16th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120095875 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE A PURCHASE OF A PRECIOUS MATERIAL - A secure method and reverse vending machine to facilitate the formation of a contract to purchase an article comprising a precious material from a user comprising providing a kiosk for public access, receiving an article from a user on a first member, determining a property of the article, communicating a preliminary offer to the user, receiving authorization from the user to retain the article within the kiosk, collecting and inspecting the article, communicating an offer to purchase to the user, receiving the user's acceptance of the offer to purchase and transferring funds to the user. An embodiment of the kiosk may comprise at least one of a scale, a camera, a storage member releasably dockable with the kiosk, a telephone and/or Internet data connection, and a dispensing device for use in dispensing at least one of enclosures, debit cards, vouchers, receipts, cash and user instructions. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095876 | ADVANCE ORDER PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM OF ADVANCE ORDER PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND ADVANCE ORDER PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided an advance order processing apparatus | 2012-04-19 |
20120095877 | APPLICATION USAGE POLICY ENFORCEMENT - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for enforcing application usage policies. As part of an application purchase transaction, the application distributor creates a unique proof of purchase receipt. This receipt can be bundled with the application and delivered to the purchaser. Each machine can maintain an authorization file that lists the users authorized to use applications on that machine. A system configured to practice the method verifies that a user is authorized to use an application on a machine based on an application proof of purchase receipt and the authorization file. If the application proof of purchase receipt and the authorization file are both valid, the system checks if the user account identifier in the receipt is contained in the authorization file. If so, the user can be considered authorized to use the application on the machine. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095878 | INTEGRATED APPLICATION STORE FOR A USER DEVICE - Methods, systems and machine readable tangible storage media that integrate an application store in a user device. In one embodiment, a selected document that cannot be used as selected triggers a request to an application store server to determine an availability of applications to use the document as selected. The user device enhances the display of the document selection interface to allow the user to display an application store interface to purchase the application. The purchased application is downloaded and installed on the user device, and the user is optionally apprised of the progress of the purchase with an animated icon representing the application “flying” from the application store interface and “landing” in a dock area within the display on the user device when ready for subsequent launch. Other embodiments are also described. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095879 | Item Substitution for Unavailable Items Relating to a Customer Order - A technique is disclosed for automatically implementing item substitutions for unavailable items in a customer order. According to one embodiment, line item orders from selected customer orders may be aggregated and processed for substitution analysis. Substitutions for unavailable items of selected customer orders may then be automatically implemented based upon substitution instructions, business rules, and/or other predefined criteria. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095880 | PC POSTAGETM SERVICE INDICIA DESIGN FOR SHIPPING LABEL - Systems and methods of insuring payment of a proper amount of postage, comprise receiving payment for an amount of postage, affixing a postage indicia to a piece of mail, wherein the postage indicia includes the postage amount in a format readable only by machine, and adjusting the postage amount at a time subsequent to receipt of payment. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095881 | ATOMIZING E-COMMERCE - The present invention provides software system with an ability to atomize e-commerce. The capability of buying and selling a product can be inserted onto any website, even websites that are not directly related to e-commerce. The capability can be pushed out to 3rd party sites, widgets on social networking sites, references in blogs, articles, etc. For example, a reference to a product on a 3rd party website contains a link to buy or sell the product or service, without having to leave the 3rd party website. As used herein, a “reference” can be anything which references a product or service, such as images, text, a widget, etc. In some cases, a reference can be referred to as an “ad.” | 2012-04-19 |
20120095882 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Point-of-Sale Product Information to Consumers of Alcoholic Beverages - A method and apparatus for providing product information to a potential purchaser of alcoholic beverages while the purchaser is shopping within the context of a retail establishment, including: a step or means for identifying the retail establishment within which the purchaser is physically located; a step or means for displaying to the purchaser a list of alcoholic beverage items offered for sale by the identified retail establishment; and a step or means for displaying product information which describes an alcoholic beverage item selected by the purchaser from the displayed list of items offered for sale; whereby the product information is used by the purchaser to make better, more informed purchasing decisions. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095883 | Method and system of online shopping via third party using blog - A system of online shopping via a sales agent includes user terminals ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120095884 | PART INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, PART INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM IN WHICH PART INFORMATION PROVIDING PROGRAM IS STORED - The part information providing system includes a part information database a retrieving section, and a notifying section. The part information database stores part information including a price of a first part and identification information of a cheaper second part, serving as a substitute for the first part, in association with identification of the first part. The retrieving section retrieves identification information of a third part, which is a component of a device, from the database and, if the identification information of the third part is associated with that of the second part, retrieves the second part, which serves as a substitute for the third part and is cheaper than the third part, from the part using the identification information of the second part by following a link of the identification information of the second part. The notifying section notifies a user of information about the second part retrieved. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095885 | Global Treasury Monitoring System - A global treasury monitoring system can provide a single centralized system of record for maintaining and updating global treasury limits to enable an organization to consistently allocate, apply and manage such limits across multiple types of platforms. Through a single system of record for the management of global treasury limits, an organization may comprehensively assess its risk exposure at any given time and make adjustments to limits on a real-time basis in response to rapidly-changing market conditions. The global treasury monitoring system can provide an organization with the ability to access, evaluate and reconfigure recorded treasury limits in real-time through various graphical user-interfaces (GUIs) accessible to users at various global locations. As treasury limits are utilized the system may update the availability of such limits so that an organization's risk exposure may be constantly monitored and assessed. The system also provides an organization with additional flexibility in programming a client's treasury limits to match the client's various liquidity needs around the globe while also managing the amount of the risk that the organization is willing to take on to attain appropriate returns. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095886 | COLLECTION AGENCY DATA ACCESS METHOD - An account data access method allowing access to an agency account database, such as that of a collection or other debt recovery agency, from public sites over a network by agency affiliates and clients of the agency. The invention provides for secure access to a client's accounts using a web browser over the internet. The invention also provides for different levels of access to the accounts among different representatives of the client. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095887 | FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE THEREIN - The invention provides a financial management system wherein a real bank account is notionally sub-divided into virtual sub-accounts and transactions are effected between the virtual sub-accounts without affecting the operation of the real bank account, such a system allowing a customer to maintain an automatically updated model of the customer's finances within the single account, thus assisting visualization of his or her financial position, while retaining the benefit of the single account. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095888 | ERROR REPORTING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT CUSTOMIZATION FOR COMPUTING DEVICES - A method for providing technical support for a computing device is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, such a method includes detecting a problem associated with a computing device. The method then determines a support level assigned to the computing device. A set of problems is associated with the support level. If the problem belongs to the set of problems associated with the support level, the method automatically sends a message to a support provider so that the support provider can address the problem. A corresponding system and computer program product are also described herein. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095889 | System and Method for the Automated Distribution, Management and Service of Court-Related Documents - Disclosed is a system and method for managing, distributing, and serving court-related documents. The system is operated by a host and utilized by a number of different entities that are involved in effecting service of court-related documents such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, petitions and warrants. By way of the system, these court-related documents can be electronically distributed and ultimately served in an efficient manner. The system also permits the automated invoicing and billing for service related activities. The archiving of data related to effecting service can also be carried out by the present system. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095890 | System and Method for the Automated Distribution, Management and Service of Court-Related Documents - Disclosed is a system and method for managing, distributing, and serving court-related documents. The system is operated by a host and utilized by a number of different entities that are involved in effecting service of court-related documents such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, petitions and warrants. By way of the system, these court-related documents can be electronically distributed and ultimately served in an efficient manner. The system also permits the automated invoicing and billing for service related activities. The archiving of data related to effecting service can also be carried out by the present system. In still yet another embodiment, the system can automatically send emails including a status of service report, an affidavit of service and/or a proof of service as an attachment. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095891 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROBATE CLAIM IDENTIFICATION AND MERGING - Various embodiments include at least one of systems, methods, and software for probate claim identification and merging. One such embodiment includes processing, utilizing a computer processor, debtor account records stored in an account database to match debtor account records with probate estate records stored in a probate estate database. Upon identification of a match of a debtor account record with a probate estate record, the debtor account record may be associated with the probate estate record. Subsequently a claims process may be executed to generate claims against probate estates. Generating such a claim, when two or more accounts are identified for a single debtor, may consist of generating a single claim against the probate estate of the debtor. The single claim is for each of a plurality of accounts of the debtor of a particular client. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095892 | Price indexing - Transactions involving assets that share a common characteristic are represented as respective data points associated with values of the assets. The data points include transaction value information. The data points belong to sets associated with respective geographical areas. Data points of at least two of the sets are aggregated into a superset representing transactions of a larger geographical region. A hypothetical probability density function is represented by a parametrization that describes the data points of the superset. An index is formed of values associated with the assets using at least one of the determined parameters. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095893 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-SPEED PROCESSING OF FINANCIAL MARKET DEPTH DATA - A variety of embodiments for hardware-accelerating the processing of financial market depth data are disclosed. A coprocessor, which may be resident in a ticker plant, can be configured to update order books based on financial market depth data at extremely low latency. Such a coprocessor can also be configured to enrich a stream of limit order events pertaining to financial instruments with data from a plurality of updated order books. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095894 | ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR CROA-COMPLIANT CREDIT ADVICE SERVICES - Systems and methods for registering consumers for credit repair counseling may include use of electronic signatures and/or authorizations, electronic delivery of documents (e.g., consent and cancellation forms), automated scheduling in accordance with federal and/or state waiting periods, and/or consumer-selectable credit repair topics, among other features. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095895 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING LIQUIDITY CYCLE FOR TRADABLE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS AND FOR DETERMINING FLOW-WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICING FOR SAME - Computer-implemented systems and methods for determining a “liquidity cycle” for a tradable financial product. The liquidity cycle has a liquidity cycle time period that is made up of multiple discrete time intervals, and the liquidity cycle indicates an expected distribution of order flow at each discrete time interval over the liquidity cycle time period. The liquidity cycle is determined based on tick data for the financial product. The tick data can comprise time-stamped indicative price quotes for the financial product and/or time-stamped price data for completed transactions involving the financial product. The liquidity cycle can be used to compute a Flow-Weighted Average Price (FWAP) for the financial product over a specified FWAP trade time window. An investor may agree with the trader to buy or sell (depending on the side of the transaction) the financial product at the FWAP. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095896 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING ESTIMATED TRANSACTION COSTS FOR TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING TRADABLE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS - Computer-implemented systems and methods for computing a transaction cost metric for a transaction (or trade order) involving a tradable financial product, such as a FX currency pair. The transaction cost metric can be computed pre-trade and compared to a quoted price for the trade from a dealer to evaluate the quoted price. The computed transaction cost metric, which is based on a slippage premium for the trade order, is based on at least a notional size for the trade order. The slippage premium represents a difference between an effective price at which the trade order is filled and a price for the financial product at inception of the trade order. The transaction cost metric may be computed as an average of a strip of options, where the values of the options are computed using an option pricing formula. The strip of options may comprise one or more options, each with different tenors, where the tenors correspond to the expected time periods for orders to arrive to fill the trade order. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095897 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRADING OF CARBON UNITS - A carbon credit trading system, comprising a server having an input for receiving information indicating a user's carbon usage; a payment calculator module comprising a processor and memory configured for calculating and outputting a value indicating a cost of a selected portion of the user's carbon usage, an output for sending the calculated value to the user for approval; a user input for receiving approval of the calculated value or receiving further information from the user indicating an alternative selected proportion of the carbon usage that the user will pay; and a payment module for initiating billing of the user after receiving the user's approval. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095898 | AUTOMATED TRADING EXCHANGE SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRATED QUOTE RISK MONITORING AND INTEGRATED QUOTE MODIFICATION SERVICES - An automated trading exchange having integrated quote risk monitoring and quote modification services. An apparatus is implemented using at least one computer, having memory, and a processor. The computer is configured to receive orders and quotes, wherein specified ones of the quotes are contained in a quote group, and have associated trading parameters such as a risk threshold. Not all received quotes are required to have trading parameters as described herein. Preferably, the quote group contains all the quotes, or a subset of quotes, belonging to an individual market-maker for a given class of options contracts, or possibly the quotes of two or more market-makers that have identified themselves as belonging to a group for the purposes of risk monitoring and quote modification. The computer typically generates a trade by matching the received orders and quotes to previously received orders and quotes, and otherwise stores each of the received orders and quotes if a trade is not generated. The computer then determines whether a quote within the quote group has been filled as a result of the generated trade, and if so, determines a risk level and an aggregate risk level associated with said trade. The computer then compares the aggregate risk level with the market-maker's risk threshold, and if the threshold is exceeded, automatically modifies at least one of the remaining quotes in the quote group. The computer may also automatically regenerate quotes that have been filled. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095899 | Community-based metropolitan funds - A community-based metropolitan fund is a collection of investment instruments which focus solely on performance of publicly traded companies with community ties to a metropolitan area. The community ties for each managed fund for each respective metropolitan area are either (1) that the publicly traded company has headquarters in said metropolitan area, (2) that the publicly traded company has its principal place of business within the metropolitan area, (3) that the publicly traded company has more employees engaged within the metropolitan area than any other metropolitan area, or (4) that the publicly traded company has a higher payroll within the metropolitan area than any other metropolitan area. The managed fund is either an open-end fund, an exchange traded fund, or a closed end fund, and is a broad-based mutual fund with investments in many types of securities to reduce risk of loss in the event of a downturn. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095900 | ELECTRONIC SECURITIES MARKETPLACE HAVING INTEGRATION WITH ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - An electronic trading marketplace (ETM) communicates with interfacing modules interfacing directly with order management systems (OMS's) at trading institutions. The interfacing modules automatically transmit orders from the OMS databases to the ETM and update the OMS databases in response to orders executed at the ETM. Traders can communicate with the ETM to anonymously negotiate trades of securities. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095901 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS REGARDING TARGETED DISSEMINATION - One exemplary aspect comprises a computer-implemented method comprising: (a) electronically receiving, from a first securities market participant, data including information related to a first order and to one or more group rankings for dissemination; (b) electronically determining with one or more processors, based on data regarding a second securities market participant and the order information and group rankings, whether the second securities market participant has a second order, on the contra side of the first order, and whether, in accordance with the group rankings, the second securities market participant is qualified to receive information about the first order; and (c) after, and only if, the second participant is determined to be qualified, transmitting information sufficient to display to the second securities market participant the information about the first order. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095902 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A FAIR EXCHANGE - A fair exchange is disclosed to reduce potential inequities in an electronic trading environment. Market data is sent from a host system to client devices through one or more synchronized local communication servers such that the data can be displayed simultaneously or nearly simultaneously at each client device. Market data sent to client devices might include price information. Likewise, a host system may transaction data sent from client devices via the local communication servers. The ordering of transaction data is based, at least in part, on when the local communication servers received the transaction data from the client devices. Transaction data sent to a host system might include order information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095903 | System and Method for Trading Financial Instruments Based on Undisclosed Values - In electronic trading venues, there may be orders for which the full information is not publicly displayed. For example, the full quantity of an order available for trading or the most aggressive price at which an order can be traded may not be made public. A system and method are disclosed that facilitates trading based on this non-public information. A first order associated with a financial instrument is placed at a venue to probe for non-public information related to the financial instrument. The results of the probe may then be used to place a second order at the venue that takes advantage of any discovered non-public information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095904 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR MANAGING A FINANCIAL PRODUCT - For managing a financial product linked to an insurance event, the product provider ( | 2012-04-19 |
20120095905 | PAYMENT GATEWAY FOR PROCESSING PAYMENT REQUESTS ASSOCIATED WITH A WIRELESS USERS ACCOUNT - A Payment Gateway interfaces, in one embodiment, with a merchant's website or a payment aggregator used by the merchant's website, for facilitating purchases made at the website by a wireless user. In one embodiment, purchases at the website are paid for by charging the wireless user's prepaid account maintained in the mobile operator. The Payment Gateway accepts messages in an HTTP based message from the website or payment aggregator and provides a gateway function to the wireless user's service provider, which is accessible only using SS7 based MAP protocols. The mobile gateway ascertains the proper message syntax to use in a MAP based USSD message based on the wireless carrier. The mobile gateway also receives messages from the mobile operator, typically using a GSM MAP based protocol and initiates HTTP based messages back to the merchant's website. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095906 | Methods for transferring funds using a payment service where financial account information is only entered once with a payment service and need not be re-entered for future transfers - A method of transferring funds to and/or from a first party's financial account is provided. A first party's financial account information is entered with a single initial entry to the payment service. Funds are transferred to and/or from the first party's financial account using the payment service. The first party is registered with the payment service, or becomes registered prior to transferring funds to and/or from the financial account using the payment service. For future uses of the first party's financial account to transfer funds to and/or from the first party's financial account, the first party's financial account information need not be entered again with the payment service. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095907 | Method of conducting financial transactions where a payer's financial account information is entered only once with a payment system - A method of conducting a financial transaction includes a first party's financial account information being entered once, e.g, with a single initial entry to the payment service. For future uses of the first party's financial account to transfer funds using the payment service to a second party, the first party's financial account information need not be entered again with the payment service. The second party's personal identifying information is entered. Funds are transferred from the first party's financial account to an account of the second party with the use of the payment service. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095908 | Distributed Computing for Engaging Software Services - A method and apparatus for engaging, on behalf of a client computing device, one or more remote computing devices to perform a client directed task for a fee. The method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a client computing device, data indicative of a task to be performed; reviewing capabilities of the remote computing devices; selecting one or more suitable remote computing devices for performing at least a first subtask; negotiating, and reaching agreement, with selected remote computing devices on terms for performing the first subtask; verifying receipt of payment from a client, being associated with the client computing device; dispatching the first subtask; receiving a first result, from respective remote computing device; and providing payment to a remote provider, being associated with the remote computer device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095909 | ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM UTILIZING INTERMEDIARY ACCOUNT - Payments in cash are submitted to a merchant at a point of sale. The payment transaction is effected electronically to credit the end user's intermediary account. Subsequent electronic communications between the intermediary account and a vendor site effect payment to the vendor for goods or services on behalf of the end user. This system leverages the existing credit card payment system in reverse so as to provide the convenience of submitting cash payments at a multitude of merchant locations. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095910 | DIGITAL DOWNLOADING JUKEBOX SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL AND LOCAL MUSIC SERVERS - A digital downloading jukebox system including a central server and a plurality of remote jukebox devices each provided with a local server that preferably mirrors the central server and enables selected songs to be immediately downloaded to the jukebox for reproduction. The local server and jukebox may also provide, through control of the central server, song download services to other jukebox devices. The jukebox system may also act as a monitoring/management device for other coin operated equipment present in a location where the jukebox is located, thereby enabling the jukebox device to perform updates on other equipment under control of the central server. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095911 | TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A transaction method and system comprising receiving a request to change a transaction channel or mode of an account having a plurality of transaction channels/modes from a first state to a second state; and changing the state of the transaction channel/mode to the second state in response to the received request is disclosed. The invention further discloses transaction facilitator for facilitating transactions in relation to an account having a plurality of transaction channels or modes, and operable to receive via the communication network a request from an owner of the account to change the state of a transaction channel/mode of the plurality of transaction channels/modes from a first state to a second state; wherein, upon receipt of the request the transaction facilitator is operable to change the state of the transaction channel to the second state. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095912 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC PURCHASE TRANSACTION PROCESSING - A system for initiating a payment to a merchant from a bill payment system for a purchaser in an electronic purchase transaction is provided. The purchaser may be a subscriber of the bill payment subsystem and the system may include a gateway subsystem. The gateway subsystem may receive electronic purchase transaction information. The electronic purchase transaction information may include a payment request authorized by the purchaser and an identifier associated with the merchant. The gateway subsystem may further determine that the purchaser is registered with the gateway subsystem, and send the payment request to the bill payment subsystem of which the purchaser is the subscriber. The gateway subsystem may also receive a payment notification from the bill payment subsystem, and cause a first payment to be made from a first account associated with the gateway subsystem to a second account associated with the merchant. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095913 | Overdraft Payment Balance Exception Processing - A system for managing and processing exceptions to shared global treasury limits across multiple different platforms can be utilized by an organization to eliminate inconsistent client experiences and increase overall operating efficiency. A management and processing system can decision transactions of clients (e.g., customers, users, members, account-holders, clients, etc.) through a combination of straight-through and manual processes that are utilized according to select qualifying criteria. The system provides for auto-decisioning of low-risk, low-amount transactions while enabling authorized users to manually decision and otherwise manage transactions through various workflow-driven graphical user interfaces (GUIs). The GUIs can be configured to allow transaction approvers to standardize workflow for manual processing and approval of transactions that cannot be entirely decisioned by, or are exempt from, automated straight-through processing and can further be configured to provide users with numerous viewing, reporting, routing, tracking and decision override capabilities. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095914 | Systems and methods for financial transaction through miniaturized card reader with decoding on a seller's mobile device - A financial transaction card reader device includes a housing having a slot for swiping a magnetic stripe of a financial transaction card to complete a financial transaction between a buyer and seller. A read head is in the housing, reads data stored on the magnetic stripe and for produces a signal indicative of data stored on the magnetic stripe. An output jack is adapted to be inserted into a microphone input associated with a seller's mobile device for providing the signal indicative of data stored on the magnetic stripe to the mobile device. The signal is decoded in the mobile device. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095915 | Read head device with selected sampling rate - A read head is provided that is configured to be coupled to a mobile device. The read head has a slot for swiping a magnetic stripe of a financial transaction card. The slot is utilized for a financial transaction between a buyer and seller and reads data on the magnetic stripe. A signal is produced indicative of data stored on the magnetic stripe, An output jack of the read head is adapted to be inserted at least one of the audio input port or microphone input port of the mobile device. The output jack delivers the signal to the mobile device. A sampling rate of the signal at the audio input port or a line input port of the mobile device is at least 15 kHZ. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095916 | Payment methods with a payment service and tabs selected by a first party and opened by a second party at any geographic location of the first party's mobile device - A method of paying a second party is provided. A first party accesses the names of one or more qualified second parties. The qualified second parties are second parties that, (i) have an association with the payment service, and (ii) second parties that if they do not have an established association with the payment service then they have established one prior to payment. The first party has an association with the payment service. A tab is opened by the first party that can be selected by the qualified second party at any geographic location of a first party's mobile device. The qualified second party is only able to charge a first party's financial account when the first party's mobile device is within a defined geographic area. The tab is a relationship between the first party, the payment service and the qualified second party, The qualified second party can engage in a financial transaction with the first party is within the defined geographic area. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095917 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SECURE CREDIT CARD PURCHASES - A method and system of performing secure credit card purchases in the context of a remote commercial transaction, such as over the telephone, wherein only the customer, once generally deciding upon a product or service to be purchased, communicates with a custodial authorizing entity, such as a credit card company or issuing bank wherein such entity has previous knowledge of the credit card number as well as custodial control of other account parameters such as interest rate, payment history, available credit limit etc. The customer supplies the custodial authorizing entity with the account identification data such as the credit card number and a requested one of a possible plurality of predetermined payment categories which define the dollar amount for the purchase and specific, predetermined time parameters within which authorization by the custodial authorizing entity will remain in effect. The custodial authorizing entity then generates a transaction code which is communicated exclusively to the customer wherein the customer in turn communicates only the transaction code to the merchant instead of a credit card number. The transaction code is indicative of merchant identification, credit card account identification and a designated one of the plurality of predetermined payment categories. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095918 | Transaction alerting in a multi-network environment - Techniques are provided for generating a transaction alert for a transaction whether the transaction was processed by a first payment processing network associated with an alerting platform or the transaction was processed by a second payment processing network not associated with an alert platform. An authorization request message associated with a transaction is received by a transaction processing server configured to receive authorization request messages from a first payment network and a second payment network. If the authorization request message was routed through the second payment network, alert initiation data is transmitted to an alert platform associated with the first payment network. The alert platform is configured to apply at least one alert criterion to the alert initiation data to determine if an alert is to be generated, generate the alert, and transmit the alert to a mobile application. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095919 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING ASPECTS OF AN ONLINE TRANSACTION USING A SECURE PERIPHERAL DEVICE HAVING A MESSAGE DISPLAY AND/OR USER INPUT - Systems and methods for authenticating aspects of an online transaction using a secure peripheral device having a message display and/or user input are provided. One such method for establishing a secure communication channel between a computer peripheral device and a host includes responding to requests to authenticate the peripheral device, authenticating the host, receiving one or more messages from the host, displaying the one or more messages on a display of the peripheral device, receiving user input in response to the one or more messages, sending the user response to the host. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095920 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FUEL ISLAND AUTHORIZATION FOR TRUCKING INDUSTRY - A fuel authorization system enables data to be exchanged between vehicles and a fuel vendor, to verify that the vehicle is authorized to receive fuel. In an exemplary embodiment, each fuel island is equipped with a motion detector, a short range radio frequency (RF) component, and an infrared (IR) receiver. Participating vehicles are equipped with an IR transmitter and a RF component that can establish a data link with the fuel island's RF unit. When the motion detector senses a vehicle in the fuel lane, an RF query is sent to the vehicle. Participating vehicles respond with an IR transmission. An RF data link is then established between the enrolled vehicle and the fuel vendor to verify that the vehicle is authorized to receive fuel. Once the verification is complete, the fuel dispenser is enabled. If the motion detector senses that the vehicle leaves, the fuel dispenser is disabled. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095921 | SERVICE SYSTEM - Multiple service servers can store identification tags, which identify each user, after associating the identification tags with the identification tags of other users; and can also store identification data, which uniquely identifies users across multiple service servers, after associating the identification data with an encryption key for each identification datum. A management server device stores as identification data the user address data encrypted by means of an encryption key that has been generated for each identification datum. A gateway server device receives the identification tags from a first service server, receives the other identification tags associated with the first identification tags, receives the encryption keys associated with the other identification tags, and obtains the encrypted data from the management server. The gateway server device then decodes the encrypted information, and commands delivery that uses the obtained address data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095922 | IMAGE DATA SALES SYSTEM, IMAGE DATA SALES METHOD, CAMERA, AND SERVER APPARATUS - In the present invention, a camera ID for specifying a camera that takes images to be sold is registered in a server in advance. The server issues an encryption key when the camera ID is registered, and the camera stores the encryption key and encrypts the camera ID by the encryption key to provide the camera ID to an image file including image data obtained by imaging. The server decrypts the encrypted camera ID provided to the image file transmitted from the user by a decryption key corresponding to the encryption key. If the camera ID obtained by the decryption coincides with the registered camera ID, the server authenticates that the image data included in the image file is imaged by the registered camera and discloses the image data to sell the image data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095923 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING A LOCAL ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD DATA STORE USING A REMOTE PERSONAL HEALTH RECORD SERVER - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for managing medical information. Certain embodiments provide a local electronic medical record system including a local personal health record (PHR) client, the PHR client downloading encrypted patient documents from a remote PHR server and parsing the downloaded encrypted patient documents to form a local PHR database. The example system also includes an interface receiving user input including an encryption key to decrypt the downloaded encrypted patient documents and displaying patient medical information to the user based on the downloaded decrypted patient documents. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095924 | Talent Booking System and Method - A method of booking talent is provided, comprising: storing a plurality of talent files on a data storage system, each of the talent files being categorized based on select criteria, and wherein each talent file contains talent information associated with one of a plurality of performing artists; searching the data storage system through a processing device operatively coupled to the data storage system for processing requests for the talent files and the talent information; communicating requests for the talent files and the talent information through a user interface operatively coupled to the processing device, and communicating the talent files and talent information to a system user; selecting one or more talent files for possible booking of the corresponding performing artist; making an offer to book one or more of the performing artists for a performance having specified terms; and receiving a response to the offer from the performing artist. Upon agreement, the method further comprises consummating an electronic monetary transaction related to the offer between the system user and the performing artist. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095925 | System and Method of Federated Workflow Data Storage - A system is provided comprising a first and second computer system, a first and second memory, and a first and second application. The first application executes a first workflow that receives a first input from an HMI in a first plant, in response generates a first event that assigns a first task associated to a role performed at the first plant, receives a second input associated with the first task, in response to the second input generates a second event, and transmits the second event. The second application executes a second workflow that receives the second event and assigns a second task associated to a role performed at the office separate from the first plant, receives a third input associated with the second task, and in response to the third input transmits information to the HMI that changes the process mediated by the HMI in the first plant. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095926 | Method of Managing Asset Associated with Work Order or Element Associated with Asset, and System and Computer Program for the Same - A method, system and computer program of managing an access right to at least one asset associated with at least one digital work order, or to at least one element associated with the asset, and provides a system and a computer program for the same. The method includes the steps of: loading a security policy associated with the work order, the asset, or the element; starting to monitor location information of the asset or the element and a moving object, or a elapsed time of the moving object at the location; and issuing an event for managing the asset, the element or the moving object in response to the start of the work order or in response to the fact that the loaded security policy is violated by any of the locations, a change in the location, or the elapsed time at the location obtained by the monitoring. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095927 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SCORE FOR A USED VEHICLE - One embodiment of the system and method described herein provides a score generator system that generates an automated vehicle specific valuation of a used car based on the physical and historical attributes of that vehicle. This score may indicate the likelihood that the vehicle will be on the road in a specific period of time. The score may give an absolute percentage of such likelihood or it may give a value relative to all other used vehicles in a database, all other used vehicles of the same make/model/year, or a certain subset of the vehicles in a database. In one embodiment, the score generator system includes a data link module for linking vehicle data and filter module for applying a multi-level filters that process the linked vehicle data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095928 | Systems and Methods for Evaluating Information to Identify, and Act Upon, Intellectual Property Issues - The systems and methods of the present invention enable users to identify whether a composition of matter, technical design, product, service, component, technology, feature, business model or any other item may have intellectual property issues associated therewith. The present invention includes a set of screens, filters, comparison sheets, and/or questionnaires (referred to generically as screens) which are derived from patent claims and used to evaluate whether a composition of matter, technical design, product, service, component, technology, feature, business model or any other item may have intellectual property issues associated therewith. The present invention further comprises systems and methods designed to help groups of people, in a collaborative environment, manage the use of screens. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095929 | Method and system for selecting and filing intellectual property application in multiple countries - A system and method enables Intellectual Property (IP) applicants to determine the target countries for filing an IP application and provides filing and formalities support. The method includes generating a comprehensive list of target countries, eliminating countries based on patentability laws, prioritising the remaining list of countries on IP and market-specific factors, and filtering the list based on the filing cost in each country and the applicant's IP filing budget. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095930 | PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are provided for generating a certificate of compliance for a product. A product control system (PCS) retrieves specification and/or regulatory data for a particular product and compares the retrieved data to test result data obtained for that particular product. The PCS generates a product certification if the test result data indicates that the product is in compliance with the specification data and/or the regulatory data. A product test plan generation system (PTPGS) enables a user to interact with a user interface to retrieve a test plan for a particular product. The test plan can be used to obtain test results for the particular product. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095931 | Contact Referral System and Method - A recruiting tool for leveraging social and business contacts of existing employees, contractors, franchisees and the like is disclosed. The system provides an application for evaluating contact data of employee contacts available through existing social networks or other applications. The application compares the contact data to opportunity description data and, if any of the contacts appear to possess the proper qualifications, matches those contacts to the opportunity of the employer. Feedback is provided to the employee identifying these matched contacts. The employee may then use the application to alert the matched contact of the opportunity, and to submit a referral to the employer relating to the matched contact. Additional system features and options for parties in the role of the employer, the employee, and the matched contacts are disclosed. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095932 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CASE INDEX - A system and method of determining a composite automated site engagement (CASE) index for a website are provided, including tracking user activities at the website, and if a weighted value associated with a user activity has changed based on the tracking, calculating a market value for the user activity, calculating a divisor value for a new CASE index, calculating the new CASE index based upon the market value and the divisor, and updating a database to reflect the new CASE index. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095933 | Hiring Decisions Through Validation Of Job Seeker Information - The present methods and systems relate to means for job seekers to provide more detailed information to prospective employers to aid in job hiring decisions. The means comprises validation of job history, education, and skills information provided by the job seeker, which can comprise third party support and feedback. The means further comprises a display of information that comprises the relative strength of the validation, as well as possible means of further validation for the prospective employer to use. The means further comprises a skills assessment that is taken by the job seeker at a time of the seekers time and place convenience, but that can be validated at the place of employment. The means also provides the job seeker with information about how they could improve their employment prospects. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095934 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED DELIVERY SERVICES - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing personalized delivery services by a carrier providing a package delivery service. For example, a consignee may indicate a delivery preference to be applied to delivery of a package, such as indicating a specific location where the package is to be left upon delivery, if the consignee is not present to accept the package. In one embodiment, the consignee may be notified by the carrier of the scheduled delivery of the package, and may be linked to the carrier's web site to indicate a delivery preference. Alternatively, the delivery preference may be indicated by the consignee proactively accessing the web site. After conveying a delivery preference, the carrier's systems communicate the delivery preference at the appropriate time to a portable computing device which informs the delivery personnel of the consignee's delivery preference. Other embodiments allow the consignor to indicate delivery preferences. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095935 | METHOD FOR MANAGING THE INBOUND FREIGHT PROCESS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN ON BEHALF OF A RETAILER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A method for managing the transportation and logistics of an inbound freight process on behalf of a retail distribution network is provided. A purchase order is processed for a scheduled inbound shipment of a vendor's goods, including a delivery date on which the shipment is required by the retail distribution network. An optimal carriage arrangement is determined so as to meet the delivery date requirement on a just-in-time basis, including proactive reduction of order cycle time where opportunity exists. A pickup appointment is scheduled with the vendor, and notified to the vendor and the retail distribution network. An available carrier is assigned, and notified as to the pickup appointment and the delivery date requirement. Delivery of the order by the carrier is arranged, and the status of the order is monitored. The retail distribution network and the vendor are notified of a successful delivery meeting the delivery date requirement, or if there is a service failure, the resolution thereof. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095936 | Electronic Centralized Margin Management System - An electronic, centralized margin management system and method are disclosed herein. The margin management system for method managing communications among authorized users representing counterparties to various margin agreements comprises a central computerized communications system configured and arranged so as to receive, store and forward communications from and to any of the authorized users over a wide area network, and to define the access rights accorded each authorized user with respect to each margin agreement to which the party represented by the authorized user is a party, wherein the access rights for each margin agreement are predefined by an administrator of the party represented by the authorized user. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095937 | ANNUITIES APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - There are described methods for determining a user bonus payment amount, which may be associated with an annuity fund. Such a user bonus payment amount can be accumulated with a user basic payment amount to provide a user annuity payment associated with the annuity fund. In some examples, this is achieved by determining a performance parameter from fund data associated with the performance of an annuity fund, and comparing the determined performance parameter with a user-threshold parameter, where user bonus payment amount is based on the comparison of the performance parameter and the user-threshold parameter. There is also described associated apparatus comprising a comparator configured to receive fund data and an accumulator configured to determine a user bonus payment amount. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095938 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-FACTOR MODELING, ANALYSIS AND MARGINING OF CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS FOR RISK OFFSET - A system and method for determining a margin requirement associated with a plurality of financial instruments within a portfolio is disclosed. The system and method include receiving a plurality of data associated with the plurality of financial instruments within the portfolio, determining a systematic risk margin based on at least a portion of the received plurality of data, determining a curve risk margin based on at least a second portion of the received plurality of data, determining a convergence and divergence risk margin based on at least a third portion of the received plurality of data, determining a sector risk margin based on at least a fourth portion of the received plurality of data, determining an idiosyncratic risk margin based on at least a fifth portion of the received plurality of data, determining a liquidity risk margin based on at least a sixth portion of the received plurality of data, determining a basis risk margin based on at least a seventh portion of the received plurality of data, and calculating a multi-factor risk margin based on one more of the determined risk factors. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095939 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LIQUIDITY OF A CREDIT - The present invention relates to a credit index, a system and method for structuring a credit index, a system and method for operating a credit index, and a system and method for determining the liquidity of a credit. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095940 | PRICING MECHANISMS FOR PERISHABLE TIME-VARYING RESOURCES - A price determination module (PDM) is described herein which defines price information for perishable resource items subject to variable supply and demand. The price information specifies pricing options for consideration by consumers. In one approach, the PDM provides a plurality of per-instant pricing options, where each pricing option defines a price for a resource item in a particular time instance. In another approach, the PDM provides a plurality of per-contract pricing options, where each pricing option defines a price for a resource item in a particular time segment. The PDM can determine the pricing options by formulating and solving an optimization problem, e.g., using a dynamic programming technique. The optimization problem can be constrained by either hard or soft capacity constraints. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095941 | Method and Apparatus For Welding Cost Calculator - A method and apparatus for providing welding-type power is disclosed and includes a cost calculator. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095942 | METHOD OF DELEGATING SOLICITATION RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMONLY-ACQUAINTED PROSPECTS WITHIN A MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING BUSINESS STRUCTURE - A method is disclosed for soliciting commonly acquainted prospects into a hierarchal multi-level marketing (MLM) structure by collecting contact information of personal contacts from MLM members already incorporated, and soliciting those personal contacts using a third-party solicitor to build a commission downline for current members who are reluctant, unwilling or inefficient at soliciting their own personal contacts. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095943 | SYSTEM FOR TRAINING CLASSIFIERS IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES THROUGH ACTIVE LEARNING - A system for training classifiers in multiple categories through an active learning system, including a computer having a memory and a processor, the processor programmed to: train an initial set of m binary one-versus-all classifiers, one for each category in a taxonomy, on a labeled dataset of examples stored in a database coupled with the computer; uniformly sample up to a predetermined large number of examples from a second, larger dataset of unlabeled examples stored in a database coupled with the computer; order the sampled unlabeled examples in order of informativeness for each classifier; determine a minimum subset of the unlabeled examples that are most informative for a maximum number of the classifiers to form an active set for learning; and use editorially-labeled versions of the examples of the active set to re-train the classifiers, thereby improving the accuracy of at least some of the classifiers. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095944 | Forward Feature Selection For Support Vector Machines - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for training a Support Vector Machine (SVM) on a subset of features (d′) of a feature set having (d) features of a plurality of training instances to obtain a weight per instance, approximating a quality for the d features of the feature set using the weight per instance, ranking the d features of the feature set based on the approximated quality, and selecting a subset (q) of the features of the feature set based on the ranked approximated quality. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095945 | METHOD OF CREATING A COMPUTER MODEL OF THE PHYSICAL WORLD - A method of executing a computer application in the context of a computer model comprising the steps of retrieving computer model data from a model server, retrieving application information from an application server, and executing said application information in the context of the model in an execution environment. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095946 | Coupled METOC/INTEL Risk Assessment - A method for predicting the risk of a pirate attack in a geographical area and for generating a distribution of probabilities of a pirate attack based on intelligence (INTEL) information regarding the pirates and pirate behavior combined with information regarding environmental and meteorological (METOC) conditions and information regarding shipping activity and shipping vulnerabilities. The method can also be used to predict the probability of other activities that are subject to METOC conditions, such as anti-narcotics efforts, undersea warfare operations, mine warfare operations, and human trafficking interdiction. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095947 | VECTOR CLASSIFIER AND VECTOR CLASSIFICATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a vector classifier and a vector classification method. The vector classifier includes a vector compressor configured to compress an input vector; a support vector storage unit configured to store a compressed support vector; and a support vector machine operation unit configured to receive the compressed input vector and the compressed support vector and perform an arithmetic operation according to a classification determining equation. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095948 | COHORT-BASED PREDICTION OF A FUTURE EVENT - A processor-implemented method, computer program product, and/or computer system predicts a future event. A first bit array, which describes characteristics of a single entity while experiencing a first event, is generated using values received from a set of physical test devices. After the first single entity experiences a different second event, a second bit array is generated from another set of physical test devices. The second bit array describes characteristics of an event cohort, which is made up of entities, other than the single entity, which also experience the second event, but which never experienced the first event. When another single entity experiences the first event, a determination is made as to whether that other single entity has characteristics from both the first bit array and the second bit array. If so, a prediction is made that the other single entity will also experience the second event. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095949 | KNOWLEDGE BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCAL COMMERCE - A system and method that utilizes knowledge representation system to express relationships among consumers, between consumers and businesses, within a specific business, and across businesses. The system and method supports defining which businesses consumers patronize, which locations they prefer, and what products and services they intend to secure from what businesses. The system can supports defining how businesses are structured, what businesses are similar, and how businesses relate both to consumers and to other businesses. By combining this consumer knowledge and business knowledge the system enables a number of mutually compatible applications across a matrix of consumer and business interactions (consumer-to-consumer, consumer-to-business, and business-to-business.) | 2012-04-19 |
20120095950 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING BUSINESS RULES DESIGNED WITH CLOUD COMPUTING - Systems and methods presented herein may involve locally executing rules (e.g., business rules) that are designed in a remote computing cloud. Systems and methods may include receiving a file representing modified rules from the remote computing cloud and compiling the file locally for integration into a local system. By separating the design and execution phases of the rules, new versions of the rule design application(s) may be utilized in the remote cloud to design local rules without upgrading or otherwise changing the applications that implement the rules on the local system. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095951 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODIFYING A KNOWLEDGE BASE SYSTEM - In one embodiment, a query is received at a knowledge base system via a communications link and a new rule is generated in response to an indication that a rule library of the knowledge base system does not include a rule associated with the query. A synthetic document descriptor is received and a value associated with the synthetic document descriptor is stored at an action identifier of the new rule. The new rule is then stored at the rule library. The new rule has a condition identifier field and an action identifier field, and the condition identifier field of the new rule has a value associated with the query. The synthetic document descriptor includes a first reference to a portion of a first document and a second reference to a portion of a second document. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095952 | COLLAPSED GIBBS SAMPLER FOR SPARSE TOPIC MODELS AND DISCRETE MATRIX FACTORIZATION - In an inference system for organizing a corpus of objects, feature representations are generated comprising distributions over a set of features corresponding to the objects. A topic model defining a set of topics is inferred by performing latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) with an Indian Buffet Process (IBP) compound Dirichlet prior probability distribution. The inference is performed using a collapsed Gibbs sampling algorithm by iteratively sampling (1) topic allocation variables of the LDA and (2) binary activation variables of the IBP compound Dirichlet prior In some embodiments the inference is configured such that each inferred topic model is a clean topic model with topics defined as distributions over sub-sets of the set of features selected by the prior. In some embodiments the inference is configured such that the inferred topic model associates a focused sub-set of the set of topics to each object of the training corpus. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095953 | PREDICTING USER INTERACTIONS DURING IMAGE PROCESSING - The invention relates to an apparatus for processing images by means of a series of user interactions. When processing an image, the user follows a series of interactions. Preferably, this is standardized to ensure reproducibility and accuracy. However, the series of interactions required from the user may be dependent on the needs of the user, the image being processed or even on the preferences of the user. The invention provides an apparatus which can deal with complex image processing requirements, providing both a standardized series of steps, or trail, in the image visualization process, and allowing the user to deviate from this standard trail if required. This accelerates and simplifies the interaction necessary when the user performs a known task on a different image. It also provides valuable assistance when the user performs an unfamiliar task, thereby avoiding mistakes, such as incorrect radiation levels during image acquisition, which can have serious consequences in a medical imaging environment. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095954 | Benefits Services Privacy Architecture - A system and method of presenting benefits to a user of a computing device is provided. The method may include detecting user activities via a computer program executed on the computing device, storing a list of detected user activities in a user history in the computing device, and receiving a list of predefined benefits from at least one remote server. Each of the predefined benefits may include an associated trigger user activity. The method may further include storing the list of predefined benefits in the computing device, and determining a predefined benefit to present to the user based at least on the presence of a trigger user activity for the predefined benefit in the user history, via the computer program in the computing device. The method may further include presenting a matched predefined benefit to the user. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095955 | FACILITATING RELATIONSHIPS AND INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS - A network includes at least one relational grid with nodes with each node in the relational grid having an opinion about all other nodes in the grid, including the datum and associated interpretation held by each other node, with the opinions of nodes about a given node in the relational grid being independent. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095956 | PROCESS DRIVEN BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE - Described herein is a technology for facilitating process driven business intelligence. In one implementation, context data generated by a business process tool is received. One or more relevant application programming interfaces (APIs) are identified by matching the APIs with the current attribute associated with the context data. The APIs are executable by a processor to retrieve source data from an information source and provide business intelligence based on the source data. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095957 | Component Based Approach to Building Data Integration Tools - A method facilitating interoperability across the integrating platforms is provided by composing purpose specific integrating tools using conceptual modeling framework and a set of primitive foundational components. The model driven architecture provides easy migration from one solution architecture to another. Also, the present invention discloses a method to migrate from one implementation to another using set of composed purpose specific integration tools. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095958 | Distributed and Tiered Architecture for Content Search and Content Monitoring - An efficient large scale search system for video and multi-media content using a distributed database and search, and tiered search servers is described. Selected content is stored at the distributed local database and tier1 search server(s). Content matching frequent queries, and frequent unidentified queries are cached at various levels in the search system. Content is classified using feature descriptors and geographical aspects, at feature level and in time segments. Queries not identified at clients and tier1 search server(s) are queried against tier2 or lower search server(s). Search servers use classification and geographical partitioning to reduce search cost. Methods for content tracking and local content searching are executed on clients. The client performs local search, monitoring and/or tracking of the query content with the reference content and local search with a database of reference fingerprints. This shifts the content search workload from central servers to the distributed monitoring clients. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095959 | Apparatus and Method for On-Demand In-Memory Database Management Platform - A method and apparatus for constructing a memory-based database service platform, in which database can be on-loaded and off-loaded or unloaded as needed, and can reserve schedule and size of memory and other resources, including CPUs, network, backup, mirroring and recovery recourses. With the service platform, multiple different types of databases can be chosen by specifying data storage type and data operation interfaces, such as Relational Database (RDB), Biometric Database (BDB), Time Series Database (TDB), Data Driven Database (DDDB) and File-based Database (FDB) etc. Database types can be chosen either by user directly or by platform automatically or semi-automatically based on data types and data operation characteristics. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095960 | MULTI-MASTER ATTRIBUTE UNIQUENESS - A computing device receives a request to perform a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (“LDAP”) database operation and propagates the request to perform the LDAP database operation to a peer server to test the LDAP database operation at the peer server. The computing device executes an action on a distributed LDAP database based on a result of testing the LDAP database operation at the peer server. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095961 | TOOL TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for tracking a status of a plurality of tools for a plurality of users includes receiving, at a computer, data related to a tool. The data includes a tool identifier, an associated user, location data, and maintenance history data. The method further includes storing the data related to the tool in a database, identifying a date of a future maintenance event, and transmitting a notification to the associated user when the date of the future maintenance event is within a predetermined period of time of a current date. The method also includes receiving updated location data and updated maintenance history data, and storing this data in the database. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095962 | Aggregating Media Content From Multiple Clients To A Server - A data processing system aggregates media content from multiple clients to a server. The data processing system comprises a media manager that aggregates media content from a client of a plurality of clients onto a server. The media manager comprises a monitoring utility and a server media update utility. The monitoring utility periodically checks for media files that are newly added in a client library of the client plurality and/or scanned from client storage, and detects newly added media. The server media update utility determines whether the newly added media. The server media update utility determines whether the newly added media is present on the server and copies the newly added media to the server if the newly added media is not present on the server or a lower quality version of the newly added media is present on the server. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095963 | Apparatus and method for on-demand in-memory database management platform - A method and apparatus for constructing a memory-based database service platform, in which database can be on-loaded and off-loaded or unloaded as needed, and can reserve schedule and size of memory and other resources, including CPUs, network, backup, mirroring and recovery recourses. With the service platform, multiple different types of databases can be chosen by specifying data storage type and data operation interfaces, such as Relational Database (RDB), Biometric Database (BDB), Time Series Database (TDB), Data Driven Database (DDDB) and File-based Database (FDB) etc. Database types can be chosen either by user directly or by platform automatically or semi-automatically based on data types and data operation characteristics. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095964 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR HANDLING CO-OPERATION FILES - The invention relates to a method for handling co-operation files between customers and suppliers where a unique ID is attached to the co-operation file. The customer stores co-operation files on a central file handling database and the co-operation files of the supplier are stored on a supplier computer. When a user tries to access the co-operation file stored on the supplier's storage medium, the user is informed if a version of the co-operation file stored on the central file server differs from the version of the co-operation file stored on the supplier's storage medium. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095965 | SYNCHRONIZATION FOR INITIALIZATION OF A REMOTE MIRROR STORAGE FACILITY - A method includes computing, in a local storage system having a local volume with a plurality of local regions, respective local signatures over the local regions, and computing, in a remote storage system having a remote volume with remote regions in a one-to-one correspondence with the local regions, respective remote signatures over the remote regions. A given remote region is identified, the given remote region having a given remote signature and a corresponding local region with a given local signature that does not match the given remote signature. The data in the given remote region is then replaced with data from the corresponding local region. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095966 | METHOD FOR USING AN OTP STORAGE DEVICE - The invention provides a method of managing data updates in DOS-based data storage device having an OTP memory die that includes a code region having a first memory capacity and a code region access resolution and a data region having a second memory capacity and a data region access resolution. The second memory capacity is larger than the first memory capacity and the code region access resolution is finer than the data region access resolution. The method includes chronologically writing a log entry in the code region indicating the change in FAT and root directory for each change in user data written in the data region. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095967 | PORTABLE INFRASTRUCTURE OBJECT FOR CAPTURING MACHINE IMAGES - A method for capturing an image of a machine having one or more disks is presented. The method comprises creating a snapshot of the machine, the snapshot including full machine encapsulation, querying the one or more disks on the machine to obtain information stored thereon, creating metadata able to access one or more files, one or more folders, and the application on the machine, and capturing the snapshot, the obtained information and the metadata in the image. The method may also comprise migrating the captured image and/or extracting one or more files and/or folders from the captured image on another machine. The migration can be between physical and physical, physical and virtual, physical and cloud, etc. The method may comprise capturing another image comprising the snapshot, the metadata and changed information different from the obtained information. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095968 | STORAGE TIERS FOR DIFFERENT BACKUP TYPES - Systems and methods of providing storage tiers for different backup types. An embodiment of a method includes receiving a backup job from a client for data on a virtualized storage node. The method also includes identifying a type of the backup job. The method also includes storing data on at least one other virtualized storage node in a first tier or a second tier. Selection between the first tier and the second tier is based on the type of the backup job. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095969 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COLLECTING AND MANAGING ALLOY VERIFICATION - A system, method and computer program product include storing a representation of a mechanical system and an item type listing with parts and specifications for the parts. At least part of the representation comprising a group of parts to validate is displayed. A location of a part on the displayed representation is selected for analysis. An item type of the selected location is selected and linked to the selected location for determining analysis requirements. Analysis data from an alloy analyzer and specifications of the part is linked to the selected location of the displayed representation. On the displayed representation, a mismatch between analysis data and specifications is indicated, thereby transforming the representation to a representation comprising at least the analysis data and the specifications. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095970 | IDENTIFYING UNREFERENCED FILE SYSTEM COMPONENTS - A list of data structures (e.g., inodes) can be accessed, and the data structures in the list can be examined. If a data structure is examined, a counter value associated with the data structure is changed to a generation number that is associated with the examination. Subsequently, the counter values can be used to identify unreferenced data structures. More specifically, the counter value for an unreferenced data structure will be different from the generation number for the most recently performed examination. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095971 | ONLINE FILE SYSTEM CONSISTENCY CHECK - A lock is acquired on a data structure. Content in the data structure is read and verified while the lock is held. The lock is then released, and then the file system components that are referred to by the data structure are verified. In essence, a file system consistency check of the file system components is performed offline in the background while the data structure remains accessible. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095972 | System and Method for Configuring Business Entity Search Logic - A system for generating a business name normalization configuration used by a secretary of state office to process a business name search is disclosed. The system includes a user interface that enables a user to create or edit the business name normalization configuration by displaying a plurality of business name normalization characteristics and receiving a plurality of selections corresponding to the characteristics. The system stores the business name normalization characteristics and selections so as to define the business name normalization configuration, wherein the business name normalization configuration provides a set of rules for normalizing each of a plurality of business names. The business name normalization configuration is then used to normalize registered names and a query name. The normalized registered names and normalized query name are compared, and the registered names corresponding to the normalized registered names that are identical to the normalized query name are displayed as search results. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095973 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPING DATA INTEGRATION APPLICATIONS WITH REUSABLE SEMANTIC TYPES TO REPRESENT AND PROCESS APPLICATION DATA - A method and system for developing data integration applications with reusable semantic types to represent and process application data. Methods include creating schemas to describe external data, creating semantic types to describe internal data, mapping schemas to semantic types, developing dataflows that configure input and output operations using schemas, mappings, and semantic types and all other transformation operations and functions based solely on semantic types, and executing dataflows defined in this manner. | 2012-04-19 |
20120095974 | DATABASE SYNCHRONIZATION AND VALIDATION - Systems and methods for verifying data in a distributed database using different automated check operations at different times during the database read and update cycles. Various functions may be performed including executing a first check during update operations of the database. A second check may also be executed during the update operation of the database, and be implemented as an execution thread of an update daemon. A third check may be executed at a time interval between update functions of the update daemon. A fourth check may be executed during a time that the database is not being updated. Integrity of data in the database may be verified by a computer processor based on the first, second, third, and fourth checks. | 2012-04-19 |