07th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110040540 | HUMAN WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a human workload management system and method. In order to safely and efficiently control the system, the present invention measures and manages the user's workload to manage all actions while the user performs a task, particularly when he drives a car. Also, the present invention manages the user's workload when the user interacts with a control system other than to drive. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040541 | CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCR CATALYST SYSTEMS - The invention is directed to a procedure for fitting relevant parameters in SCR catalyst models and to an apparatus for carrying out such procedures. Following the procedure of the present invention, it is possible to make a first estimate of the SCR model parameters by fitting the parameters individually. This is possible because of special measurements that simplify and isolate reactions in the SCR model. The set of parameters determined via this method are used as a starting point for a global optimization of the model parameters. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040542 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE INTEGRATION OF FUNCTIONAL CAE DATA IN A CAD BASED STYLING PROCESS FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, ESP. CARS, MOTORBIKES OR AERONAUTIC VEHICLES - Computer-assisted systems and methods for integrating aesthetic and functional design processes for real-world objects can include a computerized module for defining an aesthetic representation of a real-world object, and a computing module supplied with approximation model data of a CAE simulation module to calculate functional quality value(s) using a parametric description of the aesthetic representation as input. An interface can issue a physical signal to a user, with the physical signal communicating the quality value(s) to the user. A computerized module can change the parametric description of the aesthetic representation of the object in the aesthetic design process taking the obtained functional quality value into account. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040543 | VIRTUAL RESERVOIR SENSOR - One or more computer-readable media include computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing system to receive simulation results for future behavior of a reservoir that includes a material production well and a fluid injection site; define a virtual sensor as being located between the material production well and the fluid injection site; determine fluid saturation at the virtual sensor based at least in part on the simulation results; and issue a notification if the fluid saturation at the virtual sensor exceeds a fluid saturation limit. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040544 | Systems And Methods For Treating, Diagnosing And Predicting The Response To Therapy Of Breast Cancer - This present invention systems and methods of accessing/monitoring the responsiveness of a breast cancer to a therapeutic compound. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040545 | METHOD TO CHARACTERIZE A PROTEIN AS RNA BINDING PROTEIN - The invention relates to a method to characterize a protein as RNA-binding protein, said method comprising steps of: a) modeling the protein using a template structure; b) analyzing the modeled protein for RNA-binding site(s); and c) docking the analyzed modeled protein with polyadenylated RNA using co-ordinates of RNA complexed with polyadenide binding for said chacterisation. The invention especially relates to a method to characterize Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) as RNA-binding protein, said method comprising steps of: a) modeling the GGT using a template structure; b) analyzing the modeled GGT for RNA-binding site(s); and c) docking the analyzed modeled GGT with polyadenylated RNA using coordinates of RNA complexed with polyadenide protein for said characterisation. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040546 | THERAPY PROGRAM MODIFICATION - A therapy program may be modified based on information indicative of a change in a therapy field, which may represent a region of a patient's tissue to which therapy is delivered. Upon receiving information indicative of a therapy field change, an algorithmic model of a present therapy field may be generated and compared to an algorithmic model of a baseline therapy field, which indicates a therapy field that provides efficacious therapy to the patient. If a characteristic of the present therapy field differs from the baseline therapy field model, the current therapy program may be modified. In another example, upon receiving information indicative of a therapy field change, the current therapy program may be modified, and an algorithmic model of a therapy field based on the modified therapy program may be compared to a baseline therapy field model to determine whether the modified therapy program is a suitable alternative. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040547 | THERAPY PROGRAM MODIFICATION BASED ON THERAPY GUIDELINES - Techniques for modeling therapy fields for therapy delivered by medical devices are described. Each therapy field model is based on a set of therapy parameters and represents where therapy will propagate from the therapy system delivering therapy according to the set of therapy parameters. Therapy field models may be useful in guiding the modification of therapy parameters. As one example, a processor compares an algorithmic model of a therapy field to a reference therapy field and adjusts at least one therapy parameter based on the comparison. As another example, a processor adjusts at least one therapy parameter to increase an operating efficiency of the therapy system while substantially maintaining the modeled therapy field. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040548 | PHYSICS-BASED MOSFET MODEL FOR VARIATIONAL MODELING - A method of optimizing MOSFET device production which includes defining key independent parameters, formulating those key independent parameters into a canonical variational form, calculating theoretical extracted parameters using at least one of key independent parameters in canonical variational form, physics-based analytical models, or corner models. The method also includes calculating simulated characteristics of a device using the key independent parameters and extracting target data parameters based on at least one of measured data and predicted data, comparing the simulated characteristics to the target data parameters, and modifying the theoretical extracted parameters or key independent parameters in canonical form as a result of the comparison. Then, calculating and outputting the simulated characteristics based on the modified theoretical extracted parameters and the modified key independent parameters in canonical form. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040549 | DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION TOOL COMBINING PROCESS-DRIVEN AND EVENT-DRIVEN MODELS - The embodiments described herein generally relate to a discrete event simulation (DES) tool which combines the process-driven model and the event-driven model. This integrated process (which uses entities) and event simulation framework according to the various embodiments provides a platform that is appropriate for all combinations of simulation model requirements and at the same time provides higher level of model abstraction. The DES tool instantiates a new paradigm that permits flow of entities at the event-driven model layer that is analogous to their treatment at the process-driven model layer. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040550 | ENERGY RESOURCE ALLOCATION INCLUDING RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES - A computer implemented method includes providing information related to wind speed and direction prediction to a wind turbine energy prediction module, providing wind energy production prediction information to a resource allocation engine, and combining the wind energy production prediction information with information about non-renewable energy resources to provide an output identifying energy production resources to use for optimal load servicing. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040551 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus which is capable of executing applications includes first control means for controlling a system of the information processing apparatus and second control means for controlling the execution of the applications, and the second control means has state transition control means for defining states of application not dependent on the system and controlling transitions of the defined states and conversion means for converting a command into a format which can be recognized by the system when the command instructing a state transition to the state transition control means is issued. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040552 | Structured data translation apparatus, system and method - An apparatus is provided that includes a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to determine a category for a group of isolated noun phrases in a structured or semi-structured data source stored in the memory. The group of isolated noun phrases includes one or more isolated noun phrases. The processor is also configured to translate the group of isolated noun phrases from a source language to a target language using a category-driven isolated noun phrase translation. The determination of the category and the category-driven isolated noun phrase translation are performed based on context derived from the group of isolated noun phrases. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040553 | NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING - A method and system for computational interpretation of natural language, wherein in an input string is received from input means. The input string is first tokenizde for providing a list of words. Then the list of words is stemmed for providing the words in the root form. The stemmed list is then tagged for providing classification tags for each word, which allows generating the context sensitive information for each word. Lastly said tags are used for parsing the structural dependencies for each word. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040554 | Automatic Evaluation of Spoken Fluency - A procedure to automatically evaluate the spoken fluency of a speaker by prompting the speaker to talk on a given topic, recording the speaker's speech to get a recorded sample of speech, and then analyzing the patterns of disfluencies in the speech to compute a numerical score to quantify the spoken fluency skills of the speakers. The numerical fluency score accounts for various prosodic and lexical features, including formant-based filled-pause detection, closely-occurring exact and inexact repeat N-grams, normalized average distance between consecutive occurrences of N-grams. The lexical features and prosodic features are combined to classify the speaker with a C-class classification and develop a rating for the speaker. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040555 | System and method for creating and playing timed, artistic multimedia representations of typed, spoken, or loaded narratives, theatrical scripts, dialogues, lyrics, or other linguistic texts - A system and method generate artistic multimedia representations of user-input texts, spoken or loaded narratives, theatrical scripts, or other linguistic corpus types, via a user interface, or batch interface, by classifying component words, and/or phrases into lexemes and/or parts of speech, and interpreting said classifications to construct playable structures. A database of natural language grammatical rules, a set of media objects, parameters, and rendering directives, and an algorithm facilitate the generation of sequential scenes from grammatical representations, convert user-input texts into playable structures of graphics, sounds, animations, and modifications, where playable structures may be combined to create a scene, or multiple scenes, and may be played in the order of occurrence in the input text as a sequential and timed multimedia representation of the input, and subsequently output, in real-time, or stored in memory for later output, via output devices such as a monitor and/or speakers. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040556 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING RESIDUAL SIGNAL - A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a residual signal are provided. The encoding method includes generating a residual signal indicating a difference between a multi-channel audio signal, and an audio signal downmixed from the multi-channel audio signal and then upmixed by using additional information from the downmixed audio signal; and performing a parametric encoding method on the residual signal. The decoding method includes decoding a sinusoidal component; restoring a sine wave by using the sinusoidal component; dividing the sine wave into a plurality of sub-bands in a frequency domain; transforming the plurality of sub-bands from the frequency domain into a time domain by applying a window to each of the plurality of sub-bands; and synthesizing the plurality of domain-transformed sub-bands to restore a residual signal. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040557 | TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER FOR SPEECH CODING AND DECODING BY USING ADDITIONAL BIT ALLOCATION METHOD - The present invention relates to a transmitter and a receiver for speech coding and decoding by using an additional bit allocation method. The transmitter and the receiver according to the present invention realize a voice communication service of high quality by using additional bits permitted in system requirements while using a conventional speech coder as it is. In addition, the transmitter and the receiver according to the present invention have an advantage in that they enable insertion of additional quantization blocks while not changing the structure of the conventional standard speech coder, since they allocate additional bits by applying a multi-stage quantization procedure not in a speech signal domain but in a parameter domain. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040558 | SCALABLE ENCODING APPARATUS, SCALABLE DECODING APPARATUS, SCALABLE ENCODING METHOD, SCALABLE DECODING METHOD, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND BASE STATION APPARATUS - A scalable encoding apparatus, a scalable decoding apparatus and the like are disclosed which can achieve a band scalable LSP encoding that exhibits both a high quantization efficiency and a high performance. In these apparatuses, a narrow band-to-wide band converter receives and converts a quantized narrow band LSP to a wide band, and then outputs the quantized narrow band LSP as converted (i.e., a converted wide band LSP parameter) to an LSP-to-LPC converter. The LSP-to-LPC converter converts the quantized narrow band LSP as converted to a linear prediction coefficient and then outputs it to a pre-emphasizer. The pre-emphasizer calculates and outputs the pre-emphasized linear prediction coefficient to an LPC-to-LSP converter. The LPC-to-LSP converter converts the pre-emphasized linear prediction coefficient to a pre-emphasized quantized narrow band LSP as wide band converted, and then outputs it to a prediction quantizer. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040559 | SYSTEMS, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, AND TANGIBLE COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR TRANSCRIPTION ALIGNMENT - Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable storage media for captioning a media presentation. The method includes receiving automatic speech recognition (ASR) output from a media presentation and a transcription of the media presentation. The method includes selecting via a processor a pair of anchor words in the media presentation based on the ASR output and transcription and generating captions by aligning the transcription with the ASR output between the selected pair of anchor words. The transcription can be human-generated. Selecting pairs of anchor words can be based on a similarity threshold between the ASR output and the transcription. In one variation, commonly used words on a stop list are ineligible as anchor words. The method includes outputting the media presentation with the generated captions. The presentation can be a recording of a live event. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040560 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR DECODING BACKGROUND NOISE INFORMATION - A basic idea of the invention is to ascertain information on the course of the bit rate switching during an active speech phase. According to the invention, during the speech phase, information on the percentage proportion of broadband active speech frames in comparison to narrowband active speech frames is compiled on the part of the decoder. A high percentage proportion of broadband active speech frames indicates that a broadband use is preferred on the part of the codec and therefore a need exists for synthesizing noise information in broadband form during a DTX phase. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040561 | Intersession variability compensation for automatic extraction of information from voice - A method for compensating inter-session variability for automatic extraction of information from an input voice signal representing an utterance of a speaker, includes: processing the input voice signal to provide feature vectors each formed by acoustic features extracted from the input voice signal at a time frame; computing an intersession variability compensation feature vector; and computing compensated feature vectors based on the extracted feature vectors and the intersession variability compensation feature vector. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040562 | WORD CLOUD AUDIO NAVIGATION - The present invention is directed generally to linking a collection of words and/or phrases with locations in a video and/or audio stream where the words and/or phrases occur and/or associations of a collection of words and/or phrases with a call history. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040563 | Voice Control Device and Voice Control Method and Display Device - A voice control device for a display device includes a voice receiver for receiving a voice signal, a voice recognition unit coupled to the voice receiver for recognizing the voice signal to generate a recognition result, a function decision unit coupled to the voice recognition unit for selecting an operating function from a plurality of operating functions according to the recognition result, and an execution unit coupled to the function decision unit for controlling the display device to perform the operating function. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040564 | VOICE ASSISTANT SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ACTIVITY INFORMATION - A system and method of assisting a care provider in the documentation of self-performance and support information for a resident or person includes a speech dialog with a care provider that uses the generation of speech to play to the care provider and the capture of speech spoken by a care provider. The speech dialog provides assistance to the care provider in providing care for a person according to a care plan for the person. The care plan includes one or more activities requiring a level of performance by the person. For the activity, speech inquiries are provided to the care provider, through the speech dialog, regarding performance of the activity by the person and regarding care provider assistance in the performance of the activity by the person. Speech input is captured from the care provider that is responsive to the speech inquiries. A code is then determined from the speech input and the code indicates the self-performance of the person and support information for a care provider for the activity. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040565 | Method and system for voice communication - A method and a system for voice communication, especially for a user who has voice or speaking problems, are disclosed. The method requires a communication sheet and a digital voice signal processing device. The communication sheet comprises a plurality of communication units and a plurality of function units for a user to click with the digital voice signal processing device. The plurality of function units comprise a whole sentence unit, and the method comprises a method for performing a function of emitting the sound of a whole sentence, which comprises the following steps: receiving sounds of words selected by the user; searching a voice file according to each of the sounds of words; receiving a command generated by the user's clicking the whole sentence unit; and playing voice files in order. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING RESIDUAL SIGNAL - A residual signal decoding method including dividing a signal into a plurality of sub-bands in a frequency domain, wherein the signal is in a residual signal and is encoded with respect to an effective residual signal exceeding a masking curve that is generated with respect to a multi-channel audio signal, transforming the frequency domain into a time domain, and restoring the signal as an effective residual signal by synthesizing signals of the domain-transformed sub-bands. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040567 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DECODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL - A method for decoding an audio signal comprises receiving a combined downmix, a combined object information, and a mix information, the combined downmix being generating using at least two downmix signals, the combined object information being made by combination of at least two sets of object information, generating a downmix processing information using the combined object information and the mix information, and processing the combined downmix using the downmix processing information. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040568 | ADAPTIVE POWER CONSERVATION IN STORAGE CLUSTERS - Each node and volume in a fixed-content storage cluster makes an independent decision whether to reduce power consumption based on lack of requests from client applications and nodes over a configurable time period. Node configuration parameters sleepAfter and wakeAfter respectively determine how long to wait until idling a node or volume, and how long to wait while idle before again performing integrity checks. A bid value is calculated by each node and reflects how much it will cost for that node to write a file, read a file, or keep a copy of the file. A node with the lowest bid wins, and nodes that are idle have a premium added to each bid to help ensure that idle nodes are kept idle. Normally, nodes with more capacity will submit a lower bid to write a file. In an archive mode, writes bids are reversed meaning that nodes with less capacity submit lower bids, meaning that fuller nodes fill up faster and are then idled, while empty or near empty nodes may remain idle for some time before winning a write bid. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040569 | Tracking the Availability of Service Providers Across Multiple Platforms - Amongst other things, the availability of service providers is tracked across one or more service provider networks. A status change of the service provider is identified on one or more of the service provider networks and the other service provider networks associated with the service provider is sent data indicating the changed status of the service provider. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040570 | Diabetes Care Host-Client Architecture and Data Management System - A host-client data sharing system manages diabetes care data. A host database, preferably web or internet based, is implemented for storing diabetes care data relating to multiple diabetics. A client or local database stores the diabetes care data relating to multiple diabetics on a personal appliance such as a PC, or a portable or handheld microprocessor-based computing device. The host database uses multiple servers for handling client interactions with the system. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040571 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FOR TELEDERMATOLOGY - The exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for providing teledermatology services on a computer system. The method comprises receiving a request from a client for skin analysis and associating the request to at least one skin condition. The method further comprises constructing an action plan for treating the at least one skin condition, and sending the action plan to the client. The system includes a tangible storage medium readable by the instruction processing system and storing instructions for execution by the instruction processing system, a means for receiving a request from a client for skin analysis and a means for associating the request to at least one skin condition. The system further includes a means for constructing an action plan for treating the at least one skin condition; and a means for sending the action plan to the client. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040572 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING PATIENT CARE - A patient management system includes a patient unit that obtains results data from a patient device and provides for two-way communication between the patient unit and a remote database. The patient unit can communicate with the remote database to obtain encounter instruction data for a given encounter as well as to send response data for the given encounter. A back office system can also access the database to retrieve the patient data for one or more patient users. The back office system can further add or modify encounter instruction data for use during a next encounter at the patient unit. The back office system can also set a dosage for the patient that can be stored in the remote database and retrieved by the patient unit as part of the given encounter. The back office system may also employ a rules engine that can be programmed according to an established protocol and can automatically generate encounter instructions and dosage information for one or more patient. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040573 | Diagnostic System and Method - A diagnostic system and method. In one embodiment, the invention is a diagnostic system comprising: a form comprising one or more diagnostic questions and one or more possible answers to each diagnostic question; a first overlay comprising one or more windows and one or more diagnostic fields, wherein when the first overlay is positioned over the form, the answers to the diagnostic questions that are indicative of the user having a first medical condition are visible through the windows of the first overlay; and wherein the one or more diagnostic fields contain criteria for diagnosing the user with the first medical condition based on the user's selection of answers on the form that are visible through the windows of the first overlay. In other embodiments, the invention is a computer-based version of the diagnostic system and a diagnostic method. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040574 | Health Monitoring System with Biometric Identification - A health monitoring method and system is disclosed. A sensor for use in a health monitoring system includes a first transducer for collecting biometric data for biometrically identifying an individual, a second transducer for measuring at least one physiological parameter and outputting data indicative thereof, and an output for outputting the data. In addition, a health monitoring system includes a server comprising a data processor and a memory, and one or more of the sensors, wherein the server is arranged to receive the data from the one or more sensors, to process the data associated with the respective individual from which the data was collected, and to output at least one result of the processing of the data. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040575 | APPLIANCE AND PAIR DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A RELIABLE AND REDUNDANT ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION - A system for providing a reliable and redundant enterprise management solution includes an appliance disposed at a healthcare facility and a pair device disposed at a remote facility. The appliance includes first processing circuitry, a first virtualization manager and a first synchronizer. The first processing circuitry is configured to enable execution of a plurality of applications. The first virtualization manager is configured to virtualize at least storage components and an execution environment for at least some of the applications. The pair device includes second processing circuitry, a second virtualization manager and a second synchronizer. The second processing circuitry provides redundancy for the first processing circuitry. The second virtualization manager is configured to provide redundancy with respect to the virtualized storage components and execution environment. The second synchronizer is configured to communicate with the first synchronizer to enable shifting of operations with respect to one of the applications being executed between the appliance and the pair device. A corresponding method and apparatus are also provided. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040576 | CONVERTING ARBITRARY TEXT TO FORMAL MEDICAL CODE - Medical records may be evaluated in order to assign condition codes to the records in a medical vocabulary. In one example, the medical vocabulary contains a list of codes (e.g., numeric codes) that correspond to specific conditions, where each code is associated with a concept description. Text from a medical record may be used to form a query, and the query may be evaluated against the concept descriptions to determine which code(s) match the query. A code may be selected based on how well the description associated with that code matches the query. The process of converting text from medical records into queries, and then comparing the query to concept descriptions in a medical vocabulary, may be used to automate the process of assigning formal medical codes to arbitrary text records. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040577 | Holistic health quarters system, product and methods - A system, product and method for providing holistic health quarters and more generally to a process for providing recovery services in a holistic health quarters that offers facilities to transitional housing facilities that incorporate innovative, water-based hydro therapy pools, holistic therapies for athletes, post-operative patients, and individuals looking to enhance their overall fitness to unprecedented levels of efficiency and intensity. The system, product and methods also relate generally to a means for providing hydro therapy underwater treadmill and pool, resistance therapy jets, directional jet systems for hydro massage, underwater monitoring, and adjustable water depth technology for post-operative patients and athletes looking for holistic therapies, or fitness regiments. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040578 | Device, system and method of displaying and improving the access to disclosed medical data - A method, system and device for storing and displaying medical records with a particular user. Once the medical records are inputted into a database, that information would be transferred to a portable device carried by or provided in close proximity with the user. Removable insulating strips are provided to complete an electrical circuit between one or more batteries and a circuit board. Once a circuit is created, contact will also be maintained between the one or more batteries and the circuit board. However, a timer is employed to power down the circuit, if an input button has not been engaged for a predetermined period of time. A second embodiment would allow a user in contact with a particular organization to include the user's identification number in a first relational database and the medical data in a second relational database. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040579 | WEB-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES RELATED TO AUTOMOBILE SAFETY AND AN INSURANCE PRODUCT - Systems and methods provide services relating to driving safety and insurance in connection with insuring selected segments of a population, such as young drivers or elderly drivers. A web-based system provides a web site having a home web page configured to provide links to web pages accessible by a user over the Internet, configured to provide program elements such as an interface to a GPS vehicle monitoring system connected to provide vehicle information to the user via one or more of the web pages and to receive instructions from the user to select features of the GPS system, a display of or link to educational information relating to safe driving, stored by the web-based system or provided by interface to a third party web site; or a display of or link to a tool providing an estimate of an insurance premium discount based on use of the program. A system for providing an insurance price estimate, a computer-implemented method of promoting the sale of vehicle insurance to a population segment, a computer system for providing an insurance premium discount, and a computer program product are also provided. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040580 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR KNOWLEDGE-DRIVEN PRESENTATION OF MEDICAL CLAIM INFORMATION - A computerized system includes acquisition of cost data associated with a workers' compensation claim from a data storage device, reception of a request to display the cost data associated with the workers' compensation claim from a remote terminal, application of knowledge-based graphing rules to the cost data to identify a medically-relevant characteristic of the cost data, and output, to a client device, of a graphical representation of the requested cost data including a graphical indication of the identified medically-relevant characteristic. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040581 | LIFE SPAN SOLUTION-BASED MODELING - A computer-implemented simulation calculates financial consequences and likelihoods for a large number of potential real life events based on demographic data and based on an individual's responses to a questionnaire, in order to predict which types of financial products might best serve the individual's long term needs based on market trends extrapolated from historical market data. The computer-implemented simulation model provides an objective, non-speculative basis for recommending financial products that are most likely to meet the individual's present and future financial needs. The model assumes that any number of different products can satisfy customer needs for matters such as wealth generation, wealth and social status preservation, wealth transfer, or charitable giving. The model also factors whether existing and anticipated funding sources are to be dispensed in the form of a sinking or sustainable fund. Product affordability is also taken into consideration. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040582 | ONLINE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSURANCE UNDERWRITING - A user accesses online forms, enters information, and submits the data to an insurance underwriting server. The information may address health, family history, the applicant's profession, or planned physical activities. The applicant also authorizes the server to retrieve stored information about the applicant. The stored information may include DMV records, prescription drug records, credit reports, information from prior insurance applications, or medical records. The server receives the applicant's information and authorization to access the stored information. The server retrieves the stored information, then computes mortality risk based on the applicant's information and the retrieved information. If the mortality risk is deemed to be too high, the server can transition the user and/or applicant to a customer service representative, or the server can decline to underwrite an insurance policy. If the mortality risk is not too high, the server computes a premium rate that corresponds to the mortality risk, and offers to underwrite an insurance policy for the applicant at the specified premium rate. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040583 | LIFE INSURANCE INVESTMENT FUND - A method of funding and managing at least one fund of a plurality of diverse life insurance policies issued by a plurality of investment grade carriers, the at least one fund providing enhanced risk adjusted investment return, the at least one fund having owners, the method being implemented on at least one computing device executing software processes, the software processes performing instructions comprising the steps of: selecting, using computer enabled instructions executed by the at least one computing device, the plurality of life insurance policies for the at least one fund without underwriting on the lives of the insured of each life insurance policy, said step of selecting based on a cash value analysis of the life insurance policies to identify those policies with viable projected cash value streams and that can be positively impacted to improve the cash value streams; acquiring, using computer enabled instructions executed by the at least one computing device, the selected plurality of life insurance policies for the at least one fund, wherein benefits of life insurance policy ownership pass to the owners of the at least one fund; and managing the fund, using computer enabled instructions executed by the at least one computing device, to maximize a financial risk adjusted investment rate of return that provides equity level returns with fixed income asset exposure. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040584 | INTERACTIVE DEMAND MANAGEMENT - A system and method is disclosed which allows the aggregation of the demands of various buyers, providing an incentive for suppliers to bid to supply those demands in an auction. The system and method operates by scanning a database which contains a listing of goods or services sought by various people or entities. Thereafter, similar goods or services are grouped together and presented to various vendors. The vendors are given the opportunity to bid on the group of similar goods or services. Such a bid may vary from the originally purchased goods or services as long as the bid is within a predetermined range. The vendor which presents the optimum bid within a predetermined period of time is selected as the provider of the goods or services and proceeds to supply the goods or services at the bid upon amount. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040585 | TICKETING SYSTEM - A system for providing tickets to a user terminal ( | 2011-02-17 |
20110040586 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL NETWORKING-BASED ADVERTISEMENTS - Methods and systems for providing social networking-based advertisements are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, methods for providing social networking-based advertisements to users are provided, the method comprising: collecting user information relating to a user from a user profile on a social networking website, wherein the user information includes relationship data that describes a social network of members of the social networking website connected to the user; determining whether the user information has missing attributes; in response to determining that the user information has missing attributes, deriving the missing attributes from users profiles associated with the members of the social network; using the collected user information and the missing attributes to select an advertisement; and providing the selected advertisement to the user and at least one member of the social network associated with the user. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040587 | System and Method of Measuring Process Compliance - In one embodiment the present invention includes a computer-implemented method of measuring process compliance. The method includes storing an adopted reference model of a business process and storing process instances of the business process. The method further includes generating an as-is model from the plurality of process instances. The method further includes calculating a sequence-based compliance measurement between the adopted reference model and the as-is model. The method further includes outputting the sequence-based compliance measurement. The sequence-based compliance measurement may be used to evaluate or to improve the business process. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040588 | VIRTUAL MEETING AGGREGATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A meeting aggregator system and method enables the formulation of various meeting plan options, analysis of the return on investment and costs associated with each option. The meeting aggregator system accesses an inventory of meeting facilities (e.g., telepresence facilitites, web conference rooms, conference rooms for live meetings, etc.). The meeting aggregator accesses a variety of data sources and implements custom cost calculations to consider travel costs, cultural factors, environmental factors, travel policies and user preferences. A decision tool provides users access to interactive planning, analysis and resource booking. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040589 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING COMPLEXITY OF LOCATE REQUEST TICKETS - Locate and/or marking operations involve detecting and/or marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area is planned to be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities. One or more attributes of a locate and/or marking operation requested in a locate request ticket are assessed to provide one or more ticket assessment outcomes. Ticket information is obtained from the locate request ticket and analyzed so as to assign at least one complexity designation to the ticket. The complexity designation(s) is/are transmitted and/or stored so as to facilitate clearing the locate request ticket and/or dispatching a locate technician to perform the locate and/or marking operation. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040590 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING A TICKET ASSESSMENT SYSTEM - Locate and/or marking operations involve detecting and/or marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area is planned to be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities. A record of a completed locate and/or marking operation is analyzed, and one or more information assets used for assessing locate and/or marking operations requested in locate request tickets is updated. The information asset(s) include one or more business rules to be applied to ticket information to obtain one or more ticket assessment outcomes. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040591 | VIRTUAL MEETING AGGREGATOR PRICE COMPARISON SYSTEM AND METHOD - A meeting aggregator system and method enables the formulation of various meeting plan options, analysis of the return on investment and costs associated with each option. The meeting aggregator system accesses an inventory of meeting facilities (e.g., telepresence facilities, web conference rooms, conference rooms for live meetings, etc.). The meeting aggregator accesses a variety of data sources and implements custom cost calculations to consider travel costs, cultural factors, environmental factors, travel policies and user preferences. A decision tool provides users access to interactive planning, analysis and resource booking. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040592 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PRICING OPTIONS IN A CONSULTATION SYSTEM - In exemplary embodiments, an apparatus and method for providing pricing options in a consultation system is provided. In one embodiment, user input from a user is received. The user input is directed to a question the user intends to post to the consultation system. Pricing factors are determined in part from the user input. A pricing option is then determined by analyzing the pricing factors with pricing attribute data whereby the pricing attribute data may be based on current consultation system dynamics, user history, and completed transactions on the consultation system. The determined pricing option is presented. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040593 | INTEGRATION OF THE MANAGEMENT OF INTERVENTIONS ON EQUIPMENT WITH A DAILY LABORATORY ANALYSIS WORK IN A LIMS - A method and a system for managing in a laboratory information management system (LIMS) at least one intervention on at least one piece of equipment managed by the LIMS, and in particular with at least a daily analysis work. The system contains at least one equipment intervention management module integrated to the LIMS, a device for defining in the equipment intervention management module, intervention management rules for the equipment managed by the LIMS, a device for defining in the equipment intervention management module, at least one intervention process for the equipment, and a device for executing the intervention. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040594 | Measure selecting apparatus and measure selecting method - A measure selecting apparatus includes, a measure candidate selecting unit that calculates, evaluation values indicating the degree of effectiveness of each measure and selects candidates for a measure to be performed. This calculation is performed on the basis of measure data or the like in which a resource included in the business, a measure performed on the resource, and information indicating the length of recovery time of the resource at the time of performing the measure are defined. Measure selecting apparatus also includes an optimum measure selecting unit that selects, in accordance with the evaluation values and the number of same measures included in the candidates selected by the measure candidate selecting unit, a measure to be performed from among the candidate selected by the measure candidate selecting unit. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040595 | REAL-TIME SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND DISPATCH SYSTEM - A real-time management and dispatch system includes a controller configured to control data flow and processing of management and dispatch operations. A database server is configured to control storage, organization, retrieval, and distribution of management and dispatch data. At least one workstation is configured for accessing dispatch functions and management functions. At least one Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled handheld device is configured to receive and transmit dispatch information over a local wireless communication network. The local wireless communication network provides real-time information transmission between the controller, at least one work station, and the at least one handheld device. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040596 | Virtual Production Control System and Method and Computer Program Product Thereof - A virtual production control system (VPCS), and a virtual production control method and a computer program product thereof are provided. At first, the VPCS processes historical work-in-process (WIP) information and a current shipping plan sent from a supplier side, thereby obtaining a plurality of sets of WIP input/output historical data and a goods output schedule. Then, the VPCS performs an integer programming (IP) method to find the latest output schedule in accordance to the current shipping plan; uses a genetic algorithm (GA) to fit the historical distributed-parameters; adopts a neural network (NN) method to predict the future distributed-parameters of production; and finally utilizes a Petri Nets to simulate and obtain a latest feasible input schedule and a latest feasible output schedule. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040597 | System and Method for Utilizing Excess Printing Capability - The present invention is a system and method for utilizing excess printing capacity. The present invention utilizes a printing network that consists of a printing service provider, one or more print jobs, a printing distribution system, and printing partners. The printing service provider uses a printing distribution system to distribute standardized print jobs to printing partners at a fixed price. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040598 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PLANNER - A planning system and method is disclosed. The planning system includes at least one business rule remote from at least one client, a meeting editor, wherein at least one meeting may be generated for the at least one client by the meeting editor in accordance with at least one of the at least one business rule, and at least one tracker communicatively connected to the meeting editor, wherein the at least one tracker tracks at least two data items selected from the group consisting of invitees to at least one of the at least one meetings, respondents to invitations to the meeting, at least one speaker of the meeting, at least one host of the meeting, finances of the meeting, and a venue of the meeting, and wherein the at least one tracker communicates the at least two data items with the meeting editor. The method may include a receiving a logging onto the application, receiving a meeting identifier, receiving a selection of at least one venue for the meeting, receiving an identification of participants for the meeting, sending the participants invitations to the meeting, assembling statistics on replies to the invitations, sending reminder notices to the participants upon the assembling of statistics, tracking expenses for the meeting, and generating reports concerning the meeting. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040599 | TECHNIQUES FOR SCHEDULING MEETING RESOURCES IN CALENDAR SYSTEMS - Techniques for scheduling meeting resources within calendar systems are presented. Non-human resources are made available for scheduling within a calendar system. As these meeting resources are identified within the calendar system a background search is performed to determine their availability for a proposed meeting that has not yet been scheduled. The status of availability for the meeting resources are communicated within the calendar system to a meeting organizer. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040600 | E-DISCOVERY DECISION SUPPORT - Information is gathered from virtual interview responses, an enterprise map, and data repositories. A legal communications and collections component administers virtual interviews. The legal group annotates the virtual interview responses to add data obtained through follow-up interviews, etc. A search engine searches for a list of data sources for each custodian. Preservation and collection instructions are generated either manually or automatically. Custodians can be selectively added to the instructions based on the virtual interview responses. The instructions for the custodians are grouped according to the data source. The preservation and collection instructions are transmitted to the IT staff or data sources for implementation. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040601 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMER SEGMENTATION USING ADAPTIVE SPECTRAL CLUSTERING - A method and system for customer segmentation using adaptive spectral clustering may include determining initial segmentation labels, determining new customer behavior data, formulating a single objective minimization function that integrates the initial segmentation labels with the new customer behavior data, and determining best fit to both the initial segmentation labels and the new customer behavior data simultaneously by minimizing the single objective minimization function. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040602 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING AND AGGREGATING SURVEYS AND OPINIONS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and system for facilitating and aggregating surveys and opinions regarding multimedia data in connection with a purchasable good or service. In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for facilitating and aggregating surveys and opinions comprises receiving at a central server, from a first user, multimedia data associated with a purchasable good/service, associating a set of attributes with the purchasable good/service at the central server, presenting the multimedia data associated with the purchasable good/service and the set of attributes to a second user, receiving feedback reflective of the second user's opinion based on the multimedia data associated with the purchasable good/service and the set of attributes, and displaying the feedback to the first user. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040603 | Telemetrics Based Location and Tracking - A population activity mapping method may include detecting a plurality of wireless mobile devices within a geographic region. Individual wireless mobile devices may include a processor, a user interface, a transmitter and a receiver. The detecting operation may be performed by use of a wireless access point, a GPS satellite, and/or a base station, and may be performed at at least two different points in time. Input data may be provided based upon the detecting operation. A distance and speed at which the mobile devices travel within the geographic region may be discerned dependent upon the input data. The discerning operation is performed by at least one processor of a computer network. A time and/or location at which salable output is to be made available and/or an amount of salable output to be made available may be determined dependent upon the discerning operation. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040604 | Systems and Methods for Providing Targeted Content - Systems and methods for providing targeted content to a network user. In one embodiment, a method for providing targeted content to a consumer via a network during the consumer's viewing of a webpage can be provided. The method can include aggregating data from one or more of the following: crawled webpage data, vertical clickstream data, and previously stored webpage visitation data. The method can further include determining one or more trends associated with an industry vertical based at least in part on some of the aggregated data. Further, the method can include determining at least one content recommendation for the consumer based at least in part on one or more trends associated with an industry vertical. Moreover, the method can include outputting the at least one content recommendation to the consumer via the webpage. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040605 | ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM - A system for electronic voting is provided. A state primary server is configured to provide voting information of at least one voter through a private Intranet. A poll worker computer station is configured to receive the voting information of the at least one voter through the private Intranet. A biometric device is connected to the poll worker computer station, where the biometric device is configured to receive biometric information from a poll worker, where the biometric device validates that the poll worker can utilize the poll worker computer station. The poll worker computer station is configured to compare the voting information of the at least one voter with voter biometric information of at least one current voter to determine if the voter biometric information of the at least one current voter is equivalent to the voting information of the at least one voter; if the voting information of the at least one voter is equivalent to the voter biometric information of at least one current voter then the at least one voter can cast an electronic vote at least one voting booth of a plurality of voting booths, wherein the at least one voting booth is configured to transmit the electronic vote to the poll worker computer station or the local district server. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040606 | System And Method For Metricizing Assets In A Brand Affinity Content Distribution - An engine, system and method for a delivery tracking software engine for tracking metrics associated with delivery of at least one endorsed advertisement to at least one consumer over at least one computing network. The engine, system and method may include a plurality of inputs parallel to at least one output of the at least one endorsed advertisement, wherein the plurality of inputs receives at least a number of impressions and click throughs by ones of the consumer responsive to the at least one endorsed advertisement upon the delivery, and at least compliance rules for the delivery of the at least one endorsed advertisement, and at least one feedback loop that associates the plurality of inputs with at least one recommendation engine, wherein the recommendation engine recommends ones of the at least one endorsed advertisement for the delivery to the consumer, and wherein the recommendation by the recommendation engine is modified responsive to the plurality of inputs, and wherein said at least one feedback loop includes a monitor of compliance of the delivery with the compliance rules. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040607 | Added-Revenue off-site targeted internet advertising - A super-saturation method for information-media substantially relates to a three-body cooperation to direct information to an electronic media consumer (reader, surfer, viewer, listener, etc.). Embodiments of the present invention facilitate a first media body substantially offering out of context information placement using a second cooperating media body. A facilitator body preferably guarantees that a consumer of the second media is a known consumer of the first media. Accordingly, the second media body presents an out of context information placement. For example, an exclusive members-only Internet site “AAA” is oversubscribed with potential paying advertising content at $100 CPM. This exclusive site then offers unfulfilled advertisers an option to present their advertisements to certified “AAA” viewers, albeit on a non-AAA Internet site, for $50 CPM. The facilitator locates a certified AAA viewer at an Internet site “BBB” that normally charges $30 CPM. A facilitated contract(s) between AAA, BBB, and the facilitator divides a new revenue stream of $20 CPM between them—and each of the three bodies benefit. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040608 | Methods and Systems for an Improved Rewards Program - Systems and methods encourage customer loyalty by providing an enhanced rewards program. A customer with an account with an account provider may receive a reward (e.g., cash back) for activity with respect to the account. To encourage loyalty, the customer may be asked whether they wish to save the reward, and the saved reward may be enhanced based at least in part on subsequent activity with respect to the account (e.g., maintaining the account in good standing for a predetermined time). The customer may be awarded the enhanced reward once the conditions of the subsequent activity have been satisfied. In one example embodiment, a customer may receive cash back as a reward for a purchase. As an incentive to remain with the financial institution, the customer may decline to redeem the cash back, and the cash back amount may increase by a multiple after a predetermined time. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040609 | COMPUTER-BASED CONSUMER/RETAILER MERCHANDIZING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODOLOGY - A computer-based consumer/retailer/merchandizing system includes a consumer/purchasing module wherein all data relating to purchases made by at least one consumer of goods and services is stored in real-time irrespective as to whether purchases are made by way of brick and mortar stores or on-line purchases of goods and services. The purchase data is collected at the point of sale and transmitted to a database, which is identified by a unique code attributable to a consumer. Details relating to made purchases using the unique code can be reviewed by the consumer, these details being presented to via a web-based portal as an electronic summary of purchases. The system further permits at least one retailer or marketer to access purchase data and/or purchasing interests of the at least one consumer and permit target marketing of specific goods/services to the consumer based on the accessed information. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040610 | System and Methods for Ordering and Presenting Custom Electronic Advertisements - A system for ordering electronic advertisements includes a first interactive interface executable to run on a computing appliance connected to a network for configuring constraints relative to an advertisement service, and a second interactive interface executable to run on the computing appliance for displaying electronic advertisements from one or more advertisement stores connected to the network and associated with the advertisement service. A user operating the computing appliance inputs into the first interactive interface the types of goods and services desired and what pricing associated with those goods and services is acceptable and wherein the second interactive interface displays advertisements served to the computing appliance over the network that fit the user's input criteria. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040611 | USING COMPETITIVE ALGORITHMS FOR THE PREDICTION AND PRICING OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT OPPORTUNITIES - In embodiments of the present invention, improved capabilities are described for applying a plurality of algorithms to predict performance of online advertising placements. The plurality of algorithms to predict performance may include advertiser data, historic event data, user data, real-time event data, contextual data, and third-party commercial data. Further, a computer program product, based on the methods and systems of the present invention, may include a set of instructions for tracking performance of the plurality of algorithms under a variety of market conditions. In embodiments, the computer program product may include a set of instructions for determining performance conditions for an algorithm, and/or include a set of instructions for tracking market conditions. Further, the computer program product may include a set of instructions for selecting an algorithm for predicting performance of advertising placements based on current market conditions. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040612 | MACHINE LEARNING FOR COMPUTING AND TARGETING BIDS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF ADVERTISEMENTS - In embodiments of the present invention, improved capabilities are described for refining an economic valuation model, through machine learning, to evaluate information relating to a plurality of available placements, and predicting an economic valuation for each of the plurality of placements in response to receiving a request to place an advertisement for a publisher. In embodiments, the refinement through machine learning may include comparing economic valuation models by retrospectively comparing the extent to which the models reflect actual economic performance of advertisements. In embodiments, the economic valuation model may be used to select at least one of the plurality of available placements and present it to the publisher seeking to place an advertisement. In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, improved capabilities are described for deploying an economic valuation model that is refined through machine learning to evaluate information relating to a plurality of advertisements to predict an economic valuation for each of the plurality of advertisements, and selecting and presenting to a publisher at least one of the plurality of available advertisements based on the economic valuation of its placement within the available advertising placement. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040613 | LEARNING SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISING BIDDING AND VALUATION OF THIRD PARTY DATA - In embodiments of the present invention, improved capabilities are described for computing a valuation of a third party dataset based at least in part on a comparison of advertising impression data relating to ad content placed from first and second advertising campaign datasets. The placement of the ad content from the first advertising campaign dataset may be based at least in part on a machine learning algorithm employing the third party dataset to select optimum ad placements. In embodiments, the computation of the valuation and the billing of the advertiser may be automatically performed upon receipt of a request to place content from the advertiser. Further, the computation of the valuation may be the result of comparing the performance of multiple competing valuation algorithms. Moreover, the comparison of the performance of multiple competing valuation algorithms may include the use of valuation algorithms based at least in part on historical data. Furthermore, the computer program product may bill an advertiser a portion of the third-part data valuation to place ad content. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040614 | AUTOMATED PRICE MAINTENANCE FOR USE WITH A SYSTEM IN WHICH ADVERTISEMENTS ARE RENDERED WITH RELATIVE PREFERENCE BASED ON PERFORMANCE INFORMATION AND PRICE INFORMATION - A cost maintenance scheme useful with an advertising system which orders ads in a manner that maximizes both their relevance and their economic value, and which provides a fair bidding process in which a winning bidder is assured of not having paid too much. Ordering may be done based on accepted maximum ad bid information and/or ad performance information. For example, this information may be used to determine a position value. Cost may be determined based on accepted maximum ad bid information and/or performance information. Billing the determined cost may be subject to a condition precedent. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040615 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND INFORMATION SERVICES DELIVERED VIA MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method and system for entertainment and information services delivered via mobile telecommunication devices include a communication network, and a station communicatively linked to the communication network. The station includes an output and an interface. Also included is a head-end having at least one database configured to store programs including an audio content. The head-end receives a request from the station for a desired one of the programs, verifies the request, transmits a first portion of the desired program to the station, and records an association between the identification and the desired program. The head-end further suspends transmission of a second portion of the program based upon detection of an indication to suspend transmission. The head-end further transmits the second portion of the program based upon detection of an indication to resume transmission and stored bookmark data indicating the starting location in the program of the second portion. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040616 | SPONSORED SEARCH BID ADJUSTMENT BASED ON PREDICTED CONVERSION RATES - Methods and systems are provided for adjusting an advertiser bid, in a sponsored search auction, in connection with one or more advertisements to be served in connection with keyword queries, the bid being associated with one or more keyword phrases. The bid is adjusted based on a predicted conversion rate associated with an advertisement served in connection with a match between a keyword query and the one or more keyword phrases. A bid may be decreased for a match with a lower predicted conversion rate than a comparison predicted conversion rate such as a normalized average predicted conversion rate. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040617 | MANAGEMENT OF PUBLISHER YIELD - Publisher yield can be managed by establishing a revenue model that represents a relationship between ad revenue for a publisher of a web site and a plurality of parameters. The parameters can include, e.g., a minimum price for an advertiser to place an ad on a web page of the web site through an ad network, a number of advertiser ads presented on the web page, and a number of house ads presented on the web page. Values of the parameters are adjusted based on the revenue model to increase the ad revenue to the publisher. This may include adjusting the minimum price for an advertiser to place an ad on the web page through the ad network, the number of advertiser ads presented on the web page, and/or the number of house ads presented on the web page. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040618 | STATIC AND DYNAMIC WORKING CONTEXT WITHIN CRM SYSTEM - A system and method for managing sales using an automated process. The system and method may utilize machine-readable media including program code stored therein executable by one or more processors to perform the automated process. The automated process including providing a working context related to a dynamic characteristic and providing data assigned to the dynamic characteristic. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040619 | BELIEF PROPAGATION FOR GENERALIZED MATCHING - Entities may be matched to enhance the efficiency of various commercial activities using various system and method embodiments of the disclosed subject matter. Belief propagation on a graph data structure defining a bipartite or unipartite matching opportunity is used to calculate a best matching. In embodiments, functions are implemented based upon the match, such as executing sales between matched buyers and sellers in an online auction system. In embodiments, messages with scalar values carry information about the relative value of possible matchings, initially provided as weights or values for the possible matchings. Weights may depend on, for example, bids or costs. Messages may be passed, for example over a network between processors respective to the nodes. Belief values reflecting a best matching can be continuously updated for each node responsively to the value information and received messages to rank the matches respective to each node, which progressively improve. This allows short or complete terminations conditions to determine the goodness of the matching. Differing numbers of matches respective to each member of the disjoint sets and distributions of the desirability of different numbers of matches can be integrated in the matchings in respective embodiments. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040620 | System and method for preparing data used to determine advertisements displayed to communications node visitors - A method for transacting an advertisement transfer is disclosed which facilitates expressing the rate structure for the individual advertisement as a function of a profile of the individual potential customer; and which is directed to the creation of a mechanism from the vantage of an Internet site that is being visited. It should be appreciated that this must include the participation of other entities in the Internet (such as distributors, clients, intermediary agencies, etc.). The method is for transacting an advertisement transfer, from an advertisement distributor to a visitor, the method including, upon the occurrence of a visitor visitation at a communications node, the communication node performing the steps of: constructing a visitor profile; broadcasting the profile to at least one distributor; collecting responses from the at least one distributor; selecting a response from the at least one responding distributor; contracting, between the node and the at least one distributor of the selected response, a transference of an advertisement from the distributor to the visitor; and effecting a transfer of the advertisement to the visitor. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040621 | Traffic Routing Display System - A traffic routing display system provides a visual display of the expected state of an upcoming traffic light. In one aspect, the display is an icon colored to correspond to the expected state. In another aspect, the intensity of the color varies based on the certainty of the expectation. Another display shows the expected state of the traffic light at various speeds, allowing a driver to slow down for instance if the state of the light is not expected to be different at a slower speed. A speed limit icon is also displayed, and changes color when the speed limit is exceeded. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040622 | SHARING USER DISTRIBUTED SEARCH RESULTS - A universal distributed search system allows users to find and distribute search results (possibly including advertisements) to those with whom they communicate. The search results can be easily distributed by the user via a simple interface that allows the search results to be easily added to the user's content. Search queries entered by the user or search results received from search components may be automatically refined by the system. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040623 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IDENTIFY USERS ACCESSING A WEB PAGE - According to some embodiments, it may be determined, at an identification engine, that a first access of a web site is being established via a first connection between a web server and a remote device of a user. Information about the first connection may then be stored at the identification engine. It may also be determined, at the identification engine, that a second access of a second web site is being established via a second connection between a second web server and the remote device of the user. Information about the second connection may be compared, at the identification engine, with the stored information about the first connection. Based on said comparing, the second connection may be associated with the first connection. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040624 | Systems for communicating current and future activity information among mobile Internet users and methods therefor - A computer-implemented method implemented via the Internet for coordinating a current or future event between a user of a mobile Internet device and other users communicating through the Internet. The method includes receiving the current or future activity information pertaining to the future event from the user via the mobile Internet device. The current activity pertains to an activity occurring at a current time relative to a time the future activity information is received. The future activity pertains to an activity occurring at a future time relative to a time the future activity information is received. The method further includes transmitting the current or future activity information to a backend database coupled to the Internet, the backend database being remote from the mobile Internet device. The method further includes rendering the current or future activity information accessible to at least one recipient via the Internet. The recipient represents a subset of the users coupled to the Internet and having access privilege to information pertaining to the current or future event involving the user. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040625 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING ON A MOBILE DEVICE - The present invention is comprised of a computer system and software used to track and recall useful information related to a users presence relative to a geographical landmark. This invention may be used to recall personal contact information of individuals related to the geographical location. Additionally, the invention may be used to advertise features related to the location such as local stores, sales, specials or upcoming events. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040626 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT-BASED NAVIGATIONAL SERVICES - An approach is provided for advertisement-based navigational services. A route request is received from a user device for route directions. An advertisement request is generated for advertisement content. Location of the user device and routing information associated with the route directions are determined. The advertisement request is transmitted to an advertisement platform that selects an advertisement based on the location of the user device and the routing information. The selected advertisement is received. The selected advertisement along with the route directions are transmitted to the user device. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040627 | VIRAL ADVERTISEMENTS - The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods for propagating viral advertising content to multiple mobile devices without utilizing an intermediary interposing hosting and/or distribution service. The system includes devices that receive viral advertising content on a mobile device, modify the viral advertising content with further viral advertising content previously received from a disparate mobile device, determine sets of recipients to whom the modified viral advertising content can be perceived as compelling, and disseminates the modified viral advertising content to the sets of recipients each of whom can be associated with a disparate mobile device. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040628 | ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, A DEVICE AND AN ADVERTISEMENT INSERTION METHOD USING A FEMTOCELL - It is required to provide an advertisement distribution system and an advertisement distribution method capable of a highly cost-effective information distribution at a low cost. When a mobile terminal is connected to a femtocell type narrow area small-scale mobile communication base station, public information that is stored in a memory unit and that a user who founded the base station concerned has specified is transmitted to a mobile terminal. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040629 | Behavior aggregation - After receiving a call from a caller, the identity of the caller is determined. A method determines at least one caller behavior associated with the caller. This caller behavior is determined based on the caller's association with a social network. Next, multiple available advertisements are identified. An advertisement is selected based on the caller behavior associated with the caller. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040630 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MATCHING BORROWERS AND LENDERS - A computerized method for providing targeted offers to a subset of a plurality of users. The method comprises receiving offer data from an offerror, receiving a filtering parameter for the offer data, generating an offerror profile, which includes the offer data and the filtering parameter; comparing the offerror profile to a plurality of user profiles; determining a matching user profile from the plurality of user profiles; and forwarding an offer to a user account that is associated with the matching user profile, wherein the offer data includes the offer. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040631 | Personalized commerce system - An automated method, media and system for advertising, configuring, offering, producing, and/or delivering offerings that are appropriate to the context of a specific individual, group or organization. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040632 | MONITIZING PAGE VIEWS ON AN EXCHANGE USING FUTURES CONTRACTS - Techniques are described herein for monetizing page views on an exchange using futures contracts. For example, an estimated price (a.k.a. base price) and a future date (a.k.a. base date or occurrence date) may be declared with respect to a page view. The estimated price is the price at which the page view is to be offered for sale. The future date is the date on which the page view is scheduled to occur. A futures contract regarding the page view is offered for sale on an exchange, such as an ad exchange. The futures contract specifies an obligation to purchase the page view with respect to the future date for the estimated price. The futures contract may be offered for sale on a date that precedes the date on which the page view is to be offered for sale. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040633 | Multi Layered Webpage Tool - A system and method for creating online advertising economies of scale by maximizing quantity, applicability, accessibility and distribution of advertisements on a webpage that includes providing a tool to reside on a webpage that presents a first tier of data to a user. Upon the user selecting one of the first tier of data, the tool may expand from a passive footprint to an active footprint presenting a second tier of data in the expanded area. The expanded area includes a first and a second frame, such that, upon selection of one of the second tier of data in either the first or second frames, third tier data overwrites the second tier data in the frame opposite the frame selected by the user. The user is then able to continue alternatingly drilling down through the frames to obtain the data desired, including integrated related advertisement in various media formats. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040634 | Media trading - A computer-implemented method for advertisement placement. The method comprises (a) receiving a request of a media buyer to place an advertisement in a requested advertising slot associated with a media owner; (b) automatically determining whether the received request satisfies one or more booking rules to either accept or reject the request, wherein the booking rules are specified by the media owner and associated with the requested advertising slot; and (c) if the request is accepted, sending a request confirmation to the media buyer, but otherwise, determining an alternative advertising slot based on the rejected request and sending an offer of the alternative advertising slot to the media buyer. In other aspects, there are provided computer programs, a media owner system, a media buyer system, a computerized trading platform and a computer system for advertisement placement. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040635 | DYNAMIC TARGETING ALGORITHMS FOR REAL-TIME VALUATION OF ADVERTISING PLACEMENTS - In embodiments of the present invention, improved capabilities are described for dynamically determining an anticipated economic valuation for each of a plurality of potential advertising placements for an advertisement in response to receiving a request to place an advertisement for a publisher, wherein the selection and presentation of an available advertising placement to the publisher is based at least in part on the economic valuation. The economic valuation may be a current valuation, an anticipated valuation, and/or a valuation that is selected from among a set of competing valuations. In embodiments, the request for the placement may be a time limited request. Further, the economic valuation model may evaluate performance information relating to each of the plurality of advertisement placements. In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, improved capabilities are described for dynamically determining an anticipated economic valuation of a placement of each of a plurality of potential ads for an available advertisement placement, and selecting and presenting to a publisher at least one of the plurality of available ads based on the economic valuation of its placement within the available advertising placement. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040636 | LEARNING SYSTEM FOR THE USE OF COMPETING VALUATION MODELS FOR REAL-TIME ADVERTISEMENT BIDDING - In embodiments of the present invention, improved capabilities are described for using a plurality of competing economic valuation models to predict an economic valuation for each of a plurality of advertisement placements, advertisements, and advertisement-advertisement placement combinations, in response to receiving a request to place an advertisement. The economic valuation model may be based at least in part on real-time event data, historic event data, user data, third-party commercial data historical advertisement impressions, advertiser data, ad agency data, historical advertising performance data, and machine learning. Further, a computer program product, based on the methods and systems of the present invention, may evaluate each economic valuation produced by each of the plurality of competing economic valuation models to select one as a current valuation of an advertisement placement, advertisement, and/or advertisement-advertisement placement combination. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040637 | E-business advertisement method with blog groups and system thereof - An e-business advertisement system includes a plurality of e-business platforms; a work platform; and a plurality of web page servers. Each e-business platform includes a platform server and is connected to the Internet so that one of a plurality of remote terminals may access to the Internet for operating the e-business platform. The platform servers and the web page servers are interconnected via the work platform. E-business advertisement methods with blog groups are also provided. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040638 | GAMING INTERFACE TO ONLINE AUCTION - An integration of an online auctioning system with the user interface look and feel of a desired application can be performed at varying levels. At one level, a simple mapping of characteristics and actions in the auctioning environment are mapped to characters, actions, features, etc. of the user interface. At another level, the bidder participates in a live auction in a manner that is akin to playing or operating the user interface of the desired application. At yet another level, the user interface and the desire application do not interface to a live auction at all, but rather, define a new game or application that is auction based. | 2011-02-17 |
20110040639 | DISTRIBUTING WEB-ACTIVATABLE CONTENT | 2011-02-17 |