23rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100145687 | REMOVING NOISE FROM SPEECH - Method for removing noise from a digital speech waveform, including receiving the digital speech waveform having the noise contained therein, segmenting the digital speech waveform into one or more frames, each frame having a clean portion and a noisy portion, extracting a feature component from each frame, creating an nonlinear speech distortion model from the feature components, creating a statistical noise model by making a Piecewise Linear Approximation (PLA) of the nonlinear speech distortion model, determining the clean portion of each frame using the statistical noise model, a log power spectra of each frame, and a model of a digital speech waveform recorded in a noise controlled environment, and constructing a clean digital speech waveform from each clean portion of each frame. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145688 | Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding speech signal using coding mode - An apparatus and a method to encode and decode a speech signal using an encoding mode are provided. An encoding apparatus may select an encoding mode of a frame included in an input speech signal, and encode a frame having an unvoiced mode for an unvoiced speech as the selected encoding mode. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145689 | KEYSTROKE SOUND SUPPRESSION - An audio signal is received that might include keyboard noise and speech. The audio signal is digitized and transformed from a time domain to a frequency domain. The transformed audio is analyzed to determine whether there is likelihood that keystroke noise is present. If it is determined there is high likelihood that the audio signal contains keystroke noise, a determination is made as to whether a keyboard event occurred around the time of the likely keystroke noise. If it is determined that a keyboard event occurred around the time of the likely keystroke noise, a determination is made as to whether speech is present in the audio signal around the time of the likely keystroke noise. If no speech is present, the keystroke noise is suppressed in the audio signal. If speech is detected in the audio signal or if the keystroke noise abates, the suppression gain is removed from the audio signal. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145690 | SOUND SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD, SOUND SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A sound signal generating method includes: generating, using a computer, a plurality of unit waveform signals by dividing the original sound signal having a periodic length of repeating similar waveforms by the length of the waveform; generating, using a computer, a repetitive waveform signal for each of the generated unit waveform signals by repeating the waveform of the unit waveform signal a given number of times; and generating, using a computer, an outputsound signal by shifting each of the repetitive waveform signals in each length with a sequence in which the unit waveform signals form the original sound signal and then superimposing on one another. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145711 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DECODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL - A method of processing an audio signal is disclosed. The present invention includes receiving downmix information, object information and mix information, generating and transferring multi-channel information using at least one of the downmix information, the object information and the mix information, and selectively generating and transferring either first gain information or extra multi-channel information including second gain information in accordance with a decoding mode using at least one of the object information and the mix information. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145712 | CODING OF DIGITAL AUDIO SIGNALS - The invention concerns an encoder for an input audio signal (S(z)) comprising a combination module combining the input audio signal with an intermediate counter-reaction signal forming a modified input signal and a quantification module scalable for the rate ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100145713 | ADDING ADDITIONAL DATA TO ENCODED BIT STREAMS - A method of adding additional data to encoded bit streams may include receiving a signal containing an encoded data frame, where the encoded data frame includes a plurality of data blocks. The method may further include transforming the encoded data frame into a modified encoded data frame by inserting at least one additional data block between a synchronization information block and an error check block, where the at least one additional data block includes the additional data, and modifying data in at least one of the synchronization information block and the error check block to account for the inserting of the at least one additional data block. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145714 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR BIT STREAM DECODING IN MP3 DECODER - A decoding method for MP3 bit streams, which replaces a buffer required in the decoding process by manipulating the order of data decoding. The decoding method includes reading the head and side information of the current frame, and calculating a main data's start address of the current frame. While decoding the main data, the head and side information of subsequent frames are skipped if the reading of the main data is not yet completed. The start address of the next frame is calculated and directly accessed after finished reading the main data of the current frame. An optimum method for accessing frequency lines utilizes the characteristics of the MP3 frequency line, instead of inserting a plurality of zeros in the rzero zone containing successive zeros, the initial boundary address of the rzero zone is memorized. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145715 | METHOD AND/OR SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AND/OR ANALYZING AND/OR PRESENTING DECISION STRATEGIES - A method and/or system that can be implemented on a computing device or tables or board game or otherwise uses a rule set to evaluate data about a situation and actors in order to provide advice regarding strategies for influencing actors and/or other outputs. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145716 | Carbon sequestration via wood burial and storage - To mitigate global climate change, a portfolio of strategies will be needed to keep the atmospheric CO | 2010-06-10 |
20100145717 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPLACING ACCUMULATORS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The invention concerns a method for exchange of accumulators/batteries for electric vehicles, wherein a multiplicity of accumulators/batteries, which are standardised in their construction at least in groups and in at least partly empty energy state, are automatically detached and removed from the electric vehicle from below in a prespecified sequence by means of a fast fixing device, the accumulators/batteries are automatically exchanged for accumulators/batteries in full energy state in a accumulator/battery exchange station and the accumulators/batteries in full energy state are automatically fitted in the electric vehicle in a predeterminable order by means of the fast fixing device. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145718 | System and Method for Establishing Electronic Business Systems for Supporting Communications Services Commerce - A comprehensive electronic business support system comprises three layers: (1) the business layer, including various smart components which unify data and business processes across all customer interactions; (2) the integration layer, including various communications messaging interfaces and enterprise application integration adapters, which provide a flexible, automated, and process driven solution for integrating across business applications and operations support systems; and (3) the presentation layer, including various customer views, which are presented via particular business portals. A smart component server provides the core services and comprehensive business process logic required to successfully conduct business online. The communications messaging interfaces integrate with back-office systems for functions such as billing, provisioning, and interconnection. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145719 | USE OF COACHING MESSAGES IN A CLOSED COMMUNICATION SERVICE - Methods and systems for use of member-to-member, member-to-target and automatically generated coaching messages in a closed communication service are provided. According to one embodiment, a closed communication service is provided which is configured to facilitate and encourage communications among members of a caregroup and a target of the caregroup. The target of the caregroup uses a hardcopy-based communication appliance associated with the caregroup to transmit and receive electronic communications via the closed communication service to and from the members of the caregroup. Identification, creation and delivery of appropriate member-to-member and member-to-target coaching messages are facilitated by allowing one or more administrating caregivers of the members of the caregroup to view metrics relating to electronic communications exchanged via the closed communication service. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145720 | Method of extracting real-time structured data and performing data analysis and decision support in medical reporting - The present invention relates to a methodology for the conversion of unstructured, free text data (contained within medical reports) into standardized, structured data, and also relates to a decision support feature for use in diagnosis and treatment options. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145741 | Event management system with grouping feature - A system for organizing ground transportation of airline passengers arriving for an event is disclosed. The event management system includes a memory, a computer display; a data entry component that receives passenger data including names of passengers and flight information and stores the passenger data in an application specific format; and a group scheduling component that allows a user to set parameters including VIP status, time windows, vehicle types, and number of passengers allocated for vehicle type, and provides passenger groupings based on flight information and on user-set parameters. Also disclosed is a computerized method for organizing ground transportation of airline passengers arriving for an event. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145742 | Event management system with manifest synchronizing feature - A system for organizing flight information for passengers attending an event is disclosed. The system includes a memory, a computer display, a synchronization component that maps passenger information from a user format into an application specific format and stores mapped passenger information, and a flight validation component that validates flight information in stored passenger information. The synchronization component scans passenger information in a user format, identifies headers specifying required information, and assign headers to required information that does not have a header. Also disclosed is a computerized method for organizing flight information for passengers attending an event. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145743 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CURRENCY PURCHASING AND TRACKING - There is a system for carbon offsetting a travel product comprising a system provider server configured to provide one or more user screens to one or more computing devices used by a user of the travel product, a travel provider of the travel product or a carbon offset sponsor of the travel product, allow selection of a travel product by one or more of the computing devices through interaction with one or more user screens of the system provider server, arrive at the environmental currency required by the travel product, receive, from one or more of the computing devices, environmental currency, or value used to purchase environmental currency for the travel product, and add the received or purchased environmental currency to a total of received environmental currency for the travel product. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145744 | Time-Of-Transaction Foreign Currency Conversion - Providing a time-of-transaction currency conversion from a merchant's local currency to a cardholder's credit card currency uses a conversion rate developed by reference to the particular merchant, acquirer, card association and issuer. After a merchant has generated an authorization request in the merchant's currency for a transaction by a cardholder in a different currency, the transaction amount in the authorization is converted from the merchant's currency to the currency of the cardholder's issuing currency, and optionally modified to include additional fees. The converted authorization request is then transmitted to the appropriate card association and then to the issuing bank for authorization, with a response returned to the merchant. The cardholder sees and approves the transaction in the cardholder's currency, and in an amount identical to the amount for which he will be billed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145745 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING SPECTRUM USE RIGHTS - The present disclosure describes systems and methods that facilitate the transfer rights associated with spectrum between parties. Access to spectrum for wireless communications may be transferred from a spectrum holder to a spectrum user while minimizing their role in submitting regulatory agency compliance filings. As a result, parties may transfer spectrum with relative ease, with faster transaction time and lower expense. This leads to more efficient use of the spectrum. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145746 | Vertical Process Merging By Reconstruction Of Equivalent Models And Hierarchical Process Merging - Methods, systems and computer program products for improvement of vertical process merging by reconstruction of equivalent models and hierarchical process merging. Embodiments of the invention include a method for identifying and resolving differences between business process models, the method including receiving a first business process model project, identifying a second business process model project, performing changes to the second business process model project, merging the first and second business process model projects, creating a delta model configured to analyze the differences between the business process model projects, wherein an analysis of the differences between the first and second business process model projects are in the form of low-level changes and auto-applying the low-level changes of the first business process model project to generate a new business process model project. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145747 | AUTOMATED ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE ASSESSMENT - A computer based system for assessing an automated enterprise architecture includes a database for storing artifacts, each artifact representing a portion of the enterprise architecture, the artifacts including a pattern artifact defining requirements for links between a first artifact and one or more additional artifacts, a user interaction module coupled to the database, and an analysis module configured to determine all patterns linked to a component and to determine the level of compliance of the component with the pattern. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145748 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PLANNING BASED ON ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE - A method of forming an IT plan for an enterprise utilizing an automated enterprise architecture (EA) system includes creating a project document, the project document describing a particular portion of operations of the enterprise; ranking the criticality of the project as compared to other projects of the enterprise; linking products, including product versions, that are related to the project to the project in the EA system, wherein the link is a two way link; receiving organization technology adoption preferences; and creating a list of products to be upgraded based on the technology adoption preferences and the ranking of the project. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145749 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC CONTINUOUS MONITORING AND ON-DEMAND OPTIMIZATION OF BUSINESS IT INFRASTRUCTURE ACCORDING TO BUSINESS OBJECTIVES - A computer implemented method and system for optimizing performance of a business IT infrastructure, wherein business objectives are obtained as input and the IT business infrastructure and/or business level components associated therewith are optimized according to the business objectives. In one embodiment, an objectives definition is created that defines business objectives and business rules determining how IT level metrics affect the business objectives and, optionally, service level agreements or other contract definitions based on the objectives definition. A runtime performance of the business objectives is determined during runtime of the business IT infrastructure by monitoring the business IT infrastructure, its compliance with the contract definitions, and the business objectives achieved by the business IT infrastructure. If a statistically significant change is detected between the runtime performance and a reference optimization of the business objectives, the business model is updated and the reference optimization of the business objectives is redetermined. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145750 | Evaluating Service Oriented Architecture Governance Maturity - Evaluating service oriented architecture (‘SOA’) governance maturity including receiving, from a plurality of predetermined stakeholders in the SOA for a plurality of SOA governance capabilities, a stakeholder assessed value representing the current maturity of each of the plurality of SOA governance capabilities; determining, for each of the plurality of SOA governance capabilities in dependence upon the plurality of stakeholder assessed values from the stakeholders, a capability value for each of the plurality of SOA governance capabilities; assigning each of the SOA governance capabilities to a domain; determining, in dependence upon the capability values for each of the plurality of SOA governance capabilities of each domain, a domain maturity value for each domain; and communicating the domain maturity value for each domain to the predetermined stakeholders of the SOA. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145761 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALTERNATIVE SIMULATION OF LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE - A future amount is created through demand estimation by rectifying data administrated in a logistics infrastructure through a system and a method for alternative simulation of a logistics infrastructure. In addition, an infrastructure load by a future year amount is analyzed and an alternative is selected through the load analysis. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145762 | PUBLISHER AD REVIEW - A review for an advertisement is received, the advertisement to be provided to recipients over a distribution network with content provided by content publishers. An aggregated approval score for the advertisement is generated based on the received review and other reviews for the advertisement. The aggregated approval score is provide to a content publisher. An indication to accept or reject the advertisement for presentation with content provided to recipients by the content publisher is received from the content publisher. The indication is received after providing the aggregated approval score to the content publisher. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145763 | Systems, methods and apparatus for valuation and tailoring of advertising - A system and method classifies advertising based on referencable attributes. An individual advertisement is classified by predefined referencable attributes. The advertisement and the predefined referencable attributes are linked using alphanumeric or digital codes. The advertisement and the linked codes are stored such that the advertisement and linked codes are accessible by a user. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145764 | Method and apparatus for improving efficiency in event information exchange among parties of event - A method and apparatus for improving efficiency and accuracy in event information exchange among users of navigation systems or other devices through wireless communication. The method includes the steps of: receiving information indicating an upcoming event, an event location, and participants thereof input by a user; checking a database storing data regarding types of event in response to the information input by the user to determine a type of the event; retrieving information regarding items required for the type of event determined and generating a template including a list of what items to bring by the participants of the event; and sending the template to the participants of the event through wireless communication. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145765 | Methods and Systems for Conducting Research on an Airplane - This invention relates to methods and systems for conducting market research, product research, or advertising research. More particularly, travelers are presented with a product and asked to provide feedback regarding the product by completing a survey. Answers to the survey are entered via an input device. Survey answer data is stored in a storage device along with demographic information relating to the traveler and the data is stored. In exchange for completing product research travelers may receive carrier specific rewards or a discount on the cost of travel. Data collected from travelers is collected and sold to corporate sponsors. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145766 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PARTICIPATORY MEDIA CONTENT - A method and apparatus for providing participatory media content to a customer via a network are disclosed. For example, a method receives a request for a first content from a customer, and determines if the customer is associated with a service that provides a participatory media content. The method then selects one or more participatory media content for the customer, if the customer is associated with the service; and provides the customer with the one or more participatory media content and the requested first content. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145767 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING A CONTRACT - Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for analyzing a contract. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for estimating a contract's profitability and risk exposure using various contract terms, potential cash flows, and pricing strategies can be provided. By estimating the contract's profitability and risk exposure across a variety of conditions, a valuation-risk profile is determined and can be presented to a user. The valuation-risk profile provides an objective value of any particular contract component and a quantitative framework for negotiation purposes. In addition, the valuation-risk profile can be used as part of a larger strategic plan, for risk assessment, and for general decision-making. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145768 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTING FINANCIALS AND FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS WIZARD - System and method for projecting financials in the form of a financial projections wizard asks a franchise operator to identify anticipated sales and expenses over a period of years and produces an income statement from the answers provided for subsequent use by potential investors. Various features of the financial projections wizard includes simplified selectable answers, ease-of-use, assessment and identification of discrepancies in the numbers provided, acceptance of user identification of anticipated sales and other projected values in non-annual terms, and a series of questions specifically designed to assist and enable non-financially sophisticated franchise operators in producing a reliable multiple-year income statement. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145769 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCT INQUIRY AND INCENTIVE FOR VIRTUAL UNIVERSES - A system and method for inquiring about products and providing incentives to users participating in a virtual universe. The system comprises an information tracking system configured to track information about at least one of a product, a service, and one or more user purchasing the product or service based on obtained information associated with the product or service and the one or more users. The incentive system provides incentives for frequent purchases and incentives for time spent proximate to virtual universe product areas. The system also comprises a storage system configured to aggregate information obtained from the information tracking system to build a profile. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145770 | Methods and Systems of Performing Marketing and Market Research - Some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter include a method of performing marketing and market research. In some embodiments, the method includes the following: observing a consumer using at least one of a product and a service, thereby creating data; analyzing behaviors of the consumer using the product or service by reviewing and coding the data, according to a predefined dictionary of terms thereby generating research data; interviewing the consumer thereby generating additional research data; entering the research data and the additional research data into a database; mining and analyzing the database to link the behaviors of the consumer with potential business implications, thereby generating findings; and reporting findings. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145791 | ANALYZING RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS USING CROSS-CORRELATION OF MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES - In various embodiments, strategies, tools and techniques are provided for processing and analyzing data in an advertising measurement system accessible through a software-as-a-service model or a client-downloaded computer program. The system may be configured to receive and process household media exposure data, product purchase data, advertising data, program data, and demographic data, wherein the data may be obtained from various sources, including from a program delivery source (e.g., a television set-top box) located in a household of a consumer. The data may be matched and cross-correlated for calculating return on advertising investment measurements and other metrics. The data may be used to optimize media placement generally or to address advertising content to specific households. Methods for storing and accessing data in the advertising measurement system by distributing the data across multiple shards are also provided. In addition, methods for protecting privacy of communicated data are disclosed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145792 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING CUSTOMER SPECIFIC VIDEO AND MARKETING MATERIALS - A computer-implemented method can automatically select a plurality of advertising and/or marketing materials associated with goods and/or services offered for sale via a networked communication system. A networked communication system can be adapted to receive and organize a variety of customer specific, business specific, and general demographic information and can provide a marketing score for each customer known to be present at a commercial establishment. The system can further be adapted to provide a comparison of marketing scores for a plurality of customers and create a video playlist for display in a customer waiting room. The system can include a selectable and adjustable set of marketing parameters that may be adjusted based on one or more relevant considerations. The system can be adapted to determine, based on the marketing scores, advertising and marketing content for display at a commercial establishment. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145793 | AUTOMATED SPECIFICATION, ESTIMATION, DISCOVERY OF CAUSAL DRIVERS AND MARKET RESPONSE ELASTICITIES OR LIFT FACTORS - In some embodiments, a software facility performs a method of automated specification of models, estimation of elasticities, and discovery of drivers using the framework(s) discussed elsewhere herein is provided. The facility first obtains the client, business, and/or brand goals in terms of profit optimization, volume or revenue goals, acquisition of new customers, retention of customers, share of wallet and upsell. In conjunction with these goals, the facility obtains cross-section meta-data related to the planning time horizon, markets, geographies, channels of trade and customer segments. In combination, the goals and meta-data define the structure of the data stack and the number of demand generation equations that are needed. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145794 | Media Processing Engine and Ad-Per-View - A scaleable server-based, on-demand media processing engine automates the production and delivery of media. A digital processing engine automatically transcodes a plurality of media files having different formats into a composite media file. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145795 | Directing internet shopping traffic and tracking revenues generated as a result thereof - A system having a client, a host server, a sponsor server, and a video server, which are all interconnected via the Internet and which operate seamlessly together in order to provide video content to an end user at the client and allow the end user at the client to purchase products and/or services from the sponsor that are featured in the video content provided by the video server. As the user views video content on his or her computer, images associated with segments of the content are periodically provided in conjunction with the video content. Each image contains an image map, which defines areas in the image. Each defined area is associated with a product which is displayed in that area of the image. Each defined area is also associated with an anchored hyperlink which links to web content from a sponsor server. The web content includes product information for that particular product featured in that area of the image. Accordingly, by selecting an item in the image, product information is retrieved from a sponsor server and provided to the user so he or she may purchase the product seen in the video content. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145796 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE PRODUCT PLACEMENT - A system is provided. The system includes a media server that provides a media file to a computing device. Further, the system includes a metadata server that provides metadata corresponding to the media file to the computing device. The metadata includes (i) a plurality of x and y coordinates that indicate an interactive region of a display of the media file at a predetermined time and (ii) an instruction that is automatically triggered upon user interaction within the interactive region of the display of the media file. The interactive region includes an interactive region unique identifier. In addition, the system includes an interaction tracking server that receives interaction data and the interactive region unique identifier from the computing device. The interaction data including data corresponds to user interaction in the interactive region of the display of the media file. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145797 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL UNIVERSE RELOCATION THROUGH AN ADVERTISING OFFER - The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing an advertising offer that is configured to relocate an avatar within the virtual environment. The system is configured to ascertain one or more advertisements for display based on at least one of: an inventory analysis of an avatar, a historical teleportation analysis of the avatar, a motion analysis of the avatar, a social network analysis of the avatar, and a ratings analysis of the one or more advertisements within a virtual universe. The system also includes an advertisement display system structured to display the one or more advertisements to the avatar. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145798 | Method for Targeting Pharmaceutical Advertisements to Customers - A promotional arrangement comprises a pharmaceutical product container having first and second compartments, wherein the first compartment comprises a first temporary sealing arrangement located adjacent an open end thereof, the first compartment being sized and shaped to receive a predetermined pharmaceutical product therein, wherein the first compartment is formed of an opaque material. A second compartment of the present invention is formed on a first lateral side of the first compartment and is sized and shaped to slidably receive a promotional item therein, wherein the second compartment comprises a transparent outer wall, the promotional item corresponding to the predetermined pharmaceutical product | 2010-06-10 |
20100145799 | Method of Determining Optimum Locations for Rooftop Advertising - The present invention is a method of optimizing rooftop advertising by identifying flight approach paths at a given airport, graphing offset radial lines from 0°-30° on both sides of a runway center line from a point at the end of a runway, to a point between 3 to 5 miles from the runway, and locating buildings with rooftop surface area within the radial lines and then displaying advertising on said selected rooftop surfaces. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145800 | MAP-BASED SEARCH FOR REAL ESTATE SERVICE PROVIDERS - A computer system for locating real estate service providers by navigating an aerial image map of a geographic region. The system determines a search region corresponding to the geographic region by use of geospatial information associated with the geographic region. Once the search region is determined, the system searches a database for real estate service providers that are associated with the search region and that satisfy certain predetermined criteria. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145801 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A TIME-AWARE OR CALENDAR-AWARE FACILITATOR TO IMPROVE UTILIZATION OF TIME-SENSITIVE OR PERISHABLE RESOURCES - A first interface is provided to enable one or more suppliers to publish listings of available time-valued resources. Each of the available time-valued resources is associated with a predetermined time slot of availability. A second interface is provided to enable one or more consumers to publish listings of needed time-valued resources. Each of the needed time-valued resources is associated with a predetermined time slot of need. The first interface and the second interface are provided by a matching engine. A notification is generated when it is determined that a listing of an available time-valued resource matches with a listing of a needed time valued resource based on time information and calendar information. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145802 | Product Distribution Network - A product distribution network enables a user to easily order remote products. The user may encounter an advertisement and send a Product Request Message (PRM), identifying the advertiser or the product, to a service provider. The service provider may then charge a fixed-rate premium for the message and instruct a product provider to deliver the product. In one embodiment, a user may hear a song on the radio and send a short messaging service (SMS) text message to a mobile phone service provider. The SMS message may include the call letters of the radio station. The service provider may then access the radio station's play list to identify the song currently playing. The service provider instructs an online music service to deliver the song to the user. The user is then charged a fixed premium rate for the text message, which is divided appropriately among the parties. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145803 | METHOD FOR CONTEXTUAL BASED CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING - The present invention is designed to supply an automated solution for the publishing of one or more ads in multiple pages of websites. Embodiments of the present invention enable website owners to automatically present commercial advertisements on their websites while ensuring that the content of the automatically selected ads does not conflict with the content of the website. According to embodiments of the present invention the proposed system and method enables the classifying of one or more ads and website pages, according to predefined categories and key words. Thus, website owners and advertisers can optionally define their own categories as well as the categories to which they wish to be associated with. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145804 | Managing Sponsored Content Based on Usage History - Improved search capabilities are disclosed for mobile communications devices such as cell phones, as well as improved techniques for delivering sponsored content in a mobile communication environment. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145805 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL CONTENTS USING DMB CHANNEL AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing digital contents using a DMB channel. The apparatus for providing digital contents includes: a content storage unit that stores content files; | 2010-06-10 |
20100145806 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING - An apparatus and method for outdoor advertising are disclosed. The apparatus for outdoor advertising includes an input unit receiving data related to desired advertising, a search unit searching for an advertisement, which is highly associated with the data, and a display unit displaying the searched advertisement. The method for outdoor advertising includes receiving data related to desired advertising, searching for an advertisement, which is highly associated with the data, and displaying the searched advertisement. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145807 | DEVICE FOR MANAGEMENT OF PERSONAL DATA - A portable device which stores and transmits personal information relating to a person, to simplify transfer of such information in transactions. The device contains a first database, such as a medical history of a person, which is encrypted. Specific parties, such as medical personnel, are authorized to gain access to the first database, but not other parties. The device de-crypts the first database and transmits the data to the authorized parties. Similar procedures are undertaken with respect to other databases contained within the device. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145808 | DOCUMENT IMAGING WITH TARGETED ADVERTISING BASED ON DOCUMENT CONTENT ANALYSIS - A method and system for delivery of targeted advertisement via multifunction document imaging devices. Imaging devices used for copying, scanning, faxing and printing documents are used to deliver advertisements, coupons, and other promotional material to users. The imaging device is capable of delivering targeted promotional material based on analysis of the documents content passing through the device. Targeting is based on device history, user history or user demographics. Device history and user history are compiled from the contents of the documents processed respectively at a device and by a user. Demographics are inferred from a demographics model using user identity or document content input to the model. Advertisements may be delivered via paper, the device display, and other means. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145809 | APPLICATIONS FOR AUCTION FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL AD IMPRESSION - A method and system provide the ability to select media content and an advertisement to be displayed by a user/user device. In response to a received request for media content (e.g., by a broadcast programming provider or content provider) from a particular user device (e.g., a subscriber receiver station or thin client device), a real-time auction is conducted to select a winning advertisement. The auction includes the dynamic request and receipt of a bid, a determination of the winning bid, and the providing of the winning advertisement to be displayed with the media content. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145810 | AUTOMATED SUBSTANTIATION OF PRODUCT LEVEL SPECIFIC ACCOUNT PAYMENTS - Transactions are processed in which payment is made using an account, such as a health savings account or other type of account in which cardholder purchases are limited to, and/or are documented for, a pre-designated set of merchandise. When a transaction occurs, the purchased products are identified and a determination made whether each product is qualified for purchase under the account. An account transaction record is stored which identifies the date of the transaction, the account, each item that is qualified under the account, a description and quantity of each item, and the total monetary amount of the transaction related to such qualified items. The account transaction records for a particular consumer are used to generate a report that contains data for every transaction on the account. The report can be limited to those transactions that occurred during a period of time, such as a calendar year. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145811 | METHOD OF ASSESSING A PARKING FEE BASED UPON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL - A method for assessing fees for parking is disclosed. The method includes providing a vehicle registration card containing a vehicle make and model and a parking fee collection device. The parking fee collection device has an associated database containing a parking fee charged for each vehicle make and model. The vehicle make and model is entered into the parking fee collection device for a selected vehicle and a parking fee is assessed based upon the vehicle make and model. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145812 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE GENERATION, COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE USE OF PAYMENT CARDS - A system and method for managing the generation and the collection of financial contributions from holders of payment cards ( | 2010-06-10 |
20100145813 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO AUTHENTICATE PRODUCTS - A system and method to authenticate products. The method includes storing identity data corresponding to products to be sold into a database, accessing the database at a point-of-sale of a product, and determining the authenticity of the product at the point-of-sale by comparing the product's identity data with the identity data stored in the database. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145814 | ACCESS MODELING IN A COMMUNICATION DOMAIN - System(s) and method(s) that facilitate efficient and automated processing of orders for access services are presented. An address validation engine evaluates received information that identifies at least part of a geographical location of a consumer ordering an access service, and accesses additional information to facilitate determining and validating the geographical location to a fine level of granularity. An access management component can facilitate automatically determining an available access provider(s) based on the validated geographical location. The access management component employs a rule engine to facilitate automatically and dynamically determining cost of the access service and selecting an access provider based on predefined rules in accordance with predefined access criteria. Electronic bonding is employed to facilitate automatic communication of information between the access provider and an entity processing the order to facilitate processing the order, provisioning the access service, and billing the consumer. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145815 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INITIATING ANONYMOUS CONTACT WITH BUYERS AND SELLERS - According to the invention disclosed herein, methods and systems are disclosed that proactively and anonymously reach out to potential service providers to screen and select one or more service providers for the consumer. Such methods would be time-consuming to conduct manually but are automated efficiently and flexibly as described herein. These methods and systems are not limited to service providers who have pre-registered at any particular web site or directory. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145816 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORDERING GOODS, SERVICES AND CONTENT OVER AN INTERNETWORK - A billing system that allows a consumer to order products from computers connected to the Internet, wherein the consumer is automatically billed for the ordered good or service by its telephone service provider. When a consumer orders a product over the Internet, a plug-in component of the consumer's computer establishes an Internet connection to a billing server. A billing server component transfers an encrypted version of the product to the plug-in component. The plug-in component then disconnects from the Internet and establishes a point-to-point (PPP) connection with the billing server. During the PPP connection, the billing server component transfers an access key assigned to the order to the plug-in component so that the plug-in component may decrypt the product. The consumer is charged a unit rate or “drop-charge” for the product by the telephone service provider when the PPP connection is established using a premium telephone number assigned and administered by the telephone service provider. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145817 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORDERING GOODS, SERVICES AND CONTENT OVER AN INTERNETWORK - A billing system that allows a consumer to order products from computers connected to the Internet, wherein the consumer is automatically billed for the ordered good or service by its telephone service provider. When a consumer orders a product over the Internet, a plug-in component of the consumer's computer establishes an Internet connection to a billing server. A billing server component transfers an encrypted version of the product to the plug-in component. The plug-in component then disconnects from the Internet and establishes a point-to-point (PPP) connection with the billing server. During the PPP connection, the billing server component transfers an access key assigned to the order to the plug-in component so that the plug-in component may decrypt the product. The consumer is charged a unit rate or “drop-charge” for the product by the telephone service provider when the PPP connection is established using a premium telephone number assigned and administered by the telephone service provider. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145818 | Electronic Credit/Debit Cardless Payment Processing System and Method PSM - This invention overcomes this limitation by devising a method to process credit/debit payments from personalized electronic accounts which are accessible only by customers logging in with username, password and Personal Identification Number (PIN), without swiping a card through a card reader or by disclosing any other confidential information. An objective of the present invention is to do away with numbers associated with a credit account and replace access to users' credit accounts by log in with user names, password and Personal Identification Numbers (PIN). Instead of storing users' information on chips which can be stolen or compromised, the present invention allows credit account holders to keep information about their account confidential and also insure that no one can log in to their account without permission. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145819 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL SUSPENDING INTERRUPT DURING RF PAYMENT AND METHOD THEREOF - A wireless communication terminal for mobile commerce that can suspend events during Radio Frequency (RF) payment includes: a keypad for receiving a mobile commerce request and an authentication number; a controller for requesting authentication for the mobile commerce to an authenticator in response to the mobile commerce request, analyzing an authentication response message from the authenticator; an RF antenna for transmitting/receiving an RF signal; and a display. A method for suspending events in a wireless communication terminal during RF payment includes transmitting a mobile commerce request, transmitting a response message containing information on a payment method set in the wireless communication terminal, confirming that the current payment method is an RF method, receiving an authentication number to operate the mobile commerce in the RF method, if the authentication based on the authentication number is successful, inactivating the authenticator, and suspending events generated while performing RF payment. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145820 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED E-COMMERCE SHOPPING - An e-commerce system and method combining different product presentation formats, where each format has a video presentation component. One such format is the presentation of a live, pre-existing “shop at home” video production feed, consisting of continuously scheduled segments, each segment presenting a product or set of products. A Video on Demand (VOD) format, where users may request different video streams. The VOD streams being similar to the live feed, but stored on a server and organized in one or more different segment orders, as compared to the original order of the live feed. Third, a traditional e-commerce product catalog may be provided. However, as an enhancement, the product catalog may be connected to the VOD server, and stream the presentation segment associated with each product, when a user is viewing the product detail page for that product. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145841 | EVALUATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF SETTLEMENT VALUE CURVES - Disclosed is a method that is useful in connection with providing discount factors for an exchange-traded mark-to-market derivative product that has a variable tick rate, such as an interest rate swap product. In some embodiments, the method includes providing a series of consecutive settlement values, which collectively represent a settlement value curve for the derivative product. The curve is evaluated by determining, for each consecutive pair of settlement values, whether the difference between the first settlement value in the pair and the second settlement value in the pair exceeds a threshold. The threshold represents the value at which a discount factor derived from said pair of settlement values, in conjunction with other parameters, would be negative. In other embodiments the disclosed invention encompasses an apparatus and a computer-readable medium. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145842 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATIVE COLLABORATIVE MARKETPLACES - In an embodiment, a method of conducting a multi-level transaction includes receiving a primary call for proposals, receiving one or more primary bids by a computing system with respect to the primary call for proposals, receiving one or more secondary calls for proposals for each primary bid, receiving one or more secondary bids by a computing system with respect to the one or more secondary calls for proposals, automatically determining an estimate of a trustworthiness rating for each primary bid, receiving the selection of a primary bid based on the estimates of the trustworthiness rating, and displaying the selection of the primary bid. Each secondary call for proposals includes a job request associated with the primary bid. The estimate of the trustworthiness rating is based on a trustworthiness rating associated with the primary bid and one or more secondary bid trustworthiness ratings. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145843 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRICING TRADE ORDERS TO ONE SIDE OF A MARKET CENTER ORDER BOOK - A collection of one or more trade orders for a financial instrument is priced or re-priced to one side of a market center order book based on a target execution price (representing the least favorable price acceptable for all trade orders of the collection), a book depth (representing the collection's book depth), a total order quantity (representing the total quantity of financial instrument units to be traded), and a maxshow (representing the maximum quantity to be shown on the order book at each price level of the book depth). Any existing orders of the collection that are too close to the current market price or too far from the target execution price are canceled or CXR'd, starting with the closest price level to the current market price for “too close” trade orders and the farthest price level from the Target Execution Price for “too far” trade orders. The oldest of any “too-close” trade orders resting at the same price level are cancelled first in order to maximize queue priority and obtain favorable fill prices, and the newest of any “too-far” trade orders resting at the same price level are cancelled first in order to maximize the likelihood of getting the older orders (which have a higher queue priority) filled at the more favorable too-far price. At each price level of the book depth, the quantity of financial instrument units represented by trade orders of the collection is adjusted as necessary to prevent overfilling the total order quantity. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145844 | METHOD FOR SCHEDULING FUTURE ORDERS ON AN ELECTRONIC COMMODITY TRADING SYSTEM - A method is provided for placing a trade order for a commodity on an electronic exchange to be executed at a future time, said method comprising the steps of displaying a trading screen for a commodity market, said trading screen including a future time schedule and an order entry region corresponding to each future time segment of the future time schedule, and scheduling an order corresponding to a future time segment by locating a pointer of a user device within an order entry region corresponding to the future time segment and sending an input signal via the pointer. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145845 | PROCESSING OF DEAL TICKETS - A deal feed system for passing deal tickets to back office systems comprises a deal feed contributor which receives tickets from trades on a plurality of trading systems on a plurality of trading floors, a database for storing the tickets, and a distributor for passing the tickets to back office systems. Virtual deal codes are defined to which a plurality of real deal codes map. The virtual deal codes to which a ticket relates is stored in a table with a reference to the stored ticket. A deal code table is updated with the range of the virtual deal code and the update transmitted to the bank office systems and to traders. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145846 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING TRADING IN AN ELECTRONIC MARKET - A method and system for facilitating trading of financial instruments in a market are provided. The system comprises a server and an interface. The interface is configured to enable buy orders and sell orders to be entered. Each order has a price, a volume, and an entry time and relates to a respective futures contract The server is configured to match received buy orders having a first price to received sell orders having the first price. The match is effected by ensuring that the prices match, and then using the volume and entry time for each buy order and each sell order to assign a volume weight and a time weight, and then using the volume weights and the time weights to determine each match. The server uses the matches to complete respective trades. The volume and time weights may be adjusted based on market conditions. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145847 | Macroeconomic-Adjusted Credit Risk Score Systems and Methods - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for automatically compensating an individual's credit risk score for macroeconomic data. In particular, various embodiments provide systems and methods to determine a macroeconomic risk score. In addition, various embodiments provide systems and methods to determine an adjusted credit risk score for an individual based on the individual's credit risk score and a macroeconomic risk score that serves as a scale adjuster to keep overall delinquency and/or loss rates in line as economic factors change. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145848 | System and Method for Providing Credit Card with Back-End Payment Filtering - A credit card transaction processing system that, in various embodiments, is configured for: (1) receiving transaction data related to a reimbursable charge made on the credit card by a credit card holder; (2) analyzing the transaction data to determine whether the charge may be auto-substantiated; (3) in response to determining that the charge may be auto-substantiated, auto-substantiating the charge; and (4) in response to the charge being auto-substantiated, reimbursing the credit card holder for at least a portion of the charge at least substantially without human intervention. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145849 | SPENDING VEHICLES FOR PAYMENTS - A system and method for associating payments with spending vehicles so that an individual who is entitled to receive periodic or special payments such as social security checks receives in place of the payment a spending vehicle such as a discount card, rebate, or coupon for use with purchases of the sponsor's products or services. Sponsors include companies and organizations interested in offering purchase incentives to their customers. An individual who wishes to receive a spending vehicle rather than the regular payment selects the spending vehicle he or she would like to receive. The individual then assigns his or her right to receive the payment to a third party. The third party then arranges to give a spending vehicle to the individual and to transfer the individual's payment to the sponsor of the spending vehicle. The third party may take a portion of the payment as compensation for the service. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145850 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An electronic money server groups a parent who owns a parent mobile phone and children who own child mobile phones to be registered as a family, and credit information of the parent is also registered. When the child accesses the electronic money server by using the child mobile phone and specifies a money amount to request family charge, the electronic money server requests the parent mobile phone for permission of the family charge. When the parent grants the family charge, the electronic money server allows the parent mobile phone to decrease a value by the money amount specified by the child and to make the family settlement, and allows the child mobile phone to increase the value by this money amount and to effect the family charge. Further, the child mobile phone can accept issue of credit from a credit server on credit of the parent, thereby effecting the family charge. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145861 | PAYMENT TRANSACTION PROCESSING FOR MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES - A server computer system comprises a memory and a processing circuit. The memory is configured to store supplier identifiers for a plurality of product suppliers. The processing circuit is configured to receive a request to make a payment from a mobile computing device via a wireless communication, to select a supplier identifier from the memory based on the request, to generate a message comprising the supplier identifier, transaction amount, and a user identifier identifying a user of the mobile computing device, and to transmit the transaction message to a server associated with an entity which processes a transaction based on the transaction message. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145862 | AUTOMATED SPECTRUM EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure describes systems and methods that facilitate the transfer of rights associated with spectrum between parties by providing an automated spectrum exchange in which spectrum is a tradable commodity. In one embodiment, data is received from a spectrum holder that defines a spectrum offering by frequency, time, and geographic area to identify available spectrum from the holder. A spectrum query that defines aspects of spectrum being sought by a spectrum user is also received and matched to one or more spectrum offerings. A transactional process is hosted by receiving a bid or rebid from the spectrum user for a matched spectrum offering and receiving a counteroffer from the spectrum holder that posted the matched spectrum offering. Each spectrum offering, bid, rebid, and counteroffer specifies price, frequency, time, and geographic area information in a standardized format. As a result, the automated spectrum exchange allows parties to market, locate, and transfer spectrum use rights with relative ease, faster transaction time, and lower expense. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145863 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATIVE COLLABORATIVE MARKETPLACES - A method of conducting a multi-level transaction includes receiving a primary call for proposals, publicizing the primary call for proposals, receiving one or more primary bids by a computing system with respect to the primary call for proposals, receiving one or more secondary calls for proposals for each primary bid, receiving one or more secondary bids by the computing system with respect to the one or more secondary calls for proposals, automatically determining an estimated cost of fulfillment for each primary bid, receiving a selection of a primary bid based on at least the estimated costs of fulfillment for the primary bids, and displaying the selection of the primary bid. Each secondary call for proposals includes a job request associated with the primary bid. The estimated cost of fulfillment is based on a cost of fulfillment associated with the primary bid and one or more secondary call costs of fulfillment. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145864 | MULTIPLY-INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PRODUCT INVENTORY, SALES, AND DISTRIBUTION - A multiply-integrated system for inventory, sales, and distribution of products comprises a supplier database, an order database, and a programmed order processor. The supplier database includes inventory/pricing information for multiple independent participating product suppliers, which may include: product manufacturers, distributors, and/or retailers. The order database includes order information received by the multiple participating product suppliers from multiple independent product purchasers. The multiple product purchasers may include any or all of: product manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and/or purchasers. The order processor is linked to the databases and programmed for implementing a multiply-integrated method comprising the steps of: a) receiving/entering pricing/inventory information for the supplier database; b/c) receiving/entering order information for multiple product purchasers into the order database; d) searching for ordered products available from a supplier; e) issuing instructions for delivery of each ordered and located product; f) updating the order database; and g) creating a financial accounting record for delivered products. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145865 | MANAGING AND SECURING CONSTRUCTION AND RENTAL EQUIPMENT - RSNs are attached to equipment at construction sites. Gateways located and construction sites. A rental company uses presence data to know in real-time which of multiple yards specific equipment is located for meeting customer needs. At a renter's construction site, a gateway receives engine-hours data from RSNs associated with rental equipment and reports to the rental company, which uses the data to determine whether contract limits on use are exceeded and/or whether the equipment is abused. For sites not having a gateway, a truck-mounted gateway is used to periodically visit and collect data from the RSNs at each site. The data collected is sent to the rental company via cellular link. A construction company uses the system to track and monitor its own equipment in storage yards and on construction sites. Classes are assigned such that a rental company sees only the rented equipment. RSNs send theft and vandalism alarms. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145866 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FINALIZING SPECIFIC PROCESSES THROUGH A DYNAMIC SYSTEM - A method and system for assisting and/or completing a complex transaction process, such as those relating to a real estate transaction. The method or system is implemented over a computer network. The method or system allows selection of a particular business sector and/or jurisdiction for completing a transaction and provides the appropriate documents for the selected business sector and/or jurisdiction. The method and system further provides for completing and electronically delivering the completed documents to a user. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145867 | VERIFICATION METHOD - A computer-implemented method of verifying the authenticity of a product. The method comprises receiving an identification code associated with said product, and receiving at least one data item, the or each data item relating to a respective characteristic of said product. Said identification code is processed to determine at least one characteristic associated with said identification code; and output data indicating the authenticity of said product is generated by processing said at least one data item relating to a characteristic of said product and said at least one characteristic associated with said identification code. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145868 | LOCATION BASED FRAUD REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention provide for reduction of the likelihood of fraud by having at least one of an identifier of a location from where a request is submitted or information that can lead to identification of the location, submitted with or in addition to a request. Then, determination is made whether to service the request, based at least in part on the location from where the request is submitted or processed. In various embodiments, the location may be compared against predetermined permissible location(s) or a current user location. The request may be a request to conduct a transaction, access data, access a physical or informational resource, or access a secured area. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145869 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MATCHING PROCESS IN AN ONLINE DATING SYSTEM - A method for controlling the matching process in an online dating system is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method, performed by a computer for operating a matching service, the method including receiving information identifying preferences for a mate from at least one user, receiving demographic information of the at least one user, the demographic information including a gender of the at least one user, providing first services, when the at least one user is male, for matching the at least one user with a mate, and providing second services, when the at least one user is female, for matching the at least one user with a mate, where the first services are not identical to the second services. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145870 | T.E.S.S. Teacher Evaluation Systems Software - T.E.S.S. is a Teacher Evaluation Assessment Software which evaluates the teacher/candidate based on a series of pre-designed questions that probe teaching styles, traits, strengths & weaknesses as related to the vocation of teaching. Results determine teaching styles/archetypes (The Discoverer, The Sage, The Counselor and The Motivator), in addition to learning styles associated, methods to assist the client, qualities & characteristics adaptable to the profession, a movie reference that fits learner style, tools for teachers, need to knows and a supervisory portion if requested by administrator for client to assist in supervising to their preferred teaching style. Employers/Clients are provided pdf/word document of results. Used for development of faculty/staff and as a screening tool for schools and universities for teacher candidates. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145901 | MATRIX MARKER MODEL AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING AND TREATING ARTHRITIS AND RELATED DISORDERS - The invention relates to a method of determining the efficacy of the treatment for RA based on two to several characteristics known to correlate with negative outcomes in RA presented in a matrix, as well as a method of determining the efficacy of the treatment for RA based on preparing matrix table comprising two to several covariates which significantly correlate with radiological progression, where the matrix relates this profile of characteristics or covariates to the probability (risk) of negative outcomes under each of the alternative potential treatments, which can be done for a subject, for example, prior to the manifestation of other gross measurements of clinical response. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145902 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO TRAIN MODELS TO EXTRACT AND INTEGRATE INFORMATION FROM DATA SOURCES - Methods and systems to model and acquire data from a variety of data and information sources, to integrate the data into a structured database, and to manage the continuing reintegration of updated data from those sources over time. For any given domain, a variety of individual information and data sources that contain information relevant to the schema can be identified. Data elements associated with a schema may be identified in a training source, such as by user tagging. A formal grammar may be induced appropriate to the schema and layout of the training source. A Hidden Markov Model (HMM) corresponding to the grammar may learn where in the sources the elements can be found. The system can automatically mutate its schema into a grammar matching the structure of the source documents. By following an inverse transformation sequence, data that is parsed by the mutated grammar can be fit back into the original grammar structure, matching the original data schema defined through domain modeling. Features disclosed herein may be implemented with respect to web-scraping and data acquisition, and to represent data in support of data-editing and data-merging tasks. A schema may be defined with respect to a graph-based domain model. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145903 | Enhanced relationship prediction system - An Enhanced Relationship Prediction System for providing a relationship prediction based on the correlation of personal characteristics and the analysis of genetic characteristics is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first person supplies descriptions of their own personal characteristics, as well as descriptions of the personal characteristics of their ideal match, to a website. The first person also furnishes an odor, tissue or fluid sample to a test facility, where genetic characteristics are analyzed and determined. A relationship match is then generated based on both a combination of both a positive correlation of the personal characteristics of the first person and second person, and a measured dissimilarity between the sequence of genetic characteristics of the first person and second person. In an alternative embodiment, the hormonal birth control status of the participants is used in the matching process. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145904 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A computer-based architecture and system provides operational control of the document management process, permitting a client seamless access to sophisticated document production operations. Direct client control over SEC compliant document management permits faster more accurate document production operations. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145905 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING AND MANAGING DATA - A data acquisition and management system is disclosed, the system including a database for receiving, cataloging, and storing data and information, a vendor interface device for transmitting a plurality of condition report requests to the database, an administrator interface device for viewing the transmitted condition report requests and assigning each of the condition report requests to a particular filed agent, and an agent interface device for viewing the assigned condition report requests, acquiring a condition data in response to the condition report requests, and transmitting the condition data to the database, wherein the condition data represents a property. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145906 | STORAGE METHOD - A method of storing a first version of a file in a first memory space, e.g. a mobile telephone is provided. The method includes: a step of sending from said first memory space to a second memory space an amount of data at least equal to the difference between the size of the first version of said file and the size of an available portion of said first memory space; a step of replacing a second version of said file with said first version; and a step of sending said amount of data back from said second memory space to said first memory space. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145907 | Synchronization of Artifacts Across Different Domains - A method of synchronizing artifacts of a first domain with artifacts of a second domain is provided. The method includes: loading a first set of transformed artifacts and a first artifact map from a first domain into a second domain; generating an association model based on an evaluation of the first artifact map and a second artifact map; comparing a first transformed artifact of the first set of transformed artifacts with a second artifact of a second set of artifacts corresponding to the second artifact map based on the association model; determining differences based on the comparing; and selectively updating the second artifact map based on the differences. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145908 | SYNCHRONIZATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Widget synchronization architectures, methods, systems, and computer readable media are described. One exemplary embodiment includes a first software component which is configured to cause retrieval and storage of data for a first data class for one or more widgets from a first store of the data on a device, such as a first data processing system, and is configured to synchronize data for the first data class in the first store with data of the first data class in a second store on at least one of a host or another device, such as a second data processing system. The first software component is separate from a widget application software which provides a user interface to allow a user to use the data. The first software component synchronizes the structured data through a second software component which interfaces with the host and the device. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145909 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING REPLICATED DATABASE DATA - Systems and methods for replicating database data and generating read-only copies of the replicated data in a clean shutdown state. For example, systems can include a tracking module (e.g., a filter driver) that monitors transactions from a database application to a source storage device to generate log entries having at least one marker indicating a known good state of the application. The systems further include a computer coupled to a target storage device comprising a database and log files. The computer processes the transactions, based on the log entries, to replicate data to the target storage device; performs a first snapshot on data stored in the database and log files; replays into the database data stored in the log files; performs another snapshot on the database; and reverts the database back to a state in which the database existed at the time of the first snapshot. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145910 | Method and system for efficient data synchronization - Data synchronization includes establishing a plurality of target data tables based on a source data table in which data to be synchronized is stored, determining a current target data table from the plurality of target data tables, synchronizing the source data table and the current target data table, and directing an application server to access the current target data table upon successful completion of synchronization. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145911 | Serverless Replication of Databases - The invention relates to a method for carrying out the serverless replication of databases. The inventive method is characterized in that: a copy of the database on at least one peer of the peer-to-peer computer network is modified; a synchronization request due to the modified copy of the database is generated on the at least one peer of the peer-to-peer computer network; the synchronization request is transmitted to all other peers of the peer-to-peer computer network; the synchronization request is received and executed by all the other peers, and; synchronization confirmations are generated after the execution of the synchronization request on each of the other peers and are communicated to all peers or to all peers with the exception of the peer that transmits the synchronization confirmation to the remaining peers. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145912 | DETECTING PEER TO PEER APPLICATIONS - Peer-to-peer (P2P) applications are detected by analyzing entries in a residential gateway network address translation table. A quantity of available communication sessions provides a first indication of whether a P2P application is running. A quantity of unique addresses is compared to a quantity of unique destination ports and the result provides a further indication of whether a P2P application is running. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145913 | DATA ENVIRONMENT CHANGE NOTIFICATION - A method of and system for monitoring and providing notification of changes to a data environment. Parameters of interest for monitoring changes made to a metadata data store are stored. Instructions are stored related to notifying a recipient of a communication about the changes. The metadata is monitored for changes related to the parameters of interest, and a change notification communication is generated with transmission initiated to the recipient. The instructions related to notification of the changes may include the identity of a recipient, mechanism for notification, and format and content of notification. A computer readable memory system and a computer program product may be provided that is encoded with a data structure for notifying data consumers of changes to a data environment that includes metadata. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145914 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT SERVER APPARATUS, DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DATABASE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND DATABASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - Provided is a database management server apparatus that can maintain the consistency of updates and prevent blocking other update requests in an update process. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145915 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA RESTORING METHOD USED THEREIN - A storage apparatus includes a processor to control the apparatus according to a process including creating, in each of the management areas in response to the restore execution instruction from the host, update information that indicating whether the data in each of the management areas is updated from restore generation to be restored to the latest generation, on the basis of the backup information in each generation, extracting the data before update stored in the backup volume of the oldest generation as the data of the restore generation on the basis of the update information for the oldest generation in each of the management areas, and updating the current data stored in the same management areas as the management areas in which the data before update was stored, by the data before update extracted by the extracting process. | 2010-06-10 |
20100145916 | MONITORING UPDATES INVOLVING DATA STRUCTURES ACCESSED IN PARALLEL TRANSACTIONS - The embodiments described herein provide techniques for monitoring updates involving data structures accessed in parallel transactions. In an example, objects may be stored in one of the data structures and such objects that may be accessed in multiple, parallel transactions. Counters are maintained in another data structure to track the stored objects. In an illustrative embodiment, this counter is based on a checksum that is derived from a sub key that uniquely identifies an object within a group of objects. | 2010-06-10 |