| 15th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
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| 20090094121 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING SELECTIVE CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION IN DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURING AND MANAGING AT LEAST A PORTION OF CUSTOMIZABLE INDIVIDUALIZED VICTUALS PROVISION SERVICES PROVIDED THERETO - The system and method of the present invention are directed to providing and managing periodic subscription-based victuals preparation and delivery services to customers thereof, while enabling the customers to selectively alter and/or manage pending victuals deliveries, without having to make permanent changes to their subscription plan, and without necessarily sacrificing or decreasing the health, nutrition, and weight-management benefits thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the inventive system and method transmit notification of pending victuals deliveries to customers with sufficient notice to enable customers to selectively modify and/or cancel all or a portion thereof. The inventive system and method further include an automated credit system for handling full and/or partial meal cancellations. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094122 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMPLETING A TRANSACTION INCLUDING PAYMENT VERIFICATION - A system and method of completing a self-service transaction including payment verification which limits products or services to those paid for. The system includes a payment station and a delivery station. The payment station includes a first computer for recording an order from a customer, for processing payment for the order from the customer, for storing terms of the order with an order identification number, for providing an order identifier associated with the order identification number. The delivery station includes a second computer for reading the order identifier to determine the order identification number, for accessing the terms of the order using the order identification number, for authorizing a delivery to the customer based upon the terms of the order. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094123 | PAYMENT SERVICES PROVIDER METHODS IN CONNECTION WITH PERSONALIZED PAYMENTS SYSTEM - A method includes receiving transaction information from a merchant device. The transaction information includes a transaction amount and merchant information that identifies a merchant that operates the merchant device. The method further includes receiving, from a mobile device, a request that a funds transfer be made from a payment card account that belongs to a customer who is operating the mobile device to a payment card account that belongs to the merchant. The method also includes forwarding the request to a financial institution that issued the payment card account that belongs to the customer. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094124 | REAL-TIME POINT-OF-SALE CHANGE-OF-ADDRESS PROCESSING - The present invention provides the ability to solicit and obtain updated information about a customer or person. The present invention can be incorporated into a service provision system and thus, request updated information from a customer attempting to access the service. In operation, when the customer requests a service, the customer either provides or is requested to provide sufficient information to identify the customer. The system then extracts a customer profile based on the identity of the customer. Portions or all of the customer profile is then presented to the customer to verify for correctness. If the information is incorrect, the customer can provide updated information immediately to the system. The system can force the customer to either update the information or affirmatively indicate the information is correct before providing the service. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094125 | SYSTEM FOR PERSONALIZED PAYMENTS VIA MOBILE DEVICES - A method includes receiving transaction information at a mobile device from a merchant device. The transaction information includes a transaction amount and merchant information that identifies a merchant that operates the merchant device. The method further includes generating a funds transfer request in the mobile device. The funds transfer request includes the merchant information, information that indicates the transaction amount and information that identifies a customer of the merchant. The funds transfer request is for requesting that funds be transferred from a payment card account that belongs to the customer to a payment card account that belongs to the merchant. The method also includes transmitting, from the mobile device, the funds transfer request, to a financial institution that issued the customer's payment card account. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094126 | DUAL USE POINT OF SALE TERMINAL AND METHODS OF OPERATING SAME - A method of operating a point of sale (POS) terminal includes inputting into the POS terminal information for defining a transaction. The method further includes selecting between a first mode of operation of the POS terminal and a second mode of operation of the POS terminal. In the first mode of operation the POS terminal initiates a payment card authorization request to an acquirer financial institution. In the second mode of operation the POS terminal transmits transaction information to a customer's mobile device. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094127 | Storage-Cabinet and Method for Selling Frozen and/or Refrigerated Goods From Such a Locked Storage-Cabinet - The invention is related to a storage cabinet ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094128 | Multi-device supervisor support for self-checkout systems - A customer self-checkout system includes one or more checkout stations and multiple supervisor terminals. The supervisor terminals provide support to, and control over, the self- checkout system and checkout stations. A controller is used to coordinate communications among the checkout stations and supervisor terminals over a wired and/or wireless network interfaces. A user may provide input at supervisory terminal using an interface providing context sensitive prompting to enable control using a simple keyboard interface. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094129 | Method of Trading - A method of borrowing an item from a lender to a borrower, in which the item has an RFID tracking device affixed thereto. While the item is in the possession of the borrower, the lender uses data transmitted from the RFID tracking device to monitor the item, to be assured of its location and security and optionally to compile an inventory of borrowed items. Whilst the item is in the possession of the borrower, the borrower may pay an interest payment to the lender agreed between the borrower and the lender and derived from the monetary value of the item. The borrower may sell the borrowed item to a third party for a price and pay the lender a sum agreed between the borrower and the lender and derived from a monetary value of the item when it is sold. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094130 | PROCUREMENT REQUISITION PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A purchasing method and system. The method includes purchasing method comprising generating by said computing system a database table. The database table comprises catalog purchase types for items available for purchase. An entity profile associated with an entity is generated. The entity profile is associated with entity allowable catalog purchase types selected from the available catalog purchase types in the database table. A catalog profile is generated. The catalog profile is associated with the entity profile. A user profile associated with the entity profile is generated. The user profile is associated with the entity allowable catalog purchase types. Specified catalogs are identified and presented to a user. The user profile is comprised of a default purchase type and additional user related details. The specified catalogs are associated with the default purchase type, the user profile, the entity profile, and the catalog profile. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094131 | System and method for customer delivery notification - Build-to-order products are shipped to consumers through plural shipping providers by giving the consumer an estimated delivery date for the arrival of the product at the consumer delivery address. Using an estimated delivery date makes the notice agnostic of the shipping provider so that multiple transport means may be used to ship the product. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094132 | METHOD FOR FUNDRAISING BY PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED ITEMS - In a method for providing access to and using an edutainment website original artwork created by one or more participants as part of a fundraising event and embodied in custom postage is registered on the website. Registrants or entities authorized to act on behalf of the registrants a provided with instructions regarding how to access the website. Once accessed, depending upon where within the website a registrant goes, the registrant can interact with educational and entertainment programming operable on the website. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094133 | ORDERING ASSISTANT - A request is received to configure an order for services. A question tree is accessed, the question tree being related to a form that may be used to place the order. User responses are received to two or more questions included in the question tree. A configuration output is provided that identifies fields in the form to be populated and values for the fields in the form that are to be populated. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094134 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORED-VALUE EXCHANGE WITHIN SOCIAL NETWORKING ENVIRONMENTS - An electronic social networking environment enables the transfer of stored value between users of the environment. A transfer may be in the form of a gift from one user to another. The stored value may represent actual currency or virtual currency. The stored value may be redeemed within or outside the electronic social networking environment, and may be redeemed with one or more merchants. The stored value may be redeemed for a physical item or service or for a virtual item or service. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094135 | PRINT DRIVER BASED MARKETING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of providing access to an online marketplace via a printer driver that is in communication with a networked printing device. The marketplace offers printer capabilities which are compatible with the networked printing device. The computing device receives a request to purchase one of the printer capabilities for the networked printing device. The printer driver associates the purchased printer capability with the computing device. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094136 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN EFFICIENT DYNAMIC MULTI-UNIT AUCTION - The present invention implements an auction in which multiple types of goods may be auctioned in a dynamic process. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention is a system and method for a computer implemented dynamic multi-unit auction in which the price paid or received by bidders tends to be independent of their own bids, in which participants may be provided with information concerning their competitors' bids as the auction progresses, and in which the confidentiality of high values may be maintained. Participants' quantities bid at a given time may be restricted to be less than or equal to the quantities bid at an earlier time. These features provide the advantage of improving economic efficiency of the auction design over the prior art. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094137 | Web Page Optimization Systems - A system for improved web page generation and display, relating to providing a system for dynamically creating web pages on demand which can be indexed by Internet-based search engine indexing programs from contents stored in one or more databases. Further, index rankings created from the dynamically created pages are optimized using random, but contextually appropriate text replacement, within the web page URL link references and web-page content, and source code ordering. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094138 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING, TRACKING, AND PROJECTING CHILDREN'S CLOTHING SIZES OVER TIME - The present invention relates to an automated system and method for determining the best brand and product-specific sizes of garments or footwear for a child based on the child's measurements and the measurement parameters associated with a specific brands' sizing structures. The present invention also allows for projecting changes in the child's garment or footwear size by brand and product type over time either by projecting the approximate date on which a child will outgrow their current size or by projecting a future size for some given date in time. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094139 | MYCONCERTDATE.COM - A method for a member of an organization whose purpose is to bring people together who share common interests, wherein each member posts, on a common website, a profile describing themselves and their interests; where each member may list on the website one or more tickets to an entertainment event for sale, trade or date; each member being able to directly contact, through an electronic portal, the member posting the tickets, to purchase, trade or arrange a date to attend the event with the posting member, if both members agree. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094140 | Methods and Apparatus for Inventory and Price Information Management - Systems and techniques for managing product inventory and pricing and product information. A moving camera platform is directed to desired locations in an environment to capture visual information relating to shelf labels affixed to shelves in the environment and visual information relating to products on the shelves. Image recognition is performed on the visual information to extract information on the shelf labels. The information from the shelf labels is compared against corresponding stored information, and mismatches between the shelf label information and the stored information are noted. Image recognition is also performed on the visual information to extract inventory information of the products. The inventory information is also compared against corresponding stored information, and mismatches between the inventory information and the stored information are also noted. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094141 | Business integration of integrated gasification combined cycle power plant and coal to liquid fuel plant - Methods of operating a business arrangement for an integrated CTL process and IGCC facility are disclosed herein. An embodiment of the method encompasses operating the integrated CTL and IGCC facility to optimize profitability, revenue and monitor inventory. Some advantages of the disclosed methods include reduced capital expenditures and increased availability of power or syngas during emergencies. Further advantages of the disclosed methods will be described in more detail herein. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094142 | Method and Server for Managing Subscriber Charges - A fee management server manages subscriber fees by managing an actual fee credit and an available fee credit for very subscriber. Upon receipt of a fee accounting message by a server for accounting fees for a communication service desired by the subscriber, the fee management server transmits a recall message for recalling communication units already allocated for another communication service if the available fee credit of the subscriber is lower and if an actual fee credit is higher than an amount specified in the fee accounting message for the desired communication service. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094143 | Gross Margin Tax Method - A method for calculating the gross margin tax (GMT), for example, in a particular state. In an example embodiment, one or more new accounts are added to the income statement for a GMT taxable entity. These new accounts are accounts or items that are deductible under the GMT, but not necessarily under the federal tax. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094144 | BUSINESS MODEL OF A BILLING PROCEDURE FOR RENTING MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - A system and method relate to dynamic financial models associated with financing, such as leasing or purchasing, equipment and/or services. The financial models may dynamically update a rate of payment based upon variable conditions. In one aspect, the financial models facilitate the lease of medical equipment. A rental rate for a piece of medical equipment being leased may be adjusted to account for changing conditions. The rental rate may be updated as a function of fluctuating health care insurance re-imbursement rates, fluctuating billing or other medical guidelines, the number and/or type of procedures being performed with medical equipment being leased, interest rates, and/or other factors. The dynamic calculation of the rental rate to reflect actual conditions may reduce financial risk posed to a medical practitioner or facility. Accordingly, a significant barrier of entering a highly specialized market associated with medical equipment and the medical services provided thereby may be alleviated. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094145 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY COMPLETED GENERAL RECOMMENDED WORD AND ADVERTISEMENT RECOMMENDED WORD - A system for autocompleting a general recommended word and an advertising recommended word, the system including: a first database configured to maintain an autocomplete general recommend word; a second database configured to maintain an autocomplete advertising recommended word; an autocomplete indexer component configured to index the autocomplete general recommended word and the autocomplete advertising recommended word; an autocomplete index database configured to classify and store the indexed autocomplete general recommended word and the autocomplete advertising recommended word; a web server configured to 1) receive an input query, and 2) transmit the input query to a predetermined query autocompletion server, and 3) receive the autocomplete general recommended word and the autocomplete advertising recommended word, and 4) display the autocomplete general recommended word and the autocomplete advertising recommended word; and the query autocompletion server is provided. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094146 | Methods, Systems, and Computer-Readable Media for Predicting an Effectiveness of a Cost Saving Opportunity - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for predicting an effectiveness of a cost saving opportunity. According to embodiments of the method, a feasibility score, a financial impact score, and a risk score are determined. An effectiveness score is determined based on the feasibility score, the financial impact score, and the risk score. The feasibility score may indicate an anticipated ease with which to implement each cost saving opportunity. The financial impact score may indicate an anticipated cost savings resulting from implementing each cost saving opportunity. The risk score may indicate an anticipated level of business risk incurred by implementing each of the plurality of cost saving opportunities. The effectiveness score, which may be represented in one or two dimensions, indicates the anticipated effectiveness of each cost saving opportunity based on the feasibility score, the financial impact score, and the risk score. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094147 | Multi-Computer Data Transfer and Processing to Support Electronic Content Clearance and Licensing - Multi-computer data transfer and processing supports electronic content clearance and licensing. Data is transferred by external communication between separate computers which themselves are distinguishable processing entities, such as a licensor station, a licensee station and a licensing system station accessible by a tiered access web site. Licensors submit content, and demonstrative content samples, searchable by licensees. Licenses, which may be generated and delivered electronically, may be granted or denied according to predetermined parameters or analysis of licensing requests. The system may be fee-based, advertising-based, membership fee-based, or may charge a royalty per transaction, and may collect and distribute licensing fees. License progress may be tracked. Licensed content may be delivered and tracked online, and confirmed by licensees by accountings. The system may track royalties based upon these uses, with payment reminders sent to licensees when payments are due, and default notices in the event of late or missed payments. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094148 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING PAPERLESS CHECK 21 ITEMS - The disclosure describes a digitally originated check (DOC) through an electronic payment system (EPS) which captures payor metadata instructions regarding the intended payment to a payee. The metadata is stored in a database or the like for further processing instead of printing a paper check. The DOC can be cleared either electronically or through a paper substitute check through Check 21 clearing methods. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094149 | WIDE AREA NETWORK PERSON-TO-PERSON PAYMENT - According to the invention, transferring money using a computer network is disclosed. In one step, information is saved on credit received for a first user ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094150 | Method and client system for implementing online secure payment - The invention discloses a method for implementing an online secure payment, which comprises steps of: transmitting to a dedicated operating system a secure payment request page for goods which is generated in a general operating system; and completing a payment operation in the secure payment request page of the dedicated operating system, after switching from the general operating system to the dedicated operating system. The invention further comprises a client system for implementing an online secure payment. In the invention, the general operating system for general operations is distinguished from the dedicated operating system for secure payment operations, and the security for the network payment is further enhanced by configuring the firewall and monitoring processes in the dedicated operating system. Furthermore, it is not necessary to make any modification on the existed network transaction system when the technical solution of the present invention is applied, the cost may be reduced and the technical solution of the present invention is facilitated to be deployed and spread. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094151 | Method and apparatus for improved electronic trading - A method and apparatus for outputting data that represents the change in value of an options premium that would have resulted if the options traded in a direct linear volume relationship with its underlying security is provided. Input values utilized include a delta value, a gamma value, a value-weighted average price of an underlying stock, a reference price of the underlying stock, and an original order premium value. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094152 | Systems and Methods for Allocating Size Among Trading Accounts - A system and method for allocating trades of financial instruments among multiple accounts comprising aggregating orders, wherein each order is associated with an account, and wherein each order has an original order size; allocating an executed order based on the aggregated order in a phase I allocation, wherein the phase I allocation is allocated on a pro-rata basis based on the original order size for each account, except for those accounts that would receive an amount less than a minimum allocation; allocating a remainder from the phase I allocation in a phase II allocation, wherein the phase II allocation is allocated among selected accounts in an amount greater than or equal to the minimum allocation or an amount that fills the original order size; repeating the phase II allocation until a remainder from the phase II allocation is less than the minimum allocation; and allocating a reminder from the phase II allocation in a phase III allocation according to predetermined criteria. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094153 | Bidding Language For Combinatorial Auctions And Method Of Use Thereof - In a computer-implemented method for finding a high quality allocation of one or more bids in a combinatorial auction, a number of bids is electronically received. Each bid includes a number of sub bids and a Boolean operator logically connecting each pair of sub bids. Each sub bid is either (1) a good and an associated price or (2) one of the Boolean operators associated with a price and at least two other sub bids. From a number of allocations of goods to sub bids, wherein each allocation of the goods is to a different set of sub bids, an allocation is output that has the greatest value. The value of each allocation includes of a sum of prices of bids that have at least one satisfied sub bid. The price of each bid includes a sum of the prices associated with each satisfied sub bid of the bid. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094154 | Method and system for matching remittances to transactions based on weighted scoring and fuzzy logic - A method for matching remittances to transactions is disclosed. The method for matching remittances to transactions uses a processing paradigm based on weighted scoring and fuzzy logic that is easy to maintain and fosters the use of logic based on the summarization of payments. The system and method also matches remittances to particular transactions with relaxed sensitivity to where identifying markers may be placed on a remittance and is resistant to typographical data entry errors. Further, the system and method is flexible with regards to handling various kinds of information that can result in accurate, precise matching without discarding or overlooking such information. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094155 | WIDE AREA NETWORK PERSON-TO-PERSON PAYMENT - According to the invention, transferring money using a computer network is disclosed. In one step, information is saved on credit received for a first user ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094156 | Automated Budget Management, Multiple Payment, and Payment Authority Management - An automated budget management and bill payment system is provided where there is at least one customer ( | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094157 | Account Protection With One Sided Access - A first account number and a second account number are created for an account. The first and second account numbers are associated with the account and can be used for transactions with the account. A first subset of operations is associated with the first account number and a second subset of operations is associated with the second account number. A subset of operations includes operations that are restricted to a party that has access to the account number. Accordingly, the first party that has access to the first account number is restricted to the operations found in the first subset of operations when transacting with the account. Also, a second party that has access to the second account number is restricted to the second subset of operations when transacting with the account. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094158 | Method and Apparatus for Processing and Transmitting Demographic Data Based on Secondary Marketing Identifier in a Multi-Computer Environment - A method and system for transmitting targeted marketing opportunities to a user includes providing a primary identifier associated with a transaction account, and a secondary identifier associated with a marketing account. Received transaction information related to the transaction account is associated with the secondary identifier and stored. A user is associated with the secondary identifier. The stored transaction information is processed to generate targeted marketing opportunities for presentation to the user associated with the secondary identifier. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094159 | STOCK VIDEO PURCHASE - A computer enabled method of assembling at least one section of a media object to form an assembled media object is provided. The method includes receiving a segment description that identifies a portion of the media object, generating an assembled media object that includes the portion, providing the assembled media object for subsequent viewing, wherein the segment description is associated with the assembled media object. The media object may include video, audio, a graphical image, vector graphics animation, an online application, or an applet. The assembled media object may be associated with a content user, and the method may further include associating the segment description with a content owner, where the content owner holds rights to the at least one portion, and transferring consideration between the content owner and the content user, where the amount of consideration is based upon a price associated with the at least one portion. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094160 | Portable digital content device and methods for use therewith - A portable digital content device and methods for use therewith are disclosed. In one embodiment, a portable digital content device and method are disclosed for tracking usage activity to support digital asset management in a mobile environment. In another embodiment, an offline/disconnected advertisement inventory management and advertisement decision system and method are disclosed. While these systems and methods can be used with any suitable portable digital content device, an exemplary portable digital content device is disclosed, which can be used for purposes in addition to or instead of implementing the usage activity tracking and advertisement decision system functions. Any of the embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094161 | Provisioning users to multiple agencies - Apparatus and methods are described for providing employee cards to employees, such as PIV cards to federal employees, including provisioning the employees to a more than one agency (and more than one card) without requiring multiple instances of enrolling and adjudicating the employee. Representatively, a sponsor enters information about the employee into a computer-displayed form (e.g., web-based). Biometric identity information is collected for the employee, but if such has already begun or is complete for at least a first agency, the collected information is used for a second agency without redundant collection. In the event an adjudication level of the first agency is at least as stringent as it is for the second agency, the employee is eligible to receive an employee card for the second agency, in addition to an employee card for the first agency. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094162 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CAPABILITY CONTROL - A communication system includes a server for capability control, with a capability control file currently used by a corresponding device being provided in the server. The server includes a capability determination unit adapted to determine whether the summarization of the capabilities currently used by all the devices under the control of the server exceeds the capabilities limited by the capability control file; and a prohibition command sending unit adapted to send to the device a capability prohibition command corresponding to the capabilities. The device includes a capability prohibition unit adapted to prohibit the subsequent usage of the capabilities after receiving the prohibition command. A control method and a communication device are also provided. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094163 | SECONDARY IDENTIFICATION FOR REMITTANCE DELIVERY - There are provided a method, system and program storage device perform a remittance transaction. The method includes generating a remittance transaction to transfer funds from an account associated with a sender to a receiver; receiving a visual or audio identification of the receiver from the sender for the remittance transaction; and transmitting the generated remittance transaction, the received identification and the funds associated with the remittance transaction to a disbursement agent to selectively disburse funds to the receiver if the identification of the receiver matches the receiver. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094164 | REMOTE ACCESS VERIFICATION ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for authentication of the location of a user requesting remote access to an application server for processing a transaction requiring user location authentication. The system includes a client for enabling the user to request remote access to the application server, an access server for receiving and processing the request for access, an authenticating server for authenticating the user location responsive to receipt of the processed request from the access server, and a network for interconnecting the client, the access server, the authenticating server, and the application server. The client includes an identifier associated with the user's location, and the authenticating server is adapted to authenticate the client location identifier. The client may include a dialer, including a number associated therewith, and the authenticating server may be adapted to identify the number associated with the dialer to authenticate the user's location, and may further be adapted to identify the first number dialed to further authenticate the user location. The authenticating server may issue a security challenge to the client, and the client may interrogate the security challenge, generate a response, and transmit the response to the authenticating server. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094165 | Global media exchange marketplace for media contents - An embodiment of the present invention is an on-line global media exchange (GMX) marketplace. The GMX marketplace manages media content participants. The participants include a first party and a second party. The first and second parties include at least one of a content owner, a buyer, an advertiser, and a third-party service provider. A transaction among the participants is executed via the on-line GMX marketplace. The transaction is customized according to, and negotiated between, the first and second parties. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094166 | OBJECT-ORIENTED TIME SERIES GENERATOR - In one embodiment, an expression comprising a left-hand side and a right-hand side is received. The left-hand side specifies one or more market instruments, and the right-hand side specifies a method that is to be applied based on the left-hand side of the expression. The expression is parsed. A time series is generated by applying the method based on one or more sets of data values associated with the one or more market instruments. The generated time series is stored in computer data storage. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094167 | ELECTRONIC BIDDING METHOD FOR MAXIMIZING THE RATE OF RETURN FOR FUNDS IN EXCESS OF CURRENT REQUIREMENTS - An electronic method for obtaining bids for investments in guaranteed investment contracts (and similar investment products) and investments purchased for a yield restricted defeasance escrow, includes the steps of providing an investor intermediary computer having a digital data store, inputting data into the digital data store representing the bid specifications of the investment, and providing a digital input/output electronic two-way communications link allowing communication between the investor intermediary computer and a plurality of investment provider computers by means of an electronic two-way communications link. The bid specifications for the investment are transmitted to the plurality of investment provider computers, and the bids for investments received from the investment providers to make a yield-based or fixed price-based investment based on the bid specifications provided for the investment are transmitted from investment provider computers to an investor intermediary computer having a digital data store, by means of an electronic two-way communications link. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094168 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A LONGEVITY BENEFIT - Systems and methods are provided for providing enhanced late-life retirement income through the issuance of credits to a financial instrument. With these credits, the individuals have the potential for a higher return late in life in exchange for potential forfeiture of at least a portion of the designated account for premature death. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094169 | STOCK ACCOUNT/ORDER/MARKET PRICE INQUIRY SEVICE METHOD USING A MOBILE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a stock account/order/market price inquiry service method using a mobile terminal that is able to perform a stock account/order/market price inquiry service through a mobile terminal using a stock chip. A stock account/order/market price inquiry service method comprising the steps of: (1) displaying a lower menu page on a mobile terminal of the stock account/order service after a PIN authentication; (2) generating an account/order service request message on the basis of stock chip information read from a stock chip and service request information corresponding to the lower menu and then transmitting the same to a relay server; and (3) receiving a service response message corresponding to service request message from the relay server and displaying the same on the screen of a mobile terminal. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094170 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - Provided herein are methods and systems for managing a plurality of investment accounts, allowing the automatic execution of financial plans. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094171 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAXIMIZING AFTER-TAX INCOME USING SPLIT METHOD CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS - A system and method are disclosed for maximizing after-tax income from charitable remainder trusts, An evaluation service establishes a first charitable remainder trust (CRT- | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094172 | VOLUME RATING BY POSTAL METER - A postage meter may be used to automatically apply volume rating to batches of mail pieces. In some embodiments, a batch of mail pieces is fed twice through the postage meter. In the first feeding the batch of mail is counted by the meter and on the second feeding meter indicia are applied to the mail pieces in accordance with a volume rating category established by the piece count provided by the first feeding. In other embodiments, the meter is set in advance to reflect a volume rating category, and the batch of mail is fed through the meter only once, to simultaneously meter the mail pieces and to count the batch for the purpose of verifying the volume rating category. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094173 | Intelligent Power Unit, and Applications Thereof - The present invention provides an intelligent power unit, and applications thereof. In an embodiment, the intelligent power unit includes a battery, a power switch, and a control unit. The control unit receives price information and operates the power switch based on the price information to charge the battery during periods of relatively low electrical energy prices. During periods of relatively high electrical energy prices, the control unit cause the energy stored in the battery to be used to power attached loads. The price information provided to the control unit can be actual price information regarding the cost to generate electrical power, estimated price information, or contract price information. It is a feature of the intelligent power unit of the present invention that it can be used to shift a utility's electrical power demand in time. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094174 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ON DEMAND DATA MINING SERVER WITH DYNAMIC MINING MODELS - The present invention in various implementations provides a method, system and computer program product for dynamically determining data mining results using a dynamic data mining model within a data mining system. The present invention, in accordance with various implementations, in part, creates a mining model for an event request that includes a plurality of mining rule sets determined in relation to the event and one or more business objectives and selected computations. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094175 | INTRUSIVE SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT - Intrusion features of a landing page associated with sponsored content are identified. A feature score for the landing page based on the identified intrusion features is generated, and if the feature score for the landing page exceeds a feature threshold, the landing page is classified as a candidate landing page. A sponsor account associated with the candidate landing page can be suspended, or sponsored content associated with the candidate landing page can be suspended. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094176 | PANDEMIC REMOTE ACCESS DESIGN - In one example embodiment, a system and method is illustrated that includes receiving user count information that includes a user count value and an address identifier. Further, an operation is executed that includes using the user count information to determine whether a limit variable has been exceeded. An operation is executed that removes a member, identified by the address identifier, from a load balancing pool, where the limit variable has been exceed by the user count information. A further operation is shown that includes introducing a device into the load balancing pool, where the user count information is less than or equal to the difference between the limit variable value and a buffer variable. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094177 | METHOD FOR EFFICIENT MACHINE-LEARNING CLASSIFICATION OF MULTIPLE TEXT CATEGORIES - A method, system and computer-readable medium are presented for performing multiple-category classification of digital documents using non-binary classification approach that is less computationally intensive and does not require the generation of extra parameters in execution. The method comprises calculating a category score for categories to which a digital document may be classified. The category score is based on the relevance of the text in document. Threshold scores for each of the categories are determined to define a number of candidate relevance types. A candidate relevance type is determined for each the categories based upon the category scores. One or more of the categories are assigned to the document by applying a multiple-category selection rule to each of the categories. The candidate relevance type is used to determine whether the categories assigned to the digital document need further validation. If one or more of the assigned categories needs further validation, the validation is performed. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094178 | COMPUTER-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EFFICIENT CATEGORIZING OF DIGITAL DOCUMENTS - A method, system and computer-readable medium are presented for computer-based supervised classification of digital documents that can exclusively identify an optimal category for the single class model by dividing a calculated score of each category into groups (thresholds can be automatically decided from the knowledge base) and can further predict whether it will be subjected to human examination and whether feedback learning should be performed. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094179 | Classifying Environment of a Data Processing Apparatus - Data processing apparatus is disclosed comprising: a sensor module configured to sense a first profile comprised of one or more attributes of an environment of said data processing apparatus; and a classification module configured to assign a prediction factor to each of said one or more attributes of said first profile and to store each said attribute and assigned prediction factor as a stored profile. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094180 | METHOD OF REAL-TIME CRYSTAL PEAK TRACKING FOR POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) AVALANCHE-PHOTODIODES (APD) DETECTOR - The present invention provides a method of real-time crystal peak tracking for avalanche-photodiode (APD) detectors on positron emission tomography (PET) scanners that satisfies the need to compensate for the significant gain drifting due to thermal variations in APD detectors on PET scanners. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094181 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING SALT CONTAMINATION - A method of estimating a salt contamination is provided. The method includes preparing salt contamination data measured at a plurality of areas, preparing geographical factor data of areas for estimating, preparing rainfall amount data near the areas, setting a correlation expression having the geographical factor and the rainfall amount as variables, and estimating salt contamination of the areas for estimating according to the rainfall amount. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094182 | AUTOMATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF MONEY SERVICE BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS - The present disclosure provides an automated method for the detection and identification of money service business transactions, including: performing a preprocessing operation, wherein the preprocessing operation includes filtering a dataset; performing a feature extraction operation, wherein the feature extraction operation includes extracting predetermined features from a transaction signal; performing a statistical analysis operation for the testing of significance of extracted features and dimension reduction; and performing one or more of a nonlinear classification operation and a linear classification operation, wherein the nonlinear or linear classification operation includes classifying data that appears to be related to a money service business transaction. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094183 | Predictive Monitoring Method and System | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094184 | Method and Apparatus for Providing On-Demand Ontology Creation and Extension - A computer system and method providing on-demand extension of ontology in an ontology use process. A support module responds to a creation event in the ontology use process. The support module defines ontology specification for a newly created item, in the creation event, in a manner substantially free of disruption or interruption to the ontology use process. An ontology manager incorporates the defined ontology specification into the ontology during the ontology use process such than an on-demand extension of the ontology results. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094185 | USER-DEFINABLE RUN-TIME GROUPING OF DATA RECORDS - In some embodiments, a method includes receiving input that includes a criteria for filtering a set of records to define a subset of records within the set of records. The criteria is defined by an end design user. The method includes updating a business class group with the criteria, wherein the business class group is associated with an action for access the subset of records through the business class group. The method includes outputting a business application to be executed by at least one end user to access the subset of records through the business class group. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094186 | Information Retrieval System, Registration Apparatus for Indexes for Information Retrieval, Information Retrieval Method and Program - An information retrieval system comprising: an information acquisition unit that acquires information as a subject of retrieval; a time information specifying unit that specifies time information owned by said information as the subject of retrieval; and an index updating unit that updates said index using the time information specified by said time information specifying unit; wherein said information retrieval system provides an information retrieving function of reproducing retrieved results at any time point by providing index for information retrieval with the time information and by using data of said index relevant to a reference point of retrieval identified at the time of retrieval. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094187 | EVALUATING APPROPRIATENESS OF CONTENT - Evaluating content, comprising: setting threshold levels for desired categories of attributes which are to be used to evaluate the content, wherein the content has a set of attributes; comparing the set of attributes of the content to the threshold levels for desired categories; and allowing access to the content when the set of attributes of the content is within the threshold levels. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094188 | FACILITATING IDENTIFICATION OF AN OBJECT RECORDED IN DIGITAL CONTENT RECORDS - Embodiments of the present invention facilitate identification of one or more objects in digital content records at least by knowing or estimating what region of space-time was captured by the digital content records and where the objects were located at various points in time. An object's location versus time is referred to herein as a space-time line. Any digital content record whose captured space-time region intersects with a particular object's space-time line is identified as having a possibility of having recorded the particular object. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094189 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING TAGS ADDED BY USERS ENGAGED IN SOCIAL TAGGING OF CONTENT - Methods, systems and computer program products for managing tags added by users engaged in social tagging of content accessible via a communications network include identifying critical words associated with content accessed by a user, and recommending one or more content-descriptive tags to the user based on critical words identified in the content. Identifying critical words in content includes assigning a weighted value to content words, for example, based on occurrence and location of content words within the content. Identifying critical words in content also includes assigning a weighted value to content words, for example, based on the position on a content word inventory curve, such as a “long tail” curve. The position on a long tail curve defines popularity of content words in other social tags currently in use. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094190 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DISPLAYING TAG WORDS FOR SELECTION BY USERS ENGAGED IN SOCIAL TAGGING OF CONTENT - Methods, systems and computer program products for displaying tag words for selection by users engaged in social tagging of content accessible via a communications network, are provided. A tag cloud, tag word inventory curve and slider control are displayed within a graphical user interface. The tag cloud is a visual representation of an inventory of tag words. The tag word inventory curve is a graphical representation of the words in the inventory by frequency of usage by others. The slider control is responsive to user movement, and is movable within a range that spans the length of the tag word inventory curve. Movement of the slider control changes the number of tag words from the inventory displayed in the tag cloud according to frequency of usage by others. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094191 | EXPLOITING EXECUTION FEEDBACK FOR OPTIMIZING CHOICE OF ACCESS METHODS - A proactive monitoring mechanism for correcting the choice of access methods (available query plans) for a given query, based on execution feedback from the same query. The mechanism exploits bypassing predicate short-circuiting inside the database server's predicate evaluation module to obtain expression cardinalities. The mechanism can also modify a plan to obtain expression cardinalities. These techniques are used judiciously by the query optimizer and/or a database administrator (DBA) so that the execution overheads are within acceptable limits. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094192 | Adaptive Query Processing Infrastructure - Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for improving the processing of database queries. Some embodiments include detecting an overly long running query execution plan, stopping execution of the plan, and utilizing the query optimizer to select an alternate plan for execution. Embodiments may utilize system timers which are set with a time limit for the first selected plan, with instructions to re-optimize and initiate selection of an alternate plan when the timer times out. Risky constructs may be located in the first plan and removed from future consideration for executing the query. In some embodiments, the additional overhead for non-problem queries consists of little more than creating and sending a message or setting a timer when starting query execution, and canceling a timer upon successful query processing completion. A secondary thread may be created responsive to detecting a long running query, to supervise selecting an alternate execution plan. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094193 | SECURE NORMAL FORMS - Techniques for implementing secure normal forms are provided. In one embodiment, in response to a request for data from a client, a database server is operable to enforce a column-level security policy that is defined for a particular column of some, but not necessarily all, rows of a table stored in a database. After retrieving a set of rows from the table and before returning a result set of rows to the client, the database server modifies the retrieved set of rows into the result set of rows by applying the security policy to each row of the retrieved set of rows, where applying the security policy to a row comprises: determining whether the security policy is satisfied for the particular column of that row; replacing, in the result set of rows, a data value in the particular column of that row with a security-NULL value when the security policy is not satisfied; and including the data value in the particular column of that row into the result set of rows when the security policy is satisfied. After generating the result set of rows, the database server returns the result set of rows to the client. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094194 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING DATABASE PERFORMANCE - A method and system is provided that optimizes performance in non-relational databases. According to one aspect, view index size is kept at a level that optimizes performance by categorizing and sorting only a subset of the columns contained within the corresponding view. The remaining columns are marked as having been categorized and sorted, but are not actually categorized and sorted until these columns are queried. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094195 | Method for Distributed RDSMS - A method and potential embodiment for processing streaming data records is described which provides facilities for defining and naming multiple input and output data streams using relational processing definitions and abstractions similar to those found in relational database management systems (RDBMS) and embodied as a set of communicating stream processing nodes. The result is a Distributed Data Stream Management System (DDSMS) which is also a kind of Relational Data Stream Management System (RDSMS). The former comprises a set of Relational Data Stream Management System (RDSMS) nodes, whereas the latter might contain only a single RDSMS node. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094196 | System and Method for Creating and Applying Predictive User Click Models to Predict a Target Page Associated with a Search Query - Systems and methods for predicting a target page associated with a search query are disclosed. Generally, a predictive user click model module defines a set of sessions and builds a model to predict whether a webpage is a target page associated with a search query based on a number of times, over the set of sessions, that a user as defined in the session clicks within the same session on a given webpage associated with a given search query versus a number of sessions in the set of sessions. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094197 | Method and Apparatus for Integrated Cross Platform Multimedia Broadband Search and Selection User Interface Communication - Disclosed is a method and system for an integrated cross platform multimedia broadband search and selection user interface. The user interface searches for media across different platforms including the users stored media and all other media available both online and offline. The interface uses a series of icons to display search results. The method includes (i) receiving a query having at least one search term from a user, (ii) performing a search in a network of databases being executed by the user utilizing the at least one search term, (iii) assigning each search result among the search results to at least one icon, and (iv) displaying the at least one icon with the respective search result. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094198 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFICATION OF REPEAT PRINT JOBS USING OBJECT LEVEL HASH TABLES - A method and system for identifying print jobs that are repeats of a previously completed job utilizing an object level hash table. Received print jobs can be parsed into meaningful classes of objects and a table of hash values can be computed for objects in each class and for each print job. A synopsis comprising the table of hash values can be retained in a database along with the job specific settings. A newly encountered job can be then declared as a repeat of a previous job based on the hashes for the new job that match the hash values for the previous job stored in the database. The classes of objects are readily determinable in common document formats used for print job submission, such as PDF. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094199 | DYNAMIC SITEMAP CREATION - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamic sitemap creation. Embodiments of the present invention facilitate the placement of executable code behind a Sitemap feed. The executable code is configured to access objects from a data source (e.g., database, other data collection, Web service, etc.) and translates the objects into XML for inclusion in a Sitemap. Sitemap properties can be included in a configuration file and/or in a derived class and preserved within Sitemap entries. Thus, a Sitemap can be created directly and automatically from data at a data source. Accordingly, a Sitemap can be created without having to manually re-enter data from the data source into the Sitemap. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094200 | Method for Admission-controlled Caching - A method of caching the results of a search engine query divides a search engine cache into two parts, controlled and uncontrolled, and determines, through an admission policy, to which part the query results should be cached. In one implementation, the admission policy estimates whether a query is likely to be frequent or infrequent in the future by analyzing various features of the query. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094201 | ITEM LOCATION FINDER - Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, a data processing system and a computer program product for locating items. In one illustrative embodiment, the computer implemented method comprises receiving a request for a location of an item from a requester, sending a query to a repository containing information relating to the location of the item, and obtaining a result from sending the query, wherein the result comprises, a location identifier if the location of the item was found in the repository. The result is then returned to the requester. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094202 | ITEM LOCATION FINDER - Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, a data processing system and a computer program product for locating items. In one illustrative embodiment, the computer implemented method comprises receiving a request for a location of an item from a requester, sending a query to a repository containing information relating to the location of the item, and obtaining a result from sending the query, wherein the result comprises, a location identifier if the location of the item was found in the repository. The result is then returned to the requester. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094203 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR DIGITAL FORENSIC DATA - Provided are an apparatus and method for searching for digital forensic data. In particular, provided are an apparatus and method for searching for digital forensic data capable of automatically determining a character encoding type that is used in searching for data. The apparatus for searching for digital forensic data includes: an imaging module for generating an image file from a data source; a file system analysis module for analyzing a file system of the image file to generate file system analysis information; a search module for determining a search character encoding type based on the file system analysis information and searching for the data using the search character encoding type; and a user interface for receiving a command related to a search from a user, transmitting the received command to the file system analysis module and the search module, and outputting the search results to the user. In searching for digital forensic data, information on an operating system, a processor and an active character encoding type, which are actually used by a suspect, is extracted to determine a search character encoding type, so that accuracy and efficiency of searching for data are increased, and time, effort and money spent in determining a character encoding type are reduced. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094204 | REPLY GENERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CAUSING COMPUTER TO FUNCTION AS REPLY GENERATING APPARATUS - A reply conforming to applied search criteria is generated using data obtained by a search based upon the search criteria. A reply generating server includes a storage unit storing a plurality of items of basic data; a search unit for searching and retrieving basic data, which is in line with search criteria that has been input by the user of a terminal device, from the storage unit; a reply generating unit which, in a case where a plurality of items of basic data in line with the search criteria exist, generates anew a reply conforming to the search criteria by utilizing the plurality of items of basic data; and a reply transmitting unit for transmitting the reply to the terminal device. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094205 | DISTRIBUTED GLOBALLY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION NETWORK IMPLEMENTED TO MAINTAIN UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY - A distributed information network is constructed for gathering information from sites distributed across a globally accessible computer network, i.e., the Internet. The distributed information network preferably includes a root server that stores a list of multiple distributed sites each represented by metadata. A network browser delivers an information search request to the root server, which in response develops a profiled information search request. The information provider of each of the distributed sites stores metadata corresponding to information content that is retrievable in response to the profiled information search request for search results derivable from the information content to which the metadata correspond. A profiled information communication link between the root server and each of the multiple distribution sites enables formation of a path for delivery of the search results to a destination site, from a site or sites represented by the metadata of the profiled information search request. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094206 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal and method of controlling the same are disclosed, by which a terminal user is enabled to input specific commands to the mobile terminal with minimum effort in a manner of configuring a display screen with consideration of enhanced user's convenience. The present invention includes a display unit, a wireless communication unit for an internet access, a user input unit for receiving an input from a user, and a control unit controlling both a text input box and an indicator indicating one selected from the group consisting of at least two functions of the text input box to be displayed on a standby image of the display unit. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094207 | Identifying Clusters Of Words According To Word Affinities - In one embodiment, identifying clusters of words includes accessing a record that records affinities. An affinity between a first and second word describes a quantitative relationship between the first and second word. Clusters of words are identified according to the affinities. A cluster comprises words that are sufficiently affine with each other. A first word is sufficiently affine with a second word if the affinity between the first and second word satisfies one or more affinity criteria. A clustering analysis is performed using the clusters. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094208 | Automatically Generating A Hierarchy Of Terms - In certain embodiments, generating a hierarchy of terms includes accessing a corpus comprising terms. The following is performed for one or more terms to yield parent-child relationships: one or more parent terms of a term are identified according to directional affinity; and one or more parent-child relationships are established from the parent terms and each term. A hierarchical graph is automatically generated from the parent-child relationships. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094209 | Determining The Depths Of Words And Documents - In one embodiment, determining a document depth includes accessing a record that describes documents. The record records affinities associated with the documents. A document depth for a document is determined from the affinities. A document depth analysis may be performed using the document depth. In one embodiment, determining a word depth includes accessing a record that describes the affinities of words. A word depth is determined for a word from the affinities. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094210 | INTELLIGENTLY SORTED SEARCH RESULTS - Intelligently sorting search results includes retrieving search results according to a search. A criterion to apply to the search results to organize the search results into clusters that present content of the search results is determined. The criterion is applied to the search results, and the search results are presented in clusters. Each cluster represents a category of the criterion applied to the search results. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094211 | IMPLEMENTING AN EXPANDED SEARCH AND PROVIDING EXPANDED SEARCH RESULTS - To implement an expanded search and to provide expanded search results, a first search query generated by a user is received. A type of expansion to apply to the first search query is determined. Expanded search queries associated with the first search query are automatically generated according to the determined expansion type without intervention from the user. A search is executed on each one of the expanded search queries to retrieve search results. A second search query is received, and the second search query is one of the expanded search queries. Expanded search queries associated with the second search query are automatically generated according to the determined expansion type without intervention from the user. A search on each one of the expanded search queries associated with the second search query to retrieve search results is executed. The search results are provided for presentation to the user in modules. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094212 | NATURAL LOCAL SEARCH ENGINE - A method and system for searching for local information on a self-contained network of computers using natural words (keywords) that are native or familiar to a geographic location or searcher. The method and system do not employ prior or predetermined personal information about a searcher to perform the search. Rather, they utilize only the location, which is entered with the search. Accordingly, more relevant search results are returned based upon the predefined categorization of the local information and its relationship with a searcher's natural words and the natural words' relationship to the geographic location, all of which are predefined by authors of the local information who are uniquely familiar with such things as local slang, trade, profession and industry terms, local terms, acronyms, colloquialisms, and the like. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094213 | COMPOSITE DISPLAY METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCH ENGINE OF SAME RESOURCE INFORMATION BASED ON DEGREE OF ATTENTION - A composite display method and system for a search engine of same resource information based on the degree of attention. The search engine finds all the target stations that correspond to some conditions as original results. The original results are combined to a title search result depending on the content, quality, and information of a user, etc. The title search result is displayed on the browser of the user as a search result, and can be expanded when being viewed. The system uses a statistic server and network browser, and all operations of user are converted into the degree of attention for the web pages. The grade value for the degree of attention is sent to the statistic server as the standard of arrangement for the presentation of content and quality. Another method capable of judging the status of the user automatically and providing the suitable web page is also disclosed. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094214 | System And Method For Compiling Geospatial Data For On-Line Collaboration - A system and method for compiling geospatial data for on-line collaboration is provided. A database of categories is maintained. Each category includes one or more waymarks and is associated with at least one variable having one or more attributes, which each specify a type of data storable under that variable. A search is performed and one of the categories is selected. A new waymark is formed under the selected category. First, geospatial data defining a location is received from a user. Second, metadata describing a physical object associated with a location is received. One or more of the attributes, which each specify the type of data in agreement with the metadata is defined. Third, the geospatial data is compiled with the metadata for the new waymark. The new waymark is stored under the selected category. The new waymark is published on-line. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094215 | Extended Handling Of Ambiguous Joins - A system, method and article for handling ambiguous joins among a plurality of tables based on a query are disclosed. Metadata associated with the plurality tables is generated. The metadata comprises ambiguous join dimensions and special measures, where the ambiguous join dimensions provide a list of all dimensions used in conditions of the query that are ambiguous, and the special measures provide a list of measures that are affected by the ambiguous join dimensions. Data is aggregated in the plurality of tables according to an aggregation level expressed in the query and based on the metadata. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094216 | DATABASE QUERY LANGUAGE TRANSFORMATION METHOD, TRANSFORMATION APPARATUS AND DATABASE QUERY SYSTEM - The present invention provides a method for transforming a concept-based query into SQL query statements, comprising the steps of: transforming inputted concept-based queries into logic rules; checking validity of the logic rules; optimizing the valid logic rules; and translating the logic rules into SQL query statements in accordance with the optimization result. The present invention further provides corresponding transformation engine, database query system and computer program product. The present invention facilitates people to use more descriptive query language to query data stored in relational database. Furthermore, the present invention can automatically generate the correct and efficient SQL query statements so that people's efforts to deal with complex data model are saved significantly. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094217 | DYNAMIC GRAPHICAL DATABASE QUERY INTERFACE - A graphical query interface provides visual feedback to a user during the construction of a query. In a first embodiment, the visual feedback helps the user determine the quality of the query as the query is being built. The relationship of columns in the database is graphically displayed to a user. When the user selects a column in the database, a filtered display mechanism displays only those columns or records that satisfy the portion of the query already constructed. In a second embodiment, the visual feedback eliminates some possible selections in the query tree due to previously-made selections that eliminate the eliminated selections as possibilities. In the second embodiment, the visual feedback mechanism may function according to data values in columns, and may also function according to known relationships between columns themselves. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094218 | Method and system for improving performance of counting hits in a search - One embodiment of the present invention includes a method for automatically enabling a search system or application to quickly and accurately count hits corresponding to a search expression. For example, a search expression is received or retrieved that may include redundant and/or overlapping search expression components. Each narrow search expression component is removed from the search expression if joined by an “OR” operator to a broader or equivalent search expression component. Additionally, each broad search expression component is removed from the search expression if joined by an “AND” operator to a narrower or equivalent search expression component. By modifying the received search expression in this fashion, a performance gain is typically achieved for calculating the hit count while maintaining its accuracy. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094219 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A CANDIDATE FOR AN OPPORTUNITY - A database stores information about persons and their qualifications. In response to information about a current opportunity that specifies at least one qualification, the database is searched to identify at least one of the following: first persons having qualifications that substantially match the current opportunity's specified qualification; and preexisting opportunities that specify one or more qualifications that substantially match the current opportunity's specified qualification. Also, the database is searched to identify target companies that satisfy at least one of the following conditions: the target company is where at least one of the first persons exists; the target company is where at least one of the first persons previously existed; the target company is where at least one of the preexisting opportunities exists; and the target company is where at least one of the preexisting opportunities previously existed. Further the database is searched to identify second persons that satisfy at least one of the following conditions: the second person exists in at least one of the target companies; and the second person previously existed in at least one of the target companies. A list of the second persons is output to a human user, so that the human user is equipped to contact the second persons. | 2009-04-09 |
| 20090094220 | ASSOCIATIVE TEMPORAL SEARCH OF ELECTRONIC FILES - A method, system, and computer program product are provided for identifying data objects related to temporal characteristics. A first data object that has been previously stored is identified. The first data object has one or more associated temporal characteristics. At least one associated temporal characteristic is extracted from the first data object, thus, forming at least one extracted temporal characteristic. The at least one associated temporal characteristic is extracted in order to perform a search for at least one second data object. A search is performed for at least one second data object based on the at least one extracted temporal characteristic. The results of the search are presented in a graphical user interface. | 2009-04-09 |
