43rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090265230 | RANKING USING WORD OVERLAP AND CORRELATION FEATURES - A system for and method for ranking results. The system includes a server configured to receive a query and an advertisement engine configured to receive the query from the server. The advertisement engine ranks advertisements based on various features, including at least one word overlap feature and a correlation feature. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265231 | ONLINE DISCOUNT OPTIMIZER SERVICE - An online shopping discount optimizer service includes a host server having a web-based interface adapted to facilitate secure customer access to the host server through a computing device. The customer is prompted by the web-based interface to sequentially communicate customer affiliation data from the computing device to the host server. The host server includes a processing module adapted to process the sequentially communicated customer affiliation data for registration with the service. A processing software application is trained to classify the processed affiliation data and selectively extract data therefrom based on the classification. The processing software application is configured to selectively present the processed affiliation data for a customer verification via the web-based interface upon at least one of an unsuccessful classification and an unsuccessful extraction of data. A storage device is in operative communication with the processing module and is configured to store the registered customer affiliation data as metadata upon at least one of the customer verification and the extraction of data. A web-based software application is configured to automatically retrieve updated shopping discount information based on the registered customer affiliation data and generate the updated shopping discount information via the web-based interface based on at least one customer request. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265232 | System and Method for Processing Travel Expense Vouchers - This invention relates to reimbursement of travel expenses. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a computer-implemented method processes a travel expense voucher. The method determines whether the travel expense voucher satisfies a condition. If the travel expense voucher satisfies the condition, the method allows a payment corresponding to the travel expense voucher. If the travel expense voucher does not satisfy the condition, the method provides an interface to perform an audit of the travel expense voucher. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265233 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR USE OF ONLINE SERVICES - A system and method permits a primary online service to award and redeem incentive points to users of a social networking or other third-party site that operates independently of the primary online service. The primary online service publishes copies of a widget on the social networking site. The widget communicates with the social networking site through an API published by the operators of the social networking site. When user of the social networking site activates the widget, the primary website awards incentive points to the user based on the user's activities at the social networking site. These activities are tracked by the widget, which also displays to the user the balance of award points and advertising messages. The user can redeem points for goods, services or other consideration and can buy and sell points with other users. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265234 | Method for processing digital rebates and coupons - There is provided a method for processing retail price discounts or rebates in connection with the purchase of merchandise. A data center is provided for processing discounts or rebates. The data center has at least one (1) computer to perform at least a portion of the processing. Consumers are notified of the availability of a discount or rebate for the merchandise. Consumers query the data center regarding the availability of the discount or rebate. The data center obtains an authorization from the consumer to debit or charge an account for the purchase of the merchandise. The data center issues a digital certificate from the computer reflecting the discount or rebate. The consumer's account is charged or debited or the consumer pays for the price of the merchandise less the discount upon presentation of the digital certificate to the retailer for the purchase of the merchandise. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265235 | Apparatus and method for providing cell-based advertisement broadcast service in broadband wireless communication system - Provided is an apparatus and method for providing a cell-based advertisement broadcast service in a broadband wireless communication system. In an advertisement broadcast service of a service interface server in the broadband wireless communication system, an advertisement content transmission request message containing at least one of information about advertisement broadcast content, information about an advertisement broadcast zone, and information about an advertisement broadcast channel is received from a service provider. The received advertisement content transmission request message is transmitted to an MCBCS controller. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265236 | AGGREGATION AND USE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO A USERS CONTEXT FOR PERSONALIZED ADVERTISEMENTS - Information, called context information, relating to a current state of a user may be aggregated. In one implementation, the context information may include information that is automatically generated by communication devices of the user and information, submitted by the user, that relates to the user's state. The context information may be used to provide personalized advertisements for the user. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265237 | Advertising Light Fixture and Method for Distribution of Same - Disclosed is a system, method, and program for promoting the replacement of lower energy efficiency equipment with higher energy efficiency equipment, and more particularly less energy efficient lighting systems with more highly energy efficient lighting systems, is disclosed. High energy efficiency lighting fixtures are fitted with preferably removable and replaceable translucent acrylic diffuser overlays that are printed with advertising content from a third party advertiser. A program administrator arranges for such advertising content from one or more third party advertisers, and uses the advertising revenue generated from such third party advertiser to offset the costs incurred by an end user that is purchasing the high energy efficiency equipment that bears the third party advertiser's advertising content. By reducing the end user's up front expense, they are more inclined to undertake a retrofit program to replace their old, antiquated, and less energy efficient equipment with new, updated, and more energy efficient equipment. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265238 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTENT - A method for providing content through a content providing system, including permitting access to the system through a media device; outputting a screen including a plurality of menu items including a view brand content item; when the view brand content item is selected by a user, outputting a screen including specific brand goods and a keyword input window; receiving a keyword input from the user; outputting a search result screen including brands matching the input keyword; outputting an e-book related to a brand selected by the user; outputting a brand store selected by the user; classifying and outputting brand content selected by the user according to a producer of the content; storing content selected by the user in an internal user space; and providing a publicity space in which the content stored in the internal user space can be publicized. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265239 | ELECTRONIC COMMERCE PORTAL - An electronic commerce portal ( | 2009-10-22 |
20090265240 | COMMODITY PURCHASING SYSTEM - A group commodity purchasing system for performing a purchasing operation by causing a commodity list to be downloaded and displayed onto a user terminal, the system includes a database of the server contains a commodity master in which at least a commodity code and a price are associated with each other, and a group commodity table for registering a group of commodities selected arbitrarily by a specific user as a group commodity. The server reads a group commodity code from the group commodity table and registering the group commodity code as one of the commodity codes on the commodity master. The group commodity code registered on the commodity master is indicated within the commodity list. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265241 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A REWARDS ACCOUNT TO FUND A TRANSACTION - Facilitating commercial transactions using a payment system directory are disclosed. A payment directory and/or wireless point of sale (POS) device may be configured to use predetermined rules, a multitude of data items and/or conditions to locate a payment system, and transmit a payment authorization request from a remote location to at least one payment system, either directly, or via a payment system directory and/or a SSL Gateway. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265242 | PRIVACY-CENTRIC AD MODELS THAT LEVERAGE SOCIAL GRAPHS - The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can mitigate privacy concerns in connection with ad targeting or data collection. In particular, architecture can be included in a personal mobile communication device such as a cell phone. During communication transactions between the host device and a peer device, shared information can be extracted either from content included in the communication or from metadata. Based upon the shared information, a social graph maintained on the host device can be updated. In addition, the host device can receive a large set of ads and select or tailor a custom ad from the set based upon the social graph. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265243 | System and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks - A system and method for creation, distribution and tracking of advertising via electronic networks, enabling creation of advertisements using licensed third party content and placement of said ads at desired network locations, utilizing an auction of ad spaces based on bids placed by advertisers to have their ads displayed at such locations. When a network user/ad viewer requests an ad by clicking or other action, an auction algorithm executes to select the ad to be displayed from those that bid for display at such ad space location and then the ad is composed and delivered to the ad space location by accessing a relational database storing commands that retrieve, assemble and dispatch the licensed ad content. Usage and display of licensed content on designated ad space is tracked to enable cost-per-use charging for both use of licensed content and ad display at the designated ad space. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265244 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SURVEILLANCE AND TARGETED ADVERTISING - Methods and apparatus are shown for providing targeted media through video surveillance. One or more video streams are received at a computing system from one or more video cameras in a consumer environment. Content of at least one of the one or more video streams is analyzed at the computing system. Media content is selected in accordance with the analysis of the at least one of the one or more video streams. Media content is transmitted from the computing system to one or more monitors in the consumer environment. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265245 | COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM FOR ENABLING BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PROVIDERS CONSUMERS AND ADVERTISERS USING A COMPUTER NETWORK AND/OR MOBILE DEVICES USING DESKTOP AND OR MOBILETOP INTERACTIVE WINDOWLESS VIDEO - A system and method for enabling continuous, interactive, bi-directional communication between providers and consumers/recipients of information and advertisement in a Browser Free environment displayed on a computer desktop and mobile device utilizing traditional media, but with transparent borders with no visible video or media player. The platform provides entertainment, exchange of products, services and preference information with just people, cars, animals, etc. walking around and interacting with each other and the consumer/recipient, on the desktop but without the use of the Browser. The access point is a single dynamic icon that changes in look, shape, and media properties etc. when information is provided to consumers/recipients. The icon consolidates an unlimited number of provider accesses through the single icon, enabling the consumers/recipients to receive an unlimited number of provider access points consolidated into one icon. A commission accounting module calculates commissions where applicable. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265246 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING USERS BASED ON EVENT PLANNING AND AVAILABLE VENUE SPACE - A process and system for connecting event organizers and venues on a neutral platform is disclosed and described herein. In an exemplary embodiment, organizers post an event with requirements, the events are listed, and venues review the list and express interest by responding with a profile. Organizers then select a venue from their responses and respond back with their contact information. Venues are further invited to contact the organizer outside the system and make necessary arrangements to formally secure a deal with an organizer. Preferred embodiments also include a main homepage having venue logos and advertising space. Further, venues and organizers each have a main homepage. A feedback user forum is also disclosed. Examples of events may include alumni mixers, birthdays, corporate events, holiday parties, networking events, rehearsal dinners, and the like. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265247 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED CUSTOMER KIOSK ORDERING - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for presenting restaurant items for ordering through a customer ordering kiosk, comprising the steps of displaying a list of restaurant items within an ordering interface screen, receiving a selection signal indicating one or more of the restaurant items has been selected, displaying one or more of the selected restaurant items within an order cart interface screen and receiving a selection signal indicating a selector box corresponding to the ingredient option has been selected. Each of the selected restaurant items includes at least one selector box representing an ingredient option for the selected restaurant item that the customer can interact with to customize the amount of that ingredient on the selected restaurant item. If the customer elects to remove an ingredient from the restaurant item, the selected ingredient option is highlighted to indicate that it is omitted from the restaurant item. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265248 | Virtual Concierge for Shipping Services - A virtual concierge for shipping services is disclosed. One aspect of certain embodiments includes providing an automated computer-implemented self-service front-end shipping system to business concerns for self-service access by the customers of the respective business concern for shipping the customer's packages. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265249 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPLIT TENDER TRANSACTION PROCESSING - Facilitating commercial transactions using a payment system directory are disclosed. A payment directory and/or wireless point of sale (POS) device may be configured to use predetermined rules, a multitude of data items and/or conditions to locate a payment system, and transmit a payment authorization request from a remote location to at least one payment system, either directly, or via a payment system directory and/or a SSL Gateway. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265250 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A TRANSACTION ACCORDING TO AN ALLOWANCE - Facilitating commercial transactions using a payment system directory are disclosed. A payment directory and/or wireless point of sale (POS) device may be configured to use predetermined rules, a multitude of data items and/or conditions to locate a payment system, and transmit a payment authorization request from a remote location to at least one payment system, either directly, or via a payment system directory and/or a SSL Gateway. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265251 | Systems and Methods for Searching a Defined Area - Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for searching a defined area. In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method comprising receiving a plurality of product data, wherein the product data describes a plurality of products offered for sale by a plurality of businesses. Product data may be associated with a defined area, where the businesses each have a point-of-sale store located in the defined area. A user may enter a search request, and the system searches product data for a plurality of products in a plurality of point-of-sale stores in the defined area. The system outputs product data for point-of-sale stores located in said defined area matching said search request. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265252 | MONEY POOLING WITH ELECTRONIC INVOICE - An electronic invoice is associated with a transaction code. The electronic invoice may be provided by a merchant. The transaction code may be generated by a payment processing system. Two or more consumers may retrieve the electronic invoice using the transaction code. Based on the electronic invoice, the consumers may use the payment processing system to pay the merchant. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265253 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING GIFT REGISTRY SERVICES THROUGH A GIFT REGISTRY NETWORK - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that provides gift registry services to a user. During operation, the system enrolls a business with a registry system and identifies a first set of items offered for sale by the business. Next, the system populates the registry system with the first set of items. Finally, the system presents the first set of items to the user for inclusion in a gift registry associated with the user. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265254 | UNIVERSAL BUSINESS TO MEDIA TRANSACTION SYSTEM, PROCESS AND STANDARD - A computer network based universal transaction system (CNBUTS) architecture that enables transaction between one or more offer providers and one or more customers relating to offers of wares (e.g., goods/services) by the offer providers. In one embodiment, the architecture of the CNBUTS includes a universal agent system, one or more offering systems and one or more marketplace systems. The universal agent system receives one or more offers of wares available for transactions. Each offering system enables offer providers to define the offer(s) of wares available for transaction. Each marketplace system receives the offer(s) of wares from the universal agent system, presents the customers the offer(s) of wares, receives transaction requests from the customers, and communicates received transaction requests to the universal agent system. The universal agent system communicates the offer(s) of wares from the offering system(s) to the marketplace system(s) and processes transaction requests received from the marketplace system(s). | 2009-10-22 |
20090265255 | Systems, Devices, and Methods for Supporting Decisions - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method that can include: sending software to a first information device and to a second information device, the software adapted to cause display of information regarding user-selected items; receiving an identifier of a selected item; and providing the identifier to the software on the second information device. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265256 | Product Characteristic Selection Website - The present invention is an Internet wire-mesh merchandising system that comprises a webserver for generating a web presence. Potential customers looking to select and buy wire mesh are allowed to log-on to a website operated by a wire-mesh retailer, distributor, and manufacturer. An HTML product page includes navigation buttons that link to other HTML product pages. Each page further includes JPG or GIF type pictures that allow the shopper to see a particular wire mesh product corresponding to a presently displayed HTML product page. A group of alternate-view buttons link to other pictures of the same product that show variations or different perspectives. A set of four navigation buttons permit the shopper to hyperlink to HTML product pages where the wire mesh is finer, coarser, thinner, and thicker. Once the link is taken, a graphic is presented that corresponds to the selected wire-mesh. The list of hyperlinks includes only those HTML product pages that represent available combinations of wire-mesh material, wire size, and mesh count. A “price” and an “order” hypertext allow the shopper to see the product price for the selected item and to order it electronically. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265257 | Method and system for monetizing content - An e-commerce system, comprising an endorsement engine, a first interface software coupled to the endorsement engine and adapted to interact with one or more content sources connected over a network and adapted to enable subscriptions from users using a protocol, and a second interface software coupled to the endorsement engine and adapted to interact with one or more merchants to receive information about products, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the first interface software enables an endorsing user to browse the content sources and select a content item, to enter code associated with the selected content element, to view product information provided by merchants, to select a product for endorsement, and to enter code associated with the selected product. Upon retrieval of content by a viewing user who previously subscribed to the content source using the protocol, at least one of the content-specific code and the product-specific code is also provided to the viewing user via the protocol. Upon activation of the content-specific code, the viewing user is connected to the selected content and is able to view the selected content, and upon activation of the product-specific code by a viewing user, the viewing user is connected to a network-connected shopping cart, and is thereby enabled to buy the product. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265258 | Bag Tracking System and Bag Counting Rack Associated Therewith - A sensor-based bag counting system for monitoring bag use at a check out stand or the like. The preferred embodiment teaches a scale, pressure switch, or like sensor unit which integrates with a bag rack to sense the load generated by a bag as it is loaded and use same to count the bags at they are removed from the rack, and compile data including the number of bags per customer per transaction, the average amount or product per bag, the amount of bags packed overweight or underweight, and other data which can be used to for instructional purposes, monitor bag usage, or calculate the deposit to be charged the customer for the bags used, for example. tracking, managing, dispensing and recycling bags, particularly retail and grocery-type bags such as t-shirt bags and the like. An RFID based bag monitoring and management system is also disclosed. An alternative system contemplates a sensor which Lastly, the present invention contemplates a recycling bin which incorporates an RFID scanner to scan a collection of bags simultaneously as they are returned by the user, utilizing the data to calculate a refund due the customer. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265259 | METHOD FOR TRIGGERING A COST ENTRY - A method for triggering a cost entry in the context of a job is disclosed, which is issued by a management information system, and executed on an execution system, wherein the execution system transmits job related status reports in Job Definition Format to the management information system, and wherein incoming status reports are stored on the management information system. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265260 | PREPAID CHIP CARD EXCEPTION PROCESSING - A portable consumer device may have money stored therein, which can be calculated using an accumulator record and an exception record. The accumulator record can be incremented by the amount of any initiated transaction using the portable consumer device. The exception record can be incremented by the amount of any completed transaction using the portable consumer device. The portable consumer device may also have a limit amount, to record the amount of money added. The records allow for a later reconstruction of the device history, and can account for any errors or problems during transactions. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265261 | DETERMINING TIME HISTORIES FOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Embodiments of a computer system that determines a time history are described. During operation, the computer system receives a single command which accesses information associated with the time history, wherein the command is received from a user, and the information is to be used by financial software. Then, the computer system generates multiple queries corresponding to the time history, where the multiple queries access multiple data sources. Next, the computer system executes the multiple queries to obtain the time history. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265262 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSTALLMENT PAYMENT UTILIZATION - Methods and system for installment payment utilization are described. In one embodiment, a revolving balance of a credit instrument associated with a user may be accessed. The revolving balance may be at a revolving balance interest rate. An installment balance may be designated for the credit instrument. The installment balance may be associated with a payment schedule and a payment amount and be at a different interest rate than the revolving balance interest rate. The credit instrument may be updated responsive to the designation of the installment balance. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265263 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONCURRENTLY TRADING SECURITIES VIA MULTIPLE STRATEGIES - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for trading securities. Trading software | 2009-10-22 |
20090265264 | Request for Market Stream - Systems and methods are provided to implement request for stream functionality (RFS) into the trading environment. A request for stream may be submitted to determine liquidity of a particular financial instrument of interest to a customer. In response to a request for stream, quotes may be submitted by market markers within a predetermined amount of time. In an embodiment, a customer may determine which market makers receive the request for stream. The financial instruments may include Euro denominated interest rate swaps, U.S. denominated interest rate swaps, or OIS interest rate swaps. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265265 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUCTIONING A DEFAULTED LOAN - A method and system for conducting an online property auction whereby the system allows for identifying an owner of property willing to sell his property by an online auction, entering into a contract with the owner obligating him to complete the sales of his property conducted pursuant to terms of the contract; pre-arranging a minimum auction price for his property that accounts for the owner's interest, plus costs and fees, conducting the on-line auction with a plurality of bidders for his property whereby at the on-line auction's conclusion there is a winning bidder and ensuring the transfer of the winning bidder's funds to the escrow holder. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265266 | METHODS OF PRICING AND ALLOCATING CAPACITY - A method of assigning a settled unit capacity price for the purchase of transmission capacity by resource suppliers including the steps of specifying an available capacity for bidding, receiving bids from a plurality of resource suppliers, selecting the bids with the highest personal unit capacity prices until the aggregate desired capacity of the selected bids at least equals the available capacity or until all the bids have been selected if the aggregate desired capacity does not at least equal the available capacity, and assigning the settled unit capacity price to be a function of the personal unit capacity prices submitted in the selected bids. In some examples, the method includes allocating transmission capacity to resource suppliers. In some examples, the method includes assigning a settled net unit capacity price for each of different term durations and allocating transmission capacity to resource suppliers. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265267 | DERIVATIVES TRADING METHODS THAT USE A VARIABLE ORDER PRICE - Methods and systems for an exchange to handle variable derivative product order prices are disclosed. The price of a derivative product order (bid or offer) is updated based on changes in the price of a related underlying product. Price determination variable(s), such as delta and gamma, are used to determine the price of the order. The exchange may periodically recalculate the price without requiring the trader to transmit additional information to the exchange. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265268 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MATCH MAKING IN VIRTUAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE - A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for matching virtual currency exchange requests. The method comprises the step of creating a virtual currency exchange network comprised of a set of nodes and a set of edges connecting the nodes together. Each of the nodes represents a virtual currency type, each of the edges represents a virtual currency exchange request, and one of the edges represents a current virtual currency exchange request. A plurality of paths are identified in the network as potentially fulfilling the current virtual currency exchange request. Each of these paths is comprised of at least two edges of the network, and each of the paths represents one way to fulfill the current virtual currency exchange request. One of those paths is selected, using a defined set of criteria, as an optimal path for fulfilling said current virtual currency exchange request. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265269 | System and Method for Providing a Swap System in a Network Environment - A swap system is provided that includes an interchange platform operable to receive and process transaction information from one or more companies that are included in a group of network companies. The transaction information being generated by one or more end users transferring a first monetary value from a first gift card issued by a first company, belonging to the group of network companies, to a universal card such that the universal card reflects a discounted second monetary value. The end user can use the universal card in a transaction involving a second company belonging to the group of network companies. The first company is required to credit back a majority of the first monetary value through the swap system. In more particular embodiments, a swap network entity is provided that receives a fee based on transactional activity in the swap system. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265270 | Token activation - A method of activating a taken at a self-service terminal is described. The method comprises receiving an active token (such as a financial card) from a customer. The terminal then authenticates the customer using the active token and an associated identifier, which may be a PIN. The terminal then receives an inactive token from the customer (such as a newly-issued card), and validates that the inactive token relates to the same customer as the active token. In the event of successful validation, the terminal then activates the inactive token, either directly or indirectly. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265271 | PREPAID PORTABLE CONSUMER DEVICE INCLUDING ACCUMULATOR - A portable consumer device may have money stored therein, which can be calculated using an accumulator record. The accumulator record can be incremented by the amount of any transaction using the portable consumer device. The accumulator record can retain the value of the prior transactions, upon additional funds being collected on the portable consumer device. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265272 | MONEY TRANSFERS UTILIZING A UNIQUE RECEIVER IDENTIFIER - Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for financial transfers utilizing a unique identifier to facilitate flexible payment options for the transaction. According to one embodiment, a pull transaction model can be implemented. According to such embodiments, a money transfer can be initiated in a conventional manner via an agent of a money transfer facilitator. The sender of the transfer can provide an identifier for the transaction to the recipient. The recipient can in turn use the identifier, in combination with functionality of a mobile wallet application of a mobile device to request or “pull” the money transfer to an account associated with the mobile wallet application. In this way, the recipient can receive the transfer to the mobile wallet account even if the sender does not know that such a delivery is available. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265273 | Transaction authorization - A transaction authorization method and system. The system includes a host coupled to a plurality of transaction request channels (telephone, PC, and the like) for receiving and authorizing transaction requests for a specific self-service terminal. The system also includes a self-service terminal coupled to the host for receiving a transaction message therefrom. The transaction message includes a transaction identifier and a customer identifier, so that the self-service terminal is operable to provide a customer with a transaction amount from the transaction identifier in response to the customer entering details matching the contents of the customer identifier. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265274 | Automated Transaction Processing System and Approach with Currency Conversion - Transaction management for contract and contract-related approaches is facilitated. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a transaction management system automatically sets contract terms including currency conversion terms for a transaction based on business rules previously established between parties to a transaction. In one implementation, the transaction management node automatically derives a contract term including a pricing-related term for a transaction between a buyer and seller using contract information therefor. The pricing-related term is used to set a price for the transaction, and a currency conversion term is used to convert the set price (or a portion of the set price corresponding to a particular transaction party) into a different currency. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265275 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIME VARIABLE FINANCIAL AUTHENTICATION - The systems and methods of the invention provide a technique for authenticating a finance related transaction. The method may include providing a token which contains a token counter, the token counter periodically advancing to generate a changing token value, the token counter being synchronized to a base counter that generates an authenticating value; transforming the token value into a token output sequence using logic; and outputting at least part of the token output sequence to an authenticating authority, the authenticating authority having access to the authenticating value. Further, the method includes the authenticating authority verifying the validity of the transaction based on the token output sequence and the authenticating value, from which the authenticating authority obtains a verification sequence using the logic, the verifying the validity including the authenticating authority comparing the token output sequence to the verification sequence to determine if there is a match between the token output sequence and the verification sequence. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265276 | METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING AT LEAST ONE TRANSACTION BY A BANK SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method and a system for authorizing at least one transaction by a bank system, wherein at least one client application handled by the bank system is connected to at least one server application outside the bank system. With the help of the client application, at least one transaction item provided for selection by the server application is selected. Furthermore, authorization of the transaction of at least one selected transaction item is requested during a bank application of the bank system. The transaction is authorized with the help of the bank application. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265277 | Universal content catalog - A content catalog suitable for electronic distribution of digital media to interactive media services devices such as cellular phones, digital cameras, television, and printers over the internet. The content catalog includes digital media sourced from online catalog and different content providers. The content catalog also includes metadata associated with the digital media, as well as commercial agreements such as revenue sharing, and payment contracts associated with the distribution of the digital media. The digital media in the content catalog are validated and stored in an electronic database. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265278 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT OF CONTENT WHEN CONTENT IS A FUTURE LIVE EVENT - A system for managing use of digital content within a trusted community. An access list defines the trusted community. License requests for use of content made from outside the trusted community are handled in accordance with a license request policy process. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265279 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND DISTRIBUTING HEDGE FUND DATA - A system for managing hedge funds includes a storage unit operable to store hedge fund information. The hedge fund information comprises at least one of a fund name, a fund share class, and denominated currency of a fund share class for a hedge fund. The system further includes a determination unit operable to determine, upon receiving hedge fund information, if the hedge fund information corresponds to a known hedge fund based on the received hedge fund information. The determination unit is operable to compare hedge fund information from a plurality of information sources so as to confirm whether the received hedge fund information relates to the same hedge fund. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265280 | MANAGING REAL TIME MEETING ROOM STATUS - Presence information within a meeting room is detected and published to users for managing room availability and real time status. Various means such as motion detectors, card readers, log-in mechanisms associated with in-room computers, and the like, are used to detect presence information. Different status indicators are assigned to each room and published through a communication application or hosted service providing useful and real time information to users. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265281 | Account Portfolio Risk Characterization - Input characterizing one or more economic indicators and a portfolio of accounts can be used to estimate a portfolio level effect of the economic indicators on the portfolio of accounts is estimated. Based on this estimation, an account level effect of the economic indicators is simulated for each of the accounts. The overall affect of the simulated account level effects approximates the portfolio level effect. Simulated account level effects can thereafter be aggregated in order to characterize future risk for the portfolio of accounts. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265282 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRADING ORDERS WITH DECAYING RESERVES - A system comprises a memory operable to store a trading order for a particular quantity of a trading product, wherein a first portion of the particular quantity is a displayed quantity and a second portion of the particular quantity is a reserved quantity. The system further comprises a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and operable to disclose the displayed quantity to one or more market centers. The processor is further operable to identify a decay rate associated with the trading order. The processor is further operable to cause the reserved quantity to decay based at least in part on the identified decay rate. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265283 | Systems and Methods for Ranking Investors and Rating Investment Positions - Systems and methods for rating a plurality of investment positions are described. The rating comprises identifying a set of investors corresponding to each investment position of a plurality of investment positions. An investor is one who owns the investment position. The rating comprises, for each set of investors, generating a rank score for each investor, the rank score categorizing the investors for a time period of a plurality of time periods. The rating comprises, for each set of investors, generating an average rank score for the period of time. The rating comprises, for each set of investors, generating a trailing rank score by averaging the rank scores across the plurality of periods of time. The rating comprises generating a stock rating score for each investment position by combining the average rank score and the trailing rank score of the set of investors corresponding to the investment position. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265284 | NETTING AND POSITION MATCHING FOR PORTFOLIO COMPRESSION - A netting method replaces a set of trades between a pair of counterparties. The method includes a selection of multiple trades having equivalent terms and a determination of the net notional and net coupon. Replacement trades are created, the combined net notional and combined net coupon of which respectively equal the net notional and net coupon of the multiple trades being replaced. A position matching method is implemented for portfolio compression. An implied spread is calculated for each position of a portfolio. Positions with an implied spread outside of desired bounds are corrected. A buyer and a seller are selected, the buyer having the position with the highest implied spread value of all net long and the seller of all net short protection positions. The created trade has a notional equal to the smaller of the net default exposure and a spread of the implied spread with a smaller position. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265285 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CHARACTERIZING USER-DEFINED AREAS - A method of specifying a boundary for an area is provided, which includes receiving a first input from a first user regarding a first configuration of a boundary of an area. The first input may serve to establish an area of arbitrary and possibly irregular configuration, such as an area that is apolitical or otherwise legally undetermined. A second input may be received from a second user regarding a second boundary configuration. The second input may serve to modify the boundary of an area established by the first input. A particular configuration of the boundary based at least partially on the first and second inputs can then be determined. For example, the particular configuration of the boundary may be determined, in part, by spatially averaging the first and second configurations. In some embodiments, demographic data for an area defined by the particular configuration of the boundary may be compiled. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265286 | CUSTOMIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BILLING FOR PRINTING SERVICE COSTS BY EXAMINING THE CONTENTS OF PRINTED PAGES - A system and method of billing for printing service costs is provided to examine content of a page and apply a cost function to approximate the cost of printing the page. Examining the page may include detecting an object in the page, determining a type of the detected object, and determining an approximate area of coverage of the detected object within the page. A usage profile of each type of detected object that is printed is calculated and stored. The cost function uses the detected object, the approximate area of coverage, and a weight value associated with the type of detected object to approximate the cost of the page. When costs are calculated over a period of time, the weight value of each type of detected object may be adjusted based on the usage profile for each type of detected object. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265287 | Adaptive Programmable Template Matching System - This invention pertains to adaptive programmable template matching systems. One or more templates are stored, either directly by a user, or by an unsupervised programming method, onto programmable memories, and in one mode of operation, the distance between a signal and the template is computed using a distance estimation circuit. The output of the distance estimator provides a metric for the proximity of the signal to the template, and an adaptive or user-defined threshold may be set for identifying matches. Various applications for this invention are disclosed, including implantable neural spike sorting chips, template matching image sensors, and template matching bio-sensors, for example DNA or antibody sensing. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265288 | System and method for correlating events in a pluggable correlation architecture - A system for pluggable event correlation may include an input manager that receives a plurality of events and converts the events into a format compatible with one or more of a plurality of correlation engines. The correlation engines may then evaluate the converted events using various rules and generate correlated events when the evaluated events trigger at least one of the rules. An action manager may execute remedial actions when the correlation engines generate the correlated events. Moreover, extensibility may be provided by enabling a user to define rules to be triggered when events occur in a predetermined pattern, and actions to be executed when a predetermined rule triggers a correlated event. Further, to plug a new correlation engine into the system, adapters may be deployed to handle input and output, while the user-defined rules may be validating according to semantic requirements of the new correlation engine. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265289 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING WEIGHT AND NUTRITION - A system for providing weight and nutritional information. The system involves input of subject data such as weight, body fat percentage, and expected activity levels. Users also may input an assessment of a subject, which can be used to generate a weight plan for the subject. The weight plan can include a series of acceptable minimum weights for the subject, each of the minimum weights being associated with a time. The method can also be used to generate a nutrition plan based on the subject data entered. A subject can build the nutrition plan by responding to a series of food exchange item prompts. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265290 | OPTIMIZING RANKING FUNCTIONS USING CLICK DATA - A system for optimizing machine-learned ranking functions based on click data. The system determines the weighting for each feature of a plurality of features according to a learning model based on the click data. The system selects an element from a plurality of elements for display on a web page based on the weighting of each feature of the plurality of features. The system may rank the items to form a list on the web page based on the weighted features in order of inferred relevance according to the online learning model. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265291 | Information Processing Device and Method, and Program - An information processing device includes: a candidate generating unit employing a user evaluation matrix of evaluation values indicating evaluations as to multiple contents for multiple users to generate multiple estimated expression candidates which are candidates of an estimated expression employed for estimating an evaluation as to a content of a user; an estimation results computing unit computing the user evaluation matrix by the respective estimated expression candidates to generate an estimation result configured of a predictive evaluation value which is the estimation value of an evaluation value; and an estimated expression selecting unit, in a case where several estimation results are employed, and several estimated expression candidates are employed as estimated expressions, obtaining linear combination coefficients employed for obtaining a final estimation result, and selecting an estimated expression candidate and linear combination coefficient having the highest evaluation as the estimated expression and linear combination coefficient of the next generation. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265292 | OPTIMIZING OPERATIONS OF A HYDROGEN PIPELINE SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention provide a computerized optimization system configured to optimize the operations of a hydrogen generation, processing, and delivery network. Such a network typically includes a complex of physical equipment, plants, and pipelines, including both production and distribution facilities. A hydrogen optimization system provides a software system that optimizes the production and distribution of hydrogen over such a hydrogen network. The hydrogen optimization system may use both a genetic algorithm configured to “evolve” a population of solutions to improve the quality of solutions over time as well as directed heuristics to identify a superior operating state for the hydrogen pipeline network. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265293 | Access speculation predictor implemented via idle command processing resources - An access speculation predictor is provided that may be implemented using idle command processing resources, such as registers of idle finite state machines (FSMs) in a memory controller. The access speculation predictor may predict whether to perform speculative retrieval of data for a data request from a main memory of the data processing system based on history information stored for a memory region targeted by the data request. In particular, a first address may be extracted from the data request and compared to memory regions associated with second addresses stored in address registers of a plurality of FSMs of the memory controller. A FSM whose memory region includes the first address may be selected. History information for the memory region may be obtained from the selected FSM. The history information may be used to control whether to speculatively retrieve the data for the data request from a main memory. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265294 | Estimating Device and Method, and Program - An estimating device includes: a predictive computing unit configured to estimate, based on an evaluation matrix made up of an evaluation value indicating an evaluation as to each of multiple evaluation targets for each of multiple users, and an estimated expression for estimating the evaluation value by computation employing the evaluation matrix, the evaluation value of the evaluation target which has not been subjected to an evaluation by the user, and obtain a predictive evaluation value which is the estimated evaluation value; and a linear combining unit configured to subject a plurality of the predictive evaluations obtained by employing a plurality of the estimated expressions to linear combination by employing a linear combination coefficient, thereby obtaining a final estimation result of an evaluation as to the evaluation target which has not been subjected to the evaluation by the user. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265295 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF A PROCESS HAVING PARAMETER-BASED FAULTS - An apparatus for the analysis of a process having parameter-based faults includes: a parameter value inputter configured for inputting values of at least one process parameter, a fault detector, configured for detecting the occurrence of a fault, a learning file creator associated with the parameter value inputter and the fault detector, configured for separating the input values into a first learning file and a second learning file, the first learning file comprising input values from a collection period preceding each of the detected faults, and the second learning file comprising input values input outside the collection periods, and a learning file analyzer associated with the learning file creator, configured for performing a separate statistical analysis of the first and second learning files, thereby to assess a process status. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265296 | Scalable and Interactive Method of Generating and Modifying Network Configurations to Enforce Compliance with High-Level Requirements - A system and method provides a solution to the problem of applying end-to-end requirements of connectivity, security, reliability and performance to configure a network and ultimately assign network components to the network. All requirements are modeled as constraints and a constraint solver does the resolution Not every constraint to be solved is solved by the model-finder. Instead, we “factor away” subsets of a constraint that can be efficiently solved via a special-purpose constraint solver, such as an SQL/Prolog engine, linear programming system, or even an algorithm, leaving behind a constraint that truly requires the power of model-finding, and that is often efficiently solvable by existing model-finders. Such constraints are compiled into quantifier-free constraints that are Boolean combinations of constraints of two forms x=y and x=c where x, y are variables and c is a constant. Such constraints can be efficiently solved by modern SAT-based model-finders. The system intelligently removes the quantifiers instead of having the model-finder remove the quantifiers. An “unsatisfiability-core” analysis efficiently guides the search for configurations to change to restore consistency. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265297 | DATA REDUCTION METHOD TO ADAPTIVELY SCALE DOWN BANDWIDTH AND COMPUTATION FOR CLASSIFICATION PROBLEMS - A method is provided for selecting features for classification that trades classification efficiency for computational resources. The method includes ranking a plurality of features of a training set according to how closely they are correlated to their corresponding classifications, receiving sensor data including a plurality of features, and selecting a subset of the features of the sensor data, according to the ranking of the features of the training data such that a computational resource cost of the subset is less than a predefined computational resource maximum and the degree of utility achieved by a classification of the subset of features by a selected classifier is optimized and exceeds a predefined utility minimum. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265298 | Pointer-oriented object acquisition method for tangible treatment of information of the computer system which is based on one natural language and in which a received signal reaction of this computer system of artificial intelligence of a cyborg or an android, a corresponding association of this computer system of artificial intelligence of a cyborg or an android, a corresponding thought of this computer system of artificial intelligence of a cyborg or an android are substantiated - A pointer-oriented object acquisition method for tangible treatment of information of the computer system of Artificial Intelligence of a cyborg or an android. The computer system of Artificial Intelligence is based on one natural language. With the pointer-oriented object acquisition method three pointers are created in the main memory (in RAM (Random Access Memory)) of the computer system of Artificial Intelligence of a cyborg or an android at run-time. In this way, the subjective object, the associative object and the abstract object of the computer system of Artificial Intelligence of a cyborg or an android are substantiated, or rather the substances of the received signal-reaction of this computer system of Artificial Intelligence of a cyborg or an android, the corresponding association of this computer system of Artificial Intelligence of a cyborg or an android, the corresponding thought of this computer system of Artificial Intelligence of a cyborg or an android are physically built. With these objects, one can access to, i.e. manipulate with the element variables, i.e. with the data elements, of a class of the classification tree of the computer system of Artificial Intelligence of the cyborg or the android. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265299 | COMPUTING SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS USING DYNAMIC ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ABSTRACT GRAPHS - A device, system, and method for solving a plurality of sub-problems representing a main problem pertaining to an environment. An abstract graph corresponding to each of the sub-problems may be constructed in a computing system for each of the sub-problems. At least a first abstract graph of the abstract graphs may be resolved, for example, by decomposing one or more nodes of the first abstract graph. At least one of the one or more nodes of the first abstract graph may be associated with one or more nodes of others of the abstract graphs. At least one of the abstract graphs may be resolved using information obtained by the association. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265300 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR TESTING USING A TESTING SCENARIO LANGUAGE - Methods and systems for semiconductor testing. In one embodiment, a semiconductor testing method includes one or more of the following stages: defining a rule relating to semiconductor testing, validating the rule, bundling the rule with other rules, correlating the rule with other rules, publishing the rule, actualizing the rule, and follow up relating to the rule. In one embodiment, a semiconductor testing system includes one or more of the following modules: rule creation module(s), analysis module(s), simulation module(s), real time production module(s), and offline production module(s). In one embodiment, user friendly graphical user interface(s) can be used for defining the building blocks of a rule and/or for viewing an optional hierarchy of categories to which the rule belongs. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265301 | Database Object Update Order Determination - In one embodiment, a computer system receives an indication that a portion of data at a first node in a first database table is to be modified according to a received update command. The computer system assigns the first database table a base height value indicating that the first database table is the base node in a search for related nodes, accesses one or more other database tables in the database, and identifies at least one other accessed database table that has a node with data related to the modified data of the first node. The computer system assigns the other accessed database table a height value different than that assigned to the base node, orders the first database table and any other identified database tables by assigned height value, and updates the data at each node based on the established height value ordering and the type of update command received. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265302 | TECHNIQUES TO SUPPORT DISPARATE FILE SYSTEMS - Techniques for supporting disparate file systems are provided. A native file system is managed so as to be capable of supporting a protocol associated with access attempts to files of the file system, wherein the protocol is associated with a non-native and disparate file system. The files are managed, maintained, and served from the native file system to a plurality of similar and disparate operating systems and to similar and disparate file systems. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265303 | IDENTIFYING SUPERPHRASES OF TEXT STRINGS - Methods and apparatus are described by which “superphrases” of “seed phrases” representing basic concepts may be identified without having to compare all possible pairs of seed and candidate phrases. According to one class of embodiments, a data structure similar to an inverted index is used for indexing phrases. The elimination of seed and candidate phrase pairs is enabled by building and traversing the index in a particular manner. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265304 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING STATEMENTS OF INFORMATION SOURCES AND ASSOCIATING A FACTUALITY ASSESSMENT TO THE STATEMENTS - A system and method for providing a factuality assessment of a retrieved information source's statement are disclosed. The method includes receiving a user's query which identifies an information source whose statements are to be retrieved, retrieving documents which refer to the information source, mapping statements in the retrieved documents to their authors, identifying as information source statements, the mapped statements that are mapped to an author which is compatible with the information source, and for at least one of the information source's statements, assessing a factuality of the information source's statement according to the information source. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265305 | Partial Indexes for Multi-Node Database - Embodiments of the invention enable a database spread over multiple nodes to allow each node to have different indexes over the data in tables, depending on how each node would benefit (or not benefit) from having the index(es). When a database table is spread across the nodes of a multi-node or distributed system, each node may maintain only the portion of the index relevant to that node, if doing so would improve the performance of query processing operations on that node. Further, the database may periodically redistributed across the compute nodes based on index performance. Doing so allows the database system to intelligently trade off between consuming space for the index on a node and the usefulness of having an index on that node. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265306 | Index Maintenance in a Multi-Node Database - Embodiments of the invention enable a database spread over multiple nodes to allow each node to have different indexes over the data in tables, depending on how each node would benefit (or not benefit) from having the index(es). When a database table is spread across the nodes of a multi-node or distributed system, each node may maintain only the portion of the index relevant to that node, if doing so would improve the performance of query processing operations on that node. Further, the database may periodically redistributed across the compute nodes based on index performance. Doing so allows the database system to intelligently trade off between consuming space for the index on a node and the usefulness of having an index on that node. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265307 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PRODUCING FLUENT TEXTUAL SUMMARIES FROM MULTIPLE OPINIONS - A system and method for automatically generating fluent textual summary from multiple opinions. The opinion summarization system comprises a feature extractor, a text generator and a feature analysis storage. The feature extractor retrieves textual opinions from an opinion database relevant to a predetermined topic and analyzes retrieved textual opinions relevant to the predetermined topic by extracting a plurality of predetermined features from the retrieved textual opinions. The feature analysis storage stores the plurality of predetermined features extracted from the retrieved textual opinions. The text generator generates an opinion summary that summarizes all of the retrieved textual opinions relevant to the predetermined topic by converting the plurality of predetermined features extracted from the retrieved textual opinions into the opinion summary comprising a fluent block of text. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265308 | Software and method for teaching, learning, and creating and relaying an account - A method of relaying to a user an account regarding characters, where the account includes one embodiment of a branching story, includes: generating a plurality of electronic communicative entities, each expressing a communication of at least one character, and displaying the electronic communicative entities to the user. The method includes prompting the user to choose a branch among a plurality of branches of the branching story, receiving a branch choice of the user, and relaying the account to the user based at least in part on the branch choice. A majority of the electronic communicative entities includes at least one of an email, an instant message, a chat room message, and a web page. The account is substantially completely relayed to the user by the plurality of electronic communicative entities. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265309 | News Supplying System With a Global Timepiece and the Method Thereof - A news supplying system linked with a global timepiece, which can display a map of an area where news occurs, time and news (information) together. The news supplying system includes: (A) a subscriber information managing part for storing and managing a subscriber's identity information, information on interested region, information on interested field, and so on; (B) a news gathering part for extracting, storing and managing news of the subscriber's interested field; (C) a global timepiece part for creating a global timepiece displaying a world map and time; and (D) a news linking part for linking the extracted and stored news with the global timepiece. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265310 | Data Retrieval from a Plurality of Distinct Storage Devices Using an Index Value - A first processor receives a request for records from a requester. The records include an index field and the records are stored in a plurality of storage devices associated respectively with a plurality of second processors. Individual storage devices of the plurality of storage devices are physically distinct from one another. Subsequent to the receiving of the request, the first processor retrieves the records from the plurality of storage devices using the plurality of second processors. The first processor then arranges the retrieved records in an order based at least on the index field and provides the retrieved records to the requestor in the order. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265311 | Intellectual Property Subscribe And Publish Notification Service - Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, an apparatus in the form of a data processing system, and a computer program product for an intellectual property subscribe and publication notification service. In one illustrative embodiment the computer implemented method comprises obtaining an intellectual property source and creating a list of approved subscribers for the intellectual property source, wherein each subscriber of the list of subscribers indicates elements of interest. The computer implemented method further comprises creating a set of queries comprising the elements of interest associated with the list of approved subscribers and monitoring the intellectual property source for the elements of interest to create identified elements of interest. The computer implemented method then publishing notification of the identified elements of interest to the list of approved subscribers. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265312 | LEAD MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for lead management. Lead management systems can collect contact information and service information associated with a user and store the contact information to a contact data store. The lead management system can submit an the service information and obfuscated contact information to a provider on behalf of the user. The lead management system can thereafter present communications from the provider to the user. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265313 | Automatically Extracting Data From Semi-Structured Documents - This description provides tools and techniques for automatically extracting data from semi-structured documents. A computer-readable storage medium may contain computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to receive a request for data representing an inferred structure of an input document. For the request, the computer may determine whether a repository containing mined information includes the requested data. If the repository contains the requested data, the computer may return the data representing the inferred structure of the input document in response to the request. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265314 | SECURE FILE SEARCHING - Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed that operate to receive file search criteria and at least one security identifier, each associated with a user identity. Operations include identifying a set of authorized files as an intersection between a first group of files meeting the file search criteria and a second group of files, wherein each one of the second group of files is associated with a previously-resolved list of security identifiers that includes the security identifier associated with the user identity. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265315 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING TAGS OF CONTENT USING A HYPERLINKED CORPUS OF CLASSIFIED WEB PAGES - An improved system and method for classifying tags of content using a hyperlinked corpus of classified web pages is provided. An anchor text index may be searched to find anchor texts that may match text of the tag, documents referenced by the matching anchor texts may be found, and the documents referenced by the matching anchor texts may be grouped to disambiguate multiple classifications that result from matching the anchor texts with the categories of the reference documents. To resolve ambiguity between multiple classifications, weighted classifications may be used where each document may be assigned a positive weight for a mapping to a category to indicate the confidence of the classification of the document to the category. The classification for the grouping of the documents referenced by the matching anchor texts with greatest frequency may be selected and output as the classification for the tag. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265316 | System And Method For Facilitating Access To De-Identified Electronic Medical Records Data - A system for providing access to data. The system comprises at least two data centers. Each data center including a processing computer effective to receive first data, the first data including patient identification data. The processing computer further effective to de-identify the first data to produce de-identified data. A database is in communication with the processing computer. The database is effective to receive and store the de-identified data. A central processor is in communication with the at least two data centers over a network, the central processor is effective to receive a query from a user computer, forward the query to the at least two data centers, receive responsive data from at least one of the data centers as a result of a search of the de-identified data, and forward the responsive data to the user computer. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265317 | CLASSIFYING SEARCH QUERY TRAFFIC - A method for classifying search query traffic can involve receiving a plurality of labeled sample search query traffic and generating a feature set partitioned into human physical limit features and query stream behavioral features. A model can be generated using the plurality of labeled sample search query traffic and the feature set. Search query traffic can be received and the model can be utilized to classify the received search query traffic as generated by a human or automatically generated. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265318 | Port Location Determination for Wired Intelligent Terminals - Locations corresponding to ports of a wired intelligent terminal may be determined. In an example embodiment, an intelligent terminal includes multiple ports, a location association data structure, and a location association handler. The multiple ports provide ingress and egress for communications being received at and transmitted from the intelligent terminal. The location association data structure includes multiple entries with each corresponding to a respective port. Each entry associates a port identification of the corresponding respective port with a location indication. The location association handler ascertains a port on which a location information communication is received from a location indicating device that is coupled to a remote termination point. The location information communication includes a particular location indication that is ascertained at the location indicating device. The location association handler stores the particular location indication in association with a port identification of the ascertained port in the location association data structure. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265319 | Dynamic Personal Privacy System for Internet-Connected Social Networks - Systems and methods of obtaining or providing search results in a computer-based social network in a manner that allows users to maintain a certain level of control over their privacy, and systems and methods of controlling undesired unsolicited communications between users in a computer-based social network. Users enter privacy settings which are used to filter search results by comparing privacy settings to available data concerning the searcher. Users are identified in the searches only if the searcher meets the privacy settings provided by the user. Privacy settings may include permission search terms, identification of a school, evaluating the number of connections of the searcher, evaluating a number or percentage of common connections between the user and the searcher, background checks, or a combination thereof as examples. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265320 | SCALABLE HIGH SPEED RELATIONAL PROCESSOR FOR DATABASES AND NETWORKS - A relational processor (RP) is described for storing relational instances and processing queries using a unique mapping to an associate. The associate may contain one or more semantic tokens. The RP comprises an input means for receiving and processing input query packets, at least one associate processor (AP) for retrieving associate sets by domain and at least one set processor (SP) for performing set operations on associate sets. An output means collects, formats and transmits the associates or associated information responsive to a query to at least one user or a machine. The RP further includes an associate array manager (AAM) for managing APs, an associate switch (AS) and a response collector (RC). The AS routs specific associates to specific SPs. The SP is adaptable to perform set operations on the associates. An alternate unique SP Sieve architecture is described which does not require the AS. The RP is able to perform longest prefix match using a new algorithm. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265321 | INTERNET BOOK MARKING AND SEARCH RESULTS DELIVERY - A method of enhancing search results provided over the Internet may include providing a service over the Internet to members of a group of service users, the service resulting in multiple selections of each of a plurality of web pages by different members of the group, maintaining a first database of web pages selected by members of the group, maintaining a first index of web pages from the first database excluding identification of members of the group, maintaining a global index of web pages, searching the first index and the global index in response to a query string provided by a search engine user and providing a search results set to the search engine user including search results from both the first index and the global index. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265322 | INFORMATION MANAGING METHOD, INFORMATION MANAGING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information managing method for managing information, based upon an electronic message containing apparatus information or event information transmitted from a substrate processing apparatus, comprises: storing the apparatus information of the substrate processing apparatus at the transmission time of the electronic message containing the apparatus information in a first apparatus information storage unit; when the electronic message containing the event information is transmitted, comparing conditions for accumulating the event information and the apparatus information; and when the conditions coincide with each other, storing the apparatus information in a second apparatus information storage unit in association with time when the event information has been generated. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265323 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CHARACTERIZING USER-DEFINED AREAS - A method of specifying a boundary for an area is provided, which includes receiving a first input from a first user regarding a first configuration of a boundary of an area. The first input may serve to establish an area of arbitrary and possibly irregular configuration, such as an area that is apolitical or otherwise legally undetermined. A second input may be received from a second user regarding a second boundary configuration. The second input may serve to modify the boundary of an area established by the first input. A particular configuration of the boundary based at least partially on the first and second inputs can then be determined. For example, the particular configuration of the boundary may be determined, in part, by spatially averaging the first and second configurations. In some embodiments, demographic data for an area defined by the particular configuration of the boundary may be compiled. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265324 | QUERY PROCESSING VISUALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VISUALIZING QUERY PROCESSING - A query processing visualization system comprises a visualization module. The visualization module visualizes logging information of query processing events occurring during processing of a client query requesting data from one or more data sources by analyzing the logging information to identify dependency of the query processing events, formatting visual presentation components representing the logging information in a hierarchy to reflect the dependency of the query processing events, and presenting the visual presentation components in the context of the hierarchy of the visual components as formatted. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265325 | Adaptive multi-channel content selection with behavior-aware query analysis - Systems and methods for selecting content from a plurality of channels in response to a received query are described. The systems and methods optimize content selection based on received queries and an identification of the user together with analysis of historical data. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265326 | DYNAMIC PERSONAL PRIVACY SYSTEM FOR INTERNET-CONNECTED SOCIAL NETWORKS - Systems and methods of obtaining or providing search results in a computer-based social network in a manner that allows users to maintain a certain level of control over their privacy, and systems and methods of controlling undesired unsolicited communications between users in a computer-based social network. Users enter privacy settings which are used to filter search results by comparing privacy settings to available data concerning the searcher. Users are identified in the searches only if the searcher meets the privacy settings provided by the user. Privacy settings may include permission search terms, identification of a school, evaluating the number of connections of the searcher, evaluating a number or percentage of common connections between the user and the searcher, or a combination thereof as examples. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265327 | SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT POLICY-BASED ROUTING MODE - A system, device and method for carrying out policy-based routing mode are provided; the system in this invention contains database, for storing multiple routing policies set by user, and storing one of the routing policy as current routing policy; communication server, inquiring current routing policy of the user in the database in calling process, and implementing calling based on current routing policy. The system also contains Web server, which receives multiple routing policies of user, and sends them to the database. This invention carries out that the user relies on multiple policies to guide system to flexibly select routing calling through the different user attributes as routing policy evidences, which reaches the aim of enriching uniform communication service content and improving uniform communication service quality. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265328 | PREDICTING NEWSWORTHY QUERIES USING COMBINED ONLINE AND OFFLINE MODELS - Methods and apparatus are described for identifying newsworthy search queries employing a machine learning approach which combines offline and online modeling to achieve a high level of accuracy as well as timeliness and scalability. | 2009-10-22 |
20090265329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DATA CACHING FOR COMPLIANCE STORAGE SYSTEMS WITH KEYWORD QUERY BASED ACCESS - A method of data caching for compliance and storage systems that provide keyword search query based access to documents computes a value for each data document based on a document information-retrieval relevancy metric for user keyword queries and a recency, frequency of each query. The values are adapted to changing query frequencies and popularities. Then selecting and evicting documents from a cache can be based on the values according to a knapsack solution. A weight is computed for each query such that recent, more frequent queries get a higher weight. A information-retrieval metric is used for measuring a relevancy of a document for a query. A weighted sum is taken of the information-retrieval metric times a query weight over all queries. | 2009-10-22 |