14th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150095212 | FINANCIAL DATA RANKING SYSTEM - A system for providing financial ranking of financial transactions can be used for such business endeavors as ranks lease or purchasing property. The ranking system server compares financial data to industry information in order to transform financial data and industry information to a rank by establishing numeric benchmark values and to derive a ranking with regard to financial factors related to the business transaction. Further modification of the ranking may occur by looking at the structure the contract, such as lease in order to provide a tenant/industry/lease ranking. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095213 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE PRODUCTION OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Financial instruments are produced at a remote location by a 3D printer. In one embodiment, a request is made for a financial instrument, such as a prepaid gift instrument, by user system(s) at the remote location(s). The user system(s) may be at one or more of a retailer location, a money transfer agent location, or an instrument holder or recipient location (such as at an instrument holder/recipient's residence). An instrument issuer may transmit a print file to a user system which may in turn provide the print file to the 3D printer in order to produce the instrument. At least of a portion of the print file may be rendered unusable at the user system after being provided to or used by the 3D printer, in order to prevent use of the print file to produce unauthorized copies of the instrument. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095214 | ELECTRONIC GIFTING PROCESS AND APPARATUS - A computer-implemented method of purchasing an item and transmitting a message to a recipient of the item is presented. The method entails receiving location data about where the item can be picked up, obtaining a recipient address, receiving personal content for the recipient, and combining the location data with the personal content to create an electronic data package. The personal content may include one or more of an image, a written message, an audio segment, and a video segment. The electronic data package is transmitted to the recipient address. Optionally, the data in the data package (other than the location data) may be customized such that it is disclosed to a recipient at a pre-specified physical location. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095215 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESCUING PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS - Provided herein are techniques for rescuing a commercial transaction identified as suspect, possibly based on suspicion of fraud or due to the risk associated with the commercial transaction. Various implementations include systems and methods that can rescue a purchase transaction involving a purchasing party (hereafter, a “purchaser”) and a selling party (hereafter, a merchant”). The item or items being purchased in the purchase transaction can include goods, a services, or property interests (e.g., real, intellectual, or otherwise). Particular implementations can facilitate the rescuing of a purchase transaction that has been declined, canceled or suspended (e.g., pending further review) by an involved party (e.g., the selling party) based on that party's concern (e.g., fraud or high risk) with respect to the purchase transaction. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095216 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING AND PROVIDING NEGATIVE EVENT NOTIFICATIONS - The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for determining and providing notifications of negative events. The disclosed embodiments include, for example, a computer-implemented method for determining negative events. The method may include collecting, by one or more processors, prior financial transaction information associated with a user. The method may also include determining a transaction pattern associated with the user based on the collected financial transaction information. In another aspect, the method may include determining a negative event reflecting a deviation from the transaction pattern associated with the user, the deviation being a nonoccurrence of an expected financial transaction consistent with the transaction pattern. The method may also include providing a notification identifying the deviation. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095217 | System and Method for Detecting Prepaid Internet Connection and a Charging Mechanism for Same - A system for detecting and charging for internet connection provided to a computer device, the computer device configured to detect any internet connection available comprising an internet access adjustment facilitator arranged to receive requests for prepaid internet connection access from the computer device; and capable of facilitating the linking of the computer device to a designated prepaid internet account for purposes of charging; wherein upon detection by the software that the internet connection is a prepaid internet connection, access and caching of any Internet content will be chargeable to a designated prepaid internet account from the at least one prepaid internet account; and upon detecting that the internet connection is any other type of internet connection, the computer device caches any Internet content accessed by the user for synchronization with other computer devices in the system linked to the designated prepaid account. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095218 | FACILITATING ACCESS TO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NETWORK - A system and method for facilitating access to an electric vehicle charging network is described. In some embodiments, the system provides an interface via which an electric vehicle may access and/or be authorized to one of multiple, disparate charging networks. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095219 | INITIATION OF ONLINE PAYMENTS USING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE IDENTIFIER - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for conducting payments are provided. In one example embodiment, a commercial entity system, in communication with a merchant subsystem and a payment electronic device, includes at least one processor component, at least one memory component, and at least one communications component, wherein the commercial entity system is configured to receive transaction request data from the merchant subsystem, wherein the transaction request data includes a payment device identifier of the payment electronic device and transaction information related to a transaction, transmit payment request data to the payment electronic device, wherein the payment request data includes at least a portion of the transaction information of the received transaction request data, receive payment card data from the payment electronic device based on the transmitted payment request data, and transmit at least a portion of the received payment card data to the merchant subsystem. Additional embodiments are also provided. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095220 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSACTION PROCESSING - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for transaction processing. The method includes: receiving a transaction request, determining, when it is determined that a real-time account book is undergoing compute-intensive transaction processing, whether an account record of an account on which a transaction is to be performed exists in a temporary account book, and if yes, processing the transaction request based on the account record, and updating the account record in the temporary account book according to a processing result, and if no, reading the account record from the real-time account book, processing the transaction request based on the account record, and recording, in the temporary account book, the updated account record according to a processing result; and updating, after the transaction processing is complete, the real-time account book according to the temporary account book, and deleting the account record after the updating. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095221 | Systems and Methods for Activating Electronic Bill Presentment - Systems and methods for activating electronic bill presentment are provided. Payment history information associated with one or more payments made on behalf of a payor to a biller may be identified. Additionally, at least one biller-specified condition associated with automatic activation of the electronic presentment of bills of the biller for the payor may be identified. Based at least in part upon an analysis of the payment history information, a determination may be made that the at least one biller-specified condition has been satisfied, and the automatic activation of the electronic presentment of bills of biller for the payor may be facilitated. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095222 | DYNAMIC IDENTITY REPRESENTATION IN MOBILE DEVICES - A mobile device includes a memory device, a display device, and processor coupled to a secure element. The secure element is configured to provide identity data that includes both static data and dynamic data. The memory device includes a plurality of applications and is coupled to the processor. When an application in the memory device is executed it causes the processor to request identity data from secure element in order to provide a representation of the identity data via the mobile device. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095223 | ELECTRONIC PAYMENT DEVICE - An electronic payment device is disclosed which is portable and makes use of existing wireless connections for data transfer. The device described herein makes it possible to obtain information from different data sources such as credit cards with magnetic stripe. The device incorporates anti-manipulation means which detect any improper or unauthorised access to the device, so that a circuit which is connected to the central unit and powered by the system supply device or an auxiliary system is monitored to determine that the circuit is closed and not altered in any way, which would occur on attempting to access the device as the fine thread mesh comprising the flexible circuit would be affected by an unauthorized or forced access. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095224 | Customised Interaction With Computer Equipment - A method of customised interaction with computer equipment is described. The computer equipment comprises a processor, a display, a memory and a user input means. A local connection is established between mobile computing apparatus and the computer equipment. Customised interaction code is then provided from the mobile computing apparatus for storage in the memory of the computer equipment. The processor of the computer equipment then runs the customised interaction code to provide a customised user interface using the display and the user input means during the local connection between the mobile computing apparatus and the computer equipment. Suitable mobile computing apparatus is also described. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095225 | ENABLING SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN DISPARATE PAYMENT ACCOUNT SYSTEMS - Systems and methods that synchronize consumer accounts between disparate payment account systems. In some embodiments, a payment network receives an authorization request for a consumer transaction from a merchant acquirer processor including original payment credentials. The process includes transmitting a query to credential mapping database, receiving a response including a primary account number (PAN) and a multi-entity flag, transmitting the authorization request to an issuer financial institution (FI), receiving an approval response from the issuer FI. The process also includes routing the authorization request and the multi-entity flag to a payment gateway to forward to an appropriate stored value account (SVA) processor, receiving a disposition message indicating approval of the transaction by the SVA processor, and transmitting an authorization response to the merchant acquirer processor. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095226 | Intelligent Credit Card System - A new credit card system which enables improved reading and other operations. Reading can be done in the short edge of the credit card thereby shortening the aspect ratio and size of the card reader. The reader can be electrical, reading information via contacts, or can be optical readers. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095227 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DENYING PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION REQUESTS ASSOCIATED WITH FRAUD - A computer-implemented method for denying a payment authorization request associated with fraud is described. Additionally, a computing device for denying a payment authorization request associated with fraud is described. Additionally, a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for denying a payment authorization request associated with fraud is described. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095228 | CAPTURING IMAGES FOR FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - Systems and methods for facilitating financial transactions by using images from a real-world environment are described. By obtaining the image and information associated with the image, a user may supplement the user's view of the real-world in real-time. For example, the images can be used to determine the status of shoppers, to buy products from television or the Internet, make payments to others, shop at a physical store, or check-in a user. A user's view of the real-world can be supplemented with information associated with the image. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095229 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED NOTIFICATION OF FUNDING REQUEST AND/OR APPROVAL - Embodiments herein provide for performing notification function relating to an automated transaction. A request for funding is received. A request processing is performed in response to the request. The request processing comprises routing the request to an approval unit, determining by the approval unit that the funding is authorized, and determining that sufficient amount of funds are available for providing the funding. The funding is either approved or denied the funding based upon the request processing. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095230 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED FUNDING, INCLUDING AUTOMATED REALLOCATION OF FUNDS - Embodiments provided herein provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for automated funding transactions. A method, apparatus, and system are provided for an automated transfer or reallocation of funds based upon a second request and/or completion of a funding transaction. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095231 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERING A TRANSACTION - Embodiments herein provide for a method, system, and apparatus for automatically triggering a funding transaction. Data associated with an activity relating to a user of an account is received. A determination is made as to whether the activity relates to funding of the account. In response to determining that the activity relates to funding of the account, a determination is made as to whether the funding is approved. In response to determining that the funding is approved, automatically triggering a funding transaction for providing funding into the account. The funding transaction is performed in response to the triggering. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095232 | TRANSACTION SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR ENHANCED ACCOUNT BALANCE AND STATUS MANAGEMENT - A computer implemented method of performing a transaction using a payment account, typically handled by a payment account manager (PAM), comprises the steps of: receiving a first message from a top up terminal indicating that funds have been transferred to the payment account; setting or adjusting a funds limit of the payment account based on information in the first message; receiving an authorisation or pre-authorisation request from a first terminal and commencing a funds aggregation; receiving a second message indicating a pre-defined amount of funds which may be used in the transaction; blocking an amount of the funds limit of the payment account equivalent to the pre-defined amount; and sending an authorisation response to the first terminal. As a result, the PAM can send data to indicate that a card associated with the payment account is not fit for travel. In one aspect of the invention, a transit authority is able to write bypassing data to the card so as to bypass a deny list that would otherwise have blocked the card from being used for a transit journey. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095233 | FACILITATING ACCESS TO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NETWORK - A system and method for facilitating access to an electric vehicle charging network is described. In some embodiments, the system provides an interface via which an electric vehicle may access and/or be authorized to one of multiple, disparate charging networks. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095234 | MOBILE BARCODE GENERATION AND PAYMENT - An application on user's mobile device (having a display screen) generates a transaction-specific barcode on the display, where the barcode contains a plurality of funding sources for the transaction and/or merchant loyalty, reward, or membership numbers. The barcode can be scanned to make purchases at a point of sale (POS). | 2015-04-02 |
20150095235 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS TRANSACTIONS WITH BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION - An apparatus, system and methodology for conducting financial and other transactions using a wireless device are provided. A computing device includes a memory device that has stored therein a wallet application for completing transactions based on wireless data communications between the computing device and an external electronic device. The memory device further stores an electronic credential. The computing device includes a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with the external electronic device. The computing device further includes a biometric characteristic reader for reading a biometric characteristic of a user. The computing device wirelessly transmits the electronic credential to the external electronic device based on comparing the biometric characteristic of the user with stored biometric information to initiate a transaction with the external electronic device | 2015-04-02 |
20150095236 | BROKER-MEDIATED PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In certain embodiments of systems and methods for conducting payment transactions between a payer and a payee, the payer selects one or more payment sources from various funding sources and accounts available to the payer, and instructs a payment broker's server to perform payment authorization and/or payment routing and clearing services on the payer's behalf. The payment broker's server notifies the payer and/or the payee of the payment authorization status and, if approved, instructs the funding source to send the payment to or for the payee without divulging the payer-selected funding source or account to the payee. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095237 | License Management System - A license management system coupled with a network and having at least one processor capable of executing processor-executable code coupled with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable code for causing the at least one processor to: (1) read a current licensing transaction tamp value of a network element and a restored licensing transaction stamp value of the network element; (2) determine whether a discrepancy exists between the restored licensing transaction stamp value and the current licensing transaction stamp value; and (3) in response to the discrepancy between the restored licensing transaction stamp value and the current licensing transaction stamp value, transmit an alert to a user via an output port. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095238 | ONLINE PAYMENTS USING A SECURE ELEMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for securely conducting online payments with a secure element of an electronic device are provided. In one example embodiment, a method includes, inter alia, at an electronic device, generating first data that includes payment card data, generating second data by encrypting the first data and merchant information with a first key, transmitting to a commercial entity subsystem the generated second data, receiving third data that includes the first data encrypted with a second key that is associated with the merchant information, and transmitting the received third data to a merchant subsystem that is associated with the merchant information, where the first key is not accessible to the merchant subsystem, and where the second key is not accessible to the electronic device. Additional embodiments are also provided. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095239 | CARD ACCOUNT IDENTIFIERS ASSOCIATED WITH CONDITIONS FOR TEMPORARY USE - Systems, methods and computer-readable media are disclosed for providing a cardholder with a card account identifier for temporary use in emergency situations in which an existing card account identifier has potentially been compromised, as a result of theft or loss of a transaction card or other potential misappropriation of the existing identifier, or situations in which the existing identifier is otherwise unavailable for use. The card account identifier for temporary use may be associated with conditions that restrict the manner and scope according to which the identifier may be used to gain access to funds. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095240 | CARD ACCOUNT IDENTIFIERS ASSOCIATED WITH CONDITIONS FOR TEMPORARY USE - Systems, methods and computer-readable media are disclosed for providing a cardholder with a card account identifier for temporary use in emergency situations in which an existing card account identifier has potentially been compromised, as a result of theft or loss of a transaction card or other potential misappropriation of the existing identifier, or situations in which the existing identifier is otherwise unavailable for use. The card account identifier for temporary use may be associated with conditions that restrict the manner and scope according to which the identifier may be used to gain access to funds. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095241 | SCRAMBLING PASSCODE ENTRY INTERFACE - A method of secured passcode entry is disclosed. The method, in one embodiment, includes: receiving a request to authenticate a user; in response to receiving the request, generating a passcode entry interface that includes a plurality of buttons for the user to compose a passcode entry, each button representing a character of a set of characters, the set of characters having a natural sequence, wherein said generating includes displaying the buttons on a touchscreen of the electronic device in an arrangement that does not reflect the natural sequence of the set of characters; detecting a touch event, represented as a coordinate on the touchscreen, interacting with the touchscreen while the passcode entry interface is displayed, wherein the touch event is indicative of at least a portion of a passcode entry by the user; and verifying an authenticity of the passcode entry based at least partly on the touch event. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095242 | MULTI-WAY TRANSACTION RELATED DATA EXCHANGE APPARATUS AND METHODS - Methods and apparatus for conducting electronic transactions such as commerce transactions or purchases and exchanging related information. In one aspect, a robust and integrated apparatus and associated method is provided whereby a purchaser can securely provide transaction data and/or information in an electronic format to another party such as a vendor. In one exemplary embodiment, the purchaser can authenticate his or her right to use the billing information contained therein to complete a purchase without actually having to disclose the billing information in a human readable format, thereby enabling the vendor to obtain and authenticate the purchaser's identity and billing information while still protecting the purchaser's privacy, and without requiring disclosure of the purchaser's billing information to the vendor's employees or any other parties. In another aspect, the vendor can provide information about the transaction in an electronic form that can be authenticated and verified for accuracy. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095243 | ONLINE-ID-HANDLING COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention as outlined below serves to introduce postmortem online identity handling that is capable of handling multiple clients. With this concept, the operator is able to create a Web or client application to delete the online identities of a deceased person with certified online providers. In the process, the deceased's contracts with online portals that require payment are canceled, existing credits are returned to heirs, or all other identifiable online accounts are deleted or deactivated. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095244 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A TIMESHARE PROPERTY - The present disclosure provides a computer-executable method for executing a web-based program for producing a title transfer document. The method includes sending an instruction to an electronic device to request a type of transaction to be executed, wherein the type of transaction includes at least a removal of a current owner from the title or changing ownership to a new party. The method also includes receiving a communication from the electronic device in response to the request and executing a plurality of modules for requesting information about the timeshare property, the fees associated with the timeshare property, and at least one party of the transaction. The method further includes receiving input data in response to the executing step, linking the input data with at least one identifier in a document template, and producing the title transfer document upon completion of the linking step. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095245 | Method for Increasing Regulatory Compliance of a Company with Integrated Training and Hardware Service - An Information technology (IT) company supplies a hardware service, a software service, and a bandwidth service for a client company so that a compliance posture of the client company can be completed. The IT company maintains the supplied compliance posture for a duration of a designated time period and then conducts a period evaluation for the client company. Then the IT company is able to identify at least inefficiency about the client company from the period evaluation so that the IT company is able to address the at least one inefficiency with a solution plan as the solution plan is implemented through an execution procedure. As a result, the IT company is able to improve the compliance posture of the client company through the solution plan. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095246 | USER ACCESS TO A REGISTRY OF BUSINESS ENTITY DEFINITIONS - The present invention provides an apparatus, method and computer program product for a registry, such as a UDDI registry, to restrict access to business entity definitions contained in the registry according to permission details associated with the business service definition. A business entity definition may comprise a plurality of information elements. Permission details, which define users or groups of users with permission to access the information element, are then associated with one or more of these information elements. When a user request is received to access a business entity definition access is restricted to only those information elements for which the user has the required permission. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095247 | Classifying Fraud on Event Management Systems - In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a plurality of classified event profiles including a classification that identifies whether the corresponding classified event profile is associated with fraud or legitimate. The method also includes accessing a first cluster of classified event profiles each identified as being associated with fraud, and a second cluster of classified event profiles each identified as being legitimate. The method further includes determining a plurality of first sub-clusters of classified event profiles from the first cluster of classified event profiles, and a plurality of second sub-clusters of classified event profiles from the second cluster of classified event profiles. The method still further includes conditioning a plurality of fraud-detection algorithms, each fraud-detection algorithm corresponding to a particular specified parameter, and each fraud-detection algorithm being conditioned using a first sub-cluster of classified event profiles and a second sub-cluster of classified event profiles. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095248 | Method for requesting and sharing purchases, recommendations, and reviews - Method for requesting and sharing purchases, recommendations, and reviews. Initial user input may be received requesting purchases, recommendations, or reviews and specifying one or more friends and/or family and/or their contact information. A message containing the request may be automatically created and transmitted. User input responding to said request may be received. A message containing the response may be automatically created and transmitted to the requester. Additionally, or alternatively, initial user input may be received specifying a purchase, recommendation, or review to be shared and specifying one or more friends and/or family and/or their contact information. A message containing the user input may be automatically created and transmitted. In one embodiment, said messages may be transmitted via email or social network, saved to user accounts, and accessed via the internet. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095249 | Website Platform to Locate and Engage with International Diasporas - A website platform focused around sharing needs or offers amongst people of similar residence and/or origin allows users to locate and engage diasporas across the world. This global platform provides each user to interact amongst each other through a plurality of communication, and development resources. Some of these resources are: the ability of send and receive messages; the ability to view, organize, and manage a user's contacts list, and the ability to create and join networking groups. One of the most important resources is the ability to create and add needs/offer posts to a common board that can be seen by all users. This allows users to view opportunities on need/offer posts that could connect diaspora users of any residence or origin. This international diaspora platform provides a unique environment that addresses some of the crucial problems associated with human migration or movement across the globe. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095250 | SUPPORTING INFORMATION TRANSFER DURING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES - A method of modeling a user includes performing a role-based classification of tangible interactions involving the user performed via a computer system of an organization, creating a collection of role-specific interactions, creating, from the collection of role-specific interactions, a plurality of role-specific models of the user, wherein the plurality of role-specific models constitute a user model of the user, outputting one or more of the role-specific models to a different user model associated with a different user, and consolidating the output one or more of the role-specific models with a second plurality of role-specific models of the different user model within the different user model. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095251 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR DETECTING LAW ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS - A communication system ( | 2015-04-02 |
20150095252 | Table-Connected Tokenization - A tokenization system tokenizes sensitive data to prevent unauthorized entities from accessing the sensitive data. The tokenization system accesses sensitive data, and retrieves an initialization vector (IV) from an IV table using a first portion of the sensitive data. A second portion of the sensitive data is modified using the accessed initialization vector. A token table is selected from a set of token tables using a third portion of the sensitive data. The modified second portion of data is used to query the selected token table, and a token associated with the value of the modified second portion of data is accessed. The second portion of the sensitive data is replaced with the accessed token to form tokenized data. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095253 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S PREFERENCES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS - A method and system for creating a customized and optimized application portfolio for educational institutions or other selective organizations. The system and method enables users to find a list of educational institutions or other selective organizations to which the user and/or a specified applicant may apply. The portfolio is composed accounting jointly for (1) to applicant attributes, preferences and constraints as well as (2) attributes of the institution or organization that accepts applications. According to certain embodiments, the portfolio is optimized to improve admission outcomes for the applicant and provide a customized set of matches between applicant and the institution or organization. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095254 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEPOSITING AND CHECKING OF BAGGAGE INTO AIRLINE FLIGHTS - The invention relates to a baggage drop system for depositing and checking of baggage into airline flights. The system comprises a conveyor ( | 2015-04-02 |
20150095255 | CONTAINER VERIFICATION THROUGH AN ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE AND PLUG ASSOCIATED WITH A CONTAINER AND A TRANSPORT VEHICLE OF AN INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT SYSTEM - A method and system related to container identification through an electrical receptacle and plug associated with the container of an intermodal freight transport system is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method includes coupling an electrical power plug of a container and an electrical power receptacle of a transport vehicle. Also, the method includes activating a tracking device of the container through a switch and actuator coupling. Further, the method includes verifying an identity of the container upon coupling the electrical power plug to the electrical power receptacle through an identification tag of the container and an electronic reader. Furthermore, the method may include conserving battery power through deactivating the tracking device of the container when the electrical power plug is de-coupled to the electrical power receptacle. The method may also include delivering an alert message to a driver when an incorrect container is identified. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095256 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING OBJECTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES TO DESTINATIONS - A method and a device for transporting objects of different types to different destinations, in particular postal items to delivery addresses. Each object to be transported belongs to one of at least two different object types. For each object, the destination (Zp. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095257 | NODE-PAIR PROCESS SCOPE DEFINITION ADAPTATION - A previously-computed scope definition represented as at least one begin-end node pair is obtained. The at least one begin-end node pair is usable to identify all nodes and interconnection path links that are reachable in a traversal from a begin node to an end node of each of the at least one begin-end node pair of a selection of a connected directed graphical representation of a process model. A change to the process model relative to the previously-computed scope definition is identified. A type of tooling environment used to change the process model is determined. The tooling environment includes one of a fully-integrated tooling environment and a componentized tool chain tooling environment. The previously-computed scope definition is adapted into an updated process scope definition based upon the identified at least one change to the process model relative to the previously-computed scope definition and the determined type of tooling environment. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095258 | COMPOSITE PORTFOLIO TRADING METHOD, CREATION AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A trader is enabled to create, to visualize, to study historical performance, to track, to perform analysis on, to share, to edit and to trade a personal composite instrument (PCI) that includes a first portfolio with a first set or group of assets and their respective quantities, and a second portfolio with a second set of assets and their respective quantities, the first portfolio “traded against” the second portfolio, leading to the creation of a new independent financial entity. Being a flexible and universal tool for traders in financial markets, the PCI provides an opportunity to invent unique financial entities which can open hidden ground for performing an in-depth analysis of assets or even markets and can enhance the trader's ability to set entry and exit points for separate assets or whole portfolios as technical analysis tools and composite price history become available. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095259 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INVESTMENT FUND MANAGEMENT - A system and method for investment fund management are provided. The method includes: determining a set of investment strategies based on a predetermined criterion; determining a performance predictor for each investment strategy in the set, wherein the performance predictor is normalized to take into account market conditions; and selecting at least one investment strategy for the investment fund from the set of investment strategies based on the performance predictor. The system includes: a data subsystem configured to receive and store data related to investment strategies; a connection module configured to provide the data subsystem access to external systems; and at least one analyzer, having at least one processor and at least one computational subsystem. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095260 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AGGREGATING INVESTMENT, EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT DATA AND DISPLAY OF THE DATA THEREOF - A system and method that aggregates investment, educational and entertainment data for consumers in a visually simplified way. In an embodiment, a system for such aggregated data can include a database containing investment data and investment education data and a processor in communication with the investment database and investment education database. In an exemplary embodiment, the processor may be included in a web server. The processor may be configured to execute instructions to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) to display visuals and accept queries from users according to at least one of the investment data and the investment education data. The GUI can include an educational portion and an investment portion. The processor can be configured to display through the GUI appropriate educational content from the educational portion and appropriate investment content from the investment portion. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095261 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS BASED ON TRANSACTION DATA - The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for administering actual and virtual investment portfolios based on transaction data associated with one or more users. The disclosed embodiments may be configured to modify an investment risk tolerance of a user based on transaction data identifying one or more first products purchased by the user and one or more prior financial services transactions associated with the user. The disclosed embodiments may also be configured to identify one or more first securities based on a portion of the transaction data and the modified investment risk tolerance. In certain aspects, the identified first securities may be related to at least one of the purchased products. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095262 | COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT FOR SOCIAL IMPACT INVESTING - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a computing environment for social impact investing. The computing environment can be programmed and/or configured to provide a platform for user of the environment to contribute to social impact investment instruments as investors, payors, service providers, and/or creators of social impact investment instruments, such as social impact bonds. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095263 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS BASED ON TRANSACTION DATA - The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for administering actual and virtual investment portfolios based on transaction data associated with one or more users. The disclosed embodiments may be configured to modify an investment risk tolerance of a user based on transaction data identifying one or more first products purchased by the user and one or more prior financial services transactions associated with the user. The disclosed embodiments may also be configured to identify one or more first securities based on a portion of the transaction data and the modified investment risk tolerance. In certain aspects, the identified first securities may be related to at least one of the purchased products. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095264 | Financial Index - The present invention relates to a financial index, a system and method for structuring a financial index, a system and method for operating a financial index, and a system and method for structuring an investment portfolio. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095265 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMUM PLAN FOR RETIREMENT INCOME - The method, system, and computer-readable medium generate and adjust retirement plans. Client information and projection parameters are received from a user and used to generate a first retirement plan. Default values for some information may be presented to verification based upon previously entered information. The first retirement plan is presented to the user simultaneously with a plurality of options to adjust the parameters, which are presented such that the user may adjust the parameters without obscuring the retirement plan information. Upon selection of an option by the user, the retirement plan is adjusted and presented in real-time, which may be implemented by the user's computer without communication with another computer. A reallocation option may be included to request quotes from additional parties, receive the quotes, and reallocate part or all of the value of a client asset to a different type of asset based upon the quotes. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095266 | VEHICLE OPERATIONAL COST DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle operational cost display system includes a user interface adapted for entry of cost of fuel for operation of a vehicle; a central processing unit interfacing with the user interface, the central processing unit having a calculator function adapted to calculate total operational cost of the vehicle based on the cost of fuel for operation of the vehicle and distance traveled; and a display interfacing with the central processing unit, the display adapted to display the total operational cost of the vehicle. A vehicle operational cost display method is also disclosed. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095267 | TECHNIQUES TO DYNAMICALLY GENERATE REAL TIME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FROM FORUM DATA - Techniques to dynamically generate real time frequently asked questions from forum data are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a preprocessor, a validator, a data module, and a list regenerator. The preprocessor may be operative to receive a user entry to a forum and to generate a processed entry. The validator may be operative to receive the processed entry, to receive an accuracy rating for the processed entry from a data module, and to forward the processed entry for inclusion in an existing frequently-asked-questions (FAQ) list based on the accuracy rating and rules. The data module may be operative to receive the processed entry and to determine the accuracy rating of the processed entry. The list regenerator may be operative to receive the processed entry and to regenerate the existing FAQ list into an updated FAQ list including the processed entry. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095268 | INTELLIGENT MULTI-USER TASK PLANNING - The disclosed technology can utilize a task manifest to record items on a user's to do list, along with other users also associated with the task. The technology can analyze the availability of the users associated with a task, reoccurring aspects of each user's daily routine, among other data items to determine which associated user is best suited to handle a given task. In some embodiments, the present technology can also rearrange an associated user's schedule to accommodate performance of a task, remind a user assigned to a task to perform the task, and notify all associated users of new or completed tasks. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095269 | Contextual Decision Logic Elicitation - Disclosed herein is a method of managing decision logic. The method includes receiving data, storing the data, and receiving a set of rules. A decision is generated based at least in part on the data and on the set of rules, and is a part of the decision logic. The decision logic is managed in a first mode or a second mode. When in the first mode or the second mode, the set of rules is managed in the context of the data by a first user. The managing includes reviewing and editing the set of rules for the decision logic in the context of the data. The editing is done by at least one of (i) modifying a rule in the set of rules, (ii) creating another rule and adding it to the set of rules and (iii) making an exception to a rule in the set of rules. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095270 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED AND REAL-TIME DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM LOCATION - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a system may comprise a plurality of slots each configured to receive a modular information handling system, a plurality of air movers each configured to cool at least one modular information handling system disposed in at least one of the plurality slots, and a chassis management controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of slots and the plurality of air movers and configured to display a recommended placement of modular information handling systems in the plurality of slots based on at least one of: identities of slots populated with modular information handling systems, an airflow ranking of the plurality of slots, an impedance ranking of information handling systems disposed in the slots, and a workload of each of the information handling systems disposed in the slots. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095271 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTEXTUAL LINEAR BANDITS - A method of selection that maximizes an expected reward in a contextual multi-armed bandit setting gathers rewards from randomly selected items in a database of items, where the items correspond to arms in a contextual multi-armed bandit setting. Initially, an item is selected at random and is transmitted to a user device which generates a reward. The items and resulting rewards are recorded. Subsequently, a context is generated by the user device which causes a learning and selection engine to calculate an estimate for each arm in the specific context, the estimate calculated using the recorded items and resulting rewards. Using the estimate, an item from the database is selected and transferred to the user device. The selected item is chosen to maximize a probability of a reward from the user device. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095272 | ESTIMATION OF PREDICTIVE ACCURACY GAINS FROM ADDED FEATURES - Various technologies described herein pertain to estimating predictive accuracy gain of a potential feature added to a set of features, wherein an existing predictor is trained on the set of features. Outputs of the existing predictor for instances in a dataset can be retrieved from a data store. Moreover, a predictive accuracy gain estimate of a potential feature added to the set of features can be measured as a function of the outputs of the existing predictor for the instances in the dataset. The predictive accuracy gain estimate can be measured without training an updated predictor on the set of features augmented by the potential feature. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095273 | AUTOMATED METHOD FOR MODIFYING NEURAL DYNAMICS - A method for improving neural dynamics includes obtaining prototypical neuron dynamics. The method also includes modifying parameters of a neuron model so that the neuron model matches the prototypical neuron dynamics. The neuron dynamics comprise membrane voltages and/or spike timing. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095274 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PROGRAMMABLE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION OF PSEUDO-RANDOM NUMBERS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for producing programmable probability distribution function of pseudo-random numbers that can be utilized for filtering (dropping and passing) neuron spikes. The present disclosure provides a simpler, smaller, and lower-power circuit than that typically used. It can be programmed to produce any of a variety of non-uniformly distributed sequences of numbers. These sequences can approximate true probabilistic distributions, but maintain sufficient pseudo-randomness to still be considered random in a probabilistic sense. This circuit can be an integral part of a filter block within an ASIC chip emulating an artificial nervous system. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095275 | MASSIVE RULE-BASED CLASSIFICATION ENGINE - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for performing classification of documents or performing other tasks based on rules. A rule generator receives a request for a rule that will receive as an input a document and output an outcome such as a classification of the document, addition of the document to a whitelist or blacklist, or occurrence of some other outcome. The rules are applied to a document and the document and outcome of the rules are presented to a rater. A rating of the accuracy of the outcome is received from the rater and the rating is propagated to quality metrics of rules that contributed to the outcome. Rules with a quality metric above a threshold may be added to a production rule set. Rules with a quality metric below a threshold may be removed. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095276 | DEMAND FLEXIBILITY ESTIMATION - An example embodiment includes a method of estimating demand flexibility of a site. The method may include quantifying energy usage parameters of the site and determining coefficients. Each of the coefficients may include a value based on one of the energy usage parameters. The method may also include multiplying each of the coefficients by a weighting factor associated with each of the coefficients. The method may also include summing products of the coefficients and the associated weighting factors. The method may further include estimating a demand flexibility of the site for a DR event involving energy usage curtailment. The demand flexibility may be based at least partially on the summation of the products of the coefficients and the associated weighting factors. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095277 | DATA-PARALLEL PROBABILISTIC INFERENCE - The present invention relates to a probabilistic programming compiler that (a) generates data-parallel inference code to sample from probability distributions in models provided to the compiler; and (b) utilizes a modular framework to allow addition and removal of inference algorithm information based on which the compiler generates the inference code. For a given model, the described compiler can generate inference code that implements any one or more of the inference algorithms that are available to the compiler. The modular compiler framework utilizes an intermediate representation (IR) that symbolically represents features of probability distributions. The compiler then uses the IR as a basis for emitting inference code to sample from the one or more probability distributions represented in the IR. Further, the compiler produces parallelized inference code that facilitates efficient parallel processing of inference computations in order to take advantage of highly data-parallel architectures, such as GPUs. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095278 | Adaptive Probabilistic Semantic System and Method - An adaptive probabilistic semantic computer-implemented system and method links semantic chains comprising subject, predicate, and object triples and an associated probability with behavioral-based chains comprising a system user, predicate, and object triples, and infers user preferences based on the linked chains. Recommendations are generated for delivery to system users based on the preference inferences. Explanations may be provided to recommendation recipients as to why they received recommendations, and the explanations may convey a sense of confidence in accordance with probabilistic semantic associations. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095279 | DATA ANALYTICS FOR OILFIELD DATA REPOSITORIES - A method for field management includes analyzing exploration and production (E&P) data sets to generate digital fingerprints of the E&P data sets. Each of the digital fingerprints represents a statistical characteristic of an E&P data set. The method further includes augmenting, by a computer processor, data set indices of the E&P data sets based on the digital fingerprints to generate augmented data set indices, retrieving, in response to a user search input and using the augmented data set indices, a selected E&P data set from the E&P data sets, and presenting the selected E&P data set. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095280 | DATA SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD, DATA SYNCHRONIZATION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SYNCHRONIZING DATA AMONG A PLURALITY OF DATABASES - In a method for writing data having been subjected to transaction processing in a synchronization source database to data in a synchronization destination database, a synchronization processing management unit of the synchronization destination database requests, as synchronization target data, first data that is a part of the data having been subjected to the transaction processing from the synchronization source database, receives at least the first data from the synchronization source database, performs first synchronization processing on the first data in a cache memory, and performs second synchronization processing on second data, in the synchronization destination database, which has been processed in a same transaction as a transaction in which the first data has been processed in the synchronization source database. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095281 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING THE FREQUENCY OF CONTENT UPDATES - An approach is provided for causing, at least in part, an initiation of at least one content update request based, at least in part, on a first update frequency. The update frequency platform may determine at least one result of the at least one content update request. Then, the update frequency platform may cause, at least in part, an adjustment of the first update frequency to a second update frequency based, at least in part, on the at least one result. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095282 | MULTI-SITE HEAT MAP MANAGEMENT - A first server system identifies a first storage area of the first server system, the first storage area being associated with a first heat value and storing at least a portion of a file. The first server system determines an identifier corresponding to the portion of the file. The first server system associates the portion of the file with the first heat value. The first server system sends the identifier corresponding to the portion of the file and the associated heat value to a second server system, wherein the second server system includes a duplicate copy of the portion of the file. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095283 | MASTER SCHEMA SHARED ACROSS MULTIPLE TENANTS WITH DYNAMIC UPDATE - An enterprise resource planning (ERP) system provides efficient maintenance and upgrade of tenant databases utilizing shared schema. A schema change is propagated from a master to tenants. Support is provided for tenants to be offline. The schema changes are applied at a mount time. Server load associated with the ERP database is distributed when tenant databases are updated with new schema changes. Changes to the application metadata (table schemas) is detected and applied to multiple tenants at a runtime. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095284 | INFORMATION STORAGE SYSTEM, INFORMATION STORAGE METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - A data storage unit that stores saving target data including a plurality of attribute values, and data identification information including any one of the attribute values included in the saving target data, as a data pair; and a data structure conversion unit that changes the attribute value included in the data identification information of the data pair stored in the data storage unit, to another one of the attribute values included in the saving target data stored as the data pair, are included. During a period of time that the data structure conversion unit is changing the attribute value included in the data identification information, reference to the data pair, which is the target of the change by the data structure conversion unit, is prohibited. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095285 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN IMAGE LEVEL SNAPSHOT AND FOR RESTORING PARTIAL VOLUME DATA - The present invention relates to a method for performing an image level copy of an information store. The present invention comprises performing a snapshot of an information store that indexes the contents of the information store, retrieving data associated with the contents of the information store from a file allocation table, copying the contents of the information store to a storage device based on the snapshot, and associating the retrieved data with the copied contents to provide file system information for the copied contents. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095286 | DATABASE AUDITING FOR BULK OPERATIONS - A method facilitates auditing of database transactions by maintaining logical consistency between a source database table and a shadow database table. A bulk command is received that specifies edits to a plurality of rows in the source database table. The bulk command is executed on the source database table. The shadow database table is queried to obtain an indication of the plurality of rows edited by the bulk command. The indication is stored as part of an audit trail for the source database table. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095287 | DATABASE AUDITING FOR BULK OPERATIONS - A method facilitates auditing of database transactions by maintaining logical consistency between a source database table and a shadow database table. A bulk command is received that specifies edits to a plurality of rows in the source database table. The bulk command is executed on the source database table. The shadow database table is queried to obtain an indication of the plurality of rows edited by the bulk command. The indication is stored as part of an audit trail for the source database table. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095288 | AUTO SUMMARIZATION OF CONTENT - A method of summarizing data files includes implementing, at a server, a storage event for a data file, analyzing the data file and creating a summary of the data file, and storing the summary linked to the data file. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095289 | ARCHIVAL MANAGEMENT OF DATABASE LOGS - A method for preventing suspension of transactions in a database computing system by monitoring active database logs of the database computing system is provided. The method comprises switching archive units of the database computing system due to full database log condition occurring during system operations of the database computing system. The method further comprises maintaining a database log history table, wherein the database log history table captures a threshold count of the active database logs generated by system threads of the database computing system. The method further comprises defining a temporary location for archiving the active database logs based on the switched archive units of the database computing system, and the maintained threadhold count of active database logs in the database log history table due to full database log condition occurring during system operations of the database computing system. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095290 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING AN APPLICATION TYPE OF UNKNOWN DATA - The present embodiments relate generally to a computer device, system and method of identifying an application type of unknown data. The method may include: determining that the unknown data corresponds to database information, the database information comprising at least one table with at least one column; for a column of a table in the database information, determining if a column identifier of the column comprises a keyword associated with a particular application type; and if the column identifier comprises the keyword, identifying data stored in the database as belonging to an application that is of the particular application type. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095291 | Identifying Product Groups in Ecommerce - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for supplementing product records with product groups that are relevant to the product records. Queries form users may be analyzed to extract keywords. Search results for keywords are evaluated to determine category consistency among product records, including such values as entropy and taxonomy depth. Those keywords with search results having adequate category consistency are selected as product groups and the search results associated with the product groups. Product groups are associated with product records according to a random walk of a graph having as nodes products and product groups and links representing belonging of a product to a product group. Product groups may be selected based on a transition probability based on a random walk and a quality score based on usage of a product group page for the product group. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095292 | DATA FRAGMENTATION TUNING AND CANDIDACY PERSISTENCE - A method for implementing defragmentation of a data area is provided. The method may include receiving a data change event for the data area and determining, whether the data area has exceeded a defragment threshold based on a defragment threshold value. The method may further include adding the data area to a candidacy list when the data area is determined to have exceeded the defragment threshold based on the defragment threshold value. The method may also include defragmenting the data area when the data area is determined to have exceeded the defragment threshold based on the defragment threshold value and removing the data area from the candidacy list following the determination. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095293 | MINIMIZATION OF SURPRISAL DATA THROUGH APPLICATION OF HIERARCHY FILTER PATTERN - A computer product and system of minimizing surprisal data comprising: at a source, reading and identifying characteristics of an organism's background associated with a genetic sequence of the organism; receiving an input of rank of at least two identified characteristics of the genetic sequence; generating a hierarchy of ranked, identified characteristics based on the rank of the identified characteristics; comparing the hierarchy of ranked, identified characteristics to a repository of reference genomes; and if at least one reference genome from the repository matches the ranked characteristics, breaking the matched reference genomes into pieces, combining pieces associated with the identified characteristics from the matched reference genome to form a filter pattern to be compared to the nucleotides of the genetic sequence of the organism. The differences from the comparison are used to create surprisal data representing an entire genome of the organism. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095294 | Elimination of Fragmentation of Files in Storage Medium by Utilizing Head Movement Time - Accessing a file on a sequentially accessed storage device such as a magnetic tape often involves bypassing valid files and gaps between valid files. Presently taught is a method of copying valid files being bypassed to a second sequentially accessed storage device while not copying the gaps. When a read target file is reached, the read target file is read. During a write to a file writing position, valid files are copied to the second sequentially accessed storage device until the file writing position is reached and the file is written at the end of the valid files on the second sequentially accessed storage device. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095295 | REDUCING DECOMPRESSION LATENCY IN A COMPRESSION STORAGE SYSTEM - In a compression processing storage system, using a pool of compression cores, the compression cores are assigned to process either compression operations, decompression operations, or decompression and compression operations, which are scheduled for processing. A minimal number of the compression cores are allocated for processing the compression operations, thereby increasing compression latency. Upon reaching a throughput limit for the compression operations that causes the minimal number of the plurality of compression cores to reach a busy status, the minimal number of the plurality of compression cores for processing the compression operations is increased. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095296 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A DATA CONFIDENCE INDEX - Techniques for providing a data confidence index are presented herein. In one embodiment, a method includes setting a default confidence index for a remote computing device, the confidence index indicating trustworthiness of data provided by the remote computing device, the remote computing device operating as part of a network of cooperating devices; applying a plurality of ordered rules for the remote computing device, respective rules comprising a rule pre-condition and a confidence index adjustment, respective rules considering one of a behavior of the remote computing device and a property of the remote computing device; and adjusting the confidence index for the remote computing device responsive to results of applying the plurality of ordered rules. A system and apparatus substantially perform steps of the disclosed method. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095297 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING AND ISSUING INSTRUCTION, TERMINAL, SERVER AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A method and system for acquiring and issuing a query instruction, a mobile terminal, a server, an information interaction system and a computer storage medium are provided. In the method, a mobile terminal transmits to a server a SMS message for acquiring a query instruction set; and the mobile terminal receives a query instruction set issued by the server. According to the disclosure, the mobile terminal acquires a query instruction set consisting of query instructions for querying various service information from a server of an operator, a user does not have to remember any query instructions and only has to select services to be queried according to the query instruction set so that query instructions corresponding to the services to be queried can be automatically transmitted. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095298 | Method for Tracking a Schema in a Schema-Less Database - Systems and methods are described for obtaining, for insertion into a schema-less database, a data object that comprises a plurality of key and value pairs. The method also includes hashing the keys associated with the plurality of key and value pairs. The hashing includes executing a hash function to generate a hashed data object. The method also includes comparing the hashed data object to a plurality of first hashed data objects and determining that the hashed data object does not match any of the first hashed data objects. Based on the determining, the method includes associating the hashed data object with the first hashed data objects to generate second hashed data objects and generating a schema for the database. The schema includes a hierarchy of keys that represent the second hashed data objects. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095299 | MERGING METADATA FOR DATABASE STORAGE REGIONS BASED ON OVERLAPPING RANGE VALUES - Metadata for a plurality of database storage regions within memory are merged, where the metadata for each storage region comprises an interval including first and second interval values indicating a value range for values within that storage region. The first and second interval values are examined to identify overlapping storage regions and produce a sum of overlapped storage regions. The sum of overlapped storage regions is compared to a threshold and the metadata of the overlapped storage regions are merged based on the comparison. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095300 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MARK-UP LANGUAGE DOCUMENT RANK ANALYSIS - A system and method for mark-up language document rank analysis that may be performed automatically and that may also determine one or more differences between mark-up language documents with regard to their relative rank. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095301 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH ELECTRONIC NOSE - Systems and methods for a mobile electronic system that gathers and analyzes odors, airborne chemicals and/or compounds. A signature or representation of the odors, airborne chemicals and/or compounds can be generated. Extrinsic data associated with the odors, airborne chemicals and/or compounds or capturing the odors, airborne chemicals and/or compounds can be identified. A model can be generated based on the representation and the extrinsic data. Filters can be generated based on the extrinsic data. The model can be searched for candidate matches, solutions, or other results based on the representation and the filters. Results can be generated based on the search and candidate matches. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095302 | IDENTIFYING AN ITEM BASED ON DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THE ITEM - There are provided methods and systems to identify an item based on data associated with the item. Information is received that is descriptive of an item to be listed on an information storage and retrieval platform. The information is associated with an aspect-value pair, which is an aspect of the item and a value of the aspect. An expression of an interest of a user in the item is received. The expression is associated with the aspect-value pair. In response to the associating of the expression with the aspect-value pair, the item is identified. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095303 | Knowledge Graph Generator Enabled by Diagonal Search - A method for building and managing a user-customizable knowledge base, the method comprising acquiring data related to a plurality of entities from a plurality of heterogeneous data sources based on a customized acquisition configuration, wherein the customized acquisition configuration specifies a distinct data wrapper for each of the data sources, extracting entity-related information from the data to form a number of graph databases, and integrating the graph databases by mapping relationships between the entities to create an entity-centric knowledge base. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095304 | CRAWLING COMPUTER-BASED OBJECTS - Crawling computer-based objects is implemented by identifying a dependency between a first portion of a computer-based object set and a second portion of the computer-based object set, where the second portion is data-dependent on the first portion, and responsive to identifying the dependency, effecting a crawling of the first portion and thereafter a crawling of the second portion. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095305 | DETECTING MULTISTEP OPERATIONS WHEN INTERACTING WITH WEB APPLICATIONS - Detecting multistep operations when interacting with web applications is performed by identifying a set of multiple web pages of a web application, where the web pages in the set of multiple web pages are sequentially navigable, identifying a group of multiple web page elements at the same relative location in each of the web pages in the set of multiple web pages, determining that the identified groups of web page elements are similar to each other in accordance with a predefined similarity criterion, identifying an element that is common to each identified group of web page elements, and determining that a characteristic of the element is uniquely varied in each of the identified groups of web page elements. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095306 | ANALYSIS, INFERENCE, AND VISUALIZATION OF SOCIAL NETWORKS - A method and system for automated generation of social networks. A graphical user interface receives a user query for an entity of interest, and outputs a graphical network showing entities and associations related to the entity of interest. A search engine interface transmits the query to a search engine, and receives references to documents. A named entity extractor downloads a selection of the documents, and generates a list of named entities referenced in the downloaded documents. A network inference module receives each list of named entities, and generates associations between the named entities in each list. An entity matcher operates on the associations to consolidate them in instances wherein differently named entities are determined to be the same named entity, and provides a consolidated list of named entities and associations to the user interface for display as a graphical network. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095307 | TRANSPARENT ACCESS TO MULTI-TEMPERATURE DATA - A system, a method, and a computer program product for providing transparent access to multi-temperature data are disclosed. A query for accessing data is received. The query includes at least one selection parameter for retrieval of data. The data is stored in a plurality of partitions of a database system. Each partition has a maximum data value per column, a minimum data value per column, and a predetermined date associated with the data contained in the partition. A determination is made whether at least one selection parameter is greater than the minimum data value per column and less than the maximum data value per column. The queried data is retrieved from the partition using the predetermined date associated with the data contained in the partition. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095308 | BACKGROUND FORMAT OPTIMIZATION FOR ENHANCED SQL-LIKE QUERIES IN HADOOP - A format conversion engine for Apache Hadoop that converts data from its original format to a database-like format at certain time points for use by a low latency (LL) query engine. The format conversion engine comprises a daemon that is installed on each data node in a Hadoop cluster. The daemon comprises a scheduler and a converter. The scheduler determines when to perform the format conversion and notifies the converter when the time comes. The converter converts data on the data node from its original format to a database-like format for use by the low latency (LL) query engine. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095309 | Many-Core Algorithms for In-Memory Column Store Databases - A pattern can be identified in at least part of a query whose definition is received in a query request. The identified pattern can be matched with a set of pre-defined patterns, each of which has associated therewith at least one pre-compiled query execution sub-component of a plurality of pre-compiled query execution sub-components retained in a library. A plan for executing the query can be generated, for example by incorporating the pre-compiled query execution sub-component associated with the matched pattern into the plan based on a pseudo code representation of the plan derived from the definition. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095310 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING STATUS UPDATES ASSOCIATED WITH ELEMENTS IN A MEDIA ITEM - An approach is provided for a more efficient and user friendly mechanism for determining and presenting status updates associated with elements in a media item. The approach includes a method for processing and/or facilitating a processing of one or more media items to determine one or more elements present in the one or more media items. The method further includes determining a current status information associated with the one or more elements. The method also includes causing, at least in part, a presentation of one or more representations of the current status information. | 2015-04-02 |
20150095311 | CROWD-POWERED SELF-IMPROVING INTERACTIVE VISUALANALYTICS FOR USER-GENERATED OPINION DATA - Embodiments relate to interacting with a collection of user opinion documents associated with a topic. One aspect includes obtaining opinion data for the collection of opinion documents associated with the topic. The opinion data includes one or more features discussed in the opinion documents, one or more key phrases included in each feature, one or more text snippets included in each feature, and at least one sentiment expressed in each text snippet. A visual interface is provided in which a feature summary view of the opinion documents acts a top level of a navigational hierarchy. The visual interface allows user navigation from the top level to a lower level of the navigational hierarchy in order to display more details about a text snippet, as compared to the feature summary view, while continuing to provide the feature summary view. | 2015-04-02 |