26th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120166196 | Word-Dependent Language Model - This document describes word-dependent language models, as well as their creation and use. A word-dependent language model can permit a speech-recognition engine to accurately verify that a speech utterance matches a multi-word phrase. This is useful in many contexts, including those where one or more letters of the expected phrase are known to the speaker. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166197 | CONVERTING TEXT INTO SPEECH FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION - The present invention discloses converting a text form into a speech. In the present invention, partial word lists of a data source are obtained by parsing the data source in parallel or in series. The partial word lists are then compiled to obtain phoneme graphs corresponding, respectively, to the partial word lists, and then the obtained phoneme graphs are combined. Speech recognition is then conducted according to the combination results. According to the present invention, computational complexity may be reduced and recognition efficiency may be improved during speech recognition. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166198 | CONTROLLABLE PROSODY RE-ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREOF - In one embodiment of a controllable prosody re-estimation system, a TTS/STS engine consists of a prosody prediction/estimation module, a prosody re-estimation module and a speech synthesis module. The prosody prediction/estimation module generates predicted or estimated prosody information. And then the prosody re-estimation module re-estimates the predicted or estimated prosody information and produces new prosody information, according to a set of controllable parameters provided by a controllable prosody parameter interface. The new prosody information is provided to the speech synthesis module to produce a synthesized speech. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166199 | HOSTED VOICE RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - Methods, systems, and software for converting the audio input of a user of a hand-held client device or mobile phone into a textual representation by means of a backend server accessed by the device through a communications network. The text is then inserted into or used by an application of the client device to send a text message, instant message, email, or to insert a request into a web-based application or service. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of initializing or launching the application on the device; recording and transmitting the recorded audio message from the client device to the backend server through a client-server communication protocol; converting the transmitted audio message into the textual representation in the backend server; and sending the converted text message back to the client device or forwarding it on to an alternate destination directly from the server. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING GESTURE AND SOUND FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE - Disclosed is a system for integrating gestures and sounds including: a gesture recognition unit that extracts gesture feature information corresponding to user commands from image information and acquires gesture recognition information from the gesture feature information; a background recognition unit acquiring background sound information using the predetermined background sound model from the sound information; a sound recognition unit that extracts the sound feature information corresponding to user commands from the sound information and extracts the sound feature information based on the background sound information and acquires the sound recognition information from the sound feature information; and an integration unit that generates integration information by integrating the gesture recognition information and the sound recognition information. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166201 | INVOKING TAPERED PROMPTS IN A MULTIMODAL APPLICATION - Methods, apparatus, and computer program products are described for invoking tapered prompts in a multimodal application implemented with a multimodal browser and a multimodal application operating on a multimodal device supporting multiple modes of user interaction with the multimodal application, the modes of user interaction including a voice mode and one or more non-voice modes. Embodiments include identifying, by a multimodal browser, a prompt element in a multimodal application; identifying, by the multimodal browser, one or more attributes associated with the prompt element; and playing a speech prompt according to the one or more attributes associated with the prompt element. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166202 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUNNELING USER RESPONSES IN AN INTERNET VOICE PORTAL SYSTEM TO DETERMINE A DESIRED ITEM OR SERVICEBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION - A method of funneling user responses in a voice portal system to determine a desired item or service includes (a) querying a user for an attribute value associated with a first particular attribute of the desired item or service; and (b) determining if the attribute value given by the user satisfies an end state. If the end state is not satisfied, steps (a) and (b) are performed with a new particular attribute. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166203 | System and Method for Mobile Workflow Processing - A system and method of wirelessly serving a work flow protocol to agents for use with respect to subjects. The agents wear headsets, each with a display and a microphone coupled to a portable controller. The work flow protocol causing presentation of queries through the headsets based on a logical tree structure. Data generated by speech of the agents is received and stored. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166204 | Navigation System and Radio Receiving System - An object of the invention is also a navigation system having an input device for the input of an input scale value, having a display device for displaying road map information according to a selected display scale value and having a processor device, wherein the number of enterable input scale values is larger than the number of the selectable display scale values. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166205 | INSTRUCTION EXECUTION CIRCUIT - An instruction execution circuit includes: a memory circuit including a first memory element and a second memory element configured to require less power than the first memory element; a processor; and an address decoder configured to output an enable signal to either one, storing an instruction, of the first memory element and the second memory element when an address is outputted from the processor, the enable signal corresponding to a signal to output the instruction stored at the address, one portion of a program stored in the first memory element corresponding to a portion in which processing other than loop processing is described, the loop processing causing the processor to execute the specific instruction in a repetitive manner, the other portion of a program stored in the second memory element corresponding to a portion in which the loop processing is described. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166206 | METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING A CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A social welfare services management method, apparatus, and computer readable medium is provided. The method includes inputting data about entities, linking the entities based on relationship between the entities; and performing a government defined unit of work based on said linking. The government defined unit of work relates to the social welfare services. As a result, a people centric approach to managing social welfare is provided. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166207 | MEDICATION SYNCHRONIZER - Example systems and methods for medication synchronization is provided. An example method includes obtaining information regarding a first and a second refillable prescription, each refillable prescription associated with a medication prescribed to a patient, wherein the prescriptions are to be filled at a first and a second time. The method includes determining an amount of the second medication to fill at the second time, such that both the first and second prescriptions are to be refilled at a third time. The method includes updating the second prescription based on the determined amount of the second medication to fill, the second prescription to be refilled at the third time. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166208 | AUTOMATED CLUSTERING FOR PATIENT DISPOSITION - The described concepts relate to automated patient disposition. One example can receive a clinician's disposition for a patient. This implementation can perform parameter-based cluster analysis on the patient and a set of patients to identify a sub-set of the patients with which the patient has a high similarity. This example can also cause a graphical user interface to be generated that conveys parameters from the sub-set of the patients and the patient. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166209 | DETERMINING CLINICAL TRIAL CANDIDATES FROM AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED NON-PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE DEMOGRAPHICS - Non-personally identifiable demographics associated with a patient during a communication session can be collected. The patient can be associated with one or more healthcare providers which can be associated with a one or more healthcare professionals. The demographics can be compared against a clinical trial profile associated with a clinical trial. The clinical trial profile can specify one or more target group parameters associated with a target group of the clinical trial. The clinical trial can be associated with a clinical research organization and/or a sponsor. When the comparing produces a match between the demographics and the profile, a clinical trial can be identified as suitable for the patient. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166210 | LIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A system for a person receiving assistance with living activities includes a computer system providing capability (a) to provide information on an assisted person's living activities, and (b) to manage elements of commercial transactions between the assisted person and vendors. An assisted-person portal provides capability for an assisted person to initiate commercial transactions with vendors. A care-provider portal provides capability for the care provider (i) to access information about the assisted person's living activities, and (ii) to manage transactions initiated by the assisted person. Information on an assisted person's living activities may include data from sensors of the assisted person's movements, biometric data collection activity, biometric readings, and information about instrumental activities of daily living. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166211 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIDING IMAGING DIAGNOSIS USING MEDICAL IMAGE, AND IMAGE DIAGNOSIS AIDING SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of aiding an imaging diagnosis is provided. The method includes receiving a medical image and a current electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient, acquiring image analysis profiles used in a plurality of different image analysis modes from EMRs corresponding to the received current EMR among EMRs stored in an EMR database, analyzing the received medical image according to each of the image analysis modes by using the acquired image analysis profiles, and generating a plurality of diagnostic images respectively corresponding to the image analysis modes on the basis of the analyzed medical image. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166212 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINE BASED MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC CODE IDENTIFICATION, ACCUMULATION, ANALYSIS AND AUTOMATIC CLAIM PROCESS ADJUDICATION - A context sensitive methodology, a Structured Virtual Construct (SVC) system, data tagging techniques, and an apparatus are provided for performing Medical Code-based decision-making involving the matching of a given medical identified element against one or more of a set of known or reference medical identified elements from history or other data elements. A satisfactory decision is achieved as a function of both aggregated ranking (AR) and account adjudication (AA), where account adjudication refers to the full set of values garnered by the Medical Code accumulation process in the process of generating approval/denial/re-classification/of medical diagnosis and/or claim events. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166213 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INDEXING AND CATALOGUING OF ORTHODONTIC RELATED TREATMENT PROFILES AND OPTIONS - Method and system for providing an orthodontic profile indexing and treatment plan including comparing an initial patient condition in each of a plurality of dentition categories with one or more reference conditions in each of the plurality of dentition categories, wherein each of the one or more reference conditions has a corresponding representation, selecting at least one reference condition in one or more of the plurality of dentition categories, where each selected reference condition is similar to the initial patient condition in a same dentition category, and generating a patient identifier based on the corresponding representations of each selected reference condition is provided. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166214 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WORK LISTS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING PROCEDURES - A work list management method and system is disclosed herewith. The method of maintaining a work list for medical imaging procedures comprises accessing at least one data source by a processor for job information relating to medical imaging procedures; automatically refreshing a work list in regular intervals; the work list being displayed to a clinician performing the imaging procedure; and generating at least one alert based on the new job information in the work list. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDICATION ADAPTATION RATE - According to the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, a medication support device recognizes an identification code provided to a medicine packet, and provides a notification service (e.g., notification of not-taken medication, notification of taking medication, notification of next medication, and notification of outdoor medication) according to a medication schedule corresponding to the recognized identification code to check a medication status, and a medication management server receives the identification code recognized by the medication support device or a medication status of the user to transmit a medication schedule or synchronize the medication schedule with the medication status of the user so that medication adaptation rate of a user may be improved by systematically managing medication of the user in home, hospital, and medical institution. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166216 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDICATION - Disclosed are a system and method for managing medication. In detail, a user terminal notifies a user of taking medicine and recognizes whether the medicine has been taken by receiving a medication schedule corresponding to an identification code of prescription from a medication management server or generating the medication schedule for itself to thereby interoperate with a medication support device, or the user terminal recognizes whether the medicine has been taken by using a medicine packet and a medicine content area without depending on the medication support device so that a user may easily take a medicine according to the medication schedule and a medication management service may be provided through the user terminal even when the user goes out or moves. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166217 | Method for Quantifying the Science of Medicine - Systems and methods for providing a quantification value associated with each and every medical procedure, practice, diagnosis, or combinations thereof for providing automated benchmarking for best practices and for quantifying the science of medicine. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166218 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF REAL-TIME CUSTOMIZABLE MEDICAL SEARCH ANALYTICS - The present invention relates to the creation of a program which institutes a series of standardized objective metrics for customizable comparative analysis, in keeping with the individual priorities and preferences of the individual consumer. The derived analytics can in turn be tracked and analyzed by the program in order to determine use, satisfaction, and outcomes (i.e., performance); as they relate to both consumers and providers of both services and products of interest. While the present invention can be applied to essentially any service or product-related industry; the primary focus of discussion will relate to medicine; pertaining to both medical service delivery, as well as the various medical products (e.g., pharmaceuticals, medical devices) in use. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166219 | Visual charting method for creating electronic medical documents - A method of creating medical documentation uses selection of images representing synonyms for complex medical concepts. The images can be of two types, one corresponding to a parameter or Key in a Key/Value pair and the other corresponding to possible values of the selected parameter or Key. The user first selects an image or portion thereof corresponding to the parameter they wish to record observations, such as the heart or a valve of the heart. A set of images representing possible values of the parameter is then displayed e.g., images representing possible murmurs the selected valve may have. The user selects the image representing the value corresponding to the observation of the patient. A document is created by recording either the Key/Value image pairs or, alternative, text representing the synonyms for the images. Other methods of recording the document are possible, such as instantiating a set of class objects. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166220 | PRESENTING QUALITY MEASURES AND STATUS TO CLINICIANS - Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium are provided for generating a user interface that presents quality measures to a clinician in a healthcare system. Quality measures are identified that are applicable to a medical condition of a patient. Data elements that indicate completion of one or more quality measures are also identified in the patient's electronic medical record. A completion status of each of the quality measures is determined based on the data elements. A user interface is generated that provides an indication of the medical condition(s) of the patient, applicable quality measures, and the completion status thereof. The user interface may be presented to a clinician accessing the patient's EMR and may allow the clinician to provide additional data to document completion of a quality measure. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING TELEMEDICINE SESSIONS ACROSS DIFFERENT GEOPOLITICAL ZONES - A system and method designed to overcome or work with the geopolitical restraints on medical practice that presently hampers the process of conducting physician patient telemedicine sessions across different geopolitical zones such as different states or different countries. The method uses at least one Internet server and database, which may optionally reside or have an IP address within in the one or more geopolitical zones where the physician is licensed to practice medicine. The database will often contain lists of physician authorizations to conduct telemedicine in various other geopolitical zones, lists of patient telemedicine waivers, as well as information pertaining to the physician's specialty, rating, fee structure, and availability. The database may additionally contain other features such as lists of translator availability and patient electronic health records. The server may additionally facilitate video conferencing by presenting a unified user interface and/or relaying video teleconferencing data packets between participants. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166222 | CONSOLIDATING INFORMATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF ANTICOAGULANT PATIENTS - A method, system, medium, and graphical user interface are provided for managing treatment of patients on anticoagulant medications. Patients undergoing anticoagulant treatment are identified. A consolidated list of anticoagulant patients is generated. The list includes patient information, prescribed anticoagulant medications, reasons for treatment, and laboratory test values, among other data. It is determined that a laboratory test result associated with an anticoagulant medication is outside of a desired range. Guidelines associated with provision of the medication are identified and provided to a clinician via a graphical user interface. The GUI provides a centralized consolidated presentation of anticoagulant patient information that allows clinicians to more easily access the information and to more quickly identify activities to be performed for anticoagulant patients. Clinicians may also enter or change orders, document treatment, and receive alerts regarding treatment of anticoagulant patients. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166223 | Online Identity Proofing Using Eligibility Based Criteria - Methods, computer systems and computer readable media for online authentication of an organization are provided. Authentication is accomplished by receiving a first set of patient specific attributes from an organization. This first set of attributes is obtained from an eligibility transaction between the organization and a payor for the patient. The first set of attributes is compared to a second set of attributes involving the same patient, where the second set of attributes is obtained from an eligibility transaction between the online service provider and the payor. If the first set of attributes matches the second set of attributes, the secure online service provider will be notified that the organization is authentic. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166224 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO EXCHANGE LINKAGE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH CLINICAL ITEMS - Methods and apparatus to exchange linkage information associated with clinical items are disclosed. An example method for use with a healthcare information system includes detecting a patient transfer associated with a patient from a first healthcare entity to a second healthcare entity; obtaining linkage information indicative of a relationship between a clinical item of treatment associated with the patient and a medical issue of the patient; transferring the linkage information to the second healthcare entity in response to the detected patient transfer; enabling a healthcare practitioner associated with the second healthcare entity to view the linkage information such that the relationship is visually conveyed to the healthcare practitioner; and enabling the healthcare practitioner to accept the medical issue of the patient to initiate an automatic reconciliation process. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166225 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXTUALIZING PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS - System and method for contextualizing input and presentation of patient information in Electronic Health Record systems. The system and method enhance the ease of use and usefulness of Electronic Health Record systems, and are configurable to capture and automatically integrate dictated and transcribed free-form text into an Electronic Health Record (“EHR”) and present discrete health data maintained in an EHR to system users in an interactive, contextualized, and annotated graphical form. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166226 | HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Managing medical care. An electronic medical record is displayed having data related to a patient on an electronic device using a graphical interface that emulates a standard paper medical chart. Additional information from a healthcare provider regarding the patient is received at the electronic device wherein the additional information is received in data fields associated with the graphical interface. The additional information is sent to a database which comprises data related to medical records of the patient integrated from multiple sources. An alert regarding a gap in a treatment of the patient and the alert displayed on the electronic medical record at the electronic device wherein the gap in treatment is discovered using data from the data related to medical records. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166227 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING FRAUD - A system for preventing fraud is disclosed as is a method of performing the same. Information is received by the system and a database is created containing personal information of deceased individuals. The system then interacts with a billing system to prevent the information of a deceased individual present in the database from being used to submit a false claim. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166228 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE QUOTATIONS - The invention provides a computer-implemented method of providing an insurance quotation to a prospect by associating the prospect with a profitability segment prior to providing the insurance quotation. The method further includes receiving identity information associated with the prospect and accessing at least one database using the identity information to generate a profitability score for the prospect. If the profitability score for the prospect meets a profitability threshold, then one or more second databases may be accessed to retrieve incident data and prior insurance data for the prospect and generating an insurance quotation based on the incident data and the prior insurance data retrieved from the one or more second databases. If the probability score for the prospect fails to meet the profitability threshold, then a process other than if the profitability score for the prospect meets the profitability threshold is executed. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166229 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLIENT-RELATED RISK ZONES - Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture that provide for outputting and utilization of risk zone information are provided. In some embodiments, risk zone information may be utilized to select, price, and/or manage an insurance policy. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166230 | DYNAMIC ITEM CREATION AT POINT OF SALE - A network-based system includes one or more servers that transfer to a client computer a user interface that includes a selectable icon relating to available seats for an event at an event venue and a selectable icon relating to gift certificates that are redeemable for purchasing one or more available seats to one or more events at one or more event venues. If a request for a gift certificate is received, the one or more servers receive payment for a selected monetary equivalent value for the requested gift certificate; create a gift certificate having the monetary equivalent value at the time that payment is received but not prior to receipt of the requested gift certificate, where the created gift certificate was not previously stored in any database of the network-based system; and store the created gift certificate in a database of the network-based system. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166231 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPUTER AIDED EVENT AND VENUE SETUP AND MODELING AND INTERACTIVE MAPS - Described are systems and methods for designing certain aspects of an event venue and for communicating information regarding the event and the event venue to others. Certain embodiments provide a dynamic seat map via which an operator can assign certain characteristics to specific seats and/or seating sections. Certain embodiments generate interactive maps for users, via which information from a plurality of sources may be integrated and visually displayed. The user may specify certain criteria, and the interactive map may identify to the user seats and/or sections that match such criteria. Certain embodiments provide an interactive seat map via which users can select seats and share information. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166232 | Customer managed restaurant information system - A restaurant information system includes a point-of-sale (POS) device constructed and arranged for identifying a customer at a restaurant, an amount owed for food or other items purchased at the restaurant, a financial services provider, and a restaurant customer service of which the customer is a member. A network server is associated with the restaurant customer service, and is configured to access a personal customer file created by the customer. The POS device is configured to prompt and receive a customer entry including a review or other comments concerning the restaurant, and to address the customer entry to the network server for writing in the customer's personal file. The network server may also be configured to compile a searchable database reflecting customer entries made in a number of different customer files. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166233 | Method And Apparatus For Enhancing Consumer Awareness Of Utility Consumption And Cost Data - A user platform (“Smart Grid Phone” (SGP)) facilitates enhanced consumer awareness of utility consumption and cost data associated with a user premises. In one example, the SGP provides electrical energy consumption and cost data and may be implemented with interfaces to either legacy electric meters or next-generation smart electric meters. Novel methods are described herein for coupling the SGP to an external energy monitoring service to receive externally-produced content (such as historical energy usage displays) and deriving supplemental content such as annotated energy events, time-varying pricing data, and customized displays which may be displayed simultaneously with or alternatively to the externally-produced content. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166234 | BUSINESS PROCESS VISIBILITY AT REAL TIME - Various embodiments of systems and methods for providing business process visibility at real time are described herein. One or more business activity events are received at a local business activity event manager. Further, business process binding information associated with the one or more business activity events is retrieved at the business activity manager from a business process model manager. A relationship of the one or more business activity events with a business process using the business process binding is identified at the business activity event manager. Upon determination, a business process log manager is triggered for logging a business activity log of a business process instance at real time. Furthermore, the business activity log is extracted to monitor and analyze the business process instance at real time. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166235 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRAMMATICALLY BENCHMARKING PERFORMANCE OF CONTACT CENTERS ON SOCIAL NETWORKS - Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for benchmarking the performance of a contact center of an enterprise with respect to online communications channels. A system configured to practice the method first identifies messages posted by users on an online communications channel during a first time interval. Each of these messages includes an identification of user problems encountered by the users. The system then identifies messages posted by agents of the enterprise on the online communications channel. Specifically, the messages identified are those consisting of an agents responding to the user problems identified in messages posted by the users. The system can then generate response performance measures for the enterprise. The response performance measures can be based on a temporal relationship between corresponding messages posted by a users and agents. Alternatively, the performance measures can be based on users' response to the responses provided by the agents. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166236 | EFFICIENT FRONTIER AND ATTAINMENT RATE FOR BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION OUTSOURCING - A method and system for establishing an Efficient Frontier (EF) and Attainment Rate (AR) for Business Transformation Outsourcing (BTO) is presented. EF is the maximum service level achievable at a point in time for a specific business process or business process area. AR is the pace at which the EF can be reached from an initial value. Clients, outsourcers, and third-parties determine whether proposals are infeasible (above EF) or inefficient (below AR). Fact-based discussions of the merits and limitations of various implementation initiatives are supported. A determination is made as to whether there are any business segments to which different EF and AR apply. Any underlying factors for the EF and AR of each business segment are determined, and any change (rise or fall) of EF over time is predicted to maintain an optimally accurate EF and/or AR for each business segment. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166237 | METHOD OF PREDICTING PRODUCTIVITY OF EMBROIDERING MACHINE, METHOD OF MANAGING PRODUCTIVITY AND METHOD OF ANALYZING RETURN OF INVESTMENT AND MACHINE RESIDUAL VALUE USING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING METHOD OF PREDICTING PRODUCTIVITY OF EMBROIDERING MACHINE - A method of predicting expected work contents based on the analysis of an embroidery design, and a method of managing productivity and method of analyzing the return of investment and machine residual value using the method are provided. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166238 | Requirement Generator - A requirement generation system receives user input selecting, from among key performance indicators stored in key performance indicator data defining key performance indicators available for selection in defining a requirement for a project, one or more key performance indicators to include in a requirement for a project. The requirement generation system defines the requirement for the project based on the received user input selecting the one or more key performance indicators and determines technical requirements for the requirement for the project based on mapping data defining formula and one or more data structures used in determining a measure of the one or more selected key performance indicators. The requirement generation system generates a data model mapping document for the project based on the determined technical requirements and outputs the generated data model mapping document. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166239 | Balanced Scorecard And Reporting Tool - Methods and systems for developing key performance indicator (KPI) systems are provided. A centralized data store contains an indexed collection of KPIs. The KPIs may be arranged in a manner that facilitates rapid searching and retrieval. Multiple computer devices are connected to the centralized data store. The computer devices are programmed with computer-executable instructions for searching the data store and creating balanced scorecard applications that utilize one or more of the KPIs. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166240 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY REMEDIATION IN CONNECTION WITH AN ELECTRIC POWERED MOBIEL THING (EPMT) - The present disclosure provides, among other things, various systems and methods for battery remediation in connection with electric powered mobile things (EPMTs). A representative method, among others, can be summarized by the following steps: monitoring electric power capacity (EPC) associated with locomotion of the EPMT; monitoring travel data relating to the EPMT; engaging in a communication session with a remote host computer system (H-CS) based upon the EPC monitoring; requesting assistance of a battery remediation station (BRS) during the communication session; communicating location information relating to the EPMT during the communication session so that the BRS can visit and remediate (recharge, repair, or replace) a battery associated with the EPMT. Upon receiving this information, the H-CS can contact and dispatch the BRS to visit the EPMT. A representative system, among others, comprises an EPMT-CS that is programmed or designed to perform the foregoing steps. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166241 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RFID SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT - According to various embodiments, a supply chain management system may provide dynamic information regarding items in manufacturing, storage, inventory, or retail processes by detecting RFID tags embedded on the items. A supply chain management system may also be configured to determine current inventory and regulate what items are stocked and restocked on displays. A split-screen showing detected items and instructions or information pertaining to the items may facilitate accurate and efficient execution of process steps by an employee or user. Supply chain management systems may also provide for re-tagging items with lost or damaged RFID tags and finding items lost from inventory due to lost or damaged RFID tags. Furthermore, a supply chain management system may include RFID tags affixed to point of purchase displays and include information regarding the point of purchase display within a database. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166242 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING AN E-CONFERENCE FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH PARTIAL AVAILABILITY - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for scheduling an e-conference for participants with partial availability. Initially, a system identifies a group of participants for the e-conference. The system receives a declaration of availability for the e-conference from at least one participant of the group. The declaration contains the partial availability of the participant based on time restrictions and topics of interest to the participant. Next, a schedule is determined for the e-conference based on the availability of the participants. Finally, the declarations of availability are displayed to the group of participants. In one aspect, participants update their declarations of availability during the e-conference and a schedule is updated to reflect the new declaration of availability. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166243 | FIELD SERVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and apparatuses for scheduling a task using field data are provided. Field data can be used to more accurately predict and continually adjust the estimated amount of time to complete a work order when scheduling resources. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166244 | NOT-STARTED CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) DIALOGS - Not-started CRM dialogs are described to facilitate dialog management in a cooperative manner between a CRM system and a client. A workflow defining a set of actions to complete for a business process can trigger a dialog in a “not-started” state and assign the dialog to a particular user. Pending completion of the dialog, the workflow can be paused or continue in the background to a designated stopping point. The dialog that is assigned can appear in a list of scheduled/pending tasks for the particular user and can include a link or other functionality to resume the dialog. Selection of the dialog from the task list can cause the dialog to resume to an “in-progress” state and the status of the dialog can be updated. Thereafter, the workflow can detect completion of the dialog and continue with further actions to complete the business process. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166245 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC MODERATOR DELEGATION - A method and computer program product for receiving an indication of a meeting being scheduled between a plurality of attendees. At least one of the attendees is designated a moderator of the meeting. The actions of the designated moderator are monitored to determine if the designated moderator is capable of performing one or more moderator responsibilities associated with being the designated moderator. If it is determined that the designated moderator is incapable of performing the one or more moderator responsibilities, an alternate moderator chosen from the plurality of attendees is designated. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166246 | SERVICE-ORIENTED PROCESS CONFIGURATION SYSTEMS AND/OR METHODS - Certain example embodiments described herein relate to techniques for matching business requirements with available services in service-oriented business process systems. An n-to-m relationship between process steps and services may be established. In certain example embodiments, both future design and dynamic runtime changes become possible by elaborating on possible resolution techniques before process execution and by identifying/resolving configurational dependencies. The addition of a service-oriented process configuration layer is made possible in certain example embodiments by enhancing the way that business processes are modeled visually or notationally, and through the implementation of a metamodel. The model linking process steps and services may be extended so as to support logical operators, rules or constraints for matching process steps and services, dependencies and relationships, etc. A meta model may be provided so as to provide support for evaluating or analyzing matches, sometimes automatically, at either or both of runtime and design time. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166247 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELLING SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK - A method and a system for modelling a supply chain network are provided. The present method includes defining a plurality of pilot elements, wherein each of the pilot elements includes a plurality of supply chain components. The present method also includes receiving a plurality of user inputs and generating and displaying a supply chain process according to the user inputs, wherein the supply chain process is constructed with the supply chain components of the pilot elements. The present method further includes translating the supply chain process into a supply chain network model and verifying the supply chain network model. Thereby, the present method and system can effectively model and establish a supply chain network. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166248 | REMOTE IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION OF STORAGE SYSTEMS - A system and method for generating a contract related to a data recovery. Storage components may be automatically examined by a module that may be automatically downloaded from a server, over a computer network. Hardware information and an identification parameter may be obtained and sent to a server. A contract may be generated based on information received by the server. A contract may be validated and data recovery service may be provided based on a validated contract. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166249 | ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An asset management system includes a plurality of assets, a plurality of sensors for determining one or more operating conditions for each of said assets and one or more processors for determining a risk profile for each of the assets over time. The processor is arranged to calculate a risk index value for each asset from the risk profile, the risk index providing a relative indicator of the need for maintenance of an asset. A maintenance queue is established and assets are entered into the queue once the risk index value for that asset matches or exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the position of the asset in the queue being determined based upon the value of its risk index. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166250 | DATA VISUALIZATION FOR TIME-BASED COHORTS - Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to generating heat maps that facilitate analysis of user activity. In particular embodiments, a heat map represents activity intensity of time-based cohort groups over time. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166251 | SERVER AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AFFILIATE STORE INFORMATION - A server and method for providing affiliate store information are provided, in which a receiver collects transaction count information being information about the number of transactions made in each affiliate store and receives search condition information from a mobile communication terminal, a database stores affiliate store information generated based on the collected transaction count information, a generator extracts the affiliate store information of at least one affiliate store by searching the database according to the search condition information received through the receiver and generates search result using the extracted affiliate store information, and a transmitter transmits the search result to the mobile communication terminal. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166252 | Methods and Apparatus to Generate and Present Information to Panelists - Methods and apparatus to generate and present information to panelists are disclosed. An example method includes receiving product data associated with a product purchased by a panelist; generating a first profile for the panelist based on a characteristic related to the product; generating comparative data between the first profile for the panelist and a composite profile related to a population; and conveying the comparative data to the panelist. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166253 | NO-DIAL CELL PHONE INTERVIEWING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A no-dial cell phone interviewing system and method have a server, a user interface module, a campaign design and creation module configured to select a plurality of survey questions, an incentive module configured to select and communicate an object of value, a first round distribution module, a second round distribution module, a distribution adjustment module configured to adjust the communication of at least one survey question of the plurality of survey questions, a data collection and presentation module configured to receive answers to the at least one survey question, and a privacy protection module configured to protect the privacy of a user that answered the at least one survey question. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166254 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ON DEMAND BUSINESS ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT USING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT LOOPS - An architecture, system, and method are provided for a commitment loop solution for on demand business activity management. A Business Performance Management (BPM) loop includes nodes each relating to different tasks for processing performance management trigger data generated by a business entity in real time. The beginning or sensing element of the loop is triggered by a token (representing a business event from a business process). The ending or executing element provides a business action to be implemented by the business entity. The token is passed from node to node sequentially in a particular order around the loop. Processing of the data represented by the token is governed by policies, which can be changed dynamically and follow a life cycle. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166255 | FIRST-POINT OF ENTRY (FPOE) METHOD FOR MULTIPLE SOCIAL NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS & METHODS FOR ENABLING USERS TO INTERACT DEMOCRATICALLY WITHIN OPEN GROUPS AND FOR MANAGING VOTING RIGHTS IN AN ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A First-Point Of Entry (FPOE) method for multiple social networks and systems & methods for enabling users to interact democratically within open groups and for managing voting rights in an online social network environment. When a user joins a new social network the FPOE system and method downloads the user's contributed information from a prior social network. The user's profile, connections and privileges from the prior social network are carried over to the new social network. Similarly, when a user updates his/her information, the new information automatically flows through the various social networks on the FPOE. Another aspect of the invention enables users to interact democratically and manage voting rights. A multilevel test is administered to new users to calculate valid points and various voting privileges are assigned accordingly. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166256 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AN ON-BOARD UNIT AND A TEST DEVICE, A METHOD FOR WIRELESS TOLL COLLECTION - A method comprises: disposing an on-board unit at a preset relative position with respect to a road-side unit; transmitting a signal by the road-side unit; receiving the signal by the on-board unit and detecting a strength of the received signal; calculating, by the on-board unit, a calculated strength of the received signal according to the detected strength of the received signal; storing the calculated strength of the received signal in a memory accessible by the on-board unit; using the stored calculated strength of the received signal to determine if payment of a toll should be made. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166257 | EXERCISE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, EXERCISE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An exercise management apparatus includes, a storage unit that stores information that identifies an item selected by a user and a target level of an amount of exercise determined by the user, a determination unit that receives the amount of exercise measured according to exercise by the user and determining whether the received amount of exercise has reached the target level stored in the storage unit, and a notification unit that transmits notification information including information about the item stored in the storage unit to the user through a network when the determination unit determines that the received amount of exercise has reached the target level. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166258 | TOKEN LICENSING MAPPING COSTS TO ENABLED SOFTWARE TOOL FEATURES - A request to activate a software tool can be received, where activation requires a quantity of tokens of a token license model. An entity, project, user-set, user, or combination thereof corresponding to the request can be ascertained. A feature-set to be enabled can be determined by querying preexisting indexed records. The preexisting indexed records can associate different feature-sets to different entities, projects, user-sets, users, or combinations thereof. A token cost can be computed for activating the software tool with the feature-set enabled for the request. Token costs for utilizing the software tool can vary depending upon the enabled feature-set. The computed token cost can be the quantity of tokens required to activate the software tool responsive to the request. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166259 | Adjusting Demand Parameters To Reduce Allocation Errors in Display Advertising - A system and method for adjusting demand parameters to produce an optimized allocation plan for delivering a plurality of impressions to a plurality of contracts for display advertising. The method commences upon receiving a first eligibility graph, the first eligibility graph comprising a plurality of impressions, a plurality of contracts and at least one first demand parameter. For reducing errors in sampling that affect the eligibility graph, demand parameters contained within the first eligibility graph are adjusted, resulting in an adjusted first eligibility graph. Once the adjusted first eligibility graph is available, a network solver is used for solving the adjusted first eligibility graph to produce an adjusted allocation plan, which adjusted allocation plan is used for displaying at least one of the plurality of impressions. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166260 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CELEBRITY ENDORSED DISCOUNTS - An advertising engine, system and method for formulation of endorsed advertising. The engine, system and method includes at least one computerized storage vault including a plurality of media assets correspondent to each prospective endorser for the endorsed advertising, and a graphical user interface for presentation of the plurality of media assets having a multi-layer format. The graphical user interface may include a library that presents at least a first layer including available ones of the prospective endorsers, and at least a second layer including ones of the media assets correspondent to each of the prospective endorsers, and a recommendation engine that presents at least ones of the media assets correspondent to a plurality of ranked ones of the prospective endorsers from the vault responsive to a request for the endorsed advertising. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166261 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC COUPON SHARING - An approach for enabling a purchaser to dynamically direct retail offers to peers within their social network based on a purchase transaction is described. A deal sharing platform maintains a list of one or more items and associated cost information corresponding to a financial transaction conducted with a vendor system. The deal sharing platform retrieves from the list an offer relating to the items based on the transaction and a selection criteria for a predetermined group of one or more recipients specified by a user. An option to distribute the offer to the predetermined group is then initiated for presentation on a communication device of the user. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166262 | ENGAGEMENT AND PAYMENT PROCESSING PLATFORM - An engagement and payment processing platform is disclosed. Within the platform, entities and processes interact with an engagement management system to manage transactions, compensation events, consumer profiles, etc. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166263 | CUSTOMER INTRODUCTION SUPPORT SYSTEM - This invention is to present a support system preferably utilized in sales promotions of items by introductions. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166264 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING CUSTOMER REWARDS PROGRAMS - Systems and methods can provide customer rewards programs. Example embodiments can include a rewards program that includes: identifying a rewards program associated with a financial institution to reward a customer of the financial institution; and identifying at least one rewards rule associated with the rewards program that indicates at least one reward to be provided if multiple criteria are satisfied. Upon determining that the criteria are satisfied, a transaction can be generated to provide a reward for the customer. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166265 | NETWORKED GAMING SYSTEM WITH STORED VALUE CARDS AND METHOD - Disclosed are gaming machines, gaming systems and methods including stored value cards. Networked gaming systems are described which include one or more gaming machines with a stored value card acceptor, casino and/or slot management systems with a stored value server for authenticating stored value cards, verifying stored value, and updating value associated with the stored value cards, and a kiosk system for issuing, validating, and accounting for value associated with updateable stored value cards. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166266 | ENABLING A SECOND SYSTEM TO MANAGE SELECTED ANONYMOUS USERS OF A FIRST SYSTEM IN A PERFORMANCE OF A TASK - In a method of enabling a second system to manage selected anonymous users of a first system in a performance of a task, a rule is received from a second system, the rule specifying a criterion for a selection of a user from a plurality of users of the first system. A user is selected from the plurality of users, the selecting based on the criterion, the selecting including searching a record of a database, the record containing data pertaining to an activity of the user with respect to the first system, the database being inaccessible to the second system. A request is forwarded from the second system to the user, the request requesting that the user perform a task. A result is sent to the second system, the result including information pertaining to a performance of the task by the user. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166267 | WEB AND MOBILE DEVICE ADVERTISING - Techniques and systems for selecting advertisements for dissemination over a network are disclosed. In one embodiment, an advertisement service stores information indicative of offers from merchants, including information indicating an amount of revenue that the offering merchant would be willing to share with the advertisement service if a consumer consummates a transaction with the merchant based on the good or service advertised in the offer. The service computes predicted conversion rates for these offers, and uses the predicted conversion rates and the revenue sharing information to select an advertisement for dissemination according to which advertisement is expected to generate the greatest amount of revenue for the advertisement service. The predicted conversion rate can be based on various features, including physical location of the consumer, the consumer's preferences on a third-party information sharing service, amount of discount reflected in the offer, the customer service rating of the merchant, etc. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166268 | TIME TO BUY - An electronic method is provided to convert an online consumer into a purchaser, therefore decreasing shopping cart and website abandonment, by making a time sensitive offer based on that consumer's behavior to incentivize the consumer to complete their offer. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION - A system and method for handling communications between an alternate fuel vehicle and a recharging station where an adapter of the recharging station is configured to connect to a socket of the vehicle. The vehicle is configured to transmit a pilot tone via the socket to the adapter, where receipt of the pilot tone by the recharging station indicates an electrical connection between the vehicle and the recharging has been established. The vehicle is configured to modulate the pilot tone to include information useable by the recharging station, such as to effect payment for any energy provided by the recharging station. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166270 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR FACILITATING MOBILE ENROLLMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN A LOYALTY CAMPAIGN - The present invention relates generally to consolidating loyalty campaign enrolment procedures and centralizing management and storage of both merchant and customer information relating to loyalty campaign implementation and participation. Specifically, the device and system provides a means whereby merchants are able to unilaterally implement loyalty campaigns and encourage enrolment through an automatic enrolment procedure. The system implements the messaging infrastructure of mobile communication device to associate a phone number with a customer such that enrolment to a merchant's loyalty campaign requires little more than the customer's use of a recognized transaction instrument and a remote communications device. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166271 | ARRANGEMENTS FOR FACILITATING e-COMMERCE VIA A TEXT BASED NETWORK - Configurations for electronic commerce are disclosed. In some embodiments, data related to the distribution of advertising content to consumers via at least one media outlet can be acquired and stored. The content can include a message response facilitator useable by a text based message system (TBMS) to provide a selectable link to facilitate a reply path. The selectable link allows a consumer ad-hoc access to a transaction account when the consumer responds to an impression created by the advertising content. The link, when activated, can place the CID in communication with a payment gateway where the communication can include a request for information related to the transaction account, a reply to the request, and a status message from a transaction account authorization entity. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166272 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANONYMOUS MEASUREMENT OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT USING OFFLINE SALES - Anonymous measurement of online advertising using offline sales is disclosed. The measurement uses anonymized online ad exposure data and anonymized offline sales, or conversion data, to measure effectiveness of online advertisement. The anonymized exposure and conversion data are matched using tokens from each data set; each token corresponds to a user and is generated from personally identifiable information of the user that is anonymized to preserve the user's privacy. The anonymized exposure and conversion data is aggregated using the tokens to map records in the data sets for a given user. Users' ad exposure and sales history is used, anonymously, to gauge ad effectiveness of a corresponding ad campaign. The effectiveness measure, or measures, can further be used to configure another ad campaign. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166273 | Method and system for tracking a cumulative number of identifiable visitors to different objects - A method for tracking a cumulative number of unique visitors to different to objects. The method includes maintaining a data structure that allows for a direct determination of the cumulative number of different visitors exposed to the different objects; establishing a connection with a visitor when the visitor requests to visit an object; examining a cookie stored in the visitor during the established connection to determine whether the visitor previously visited the currently requested object; and updating the data structure in the database and an overlap code contained in the cookie based on the examination results, wherein objects are different websites displaying a same set of advertisements of a same campaign. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166274 | GENERAL TO SOCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS - Techniques are provided in which a user (or users) can recommend, approve or tag presented advertisements. Social network information may be used to determine one or more users in a social network of the user. The advertisement may be presented to one or more receiving users in a social network of the user. Along with the advertisement (which can include being part of the advertisement), a graphical element may be presented to the receiving users that includes information regarding one or more recommendations, one or more approvals or tagging of the advertisement. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166275 | PRIVACY ENHANCING DISPLAY ADVERTISMENT RECOMMENDATION USING TAGGING - Privacy enhancing display advertisement recommendation using tagging. A method for privacy enhancing display advertisement using tagging includes the step of displaying a first advertisement on a web page. The method also includes the step of receiving an advertisement tag from a user and selecting a second advertisement based on the advertisement tag Furthermore, the method includes the step of displaying the second advertisement. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166276 | FRAMEWORK THAT FACILITATES THIRD PARTY INTEGRATION OF APPLICATIONS INTO A SEARCH ENGINE - Described herein are technologies pertaining to executing a third-party application under the umbrella of a general purpose search engine. A software development kit is provided to a developer, and the developer uses the software development kit to develop an application that executes in a browser in a graphical user interface corresponding to a search engine. An end user provides a query to the search engine, and based at least in part upon the query the application generated by the third party developer is presented to the user. The application presented to the user potentially assists the user in search visualization and task completion. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166277 | VARIATION OF MINIMUM ADVERTISEMENT RELEVANCE QUALITY THRESHOLD BASED ON SEARCH QUERY ATTRIBUTES - Query threshold values are determined to be used to select advertisements to be displayed in response to a search query. A query threshold value is determined for each query based on query attributes characterizing the query, such as a query frequency, query length, whether the query is a navigational query, etc. By generating a threshold value for each query, and using the query threshold value for selecting advertisements to be displayed for the query (e.g., selecting advertisements having quality scores greater than the query threshold value), the advertisements can better correspond to the query, and thus are more likely to be selected by the user. As a result, the user experience can be enhanced and the advertising revenue can be correspondingly increased. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166278 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING SELF-LEARNING, CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT, TARGETED, MARKETING CAMPAIGNS, IN REAL TIME AND PREDICTIVE MODES - The current application is related to the creation of real time as well as predictive marketing campaigns, in particular, through the identification of contextually relevant data channels and sources, harvesting data and media from channels and sources, categorizing the data, classifying the data authorship type and influence levels, ranking by the data based on context, and using the data to produce, disseminate, monitor/track, and quantify results for real-time as well as predictive marketing campaigns. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166279 | Mobile Marketing and Purchasing System - An online system enables a customer to complete a purchase based only upon a product offer identifier, e.g., in a promotional campaign or in offers delivered by coupons. Each customer is associated with a customer device, which accesses the online system via a communications network. A database contains customer records, merchant records and product offer records with one or more merchant offers. A product offer identifier is sent from a customer device, and the online system retrieves corresponding merchant offers. A description of the product offer, along with details of the merchant offers is sent back to the customer device. A user of the device selects a merchant offer, and the selection is sent back to the online system. The system is configured to complete a transaction whereby hinds are transferred from a customer account to a selected merchant account, and the merchant is notified of the transaction. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166280 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USER TAILORED SERVICE USING SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE - Provided are a method and a system for providing a user tailored service using a social network service. The method includes at a user terminal, receiving a transaction approval message from a credit card company server when a customer uses a credit card, and obtaining purchase information of the customer based on the received transaction approval message, and forming a social network for sharing the purchase information of the customer with predetermined persons having a social relationship, wherein the predetermined persons include friends, family members, and colleagues of the customer. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166281 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING APPLICATIONS ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and a mobile device for displaying applications information on the mobile device. One or more applications in communication with corresponding servers are executed on the mobile device. One of the applications or a separate dedicated application provides graphical presentation on the mobile device overlaid on a single map. The single map is received and displayed on the mobile device. The output from another or more applications, based on user's choice, is displayed on the same single map and can interact with the user via application layer over the requested single map. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166282 | TARGETING AN AGGREGATE GROUP - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, for providing content. A method includes receiving a request for an advertisement to be displayed in a slot associated with a third-party content site; identifying a relevant advertisement to be provided in the slot; determining information to be included in an annotation associated with the advertisement, the annotation including customized information to be presented along with the advertisement; providing the advertisement responsive to the request including providing the annotation along with a control for re-publishing the advertisement along with the relevant advertisement; receiving user input selecting the control and designating the advertisement for re-publishing to a group, the group being designated by the user; and targeting additional content to the group based on the received user input. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166283 | Internet Web-Based Online Dispute Resolution System - An automated, anonymous, universally available, Internet-based online system to assist with dispute resolution for entities of all types, including individuals, business entities, religious entities, government entities, educational entities and any other types of entities that may be involved in a dispute. It provides dispute resolution assistance for disputes that may be either personal or public in nature, and for disputes over financial or non-financial issues. The system does not render verdicts or determine winners or losers: it suggests methods which may amicably lead to the resolution of disputes outside of the traditional means, systems and methods, which include mediation, arbitration, and the court system. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166284 | Pricing Relevant Notifications Provided to a User Based on Location and Social Information - A social networking system provides relevant third-party content objects to users by matching user location, interests, and other social information with the content, location, and timing associated with the content objects. Content objects are provided based on relevance scores specific to a user. Relevance scores may be calculated based on the user's previous interactions with content object notifications, or based on interests that are common between the user and his or her connections in the social network. Context search is also provided for a user, wherein a list of search of results is ranked according to the relevance score of content object associated with the search results. Notifications may also be priced and distributed to users based on their relevance. In this way, the system can provide notifications that are relevant to user's interests and current circumstances, increasing the likelihood that they will find content objects of interest. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166285 | Defining and Verifying the Accuracy of Explicit Target Clusters in a Social Networking System - A cluster of users that share a common trait may be useful to a social networking system for various purposes, such as targeting advertising. Users of a social networking system are added to a cluster based on information about each user, which may include declared profile information, user history, and/or social information. The system initially adds users to a cluster based on a selected attribute and then verifies the accuracy of the cluster by sending a poll to a subset of the users in the cluster. The poll questions test whether the users are accurately in the cluster. The system may infer a specific life event, such as a recent engagement, from other information indicative of the life event, such as messages from a user's connections related to the engagement. The system then uses the poll to verify whether the inference is accurate. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166286 | Method and Apparatus for Mobile Response Rate Tracking - Techniques are described to compute response counts and response rates in a mobile marketing environment. Such techniques may be fully automated. Computed counts and rates are accessible in near real-time. Certain techniques use contextual information of transactions events to compute accurate response counts and rates. A flexible filtering algorithm may be configured and applied by a user. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166287 | WANT ADVERTISEMENT BASED ONLINE MARKETPLACE - A computing device to provide want advertisements (want ads) to a plurality of want ad responders in an online marketplace comprising a processor to execute instructions and a memory coupled with the processor. The memory stores instructions cause the processor to generate the online marketplace. The online marketplace includes a want ad responder interaction module, a want ad submitter interaction module, and a want tracker module. The want tracker module is configured to match want trackers with want ads based on details in the want ads and details in the want trackers, and automatically rank the matching want trackers. The want tracker module automatically grants marketplace privileges want ad responders having matching want trackers based, at least, on their respective want trackers' rankings, and charges a fee, that is at most an amount associated with each want tracker, to the want ad responders that were granted marketplace privileges. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166288 | SERVER AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF - A service providing method is provided. The method for providing a wishlist service of a server includes having a wishlist uploaded by a user and updating a wishlist by communicating with a service provider that provides purchase information regarding at least one item included in the wishlist. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166289 | REAL-TIME MEDIA STREAM INSERTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - There is disclosed a system and method for real time server side per stream insertion of strategic media and per-stream delivery. In one aspect of the invention the system comprises a media server for modifying a plurality of live media sub-streams based upon the categorizations of a group of connected media clients. In a further aspect of the invention, the live source media sub-streams are modified by overlaying delimited media content segments within the plurality of sub-streams with media assets, inserting media assets into the plurality of sub-streams, removing one or more of the media content segments from the sub-streams, and adjusting encoded markers within the plurality of sub-streams to compensate for the modifications. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166290 | EVALUATING USER ACTIVITY IN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, are described for providing content. A method includes: receiving a request for an advertisement to be displayed in a slot associated with a third-party content site; identifying a relevant advertisement to be provided in the slot; determining information to be included in an annotation associated with the advertisement, the annotation including customized information related to a user or a group associated with the user that is to be presented along with the advertisement; providing the advertisement responsive to the request including providing the annotation along with a control for re-publishing the advertisement along with the relevant advertisement; receiving user input selecting the control and designating the advertisement for re-publishing; and targeting additional content to the user or a group associated with the user based on the received user input. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166291 | BID GENERATION FOR SPONSORED SEARCH - A system and method of generating bid values for sponsored search includes steps or acts of: receiving a bid phrase for an advertisement for an item, wherein the bid phrase specifies a search query for which the advertisement should be displayed; receiving first information at a first input/output interface, the first information related to a bidding behavior of the advertiser; receiving second information at a second input/output interface, the second information relating to a history of bids by other advertisers for the bid phrase; and generating a bid value for the bid phrase submitted for the advertisement for the search query, based on the information received. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166292 | Systems and Methods for Pricing Portfolio Allocations of Ad Deliveries to Online Ads Using a Vickrey-Clarke-Groves Mechanism - Systems and methods for pricing portfolio allocations of ad deliveries to a plurality of online ads are disclosed. A first set of values is determined, each value of the first set of values representing for an online ad of the plurality of online ads, a bid an advertiser has associated with the online ad. A second set of values is determined, the second set of values representing statistics on variability of payoffs from showing ads. A risk value associated with the publisher is determined. Using a portfolio allocation algorithm, a set of ad delivery allocations associated with the plurality of online ads is determined, and, using a Vickrey-Clarke-Groves mechanism, a set of prices associated with the plurality of online ads is determined, both of which are determined based on the first set of values, the second set of values, and the risk value. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166293 | FACILITATING BIDDING ON IMAGES - Techniques are described for facilitating bidding on images. The techniques may include receiving bids includes presenting a first image and a bid associated with the first image. The first image is similar to a second image for which a bid is to be submitted for presenting sponsored content based on the second image. A bid is received for presenting a sponsored-content item based on the second image. The received bid is stored in association with second image and a sponsored-content item based to be presented based on the bid and the second image. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166294 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SKIPPABLE PRE-ROLL VIDEO ADVERTISING - A system and method for presenting a skippable pre-roll interactive advertisement (e.g., a pre-roll video). The interactive advertisement is configured to be presented in advance of content requested by a user and convey a brand message to a user while at the same time providing the user with an associated type-in challenge (i.e., a challenge or question relating to the pre-roll advertisement) which, if answered appropriately, allows the user to skip or bypass the pre-roll advertisement and advance to the desired content. The user response to the interactive advertisement may be collected and utilized to generate marketing reports which illustrate the effectiveness of an interactive advertisement in conveying an advertiser's message. | 2012-06-28 |
20120166295 | SECURE CONTACTLESS PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to the invention, a system for providing payments to a point of sale device is disclosed. The system may include a mobile device having a storage medium, an input device, a wireless transmission device, and a processor. The storage medium may include individual authentication information and device authentication information. The input device may be configured to receive an input. The wireless transmission device may be configured to selectively transmit the device authentication information to a nearby point of sale device. The processor may be configured to compare the input with the individual authentication information, and activate the wireless transmission device to transmit the device authentication information if the input is correlated with the individual authentication information. | 2012-06-28 |