UI designer a graphic user interface populated with the schema element and the set of all appropriate Web UI element options for the schema element; accepting from the UI designer a selected Web UI element from the set of all appropriate Web UI element options; generating a Web UI component definition comprising a link between the schema element and the selected Web UI element; storing the Web UI component definition related to the link in the master data management database. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029576 | Collection of Media Files - A method for generating a collection of media files including scanning metadata of media files with a processor to associate the media files with one or more media servers, utilizing the processor to identify one or more of the media servers to be associated with the collection of media files, and generating on a storage medium the collection of media files to include the media files associated with one or more of the media servers which are identified to be associated with the collection of media files. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029577 | COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE COMPUTER APPLICATIONS USING A GRAFTED MODEL NETWORK - A computer program product and method for sharing information between multiple computer applications using a grafted model network. The method includes creating a first model having one or more pre-defined fields, defining one or more application-defined fields, associating the first model with the first application project, associating the one or more application-defined fields with the second application project, grafting the one or more application-defined fields to the first model, building the first and second application projects, and dynamically installing the first and second application projects on a software platform. Building the first application project comprises creating a first database table having one or more table columns corresponding to the pre-defined fields of the first model in a database. Building the second application project comprises adding one or more table columns to the first database table corresponding to the application-defined fields in the database. Dynamically installing the first application project enables the one or more table columns corresponding to the pre-defined fields of the first model to be accessed via the software platform by the first computer application upon execution on a computer, and dynamically installing the second application project enables the one or more table columns corresponding to the pre-defined fields of the first model and the application-defined fields to be accessed via the software platform by the second computer application upon execution on the computer. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029578 | Information processing apparatus - Recorded information is grouped in recording units. The information of each recording unit is displayed by the order of older recording date based upon information recorded in memory. The recording time of each recording unit is displayed on the left edge of the display screen, to the right of which is a memo icon indicating memo information, a thumbnail image indicating shooting image information, a sound icon indicating sound, and reproduction time information for each recording unit. If a predetermined recording unit is designated and reproduced, the screen is re-displayed so that the reproduced recording unit appears at the lowermost line of the screen. If a new recording unit is recorded, the newest recording unit is displayed at the lowermost line. If the screen is scrolled and another display screen is displayed by operation of a scroll key, a screen similar to the previously displayed screen is displayed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029579 | CONTENT ACCELERATOR FRAMEWORK - A cloner is configured to assist users in deploying templates from a source environment into a target environment. The cloner includes a source identification module configured to identify source objects in a source environment from one or more business intelligence reports. The cloner also includes a mapping module configured to provide a declarative mapping screen showing the source objects and a list of available objects in a target environment to map the source objects against, and to receive mapping information selections from a user. The cloner further includes a duplication module configured to duplicate the one or more business intelligence reports into the target environment based on the mapping information selections. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029580 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR METADATA MANAGEMENT IN A STORAGE SYSTEM - Methods and systems for metadata management in a storage system are disclosed. First level metadata is associated with a plurality of storage devices in a storage system. Entries in the first level metadata identify storage related attributes of corresponding portions on the plurality of storage devices. Entries in a second level metadata are associated with a corresponding plurality of entries in the first level metadata, where the second level metadata identifies metadata related attributes of the corresponding first level metadata entries. Responsive to receiving a request for a storage related attribute in the first level metadata table, the storage related attribute is derived from the second level metadata table, which reduces the first level metadata processing requirements and increases the performance of the storage system. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029581 | Load-Balancing and Scaling for Analytics Data - Load-balancing and scaling for analytics data may be provided. A logging system may receive data and select a stager database in which to store the data. The selection may be made according to an identifier associated with the data. The stored data may be processed and stored back to the stager database before being copied to a reporting database. The processed data may be aggregated with other data in the reporting database to provide an analytics report. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029582 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STORING DATA BELONGING TO AN ALARM OR EVENT MESSAGE CONTAINING MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTES - The disclosure relates to a method and to a corresponding device for storing data belonging to an alarm or event message containing multiple attributes. A fixed table directly stores a first part of the attributes belonging to an alarm or event message in a standardized manner. Additionally, both the first part and a remaining second part of the attributes are stored as an availability dataset. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029583 | NONVOLATILE STORAGE MODULE, ACCESS MODULE, MUSICAL SOUND DATA FILE GENERATION MODULE AND MUSICAL SOUND GENERATION SYSTEM - Musical sound data groups are recorded in nonvolatile memory banks by multiplexing the data without being compressed. A data reader reads the musical sound data in parallel from the plurality of nonvolatile memory banks according to reading instructions from an access module. In a musical sound generation system that cannot expect which pitch of the musical sound data is instructed to be read, since a plurality of pieces of data can be read in parallel from the plurality of nonvolatile memory banks, a sound production delay time can fall within an allowable time. Thus, by using a currently dominant large-capacity multi level NAND flash memory as a memory for the musical sound data, a high sound quality and compact musical sound generation system can be realized. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029584 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRANSFERRING AN ELECTRONIC FILE - A system for providing products to a customer operates with an open purchase order having an acceptable inventory range bounded by a lower and an upper limit for each product supplied to the customer. The system includes a storage unit, a first processing unit that maintains a product inventory count, and a second processing unit that monitors the product inventory count. A system for transferring electronic files includes a first processing unit that stores and transfers the electronic file, generates a pointer associated with the transferred electronic file, generates a reference electronic file and thereafter includes the pointer in the reference electronic file. A second processing unit then displays the reference electronic file. A system for generating composite electronic files includes a first processing unit having composite locations including component electronic files, and generating the composite electronic files when the respective composite location is accessed from a second processing unit. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029585 | AUTOMATIC AND DYNAMIC PROVISIONING OF DATABASES - Approaches described herein may be used for provisioning of databases that requires a bulk transfer of data within a distributed computing environment, such as a grid. The approaches do not require the manual intervention of a DBA to, for example, transfer a tablespace between the file systems of operating systems. Instead, the tablespaces may be provisioned automatically and dynamically by a grid computing system whenever it determines the need to dynamically provision a database. In addition, as copies of tablespaces are provisioned, synchronization mechanisms can also be automatically provisioned to keep the tablespaces and their copies in sync. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029586 | STASHING OF LOCALLY PERSISTED DATA TO NETWORK ACCESSIBLE STORAGE - Techniques are disclosed for identifying and stashing all or portions of application data to a network accessible storage device or location. Identifying and stashing are accomplished in a fashion that is transparent to a user such that a user is not burdened by the process of managing and stashing a full or partial set of application data. The system, the application, or a combination of system components and the application persist and manage data locally and stash portions of the local data to one or more network accessible storage devices or locations. One or more links are provided in place of the stashed portions of data. The application uses the links in a same or similar fashion as handling local data while providing little to no loss of functionality due to all or portions of the local data being stashed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029587 | Updating Retrieval Codes In Response To File Transfers - A system comprises processing logic, a data structure that contains one or more retrieval codes, each retrieval code comprising a first portion and a second portion, and a network interface by which the system couples to other systems external to the system. The processing logic updates the first portion of a retrieval code in the data structure when the processing logic detects that a file corresponding to the retrieval code has been transferred between the other systems. The processing logic updates the second portion of the retrieval code in the data structure when the processing logic detects that the file has been transferred between locations within a single one of the other systems. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029588 | MODULAR UNCERTAINTY RANDOM VALUE GENERATOR AND METHOD - A system and method of generating a one-way function and thereby producing a random-value stream. Steps include: providing a plurality of memory cells addressed according to a domain value wherein any given domain value maps to all possible range values; generating a random domain value associated with one of the memory cells; reading a data value associated with the generated random domain value; generating dynamically enhanced data by providing an additional quantity of data; removing suspected non-random portions thereby creating source data; validating the source data according to a minimum randomness requirement, thereby creating a validated source data; and integrating the validated source data with the memory cell locations using a random edit process that is a masking, a displacement-in-time, a chaos engine, an XOR, an overwrite, an expand, a remove, a control plane, or an address plane module. The expand module inserts a noise chunk. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029589 | LOW POWER FIR FILTER IN MULTI-MAC ARCHITECTURE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to system and method that enable relatively low power dissipation by scheduling operations of multiply accumulators chain of two or more multiply accumulators units by delivering an output result of a first multiply accumulator of the chain as an input to a second subsequent multiply accumulator of the chain. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029590 | BYZANTINE FAULT-TOLERANCE IN DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING NETWORKS - A mobile intelligent agent is used in a Byzantine fault-tolerant computing network. The mobile intelligent agent ensures that only a single instance of the mobile intelligent agent performs processing in the processing host. The agent interrogates an environment in the processing host for presence of a sibling mobile intelligent agent or a trace left by a sibling mobile intelligent agent. If a sibling mobile intelligent agent or a trace left by a sibling mobile intelligent agent is detected, further execution by the mobile intelligent agent in the processing host is ended. The agent will then be forwarded onward to find a processing host wherein the agent has not been executed. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029591 | Method and System for Providing Content for Learning Appliances Over an Electronic Communication Medium - A method, a user interface, and an educational content server for assisting a user in learning using interactive learning appliances are disclosed. The performance information of the user, which may be in the form of a user log file in an interactive learning appliance, may be received at a server computer from a site where the user is present. The performance information and profile information can then be presented in the user interface and used to generate an electronic content package. The electronic content package can then be received and loaded into the interactive learning appliance. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029592 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD OF ORGANIZING AND DISTRIBUTING ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORD DATA - A system and method for organizing and distributing electronic healthcare records (EHRs) copies the EHRs from an EHR database to a separate, remote server computer. The remote server generates viewable and printable electronic documents from the EHRs while omitting information that is not needed by the healthcare professional viewing the electronic documents. Electronic documents for patient appointments in a predetermined window are transferred from the remote server to client computers located in a health care facility. The electronic documents may also be transferred between the client computers to save on network bandwidth from the server computer. The server computer routinely updates the electronic documents based on new EHRs received form the EHR database. Stale electronic documents with out-of-date information are tagged as such. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029593 | LIGHTWEIGHT RRD EXTENSION FRAMEWORK - A local server requests a resource from a remote server by using a remote request dispatcher (RRD) request that has been extended to utilize a javascript object notation (JSON). | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029594 | MERGING INSTANCES OF A MODULAR DOCUMENT - A first instance of a modular document is received, where the modular document is composed of plural parts, and where the modular document contains a merge definition. A second instance of the modular document is received, where the second instance and the first instance of the modular document have been modified with respect to each other. The second instance is merged with the first instance, where any conflict between the second instance and the first instance is resolved according to the merge definition. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029595 | NON-BLOCKING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN APPLICATION AND A SERVER - A system and method for providing non-blocking communication with a communications server are disclosed herein. A computer system includes one or more processors and a software system executable by the processor. When executed, the software system provides an application thread and additionally provides a server communication thread configured to provide non-blocking communication between the application thread and a communication server. The server communication thread is configured to process commands based on requests for communication server services generated by the application thread. The server communication thread is further configured to communicate with the communication server based on the commands and to block pending a server response. The application thread is configured to execute unimpeded by the communication. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029596 | Anycast Transport Protocol for Content Distribution Networks - A cache server for providing content includes a processor configured to receive a first datagram from a client system sent to an anycast address, send a response datagram to the client system in response to the first datagram, receive a request datagram from the client system sent to the anycast address, and send a batch of content datagrams to the client system. The first datagram includes a universal resource locator corresponding to the content. The response datagram includes a content identifier for the content. The request datagram includes the content identifier, an offset, and a bandwidth indicator. The batch of content datagrams includes a portion of the content starting at the offset. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029597 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An information processing apparatus includes: a playback means for requesting an information providing apparatus to transmit a content playback of which has been instructed by a user, receiving the content transmitted in response to the request and playing back the content; and a control means for stopping playback of the content by the playback means as well as transmitting an instruction for continuous playback preparation including a continuous playback position which is a playback stop position of the content to another information processing apparatus when the continuous playback preparation is instructed by the user. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029598 | MOBILE DEVICE NOTIFICATION CONTROLS SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided herein are systems and methods for facilitating mobile device users to control notifications pushed to their mobile devices. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029599 | DOMAIN NAME SERVICE SERVER - A DNS server system provides IP addresses for a host in a computer network. Upon receiving a request from a client for an IP address associated with a domain name, the requested IP address is retrieved from an object oriented database and transmitted to the client. The DNS server system provides configuration access from a client in a computer network. Communicative coupling is established between a client web browser and a DNS server system web server. A user interface adapted to provide configuration access to a DNS server system is requested. The user interface is downloaded from the DNS server system over the computer network. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029600 | Mobile Telephone for Internet Applications - A control unit for a mobile telephone includes a Web server adapted to connect to a Web browser in the mobile telephone, wherein the Web server receives information and provides the information to the Web browser when connected to the Web browser. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029601 | Intelligent Save Operation for Online Collage Editor - In a server-based system for creating and editing image-based and or text-based projects, the system having access to a digital medium containing an executable graphics user interface (GUI) accessible by computer browser, a method is provided for triggering automatic page save operations and includes the steps, (a) monitoring editing activity occurring in the project editor viewport, and (b) upon detection of a loss of a page from an editor viewport and or detection of a violation of a safety measure, automatically persisting the current page data to the server. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029602 | ESTABLISHING CONNECTION ACROSS A CONNECTION-ORIENTED FIRST TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK IN RESPONSE TO A CONNECTION REQUEST FROM A SECOND TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A first Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Internet Protocol (IP) data network transmits data to a second MPLS IP network via a legacy network, which would not otherwise be able to handle the required user network interface (UNI) protocol by configuring the legacy network and its network management system (TNMS) so that they emulate an MPLS network. When a first network element (NE) receives a connection (UNI) request from the MPLS network under a UNI protocol, the UNI request is passed to the TNMS, which then sets the required connection across the legacy network via a second edge NE to an NE of the second network. Once the connection has been set, the TNMS instructs the edge NE to send a return signal to the requesting network indicating that the connection has been successfully set. Data packets may then be transmitted across the network. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029604 | USER INTERFACE TO FACILITATE EXCHANGING FILES AMONG PROCESSOR-BASED DEVICES - A first processor-based device (PBD), such as a personal computer functioning as a host and containing digital media files, may share a selected file with a second PBD. Media file-sharing may be facilitated by an automated technique including graphical user interfaces (GUIs). In one embodiment, when a device user wishes to transfer a file to another device, the user hovers the file over a particular desktop icon and drops it, causing it to be automatically transmitted to a corresponding destination. Optionally, in response to hovering, a software program automatically generates a GUI indicating potential destinations. The user then selects a destination, and the system automatically transfers the file to that destination. In another embodiment, media sharing can be initiated from a digital appliance, such as a digital picture frame, and a file can be sent to another PBD, such as another digital picture frame via an intermediary PBD. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029605 | Method, System and Apparatus for Selective Application Access and Synchronization - A method and apparatus for synchronizing data between a mobile communication device and a remote application operating on an external computer. A first application is operable to communicate and synchronize with a remote application operating on an external computer. A second application is operable to communicate and synchronize with the remote application. The mobile communication device receives a user's identification of a preferred application selected from one of the first and second applications, and uses the preferred application to synchronize the mobile communication device with the remote application. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029606 | SERVER APPARATUS, CONTENT DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A server apparatus that transmits content to a terminal via a network includes a control/analysis unit that receives and transmits information including information on capability of the terminal and a transcoder that receives content including at least one of video, speech, and audio, receives information from the control/analysis unit, converts at least one of the codec, bit rate, resolution, and file format of the content, as necessary to make the content adapted to the capability of the terminal, and transmits the converted content. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029607 | Configuring Consumption Of Service For Electronic Devices - One embodiment of a method for configuring consumption of service includes identifying a service to be consumed by a user, identifying a plurality of bearer technologies across which at least one electronic device can access the service, selecting one of the plurality of bearer technologies for use in configuring the at least one electronic device, and configuring the at least one electronic device for the service using one of a plurality of management frameworks according to the selected bearer technology. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029608 | SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ON MOBILE DEVICES - A system and method for enhanced management of social networks and interaction therein on a mobile device. The system provides the user with a means to manage a plurality of online identifications and relationship databases with relationships automatically synchronizing between systems. The system further provides an automated means to manage social networks based on geospatial, social and temporal proximity, and a means to interact with other users, and to publish content, seamlessly, across online services and mobile devices. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029609 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING MATERIAL - A method of transferring a preview version of material from a first entertainment apparatus to a second entertainment apparatus is disclosed. In said first entertainment apparatus, said method comprises the steps of: extracting said preview material from a package containing both a full version of the material and said preview version of the material, said preview version being an illustration of said full version of the material; and uploading at least part of said preview material to said second apparatus over a network. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029610 | Content Sharing in Mobile Devices - Sharing content via a mobile device includes creating a first list of content available for sharing and storing the list in a mobile device, creating a second list of contacts having content sharing permissions and storing the second list in the mobile device, and sharing the first list with a contact in the second list via a wireless network. Sharing the first list with a contact in the second list via a wireless network does not include the use of an intermediary content sharing server. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029611 | APPARATUS FOR SIGNALING CIRCLE OF FRIENDS - A device and method is provided for signaling an affinity of a peer device. According to one embodiment, the device receives a wireless signal from the peer device and determines the presence of the peer device based on the received signal. The device is able to detect the peer device when the peer device is within the vicinity or a certain proximity of the device. The received signal carries an affinity code of the peer device so that the device can detect the affinity of the peer device by comparing the received affinity code with its preset affinity code. If the two affinity code match, the device generates an the user to the presence of another user and signals that the two users share the same affinity. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029612 | Generating a Consolidated Social Story for a User of a Social Networking System - To generate dynamic relationship-based content personalized for members of a social networking system, at least one action of one or more members of the social networking system is associated with relationship data for the one or more members to produce consolidated data. One or more elements associated with the consolidated data is identified and used to aggregate the consolidated data. Further exemplary methods comprise weighting by affinity the aggregated consolidated data to generate dynamic relationship-based content personalized for the members of the web-based social network. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029613 | EVALUATION OF AN ATTRIBUTE OF AN INFORMATION OBJECT - Correspondents provide estimates of an attribute relating to an information object such as an online article on a particular topic. Correspondents also provide indications of their respective degree of trust of the estimates given by the other correspondents. An algorithm determines a network containing the estimates and degrees of trust and determines an overall estimate of the attribute from the point of view of any one correspondent in the network. A system of this kind is useful for rating websites, for example. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029614 | Event Notifications of Program Landscape Alterations - A first computer system is monitored for alterations of a program landscape which includes multiple applications configured to operate on the first computer system. An alteration of the program landscape is detected and aspects of the alteration of the program landscape are determined. A catalog of additional computer systems which are associated with the first computer system is accessed. That a second computer system of the accessed catalog of additional computer systems should receive an event notification is determined. An event notification including information corresponding to the determined aspects of the alteration of the program landscape is generated. The event notification including the event information is sent from the first computer system to the second computer system. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029615 | CONTROLLING THE DISTRIBUTION OF MESSAGES - In an example embodiment, described herein is an apparatus that comprises a user interface, a communication interface, and logic coupled to the user interface and communication interface. The logic is configured to receiving a request via the user interface to forward a message to a recipient to determine whether distribution of the message is restricted to a group. The logic is further configured to determine whether the recipient is a member of the group responsive to determining distribution of the message restricted to a group. The logic is configured to send the message to the recipient via the communication interface responsive to determining the recipient is a member of the group. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029616 | UNIFIED AUTO-REPLY TO AN EMAIL COMING FROM UNIFIED MESSAGING SERVICE - A system and method for providing an auto-reply message in response to an incoming message sent from a message sending device and delivered by a unified messaging service as an email encoded with information about the sending device's type and address. The incoming messages may be coming from email, fax, phone, text message, instant message, MMS, TV, or other communication devices. The auto-reply function of this invention is capable of replying to the messages regardless of what type of message sending device is used. The system is preferably implemented by integrating the new technologies of unified messaging service and unified message delivery service with the email tool, and by employing the new design methodology of cloud computing. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029617 | Managing Electronic Delegation Messages - Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing electronic delegation messages. Embodiments of the present disclosure allow a user of an electronic messaging system to designate messages as a delegation messages. Further embodiments facilitate tracking and management of the delegation corresponding to the message. The delegation functionality may be incorporated into existing electronic messaging systems. The invention includes a method including accepting from a user a designation of an electronic message as a delegation by the user. The user may designate the electronic message as a delegation by interacting with a user interface for an electronic message system modified to recognize the designation. The electronic message may be an email message, an instant message, or a text message. The interface may be a graphical user interface. Designating the message may be accomplished by selecting an icon, entering text, and so on. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029618 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL IDENTITIES IN THE INTERNET - The present invention discloses methods and systems for managing and maintaining identities over time within the practically anonymous Internet environment. Said system and methods provide protection by tracking identities of partners over time, within multiple relations and over-riding common practices for identity switching. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029619 | File Folder Transmission on Network - Disclosed are a method and a system for transmitting a file folder from the sending end to the receiving end. The system uses a file folder transmission unit at the sending end side to generate a directory structure file of the file folder. The directory structure file may have properties such as the size of the file folder, paths and path lengths of the files in the file folder. The sending end then sends the directory structure file to the receiving end through the file folder transmission unit to allow the system to determine which files in the file folder need to be transmitted. The needed files in the file folder are then transmitted to the receiving end according to the determination. The sending end and the receiving end may communicate using an instant messaging tool. The disclosed method and system allow a faster and more convenient file folder network transmission. | 2011-02-03 |
| 20110029620 | Systems and Methods for Profile Building - Systems and methods build a profile for a contact. In one aspect, missing information from a profile of a contact is identified. A determination is made regarding whether the missing information is necessary for the profile based on satisfaction of a threshold. In response to the satisfaction of the threshold, a user is prompted to request the missing information from the contact. The missing information is obtained. The missing information is added to the profile. | 2011-02-03 |
