32nd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 71 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140222690 | VERIFICATION OF A PERSON IDENTIFIER RECEIVED ONLINE - A system and method for verification of a person identifier received online is described. The method includes receiving a request for verifying a person identifier (PI1); and estimating whether (a) PI1 identifies the same person as another person identifier (PI2), (b) sender of PI1 is the same person as sender of PI2, and (c) PI2 identifies the sender of PI2. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMLESS, SELF-SERVICE REGISTRATION FOR ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES - A system for enabling users to register to use external financial services comprises a central office comprising an operating platform including a communication interface and a user database having a plurality of records for individual users; wherein the central office communicates via the communication interface with a plurality of remote formless, self-service registration stations; whereby a registration station scans an identification card with a card scanner, photographs the user to create a verification image and records a biometric parameter unique to the user, whereupon the registration station transmits an image of the identification card, the biometric parameter and the verification image to the central office; wherein the operating platform translates text from the identification card and creates a record for the user and wherein the operating platform uses the translated text to populate fields in the user record and retrieves and displays the record to an administrator for review. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222692 | CONTEXTUAL HETEROGENEOUSLY SOURCED DATA RETRIEVAL AND DISPLAY - A method for displaying contextually relevant heterogeneously sourced data in a business application includes generating a user interface for a business application comprising a display of a record of a contact stored in a local data store and determining a context for the contact. The method also includes retrieving contextually relevant data according to the context from both the local data store that is part of the business application and also an external data source that is external to the business application from over a computer communications network. Finally, the method includes displaying the contextually relevant data from the local data store in a panel adjacent to the display of the record of the contact in the user interface, and also the contextually relevant data from the external data source in an additional panel adjacent to the display of the record of the contact in the user interface. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222693 | CLAIM AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Dispute or claim resolution is facilitated within an online community of users. An initial claim is used to form reference user opinions that may resolve later received claims or disputes. A semantic tree structure having various tree elements are stored for each reference user opinion. If similarity exists between a later submitted claim and the initial claim, the highest rated reference user opinion that resolves the initial claim is automatically recommended to resolve the later submitted claim. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222694 | COMPENSATION EVALUATING SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR JUDGMENT OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT - A compensation evaluating support system for judgment of patent infringement includes an electronic device respectively and signally connected to an input interface which serves to input an infringement data and an output interface which serves to output a judging result, a database module for saving the infringement data, a machine-readable format module automatically formatting the infringement data, a factor screening module inputting a weighting questionnaire data with decision factors via the input interface and analyzing the weighting questionnaire data to generate a weighting coefficient which is thence stored in the database module, a decision support module for analyzing the infringement data and the weighting coefficient to generate the judging result, and a decision verification module for inputting a use questionnaire data via the input interface and analyzing the use questionnaire data to update the decision factors. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222695 | INTEGRATED AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM USING ELECTRONIC CONTRACT - The present invention is an integrated authentication system managing a process of conclusion of an electronic contract by communicating the electronic contract concluded at a mobile terminal with an integrated authentication server, the integrated authentication system comprises the electronic contract for electronically concluding a contract; the mobile terminal for downloading the electronic contract from the integrated authentication server, concluding a contract electronically, and transferring the concluded electronic contract to the integrated authentication server; and the integrated authentication server for transferring the electronic contract to the mobile terminal, receiving the electronic contract concluded from the mobile terminal, and managing the process of concluding the electronic contract, wherein the integrated authentication server comprises: a form-design unit for making an image of the electronic contract, and designing the form of the electronic contract; a log-in managing unit for authorizing the mobile terminal and the user of the mobile terminal; and a form-transferring unit for transferring the electronic contract designed by the form-design unit to the mobile terminal, and provides advantageous effects for making various types of electronic contracts, and having high reliability with the various evidences. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222696 | PEER TO PEER NETWORK FOR DISPLAY OF REAL ESTATE INFORMATION - A real estate data display system is provided comprising real estate data obtained from an aggregated source of real estate data such as an aggregation of broker listings or an Internet data exchange network (IDX). A repository storage area is provided for receiving first real estate data pertaining to a first geographic region and second real estate data pertaining to a second geographic region. The first real estate data is segmented from the second real estate data within the repository storage area. A first dashboard interface enables a first broker to maintain the control of the first real estate data. A widget is insertable into a browser and the widget is programmed to provide a link to the first real estate data in response to a request for data pertaining to the first geographic region where the request is received from a broker other than the first broker. A first broker controls the first real estate data and the second broker controls the second real estate data via the dashboard. Upon linking of many broker data aggregations together a nationwide system providing a peer-to-peer network of real estate information is provided. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OBJECTIVELY ASSESSING PROPERTIES FOR PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS - A system is provided for assessing properties for prospective purchasers. The system is a web based system that implements a method comprising the steps of: evaluating the location desirability of each property based upon pre-determined criteria and a graphical rating system, such as a five star rating system and assigning specified graphical rating to the property; evaluating the quality and number of amenities of each property based upon predetermined criteria and a numerical scale and assigning a numerical rating to the property; and simultaneously displaying the graphical rating and the numerical rating for at least selected ones of the properties to prospective purchasers. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222698 | Systems and Methods for Tracking Renewable Energy Credits - Systems and methods for tracking renewable energy credits are provided. In one embodiment, a system can be provided. The system can include at least one processor. The system can also include at least one memory comprising computer-executable instructions. When the computer-executable instructions are executed by the at least one processor, the instructions cause the at least one processor to receive data associated with renewable electricity generation by at least one power plant, receive data associated with renewable electricity usage by at least one electric vehicle station, and based at least in part on the received renewable electricity generation data and renewable electricity usage data, determine one or more renewable energy credits associated with the renewable electricity generation. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222699 | HEAT TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS - The invention provides a heat transfer composition comprising up to about 30% by weight carbon dioxide (R-744), from about 30% to about 80% by weight difluoromethane (R-32), and 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (R-1234ze). | 2014-08-07 |
20140222700 | PREDICTIVE PAIRING AND/OR MATCHING SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS - Systems, methods, and apparatus for psychometrically pairing real estate agents with potential real estate clients. Some methods include retrieving social data for social network members. Such methods also include comparing the social data to a profile of the agent to psychometrically pair the members as potential clients for the agent. Some methods include outputting an indication (for instance likelihoods) of psychometric pairings of clients and the agent. Images of property can be distributed to the members and their image rankings can be received. The image rankings can be used to psychometrically match the clients with the property. The matchings and pairings can use the rankings and real estate criteria received from the members. The social data can be used to match the clients with property. Pairings of the clients and the agent can use the criteria. Some social data can be for a connection involving the client. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTEGRATING VARIOUS PLATFORMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods of integrating various platforms and streams, including social platforms and streams as well as networking, customer management, targeted marketing, and enterprise operations relating to the systems and methods. The present invention also includes methods of using the above integration, networking, publishing aggregation, marketing and enterprise solutions. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222702 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEARCHING FOR PROFESSIONALS WITHIN AN ONLINE COMMUNITY - Systems and methods for searching for professionals within an online community. In an embodiment, a database is provided comprising member information for each of a plurality of members, including professional members and non-professional members. Activity information concerning one or more interactions between one or more of the professional members and a web application is tracked and stored. In addition, feedback information received for one or more of the professional members is tracked and stored. Search requests may be received, and for each of the search requests, two or more of the professional members may be identified based on member information and search criteria, an order can be determined for the identified professional members based on the stored activity information and feedback information, and a list can be generated comprising the identified professional members in the determined order. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222703 | System and Method For Efficient Messaging and For Populating Activity Streams - Systems and methods which facilitate efficient messaging and populating an activity stream are disclosed. In an aspect, a communication and feedback platform is disclosed which enables customers to provide public or private feedback messages to a business. Feedback messages may be tagged with employee information (further facilitated with appropriate privacy controls), thereby enabling the business to receive information about the performance of a specific employee via the platform. The platform further comprises a points allocation module, the points being redeemable via a reward engine. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222704 | COMMUNITY BOUNDARIES IN A GEO-SPATIAL ENVIRONMENT - A method and system of community boundaries in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method may include obtaining a location on a geo-spatial map, determining a representative of a community in the community network associated with the location, and obtaining a community boundary selection associated with a the community from the representative. A region corresponding to the community boundary selection on the geo-spatial map is determined and a community boundary associated with the community on the geo-spatial map from the community boundary selection is created. A residence may be determined of a member of the community network in the region. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222705 | RECOMMENDING STUDENTS TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS BASED ON STUDENTS' ONLINE CONTENT - A system and method for recommending a producer to a consumer. An example is provided illustrating a social network for online learning. Students, teachers and employers contribute content to the social network. A recommendation engine obtains the content, extracts objects from the content and determines relationships among the objects and users. The relationships are used for generating a relationship graph. In association with activities and interactions provided by the students, conclusions are made about the students based on psychological and sociological analysis to match students to employers and opportunities. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222706 | Privacy Management Policy Hub - A system architecture is disclosed that includes a privacy management system. In particular, the privacy management system provides a policy hub for maintaining and managing customer privacy information. The privacy management system maintains a master data database for customer information and customer privacy preferences, and a rules database for privacy rules. The privacy management system captures, synchronizes, and stores customer privacy data. Privacy rules may be authored using a privacy management vocabulary, and can be customized for an enterprise's privacy policies. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222707 | DISTRIBUTED COMMERCE SYSTEM - A networked system for managing commercial interactions is providing. In some embodiments, the system includes: a bundle-passing interface between a plurality of networked users including distribution logic including a distribution control input responsive to machine-readable information in the bundles; and a statistics collection engine including a control input responsive to machine-readable information in the bundles. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222708 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DETAILED DELIVERY TRACKING - Systems and methods for carton- and item-level tracking of deliveries to retail locations in a supply chain are described. A central shipment management system receives over a network, from one or more retail distribution centers associated with a plurality of retail locations, advanced shipping notice information describing one or more shipments of pluralities of cartons to a pool. The central computer system also receives, from the retailer or distribution center, product information including category and description information for items contained in a shipment to at least one retail location of the retailer. The received advance shipping notice information and the product information are processed. The processing applies one or more business logic rules to determine an estimated delivery date of the shipment to the at least one retail location. A portal accessible over the network by associates of the retail location is provided. The portal displays the item and carton information and the estimated delivery date associated with the item and carton information. Information regarding deliveries is updated based upon information from the pool provider. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222709 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING DETAILED DELIVERY TRACKING - Systems and methods for carton- and item-level tracking of deliveries to retail locations in a supply chain are described. A central shipment management system receives over a network, from one or more retail distribution centers associated with a plurality of retail locations, advanced shipping notice information describing one or more shipments of pluralities of cartons to a pool. The central computer system also receives, from the retailer or distribution center, product information including category and description information for items contained in a shipment to at least one retail location of the retailer. The received advance shipping notice information and the product information are processed. The processing applies one or more business logic rules to determine an estimated delivery date of the shipment to the at least one retail location. A portal accessible over the network by associates of the retail location is provided. The portal displays the item and carton information and the estimated delivery date associated with the item and carton information. Information regarding deliveries is updated based upon information from the pool provider. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222710 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING DETAILED DELIVERY TRACKING - Systems and methods for carton- and item-level tracking of deliveries to retail locations in a supply chain are described. A central shipment management system receives over a network, from one or more retail distribution centers associated with a plurality of retail locations, advanced shipping notice information describing one or more shipments of pluralities of cartons to a pool. The central computer system also receives, from the retailer or distribution center, product information including category and description information for items contained in a shipment to at least one retail location of the retailer. The received advance shipping notice information and the product information are processed. The processing applies one or more business logic rules to determine an estimated delivery date of the shipment to the at least one retail location. A portal accessible over the network by associates of the retail location is provided. The portal displays the item and carton information and the estimated delivery date associated with the item and carton information. Information regarding deliveries is updated based upon information from the pool provider. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222711 | Systems and Methods for Parcel Delivery to Alternate Delivery Locations - A system, in various embodiments, is configured to redirect undeliverable parcels to alternate delivery locations. The parcels may be undeliverable due to an unavailability of an intended recipient of the parcels to sign for the parcels or otherwise take delivery of the parcels at the delivery address. The system may be configured to determine a suitable alternate delivery location based at least in part on: one or more parcel recipient preferences, one or more parcel shipper preferences, a location of the delivery address, etc. The system may be further configured to notify the parcel recipient of a redirection of the parcel to the alternate delivery address. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222712 | DATA ACQUISITION, NORMALIZATION, AND EXCHANGE IN A RETAIL ECOSYSTEM - A method for normalizing and exchanging document data between trading partners in a retail ecosystem. The method may include acquiring electronic documents from a plurality of sending trading partners, each electronic document from the sending trading partners provided in a format corresponding to which trading partner the electronic document came from, and each electronic document having a document type. The method may transform the electronic documents to a normalized format based on map objects, each relating to a corresponding document type, the map objects generated based on specification models defined by the trading partners, the specification models defining relationships between data specifications of the trading partners for the document types and data specifications for the normalized format for the document types. Each transformed electronic document may de-normalized from the normalized format to one or more output formats based on the map objects for the corresponding document type. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222713 | Computer-implemented method for transforming bank-owned real property assets and or /bank held mortgage notes receivables suitable for refinancing into a negotiable hybrid mortgage asset-backed security - A method for transforming bank-owned real property assets and/or bank held mortgage note receivables, suitable for refinancing, into a negotiable hybrid mortgage/asset-backed security. The method includes providing a bank mortgage at a below-market mortgage rate for purchase of the real property or refinance by the mortgagor. The bank mortgage, having a face value, is assigned to a secondary market buyer at a market price less than 120% of the mortgage face value and greater than 30% of the mortgage face value. The face value minus the market price defining mortgage note equity. Using the mortgage note equity or a ratio of 33% of the mortgage face value, a negotiable government security is purchased by the secondary market buyer. The bank mortgage note and government security are then securitized into a single negotiable hybrid security suitable for pledging to a central bank as collateral securing a loan to recycle the process. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222714 | Method and System for Evaluating Target Date Funds - The invention generally concerns systems, methods, and apparatus wherein a computer may receive information concerning a group of target date funds from a database. Information about the target date funds may comprise information about the glide path and the target retirement date of that fund. A diversification level of each of the target date funds may be determined from the received information. An equity ratio may also be determined for each of the target date funds using the received information. In some instances, the equity ratio may be based upon the amount of equity projected to be owned by the target date fund upon the target retirement date. After determining an equity ratio and a diversification level, a summary of the group of funds is output for review by a user. The summary may include a summary or graph of the diversification levels and equity ratios of the target date funds. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222715 | Methods and systems for providing preferred income equity replacement securities - In one aspect, the invention comprises a method comprising issuing perpetual preferred securities that provide non-cumulative dividends with a fixed liquidation preference; wherein valuation of the securities upon redemption or conversion is based on market value of a specified number of common shares, and wherein the securities are operable to receive treasury stock method accounting. In various embodiments: (1) the securities receive C or D Basket treatment from Moody's; (2) the securities receive treasury stock method accounting because, upon conversion or redemption, common shares are issued only with respect to the valuation of the securities in excess of the fixed liquidation preference; and (3) upon conversion or redemption the number of common shares is equal to (A×B−C)/B, where A=a conversion rate, B=price per share of the common shares, and C=the fixed liquidation preference. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222716 | Methods And Systems For Processing Debt Portfolios - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for forming an organization. Also disclosed herein are systems and methods for evaluating a debt portfolio. An exemplary method can comprise receiving a debt portfolio having a plurality of accounts. The method can comprise identifying predictive data for one or more of the plurality of accounts. The method can also comprise comparing one or more accounts in the debt portfolio to one or more accounts in a debt collection history based on the predictive data. The method can further comprise determining a predicted collection value based on the comparing the one or more accounts in the debt portfolio to the one or more accounts in the debt collection history. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222717 | PROCESSING SECURITIES-RELATED INFORMATION - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for improving clarity of disclosure materials provided to investors, by enabling securities issuers, intermediaries and/or other entities to create and disseminate clear and concise summary-level information on individual securities to investors to enable informed investment decisions. The information may include a summary version of the full statutory prospectus (a “summary prospectus”). A summary prospectus may include a concise, “plain English” synopsis and/or representation of certain information contained in the full statutory prospectus, such as a security's investment objectives and strategies, costs, to risks and/or other information. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222718 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An information processing system includes an obtaining unit, a first storage unit, and a usage value converter. The obtaining unit obtains, from a service provider, fourth information including first to third information pieces. The first information indicates a type of the service, the second information identifies a user, and the third information indicates a usage situation of the service. The first storage unit stores therein fifth information indicating a type of an output format of the third information associated with each piece of the first information. The usage value converter converts the third information included in the fourth information to a usage value indicating a usage frequency of the service based on the fifth information corresponding to the first information included in the fourth information and associates the first and second information pieces included in the fourth information with the usage value to register them in a second storage unit. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222719 | Text Based Prediction of Psychological Cohorts - Computer implemented techniques for classifying mental states of individuals are described. The techniques determine sets of words that are associated with multiple groups having different mental status, and a classification model is used to classify one group against another group. Furthermore, by determining points of intersection of words between a first group and second group, words that are statistically predictive terms and that are unique to each group, to provide further predictive features for differentiating the multiple cohorts. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222720 | Interactive System for Sleep Improvement - A computer-based sleep improvement system applying system intelligence to up-to-date user-reported data and/or recorded sleep data from a connected tracking device for assisting a user in the proactive improvement of sleep and treatment of insomnia includes a central server maintaining a library of information related to treatment of insomnia. The central server includes a video database of session video material, an audio database of session material, a case file database of information regarding the user and sleep habits of the user, and a plurality of tools assisting the user in treating insomnia. The system includes a session coordinator creating sessions of customized presentations for the user based upon the library of information and a user interface linked to the central server. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CULTURE MAPPING - Systems and methods for culture mapping and intelligence include software tools to collect, analyze, and categorize data based on behavior archetypes to produce information visualizations from the data. In one embodiment, a user query relative to a topic of interest may include a word, a combination of words, or a set of words for a particular field, such as a byline or hashtag of an online or networked community. One or more data sources, which may include social media and other websites are selected by the user or the system and a list of accounts ordered by one or more selected criteria, such as frequency of occurrence of the query words, for example, is produced. One or more weighting factors may then be associated with each account. A matrix is generated with accounts positioned to illustrate the account relative to behavior attributes along selected continuums. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222722 | Adaptive system for continuous improvement of data - Adaptive system and process for improvement of data. A first rules module applies one or more data accuracy rules to a data input to improve data accuracy of the input. A second rules module applies one or more meta rules while applying data accuracy rules, the one or more meta rules invoking another event to improve data accuracy. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222723 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH ANOMALY DETECTION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a navigation system includes: determining a classification model for a target field for assessing a point of interest; determining a cluster for the target field for assessing the point of interest; and determining an anomaly based on the classification model and the cluster for displaying on a device. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222724 | GENERATION OF LOG-LINEAR MODELS USING L-1 REGULARIZATION - A log-linear model may be trained using a modified version of an original limited-memory Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (L-BFGS) algorithm. The modified version may be based on modifying the original L-BFGS algorithm using a single map-reduce implementation. In another aspect, a sparse log-linear model may be accessed. The sparse log-linear model may be trained with L1-regularization, based on data indicating past user ad selection behaviors. A probability of a user selection of an ad may be determined based on the sparse log-linear model. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222725 | FAST LEARNING TO TRAIN LEARNING MACHINES USING SHADOW JOINING - In one embodiment, a node receives a request to initiate a shadow joining operation to shadow join a field area router (FAR) of a computer network, and preserves its data structures and soft states. The shadow joining operation may then be initiated to shadow join the FAR, wherein shadow joining comprises preforming join operations without leaving a currently joined-FAR, and the node measures one or more joining metrics of the shadow joining operation, and reports them accordingly. In another embodiment, a FAR (or other management device) determines a set of nodes to participate in a shadow joining operation, and informs the set of nodes of the shadow joining operation to shadow join the FAR. The device (e.g., FAR) participates in the shadow joining operation, and receives reports of one or more joining metrics of the shadow joining operation measured by the set of nodes. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222726 | ACCELERATING LEARNING BY SHARING INFORMATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE LEARNING MACHINES - In one embodiment, variables maintained by each of a plurality of Learning Machines (LMs) are determined. The LMs are hosted on a plurality of Field Area Routers (FARs) in a network, and the variables are sharable between the FARs. A plurality of correlation values defining a correlation between the variables is calculated. Then, a cluster of FARs is computed based on the plurality of correlation values, such that the clustered FARs are associated with correlated variables, and the cluster allows the clustered FARs to share their respective variables. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222727 | ENHANCING THE RELIABILITY OF LEARNING MACHINES IN COMPUTER NETWORKS - In one embodiment, network data is processed using a Learning Machine (LM) algorithm in a network, and results of the processing of network data are determined. A reliability checking algorithm is selected to determine a reliability level of the results. The reliability checking algorithm may be a local reliability checking algorithm or an external reliability checking algorithm. The reliability level of the results is determined using the reliability checking algorithm. Then, the LM algorithm is adjusted based on the determined reliability level. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222728 | TRIGGERING ON-THE-FLY REQUESTS FOR SUPERVISED LEARNING OF LEARNING MACHINES - In one embodiment, network data is received at a Learning Machine (LM) in a network. It is determined whether the LM recognizes the received network data based on information available to the LM. When the LM fails to recognize the received network data: a connection to a central management node is established, a request is sent for information relating to the unrecognized network data to the central management node, and information is received from the central management node in response to the request. The received information assists the LM in recognizing the unrecognized network data. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222729 | PRE-PROCESSING FRAMEWORK COMPONENT OF DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENCE ARCHITECTURES - In one embodiment, a state tracking engine (STE) defines one or more classes of elements that can be tracked in a network. A set of elements to track is determined from the one or more classes, and the set of elements is tracked in the network. Access to the tracked set of elements then provided via one or more corresponding application programming interfaces (APIs). In another embodiment, a metric computation engine (MCE) defines one or more network metrics to be tracked in the network. One or more tracked elements are received from the STE. The one or more network metrics are tracked in the network based on the received one or more tracked elements. Access to the tracked network metrics is then provided via one or more corresponding APIs. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222730 | DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE FOR MACHINE LEARNING BASED COMPUTATION USING A DECISION CONTROL POINT - In one embodiment, a request is received from a requesting node in a network to assist in distributing a task of the requesting node. Upon receiving the message, a capability to perform the task of one or more helping nodes in the network is evaluated, and a helping node of the one or more helping nodes is selected to perform the task based on the evaluated capability of the selected helping node. The distribution of the task is then authorized from the requesting node to the selected helping node. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222731 | DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE FOR LAYERED HIDDEN MARKOV MODELS - In one embodiment, techniques are shown and described relating to a distributed architecture for layered Hidden Markov Models. In particular, in one embodiment, a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) at a layer i receives a sequence of hidden state produced by an HMM at a layer i−1, and uses the sequence of hidden state produced by the HMM at layer i−1 as input to the HMM at layer i, where the HMM at layer i−1 uses first time period bins, and the HMM at layer i uses second time period bins that are greater in length than the first time period bins. In another embodiment, the HMM at layer i originates the input (e.g., from measured properties), and produces the sequence of hidden state to output it to an HMM at a layer i+1 for use as its input. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222732 | MANAGING EDUCATIONAL CONTENT BASED ON DETECTED STRESS STATE - The methods and systems described herein may involve determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and delivering content to at least one individual based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing a game, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one player of the game, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and affecting the game play based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing an interactive space, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual in the space, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and modifying at least one attribute of the space based on the analysis. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222733 | CONTROLLING A SENSORY DEVICE TO REDUCE STRESS BASED ON THE DETERMINED STRESS-RELATED STATE - The methods and systems described herein may involve determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and delivering content to at least one individual based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing a game, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one player of the game, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and affecting the game play based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing an interactive space, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual in the space, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and modifying at least one attribute of the space based on the analysis. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222734 | CONTROLLING A SENSORY DEVICE BASED ON THE INFERRED STATE INFORMATION - The methods and systems described herein may involve determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and delivering content to at least one individual based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing a game, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one player of the game, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and affecting the game play based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing an interactive space, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual in the space, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and modifying at least one attribute of the space based on the analysis. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222735 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES TO DETERMINE AN INDIVIDUALS MOOD - The methods and systems described herein may involve determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and delivering content to at least one individual based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing a game, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one player of the game, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and affecting the game play based on the analysis. The methods and systems described herein may involve providing an interactive space, determining at least one lifeotype of at least one individual in the space, analyzing the at least one lifeotype, and modifying at least one attribute of the space based on the analysis. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222736 | Collaborative Analytics Map Reduction Classification Learning Systems and Methods - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for data learning and classification for rapidly processing extremely large volumes of input data using one or more computing devices, that are application and platform independent, participating in a distributed parallel processing environment. In one embodiments, a system may comprise a plurality of parallel Map Reduction Aggregation Processors operating on the one or more computing devices, and configured to receive different sets of input data for data aggregation. Each of the Map Reduction Aggregation Processors may comprise one or more parallel Mapping Operation Modules configured to consistently dissect the input data into individual intermediate units of mapping outputs comprising consistently mapped data keys, and any values related to mapped data keys, conducive to simultaneous parallel reduction processing; and one or more parallel Reduction Operation Modules configured to continually and simultaneously consume the mapping outputs by eliminating the matching keys and aggregating values consistent with a specified reduction operation for all matching keys that are encountered during consumption of the mapping outputs. The system may also include an application-specific Classification Metric Function Operations Module operating on the one or more computing devices and configured to receive reduction outputs from the Reduction Operations Modules to determine distance and/or similarity between each of the different sets of input data with respect to one or more data classification categories using one or more distance and/or similarity calculations. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222737 | System and Method for Developing Proxy Models - A system and method for developing proxy models is provided. The system for developing proxy models comprising a proxy model development computer system in electronic communication with a training database storing training data therein, and a plurality of computer models including a complex model and a proxy model that are trained by the computer system using the training data from the training database, wherein the computer system evaluates performance of each of the plurality of computer models, and if the computer system determines that the proxy model at least meets pre-defined performance criteria and approximates performance of the complex model, then the computer system communicates to a user that the proxy model can substitute the complex model. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222738 | Agent-Based Brain Model and Related Methods - An agent-based modeling system for predicting and/or analyzing brain behavior is provided. The system includes a computer processor configured to define nodes and edges that interconnect the nodes. The edges are defined by physiological interactions and/or anatomical connections. The computer processor further defines rules and/or model parameters that define a functional behavior of the nodes and edges. The computer processor assigns the nodes to respective brain regions, and the rules and/or model parameters are defined by observed physiological interaction of the nodes that are functionally and/or structurally connected by said edges of brain regions to thereby provide an agent-based brain model (ABBM) for predicting and/or analyzing brain behavior. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222739 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GATING ANALOG AND SPIKING SIGNALS IN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS - Apparatus and methods for universal node design implementing a universal learning rule in a mixed signal spiking neural network. In one implementation, at one instance, the node apparatus, operable according to the parameterized universal learning model, receives a mixture of analog and spiking inputs, and generates a spiking output based on the model parameter for that node that is selected by the parameterized model for that specific mix of inputs. At another instance, the same node receives a different mix of inputs, that also may comprise only analog or only spiking inputs and generates an analog output based on a different value of the node parameter that is selected by the model for the second mix of inputs. In another implementation, the node apparatus may change its output from analog to spiking responsive to a training input for the same inputs. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222740 | CONSOLIDATING MULTIPLE NEUROSYNAPTIC CORES INTO ONE MEMORY - Embodiments of the invention relate to a neural network system comprising a single memory block for multiple neurosynaptic core modules. One embodiment comprises a neural network system including a memory array that maintains information for multiple neurosynaptic core modules. Each neurosynaptic core module comprises multiple neurons. The neural network system further comprises at least one logic circuit. Each logic circuit receives neuronal firing events targeting a neurosynaptic core module of the neural network system, and said logic circuit integrates the firing events received based on information maintained in said memory for said neurosynaptic core module. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222741 | HIERARCHICAL LATENT VARIABLE MODEL ESTIMATION DEVICE, HIERARCHICAL LATENT VARIABLE MODEL ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A hierarchical latent structure setting unit | 2014-08-07 |
20140222742 | ONTOLOGICAL SYSTEMS - Ontological systems are created for a user and are used to provide numerous sets of user-experience elements such as customization of web products in visual appearance and functional content, user web interaction, marketing methods and pricing models, data processing and systematization, as well as recommendations of any sort. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222743 | NATURAL LANGUAGE QUESTION EXPANSION AND EXTRACTION - Methods, computer program products and systems for generating at least one factual question from a set of seed questions and answer pairs. One method includes: obtaining at least one seed question and answer pair from the set of seed question and answer pairs; extracting a set of features associated with the at least one seed question and answer pair using at least one common analysis system (CAS) in a set of CASs and a specific knowledge base; generating a set of candidate questions from the extracted set of features using a logistic regression algorithm and the specific knowledge base, wherein each candidate question includes an expansion of each of the extracted set of features; and ranking each candidate question relative to a remainder of candidate questions in the set of candidate questions based on the extracted set of features and the at least one seed question and answer pair. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222744 | Applying Data Regression and Pattern Mining to Predict Future Demand - A data processing system processes transaction database information to predict future demand using data regression techniques to extract trend line information from historical pattern frequency values. By extrapolating the trend line, a predicted pattern frequency value may be calculated. By applying regression techniques (such as least-squares approximation), the trend line information may be extracted and projected to predict the future pattern frequency which may be applied to calculate the expected value of a recommendation rule. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222745 | Dynamic Model-Based Analysis of Data Centers - Techniques for model-based analysis of a data center. A method includes creating a metamodel based on domain knowledge to represent a type of object and/or relationship of a data center, using static and dynamic configuration and data analysis techniques to discover topology of elements of the data center and represent the topology as a model that is an instance of the metamodel, using the model to perform analysis of the data center in connection with a specified task, leveraging domain knowledge represented in nodes of the metamodel to guide the analysis in terms of determining guidelines to apply to each node and determining relationships to traverse to continue the analysis, extending the domain knowledge by updating the metamodel upon discovery of additional knowledge for use in improving analysis tasks, and extending the model on-demand using dynamic analysis techniques upon detection of multiple analysis failures. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222746 | INQUIRY SKILLS TUTORING SYSTEM - An assessment engine includes a definition of inquiry skills being assessed. Assessment models are used to infer skill demonstration as one or more students engage in inquiry within computerized simulations and/or microworlds. A pedagogical agent and/or help system provides real-time feedback to one or more students based on the assessment model outputs, and/or based on additional models that track one or more students developing proficiency across inquiry tasks over time. A pedagogical agent and/or help system for science inquiry tutoring responds in real-time on the basis of knowledge-engineered and data-mined assessment and/or tracking models. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222747 | LEARNING WITH NOISY LABELS FROM MULTIPLE JUDGES - A system and method infer true labels for multiple items. The inferred labels are generated from judgments. Multiple judges select the judgments from a specified choice of labels for each item. The method includes determining a characterization of judge expertise and item difficulties based on the judgments. The method also includes determining, using maximum entropy, a probability distribution over the specified choice of labels for each judge and item, based on the judgments. The method further includes selecting improved labels for the items from the specified choice such that the entropy over the probability distribution is reduced. The improved labels represent an improvement from the judgments toward the true labels. Additionally, the method includes performing iterative procedure to determine the true labels, the characterizations of judge expertise and the labeling difficulties. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222748 | TRAFFIC-BASED INFERENCE OF INFLUENCE DOMAINS IN A NETWORK BY USING LEARNING MACHINES - In one embodiment, techniques are shown and described relating to traffic-based inference of influence domains in a network by using learning machines. In particular, in one embodiment, a management device computes a time-based traffic matrix indicating traffic between pairs of transmitter and receiver nodes in a computer network, and also determines a time-based quality parameter for a particular node in the computer network. By correlating the time-based traffic matrix and time-based quality parameter for the particular node, the device may then determine an influence of particular traffic of the traffic matrix on the particular node. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222749 | HIGH-DIMENSIONAL DATA ANALYSIS - Described herein is a framework for analyzing data in high-dimensional space. In accordance with one implementation, observed data and at least one input model parameter set is received. The input model parameter set serves as a solution candidate of a predefined problem (e.g., inverse or optimization problem) and is related to the observed data via a model. To provide enhanced computational efficiency, a reduced base with lower dimensionality is determined based on the input model parameter set. The reduced base is associated with a set of coefficients, which represents the coordinates of any model parameter set in the reduced base. Sampling is performed within the reduced base to generate an output model parameter set in the reduced base. The output model parameter set is compatible with the input model parameter set and fits the observed data, via the model, within a predetermined threshold. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222750 | TECHNIQUE FOR CONFIRMING SETTING INFORMATION - A disclosed method includes: generating a first rule for each parameter from first data including a parameter value of each parameter; generating a second rule for each parameter from second data that is data after at least one parameter value included in the first data was changed; generating, for each group including one or plural parameters, a pair of the first rule and the second rule, which include a parameter of the group; calculating, for each pair, a first consistency ratio by applying the first rule included in the pair to the second data and a second consistency ratio by applying the second rile included in the pair to the first data; with respect to a first pair whose second consistency ratio exceeds the first consistency ratio, presenting a parameter value of a parameter, which contradicts the second rule included in the pair, in the second data to a user. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222751 | CONSTRUCTION OF TREE-SHAPED BAYSIAN NETWORK - Embodiments relate to constructing a tree-shaped Bayesian network from variables associated with conditional dependencies in a given data set, the constructing being performed by a plurality of processors in parallel. An aspect includes assigning a plurality of variables as nodes to a respective plurality of processors. Another aspect includes operating the plurality of processors in a parallel manner to determine a correlation for each pair of nodes. Another aspect includes M variables that are randomly selected as primary nodes defining (M+1) sub-trees. Another aspect includes in each sub-tree the plurality of processors are operated in a parallel manner to determine a correlation for the remaining nodes with each of the primary nodes and to allocate each remaining node to one of the (M+1) sub-trees. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222752 | DATA RECORDS SELECTION - A computer-implemented method includes accessing a plurality of data records, each data record having a plurality of data fields. The method further includes analyzing values for one or more of the data fields for at least some of the plurality of data records and generating a profile of the plurality of data records based on the analyzing. The method further includes formulating at least one subsetting rule based on the profile; and selecting a subset of data records from the plurality of data records based on the at least one subsetting rule. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222753 | UPDATING SHARED GROUP INFORMATION IN A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK - A method begins by a device of an affiliated group of devices establishing a desired change to shared group information and requesting a current version of the shared group information from devices in the affiliated group of devices. The method continues with the device interpreting the current version of the shared group information to determine whether the desired change to the shared group information is permissible. When the desired change to the shared group information is permissible, the method continues with the device sending to devices, a request to update the shared group information to include the desired change. Upon receipt of successfully updating the shared group information from the devices, the method continues with the device performing an operation corresponding to the desired change. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222754 | COLLECTION OF DATA ASSOCIATED WITH STORAGE SYSTEMS - Example embodiments provide various techniques for collecting data associated with the performance of a storage system. In one method, an attribute associated with the storage system is detected and a data collection policy associated with the attribute is identified. Here, the data collection policy defines a type of data associated with the performance to be collected. With the data collection policy identified, the data are then collected based on the data collection policy. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222755 | Assigning Tags to Media Files - There is described a device and method for assigning a tag to a media file associated with metadata describing features of the media file. The metadata is converted into a query feature vector associated with the media file. A weighted distance is calculated between the query vector and each of a plurality of tag feature vectors, where each tag feature vector is included in a tag instance stored in a database, each tag instance further comprising a tag and a weight vector. The weighted distance is determined by comparing each feature of the query vector with the corresponding feature in the tag feature vector to obtain an initial distance value for that feature, modifying the initial distance value by a weight for that feature obtained from the weight vector in the tag instance to obtain a comparison value for that feature, and combining the comparison values of all of the features to obtain the weighted distance. Those tag instances whose tag feature vectors have the smallest weighted distance from the query vector are selected. The user chooses one or more of the selected tags, which are then associated with the media file. The weight for each feature in the weight vectors in the tag instances selected by the tag selection unit is updated on the basis of whether or not the tag in each tag instance was chosen by the user, and the distance between the feature of the tag feature vector and the corresponding feature in the query vector. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222756 | AUTOMATIC MIGRATION FOR ON-PREMISE DATA OBJECTS TO ON-DEMAND DATA OBJECTS - Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs encoded on computer storage medium for automatically migrating on-premise data objects used by an on-premise application to on-demand data objects used by an on-demand application including retrieving mapping rules corresponding to the on-premise data objects from a rule repository; extracting data corresponding to on-premise data objects that are affected during execution of the on-premise application, the on-premise application being executed within an on-premise computing environment, the data being stored in an on-premise database based on an on-premise database schema; generating an export file comprising the data; generating an import file based on the export file and the mapping rules, the import file comprising the data; and providing the import file to an on-demand computing environment that hosts the on-demand application, the import file being process-able by the on-demand computing environment to write the data from the import file into an on-demand database. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222757 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND DATA SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD THEREOF - A data synchronization method and an electronic apparatus using the same method are proposed. The method includes the following steps: determining whether a data application is switched to be executed in a foreground of a user interface of the electronic apparatus, wherein a data synchronization of the data application is performed with a data server according to a specific synchronization mode; if yes, switching to perform the data synchronization according to a push-data notification from the data server, wherein the push-data notification is related to an updating data. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222758 | Coherent File State Maintained Among Confederated Repositories By Distributed Workspace Apparatuses Backed Up By a File State Ledgerdemain Store - Each one of many networked user workstation apparatuses may commit a file into the variant controlled file system by storing a version tracking record for each change log and content point for each block of the file into its local file system view store, and transmitting a version tracking record to a network attached file state ledgerdemain store. Each user workstation displays a file system view of every variant of every file in the file system for selection. When required, the workstation applies change logs to content points according to first a local file system view store for a version tracking record, then requesting and comparing version tracking records from confederated repositories at other user workstation apparatuses, and if unsatisfied, obtains a version tracking record from a network attached file state ledgerdemain store. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222759 | UTILIZING SNAPSHOTS FOR ACCESS TO DATABASES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - A method and system for utilizing snapshots to provide copies of a database or other application or large data structure to computing devices receives a request for access to a copy of a database, and performs a snapshot of a storage volume containing the requested database. The system then clones the snapshot and mounts the snapshot to a computing device, thus enabling the computing device to access a copy of the database. In some examples, the system automatically updates copies of a database on a scheduled basis (e.g., daily or weekly basis) to refresh a database regularly. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222760 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECONCILING REMOTE DATA - A method, system and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for determining whether an unordered collection of overlapping substrings (called shingles) can be uniquely decoded into a consistent string. The method, system and medium are applicable to the fields of networking, data management, cryptography, genetic engineering and linguistics. Disclosed herein is a theoretic framework, an automata theoretic approach, and a time-optimal streaming algorithm for determining whether a string of characters over an alphabet can be uniquely decoded from its two (or more) character shingles. The present algorithm achieves an overall time complexity and space complexity. The method and system can be used to efficiently reconcile two data objects, files, strings or portions thereof. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222761 | Terminal Backup and Recovery Method - The invention discloses a terminal backup and recovery method. When in backup, a user interface is provided at a terminal side first, so as to provide, according to a preset display policy, different backup categories for a user to select, wherein the different backup categories comprise different backup objects. Then, according to a backup category and object selected by the user, at the terminal side, a terminal file corresponding to the backup object is backed up at a cloud server according to a preset backup policy. When in recovery, according to a recovery category and object selected by the user, a file already backed up by the terminal/user and corresponding to the backup object is determined at the cloud server, and according to a preset recovery policy, corresponding recovery is executed at the terminal side by using the backed-up file. The invention provides classified backup and recovery, and increases the speed of backup and recovery. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222762 | AUTOMATED DOCUMENT ARCHIVE FOR A DOCUMENT PROCESSING UNIT - According to some embodiments, a document processing unit may receive information associated with a document to be processed. The document processing unit might comprise, for example, a printer, scanner, copier, facsimile machine, or multi-function device. The document processing unit may then automatically analyze the received information in view of at least one pre-determined archive policy. The document processing unit may then automatically determine, based on the analysis, whether to apply a policy action, associated with the pre-determined archive policy, to the processing of the document. For example, the document processing unit might automatically store a copy of the document in an archive. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222763 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ARCHIVING A DOCUMENT - An expert archiving machine and a remote client machine; the remote client machine being configured and operable to send the document over LAN, WAN or internet networks; and to send an archiving output data signal to the expert archiving machine, and the expert archiving machine being configured and operable: to receive the archiving signal and the document; and to perform a computerized service including: saving the document in a destination directory; thereby forming a saved document. In an embodiment, a file path to the saved document is determined autonomously by a computer procedure in accordance with a predetermined set of conditional archiving rules and an asset parameter data source or database. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222764 | Methods for Implementation of an Active Archive in an Archiving System and Managing the Data in the Active Archive - According to the disclosure, a unique and novel archiving system that provides one or more application layer partitions to archive data is disclosed. Embodiments include an active archive including a fixed storage. The active archive can create application layer partitions that associate the application layer partitions with portions of the fixed storage. Each application layer partition, in embodiments, has a separate set of controls that allow for customized storage of different data within a single archiving system. Further, embodiments of methods for ensuring storage capacity in the active archive and the application layer partitions within the active archive is also disclosed. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222765 | Method, System and Client Terminal for Restoring Operating System - A method for restoring an operating system in a computer is provided. The method includes comparing local operating system files of the computer with standard operating system files stored in a cloud server, and obtaining results of the comparison; retrieving portions or a complete set of the standard operating system files from the cloud server based on the results of the comparison; updating the local operating system files with the standard operating system files retrieved from the cloud server; and restoring the operating system in the computer by reloading the updated local operating system files. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222766 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATABASE MIGRATION AND VALIDATION - A system and method for database migration and validation is provided. In an embodiment, the database migration and validation system may include a migration framework which analyzes a relational database and its associated access coding and preprocessing/post-processing coding, and based on these analyses generates an in-memory database, access coding, and database coding in a computer system. The database migration and validation system may also include a validation framework which presents validation queries to the relational database and the in-memory database, compares the results of the queries, and reports the outcome of the comparison. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222767 | Page Substitution Verification Preparation - A system and method are disclosed for rendering published documents tamper evident. Embodiments render classes of documents tamper evident with cryptographic level security or detect tampering, where such security was previously unavailable, for example, documents printed using common printers without special paper or ink. Embodiments enable proving the date of document content without the need for expensive third party archival, including documents held, since their creation, entirely in secrecy or in untrustworthy environments, such as on easily-altered, publicly-accessible internet sites. Embodiments can extend, by many years, the useful life of currently-trusted integrity verification algorithms, such as hash functions, even when applied to binary executable files. Embodiments can efficiently identify whether multiple document versions are substantially similar, even if they are not identical, thus potentially reducing storage space requirements. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222768 | MULTI-ROW DATABASE DATA LOADING FOR ENTERPRISE WORKFLOW APPLICATION - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for providing expedited loading/inserting of data by an entity. Specifically, the invention expedites the loading/inserting of large quantities of data to database tables. Initially received data for loading is processed, via multi-row insert, onto in-memory or temporary tables. The data is staged on a temporary table while the appropriate base table is determined. Once determined, data from the temporary table is pointed to the base table. In this way, a massive amount of data loading from the temporary table to a base table may occur. This prevents logging and locking associated with adding individual data points or row to a base table independently. Errors are check and processed accordingly. Once updated, the data on the temporary table is deleted in mass and a check point restart is issued. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222769 | OBJECT DEDUPLICATION AND APPLICATION AWARE SNAPSHOTS - Embodiments deploy delayering techniques, and the relationships between successive versions of a rich-media file become apparent. With this, modified rich-media files suddenly present far smaller storage overhead as compared to traditional application-unaware snapshot and versioning implementations. Optimized file data is stored in suitcases. As a file is versioned, each new version of the file is placed in the same suitcase as the previous version, allowing embodiments to employ correlation techniques to enhance optimization savings. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222770 | DE-DUPLICATION DATA BANK - Facility for transferring data over a network between two network endpoints by transferring hash signatures over the network instead the actual data. The hash signatures are pre-generated from local static data and stored in a hash database before any data is transferred between source and destination. The hash signatures are created on both sides of a network at the point where data is local, and the hash database consists of hash signatures of blocks of data that are stored locally. The hash signatures are created using different traversal patterns across local data so that the hash database can represent a larger dataset then the actual physical storage of the local data. If no local data is present, then arbitrary data is generated and then remains static. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222771 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A management device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor executes a process including: acquiring, from a plurality of devices, group information indicating a management group used to manage the devices and setting information indicating a setting item and setting content that are set in each of the devices; extracting a setting item corresponding to setting content that is common to devices included in a same management group indicated by the acquired group information; and creating, for the extracted setting item, a rule indicating that a common setting content is set to the devices included in the same management group. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222772 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TIME CONTINUUM DATA RETRIEVAL - A method and system for storage of a data block for time continuum back-in-time data retrieval. The method comprises receiving a data block from a user node; updating an index stored in a memory respective of a time that the data block was received, wherein the time is a past time for retrieval of the data block; generating a hash number respective of contents of the data block; updating the index with the generated hash number; checking for existence of the generated hash number in a database; upon determination that the generated hash number does not exist in the database saving the data block in a storage device; increasing monotonously a transaction number respective of the generated hash number; and updating the index with the transaction number. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222773 | A NETWORK SYSTEM FOR GENERATING APPLICATION SPECIFIC HYPERMEDIA CONTENT FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - A network system for generating application specific hypermedia content from multiple sources. The system comprises a harvesting module operable for harvesting hypermedia content on the internet from a plurality of hypermedia sources. A fragmenting module is provided which is operable for fragmenting the harvested content into discrete hypermedia fragments, wherein the hypermedia fragments have associated meta data. A data repository is provided for storing the hypermedia fragments and their associated meta data. A supply module is provided which is in communication with the data repository for supplying hypermedia fragments to the consuming applications. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222774 | CONSTRUCTION OF BOOLEAN SEARCH STRINGS FOR SEMANTIC SEARCH - A system for information retrieval accessing any number of search engines over a distributed network or local network is presented. The system includes one or more pre-built ontologies or lexicons, representing areas of knowledge. The system includes a settings panel where searchers can preset default languages, default ontologies, and target search engines. The system includes an application that receives a variety of searcher input from a user interface such as a spinning wheel, or from a scrolling list. Through such selections, the application subsequently builds a Boolean search engine string of terms. The Boolean search string is then passed to the target search engine for retrieving semantically accurate search results. The Boolean search string provides a tight range on the search parameters and thereby delivers higher quality results that are more precise. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222775 | SYSTEM FOR CURATION AND PERSONALIZATION OF THIRD PARTY VIDEO PLAYBACK - A system and method for providing an improved video experience are disclosed. The system can comprise one or more algorithms for choosing and providing videos, or other media, to users based on a number of inputs. The system can provide a list of videos from which undesirable (e.g., offensive or low-quality) videos have been removed. The system can also create custom channels based on user preferences. The system can also update user preferences in real-time based on user feedback during use. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222776 | Document Reuse in a Search Engine Crawler - Systems and method are provided for setting a respective reuse flag for a corresponding document in a plurality of documents based on a query-independent score associated with the corresponding document. A document crawling operation is performed on the plurality of documents in accordance with the reuse flag for respective documents in the plurality of documents. This document crawling operation includes reusing a previously downloaded version of a respective document in the plurality of documents instead of downloading a current version of the respective document from a host computer in accordance with a determination that the reuse flag associated with the respective document meets a predefined criterion. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222777 | RELATING TO USE OF COLUMNAR DATABASES - A method of searching for sets of data in a very large columnar database is described. The method comprises carrying out a first query by querying the very large columnar database for a first desired set of data, the database having a range of possible data storage locations; creating a compressed columnar representation of the locations within the very large columnar database of members of the first desired set of data; wherein the compressed columnar representation comprises a plurality of representations covering the entire range of the very large database, wherein each representation provides a descriptor describing a distribution of the desired data results within the sub-range of the entire range; storing the compressed columnar representation in a data cache; and applying a logical operation on first desired set of data stored within the very large columnar database by using the compressed columnar representation stored in the data cache in preference to data stored within the very large columnar database. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222778 | Data Storage and Query Method - A data storage and query method supporting an agile development and horizontal scaling, in a field of computer applications, includes steps of: transforming data into a 2-tuple (Key, MiniTable) and identifying any MiniTable (having a data set removed) with a unique Key, wherein the MiniTable includes multiple data columns; a structure of each data column is limited by a pre-defined mode; and the data columns are sorted according to a primary key defined by the mode. The data storage and query method obtains a capability of the horizontal scaling via removing dependency among the data sets, and a capability of the agile development via supporting an analogous SQL grammar by saving dependency among the data within the data sets. The data storage and query method can be applied to a data management system which supports the horizontal scaling of big data and the agile development of short development lifecycles. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222779 | SIMPLIFIED QUERY GENERATION FROM PRIOR QUERY RESULTS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for query generation from a previous result set. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for query generation from a previous result set is provided. The method includes identifying commonalities in a selection of records of a result set produced by a previously issued query against a database in a database management system executing in memory by at least one processor of a host server. The method further includes deriving a query from the identified commonalities that when executed against the database management system would produce the selection of records as the result set. Finally, the method includes storing the derived query for subsequent use in querying the database. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222780 | Investigative Identity Data Search Algorithm - An identity search algorithm for identifying a plurality of all identity data such as personal names and entity names that might exist in a table or file containing a large number of identity data in the investigative environment. The algorithm is intended to identify person and entities in the shortest time possible with an overly inclusive results. The core algorithm is used in an environment with a growing number of names in the name table, and implemented with a web-based user interface, it can dramatically improve the identity-searching efficiency and increase the chance to generate useful leads in typical discovery and investigation. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222781 | GENERATING AND DISPLAYING AN IMAGE TOUR IN RESPONSE TO A USER SEARCH QUERY - A method, system and a computer program product for generating an image tour in response to a search query in one or more multimedia databases includes determining information corresponding to a first and last image of the image tour by conducting an analysis of the search query. Based on this information, the first and last images satisfying a first pre-defined criteria are identified from the multimedia database. At least one intermediate image satisfying a second pre-defined criteria is identified from one or more videos of the multimedia database based on the identified first and last images. The image tour is generated by placing the identified intermediate images between the first and last images. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222782 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING INTERACTIVE QUERY RESULTS PREVIEWS - A query results preview generation method and system that receives a preliminary query while a query for a search is being constructed, determines a distribution of result items that would be retrieved if the search were executed using the preliminary query, among a new result category including new result items and a previous result category including result items previously retrieved in a session, generates the query results preview using the distribution of result items that would be retrieved if the search were executed using the preliminary query, and provides the query results preview while the query for the search is being constructed and prior to execution of the search using the query. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222783 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING AN IMPROVED VIEW FOR A VISUAL QUERY IN A MOBILE SEARCH - Systems and methods for automatically determining an improved view for a visual query in a mobile location or object search are provided. In some embodiments, methods for automatically determining an improved view for a visual query in a mobile location or object search system include obtaining at least one data set based on a prior visual query, wherein the at least one data set includes at least a top location or object and one or more other locations or objects; retrieving at least one distinctiveness measurement for one or more locations or objects in the at least one data set; and determining the improved view based on the retrieved at least one distinctiveness measurement. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222784 | User Interface for Predictive Model Generation - A dataset is searched using inclusion set criteria to produce an inclusion set and exclusion set criteria to produce an exclusion set. A set of unique content elements is identified from the inclusion set and the exclusion set. Metrics are derived from the inclusion set, exclusion set, and set of unique content elements, such as a measure, for each unique content element, of the absolute value of the difference between the percentage of records in the inclusion set containing the unique content element and the percentage of records in the exclusion set containing the unique content element. The unique content element set may be sorted and displayed in decreasing order of the above-referenced absolute value. The content element set may be filtered. Individual content elements may be excluded from the content set. A predictive model may be generated based on the resulting version of the content element set. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222785 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING DATA - Various methods, machine readable media, and data processing systems for performing searches and presenting the results of the searches. In one exemplary method, a user input causes a search in a mode based upon at least one field attribute designating a person and causes results of the search to be presented. This method may include filtering files which do not include matching people identifiers in certain selected fields. Other methods include allowing searching with a predetermined syntax; prepopulating a search result window with results of a default search before receiving a user input containing search input terms; displaying selectable terms from a file found in a search, the selection of those terms causing another search; displaying previews or other representations of files found in a search where the previews are resizable or zoomable or pageable. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222786 | Web Navigation System with Persistent Search Results - A method of providing search results to a user on a website includes providing search results that include a plurality of members. The method further includes selecting a first member of the plurality of members in which the selecting causes a web page of the first member to open. The plurality of members remains in view and available for selection on the web page of the first member. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222787 | TECHNIQUES FOR ACCESSING A PARALLEL DATABASE SYSTEM VIA EXTERNAL PROGRAMS USING VERTICAL AND/OR HORIZONTAL PARTITIONING - Techniques for accessing a parallel database system via an external program using vertical and/or horizontal partitioning are provided. An external program to a database management system (DBMS) configures external mappers to process a specific portion of query results on specific access module processors of the DBMS that are to house query results. The query is submitted by the external program to the DBMS and the DBMS is directed to organize the query results in a vertical or horizontal manner. Each external mapper accesses its portion of the query results for processing in parallel on its designated AMP or set of AMPS to process the query results. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222788 | RESEARCH RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - Disclosed are computer-implemented methods for identifying, in a database, a search result comprising information that is relevant to a search query comprising a course identifier, wherein the database comprises relations between the course identifier and information relevant to the course. Computer program products and systems for carrying out the methods are also provided. | 2014-08-07 |
20140222789 | HIERARCHICAL INFORMATION RETRIEVAL FROM A CODED COLLECTION OF RELATIONAL DATA - A system for information retrieval from a collection of hypermedia data over a distributed network is presented. The system includes a data storage system that is a collection of hypermedia data. The collection of hypermedia data also has a number of hyperlinks to items of hypermedia content, and the hyperlinks are each respectively associated with at least one code value generated based on the content of the respective hypermedia content. The system also includes an application that receives progressive user input and iteratively build a user search code value according to the user input. It matches the user search code value to at least a portion of the hypermedia content code value for the hyperlinks in the data storage to identify each such associated hyperlink to a particular information retrieval data set. | 2014-08-07 |