40th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 70 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150278890 | ELECTRONIC INFORMATION LABEL SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTABLE WAKE-UP UPDATE PERIOD - An electronic label system is provided. The electronic label operates in one of two operation modes between a real-time update mode in which merchandise information is updated in real time according to update setting information received from a management server and stored, and a delayed update mode in which merchandise information update is delayed. In the electronic label system, merchandise information may be updated in real time at a necessary point in time with a longer battery change period. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278891 | VIRTUAL JEWELRY SHOPPING IN SECONDARY MARKETS - Methods, systems and apparatus for virtual online jewelry sales in secondary markets. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278892 | Methods and Systems Relating to Immediate Service Delivery - For individuals and enterprises there are many points in their life where it would be beneficial for them to easily and rapidly exploit the power and speed of today electronic devices and communications networks by accessing an online portal/software application allowing for the distribution of their requirements to potential service providers and collation of responses from service providers in multiple formats. However, in contrast to the prior art solutions for supply chain management etc. embodiments of the invention are geared to time sensitive and immediate requirements rather than traditional procurement/order fulfillment cycles. Embodiments of the invention are intended to provide widespread dissemination of requirements and consolidation of responses to the requester. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278893 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE DAMAGE - The present disclosure systems and methods for providing a repair quote for a car including damage associated with a user. The system is configured to receive information from a user, such as photos of a damaged car, wherein the system generates and/or retrieves the repair quote associated with repairing the damage. As a result, the user does not need to physically take the damaged car to an automobile repair company to retrieve a repair quote. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278894 | Management And Brokering Of The Purchase of Placements Over A Network - Embodiments are directed towards providing a computer-implemented method for negotiating the purchase of a placement that communicates a rights holder interface over a network to a rights holder for dynamically accessing terms of an offer, the offer based at least in part on a request by a rights requester to purchase a placement controlled by the rights holder, wherein the rights holder interface includes a control accessible to the rights holder for dynamically revising terms of the offer, receives from the rights holder over the network a counteroffer that includes an indication of a revision by the rights holder to at least one of the terms of the offer, evaluates the counteroffer received from the rights holder and determines that the terms of the counteroffer, including the at least one revised term, are acceptable; and communicates a confirmation of the counteroffer to the rights holder. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278895 | Inter-Device Self-Service Terminal (SST) Interactions - Methods and a system for inter-device Self-Service Terminal (SST) interactions are provided. A customer causes a request for assistance to be communicated from a SST during a transaction. A device in proximity to the SST accepts the request. A message is selected by a clerk of the device and relayed to the SST for presentation during the transaction. In an embodiment, the device wirelessly receives the request from a second device that is also in proximity to the SST. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278896 | ASSISTING A USER IN SELECTING A LIGHTING DEVICE DESIGN - The present invention relates to assisting a user in selecting a lighting device ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150278897 | ITEM LOCATION ASSISTANT WITH CUSTOM PRICE DISPLAY - Methods and systems for improving a shopping experience are described. When a shopper walks into a store, the shopper's mobile device transmits a signal with the shopper's shopping preferences and shopper profile. Any items that are within a certain distance of the mobile device and satisfy at least one of the shopper's preferences may light up to indicate that the item matches something the shopper is looking for. In addition, the price of the item based on the shopper profile for that shopper is displayed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278898 | ELECTRONIC INFORMATION LABEL, SERVER, AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING CALL SIGNAL - An Electronic Information Label (EIL), a server, and a method of transmitting a call signal are provided. According to an exemplary embodiment, an EIL includes: a receiver configured to receive manipulation from a user; a detector configured to cause an interrupt signal by detecting the manipulation received in the receiver; and a call request transmitter configured to wake up in response to detection of the interrupt signal, and transmit a call request signal to a management server to request a call for a person in charge. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278899 | System and Method for Providing Customer' Answers to Prospects' Questions In Digital Media - A system and method are disclosed for providing customers' answers to prospects' questions in digital media. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278900 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO FACILITATE TRANSACTIONS - Method and system are provided to facilitate transactions in a particular on-line trading platform from a third party web site. The system may be configured to associate identification information, such as a uniform resource locator (URL), with a reference to an item of merchandise on a web page provided by a third party entity. In response to a request originated from a client device of a user, the method may cause presentation of a listing of the item of merchandise maintained in the particular on-line trading platform and a visual control to facilitate commencing of a transaction process with respect to the item of merchandise in the on-line trading platform. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278901 | AUTOMATED PRODUCT CUSTOMIZATION BASED UPON LITERATURE SEARCH RESULTS - In certain embodiments, the invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus that allow a purchaser to customize a test kit based upon a literature search. A processor receives one or more search terms entered by a user and constructs a query comprising the one or more search terms. The processor obtains from one or more literature repositories a plurality of search results responsive to the query. The processor identifies one or more domain terms (relating to a scientific domain) within the plurality of search results. The processor prioritizes the one or more scientific domain terms based in part upon frequency of occurrence within the plurality of search results, and selects one or more order components relating to a tangible product, each order component relating to a respective scientific domain term of the one or more scientific domain terms. The order information is displayed to a user. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278902 | METHODS OF AUGMENTING SEARCH ENGINES FOR ECOMMERCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL - Queries against search engines like the Google Search Appliance, Elastic Search and other readily available search engines to provide meaningful content for the purpose of supporting eCommerce websites. In particular, methods that provide for an intelligent abstraction to know when and how to generate a set of queries, the set of queries including one or more queries that are relevant to the searchable content are disclosed. In addition, the methods also can determine if a query against the search engine is even required and may redirect the use to other dynamic or static content outside the search index utilized by the search engine to satisfy the queries. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278903 | COMPUTER PROGRAM, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR MATCHING CONSUMERS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS - A method for matching consumers with service providers, including the initial step of receiving service provider profile data from one or more service providers. Additional steps include: receiving service request data from a consumer; comparing, based on a matching criteria, the service request data with the service provider profile data to obtain a primary set of service providers; presenting, to the consumer, at least a portion of the service provider profile data of each of the service providers included in the primary set; receiving a selection by the consumer to transact with a first service provide; presenting information a request to the first service provider to either accept or reject to transact with the consumer; and obtaining a secondary set of service providers from the one or more service providers and presenting the secondary set of service providers to the consumer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278904 | Collections of Matched Biological Reagents and Methods for Identifying Matched Reagents - Provided herein are collections of matched biological reagents selected from a larger collection of biological reagents, wherein the collection of matched biological reagents relate to a biological element. Also provided are methods for selling an isolated biomolecule or biological research reagent in a collection of matched biological reagents, and methods for selecting an isolated biomolecule or biological research reagent from a collection of biological reagents. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278905 | VIRTUAL JEWELRY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE WITH IN-STORE PREVIEW - Methods, systems and apparatus for in-store preview of a online jewelry item. The jewelry item and a local provider are selected. Payment to secure the in-store preview is submitted. An indication that the jewelry item is available for preview is sent to the buyer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278906 | PRODUCT NOTIFICATION AND RECOMMENDATION TECHNOLOGY UTILIZING DETECTED ACTIVITY - An exemplary system and method provides a product notification and recommendation technology for monitoring a computing device to detect particular use-cases of device activity and providing a notification through a user interface that indicates at least one product corresponding to the detected particular use-cases. In this way, the product notification and recommendation technology adds a new dimension of usage-based personalization to targeted advertising that results in timely product and service recommendations. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278907 | User Inactivity Aware Recommendation System - Example apparatus and methods perform matrix factorization (MF) on a usage matrix to create a latent space that describes similarities between users and items in the usage matrix. The usage matrix relates users to items according to a collaborative filtering approach. A cell in the usage matrix may store a value that describes whether a user has acquired an item and the strength with which the user likes an item that has been acquired. Example apparatus and methods account for negative indications analytically rather than through negative sampling. Example apparatus and methods analyze strengths in the usage matrix, analyze item popularity, analyze user popularity, compute contribution factors for items with respect to users and users with respect to items, and compute new user vectors and new item vectors that depend on the strengths, popularity, and contributions. A recommendation may consider new user vectors and new item vectors. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278908 | Recommendation System With Multi-Dimensional Discovery Experience - Example apparatus and methods perform matrix factorization (MF) on a collaborative filter based usage matrix to create a multi-dimensional latent space that embeds users, items, and features. A full distance matrix is extracted from the latent space. The full distance matrix may be extracted from the latent space by defining a distance metric between item pairs based on the multi-dimensional representation in the latent space. The full distance matrix may be populated with values computed for item pairs using the distance metric. A plurality of vectors associated with a multi-dimensional Euclidean space are produced from the full distance matrix. The plurality of vectors produce a navigable data set. The plurality of vectors may be produced in a manner that minimizes strain on the distances vectors. A representation of the navigable data set may be presented as, for example, a virtually traversable landscape that supports an interactive user experience. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278909 | TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING DIVERSITY AND PRIVACY IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS - Techniques are provided that include determining recommendations, of items, to be provided to users, based on information that may include social graph information. Techniques may be used prior to recommendation determination, or afterwards to modify initially determined recommendations. The techniques may improve diversity or privacy aspects associated with recommendations, such as by reducing duplication, or reducing effects of social grouping connections on recommendation determination or on initially determined recommendations. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278910 | Directed Recommendations - Example apparatus and methods perform matrix factorization (MF) on a usage matrix to create a latent space that describes similarities between items in the usage matrix. The usage matrix relates source items that a user already has to target items that a user might acquire. A cell in the usage matrix may store a value that describes the likelihood (e.g., probability) that an acquisition of item x will lead to an acquisition of item y. The value stored in cell (x,y) is not transitive with the value stored in cell (y,x). Values that are missing in the usage matrix may be computed using vectors in the latent space. Once the usage matrix is updated, a directed recommendation may be produced from data in the usage matrix. Initial values in the usage matrix may be produced from data associated with actual acquisitions. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278911 | System and Method for Apparel Size Suggestion Based on Sales Transaction Data Analysis - A system and method for apparel size suggestion based on sales transaction data analysis are presented. Historical sales data for a consumer is stored in a repository of a data management system, the historical sales data representing a purchase history and comprising size data for ordered items and size data for returned items. A body profile for the consumer is generated based on the size data for ordered items and the size data for returned items, the body profile including size data for one or more selected items, the one or more selected items being selected by the data management system based on the purchase history of the historical sales data for the consumer. An order from the consumer is received for an ordered item, and if the ordered item matches one of the one or more selected items, a recommended size is generated for the ordered item based on the body profile and historical sales data. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278912 | DATA MESH BASED ZERO EFFORT SHOPPING - A system and method for data mesh-based zero effort shopping is provided. In example embodiments, attribute data associated with a user is received from a plurality of attribute sources. Demand indications are extracted from the attribute data. The demand indications may be indicative of anticipatory demand by the user for a particular item. An item is identified from the attribute data based on the extracted demand indications. User characteristics pertaining to the user are inferred from the attribute data. A purchase associated with the identified item is facilitated based, at least in part, on the user characteristics. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278913 | INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD - First rating information is input by a first user who has received a service from a service providing person and indicates a rating for the service providing person. Second rating information is input by a second user other than the first user and indicates ratings for service providing persons including the above service providing person. A service providing person to be recommended to the first user is searched for, using the first rating information and the second rating information. Presentation information for presenting the first user the service providing person to be recommended to the first user found as a result of the search is generated. The presentation information is transmitted to a terminal device. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278914 | METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING SUPPLIERS - The present invention discloses a method for recommending suppliers, which mainly comprises steps of: a server recording at least a supplier and at least a product related to the supplier; at least a client logging in the server and defining that the product belongs to a set; the client transmitting a social operating instruction related to the set; the server transmitting at least a questionnaire related to the set to the client; the client transmitting a questionnaire result related to the questionnaire to the server; the server executing the social operating instruction; the server compiling statistics of the client willing to buy or understand the product according to the questionnaire result for sorting the product; and the server enabling a shopping page or an advertisement page of the supplier to be related to the product according to the order of the product. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278915 | RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM FOR NON-FUNGIBLE ASSETS - A recommendation system and method for recommending non-fungible assets to individuals based on a determined interest of such users for assets and their respective characteristics. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278916 | Systems and Methods for Recommendation Scraping - Various embodiments of systems and methods for recommendation scraping include a method comprising receiving a content feed, wherein the content feed is associated with a holder and identifying at least one post within the content feed comprising a mention of a respective item. In many embodiments, the method can further comprise generating an item recommendation corresponding to the respective item, associating the item recommendation with a profile associated with the holder, and sending instructions to present the item recommendation to one or more users. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278917 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS - Various embodiments of systems and methods for obtaining product recommendations include a method comprising receiving from a requestor a recommendation request and determining a first level category associated with the recommendation request. In many embodiments, the method further comprises sending instructions to display the recommendation request to one or more first users within a trust network of the requester, wherein the first users are identified as trusted by the requester with respect to the first level category, and if one or more first conditions are satisfied, send instructions to display the recommendation request to one or more second users, wherein each second user is within a respective trust network of a respective first user and is identified as trusted by the respective first user with respect to the first level category. Other embodiments also are disclosed herein. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278918 | Systems and Methods for Providing a Collections Search - Various embodiments of methods and systems for providing a collections search include a method comprising determining one or more recommendations from a set of users within a trust network of a first user, wherein each user from the set of users is associated with one of the plurality of first recommendations and determining a category for each of the one or more recommendations. In many embodiments, the method further comprises arranging one or more collections of the one or more recommendations according to the category for each of the one or more recommendations and arranging for display the one or more collections. Other embodiments are disclosed herein. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278919 | Systems and Methods for a Catalog of Trending and Trusted Items - Various embodiments of methods and systems for providing a catalog of trending and trusted items include a method comprising determining a plurality of first recommendations from a set of users within a trust network of a first user, wherein each user from the set of users is associated with one of the plurality of first recommendations, determining respective time differences between respective chronologically successive first recommendations of the plurality of first recommendations, and determining one or more second recommendations that satisfy one or more popularity criteria. In many embodiments, the method further comprises arranging for display the first recommendations in a chronologically based order, and one or more of the second recommendations, wherein a respective second recommendation is inserted between respective chronologically successive first recommendations whose time difference is greater than a threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed herein. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278920 | Network Nodes and Methods for Providing Recommendations on Gifts - Network nodes ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150278921 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a processor configured to execute a process including: acquiring purchase propriety information and purchase condition information of software by unit of an account or a device before receiving a purchase request of the software, determining propriety of the purchase request based on the acquired purchase propriety information and purchase condition information when the purchase request of the software is received, and transmitting the purchase request when the purchase request is determined to be valid. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278922 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SINGLE INPUT FIELD HAVING MULTIPLE PROCESSING POSSIBILITIES - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for unifying access to multiple websites or other information sources such that the user only needs to visit one location, and utilize one input search field. That one location can be a website, an application, a search bar in a web browser, etc. Rather than navigating to a website to perform a search in the context of that website, a user can instead navigate to or open a generalized search field. Via the generalized search field, the system can implicitly or explicitly process and analyze the input from the user and the resulting context. Thus, the user goes to the website second, after the search is entered. This approach reduces the number of interactions, starting when the user opens a browser or application, to get to a purchase or a search result. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278923 | Routing Order Lookups From Retail Systems - The present invention is generally directed to methods, systems, and computer program products for routing order lookups from retail systems. Order data from order management system database is synchronized to an order cache. When an order lookup is received (e.g., from a retail kiosk or POS terminal), a business layer determines if the cache can appropriately service the order lookup. If so (e.g., if the order lookup does not change order state), the business layer routes the order lookup to the cache. Otherwise (e.g., if the order lookup does change order state), the business layer routes the order lookup to the order management system database. In-store retail systems can be used to lookup orders previously submitted through other channels, such as, a website or mobile application. Knowing order details for other orders can assist the customer with in-store purchasing decisions. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278924 | PURCHASE PRICE OPTIMIZATION FOR PRESCRIPTION PRODUCT PURCHASE ORDERS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for performing purchase price optimization for a prescription product purchase order are disclosed. At least a portion of a desired quantity of the prescription product that is not eligible for reduced pricing may be substituted for one or more generic products corresponding to the prescription product that are eligible for reduced pricing. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278925 | INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING INCREMENTAL CAPACITY FORMATS - An inventory management method for storage devices may comprise obtaining an order for an aggregate storage capacity from a customer; and determining a usable capacity of each of a plurality of storage devices. From the plurality of storage devices, a first set of storage devices may be selected, at least some of which have different usable storage capacities from one another, such that the first set of storage devices comprises a first predetermined number of storage devices and has a first aggregate storage capacity that is at least equal to an integer fraction of the aggregate capacity ordered by the customer. The first set of storage devices may then be packed into a first container configured to accommodate the first predetermined number of storage devices. A second set of storage devices may be similarly be selected from remaining ones of the plurality of storage devices and packaged. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278926 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR ORDERING ITEMS FROM AN ELECTRONIC MENU, AND SERVICING THEREOF - Systems and methods for ordering items from an electronic menu and servicing thereof, in a networked computing environment that communicably connects via at least one network at least a plurality of first handheld electronic devices (e.g., wait staff operated devices in a restaurant), a plurality of second handheld electronic devices (e.g., patron operated devices in a restaurant) configured to display the electronic menu, and a venue computer are described. Corresponding apparatuses are also described. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278927 | E-COMMERCE SUPPORT SYSTEM, E-COMMERCE SUPPORT METHOD, AND ADVERTISING MEDIUM - An e-commerce support system includes an orderer terminal and an e-commerce support apparatus that are connected with a network. The orderer terminal reads commodity-service ID information from optically-readable information appearing on an advertising medium, and transmits the information to a network address indicating the e-commerce support apparatus. The apparatus then transmits order screen information to the orderer terminal. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278928 | ITEM LOCATION ASSISTANT - Methods and systems for locating an item are described. When a shopper walks into a store, the shopper's mobile device transmits a signal with the shopper's shopping preferences. Any items that are within a certain distance of the mobile device and satisfy at least one of the shopper's preferences may light up to indicate that the item matches something the shopper is looking for. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278929 | LEVERAGING A SOCIAL NETWORK TO SEARCH FOR LOCAL INVENTORY - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for leveraging a social network to search for local inventory includes communicating with a first mobile communication device over a network, the first mobile communication device associated with a user, and communicating with a second mobile communication device over the network, the second mobile communication device associated with a social network contact. The method further includes obtaining a geo-location of the second mobile communication device, processing a search request from the first mobile communication device, obtaining a radius of coverage for a merchant, determining whether the geo-location of the second mobile communication device is within the radius of coverage of the merchant, and providing a listing to the first mobile communication device of one or more items for sale by the merchant when the second mobile communication device is within the radius of coverage of the merchant. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278930 | System and Method for Presenting a Sales Demonstration Using a Pool/Spa Controller User Interface - A system and method for presenting a sales demonstration using a user interface of a pool/spa controller is provided. A first device includes a system controller user interface and sends data to a second device. The second device processes the data to present a media presentation which exhibits systems, associated features, and their ability to be controlled via a controller. A user can control pool and/or spa equipment using the first device, and the user's input can guide a presentation on the second device, which demonstrates corresponding features of such equipment. As such, the natural connections among a user, a controller, and an associated feature are demonstrated in a sales-effective manner. Additionally, the first device can present a user with a simulation of a control system interface to allow for effective sales of products. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278931 | NATIVE E-COMMERCE TRANSACTABLES FOR FAMILIAR USER ENVIRONMENTS - Native e-commerce transactables for social and other familiar and/or suitable user environments are enabled. A user of a network site may interact with a transactable to conduct a transaction with a 3 | 2015-10-01 |
20150278932 | SALES ESTIMATE TOOL WITH ALTERNATE ESTIMATING - A method for providing an estimate for a defined building control system comprises displaying on a user interface a plurality of areas for the defined building control system. The method further comprises associating a plurality of subsystems of the defined building control system with the plurality of areas, each of the plurality of subsystems associated with a defined plurality of building automation components in a database, the plurality of subsystems including a first subsystem and a second subsystem both associated with one area of the plurality of areas. Both the first subsystem and the second subsystem are displayed on the user interface in association with the one area. A cost estimate for the defined building control system is generated based at least in part on the first subsystem and not based on the second subsystem. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278933 | PROVIDING AND USING VEHICLE LOCATION INFORMATION DURING AUCTIONS - An “in-vehicle device” may provide location information relating to one or more vehicles in which the in-vehicle device is installed. The location information may be used to track the location of vehicles in a vehicle dealership or auction facility. In one implementation, the location of vehicles may be used, during a vehicle auction, to provide prospective bidders with real-time information relating to the location of a vehicle and the estimated auction time of the vehicle. In other implementations, the in-vehicle device may provide sensor data, such as audio or acceleration data, relating to the vehicle. The sensor data may be used to detect abnormal operating conditions of the vehicle. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278934 | System and Method of Automatic Negotiation in Vehicle Auctions - Using an average historical price for vehicles of similar parameters, a method is provided that allows sellers and a best bidder, following an inconclusive auction for a vehicle, to negotiate with confidence a closing price for a sale of the vehicle. The method and system provides the ability for the best bidder (or a second-best bidder) to enter a new bid, and for the seller to accept a previous bid or the new bid, if any, in light of the average historical price, without reopening the auction broadly to other bidders. A post-auction negotiation engine is also provided. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278935 | SYSTEMS, PROGRAM PRODUCTS, AND RELATED METHODS OF PROVIDING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO BUYER POPULATIONS - The invention provides methods of identifying buyer populations that include receiving bids for products and/or services to generate bidder populations and segmenting those bidder populations into buyer and remainder populations in certain embodiments. The invention also provides methods of providing products and/or services to buyer populations that include receiving bids for the products and/or services to generate bidder populations, selecting buyer populations in the bidder populations, making the products and/or services available to the buyer populations, and receiving payments from the buyer populations in some embodiments. In addition to other methods, related machine-readable media and systems are also provided. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278936 | Consolidated Goal Planning - Methods, computer-readable media, systems, and apparatuses for receiving information associated with at least one account of a first user and at least one account of a second user are provided. In some examples, a determination may be made as to whether the first user and the second user have consented to group the at least one account associated with each user. Upon determining that the users have consented, the accounts may be grouped and a common financial goal for the grouped accounts may be determined. The grouped accounts may then be managed toward the common financial goal. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278937 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING KEY FIGURE INFORMATION - Systems and methods of providing information associated with a financial instrument via a computer network are provided. Such a method may include receiving, by at least one processing circuit, from a computing device, a request for obtaining key figures of the financial instrument. The request may include a data object comprising a first identifier identifying the financial instrument, a second identifier identifying an entity owning the financial instrument, a third identifier identifying a collection of specifications structuring a body of accounting records, a fourth identifier identifying a fiscal year, a fifth identifier identifying a category of the financial instrument, and a sixth identifier identifying at least one of a posting period and an accounting period. The method may further include determining values of the key figures of the financial instrument based on the data object, and providing the values of the key figures. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278938 | SOCIAL COMMUNITY INCOME DISTRIBUTION METHOD - A social community income distribution method is carried out by a system having one or more processors and a memory coupled to the processors. The memory stores program instructions executable by the one or more processors to implement a community administrator to record each transaction related to a realisation of income by a community and also to record activities between members of the community in order to determine how many points to award to the members for each type of activity and to keep track of the points awarded to the members of the community. Based on the points awarded, the income of the community is then distributed to the members of the community. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278939 | Document Calculator - A customer may desire to enroll in a transaction, such as a product or a service, offered, managed, and/or owned by an institution, such as a financial institution. The customer may attempt to directly enroll in the product or service or may enroll in the product or service through an agent of the institution. The customer and/or agent may select the product or service (e.g., via a workstation or other device), and a computing device may determine which documents the product or service uses, which documents the customer has on file already, and/or which documents the customer is missing. The computing device may cause the customer and/or agent to be notified of the missing documents. When the customer and/or agent provides all of the documents for the product or service (or an exception applies to one or more missing documents), the computing system may enroll the customer in the selected product or service. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278940 | Obtaining Missing Documents From User - A customer may desire to enroll in a transaction, such as a product or a service, offered, managed, and/or owned by an institution, such as a financial institution. The customer may attempt to directly enroll in the product or service or may enroll in the product or service through an agent of the institution. The customer and/or agent may select the product or service (e.g., via a workstation or other device), and a computing device may determine which documents the product or service uses, which documents the customer has on file already, and/or which documents the customer is missing. The computing device may cause the customer and/or agent to be notified of the missing documents. When the customer and/or agent provides all of the documents for the product or service (or an exception applies to one or more missing documents), the computing system may enroll the customer in the selected product or service. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278941 | LOAN AUTOMATION SYSTEM - A system, process and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are used to automatically determine whether to provide a loan. In accordance with the loan process, input data comprising at least a request for a loan and an identity of the loan applicant is received from a remote user device operated by, or on behalf of, the person or legal entity applying for a loan. In response to this request several pieces of data are calculated, determined and/or obtained. These include at least a trust rating related to the applicant, a first type of external data related to the credit worthiness of the loan applicant and a second type of data determined by monitoring online usage by the user of the user device. The process then automatically determines whether to provide the requested loan using at least the trust rating and the first and second types of external. If the loan is approved, instructions are sent to transfer the loan to a bank account. When the loan repayment is due, one or more debit requests for repayment are automatically sent to until the loan amount has been returned. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278942 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINANCING COMMUNITY SHARED VEHICLES BASED ON AMENITY VALUE OF SHARED VEHICLE PROGRAMS - Methods and systems for financing community shared vehicles are based in part on the amenity value of the community shared vehicle program. One method for determining an amenity value of a community shared vehicle program comprises collecting data on a plurality of factors of the community shared vehicle program over a period of time, determining a contributing value of each of the plurality of factors based on the data collected and calculating with a computer the amenity value of the community shared vehicle program per home in a serviced community from the value of each of the plurality of factors. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINANCIING COMMUNITY SHARED VEHICLES BASED ON AMENITY VALUE OF SHARED VEHICLE PROGRAMS - Methods and systems provide a derivative financing product for a community shared vehicle program by establishing a line of credit for each participating home to pay for the community shared vehicle program. The line of credit derives value from both tangible and intangible values of the community shared vehicle program. The line of credit is established by estimating a total home value per participating home at a start of a financing term based on an estimated amenity value of the community shared vehicle program for the financing term and a number of participating homes, estimating a cost of the community shared vehicle program for the financing term per participating home and determining a periodic payment per participating home based on periodic payment throughout the financing term to be paid from the line of credit to cover the total cost of the community shared vehicle program while providing a profit. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278944 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSISTED STRATEGY DESIGN - In an embodiment, a computer system performs a method of modifying a decision algorithm, such as an algorithm for assigning credit limits or other credit terms, via a graphical user interface. The system displays a graphical representation of a decision tree comprising a plurality of decision nodes. The decision nodes are associated with respective conditions, and at least a portion of the decision nodes are associated with an outcome to be assigned to an individual matching the associated respective conditions in accordance with the decision tree. The system receives a selection of a decision node and selects a parameter to be used to construct subnodes of the selected decision node, and constructs the subnodes. The system calculates an outcome for each subnode, and it updates the graphical representation of the decision tree to include the plurality of subnodes. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278945 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOLAR INSTALLATION FINANCING - The present disclosure provides methods and systems for funding solar system installations. A method for funding an installation of a solar system comprises providing a customer a loan for the installation and generating a note that corresponds to the loan. The note can permit an investor to fund at least a portion of the installation. The note can be made accessible to potential investors. An investor can then elect to purchase a given unit of the note. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278946 | Methods, Systems, Devices and Associated Computer Executable Code for Facilitating Securitized Funding of Deposits, Collateral, Bonds and/or Securities - Disclosed are methods and systems for facilitating credit based transactions associated with purchase of goods, services or real estate having a cost, any other transaction and/or for providing a security, collateral, deposit or bond. According to some embodiments of the present invention, data indicating the cost of goods, service, security, collateral, deposit or bond may be received over a data network. The cost of the transaction/security may then be securitized over a data network against a credit line provided by a primary credit provider. Upon securitization, a secondary credit provider may fund the transaction/security. The secondary credit provider may intermittently receive partial payment of the transaction's cost while intermittently re-securitizing an outstanding transaction balance until the entire transaction cost+any associated fees/commissions has been repaid. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278947 | Methods, Systems, Devices and Associated Computer Executable Code for Facilitating Credit Based Transactions between Private Individuals - Disclosed are methods and systems for facilitating credit based transactions associated with purchase of goods, services or real estate having a cost, any other transaction and/or for providing a security. According to some embodiments, methods systems and components for facilitating credit based transactions between private individuals are disclosed (e.g. supplying installment and/or collateral/security services to individuals doing business between each other). According to some embodiments of the present invention, data indicating the cost of goods, service or security may be received over a data network. The cost of the transaction/security may then be securitized over a data network against a credit line provided by a primary credit provider. Upon securitization, a secondary credit provider may fund the transaction/security. The secondary credit provider may intermittently receive partial payment of the transaction's cost while intermittently re-securitizing an outstanding transaction balance until the entire transaction cost+any associated fees/commissions has been repaid. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278948 | Methods, Systems, Devices and Associated Computer Executable Code for Facilitating Purchase of Installment Obligations - Disclosed are methods and systems for facilitating credit based transactions associated with purchase of goods, services or real estate having a cost, any other transaction and/or for providing a security. According to some embodiments of the present invention, data indicating the cost of goods, service or security may be received over a data network. The cost of the transaction/security may then be securitized over a data network against a credit line provided by a primary credit provider. Upon securitization, a secondary credit provider may fund the transaction/security. The secondary credit provider may intermittently receive partial payment of the transaction's cost while intermittently re-securitizing an outstanding transaction balance until the entire transaction cost+any associated fees/commissions has been repaid. According to some embodiments, the described securitization and re-securitization methods may be used to support a business of purchasing sets of future installments owed to third parties. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278949 | Methods, Systems, Devices and Associated Computer Executable Code for Facilitating Securitized Funding of Up-front Payments - Disclosed are methods and systems for facilitating credit based transactions associated with purchase of goods, services or real estate having a cost, any other transaction and/or for providing a security. According to some embodiments of the present invention, data indicating the cost of goods, service or security may be received over a data network. The cost of the transaction/security may then be securitized over a data network against a credit line provided by a primary credit provider. Upon securitization, a secondary credit provider may fund the transaction/security. The secondary credit provider may intermittently receive partial payment of the transaction's cost while intermittently re-securitizing an outstanding transaction balance until the entire transaction cost+any associated fees/commissions has been repaid. According to some embodiments, the described securitization and re-securitization methods may be used to provide financing of up-front payment of costs in cases where up-front payment results in a gain of a discount or other incentive. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278950 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A DECISION SUPPORT FRAMEWORK RELATING TO FINANCIAL TRADES - The systems and methods described herein include techniques for making trading decisions based on one or more predictions, outcomes, market data and optimization algorithms. More specifically, the system and method described herein allow users to provide a variety of inputs for consideration by a variety of optimization techniques. The system and methods are flexible with respect to the type of input received and the types of output desired. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278951 | Futures Contracts with Minimum Position Limit Approaching Delivery Period - Systems and methods are provided for processing derivative financial instrument positions. Contracts are structured to include minimum position limits or thresholds as final settlement dates approach. The minimum position limits or thresholds exceed the trading units. Traders who initially hold relatively small positions are required to increase their positions as the settlement date approaches so that the position at settlement corresponds to quantities used in commercial institutional markets. Limits or thresholds are enforced by imposing a fee for non-compliance, forcing cash settlement or requiring a mandatory roll forward of at least some of the positions. The roll forward may include a spread product that includes a first derivative financial instrument having a first settlement date and a second derivative financial instrument having a second settlement date that is different from the first settlement date. The price of the spread product is based on daily settlement values associated with the first and second derivative financial instruments. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278952 | LEVERAGING SPEND BEHAVIOR TO CREATE EQUITY PORTFOLIOS - A method and/or system is provided that includes retrieving from one or more databases a first set of information with the first set of information having payment card transaction sales data associated with each of a plurality of merchants; and retrieving from one or more data bases a second set of information with the second set of information having securities market data associated with each of the plurality of merchants. The method further includes generating one or more groupings of merchants based on the first set of information and the second set of information; ranking each of the merchants, relative to the other merchants, in the one or more groupings into a hierarchy based on selection criteria; identifying a predetermined number of merchants ranked at different levels of the hierarchy in the one or more groupings; selecting the identified merchants from the one or more groupings; and combining the selected merchants into an index. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278953 | IDENTIFYING ELIGIBILITY BASED INVESTMENT OPTIONS - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for presenting eligibility based investment options to a financial advisor are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may authenticate a financial advisor. Subsequently, the computing device may determine an eligibility level of the financial advisor based on the authentication of the financial advisor. The computing device may then provide a client list and receive a selection of one or more clients from the client list. Subsequently, the computing device may present one or more options to the financial advisor based on the determined eligibility level. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278954 | DETERMINING AN INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE OF ASSETS - Systems, methods and apparatuses for determining and aligning a calculated investment objective with a client-designated investment objective using a beta-yield method are described. A growth factor and a yield of a portfolio of securities assets may be calculated and compared to growth factor ranges and yield ranges associated with different investment objective strategies. The different growth factor ranges may be defined based on at least two thresholds, and the yield ranges may be defined based on a bond index yield and a stock index yield. By determining which growth ranges and yield ranges cover the calculated growth factor and yield, a calculated investment objective of the portfolio of assets can be determined. The calculated investment objective can be compared to the client-designated investment objective for the portfolio to determine whether the portfolio holdings are in alignment with the client-designated investment objective. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278955 | SECURITY TRANSACTION SERVICE METHOD USING COMPANY MONEY - Disclosed herein is a security transaction service method using company money. In the security transaction service method, when a security collection request is received from a security beneficiary, security providers to provide loaned money to the security beneficiary using a time deposit as a security are collected. When the collection of the security providers is completed, loaned money loaned using a time deposit provided as a security as a security is provided to the security beneficiary, and company money is received from the security beneficiary at the cost of a security transaction. The company money is distributed to each of the security providers, and the security providers purchase goods or services of the security beneficiary using the distributed company money. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278956 | Commission Processing System and Method for Non-Traded Real Estate Investment Trusts and Non-Traded Business Development Companies - Methods and systems for managing investments in a non-traded real estate investment trust or non-traded business development company are disclosed. One method includes receiving an identification of funds and investment instructions at a computing system from an investor, and automatically calculating commissions and fees based on the identification of funds and the investment instructions. The method also includes issuing shares to the investor based on a full value of the identified funds, investing the full value of the identified funds in an investment including in real estate or other assets, and automatically calculating a recurring fee for the investment. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278957 | Method of Determining Sufficient Financial Resources for Retirement - A method of determining sufficient financial resources for retirement and is intended to help a user stress test whether or not their current financial status is sufficient to support them through to the end of their life. The method is executed by means of software as demographic information, a plurality of income factors, and a plurality of expenditure factors are defined by the user. The defined parameters are then subjected to randomization within a total number of years alive in order to account for the uncertainty of the each different parameters. Then lifetime asset values for the total number of years alive are calculated by completing a single iteration. Additionally, multiple iterations are utilized to display a probability ratio for a positive probability result or a negative probability result. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278958 | METHOD FOR TAKING AN INVENTORY OF A PATIENT'S PRESCRIPTIONS AND SELECTING A HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN - A method for evaluating a number of prescription drug health care plans includes the steps of providing a device for scanning the label of each of a patient's prescription labels, and extracting the data from the labels into a digital format. The digitized prescription label data is then entered into a database including prescription drug health care plans and total out-of-pocket cost to the patient is calculated for each health care plan in the database based upon the costs associated with each plan in view of that particular patient's prescription drug needs. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278959 | LEVERAGING MULTIDIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT BASIS IN TRANSACTIONAL SYSTEMS - Technologies are generally described to leverage a multidimensional measurement basis for cost accounting in a cost accounting system to increase cohesion of the system. One or more scales for units of measure may be defined based on a magnitude of product cost and a product cost measure determined by various subsystems of the cost accounting system. The magnitude of product cost may be determined based on a cost object unit, a cost element unit, a date and time unit, and a quantity unit, and the product cost measure may be determined based on a cost base and a unit cost. The scales defined may be applied to cost accounting in a reporting ledger of the cost accounting system and a report may be generated from the reporting ledger that enables cost analysis based on the scales defined. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278960 | Identifying and Suggesting Companies With Employment Opportunities Within a Social Network - The present disclosure describes systems and methods for identifying and suggesting entities with employment opportunities within social networks. The systems and methods are configured to identify and suggest companies to users who are connected in a social graph, by retrieving user connection data including a list of users who are connected, and subsequently, retrieving each of the users' employment information. A particular user may search for a job opportunity from among the list of relevant entities compiled from the employment information. Search results are provided for display, via a user interface, which accepts user selection of one or more particular entities in the search results, and provides one or more links to trigger a search for an employment opportunity with the particular entities serving as a filter. The particular user may view a display of other users who have been employed by the particular entities that serve as a filter. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278961 | System and method of creating social networks with temporary access - A system and method of creating a social network having members based on common travel criteria, where the members are provided access to the social network for a pre-determined access period. A computer processor accesses a member account database and establishes a temporary social network among multiple members based on the travel information of the members. The computer processor permits access by each member for a predetermined access period and is capable of being accessed by a member via the world wide web through use of a computer device. Upon expiration of a member's access period, the social network will not permit the member to access the social network. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278962 | SUBSET MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION IN A SOCIAL NETWORK - This disclosure relates to systems and methods that include a member activity database including data indicative of interactions with content items on a social network by a population of users of the social network. A processor is configured to obtain an optimization criterion based on at least two constraints related to a performance of the social network, obtain, for a subset of the population of users, at least some of the data indicative of interactions with content items from the member activity database, determine, based on the at least some of the data as obtained, an operating condition for the social network that is estimated to meet the optimization criterion, and provide, to at least some of the user devices via the network interface, the social network based, at least in part, on the operating condition. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278963 | Electronic trading cards and method of use - An electronic trading card is disclosed. The trading card can operate using all the convention social media platforms, and allows for a more personal interaction between celebrities and their fans. The cards can have one or more images, with additional images being available for purchase, through trading, or given away by the star for free or as rewards for fan loyalty. Through the cards, fans and celebrities can exchange messages and videos, and celebrities can allow a fan to follow their daily routine to a greater or lesser extent. Third parties can analyze the data from the star/fan interactions and advise the star on managing his/her public image, and allowing merchandisers to more accurately target their advertising and promotional campaigns. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278964 | DETERMINING REPUTATION OF USERS WITH RESPECT TO SKILLS - A method and system for evaluating the reputation of a member of a social networking system is disclosed. Consistent with an embodiment of the invention, one or more attributes associated with a social networking profile of a member of a social network are analyzed. Based on the analysis, a ranking, rating or score is assigned to a particular category of reputation. When requested, the ranking, rating or score is displayed to a user of the social network. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278965 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING USER CONNECTIONS AND A COMPUTER NETWORK SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME - A method and a computer network system for establishing fee-based contacts between users are disclosed. The system sets up a system credit account, and sets up a user credit account for each user thereof. Each user may designate a fee for establishing a contact therewith. A first user may add a second user to the contact list by paying a basic fee set up by the system and the fee designated by the second user. At least a portion of the fee paid by the first user is deposited to the system credit account and the rest is deposited to the credit account of the second user. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278966 | CROP LOSS DETERMINATION - In one example, a method includes receiving, by a crop loss determination generator (CLDG) executing on a computing device, data for a region of interest that includes growing crops. The data for the region of interest includes at least one of field data, crop data, and geographic data. The method further includes determining, by the CLDG and based on the received data for the region of interest, a stand status of the growing crops within the region of interest. The method further includes determining, by the CLDG and based on the determined stand status, a crop loss status of the growing crops within the region of interest, and outputting, by the CLDG, an indication of the crop loss status. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278967 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING REGIONAL TURFGRASS PERFORMANCE - Grass seed performance may be predicted by receiving grass seed selections for individual grass seed varieties and target geographic regions for growing the grass seed selection. A common set of grass attributes is identified from historical grass attribute values associated with the selected target regions. The historical grass attribute values in the first common set of grass attributes are retrieved and are displayed in a graphical format for the at least two individual grass seed varieties in the at least two selected target regions. A weighted average may be calculated for the historical grass attribute values in the common set and may provide a prediction of performance of the individual grass seed varieties across the selected geographic regions or in regions proximate the selected geographic regions. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278968 | FACILITATING REVENUE GENERATION FROM DATA SHIFTING BY DATA CENTERS - The disclosure facilitates management data center utilization for generating energy-related revenue from energy markets. Operating schedules are generated, over a time period (T), for operation of an energy management system of energy assets of data center sites. Since CPU utilization (or computing load) can be correlated to energy consumption, the operating schedules can cause the energy management system to modulate the CPU utilization (or computing load) of energy assets within a data center, or to indicate shifting of CPU utilization (or computing load) from one data center site in a certain energy market price region to another data center site in a different energy market price region. When implemented, the generated operating schedules facilitates derivation of the energy-related revenue, over a time period (T), associated with operation of the energy assets according to the generated operating schedule. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278969 | INTEGRATED AUTOMATED SOLUTION FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED AND OTHERS - Methods and systems for managing services for disabled persons. A tracking database can be created and updated with information from a number of databases or with information based on an elapsed time. A smart tag can be issued to a disabled person upon request by processing and analyzing data contained in the tracking database. Information with respect to status of the smart tag can be viewed by enforcement authorities to detect the validity of the smart tag. The smart tag can be automatically activated or inactivated by mapping data from the tracking database to prevent fraudulent usage. The smart tag can be configured with a universal handicapped logo and a panic alert button for alerting a response service when the disabled person is in an emergency situation. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278970 | Inference Model for Traveler Classification - A method for classifying a prospective traveler based on statistical inference is described herein. The method comprises receiving an input associated with the prospective traveler. Encoded representation of preferences and goals may be extracted from the input and levels and may be assigned to the preferences and goals. Based on the levels assigned to the preferences and goals, the prospective traveler may be classified according to one or more traveler profiles. Based on the classification, one or more consumer choices may be offered to the prospective traveler. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278971 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING REAL ESTATE SALES - A system and method that allows the creation of a network of realtors and lenders, which allows the lenders to keep the maximum number of pre-qualified buyers, and the network allows the realtors to receive clients from the network. The system, method, and network of the present invention can also match an original lender in one state and the buyer that is looking for a home in a different state with the local realtor that will help the buyer find a suitable property in the state the buyer is looking in, without diverting the buyer to a different lender. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278972 | METHOD FOR A WEB-BASED, MULTI-COMPONENT SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING AND EXTRAPOLATING DATA FROM LAWYER PERFORMANCE RECORDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING CLIENTS WITH SELECTION - A new and useful web-based, multi-component system for retrieving and extrapolating data from lawyer performance records for the purpose of assisting clients with selection which returns query results that are based on quantified attorney case experience and empirical data, is a single resource and location where users can view results for all attorneys, allows the user to sort attorneys based on quantified data and criterion such as years of experience, number of convictions, pleas, and other rates, and tracks attorney experience, trends and changes over time. Typical users that would benefit from access to the present invention would be anyone in the general public who is in need of information that can assist in making a decision concerning legal representation. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278973 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE MESSAGES - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to generate messages. An example method may include receiving a set of message script. The set of message script may include tokens defined within a message generation grammar. The message generation grammar may define a grammar for generating a standards-compliant message. The method may also include processing the set of message script, using a processor, wherein processing the set of message script comprises parsing and lexing the set of message script to select a set of message content. The method may also include generating a markup representation of the set of message script. The method may also include generating the standards-compliant message using the markup representation, wherein the content of one or more fields of the standards-compliant message is based at least in part on a corresponding tag of the markup representation. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278974 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND COMMUNICATING A LOST REVENUE OPPORTUNITY - Systems and methods for determining and communicating lost revenue opportunity associated with dispensing data and/or billing data corresponding to an outpatient pharmacy transaction. Dispensing data and billing data may be received by the service provider computer from a healthcare provider computer. The service provider computer may load the dispensing data and the billing data into a target dispensing data table and a target billing data table, respectively. The service provider computer may identify one or more data events corresponding to the target dispensing data table and/or the target billing data table. The service provider computer may determine one or more lost revenue opportunities for the identified data events. The service provider computer may generate a lost revenue report including the determined lost revenue opportunities, and communicate the lost revenue report to the healthcare provider computer. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278975 | SYSTEM, APPLICATION AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PATIENT CARE COORDINATION - A system coordinates patient transitions of care and manages a patient's care from diagnosis to solution no matter how long it takes or how many healthcare providers are involved during the continuum of care. The system brings all of the people interactions into a protected, access-controlled environment that allows a patient's entire continuum of care, inclusive of diagnostic and demographic data, documentation, forms, communication and collaboration, as well as a patient's transition of care, to be coordinated among as many healthcare providers as are needed for as long as needed. The system replaces many of the manual steps currently performed with automated tools, notifications and reminders. The system includes a telehealth module allowing for video connections among provider, patients, staff and the like. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278976 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING GEOMETRY SENSITIVITY INFORMATION FOR GUIDING WORKFLOW - Systems and methods are disclosed for using geometry sensitivity information for guiding workflows in order to produce reliable models and quantities of interest. One method includes determining a geometric model associated with a target object; determining one or more quantities of interest; determining sensitivity information associated with one or more subdivisions of the geometric model and the one or more quantities of interest; and generating, using a processor, a workflow based on the sensitivity information. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278977 | System and Method for Detecting Potential Fraud Between a Probe Biometric and a Dataset of Biometrics - A system and method for detecting a potential match between a candidate facial image and a dataset of facial images is described. Some implementations of the invention determine whether a candidate facial image (or multiple facial images) of a person taken, for example, at point of entry corresponds to one or more facial images stored in a dataset of persons of interest (e.g., suspects, criminals, terrorists, employees, VIPs, “whales,” etc.). Some implementations of the invention detect potential fraud in a dataset of facial images. In a first form of potential fraud, a same facial image is associated with multiple identities. In a second form of potential fraud, different facial images are associated with a single identity, as in the case, for example, of identity theft. According to various implementations of the invention, spectral clustering techniques are used to determine a likelihood that pairs of facial images (or pairs of facial image sets) correspond to the person or different persons. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278978 | ONBOARD UNIT AND METHOD FOR UPDATING GEODATA THEREIN - An onboard unit for levying tolls for a vehicle comprises a satellite navigation receiver for generating position fixes, a memory for recording geoobjects, a radio interface, and a processor, which generates toll data from a geographical comparison of position fixes with geoobjects in a digital map and transmits this data via the radio interface. The memory has an index memory region for an index tree for geoobjects, a first static object memory region for a primary list with geoobjects, and a second object memory region, which can be written dynamically via the radio interface, for a secondary list with geoobjects. At least one leaf of the index tree contains a reference to a secondary list, and wherein the processor is configured, upon accessing a geoobject via a leaf, to use the secondary list before the primary list. A method for updating geodata in such an onboard unit is also disclosed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278979 | AUTOMATIC IMAGE SELECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An automatic image selecting apparatus including an image receiver configured to receive an image; a feature extractor configured to extract a feature from the image; and a category determiner configured to determine whether the extracted feature matches predetermined category identification reference data used for determining whether to store the image. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278980 | SCREEN WATERMARKING METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS - In an exemplary embodiment, image content is rendered to include a digital watermark pattern at an essentially fixed scale, regardless of the size of screen on which the content is displayed. In one particular embodiment, CSS and JavaScript are responsive to the rendering context (which can include screen size, and/or viewer position) to define the geometry of a watermarked texture block, which is tiled to serve as a background of an HTML-defined page. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278981 | Avoiding Sending Unchanged Regions to Display - In accordance with some embodiments, in a sort last architecture, it is determined whether each of a plurality of portions of a screen display are constant from one frame to the next. A frame may be divided into tiles that may be rectangular regions of pixels. If the tiles are constant then the tile need not be sent to the display. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278982 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device includes a layer structure including one or more layers for displaying display information. The information processing device includes a storage unit configured to store, in a predetermined storage area, a priority level included in a request, when the request to display the display information in one of the layers included in the layer structure is received; a determining unit configured to determine whether to display, on the one of the layers, the display information corresponding to the request, based on the priority level stored in the predetermined storage area; and a display unit configured to display the display information on the one of the layers, when the determining unit determines to display, on the one of the layers, the display information corresponding to the request. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278983 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC WHITEBOARD SYSTEM, INPUT ASSIST METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC WHITEBOARD, AND MEDIUM - An electronic whiteboard system that is capable of reducing the burden on a user in performing input operations on an electronic whiteboard, without restriction on input methods, are provided. An electronic whiteboard system ( | 2015-10-01 |
20150278984 | SYSTEM COHERENCY IN A DISTRIBUTED GRAPHICS PROCESSOR HIERARCHY - Methods and systems may provide for executing, by a physically distributed set of compute slices, a plurality of work items. Additionally, the coherency of one or more memory lines associated with the plurality of work items may be maintained, by a cache fabric, across a graphics processor, a system memory and one or more host processors. In one example, a plurality of crossbar nodes track the one or more memory lines, wherein the coherency of the one or more memory lines is maintained across a plurality of level one (L1) caches and a physically distributed cache structure. Each L1 cache may be dedicated to an execution block of a compute slice and each crossbar node may be dedicated to a compute slice. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278985 | NON-VOLATILE STORAGE FOR GRAPHICS HARDWARE - Methods and systems may provide for an apparatus having a graphics processing unit (GPU) and a non-volatile memory dedicated to the GPU. If a request for content is detected, a determination may be made as to whether the non-volatile memory contains the content. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278986 | Content Aware Cropping - Content aware cropping techniques are described in which a combined crop and fill operation may be performed in one-step using an automated workflow. In one or more implementations, an image is exposed for editing in a user interface and input is obtained that indicates a position for a crop frame to select a portion of the image. The crop frame may be employed as a basis for a combined crop and fill operation that is initiated by a single input or trigger that causes a sequence of actions to automatically crop the image, recognize portions of empty pixels to fill, apply a content aware fill algorithm, and produce a resulting output image. In one or more implementations, a size of the crop frame may be controlled to maintain at least one of image size, aspect ratio, or pixel resolution. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278987 | MULTI-VIEWPOINT IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - The present technique provides a method of capturing a multi-viewpoint image of an object with a rotation axis of the object optionally changed by a user and an image display method. The present technique is a multi-viewpoint image capturing method including shooting an object from a plurality of different viewpoints, and capturing a plurality of still images, wherein the object is placed at a center of a virtually set ICO sphere, and during the shooting of the object, the images of the object are captured from a vertex of the virtually set ICO sphere toward the center of the ICO sphere such that the plurality of still images are generated. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278988 | Image Taping in a Multi-Camera Array - Multiple cameras are arranged in an array at a pitch, roll, and yaw that allow the cameras to have adjacent fields of view such that each camera is pointed inward relative to the array. The read window of an image sensor of each camera in a multi-camera array can be adjusted to minimize the overlap between adjacent fields of view, to maximize the correlation within the overlapping portions of the fields of view, and to correct for manufacturing and assembly tolerances. Images from cameras in a multi-camera array with adjacent fields of view can be manipulated using low-power warping and cropping techniques, and can be taped together to form a final image. | 2015-10-01 |
20150278989 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EYE-TO-EYE CONTACT FUNCTION - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of controlling an eye-to-eye contact function, which provide a natural eye-to-eye contact by controlling an eye-to-eye contact function based on gaze information about a local participant and position information about a remote participant on a screen when providing the eye-to-eye contact function by using an image combination method and the like in a teleconference system, thereby improving absorption to a teleconference. | 2015-10-01 |