11th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160078285 | System and Method for Displaying an Object in a Tagged Image - A request to display a first object that is within a displayed image and obscured by a second object displayed over the first object is detected. A second image comprising the first object is generated, and the second image is displayed over the second object. The second object may include a tag associated with a third object in the image, for example. The first object may be a face of an individual displayed in the image, for example. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078286 | MONITORING DEVICE, MONITORING METHOD AND MONITORING PROGRAM - A monitoring device includes a crowd behavior analysis unit | 2016-03-17 |
20160078287 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF TEMPORAL SEGMENTATION FOR GESTURE ANALYSIS - A method, system and non-transitory computer readable medium for recognizing gestures are disclosed, the method includes capturing at least one three-dimensional (3D) video stream of data on a subject; extracting a time-series of skeletal data from the at least one 3D video stream of data; isolating a plurality of points of abrupt content change called temporal cuts, the plurality of temporal cuts defining a set of non-overlapping adjacent segments partitioning the time-series of skeletal data; identifying among the plurality of temporal cuts, temporal cuts of the time-series of skeletal data having a positive acceleration; and classifying each of the one or more pair of consecutive cuts with the positive acceleration as a gesture boundary. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078288 | MOVING BODY POSITION ESTIMATING DEVICE, MOVING BODY POSITION ESTIMATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A moving body position estimating device includes an acquisition unit and a processor. The acquisition unit acquires information including first data relating to a first image and second data relating to a second image including a difference between the first image and the second image accompanying a movement of a moving body. The processor implements estimating, based on the information, a direction of a rotation accompanying the movement; detecting, based on the direction of the rotation, first feature points inside a first region inside the first image and second feature points inside a second region inside the first image; and determining first corresponding points inside a third region inside the second image and estimating a change of a position of the moving body based on each of the first feature points and each of the first corresponding points. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078289 | Gesture Recognition Apparatuses, Methods and Systems for Human-Machine Interaction - The GESTURE RECOGNITION APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION (“GRA”) discloses vision-based gesture recognition. GRA can be implemented in any application involving tracking, detection and/or recognition of gestures or motion in general. Disclosed methods and systems consider a gestural vocabulary of a predefined number of user specified static and/or dynamic hand gestures that are mapped with a database to convey messages. In one implementation, the disclosed systems and methods support gesture recognition by detecting and tracking body parts, such as arms, hands and fingers, and by performing spatio-temporal segmentation and recognition of the set of predefined gestures, based on data acquired by an RGBD sensor. In one implementation, a model of the hand is employed to detect hand and finger candidates. At a higher level, hand posture models are defined and serve as building blocks to recognize gestures | 2016-03-17 |
20160078290 | SCANNER GESTURE RECOGNITION - A scanner having an integrated camera is used to capture gestures made in a field of view of the camera. The captured gestures are translated to scanner commands recognized by the scanner. The scanner executes the recognized commands. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078291 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME - A method of processing image data of an electronic device is provided. The method includes dividing the image data into at least one segment corresponding to a feature of at least part of the image data, determining a category corresponding to the at least one segment, and displaying the at least one segment in a converted form based on the category. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078292 | IDENTIFYING SCREENSHOTS WITHIN DOCUMENT IMAGES - Systems and methods for identifying screenshots within document images. An example method comprises: receiving an image of at least a part of a document; identifying, within the image, a polygonal object having a visually distinct border comprising a plurality of edges of one or more intersecting rectangles; asserting a screenshot image hypothesis with respect to the identified polygonal object; and responsive to evaluating at least one condition associated with one or more attributes of the identified polygonal object, classifying the identified polygonal object as a screenshot image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078293 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECTING THE GAZE OF A USER IN AN IRIS RECOGNITION SYSTEM - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for directing a gaze of a user to one of different locations or positions of an iris biometric acquisition system for accommodating different heights of individuals. A user attention device may be positioned behind a visibility limiting device, for use in guiding the gaze of the user and positioning an eye of the user with respect to the iris biometric acquisition system. The visibility limiting device may be configured to limit an angular field of view of the user attention device. A sensor may be positioned at, behind or adjacent to the visibility limiting device. The sensor may be configured to acquire imagery of an iris from the eye positioned using the user attention device and the visibility limiting device. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078294 | CROSS-SENSOR IRIS MATCHING - Methods, devices, and systems for cross-sensor iris matching are described herein. One method includes capturing a first image of an iris using a first sensor, capturing a second image of an iris using a second sensor, and determining whether the iris in the first image matches the iris in the second image based on characteristics of the first sensor and the second sensor and image quality of the first image and the second image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078295 | ATTRIBUTE-BASED ALERT RANKING FOR ALERT ADJUDICATION - Alerts to object behaviors are prioritized for adjudication as a function of relative values of abandonment, foregroundness and staticness attributes. The attributes are determined from feature data extracted from video frame image data. The abandonment attribute indicates a level of likelihood of abandonment of an object. The foregroundness attribute quantifies a level of separation of foreground image data of the object from a background model of the image scene. The staticness attribute quantifies a level of stability of dimensions of a bounding box of the object over time. Alerts are also prioritized according to an importance or relevance value that is learned and generated from the relative abandonment, foregroundness and staticness attribute strengths. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078296 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus comprises: an object detection unit to detect an object included in a frame image based on a feature amount of the frame image, and generate and output object information concerning the detected object; an event detection unit to detect an event of the object based on the object information output by the object detection unit, and generate and output event concern information concerning the detected event of the object; and a transmission unit to transmit the frame image, the event concern information, concerning the frame image, output by the event detection unit, and time information concerning the frame image, as associating them with others. Thus, even in a case where event detection timing and event occurrence timing are different from each other, it is possible to perform a display by which a user can easily confirm the event. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078297 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VIDEO BROWSING - A method for video browsing includes comparing a current image frame with a previous image frame prior to the current image frame in a video to obtain target block information, identifying the current image frame as a keyframe if the target block information satisfies a predetermined condition, and playing the keyframe. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078298 | Surveillance Method and Camera System Using the Same - A surveillance method is utilized in a camera system, wherein the camera system comprises a display device, a controller, a first camera disposed fixedly on a base of the camera system and constantly facing toward a first direction, and at least a second camera disposed on the base and controlled by the controller to rotate around the first camera. The surveillance method comprises the display device displaying a wide-angle image captured by the first camera; the controller receiving at least a directional instruction corresponding to at least a specific part of the wide-angle image; and the controller generating a plurality of control signals to steer the at least a second camera toward at least a second direction according to the at least a directional instruction. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078299 | Imaging a Parking Display Ticket - Tracking the use of at least one destination location is disclosed. Initially, one or more first images of a parking display ticket within a vehicle that is occupying a destination location are received from a first camera of an unmanned air vehicle that is configured to be autonomously operated. Parking information for the vehicle occupying the destination location is determined based on at least one of the one or more first images of the parking display ticket. A unique identifier of the vehicle occupying the destination location is also determined. The parking information for and the unique identifier of the vehicle occupying the destination location is then indicated. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078300 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY USING VIDEO ANALYSIS - A system detects a transaction outcome by obtaining video data associated with a transaction area and analyzing the video data to obtain at least one video transaction parameter concerning transactions associated with the transaction area. The transaction area can be a video count of items indicated in the video data as detected by an automated item detection algorithm applied to the video data. The system obtains at least one expected transaction parameter concerning an expected transaction that occurs in the transaction area, such as a scan count of items scanned at a point of sale terminal. The system automatically compares the video transaction parameter(s) to the expected transaction parameter(s) to identify a transaction outcome that may indicate fraudulent activity such as sweethearting in a retail environment. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078301 | IMAGING PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - An imaging processing system includes one or more image capturing apparatuses, a reading unit configured to read biometric information from an authentication object person, a similarity calculation unit configured to calculate similarity based on a result of comparing biometric information read by the reading unit with true biometric information of the authentication object person, an authentication unit configured to perform authentication based on a comparison between the similarity calculated by the similarity calculation unit and a preliminarily set threshold, and a control unit configured to control, if the authentication performed by the authentication unit is successful, imaging processing, which is performed by the image capturing apparatus, based on the similarity calculated by the similarity calculation unit. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078302 | IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention relates to systems and processes for the management of image data captured by a network covering a plurality of imaging nodes. The systems and processes may include a surveillance network arranged to receive surveillance streams from a plurality of checkpoints that are spatially separated along a route, extracting image data containing facial image content from the surveillance streams, and identifying individual people and determining an elapsed time between distinct checkpoints along the route, to track progress of people along the route. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078303 | UNIFIED FRAMEWORK FOR PRECISE VISION-AIDED NAVIGATION - A system and method for efficiently locating in 3D an object of interest in a target scene using video information captured by a plurality of cameras. The system and method provide for multi-camera visual odometry wherein pose estimates are generated for each camera by all of the cameras in the multi-camera configuration. Furthermore, the system and method can locate and identify salient landmarks in the target scene using any of the cameras in the multi-camera configuration and compare the identified landmark against a database of previously identified landmarks. In addition, the system and method provide for the integration of video-based pose estimations with position measurement data captured by one or more secondary measurement sensors, such as, for example, Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) and Global Positioning System (GPS) units. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078304 | CROP QUALITY SENSOR BASED ON SPECULAR REFLECTANCE - A crop quality sensor, comprising an illumination source, an imaging device, and a processor executing application software. The illumination source is shone onto a crop sample, and an image is taken with the imaging device of the illuminated crop sample. The software executing on the processor is used to analyze the image to identify the outlines of individual kernels and to identify which of those outlines contain a specular highlight, indicative that the kernel is whole and unbroken, while the absence of such a specular highlight is indicative of a broken kernel. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078305 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes first and second cameras and a rear backup camera. A control processes image data captured by the first camera and determines that the first camera is misaligned when the first camera is disposed at the left side of the vehicle. The control, responsive to a determination of misalignment of the first camera, is operable to algorithmically at least partially compensate for misalignment of the first camera. At least in part responsive to processing of captured image data, a composite image is displayed that provides a view that approximates a view from a single virtual camera. Image data captured at least by the first camera is processed using an edge detection algorithm to detect edges of objects exterior of the vehicle. Responsive at least in part to processing of captured image data, an object of interest exterior of the vehicle is determined. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078306 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SEAT BELT VIOLATIONS FROM FRONT VIEW VEHICLE IMAGES - A system and method for detecting a seat belt violation in a vehicle. The method may include receiving an image including a region of interest where a seat belt is visible if the seat belt is buckled. One or more first features may be extracted from the image. The one or more first features may be compared to one or more second features extracted from a plurality of sample images. It may be determined whether the seat belt is buckled in the image based upon the comparison. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078307 | SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING AN OBJECT - A system for authenticating an object ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160078308 | PLACE-BASED IMAGE ORGANIZATION - Systems and methods for image organization are provided. An computing device in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure includes a processor configured to receive an image set comprising a plurality of images, compare a portion of each image in the image set with a verified cue library including a plurality of visual cues that correspond to different geographic place tags, and display a recommendation panel including a recommended place tag corresponding to a visual cue that matches the portion. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078309 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING BRIGHT SPOT INDICATIONS OBSERVED THROUGH OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure include apparatus and methods for identifying bright spot indications observed through optical coherence tomography. The indications can be evaluated, for example, to link risk factors or other conditions to clinically relevant outcomes. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078310 | Coarse Document Classification in an Imaging Device - Systems and methods coarsely classify unknown documents in a group or not with reference document(s). Documents get scanned into digital images. Counts of contours are taken. The closer the counts of the contours of the unknown document reside to the reference document(s), the more likely the documents are all of a same type. Embodiments typify contour analysis, classification acceptance or not, application of algorithms, and imaging devices with scanners, to name a few. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078311 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - [Object] To obtain a more useful image when an image including a 360° view around the camera is used without being remapped. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078312 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING TRAINING DICTIONARY - The image processing method extracts, from a first image, partial areas such that they overlap one another, and provides, by dictionary learning using model images corresponding to multiple types, a set of linear combination approximation bases and a set of classification bases to acquire classification identification values indicating the multiple types to which each partial area belongs. The method approximates the partial areas by linear combination of the linear combination approximation bases to acquire linear combination coefficients, sets the classification identification values by a linear combination of the classification bases and the linear combination coefficients, sets, for each pixel of the first image, one classification identification value from those set for two or more of the partial areas including that pixel, and produces the second image whose each pixel corresponds to that of the first image and has the one classification identification value. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078313 | AUTOMATIC PHOTO GROUPING BY EVENTS - Intuitive photo grouping is accomplished utilizing photo metadata information, including photos' timestamps, GPS information, name and storage folder identity, to automatically generate logical and meaningful event photo groupings for users. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078314 | Image Retrieval Apparatus, Image Retrieval Method, and Recording Medium - An image retrieval apparatus comprises: a memory unit that stores image feature values; an acquisition unit that acquires a first image feature value for a retrieval target image; a retrieval unit that retrieves an image feature value that is similar to the first image feature value from the image feature values, based on the first image feature value; a determining unit that determines a linear conversion parameter to be used for linear conversion out of a group of linear conversion parameters based on image feature values for images of the same photographic subject obtained under conditions, based on the first image feature value and image feature values for said photographic subject; a conversion unit that converts the first image feature value by the linear conversion parameter, and converts the image feature value using said linear conversion parameter; and an output unit that outputs the conversion results. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078315 | AUXILIARY OBSERVING METHOD AND AUXILIARY OBSERVING APPARATUS - The present application discloses an auxiliary observation method and an auxiliary observation apparatus, and relates to the field of multimedia information processing technologies. The method comprises the following steps: determining at least one comparison object according to a feature of an observation target; and determining a part of or all differences between the observation target and the at least one comparison object. The method and the apparatus in embodiments of the present application can prevent a case in which important information is overlooked or redundant unimportant information is highlighted, and also improve efficiency of observing information, in particular important information. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078316 | Simulated Human Cognition Sensor System - This disclosure relates to systems and methods simulating human cognitive recognition of a threat. The disclosed systems utilize images captured from one or more security cameras to detect potential threats (i.e., reportable events). The images can be compared to template images stored in the system, the template images showing threats to a facility or individuals in the facility. The template images allow the system to determine whether a threat has been detected and whether it should be reported. The disclosed systems can be modified by the user and learn based on updates to the templates. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078317 | IMAGE CLUSTERING FOR ESTIMATION OF ILLUMINATION SPECTRA - This disclosure concerns processing of electronic images, such as hyperspectral or multispectral images. A processor performs a method for estimating an illumination spectrum of an image which defines an input spectrum for each point of the image. The processor determines for each point of a first set of points a measure of variation in relation to the input spectrum of that point. The processor then selects one point from the first set based on the measure of variation. The processor determines a cluster of points based on the input spectrum of the selected point and determines an estimate for the illumination spectrum based on the input spectra of points in the cluster. Since the processor selects a point based on the measure of variation and then determines a cluster based on that point, it performs better than using other methods where the cluster is determined based on a random starting point, for example. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078318 | TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, OBJECT IDENTIFYING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND OBJECT IDENTIFYING SYSTEM - A device, apparatus, and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, a device may include an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image, and a transmission unit configured to transmit information associated with the image to an information processing apparatus, such as a server. The server may be associated with a first feature quantity dictionary. The device also may include a receiving unit configured to receive a second feature quantity dictionary from the server in response to the transmission. The second feature quantity dictionary may include less information than the first feature quantity dictionary, and the server may generate the second feature quantity dictionary based on the image information and the first feature quantity dictionary. The device may include an identification unit configured to identify an object within the image using the second feature quantity dictionary. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078319 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Readable Recording Medium for Detecting a Location of a Face Feature Point Using an Adaboost Learning Algorithm - The present disclosure relates to detecting the location of a face feature point using an Adaboost learning algorithm. According to some embodiments, a method for detecting a location of a face feature point comprises: (a) a step of classifying a sub-window image into a first recommended feature point candidate image and a first non-recommended feature point candidate image using first feature patterns selected by an Adaboost learning algorithm, and generating first feature point candidate location information on the first recommended feature point candidate image; and (b) a step of re-classifying said sub-window image classified into said first non-recommended feature point candidate image, into a second recommended feature point candidate image and a second non-recommended feature point candidate image using second feature patterns selected by the Adaboost learning algorithm, and generating second feature point candidate location information on the second recommended feature point recommended candidate image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078320 | Incremental Category Embedding for Categorization - There are provided systems and methods of incremental category embedding for categorization. One method including selecting one or more input categories from a plurality of input categories to be added to learned categories, determining at least one representative category from the learned categories for each input category from the one or more input categories, the at least one representative category representing the input category, and approximating the input category using the at least one representative category. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078321 | INTERFACING AN EVENT BASED SYSTEM WITH A FRAME BASED PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method of interfacing an event based processing system with a frame based processing system is presented. The method includes converting multiple events into a frame. The events may be generated from an event sensor. The method also includes inputting the frame into the frame based processing system. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078322 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In the image processing apparatus, the theme determiner determines a theme of the image group based on the image analysis information, and the preference analyzer analyzes a preference of the user based on the theme of the image group. The composite image generator uses a certain number of images corresponding to the preference of the user selected, respectively, from among the plurality of images to generate composite images of a plurality of patterns. The display controller performs control such that one composite image is displayed on the image monitor and, the one composite image displayed on the image monitor is replaced with one composite image designated by the instruction from among the composite images of the plurality of patterns to display the one composite image designated on the image monitor. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078323 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUNTING PERSON - A counting method and apparatus are provided. The method and/or apparatus includes generating a regression tree by inputting information about a moving object contained in a plurality of images, in response to a new image being input, inputting information about a moving object contained in the new input image to the regression tree, and determining the number of people contained in the new image based on a result value of the regression tree. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078324 | ITERATIVE CALIBRATION OMMITTING FIRST CORRECTIONS FROM A NEXT ITERATION - In an example implementation, a method of iterative calibration includes, in a first iteration, measuring first values of a calibration parameter, and determining first corrections for the measured first values. The method includes, in a next iteration, measuring next values of the calibration parameter that incorporate the first corrections. The first corrections are omitted from the next iteration measurements to provide pseudo iteration measurements, and the first iteration measurements are averaged with the pseudo iteration measurements. Second corrections are then determined based on the averaging. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078325 | PRINTER SYSTEM - There is provided a printer system including a printer apparatus configured to be controlled by a controller having a configuration of which at least a part is different for each client. A printing processor is configured to execute printing processing on a medium. A tray state detector is configured to detect a tray state indicating whether or not there is the medium on a destination tray to which the medium on which the printing processing has been executed is discharged. A printing processing control unit is configured to control whether or not to execute the printing processing in the printer apparatus on the basis of the tray state, when the controller is changed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078326 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a first conversion unit that converts into intermediate information for printing, a document which has a possibility of being printed; a second conversion unit that converts the intermediate information into information which can be printed by a printing apparatus; and a control unit that controls the first conversion unit to perform a process on the document which has the possibility of being printed and controls the second conversion unit not to perform a process in response to the document being not a complete edition and having no possibility that a content thereof is changed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078327 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a virtual machine configuration unit, a comparing unit and a determining unit. The virtual machine configuring unit configures a first virtual machine on which a same image processing program as an old version of an image processing program installed on an image processing apparatus is installed and a second virtual machine on which to new version of the image processing program provided for updating the old version of the image processing program is installed. The comparing unit compares output images from the first and the second virtual machines in response to a same instruction to process an image being input into the first and the second virtual machines. The determining unit determines a validity of update on the basis of a comparison result by the comparing unit. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078328 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A document processing apparatus includes: a reception unit that receives a designation of cover pages of an electronic document having the cover pages and document body pages; and an instruction unit that gives an instruction to respectively print the cover pages and the document body pages on the basis of the designation received by the reception unit. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078329 | VIRTUAL INK CHANNELS - Virtual ink channels are created with colored media and white ink to afford multi-channel ICC profile creation by using ICC profiling software. The available color gamut is enhanced for an device that defines a color space with a color profiler, e.g. an ICC profiler. Thus, an available color gamut for an input or output device is enhanced or extended by creating virtual ink channels for use with profiling software. This allows the use of media types and/or inks that are otherwise not supported by the profiling software. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078330 | PRINTING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD - Provided is a printing method of performing printing onto a recording medium to be transported with a plurality of recording element arrays. The printing method includes a storing step of storing a perimeter of a timing roller upon acquiring correction data in association with the correction data, an obtaining step of obtaining the perimeter during printing after the storing step of storing the perimeter upon acquiring the correction data, and a modifying step of modifying the correction data during the printing in accordance with the perimeter upon acquiring the correction data and the perimeter during the printing. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078331 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM AND IMAGE FORMING MAINTENANCE METHOD - An image forming apparatus includes a conveying unit conveying a paper, an image forming unit forming an image on an image carrier and printing the image on the paper being conveyed by the conveying unit, and a control unit controlling the image forming apparatus, and when a progress state of the image forming apparatus reaches a first reference according to the progress state, the control unit can perform maintenance operation of performing maintenance by forming an image for maintenance on the image carrier, after interrupting printing based on a job if the job is being executed, and when a job using continuous paper is to be executed, the control unit determines whether the progress state exceeds a second reference before the job is completed prior to the maintenance operation, and if the progress state exceeds the second reference, issues an alarm regarding the interruption. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078332 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, METHOD OF SWITCHING MODES, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image forming device comprises: a receiving unit that receives a request from an external device; an acquiring unit that acquires a port number indicated by the request received by the receiving unit and an information amount of the request; a first determining unit that determines whether or not the port number coincides with a specific port number; a second determining unit that determines whether or not the information amount is equal to or greater than a specific threshold; and a system control unit that switches an operation mode from a power-saving mode to a normal mode when the first determining unit determines that the port number coincides with the specific port number and the second determining unit determines that the information amount is equal to or greater than the specific threshold. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078333 | ENCODING AN INFORMATION OBJECT - A first portion of an information object is encoded with first information, where the first information object is recognizable by an information object reader. A second portion of the information object is encoded with second information, where the second information is not recognizable by the information object reader. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078334 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING AND TRANSFERRING INFORMATION ONTO A GAS CYLINDER USING A QR CODE - The present invention generates and places a Quick Response (QR) matrix barcode on a Certificate of Analysis (COA) and/or label placed on a gas cylinder at a vendor's facility. The gas cylinder is then delivered to a customer. The customer can download onto his/her mobile device an Application from the vendor, by way of a communications network. Using the Application, the QR code can be scanned, decoded, and viewed by the customer. The customer can also download the decoded information into a database, or upload the same information to a third party's database. The information remains accurate, starting at the vendor's facility, arriving at the customer's facility and, finally, reaching the third party's facility. The information is securely transferred, without any possibility of making a mistake in the information transfer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078335 | COMBINING A QR CODE AND AN IMAGE - A QR code is combined with a base image, preserving useful functionalities of both the base image and the QR code. For example, the base image remains clearly visible and recognizable by humans; the transparent QR code remains readable by scanners; machine image search can distinguish the base image from the combined image; and faces of the combined image are usable by machine face recognition programs. A QR code is generated with transparencies for different regions. An inner portion and outer shell portion for each module each may have different transparencies. Inner portion size relative to outer shell size is selectively adjustable. The generated QR code image may be combined with a given base image such as a face or company logo using the transparency values of the QR code image to make the two images appear as overlaid on one another with varying degrees of transparency. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078336 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE-INCLUDED TWO DIMENSIONAL CODE - There is provided a two-dimensional code generator that generates an image-included two-dimensional code. The apparatus includes a deficient region determining unit and a code generating unit that produces an image-included two-dimensional code by applying, to a base image, a two-dimensional image in which the deficient region is present and there is no code information in the deficient region. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078337 | METHOD OF OPERATING SMART CARD AND METHOD OF OPERATING SMART CARD SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A smart card may include data storage and transmission circuitry, a plurality of voltage controllers to supply operational power to card circuitry, a plurality of oscillators to supply an internal clock for the card, and power management circuitry. The power management circuitry may be configured to shut down the oscillators and at least one, but not all, voltage controllers during a period after a data transmission is completed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078338 | Hand Pliers - The invention relates to hand pliers ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160078339 | Learning Student DNN Via Output Distribution - Systems and methods are provided for generating a DNN classifier by “learning” a “student” DNN model from a larger more accurate “teacher” DNN model. The student DNN may be trained from un-labeled training data because its supervised signal is obtained by passing the un-labeled training data through the teacher DNN. In one embodiment, an iterative process is applied to train the student DNN by minimize the divergence of the output distributions from the teacher and student DNN models. For each iteration until convergence, the difference in the output distributions is used to update the student DNN model, and output distributions are determined again, using the unlabeled training data. The resulting trained student model may be suitable for providing accurate signal processing applications on devices having limited computational or storage resources such as mobile or wearable devices. In an embodiment, the teacher DNN model comprises an ensemble of DNN models. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078340 | Machine Operation Classifier - A process for developing machine classification systems includes using human experts to associate expected operations with various machine states including drawbar pull, tool position, tool commands, gear, and ground speed, among others, to create a classification system that can be used in a particular machine. The classification system operates in real time to infer operations such as dig, dump, travel, and push from machine state inputs and logs the operations for use in operational analysis and maintenance of the machine. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078341 | Building a Domain Knowledge and Term Identity Using Crowd Sourcing - An approach is provided in which a QA system ingests traditional sources, which includes traditional terms, into a domain dictionary. Next, the QA system ingests crowd-based sources that include crowd-based terms and corresponding crowd-based metadata. In turn, the QA system calculates weightings pertaining to the traditional terms based upon the crowd-based metadata. When the QA system receives a question from a requestor that includes question terms, the QA system identifies an answer to the question based on the calculated weightings pertaining to the traditional terms that are relevant to the question terms. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078342 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AUTONOMIC VIRTUAL NETWORK MANAGEMENT - The disclosed invention involves a method and systems of autonomic virtual network, which relates to three basic inventions in the area of autonomic computing: (1) systems and methods of multi-loop autonomic manager, preemptive contact point, i.e. sensors and effectors, and software-defined hardware resource, or abstraction and virtualization of the hardware functions; (2) service-delivery virtual network in the area of distributed network, and application assurance systems and methods; and (3) integration of these two fields of inventions, namely autonomic managed virtual network, such that the management of virtual networks which provide service delivery, is able to achieve n-tier architecture system and method ACRA. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078343 | EXTRACTION OF INFERENCE RULES FROM HETEROGENEOUS GRAPHS - According to an aspect, a heterogeneous graph in a data store is accessed. The heterogeneous graph includes a plurality of nodes having a plurality of node types. The nodes are connected by edges having a plurality of relation types. One or more intermediary graphs are created based on the heterogeneous graph. The intermediary graphs include intermediary nodes that are the relation types of the edges of the heterogeneous graph and include intermediary links between the intermediary nodes based on shared instances of the nodes between relation types in the heterogeneous graph. The intermediary graphs are traversed to find sets of relations based on intermediary links according to a template. An inference rule is extracted from the heterogeneous graph based on finding sets of relations in the intermediary graphs. The inference rule defines an inferred relation type between at least two of the nodes of the heterogeneous graph. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078344 | EXTRACTION OF INFERENCE RULES FROM HETEROGENEOUS GRAPHS - According to an aspect, a heterogeneous graph in a data store is accessed. The heterogeneous graph includes a plurality of nodes having a plurality of node types. The nodes are connected by edges having a plurality of relation types. One or more intermediary graphs are created based on the heterogeneous graph. The intermediary graphs include intermediary nodes that are the relation types of the edges of the heterogeneous graph and include intermediary links between the intermediary nodes based on shared instances of the nodes between relation types in the heterogeneous graph. The intermediary graphs are traversed to find sets of relations based on intermediary links according to a template. An inference rule is extracted from the heterogeneous graph based on finding sets of relations in the intermediary graphs. The inference rule defines an inferred relation type between at least two of the nodes of the heterogeneous graph. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078345 | Linguistic Goal Oriented Decision Making - A method of attaining a linguistic goal output of a process using a linguistic goal oriented decision making system, comprising setting the output value to a linguistic goal, and establishing a set of descriptive rules using historical data, wherein each descriptive rule has at least one variable, a decision variable, and at least one linguistic output value. The method further comprises grouping the set of descriptive rules into subsets of descriptive rules according to the linguistic output value of each descriptive rule and establishing decision rules based on comparing the grouped subsets of descriptive rules, the one or more decision rules describing a modification of a decision variable associated with at least one of the descriptive rules to affect the process. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078346 | DYNAMIC PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS IN PRE-BID OF ENTITIES - Strategy parameters and weights associated with the strategy parameters are received in a predictive analytics application to dynamically rank entities. Raw values associated with the strategy parameters are normalized by applying transformation functions to get normalized values. Based on the normalized values and the weights associated with the strategy parameters, weighted normalized values are computed. Based on the weighted normalized values aggregate scores are computed. The entities based on the computed aggregate score are dynamically ranked. The dynamically ranked entities in descending order of aggregate scores are displayed in a user interface of the predictive analytics application. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078347 | Methods and Systems for Aggregated Multi-Application Behavioral Analysis of Mobile Device Behaviors - A computing device processor may be configured with processor-executable instructions to implement methods of using behavioral analysis and machine learning techniques to evaluate the collective behavior of two or more software applications operating on the device. The processor may be configured to monitor the activities of a plurality of software applications operating on the device, collect behavior information for each monitored activity, generate a behavior vector based on the collected behavior information, apply the generated behavior vector to a classifier model to generate analysis information, and use the analysis information to classify a collective behavior of the plurality of software applications. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078348 | Automatic Case Assignment Based on Learned Expertise of Prior Caseload - A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for automatic case assignment. The mechanism extracts features from a machine readable form of a case to be assigned. An expertise classifier generates an initial case assignment matrix matching the case to a plurality of caseworkers based on the extracted features, a caseworker relationship graph, and an entity relationship graph. A personnel filter filters the initial case assignment matrix based on expertise, availability, and caseload of the plurality of caseworkers to form a final caseworker assignment. The mechanism assigns the case to an identified caseworker based on the final caseworker assignment. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078349 | Method for Identifying Verifiable Statements in Text - A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for identifying verifiable statements in a corpus of text. A training corpus of text containing manually annotated instances of verifiable and non-verifiable statements is processed to parse the text into segmented statements, which are in turn processed to extract features. The extracted features and the annotated statements are then processed with a machine learning algorithm to generate a verifiable statement classification model. In turn, the verifiable statement classification model is referenced by a verifiable statement classification system to distinguish verifiable and non-verifiable statements contained within an input corpus of text. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078350 | CONTEXTUAL PLATFORM FEATURE RECOMMENDATIONS - Technologies for contextual platform recommendations including a computing device with a number of platform capabilities, including any combination of hardware capabilities and software capabilities. The computing device stores context data based on the current context of the computing device and determines a user profile based on the context data. The user profile is indicative of typical behavior of the user of the computing device. The computing device determines a recommended platform capability from a number of available platform capabilities based on the user profile. The computing device notifies the user of the recommended platform capability. The computing device may also provide the notification only when the recommended platform capability is relevant to the current device context. The computing device may transmit the user profile to a recommendation service, which may generate additional recommendations for platform capabilities. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078351 | USING COHORTS IN A QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM - A cohort analysis mechanism analyzes cohorts with similar attributes to extrapolate additional knowledge and answer a question in a question answering system. The cohort analysis mechanism identifies cohorts for an entity of the question and extracts relevant data concerning the cohorts. The cohort analysis mechanism aggregates the relevant information for evidence scoring and answer scoring to answer a question posed to the question answering system. The aggregating of the data includes combining and ranking answers from the cohorts, gathering evidence and then answering the question with the gathered evidence. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078352 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF INSIGHTS FOR EVENTS OF INTEREST - A dataset for an event of interest is received. The dataset represents occurrences of events including data corresponding to features. Event frame sizes are determined to generate insights on the dataset. Features from the occurrences of events are extracted corresponding to the determined event frame sizes. The extracted features are represented as feature abbreviations corresponding to a context. The feature abbreviations with high frequency of occurrence are identified. Rules are generated based on the identified feature abbreviations. Weights are associated to the feature abbreviations variably. Here, the association of weights is based on frequency of occurrence of feature abbreviations in the rules. The features corresponding to feature abbreviations are displayed as insights on the dataset. The displayed features correspond to a high probability of occurrence of the event of interest. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078353 | MONITORING USER STATUS BY COMPARING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACTIVITIES - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for detecting anomalous correlations between public and private activities of a user. During operation, the system collects public and private activity data associated with the user. The system generates a series of feature pairs, each feature pair including a public feature vector and a private feature vector generated from the activity data. Each respective feature pair corresponds to a respective point in time. The system generates a model to determine whether there is an anomaly in a correlation between the user's public and private activity data. The model is associated with a normal correlation between the user's public and private activity data over a period of time. The system collects additional public and private activity data and applies the model to determine whether there is an anomaly. The system may issue an alert in response to detecting an anomaly. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078354 | MANAGING INFERRED QUESTIONS - A system and computer implemented method for generating a set of inferred questions for a question answering system is disclosed. The method may include determining, based on context data, a user state. The method may also include extracting characterization information for an object satisfying an attention criteria. The characterization information may be configured to include sensory data. The method may also include determining a relationship between the object and the user state based on the characterization information for the object and the context data of the user state. The method may also include generating, based on the relationship between the object and the user state, a set of inferred questions for a question answering system. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078355 | USING COHORTS IN A QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM - A cohort analysis mechanism analyzes cohorts with similar attributes to extrapolate additional knowledge and answer a question in a question answering system. The cohort analysis mechanism identifies cohorts for an entity of the question and extracts relevant data concerning the cohorts. The cohort analysis mechanism aggregates the relevant information for evidence scoring and answer scoring to answer a question posed to the question answering system. The aggregating of the data includes combining and ranking answers from the cohorts, gathering evidence and then answering the question with the gathered evidence. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078356 | BEHAVIORAL RULES DISCOVERY FOR INTELLIGENT COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT ADMINISTRATION - A management system for determining causal relationships among system entities may include a causal relationship detector configured to receive events from a computing environment having a plurality of entities, and detect causal relationships among the plurality of entities, during runtime of the computing environment, based on the events, and a rules converter configured to convert one or more of the causal relationships into at least one behavioral rule. The at least one behavioral rule may indicate a causal relationship between at least two entities of the plurality of entities. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078357 | System and Method For knowledge transfer and machine learning via dimensionalized proxy features - This invention describes a system for utilizing dimensionalized archetypical or proxy representations of a person, place, thing, concept or construct and generally, a method for utilizing such representations for the purposes of information retrieval, knowledge management, and machine learning whereby the representations contribute to enhanced speed, contextual acuity, and overall value of the information stored within the system, as well as the easy utilization of the archetypical or proxy representations by such means or methods as weighted sorts, support vector machines, probabilistic filters, or other means whereby one or more of the dimensionalized tags or features represented by the affinitomic elements are utilized to make a selection. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078358 | DETERMINING TRUSTWORTHINESS AND COMPATIBILITY OF A PERSON - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying documents related to a person, deriving behavior and personality trait metrics from analyzing the documents for information relevant to assessing behavior and personality of the person, and determine a trustworthiness score or compatibility score of the person based on the behavior and personality trait metrics using a scoring system. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078359 | SYSTEM FOR DOMAIN ADAPTATION WITH A DOMAIN-SPECIFIC CLASS MEANS CLASSIFIER - A classification system includes memory which stores, for each of a set of classes, a classifier model for assigning a class probability to a test sample from a target domain. The classifier model has been learned with training samples from the target domain and from at least one source domain. Each classifier model models the respective class as a mixture of components, the component mixture including a component for each source domain and a component for the target domain. Each component is a function of a distance between the test sample and a domain-specific class representation which is derived from the training samples of the respective domain that are labeled with the class, each of the components in the mixture being weighted by a respective mixture weight. Instructions, implemented by a processor, are provided for labeling the test sample based on the class probabilities assigned by the classifier models. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078360 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SPEECH ANALYTICS WITH OBJECTIVE FUNCTION AND FEATURE CONSTAINTS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for performing trend analysis of speech. A system practicing the method receives a speech trend analysis request having candidate feature constraints, an objective function with respect to a speech trend to be analyzed, and a set of speech record constraints. The system selects a subset of speech records from the group of speech records based on the set of speech record constraints to yield selected speech records, identifies features in the selected speech records based on the set of candidate feature constraints to yield identified features, and assigns a weight to each of the identified features based on the objective function. Then the system ranks the identified features by their respective weights to yield ranked identified features, and outputs at least one of the ranked identified features associated with a speech-based trend in response to the speech trend analysis request. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078361 | OPTIMIZED TRAINING OF LINEAR MACHINE LEARNING MODELS - An indication of a data source to be used to train a linear prediction model is obtained. The model is to generate predictions using respective parameters assigned to a plurality of features derived from observation records of the data source. The parameter values are stored in a parameter vector. During a particular learning iteration of the training phase of the model, one or more features for which parameters are to be added to the parameter vector are identified. In response to a triggering condition, parameters for one or more features are removed from the parameter vector based on an analysis of relative contributions of the features represented in the parameter vector to the model's predictions. After the parameters are removed, at least one parameter is added to the parameter vector. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078362 | Methods and Systems of Dynamically Determining Feature Sets for the Efficient Classification of Mobile Device Behaviors - Methods and devices for detecting suspicious or performance-degrading mobile device behaviors may include monitoring the activities of the software application by collecting behavior information, generating a behavior vector that includes a behavior feature that identifies an aspect of a monitored activity of the software application, applying the generated behavior vector to a classifier model to generate analysis results, using the analysis results to update the behavior feature so that it identifies a different aspect of the monitored activity, regenerating the behavior vector to include the updated behavior feature, and applying the regenerated behavior vector to the classifier model to determine whether the software application is non-benign. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078363 | Method for Developing Machine Operation Classifier Using Machine Learning - A method for developing machine operation classifiers for a machine is disclosed. The method includes receiving training data associated with the machine from one or more on-board engineering channels associated with the machine and determining one or more training features based on the training data values. The method also includes determining one or more training labels associated with the one or more training features and building a predictive model for determining machine operation classifiers using a computer. Building the predictive model may include feeding the one or more training features and the one or more training labels associated with the one or more training features to a machine learning algorithm and determining a predictive model from the machine learning algorithm. The predictive model may be used for receiving new data associated with the machine and determining a predicted label based on the new data. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078364 | Computer-Implemented Identification of Related Items - A computer-implemented training system is described herein for generating at least one model component based on labeled training data. The training system produces the labels in the training data by leveraging textual information expressed in already-evaluated documents. In another implementation, the training system generates a first model component and a second model component. In one implementation, in an application phase, a computer-implemented model-application system applies the first model component to identify an initial set of related items that are related to an input item (such as a query). The model-application system then applies the second model component to select a subset of related items from among the initial set of related items. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078365 | AUTONOMOUS DETECTION OF INCONGRUOUS BEHAVIORS - Behavioral characteristics of at least a first machine component are monitored. A model that represents machine-to-machine interactions between at least the first machine component and at least a further machine component is generated. Using the monitored behavioral characteristics and the generated model, an incongruity of a behavior of at least the first machine component and the machine-to-machine interactions is computed, where the incongruity is predicted based on determining a discordance between an expectation of the system and the behavior and the machine-to-machine interactions, and wherein the predicting is performed without using a previously built normative rule of behavior and machine-to-machine interactions. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078366 | Computer system of an artificial intelligence of a cyborg or an android, wherein a received signal-reaction of the computer system of the artificial intelligence of the cyborg or the android, a corresponding association of the computer system of the artificial intelligence of the cyborg or the android, a corresponding thought of the computer system of the artificial intelligence of the cyborg or the android are physically built, and a working method of the computer system of the artificial intelligence of the artificial intelligence of the cyborg or the android - A computer system of an artificial intelligence of a cyborg or an android, wherein a received signal-reaction of the computer system of the artificial intelligence of the cyborg or the android, a corresponding association of the computer system of the artificial intelligence of the cyborg or the android, a corresponding thought of the computer system of the artificial intelligence of the cyborg or the android are physically built, and a working method of the computer system. The computer system is based on one natural language. The computer system comprises at least five senses equipped with sense organs, wherein the senses are a sense of sight, a sense of hearing, a sense of smell, a sense of taste, a sense of touch. The sensors network summarizes all reactions of all sensors of all sensor groups of all sense organs of all senses. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078367 | DATA CLEAN-UP METHOD FOR IMPROVING PREDICTIVE MODEL TRAINING - A method that improves the training of predictive models. Better trained predictive models make better predictions, and can classify transactions with reduced levels of false positives and false negative. Included is an apparatus for executing a data clean-up algorithm that harmonizes a wide range of real world supervised and unsupervised training data into a single, error-free, uniformly formatted record file that has every field coherent and well populated with information. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078368 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & KNOWLEDGE BASED AUTOMATION ENHANCEMENT - This invention generally relates to a process, system and computer code for updating of computer applications based on collecting automation information related to a current application such as processing power, load, footprint, and performance attributes, determining a system automation profile; using an artificial intelligence based modeler for analyzing data, applying the data to an artificial intelligence model for training and predicting performance, adjusting the artificial intelligence model to achieve an updated automation criteria with optimal values, wherein the optimal values provide input to an automation criteria library for storing and updating a prior automation criteria, and exporting the upgraded automation criteria values for incorporation in a computer-to-be-updated, to achieve a reliable automatic update. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078369 | Methods for training emotional response predictors utilizing attention in visual objects - Described herein are methods for training a predictor of a user's emotional response to stimuli (e.g., digital content). In order to more accurately learn the nature of the emotional response of the user to the stimuli, in some embodiments, the training of the predictor involves collection of attention level data that indicates to which objects the user paid attention. The attention level data may be utilized to weight token instances representing visual objects from the stimuli. Such a weighting can help to train the emotional response predictor to better determine which objects influence the user's affective response and/or the extent of their influence on the user's affective response. In different embodiments, attention level information may come from different sources, such as eye tracking data of the user, and a model for predicting an interest level of the user in various visual objects. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078370 | CONTROLLED ACCESS QUEUE-BASED GATING BASED ON COOPERATIVE DETECTION OF VIABLE REGISTRATION - Before tickets for an event go onsale, users are allowed to register for the event. The registration requires completion of verification steps useful for discriminating between human and robot users. Due to the complexity of the first verification step, it can be estimated that registered users are more likely than other users to be human. Registered users are allowed to electronically submit requests for tickets for the event prior to the tickets going on sale. Unregistered users must wait to request tickets until a later time (e.g., when the tickets are onsale) and may—at that time—complete similar or simpler verification steps, further delaying receipt of their requests. Requests from registered users may further be preferentially served simply due to the registrations. Thus, tickets can be preferentially provided to users estimated to be more likely to be human. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078371 | Computer-Implemented Meetings Distribution System and Method - Systems and methods for providing a meeting distribution system are provided. A venue can provide a listing of available space. A system user can search the available space in real time. The system user can be matched with a venue suited to the system user's needs. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078372 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRIAL OCCUPANCY OF REAL ESTATE - A system and method to allow a buyer to reserve a trial occupancy of a residence listed for sale. The buyer submitting a letter of intent to purchase the residence at an offer price and agreeing to seller's trial occupancy conditions in order to reserve the residence. Optionally, the buyer requesting a trial occupancy as a contingent condition to purchase during contract negotiations. The buyer utilizing either a security deposit or insurance policy, or both, to cover damage to residence during the trial occupancy or seller's remedy for stay over tenancy. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078373 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method causes a computer of a communication device to: determine candidate reservation dates and times of a ticket by excluding each date and time, on which a plan of the user is stored in a memory, from acquired available reservation dates and times of the ticket; display each display representing each candidate reservation time, and when an interval between one acquired available reservation date and time and a date and time on which the plan is stored in the memory is shorter than a predetermined value, the one acquired available reservation date and time being excluded from the determined candidate reservation dates and times; and display a reservation screen when selection of one region is detected in the calendar data, the reservation screen being used for setting one candidate reservation date and time corresponding to the selected one region as a reservation date and time of the ticket. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078374 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR HOTEL SEARCH SYSTEMS - Using a graphical user interface for identifying and presenting travel search results includes a system to receive a user request for information for a particular hotel for a particular date range from a graphical user interface on a user device. The system determines a collection of candidate alternative hotels for the particular date range. The system ranks the candidate alternative hotels based on the actual prices and the historical average prices of the hotels. The system generates a hotel place page for the particular hotel, presents the hotel place page for the particular hotel in a first region of the graphical user interface. The system generates a summary window for each of the candidate alternative hotels and presents the summary window for each of the candidate alternative hotels in a second region of the graphical user interface. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078375 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOMMENDING AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES - A computer-implemented method for recommending agricultural activities is implemented by an agricultural intelligence computer system in communication with a memory. The method includes receiving a plurality of field definition data, retrieving a plurality of input data from a plurality of data networks, determining a field region based on the field definition data, identifying a subset of the plurality of input data associated with the field region, determining a plurality of field condition data based on the subset of the plurality of input data, identifying a plurality of field activity options, determining a recommendation score for each of the plurality of field activity options based at least in part on the plurality of field condition data, and providing a recommended field activity option from the plurality of field activity options based on the plurality of recommendation scores. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078376 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes an instructing unit that, if a deficiency in a first organization is discovered by implementation of a control in the first organization, instructs a second organization to implement the control implemented in the first organization, the second organization having a risk equivalent to a risk corresponding to the control and adopting a control that is not equivalent to the control. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078377 | SOFTWARE SERVICE TO FACILITATE ORGANIZATIONAL TESTING OF EMPLOYEES TO DETERMINE THEIR POTENTIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TO PHISHING SCAMS - A software system and service for facilitating organizational testing of employees in order to determine their potential susceptibility to phishing scams is disclosed to evaluate their susceptibility to e-mail and Internet cybercrimes such as phishing. The e-mail addresses of a client organization's employees are provided to the system, a phishing e-mail is created and customized, and a phishing e-mail campaign in which the phishing e-mail message is sent and the responses to the phishing e-mail is monitored, and the results of the e-mail campaign are provided for evaluation. The phishing e-mail may optionally contain attachments and various types of probes and “call home” mechanisms. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078378 | Systems and Methods for Adjusting Existing Well Plans - Systems and methods for adjusting existing well plans by adjusting existing well plans by matching the existing well plans that can be replanned with new well plans that are generated around the existing well plans that cannot be replanned such as, for example, drilled, planned and/or permitted wells. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078379 | Automated Configuration Data Collection for Business Applications Using Feedback - A data collection method including collecting, by a configuration collector manager, configuration data, including configuration properties, from a plurality of data sources, creating, by a model discovery component, a business application model using the configuration data collected by the configuration collector manager, a collecting, from a business application model analysis user interface, edits and confirmations associated with the business application model, and a analyzing, by a feedback analyzer component, the edits and confirmations associated with the business application model and prioritizing the configuration properties based on the data sources and the edits and confirmations associated with the business application model. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078380 | GENERATING CROSS-SKILL TRAINING PLANS FOR APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SERVICE ACCOUNTS - Creating cross-skill training plans may be facilitated based on historical ticket data received from one or more ticketing systems. A first list of ticket categories may be identified which an agent has handled previously. A second list of ticket categories may be identified which the agent has not handled previously. For a candidate category in the second list of ticket categories, a plurality of metrics may be determined, comprising at least an importance factor associated with the candidate category and a temporal correlation between the candidate category and the first list of ticket categories. Resource utilization associated with the agent may be determined. Information comprising at least the candidate category, the plurality of metrics and the resource utilization may be presented via a computer user interface. Based on one or more criteria, a cross-skill training plan may be built. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078381 | CAPACITY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK - Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses and methods for a capacity management tool that provides an end-to-end view of where a business process has come from, where the business process currently stands, and where the business process is going on an overall basis and a function-by-function basis within the business process. The capacity management tool of the present invention may be useful in many processes, including but not limited to processing different request volumes within a business for determining staffing levels for each function within the process as the request volumes change based on seasonal adjustments, time of day adjustments, events, staffing level changes, technology implementations, or the like. The capacity management tool can be sent to clients for various purposes, such as determining staffing levels when starting a new process, bringing a third party process within the business, sending a process to a third-party, or the like. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078382 | Evaluating Communications Feature Utilization - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for evaluating the utilization of communications features. In one aspect, a method includes identifying, for a particular organization, a set of communications features that are included in a communications service that is provided to the particular organization. Usage levels of communications features by members of the organization are determined. Based on the usage levels a determination is made that the at least one of the communications features is being underutilized. An updated set of communications features that removes the at least one of the communications features from the communications service that is provided to the particular organization is selected. Data that changes the set of communications features provided to the particular organization based, at least in part on the updated set of communications features are generated. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078383 | DATA VOLUME-BASED SERVER HARDWARE SIZING USING EDGE CASE ANALYSIS - Customer data volume of a database and estimated transaction throughput requirements for a multi-tiered transaction system are received at a server sizing computing device. The customer data volume is compared to the estimated transaction throughput requirements. Based upon the comparison of the customer data volume to the estimated transaction throughput requirements, a customer data volume edge case for which server hardware is improperly sized by transaction-based hardware sizing is detected. Using the customer data volume, a quantity of operational memory of a server sufficient to store the customer data volume generated under the detected customer data volume edge case during real-time transactional processing by the server is calculated. | 2016-03-17 |
20160078384 | Feature Bundles in Multistage Configuration Trees - A product line engineering (PLE) multistage configuration tree that supports the engineering, deployment and maintenance of complex product family trees is provided. Feature bundles which combine a group of feature decisions into a single bundled offering are inherited by the children of the node in the product family tree where they are defined. The children see only the smaller collection of bundled offerings rather than all the possible combinations of the multiple feature offerings that are encapsulated by the feature bundle. | 2016-03-17 |