11th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 61 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100070413 | SYSTEM FOR THE OPERATIONAL ACTIVATION OF BANKING ATM NETWORKS AND METHOD FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF BANKING ATM EQUIPMENT NETWORK - The “SYSTEM FOR THE OPERATIONAL ACTIVATION OF BANKING ATM NETWORKS AND METHOD FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF BANKING ATM EQUIPMENT NETWORK” is more particularly related to a system ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100070414 | PAYMENTS USING PRE-PAID ACCOUNTS - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for payments using pre-paid accounts. Embodiments of the invention provide a single, universal payment method that cannot be physically stolen, that minimizes the risk of information theft, and which can be used to make both small and large payments. The universal payment method is more convenient, more efficient, and less expensive to use because it requires no exchange mechanism from one payment form to another. In addition, to the extent that prior-to-payment funds are controlled by the businesses to whom payment is to be made, the buying power is increased. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070415 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT DEPOSITS PHYSICALLY REMOTE FROM A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION - A system that includes computer hardware, computer software, apparatus, and methodology that enables individuals, businesses, and all types of organizations (both for profit and non-profit) to capture and securely transmit check images (including, but not limited to, personal checks, business checks, travelers checks, money orders, merchant coupons, food coupons, line of credit checks, etc.), deposit information, and other information from remote locations (i.e., locations that could include the financial institution's remote locations, other financial institution's locations, businesses, private residences, etc.), for the purpose of having those checks credited to the depositing individual's or organization's bank account(s) and having the check images (and/or physical checks) entered into the bank check clearing channels for ultimate delivery to the maker bank for payment out of the maker's account. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070416 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT LICENSE IDENTIFICATION - A digital rights management license provides access to a content key that can be used to decrypt an encrypted digital content item. The digital rights management license also includes a policy that defines circumstances in which the content key is allowed to decrypt the encrypted digital content item. Further, the digital rights management license includes a license identifier. The license identifier is a digital fingerprint of at least a portion of the policy of the license. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070417 | NETWORK REGISTRATION FOR CONTENT TRANSACTIONS - System(s) and method(s) are provided for registration of non-mobile devices with a mobile network platform for secure content transactions among the mobile network platform and registered non-mobile devices, and mobile and registered non-mobile devices. Through various secure protocols, a registration component within the mobile network platform records non-mobile devices provisioned through a non-mobile network platform. Recordation includes validation of devices associated with the non-mobile devices and retention of devices records. Content transaction(s), e.g., content delivery and exchange, are conducted securely, and abide by license terms for content dissemination. Content transaction(s) can be billed based at least in part on license terms, or subscriber intelligence. Transacted content can be received and formatted by a master non-mobile within a network of provisioned non-mobile devices. The master non-mobile device securely delivers transacted contents to slave non-mobile devices and to the mobile network platform. Advertisement(s) also can be transacted. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070418 | METHOD FOR RECEIVING ELECTRONICALLY TRANSFERRED FUNDS USING AN AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE - A method for performing a money transfer receive transaction involving a desired amount of money to be transferred from a sender to a recipient includes receiving transaction identifying information provided by the recipient; comparing the transaction identifying information with transaction data stored on a host computer system; providing a confirmation code, to be issued to the recipient, if the transaction identifying information matches the transaction data stored on the host computer system; storing the confirmation code on the host computer system; receiving at the host computer system input corresponding to the confirmation code from a dispensing terminal in communication with the host computer system; comparing the input to the stored confirmation code; and allowing funds, corresponding to at least a portion of the desired amount of money, to be dispensed by the dispensing terminal if the input matches the stored confirmation code. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070419 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO INITIATE A FUNCTION WITH AN EMAIL MESSAGE - This document discusses, among other things, initiating a function with an email message. Various example embodiments relate to a machine that is to receive an email message. The machine may determine, based on an email address of the sender, whether the sender is a valid sender. In some example embodiments, based on the machine determining that the sender is valid, the machine may execute a command included within the email message. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070420 | ONLINE PRICING AND BUYBACK - A seller may sell advertisements, such as banner ads, to a buyer pursuant to a request made by the buyer to the seller. Each request has a value. The seller may accept the request from the buyer to provide a banner ad for the buyer at a later time. A request, once accepted, may be revoked at a cost which may be a fixed fraction of the request value. The cost may be referred to as a buyback cost. The buyback cost represents the cost of revoking a request that had been accepted. Additionally, matroid set systems and knapsack systems may use buyback techniques. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070421 | DATA WAREHOUSE SYSTEM - A data warehouse system for managing performance of organizations is provided. The data warehouse system comprises a data model for storing data representing dimensions and measures applicable for multiple organizations, and a configuration unit for setting the placeholders such that the data model represents the particular organization. The data model has placeholders settable such that the data model represents a particular organization. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070422 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR WORKFLOW DEFINITION ALTERATION - A computer readable storage medium has stored therein a workflow-definition alteration program. The workflow-definition alteration program is for presenting a workflow definition including process procedures, policies, and constraints. The workflow-definition alteration program causes a computer to execute a process which includes: receiving the process procedures, the policies, and the constraints; generating a state transition model for execution of workflows corresponding to the process procedures, by using the process procedures and the policies received; determining whether a constraint violation occurs when the workflows are executed, by using the state transition model generated and the constraints received; altering any one or some of the process procedures, the policies, and the constraints when it is determined in the determining that the constraint violation occurs; and presenting, when alteration is applied in the altering, a workflow definition including the process procedures, the policies, and the constraints applied with the alteration as an alternative workflow definition. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070423 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND REPORTING EMISSIONS - The present invention relates to methods and systems of tracking enterprise gas emissions such as greenhouse gas emissions. The systems and methods relate to collecting or entering data relating to one or more emissions source of an enterprise or an enterprise location, calculating emissions totals, and, according to certain embodiments, generating emissions reports. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070424 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR COMPARING FRAUD PARAMETERS FOR APPLICATION DURING PREPAID CARD ENROLLMENT AND TRANSACTIONS - An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus is for comparing a set of production fraud parameters with one or more sets of test or proposed fraud parameters run against prepaid card production data in a prepaid card analysis. The apparatus may include a system for uploading a set of production fraud parameters and one or more sets of test fraud parameters, a processing engine for receiving the uploaded parameters for running production data against the set of production fraud parameters in tandem with the one or more sets of test fraud parameters to produce a set of suspected fraud cases triggered by each set of fraud parameters, and one or more databases integrated with or in communications with the processing engine for card validation | 2010-03-18 |
20100070425 | ECOSYSTEM VALUE STREAM OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE - A method, system and device define a common enterprise framework that aligns many major architecture and process reference models in the prior art. The method utilizes loosely coupled arrangements of common building blocks for defining process stream flows, process stream flow interdependencies and process knowledge benchmarks for both structure and process maturity. The framework system and method facilitate assessment of process flow stream value and value tradeoffs that management may use for optimizing competitiveness value within enterprises and federations of enterprises. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070426 | OBJECT MODELING FOR EXPLORING LARGE DATA SETS - An object model is used to facilitate performing financial analysis and that includes certain zero-order objects or building blocks that lend themselves particularly well to doing financial analysis. The object model comprises a universe of data items, relationships between the data items, higher-order objects generated based on one or more data items in the universe, higher-order objects generated based on other objects, and auxiliary entities related to the universe of data items. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070427 | DYNAMIC INDEXING - Techniques for dynamic indexing are provided. In one embodiment, first instruments to be included in an index are identified at a first time. The index includes one or more first weights each of which is associated with a different instrument in the first instruments. One or more first time series for the first instruments are determined. Based on the one or more first time series and the one or more first weights, a collective value of the index is tracked as a function of time at least from the first time. At least one of a) the first weights and the first time, and b) the collective value as the function of the time is stored, in a physical storage device. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070428 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A STOCK INDEX - The present disclosure provides a system that produces a stock index by dynamically including the top X % of stocks based on float weighted capitalization in a new index. For example, the top 50% of stocks from a particular set of stocks (e.g., all of the stocks listed on a particular exchange) based on each stock's float weighted capitalization may be include in the index. As the overall list of stocks and/or the float weighted capitalizations change over time, the index may be automatically updated. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070429 | Systems And Methods For Investment Tracking - Systems and methods for investment tracking are disclosed. For example, one method for investment tracking includes the steps of receiving information describing a plurality of funds, receiving a selection of a benchmark for an investment portfolio, identifying a candidate set of assets for the investment portfolio, the candidate set of investments comprising a plurality of asset classes; and identifying a set of candidate weighting factors to associate with at least one of the plurality of asset classes. The method further includes the steps of selecting at least one weighting factor from the set of candidate weighting factors, selecting at least one asset class from the plurality of asset classes based on a stepwise procedure and associating the at least one weighting factor with at least one asset class, determining a weight value of the at least one weighting factor; estimating, based on a GARCH analysis, a variance/covariance of asset returns, a variance of the benchmark, a covariance vector of asset returns, and an expected return on an asset; constructing the investment portfolio from at least one of the candidate sets of assets and based on the at least one weighting factor, and purchasing assets corresponding to the investment portfolio. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070430 | COMPARING FINANCIAL PRODUCTS - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for comparing financial products. Consumers collaborate to assist one another in identifying favorably priced financial products that meet their criteria. Pricing for financial products can be tailored to a consumer's eligibility (e.g., based on financial profile). Thus, a consumer is presented with more relevant financial products. When insufficient data is available to identify financial products for a consumer based on a consumer's profile, data enhancement techniques, including interpolation, extrapolation, and grouping can be used to used facilitate financial product identification and pricing. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070431 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS - A processor based server for evaluating performance of financial transactions comprises a database containing historical financial data of a plurality of financial assets, a user interface, a controller, a filter and a processor based analytical tool. The user interface communicates with a plurality of client devices over a communications network and receives input from a client device associated with a user. The input comprises information relating to at least two asset-date pairs and a statistic for measuring the performance of the two asset-date pairs. The information on each asset-date pair comprises identifying information of a financial asset and a time period selected by the user for analysis. The processor based analytical tool receives the statistic and the requested historical financial data of the selected financial asset from the database through the controller. The filter divides the requested historical financial data into groups based on association to each asset-date pair such that a first data group comprises a first historical financial data of a first asset-date pair and a second data group comprises a second historical financial data of a second asset-date pair. The analytical tool evaluates the statistic on the first and second data groups to provide first and second resulting values to the controller. The controller converts the first and second resulting values from the analytical tool to first and second graphical values, respectively. The user interface renders graph series for each data group using different type of lines or color on the client device associated with the user based on the first and second graphical values over the communications network. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070432 | REPORT GENERATOR APPARATUS FOR ALLOWING A FINANCIAL ENTITY TO MONITOR SECURITIES CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AND POTENTIAL MONETARY CLAIMS RESULTING THEREFROM - Reports are automatically created of securities class action lawsuits customized to show potential monetary claims resulting from the lawsuits for securities purchased or acquired by one or more financial entities. To produce the reports, a database of securities class action lawsuits is maintained. The lawsuit database includes a subset of securities class action lawsuits that are deemed to be noteworthy by the entity that administers the system. A comparison is made for each financial entity of transaction activity of the financial entity with records in the database subset of securities class action lawsuits to identify any securities purchased or acquired by the financial entity that are associated with a securities class action lawsuit in the lawsuit database and which may provide a potential monetary claim for the financial entity. A report is then created for each financial entity showing the noteworthy lawsuits. For the lawsuits that were identified as providing a potential monetary claim for the financial entity and which are deemed to be noteworthy, the report includes the potential monetary claim for the financial entity based on the transaction activity of the financial entity. A similar process occurs for creating a watchlist report of securities class action lawsuits of interest to financial entities customized to show potential monetary claims resulting from the lawsuits for securities purchased or acquired by one or more financial entities. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070433 | INVESTMENT ALLOCATION SYSTEM FOR MANAGING INVESTMENT RETURN AND RISK AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an investment allocation system for managing investment return and risk and method thereof. The investment allocation system comprises a storage unit, a MDD computation unit, an operation unit, and an allocation process unit. The storage unit stores a threshold, first data sets comprising values of potential investments, and second data sets comprising values of benchmark assets. The MDD computation unit transforms the data sets into MDD sequences. The threshold is assigned to the first MDD sequence in order to obtain a corresponding kth-quantile thereof. Further, an operation unit inserts an object according to the kth-quantile into the second MDD sequence. The operation unit further divides the number of the second list of objects having smaller values than the object by the number of the whole second list of objects to obtain a consistency index. Also, an allocation process unit allocates assets by processing the consistency indexes. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070434 | APPLIANCE WITH REAL TIME ENERGY COST DISPLAYED BASED ON USAGE - An appliance includes a display unit for an appliance and a control unit coupled to the display unit. The control unit is configured to detect at least one operating parameter associated with use of the appliance, calculate energy usage and energy costs associated with the at least one operating parameter, and present current energy usage and cost information on the display unit. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070435 | Computationally Efficient Probabilistic Linear Regression - A computationally efficient method of performing probabilistic linear regression is described. In an embodiment, the method involves adding a white noise term to a weighted linear sum of basis functions and then normalizing the combination. This generates a linear model comprising a set of sparse, normalized basis functions and a modulated noise term. When using the linear model to perform linear regression, the modulated noise term increases the variance associated with output values which are distant from any data points. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070436 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING CONTENT ITEMS - A recommendation apparatus comprises a monitoring processor which monitors the presentation of content items. A sample processor determines preference data for different content items by performing the steps of determining a preference value for a content item presented by the presentation unit in response to a first duration for a first section of the content item being presented relative to a total duration of the content item, and if the first duration is less than the total duration, determining if a second section of the content item not being presented corresponds to at least one of an end section and a begin section of the content item; and if so determining a confidence value for the preference value in response to a second duration of the second section. The preference data is used as training data for determining a user preference model which is then used to generate recommendations. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070437 | Information Management for Information Display Systems - A user-customizable information management solution, providing protection (e.g., privacy and/or security protection) for displayed information that may reduce or prevent exposure of sensitive and/or confidential information. In one aspect, a viewing aperture is controlled by the user and provides a view of a subset of the information displayed, where information not within the aperture is blocked or obscured to eliminate or reduce viewability. Optionally, simultaneous use of more than one viewing aperture may be supported. In another aspect, predefined information management instructions are used for determining how to protect a portion or portions of a document. The instructions may specify particular text and/or graphics categories defined by the user as being sensitive. Portions of the document that contain corresponding text and graphics are located, using a software-based search, and are blocked or obscured according to the predefined instructions. Dynamic tuning may be supported, whereby the user dynamically selects additional text/graphics for protecting. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070438 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING INTERACTION BETWEEN PROTEIN AND CHEMICAL - The present invention has an object to provide a method for configuring a pattern recognizer using versatile, readily available data, comprehensive protein data, and comprehensive chemical data and an object to provide a method for predicting an unknown interaction of a pair by the pattern recognizer-configuring method. In particular, an interaction such as the coupling between a protein and a chemical is used as an index; at least one selected from four parameters that are the position of a peak in mass spectrum data obtained from each chemical, the set of the position and intensity of the peak, the distance between two peaks, and the set of the positions and intensities of the two peaks is vectorized for each of a first pair having a first interaction and a second pair having a second interaction; an amino acid sequence of each protein is vectorized; a vector containing elements of the vector derived from each protein and elements of the vector derived from each chemical paired with the protein is created; and a support vector machine (SVM) is applied to this vector and trained to learn them, whereby the pattern recognizer is configured so as to discriminate between a class to which the first pair belong and a class to which the second pair belong. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070439 | LEARNING SYSTEM AND LEARNING METHOD - A learning system according to the present invention includes an event list database for storing a plurality of event lists, each of the event lists being a set including a series of state-action pairs which reaches a state-action pair immediately before earning a reward, an event list managing section for classifying state-action pairs into the plurality of event lists for storing, and a learning control section for updating expectation of reward of a state-action pair which is an element of each of the event lists. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070440 | SV REDUCTION METHOD FOR MULTI-CLASS SVM - An SV reduction method for multi-class SVMs is provided with which a number of SVs contained in the multi-class SVMs can be reduced without becoming trapped in a local minimum optimization solution and the reduction of the SVs can be performed at high precision and high speed. The method includes a step of selecting, from a plurality of initially present support vectors, support vector pairs z | 2010-03-18 |
20100070441 | Method, apparatus, and program for generating prediction model based on multiple regression analysis - An objective variable prediction model based on multiple regression analysis and having high prediction accuracy is generated by a computer. The method includes the steps of: a) constructing an initial sample set from samples whose measured value of an objective variable is known; b) obtaining a calculated value of the objective variable using multiple regression analysis; c) extracting samples whose difference between the measured and the calculated value is not larger than a first value, and calculating a determination coefficient by applying multiple regression analysis to the extracted samples; d) repeating the step c) by changing the first value until the determination coefficient exceeds a second value; and e) performing two-class classification to classify the sub-sample set obtained at the end of the step d) as a first sub-sample set and remaining samples as a second sub-sample set, and calculating a discriminant function. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070442 | ORGANIZING KNOWLEDGE DATA AND EXPERIENCE DATA - Improvement projects in large organizations are often driven by process engineers with different backgrounds and different experiences. In such an environment is useful to support the process engineers by an effective knowledge management. Typically process knowledge of an organization is represented by a reference process having tables containing process objects with descriptions for e.g. roles, tasks and work products. By assigning annotations containing experiences gained from performed counseling projects to the respective objects of the tables, experiences made by consultants performing these projects can be added to the reference process in a formal way. This improves the reusability of knowledge and experience inherent in an organization. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070443 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ADAPTIVE LEARNING STRATEGY - A system and method for a computer-based training in which a user is presented with a first training session associated with a learning strategy. Quantitative data concerning the first training session is gathered and evaluated to determine the effectiveness of the learning strategy for the user. A user is presented with a second training session associated with a different learning strategy based on the determined effectiveness of the first learning strategy. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070444 | Method, System, And Computer Program Product For Adaptively Learning User Preferences For Smart Services - A method, system, and computer program product are described for adaptively learning user preferences for smart services. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for adaptively learning user preferences for smart services includes modeling an availability of a subscriber for responding to an event associated with a service in terms subscriber context information available to determine a current situation of the subscriber related to the service, the subscriber context information based on private information of the subscriber. The availability of the subscriber for responding to the event is determined using a probability value associated with at least a portion of the subscriber context information. The probability value associated with the portion of the subscriber context information is updated based on feedback received from the subscriber in response to being presented a response to the event. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070445 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REAL-TIME EVENT IDENTIFICATION AND COURSE OF ACTION INTERPRETATION - A system for identifying events includes a memory capable of storing a compressed event table including a number of events, the event table having been compressed by reducing the number of events in the event table without reducing the number of events represented by the event table. Each event of the event table includes a set of state parameters, and may also be associated with an output. The system also includes a processor capable of operating a fast state recognition (FSR) application. The FSR application, in turn, can receive a plurality of inputs, and identify an event of the compressed event table based upon the plurality of inputs and the state parameters of the compressed event table, event being identified in accordance with a state recognition technique. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070446 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REPRESENTING INCONSISTENTLY FORMATTED DATA SETS - Two or more data sets, arranged in mutually inconsistent formats, are stored in a computer. Software is applied to each data set to discover and generate a topology for a respective Bayesian Belief Network for each of the data sets. The resulting individual constituent Bayesian Belief Networks are combined to produce a combined Bayesian Belief Network. The combined Bayesian Belief Network represents a virtual data set that does not exist but which stands in for a combination of the original data sets. The combined Bayesian Belief Network is a convenient representation that may be analyzed to investigate causality relationships among all of the variables in the constituent data sets. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070447 | CONFIGURING DATA COLLECTION RULES IN A DATA MONITORING SYSTEM - A computer implemented method of adjusting a monitoring system having data collection nodes with instances of templates for collecting data according to data collection rules includes receiving a data propagation path specifying a hierarchy for at least a portion of the templates, the hierarchy specifying a child template, parent templates for the child template, and an order for the parent templates. The method also includes specifying an event data collection rule for the first child template and configuring parent data collection rules for the parent templates accordingly. The parent data collection rules include a data retrieval rule for retrieving event data associated with the event data collection rule or a data aggregation rule for combining the event data associated with the event data collection rule and multiple instances of the child template. The method also includes updating the instances in the data collection nodes. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070448 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR KNOWLEDGE RETRIEVAL, MANAGEMENT, DELIVERY AND PRESENTATION - The present invention is directed to an integrated implementation framework and resulting medium for knowledge retrieval, management, delivery and presentation. The system includes a first server component that is responsible for adding and maintaining domain-specific semantic information and a second server component that hosts semantic and other knowledge for use by the first server component that work together to provide context and time-sensitive semantic information retrieval services to clients operating a presentation platform via a communication medium. Within the system, all objects or events in a given hierarchy are active Agents semantically related to each other and representing queries (comprised of underlying action code) that return data objects for presentation to the client according to a predetermined and customizable theme or “Skin.” This system provides various means for the client to customize and “blend” Agents and the underlying related queries to optimize the presentation of the resulting information. The present invention is directed to a framework or medium for knowledge retrieval, management, delivery and/or presentation. The system maintains semantic information and other knowledge to provide retrieval services to clients via a communication medium. Within the system, objects or events in a hierarchy are semantically related to each other, and agents implementing queries return data objects for presentation to the client according to a semantically influenced or determined theme. This system provides various means for the client to customize agents and/or the underlying related queries to optimize the presentation of the resulting information. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070449 | DEPLOYMENT PATTERN REALIZATION WITH MODELS OF COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - Deployment pattern matching is implemented by accessing a target computing environment model that captures environment modeling parameters relating to resources and resource-resource relationships of a corresponding computing environment and expressing the target computing environment model as a model graph defined by target resource elements and resource-to-resource relationship links. Deployment pattern matching is further implemented by accessing a realization pattern that captures deployment parameters relating to resources and resource-resource relationships of a deployment of interest and expressing the realization pattern as a pattern graph defined by conceptual resource elements and constraints arranged by resource-to-resource relationship links and constraint links. The realization pattern is then evaluated against the target computing environment model by executing at least one pattern matching algorithm that attempts to match the pattern graph to the model graph and information corresponding to results of the evaluation are conveyed. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070450 | METHOD OF BUILDING A DATA INTEGRATION ENVIRONMENT - A method of building a data integration environment is provided. According to one embodiment of the invention as applied to a computer network, the method comprising: identifying the data integration environment and the policies that apply to it, negotiating with the environment, and generating a new interface rule set enabling information to be passed in dependence thereon between the system which is made part of the integration environment and the integration environment. The method can be usefully applied in UAV networks, robot networks as well as in networks of fixed sensors. The invention finds utility in various important applications such as in network-enabled capability and in rapid integration of systems. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070451 | METHOD OF AUTOMATIC DRIVING OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK WITH LOCAL MUTUALIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE - The invention relates according to a first aspect to a method of driving a telecommunications network comprising equipment responsible for carrying out network control tasks, each item of equipment comprising a knowledge base intended for storing, in the form of elements dubbed knowledge, contextual information required in order for the equipment to carry out the control tasks for which it is responsible, the method being characterized in that: a logical neighbourhood is defined, consisting of network equipment—intended to cooperate in order to carry out one and the same control task; the knowledge stored in the various knowledge bases is mutualized in the logical neighbourhood, by implementing for each item of equipment of the logical neighbourhood a cooperation of said item of equipment with the other items of equipment of the logical neighbourhood; in each item of equipment of the logical neighbourhood, the same control task is carried out by feeding it with the mutualized knowledge stored in the knowledge base of said item of equipment. The invention extends also to an item of equipment, and to a network comprising means for implementing the method according to the first aspect of the invention. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070452 | DEVICE FOR DESIGNING NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION PRIMER, PROGRAM FOR DESIGNING PRIMER AND SERVER DEVICE FOR DESIGNING PRIMER - It is intended to provide a device for designing a nucleic acid amplification primer, a program for designing a primer and a server device for a designing primer that will not produce undesired segments of nucleic acid by binding of primers to unintended locations in a nucleic acid amplification reaction. A program for designing primer comprising performing execution of calculating and scoring complementation, for every combination selecting two sites from the plurality of sites to be amplified, between a sequence of the candidate primer for one of the two sites, and a sequence of the amplification product obtainable in the other of the two sites, thereby determining a series of primers for amplifying the plurality of sites from the plurality of the candidate primer groups. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070453 | Sensory Testing Data Analysis By Categories - This invention is related to systems and methods of analyzing sensory ability data. One embodiment of the present invention includes a method comprising the steps of receiving data from a remote location. The data is comprised of sensory ability data and demographic data associated with a subject. The data may then be stored. Further, the method includes identifying a potential evaluation level associated with the subject. The evaluation level is identified, at least in part, utilizing a sports tree function. The method also includes retrieving peer data associated with the potential evaluation level. Additionally, the method includes determining when the peer data is statistically powerful for use in generating a comparative profile of the sensory ability data associated with the subject. Additional embodiments develop training programs based on one or more training program functions. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070454 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTENT RECOMMENDATION AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An attribute weight adjustment engine adjusts a weight of a user in accordance with a record of an identified member ID out of records of an attribute weight adjustment database. The weight adjustment is performed through the multiple regression analysis based on a target similarity resulting from the record of the attribute weight adjustment database and a similarity of each attribute of the attribute weight adjustment database. The resulting weight is identified as the weight of each attribute of the identified user. To account for the weight of each attribute of the user, an attribute weight database is updated, and an unwanted record is deleted from the attribute weight adjustment database. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070455 | Methods and Systems for Incorporating Multiple Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for incorporating multiple environmental and genetic risk factors into an individual's genomic profile. Methods include assessing the association between an individual's genotype and at least one disease or condition by incorporating multiple genetic risk factors, environmental risk factors, or a combination of both. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070456 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing system includes a state estimation section that estimates a state of a user based on information that includes sensor information from at least one of a behavior sensor that measures a behavior of the user, a condition sensor that measures a condition of the user, and an environment sensor that measures an environment of the user, a historical information storage section that stores state historical information about the user, a usualness level evaluation section that evaluates a usualness level of the user, and a write section that writes the usualness level of the user evaluated by the usualness level evaluation section in the historical information storage section so that the usualness level is linked to each state of the user indicated by the state historical information about the user. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070457 | Efficient Data Layout Techniques for Fast Machine Learning-Based Document Ranking - A computer readable medium stores a program for optimization for a search, and has sets of instructions for receiving a first decision tree. The first decision tree includes several nodes, and each node is for comparing a feature value to a threshold value. The instructions are for weighting the nodes within the first decision tree, determining the weighted frequency of a first feature within the first decision tree, and determining the weighted frequency of a second feature within the first decision tree. The instructions order the features based on the determined weighted frequencies, and store the ordering such that values of features having higher weighted frequencies are retrieved more often than values of features having lower weighted frequencies within the first decision tree. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070458 | RULE CREATION METHOD AND RULE CREATING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus obtains, from an F-CMDB for managing CIs regarding resources and their attribute values, CIs with the type and attribute of the resource for which a rule is to be created for use at the time of comparison between CIs. From the F-CMDB for managing CIs of SRC and CIs of DST, and relations between SRC and DST together, the information processing apparatus also obtains CI pairs with SRC including any CI previously obtained and also having a relation corresponding to the determination objective of the rule. Then, the information processing apparatus subjects CIs of SRC with the same classification as that defined in a CI of DST to grouping. Then, the information processing apparatus stores a group of CIs of SRC obtained through grouping in a rule DB as a rule for the determination objective. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070459 | EXTENSIBLE DATA WAREHOUSE FOR FLOW CYTOMETRY DATA - Methods, systems, and computer program products for storing, managing, querying, and displaying data are described herein. The method operates by classifying and displaying received flow cytometry data. In an embodiment, the method creates a first extensible dimension table with columns that include keywords from received data. The method creates a second extensible dimension table with columns corresponding to parameters from the received data. The method then populates dimension tables with data describing values of dimensions of the classified data. The method populates a first fact table from the classified data. The method then populates a second fact table with a summary of data from the first fact table. The method displays a user interface on a display of a computer device. The method then permits a user to select query attributes including keywords and parameters. The method builds and executes queries based upon dimensions generated from grouped selected query attributes. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070460 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RULE-BASED DATA OBJECT MATCHING - An object matching system comprises a plurality of disparate databases comprising data objects and a master data server. The master data server comprises a computer programmed to provide a plurality of adapters configured to connect to said plurality of disparate databases, a matching module configured to compare data objects provided by said plurality of adapters through use of an object matching rule to determine at least two matching data objects, and a data integrator configured to merge said at least two matching data objects to produce a master data object. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070461 | DYNAMIC CONSUMER-DEFINED VIEWS OF AN ENTERPRISE'S DATA WAREHOUSE - Techniques for dynamic consumer-defined views of an enterprise's data warehouse are provided. A requester, such as a consumer, defines custom attribute aggregations associated with a plurality of data sources. The custom attribute aggregations define a schema for a resource-defined view of the data warehouse. Data operations are dynamically processed against the data sources in response to the schema to produce the resource-defined view. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070462 | STORAGE MEDIUM STORING TROUBLE HANDLING PROGRAM, AND TROUBLE HANDLING APPARATUS - A computer-readable portable storage medium storing a trouble handling program for causing a computer to execute a process for knowledgizing past trouble handling cases in information systems, and for recommending handling methods based on trouble handling knowledge obtained by knowledgizing and symptoms of troubles when they occurs, comprises: a searching process for obtaining candidates of handling methods for troubles requested to be handled by searching the trouble handling knowledge; a recording process for recording to a storing unit a history of handling methods executed for each symptom as handling history information; a priority assigning process for assigning priorities to the handling method candidates obtained by the searching process, with reference to the handling history information; and a process for returning to a handling request source the handling methods for the troubles requested to be handled after assigning priorities based on priority assignment information obtained by the priority assigning process. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070463 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA PROVENANCE MANAGEMENT - A method for deriving data provenance information corresponding to a workflow process having lower-level workflow processes includes deriving internal provenance information for data pertaining to at least one of the lower-level workflow processes, identifying data objects that are shared between at least a pair of lower-level workflow processes to derive external provenance information for the identified data objects, in response to a user-submitted query, using the internal and external provenance information to retrieve the data provenance information for the workflow process, and outputting the derived data provenance to a user. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070464 | DOCUMENT-BASED WORKFLOWS - A workflow application allows users to store, manage, and perform tasks related to workflows comprised of ordered sets of documents. The application provides an interface for creating and managing a workflow. Each document added to the workflow is assigned to a particular position in the workflow. Via the interface, the user saves data defining the workflow. In this manner, the workflow may be shared or preserved for subsequent re-use. The application allows a user to perform various tasks with respect to the workflow. Via an interface control presented by the application, the user instigates such tasks. In response, the application causes the task to be performed for each document in the workflow in an order corresponding to the arrangement of the documents within the workflow. For example, the application may render and print each document in the workflow. Or, the application may generate a combined workflow report. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070465 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING DATA POINTS AGAINST CADASTRAL REGULATIONS - A system for evaluating data points against cadastral regulations to include a plurality of software modules programmed into a computer system with software and hardware configured to store and update a cadastral rule database containing a plurality of rules for determining the validity of the cadastral data ( | 2010-03-18 |
20100070466 | DATA TRANSFER TECHNIQUES WITHIN DATA STORAGE DEVICES, SUCH AS NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE PERFORMING DATA MIGRATION - A stand-alone, network accessible data storage device, such as a filer or NAS device, is capable of transferring data objects based on portions of the data objects. The device transfers portions of files, folders, and other data objects from a data store within the device to external secondary storage based on certain criteria, such as time-based criteria, age-based criteria, and so on. A portion may be one or more blocks of a data object, or one or more chunks of a data object, or other segments that combine to form or store a data object. For example, the device identifies one or more blocks of a data object that satisfy a certain criteria, and migrates the identified blocks to external storage, thereby freeing up storage space within the device. The device may determine that a certain number of blocks of a file have not been modified or called by a file system in a certain time period, and migrate these blocks to secondary storage. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070467 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT COMPUTER PRODUCT - A computer-readable recording medium stores therein a database managing program that causes a computer having access to a database to execute acquiring, for each regular section of the database, a count of unfinished transactions having a given process unfinished; determining, based on the count of unfinished transactions acquired at the acquiring and among the regular sections, sections that are to be reorganized; judging, for each transaction stored in the sections determined to be reorganized at the determining, whether the transaction is an unfinished transaction; and storing to a reserve section of the database, a transaction judged to be an unfinished transaction at the judging and storing to a recording medium different from the database, a transaction judged not to be an unfinished transaction at the judging. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070468 | APPLICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes an application management unit which manages the state of an application, and a package management unit which manages dependence relationship information between the package of an arbitrary application and the package of another application. The package is a group of files to be used to execute the application. The package management unit processes the application based on the dependence relationship information. The application management unit manages the state of the application in accordance with a notification from the package management unit. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070469 | ENHANCED SYNCHRONIZATION FRAMEWORK PROVIDING IMPROVED SYNC GRANULARITY - A sync manager invokes a scheduled sync task that includes filter attributes for filtering a plurality of memory pages into a subset of memory pages. The sync manager selects file pointers that correspond to a plurality of files and traverses through the files using the selected file pointers. While traversing, the sync manager extracts file attributes for each of the files and, in turn, filters the files by comparing the filter attributes with the extracted file attributes. The sync manager then extracts memory page identifiers that correspond to the filtered files and synchronizes a subset of memory pages using the extracted memory page identifiers. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070470 | INFORMATION SYNCHRONISATION - A method of synchronising at least first and second instances of an information set comprising a plurality of entries, wherein said first and second instances are located on different nodes of a system, the method comprising:
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20100070471 | TRANSACTIONAL APPLICATION EVENTS - Techniques for processing transactional application events are described herein. In one embodiment, a database transaction record is retrieved from a database transaction log, where the database transaction record includes information of a database transaction and an application event associated with the database transaction. In response, a database operation specified in the database transaction is performed, where the database operation is configured to update one or more records of a database. The application event is extracted from the database transaction record retrieved from the database transaction log. An event operation associated with the application event that is associated with the database transaction is performed, such that when the event operation is performed, the updated one or more records of the database are readily available. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070472 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING CURRENT DATA FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - A system includes a server to receive a request representing changes to data residing at a device. The request is received from the device that is coupled to the server. The server includes a first synchronizer to identify the changes via web services description. The server further includes a second synchronizer to synchronize the identified changes with the data at the device to update the data at the device. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070473 | Distributed Data Store with a Designated Master to Ensure Consistency - One machine, i.e. computer, on a network, such as associated with a distributed database, e.g. a data store or a partition thereof, is designated as a master, which alone can issue system orderstamps for transactional operations, while other machines associated with the data store or partition thereof act as any of clients that submit transactions to the master, or as slaves that adhere to updates from the master. If a transactional operation on the distributed database is attempted on a client machine, and communication cannot be established with the master machine, the transaction fails. The distributed data store having such a master provides a method that decreases transaction time across the distributed database, and maintains consistent data between separate machines. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070474 | TRANSFERRING OR MIGRATING PORTIONS OF DATA OBJECTS, SUCH AS BLOCK-LEVEL DATA MIGRATION OR CHUNK-BASED DATA MIGRATION - A system and method for migrating data objects based on portions of the data objects is described. The system may transfer portions of files, folders, and other data objects from primary storage to secondary storage based on certain criteria, such as time-based criteria, age-based criteria, and so on. An increment may be one or more blocks of a data object, or one or more chunks of a data object, or other segments that combine to form or store a data object. For example, the system identifies one or more blocks of a data object that satisfy a certain criteria, and migrates the identified blocks. The system may determine that a certain number of blocks of a file have not been modified or called by a file system in a certain time period, and migrate these blocks to secondary storage. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070475 | DATA BACKUP SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A data backup system can analyze the data that need backups in accordance with user-defined or default backup criteria, so that the user can locate the files in need of backup without spending lots of time on finding the files. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070476 | REMOTE BACKUP AND RESTORE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-based method includes determining, based at least in part on a quantity of first backup data on a source computer, a data-transfer mode for the first backup data, the data-transfer mode selected from the group consisting of network transfer of the first backup data and physical-media transfer of the first backup data and, responsive to the determining step, transferring the first backup data via the determined data-transfer mode to a server located at a remote destination from the source computer. The physical-media data-transfer mode of the first backup data includes physical transport of physical media to the server. The network-transfer data-transfer mode is accomplished via a network connection and does not include physical transport of physical media. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070477 | Internet-Based Data Processing System with Onsite Backup - A system for onsite backup of internet-based data is provided. The system includes a central computer, a client computer, a communications link between the central computer and the Internet, and a communications link between the client computer and the Internet. The system also includes at least one database containing a plurality of data records accessible by the central computer, each data record containing a client identification number. Software executing on the central computer receives a data backup request, and software executing on the central computer transmits the data backup to the client computer. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070478 | RETRIEVAL AND RECOVERY OF DATA CHUNKS FROM ALTERNATE DATA STORES IN A DEDUPLICATING SYSTEM - One aspect of the present invention includes retrieving and recovering data chunks from alternate data stores in a storage management system which utilizes deduplication. In one embodiment, deduplication information for data chunks of data objects is stored at a system-wide level to enable the transfer and access of data chunks stored among multiple storage pools. When a data object is accessed on a first storage pool that contains damaged or inaccessible data chunks, the undamaged and accessible chunks may be retrieved from the first storage pool, in addition to retrieving an undamaged copy of the damaged or inaccessible data chunks from alternate data storage pools. Thus, a complete data object can be retrieved or recovered with a combination of chunks from the first storage pool and other storage pools within the storage management system, without requiring the entire data object to be retrieved from a backup source. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070479 | Proactive Information Monitoring Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for proactive information monitoring are presented. A user can define alert criteria for generating an alert through a centralized alerting service where the alert criteria relate to the status of records in a data set. The records of the data can be distributed across multiple remote or unaffiliated databases to which the user lacks access. The service can disaggregate the criteria into individual criterion targeting specific records stored in the databases. The criterions are provided to agents that monitor the records. When the records satisfy the criterion, the agents send notifications back to the service. Once the service receives sufficient notifications to indicate the alert criteria are satisfied, the service sends an alert to designated recipients. The systems and methods are able provide alert information without compromising the confidentially or security of the remote databases. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070480 | SYNCHRONIZING FIELD VALUES IN AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE PRIOR TO COMMITTING A CHANGE - Methods and systems are provided for synchronizing field values in transient data objects, such as JAVA® objects, before saving a transaction to a database. A dependency from one data object to another data object is detected, and changes which affect the second data object's fields through the dependency are flowed through to the second data object. This is performed between each step of a multistep save process, such between triggers, validation rules, workflows, and the final committing of data to the database. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070481 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOWING UPDATES TO DATABASE OBJECTS - A system and method for allowing flexible and simultaneous updates to database objects from one or more users is disclosed. The system may receive a change request to the object from the first user and then from a second user. The system may determine if the object is locked and, if so, informing the first user. If an edit request is received from the second user, the second user may be provided with multiple options, such as incorporating changes made by first user and overwriting changes made by second user with changes made by first user, incorporating changes made by first user and overwriting changes made by first user with changes made by second user, and cancelling changes made by second user. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070482 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT SEARCH ON A DEVICE - Content search on a device involves receiving a search request at a search engine of a device. The search request is associated with a search category. In response to the search request, a plug-in module of the search engine is selected based at least in part on a search category of the request. An extensible markup-language-formatted definition document is received from the plug-in module. The definition document includes an arrangement of data particular to the search category. A results document is formed based on the definition document and sent from the search engine to a search result renderer operating concurrently on the device with the search engine. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070483 | APPARATUS AND SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF PERFORMING A VISUAL-RELEVANCE-RANK SUBSEQUENT SEARCH - A method analyzes the visual content of media such as videos for collecting together visually-similar appearances in their constituent images (e.g. same scenes, same objects, faces of the same people.) As a result, the most relevant and salient (of clearest and largest presence) visual appearances depicted in the videos are presented to the user, both for the sake of summarizing the video content for the users to “see before they watch” (that is, judge by the depicted video content in a filmstrip-like summary whether they want to mouse-click on the video and actually spend time watching it), as well as for allowing to users to further refine their video search result set according to the most relevant and salient video content returned (e.g. largest screen-time faces). | 2010-03-18 |
20100070484 | USER INTERFACES FOR SEARCH SYSTEMS USING IN-LINE CONTEXTUAL QUERIES - Systems and methods, including user interfaces, are provided for implementing searches using contextual information associated with a Web page (or other document) that a user is viewing when a query is entered. The page includes a contextual search interface that has an associated context vector representing content of the page. When the user submits a search query via the contextual search interface, the query and the context vector are both provided to the query processor and used in responding to the query. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070485 | Social Analytics System and Method For Analyzing Conversations in Social Media - Conversations in an online content universe are monitored. A social analysis module analyzes individual conversations between publishers in the online content universe. Publishers that influence a conversation are identified. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070486 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR ARRANGING CONTENT SEARCH RESULTS - Content search involves receiving a user-formulated search query via a user device. The search query is submitted to two or more search domains. The search domains represent separate data repositories accessible via the user device. Results objects are received from the two or more search domains in response to the search query. The results objects are ranked using different ranking criterion by the respective search domains from which the search results were received. A rank value for each of the results objects is determined based on a single ranking criterion. The results objects are ordered based at least in part on the rank values determined using the single ranking criterion and sent for display in a user interface of the user device. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070487 | Real Estate Locator with Real-Time Updated Result Indicator - A computerized method of selecting and displaying listing information relating to real estate property, which establishes a searchable database of information pertaining to real property listings, provides an interface for a user to select and enter search criteria, displays a total number of listings meeting the search criteria as the user makes and changes search criteria selections, executes a search according to the search criteria, and allows the user to display some of the listings meeting the search criteria. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070488 | RANKING SEARCH RESULTS BASED ON AFFINITY CRITERIA - The present invention relates to searching content databases and ranking the search results of the searches based, at least in part, on affinity criteria for a particular user. Notably, a given user will communicate through various means with contacts. The identities of some, if not all, of the contacts with which the user communicates are used to create an affinity list. For each contact in the user's affinity list, a record of the items that have been accessed by that user is maintained as access history information. Each contact may have access history information, and the collection of the access history information for some or all of the contacts in the user's affinity list is generally referred to as affinity criteria. When the user initiates a search for items in contact databases, items returned from the search are ranked based, at least in part, on the affinity criteria. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070489 | FILTER CHAINS WITH ASSOCIATED VIEWS FOR EXPLORING LARGE DATA SETS - In an embodiment, a filter chain object comprising an association of a starting set of data items and two or more filter links is created and stored in computer memory. Each of the filter links comprises a component object that associates a set operation and a membership criterion. Each of the filter links is associated with a particular filter view among a plurality of filter views. Each particular filter view comprises a graphical representation of a state of applying the membership criterion of the associated filter link to a subset of data resulting from filtering the starting set of data items according to zero or more preceding filter links. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070490 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED SMART PLAYLISTS WITH AGGREGATED MEDIA COLLECTIONS - A method and system are disclosed for providing a smart playlist in a media sharing system. In one embodiment, a user of a user device participates in a media sharing system wherein a media collection of the user is aggregated with one or more shared media collections to provide an aggregate media collection of the user. The user device of the user obtains a playlist definition for a smart playlist. Based on the playlist definition, the smart playlist is populated from the aggregate media collection of the user. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070491 | Dynamic Contextual Table Headers - Techniques are disclosed for presenting users with dynamic contextual table headers when viewing database records. The dynamic contextual table header may provide a title (or other relevant information) for some columns of the table. For example, database records may be displayed along with a header generated according to a particular context—typically a row of the table selected by a user. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070492 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESUME VERIFICATION AND RECRUITMENT - A method and system for matching a candidate with prospective employers is provided. The system includes a web-based career management system having an input node for receiving candidate inputs from the candidate, and receiving employer inputs from an employer. The web-based career management further includes an expert processing system for receiving candidate inputs and employer inputs and for applying a plurality of analytics on the candidate inputs and the employer inputs to produce one or more analytics results. An output node is used for communicating the one or more analytics with the candidate and/or the employer. The candidate inputs include a resume, and one of the analytics results is a credibility score for a respective resume. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070493 | SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING NETWORK ACCESSIBLE DATA SETS - A Sales-Chip Relevance Alert extends the capability of the regenerating search engine by allowing users to become informed about relevant information that has changed to a second query or search request that is run after a first query or search request. The user can narrowly and specifically describe with a high degree of precision what is relevant and meaningful to the user and how the user is notified. The Alert provides a timely notice to the user about the relevant information change through user-defined means and user defined messages. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070494 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TARGETED SEARCHING AND BROWSING - A server constituted a processor and a server memory, the processor arranged to: provide a selectable plurality of attributes, the plurality of attributes stored on the server memory; provide, for each selected one of the plurality of attributes, a selectable plurality of values, the plurality of values stored on the server memory; and generate an archetype responsive to the selected values of the selected attributes. Preferably, a system exhibiting the server and a user computing station in communication with the server, is provided, the user computing station comprising a user input device, wherein each of the selected one of the plurality of attributes is selected responsive to the user input device, and wherein each of the selected one of the plurality of values for each of the selected one of the plurality of attributes is selected responsive to the user input device. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070495 | FAST-APPROXIMATE TFIDF - Our approach seeks to reduce the complexity of this type of calculation through approximation and pre-computation. It is designed to work efficiently with modern relational database constructs for content management. The approach is designed to enable the kinds of highly interactive data-driven visualizations that are the hallmark of third generation business intelligence. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070496 | Searchable Object Network - Methods and systems for preparing data for searching and performing searches are provided. Searchable data definitions describe the location and format of searchable data within enterprise applications. Documents may be created from the searchable data definitions and indexed by a search engine, while preserving semantic information available within the enterprise application. Search results can include an indication of objects that are semantically related to each search result, providing more information and increased navigation and search options. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070497 | Automated Criterion-Based Grouping and Presenting - Interrelated items in a complex item set (such as a set of components in a complex software architecture) may be difficult to present in a manner that facilitates an understanding and evaluation of the item set, due to the amount of information and the difficulty in automatically discerning the organization of the item set. A set of criteria may be utilized to form criterion groups to which items matching respective criteria may be automatically assigned. Further grouping assignments may be achieved by identifying an ungrouped item that is associated with a grouped item. Such techniques may be applied in many variations to yield a representation of the item set, and a presentation of the item set to a user, that aggregates similar items and interrelationships, thereby promoting an understanding and analysis of the structure and organization of the item set while reducing the user involvement in the generation of same. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070498 | OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK FOR TUNING RANKING ENGINE - Disclosed are apparatus and methods for facilitating the ranking of web objects. The method includes automatically adjusting a plurality of weight values for a plurality of parameters for inputting into a ranking engine that is adapted to rank a plurality of web objects based on such weight values and their corresponding parameters. The adjusted weight values are provided to the ranking engine so as to generate a ranked set of web objects based on such adjusted weight values and their corresponding parameters, as well as a particular query. A relevance metric (e.g., that quantifies or qualifies how relevant the generated ranked set of web objects are for the particular query) is determined. The method includes automatically repeating the operations of adjusting the weight values, providing the adjusted weight values to the ranking engine, and determining a relevance metric until the relevance metric reaches an optimized level, which corresponds to an optimized set of weight values. The repeated operations utilize one or more sets of weight values including at least one set that results in a worst relevance metric value, as compared to a previous set of weight values, according to a certain probability in order to escape local optimal solution to reach the global optimal solution. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070499 | SOCIAL NETWORK METHOD AND APPARATUS - A social networking apparatus includes a first project involvement module, a second project involvement module, and a relationship determination module. The first project involvement module determines a first degree of involvement with a project for a first person. The second project involvement module determines a second degree of involvement with the project for a second person. The relationship determination module determines a social relationship between the first and second person based on the first and second degree of involvement. A combined project involvement module may also determine a combined degree of involvement that takes into account the contributions of substantially all project participants, which combined degree of involvement may be further employed when determining the social relationship. In this manner, social relationships may be determined in a more efficient manner. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070500 | DATA PROCESSING | 2010-03-18 |
20100070501 | ENHANCING AND STORING DATA FOR RECALL AND USE USING USER FEEDBACK - A user of a computing device may see an item of interest she would like to remember for future reference. The user captures data of the item of interest and submits it to a memory enhancement service for enhancement and storage. The service submits the captured data to a human interaction task system which distributes the captured data to one or more human workers which to identify the item of interest, determine the user's interest in the item, and provide information regarding the item based on this determined interest. To facilitate the enhancement process, the user may add indications to the captured data prior to submission. Alternatively or additionally, the service may electronically submit queries to the user. The enhanced data returned from the human interaction task system is then stored by the memory enhancement service for subsequent recall by the user and possible use by the user. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070502 | Collision Free Hash Table for Classifying Data - Methods, systems, and computer program products are used for classifying data using a collision free hash table. In an example, a respective category index for each of a set of categories is determined. A respective class counter for each of the categories based on the respective category index is generated. A respective event index for each of a set of events associated with captured data based on respective first event values are determined substantially simultaneously in parallel. Selected ones of the respective class counters based on the respective event indices are incremented substantially simultaneously in parallel. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070503 | IDENTIFYING PRODUCT ISSUES USING FORUM DATA - Product issues are identified through an analysis of forum data stored in a forum database. Forum threads are identified within the forum data and clustered together by grouping related forum threads. Once the forum threads have been clustered, the clustered forum threads can be analyzed to identify product issues. Once the product issues have been identified, steps may be taken in an attempt to resolve the identified issues. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070504 | GLOBAL INFORMATION NETWORK ARCHITECTURE - The present invention provides a Global Information Architecture (GINA) to create an object-oriented, software-based modeling environment for the modeling of various data sources and allowing queries and transactions across those sources. The modeling environment is described in itself. Introspection is achieved since the model is described in the model, and early validation that the infrastructure is correct is established in that the infrastructure must execute against itself. Object traversal is done via vectors that describe how an object can be reached from other objects. Objects are linked by describing what type of object (data source) is to be reached and on the basis of what possible attribute values of that object. GINA allows different users to have different views of these data sources depending upon their WorldSpace. A user's view of the data source is controlled by his WorldSpace, which are the attributes he has that makes him unique. These attributes can include (among others) his username, roles, language, locale, and organization. These WorldSpace views can also impact the behavior of the data sources. GINA allows for object to object event driven behavior and provides a configuration centric versus coding centric methodology for integrating those various data sources. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070505 | Classification of Data in a Hierarchical Data Structure - Embodiments of the invention are generally related to data security, and more specifically to data classification. The nodes of a hierarchical data structure may be displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI may be configured to receive selection of a data classification type. Upon receiving a selection of a data classification type, a probability of a node containing data objects that may be classified as the selected data classification type may be displayed adjacent to the node, thereby allowing efficient location and classification of the data objects. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070506 | Query Expansion Method Using Augmented Terms for Improving Precision Without Degrading Recall - A query expansion method that improves the precision without degrading the recall, uses augmented terms. The method steps expand an initial query by adding new terms that are related to each term of the initial query. The query is further expanded by adding augmented terms, which are conjunctions of the terms. A weight is assigned to each term so that the augmented terms have higher weights than the other terms. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070507 | HYBRID CONTENT RECOMMENDING SERVER, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A content recommending server includes: a content information collecting section collecting content information including metadata of contents from a content server through a network; a content database storing the content information collected by the content information collecting section; a user profile collecting section collecting user profiles of users from user terminals through the network, each of the user profiles including each user's preference; a user profile database storing the user profiles, the user profiles including a subject user profile; a content indexer acquiring the metadata and generating content indices of the contents; a user indexer acquiring the user profiles from the user profile database and generating user indices of each of the users; an index database storing the content indices and the user indices; and a content recommending section receiving the subject user profile, searching the index database for an certain index corresponding to the subject user profile, and determining a recommend content. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070508 | INFORMATION CORRELATION SYSTEM, USER INFORMATION CORRELATING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - When a collation result of user information is not matched, user information in one system need be prevented from being leaked to the other system. When hash values for an item serving as a key of correlation match with each other between a plurality of user information lists, it is determined that relevance is present, and then user information of the corresponding user is correlated. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070509 | System And Method For High-Dimensional Similarity Search - A computer-implemented method for searching a plurality of stored objects. Data objects are placed in a hash table, an ordered sequence of locations (probing sequence) in the hash table from a query object is generated and data objects in the hash table locations in the generated ordered sequence are examined to find objects whose relationships with the query object satisfy a certain predetermined function defined on pairs of objects. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070510 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RATING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A system and method for rating an electronic document such as an advertisement. Rating information is received from one or more evaluators. A signal relevant to a criteria is received and a determination is made whether to deliver the document in response to the signal based on the criteria and the rating information from the one or more evaluators. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070511 | REDUCING USE OF RANDOMNESS IN CONSISTENT UNIFORM HASHING - Documents that are near-duplicates may be determined using techniques involving consistent uniform hashing. A biased bit may be placed in the leading position of a sequence of bits that may be generated and subsequently used in comparison techniques to determine near-duplicate documents. Unbiased bits may be used in subsequent positions of the sequence of bits, after the biased bit, for use in comparison techniques. Samples may be used collectively, as opposed to individually, in the generation of biased bits. Sequences of bits may thus be produced not on a single sample basis, but for multiple samples, thereby amortizing the cost of generating randomness for the samples. Less than one bit of randomness per sample may be used. | 2010-03-18 |
20100070512 | ORGANISING AND STORING DOCUMENTS - A data handling device has access to a store of existing metadata pertaining to existing documents having associated metadata terms. It selects metadata assigned to documents deemed to be of interest to a user and analyses the metadata to generate statistical data as to the co-occurrence of pairs of terms in the metadata of one and the same document. When a fresh document is received, it is analysed to assign to it a set of terms and determine for each a measure of their strength of association with the document. Then, a score is generated for the document, for each term of the set, the score being a monotonically increasing function of (a) the strength of association with the document and of (b) the relative frequency of co-occurrence of that term and another term that occurs in the set. The score represents the relevance of the document to the users and can be used (following comparison with a threshold, or with the scores of other such documents) to determine whether the document is to be reported to the user, and/or retrieved. | 2010-03-18 |