48th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100305906 | CAD SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLEND RECOGNITION AND CHAIN SORTING IN A BREP MODEL - A CAD system, method, and computer readable medium. A method includes loading a CAD object including a plurality of faces, and identifying a plurality of candidate faces from the plurality of faces. The candidate faces can include candidate blends. The method includes combining multiple ones of the candidate faces into a candidate blend chain, including at least one candidate blend. The method includes replacing the candidate blends with accurate blends to produce a corrected blend chain, and storing the corrected blend chain with the accurate blends as part of the CAD object. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305907 | Patient Selectable Knee Arthroplasty Devices - Disclosed herein are methods and devices for repairing articular surfaces in a knee joint. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable for each patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. Kits are also provided to enable customized repairs to be performed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305908 | HARNESS VERIFICATION APPARATUS, HARNESS VERIFICATION METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A harness verification method includes placing a three-dimensional model in virtual space and displaying a model plane onto which an overhead view of the three-dimensional model is projected, setting reference planes in the virtual space and displaying on the display cross-section projection planes onto which cross sections defined by intersection of the three-dimensional model and the reference planes is projected; obtaining a pointing position operated by a pointing unit in the virtual space, designating the pointing position as an operation position, identifying the operation position as a pass point of a harness, generating curve segments each corresponding to section between two adjacent pass points, and storing in the storage unit definition information that defines a route of the harness on the basis of jointed curve segments; and displaying on the cross-section projection planes the route of the harness generated on the cross section on the basis of the definition information. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305909 | Garment digitization system and method - A garment digitization system configured to determine physical attributes for any given garment including dimensional and spatial properties, mechanical attributes, optical attributes, and assembly information; a mechanism configured to take those properties and attributes and generating a digital three-dimensional model thereof; a mechanism to make such digital three-dimensional garment models available to others; and a mechanism operatively coupled with a local or remote display providing views of said digital garment. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305910 | Method of modeling residual stresses during laser cutting - The method of modeling residual stresses during laser cutting utilizes thermal diffusion and stress equations and a discretization numerical method to model temperature variation and residual stresses in a substrate material due to laser cutting therethrough of small-diameter holes. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305911 | Method for modeling fluid flow over porous blocks - The method of modeling fluid flow over porous blocks utilizes heat transfer and fluid flow equations and a discretization numerical method to model heat transfer rates in a square cavity containing a pair of porous blocks. Fluid flow and heat transfer are modeled within a square cavity having an inlet and an outlet formed therethrough. The inlet and outlet are positioned opposite one another along a diagonal of the square cavity. A laminar airflow is introduced at the cavity inlet while a constant heat flux is maintained in the pair of porous blocks. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305912 | REAL-TIME SCHEDULING OF LINEAR MODELS FOR CONTROL AND ESTIMATION - A method of generating linear models for a physical system of interest is implemented in steps including, first, determining offline, a set of linear models for the physical system of interest by linearization of a nonlinear computational model of the physical system of interest at selected operating points or from desired data; second, analyzing offline, accuracy of each linear model and eliminating inaccurate linear models therefrom to provide a residual set of linear models; third, generating offline, linear models corresponding to grid points of one or more lookup tables based on the residual set of linear models; fourth, associating offline, lookup table grid points with selected scheduling variables, and fifth, generating algorithmic software for the physical system therefrom such that linear models for the physical system generated offline form the basis for online scheduling of linear models. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305913 | METHOD OF MODELING THE SOCIO-SPATIAL DYNAMICS OF EXTREME URBAN HEAT EVENTS - A method of coupling surface urban heat island measures with socio-economic indicators of vulnerability to create improved spatially specific models to assist public health professionals in predicting extreme heat events mortality in urban environments. The method includes utilizing landsat TM imagery for the measuring of the urban heat island intensity levels and a spatial analysis of the variables in question. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305914 | Finite Difference Algorithm for Solving Lubrication Equations with Solute Diffusion - A computer implemented method for simulating a final pattern of a droplet of a fluid having a plurality of fluid properties is disclosed. The method includes using lubrication equations to represent solute flow, diffusion and evaporation of a droplet on a substrate. The method further includes solving the lubrication equations through temporal discretization and spatial discretization; and deriving the final pattern of the droplet from results of the solving. The final pattern is stored on a computer readable medium. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSENSUS-BASED KNOWLEDGE VALIDATION, ANALYSIS AND COLLABORATION - A consensus-based knowledge validation and analysis system provides a way to increase use of collaboration tools among panels of experts by providing a system for analyzing and validating the responses of such experts to a set of questions. The system uses a set of response data input by a panel of experts with respect to a particular subject matter formatted in accordance with a data model as input. The response data set is used to estimate an empirical point estimate matrix indicative of the amount of agreement in the responses on all items between the panelists. The empirical point estimate matrix is used to estimate the saliency of the subject matter to panelists, the competency of each panelist and a consensus model of correct answers is based on the estimated competency of each panelist and the of responses for each item in the response data set. This consensus model is used to generate a knowledge map to aid visualization of the consensus data and encourage further collaboration and consensus building. The method is implemented in a web-based system that enables users of collaboration tools to send response data sets to the tool via the Internet or virtual private network and to likewise retrieve knowledge maps, panelist information and consensus data. An interactive feature enables users/panelists to collaborate with other panelists using the knowledge map as an interface to one or more collaboration tools such as instant messaging. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305916 | METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA SIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A meteorological simulation method acquires the geomorphological data of a predetermined region, acquires the meteorological data of the predetermined region entirely or partially, acquires the 3D spatial data of a partial region in the pre-determined region where the 3D space is defined by a plurality of grids, calculates the meteorological data in the predetermined region by using the geomorphological data and the meteorological data, acquires the attribute data of each grid including the geo-metrical factors of the plurality of grids of the partial region in the predetermined region, calculates heat radiation energy of every grid based on the attribute data of each grid, calculates the flux between a solid object or the like and the ground surface and the pressure variation on the boundary of the solid object and the atmosphere based on the heat radiation energy thus calculated, calculates the weather data on the boundary of the solid object or the like and the atmosphere based on the flux and pressure variation, and calculates the meteorological data in the predetermined region furthermore after predetermined time later by outputting the calculated meteorological data to an output until and using the meteorological data on the boundary of the solid object or the like and the atmosphere. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305917 | SIMULATOR AND SIMULATING METHOD OF HEAT RADIATION ENERGY - A simulator of heat radiation energy includes means for acquiring 3D spatial data including a plurality of solid objects where the 3D space is defined by a plurality of grids; means for calculating the form coefficient in all combinations of arbitrary two grids out of the plurality of grids; means for acquiring the attribute data of each grid including the area, reflectivity, and temperature of the grid; means for calculating the sum of heat radiation energy by radiation of a grid itself and heat radiation energy by reflection of heat radiation from each grid as heat radiation energy of every grid on the basis of the area of the grid, the form coefficient, the reflectivity of the grid and the temperature of the grid; and means for outputting the calculation results of heat radiation energy of every grid to an output unit. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305918 | Ground-Coupled Heat Exchange for Heating and Air Conditioning Applications - The invention provides systems and methods for cooling and/or heating a structure. Generally, a system for heating or cooling a structure can include at least one thermosiphon in thermal communication with a thermal storage material such as a volume of earth. The thermosiphon can be partially filled with a heat transfer fluid and a heat exchanger operatively connected to the thermosiphon which is in thermal communication with the structure. Thermal energy can be transferred between the thermal storage material and the structure in either a passive or assisted mode, depending on whether the system is charging or in use. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305919 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODEL CHECKING BY INTERLEAVING STATELESS AND STATE-BASED METHODS - A method for symbolic model checking for sequential systems using a combination of state-based and state-less approaches. A state-based method is used to compute frontier states by building transition relations on-the-fly using control flow information of the system, and performing successive image computations until a memory bound is reached, and efficiently storing only the new frontier states as disjunctive partitions of Boolean and Arithmetic expressions. A stateless method is used to check reachability of given goal states from a heuristically chosen set of frontier states until depth/time bound is reached. These two methods are alternated until one of the following occurs: all frontier states are explored, all goal states are reached, all computing resources are exhausted. Even though we do not store the entire reachable state set, we guarantee a complete coverage for terminating programs without the need to compute a fixed-point. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305920 | LIQUID LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED STABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY - An improved method for predicting stability of liquid detergent composition, identifying and designing liquid detergent compositions that provide said desired stability, consumer acceptance and performance. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305921 | Response Surface Modeling Device, Response Surface Modeling Method, and Response Surface Modeling Program - A response surface model is created without a drawback of creating a linear model that does not approximate to samples belonging to a partitioned region. Provided are: an input unit | 2010-12-02 |
20100305922 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ACTIVE LINKS BETWEEN MODEL OBJECTS - Embodiments relate to generating active links between model objects. A modeling client can host modeling logic and an application programming interface (API) to create, access, manipulate, and import/export modeling objects used in modeling applications, such as engineering, medical, financial, and other modeling platforms. The source data accepted into the modeling client can include consumer or business-level applications, whose spreadsheet, database or other content can be extracted and encapsulated in object-oriented format, such as extensible markup language (XML) format. Links can be inserted in the resulting model object to link to external resources, such as additional model objects, services, local or remote modeling tools, or other resources. The model object can share, exchange, or combine data from other model object(s), as well as instantiate functions hosted in other model object(s). Multiple links can be inserted to multiple model objects in linked list, node, or other configurations. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305923 | SYSTEM SYNTHESIS TO MEET EXERGY LOSS TARGET VALUE - In a method of synthesizing components to design a system meeting an exergy loss target value, one or more candidate sets of components are synthesized and an exergy loss value for each of the one or more candidate sets of components are calculated. A determination as to whether at least one of the candidate set of components meets the exergy loss target value is made and at least one candidate set of components determined to meet the exergy loss target value is identified as the set of components for use in the design of the system. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305924 | CUT GRADING GEMSTONES, EVALUATION AND REPRESENTATION OF SYMMETRY AND PROPORTION. - A system and method for grading gemstones, based on creation and analysis of an ordered plurality of data sets, which convey information about the gemstone's cut symmetry and proportion quality and quantity. In one embodiment of the system and method, light propagation through a 3D faceted gemstone is simulated. Facets are associated with layers by rules for grouping facets. Light movement through the gemstone tagged by layer combinations along the propagation trajectory is collected, to enable rearrangement of the simulation output data in a proposed new order. An efficient analysis of the ordered plurality of data sets is provided for cut grading the symmetry and proportion of gemstones. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305925 | AUTONOMOUS EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN OPTIMIZATION - Iterative (nondeterministic) optimization of aerodynamic and hydrodynamic surface structures can be accomplished with a computer software program and a system using a combination of a variable encoding length optimization algorithm based on an evolution strategy and an experimental hardware set-up that allows to automatically change the surface properties of the applied material, starting with the overall shape and proceeding via more detailed modifications in local surface areas. The optimization of surface structures may be done with a computing device for calculating optimized parameters of at least one (virtual) surface structure, an experimental hardware set-up for measuring dynamic properties of a specific surface structure, and an interface for feeding calculated parameters from the computing device to the experimental set-up and for feeding measured results back to the computing device as quality values for the next cycle of the optimizing step. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305926 | SIMULATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A system, method and program to improve the processing speed of a simulation system. A processing system finds an entry point so that functional blocks cover a broad range. The processing system places code of a look-ahead dispatcher for assigning processing. The look-ahead dispatcher monitors an input state at the entry point to determine whether the input state is a stable state. If the input state is stable, the look-ahead dispatcher calls an adaptive execution module at some frequency or otherwise calls an idle execution module. The adaptive execution module performs processing on multiple timestamps at once. When a discrete system receives an input event, the look-ahead dispatcher calls a recovery execution module. Based on the input event on that occasion, the timestamp, and a value stored in a state vector, the recovery execution module calculates a state for which recovery is performed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305927 | UPDATING A RESERVOIR MODEL USING ORIENTED CORE MEASUREMENTS - A method of updating a model of a subsurface reservoir using a sidewall core obtained from within the reservoir that comprises: making one or more directionally dependent measurements on said sidewall core, determining the in-situ position and orientation of the sidewall core, and updating a reservoir model of the reservoir using the directionally dependent measurements and the in-situ position and orientation of said sidewall core. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305928 | Systems and Methods For Editing A Model Of A Physical System For A Simulation - Systems and methods for simulating a medical procedure are disclosed. For example, one described system for simulating a medical procedure includes a physics module configured to model at least one physical property of a user-defined organic object associated with a patient; a display module configured to cause a display of the user-defined organic object; a script module configured to execute a user-defined medical procedure script; a simulation module in communication with the physics module, the display module, and the script module, the simulation module configured to execute a simulation of the medical procedure based at least in part on the user-defined model of the organic object and the user-defined medical procedure script. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305929 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CELL-CENTRIC SIMULATION AND CELL-BASED MODELS PRODUCED THEREFROM - Systems and methods are provided herein that enable computer-implemented modeling of a biological event. Cell-based models produced from such systems and methods are also disclosed. In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided for cell-centric simulation with accommodating environment feedback. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of modeling a biological event can include receiving configurable simulation information and initializing an ontogeny engine to an initial step boundary in accordance with the configurable simulation information. The method can also include advancing the ontogeny engine from a current step boundary to a next step boundary in accordance with the configurable simulation information and the current step boundary. The advancing can include performing a stepCells function. The method can further include continuing the advancing until a halting condition is encountered. In some embodiments, simulation of biological events includes modeling biological processes, such as development of multicellular tissue and differentiation of pluripotent cells. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305930 | System and Method for Improved Computer Drug Design - A system and method for computer-aided drug design employs adaptive sampling and iterative fitting of multi-atomic subunits. The iterative fitting is performed by successive perturbation of the location of the multi-atomic subunits in directions that reduces potential energy. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305931 | WIRELESS NETWORK DESIGN SIMULATION PACKAGE - A system and method to automate the design and optimization of a wireless telecommunications network is disclosed. More specifically, the disclosed invention provides the functionality to quickly and easily simulate configurations for various wireless telecommunications network components at predetermined geographical locations in order to predict performance of potential wireless network links. The invention is also operable to optimize network component configurations and locations to predict optimum network footprints. To transform data associated with predetermined geographical network link locations and wireless network component performance specifications, the present invention employs a series of specialized algorithms and editors, to compile and simulate user provided configurations of all key aspects of each wireless link in a theoretical network footprint. Once each wireless link, or network node, is configured by the relevant editor, the invention simulates and predicts network performance via a simulation engine before providing the user with a representative output. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305932 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTEGRATING A RF GPS EMULATOR IN A SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT - The invention in particular has as an object a method and a device for integration of an RF GPS emulator in a simulation environment comprising a computer adapted for using a simulation timer and for receiving a signal of x_PPS type. For each pulse detected on the said x_PPS signal, a counter for number of detected pulses is updated ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100305933 | Method and Apparatus for Verifying Logic Circuits Using Vector Emulation with Vector Substitution - A method for verifying a logic circuit in a prototyping system includes (a) configuring programmable logic circuits of the prototyping system to implement the logic circuit and to implement probe circuits for accessing internal nodes of the logic circuit; (b) preparing emulation vectors for use in a vector emulation of the logic circuit in the prototyping system; (c) setting one or more vector substitution points; (d) preparing one or more packet vectors at each vector substitution point for replacing emulation vectors in the vector emulation; (e) performing the vector emulation using the emulation vectors until one of the vector substitution points is reached; and (f) substituting packet vectors for the corresponding emulation vectors at vector substitution point and continuing the vector emulation. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305934 | LOGICAL SIMULATION SYSTEM, LOGICAL SIMULATION METHOD, AND LOGICAL SIMULATION PROGRAM - A program that simulates a netlist data including a plurality of basic elements using a computer includes a logic operation section configured to stipulate a logic operation of at least one of the plurality of the basic elements, a change detection section configured to detect changes in signal levels at an input-and-output end of the at least one of the plurality of the basic elements, and a data storage section configured to store a position data corresponding to the changes of the signal levels. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305935 | REGISTER MAPPING IN EMULATION OF A TARGET SYSTEM ON A HOST SYSTEM - Methods and systems for register mapping in emulation of a target system on a host system are disclosed. Statistics for use of a set of registers of a target system processor are determined. Based on the statistics a first subset of the target system registers, including one or more most commonly used registers is determined. The registers in the first subset are directly mapped to a first group of registers of a host system processor. A second subset of the set of target system registers is dynamically mapped to a second group of registers of the host system processor. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305936 | METHOD OF OPERATING A COMPUTING DEVICE THROUGH THE USE OF EXTENSIBLE THREAD STATES - A personality layer running above an operating system kernel puts any threads that the personality layer is responsible for into new states which the kernel does not know about. This prevents the kernel from performing operations on a thread which has been placed in one of these new states where these operations are sensitive to state of the thread itself (such as kill, suspend, change priority). Instead, the kernel redirects these thread operations to a handler in the personality layer which then handles the operation. The kernel is thus, in essence, extensible through the use of the added personality layers, and it can therefore be used to run legacy real-time applications written for other real-time operating systems. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305937 | COPROCESSOR SUPPORT IN A COMPUTING DEVICE - Coprocessor support on a computing device is provided by means of external modules attaching themselves to the operating system (OS) kernel controlling the device at system boot time, with the modules registering themselves as valid coprocessor handlers. Threads initially execute with coprocessors disabled; the consequent exceptions caused by executing coprocessor instructions are then passed to the relevant registered handler. The technique can be used either to support installed coprocessors or to emulate absent coprocessors. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305938 | TRANSLATION BLOCK INVALIDATION PREHINTS IN EMULATION OF A TARGET SYSTEM ON A HOST SYSTEM - Emulation systems and method involving invalidating blocks of translated code in emulation of a target system on a host system in are disclosed. One or more blocks of target system code are translated by the host system to produce one or more corresponding blocks of translated code. The host system uses one or more native target system instructions as hints to invalidate or potentially invalidate one or more blocks of translated code. Blocks containing such hints cause the host system to mark some or all of the one or more blocks of translated code as potentially invalid. The potentially invalid blocks may be re-translated immediately. Alternatively, the potentially invalid blocks may be checked to see if the code in these blocks has been modified. If the code has been modified, corresponding blocks of target code may be re-translated. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305939 | ELECTRONIC LANGUAGE SIMULATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - Described are field of training devices and methods to simulate the use of interpreters and spontaneous verbal exchanges between participants who speak different languages. More particularly, the devices and methods simulate an environment wherein participants are communicating through a third-party interpreter, which simulates the use of an interpreter. Some embodiments of the devices include audio components that are configured in a manner that distorts direct verbal communication between two parties of a trilateral verbal exchange. Although the direct verbal communication is distorted, tonality and tempo of the communication can still be preserved. Further, visual information from the speaker is still conveyed. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305940 | LANGUAGE TRANSLATION USING EMBEDDABLE COMPONENT - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to language translation. In aspects, a reference to a language translation component is embedded or otherwise inserted into a Web page. When the Web page is rendered, code corresponding to the language translation component may be downloaded and executed. Once executed, the translation component may access other content in the Web page and allow a user to request translation of the Web page. Upon receiving an indication that translation is desired, the translation component may send content in the Web page to a translation service and receive translated content. The translation component may then provide this translated content to a user viewing the Web page. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305941 | AUTOMATION OF AUDITING CLAIMS - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for automation of auditing claims. Data indicative of an insurance company name is received, the data comprising one or more words. The data is processed through one or more processing steps to generate processed data comprising one or more processed words. One or more candidate word strings are selected based on the one or more processed words. Matching information is associated with each of the one or more candidate word strings. Analysis information is generated for each of the one or more candidate word strings based on the associated matching information. An insurance company identifier is associated with received data based on the analysis information and one or more matching rules. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305942 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A LANGUAGE INDEPENDENT DOCUMENT ABSTRACT - A method of extracting significant phrases from one or more documents stored in a computer-readable medium. A sequence of words is read from the one or more documents and a score is determined for each word in the sequence based on the length of the word. The score for each word in the sequence is compared against a threshold score. The sequence of words is indicated to be a significant phrase if the number of words in the sequences that have a score greater than the threshold score equals or exceeds a predetermined number. A sentence containing the sequence of words is retrieved from the document, if the sequence of words is a significant phrase. An abstract of the document is searched to determine if the sentence has been previously included in the abstract. If not, the sentence is added to the abstract. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305943 | Method and node for the control of a connection in a communication network - A method, a control node and a program unit for controlling the establishment or modification of a connection for a subscriber having a subscription in a communication network are disclosed. The connection is to be established or modified between nodes that are adapted to employ a coding scheme selected from a plurality of supported coding schemes potentially affecting connection quality. In accordance with the invention a subscribed quality level indicating a target quality level for the subscriber associated with the subscription is determined, and a node controlling the connection checks the subscribed quality level when it selects a coding scheme to be employed for the connection. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305944 | Pitch Or Periodicity Estimation - A method of estimating a pitch period of a first portion of a signal wherein the first portion overlaps a previous portion. The method comprises computing a first autocorrelation value for part of the first portion not overlapping the previous portion. The method further comprises retrieving a stored second autocorrelation value for part of the first portion overlapping the previous portion, the second autocorrelation value having been computed during estimation of a pitch period of the previous portion. The method further comprises forming a combined autocorrelation value using the first and second autocorrelation values, and selecting the estimated pitch period in dependence on the combined autocorrelation value. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305945 | REPRESENTING GROUP INTERACTIONS - Disclosed is a system for generating a representation of a group interaction, the system comprising: a transcription module adapted to generate a transcript of the group interaction from audio source data representing the group interaction, the transcript comprising a sequence of lines of text, each line corresponding to an audible utterance in the audio source data; and a labeling module adapted to generate a conversation path from the transcript by labeling each transcript line with an identifier identifying the speaker of the corresponding utterance in the audio source data; and generate the representation of the group interaction by associating the conversation path with a plurality of voice profiles, each voice profile corresponding to an identified speaker in the conversation path. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305946 | SPEAKER VERIFICATION-BASED FRAUD SYSTEM FOR COMBINED AUTOMATED RISK SCORE WITH AGENT REVIEW AND ASSOCIATED USER INTERFACE - Disclosed is method for screening an audio for fraud detection, the method comprising: providing a User Interface (UI) control capable of: a) receiving an audio; b) comparing the audio with a list of fraud audios; c) assigning a risk score to the audio based on the comparison with a potentially matching fraud audio of the list of fraud audios; and d) displaying an audio interface on a display screen, wherein the audio interface is capable of playing the audio along with the potentially matching fraud audio, and wherein the display screen further displays metadata for each of the audio and the potentially matching fraud audio thereon, wherein the metadata includes location and incident data of each of the audio and the potentially matching fraud audio. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305947 | Speech Recognition Method for Selecting a Combination of List Elements via a Speech Input - The invention provides a speech recognition method for selecting a combination of list elements via a speech input, wherein a first list element of the combination is part of a first set of list elements and a second list element of the combination is part of a second set of list elements, the method comprising the steps of receiving the speech input, comparing each list element of the first set with the speech input to obtain a first candidate list of best matching list elements, processing the second set using the first candidate list to obtain a subset of the second set, comparing each list element of the subset of the second set with the speech input to obtain a second candidate list of best matching list elements, and selecting a combination of list elements using the first and the second candidate list. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305948 | Phoneme Model for Speech Recognition - A sub-phoneme model given acoustic data which corresponds to a phoneme. The acoustic data is generated by sampling an analog speech signal producing a sampled speech signal. The sampled speech signal is windowed and transformed into the frequency domain producing Mel frequency cepstral coefficients of the phoneme. The sub-phoneme model is used in a speech recognition system. The acoustic data of the phoneme is divided into either two or three sub-phonemes. A parameterized model of the sub-phonemes is built, where the model includes Gaussian parameters based on Gaussian mixtures and a length dependency according to a Poisson distribution. A probability score is calculated while adjusting the length dependency of the Poisson distribution. The probability score is a likelihood that the parameterized model represents the phoneme. The phoneme is subsequently recognized using the parameterized model. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305949 | SPEECH SYNTHESIS DEVICE, SPEECH SYNTHESIS METHOD, AND SPEECH SYNTHESIS PROGRAM - It is possible to provide a speech synthesis device, speech synthesis method, and speech synthesis program which can improve a speech quality and reduce a calculation amount with a preferable balance between them. The speech synthesis device includes: a sub-score calculation unit ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100305950 | AUDIO DEVICE FOR ADHERING TO FOLDABLE APPARATUS - A first audio playback device securable with a second folding or foldable device that adapts the second device to carry and playback a recorded message, and a second audio play device that is adherable/securable with any item or device to allow audio record/playback via actuation of push buttons or the like. In certain forms, the item or device may be a picture frame or may be a photo print or the like that becomes part of the audio playback device assembly. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305951 | Methods And Systems For Resolving The Incompatibility Of Media Items Playable From A Vehicle - A system for monitoring hands-free accessibility of media items for play at a vehicle includes a vehicle entertainment computing system (VECS) configured to receive predetermined rules for voice-activated access of the media items. Violations of the rules are detected based on media item metadata. If a violation is detected, a prompt is outputted. Media items are retrieved and played based on voice-activated requests. One embodiment includes a method for monitoring hands-free accessibility of media items for play at a vehicle. A system for formatting media items for accessibility at a VECS includes a media item incompatibility resolution system (MIIRS) configured to resolve violations of the predetermined rules by receiving additional rules relating to formatting violating media items. The media items are searched and the violations addressed by reformatting the media items for voice-activated access. The media items are outputted to the MIIRS. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305952 | AUDIO ENCODING AND DECODING METHOD AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO ENCODER, AUDIO DECODER AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS - The invention relates to a method for sequencing spectral components of elements to be encoded (A | 2010-12-02 |
20100305953 | GENERATING A FRAME OF AUDIO DATA - A method of generating a frame of audio data for an audio signal from preceding audio data for the audio signal that precede the frame of audio data, the method comprising the steps of: predicting a predetermined number of data samples for the frame of audio data based on the preceding audio data, to form predicted data samples; identifying a section of the preceding audio data for use in generating the frame of audio data; and forming the audio data of the frame of audio data as a repetition ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100305954 | ENCODING METHOD AND SYSTEM - An encoding system includes a sampling unit, a computing unit, a comparing unit, a quantifying unit, and an encoding unit. The sampling unit obtains first sample data of a current sampling point and second sample data of a previous sampling point. The computing unit computes a data difference between the first sample data and the second sample data. The data difference includes a numeral and a sign. The comparing unit determines whether the data difference is more than or equal to 0 and outputs a determining result. The quantifying unit quantifies the numeral of the data difference. The encoding unit encodes the numeral of the data difference with or without the sign according to the determining result. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305955 | ENCODING METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE AND DECODING METHOD - The present invention relates to encoding technology. The encoding method includes selecting a second encoding mode for encoding an input frame signal according to an analysis on signal characteristic of the input frame signal; obtaining coding demand values for a preset first encoding mode and the second encoding mode which are used to encode the input frame signal; determining, from the above encoding modes based on the coding demand values, an encoding mode for encoding the input frame signal; and multiplexing information of the determined encoding mode and encoded data which are encoded according to the determined encoding mode. Hence, the compatibility and the prioritization in terms of the encoding modes can be achieved. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305956 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A SIGNAL - A method and apparatus for processing a signal are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes receiving extension information and a downmix signal decoded by either an audio coding scheme or a speech coding scheme, the downmix signal having a bandwidth of a low frequency signal; generating an upmixing signal from the downmix signal by using channel extension; determining an extension base signal corresponding to partial band of the upmixing signal based on the extension information; and generating an extended upmixing signal by applying the extension information to the extension base signal, the extended upmixing signal having a bandwidth extended by reconstructing a high frequency signal. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305957 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF REDEEMING GOLD FOR CASH OR OTHER VALUE - A method and system of allowing a consumer to exchange gold for monetary consideration includes the step of a consumer obtaining a submission kit from a retailer. The submission kit includes a package having a unique identifier thereon. The consumer places the gold item into the package and then sends it to a third party processor along with information about the consumer. The third party processes and evaluates the gold item and determines its monetary value. A settlement statement is then sent to the consumer advising them as to the monetary value and seeking instruction from the consumer as to how the consumer wishes to proceed with the exchange of the gold item they submitted in order to complete the transaction. If selected, a gift card is then sent to the consumer, which can be utilized at the retailer's store. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305958 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM USED THEREFOR, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A temperature sensing unit senses a plurality of specific temperatures caused by a specific consumable commodity consumed by an ordinary consumer at a specific space, while allowing a behavior storage unit to store q plurality of combinations of the plurality of specific temperatures as a plurality of consumption behaviors of the specific consumable commodity by ordinary consumers. A behavior specifying unit specifies consumption behaviors which match a combination of the plurality of specific temperatures sensed for each piece of the specific consumable commodity, and a data collection unit compiles the specified consumption behavior. Accordingly, data regarding the consumption behaviors of the ordinary consumers, which are uncollectible at the points of time of order intake, production, shipping and selling and so forth of the specific consumable commodity, can be collected. A data processing system capable of efficiently collecting data regarding the consumption behaviors of the specific consumable commodity, such as a cigarette, may be provided. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305959 | System and method for providing a media content exchange - A system and tool set provide a media exchange environment which facilitates motion picture, still photo and audio usage by allowing the editing and playing of streaming media presentations from potentially several remote libraries. A combined multimedia presentation is then streamed to a user. The system also supports media rights management, and represents what permissions the user must obtain in connection with a contemplated multimedia presentation. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305960 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENROLLING A VOICEPRINT IN A FRAUDSTER DATABASE - Disclosed is a method for enrolling a voiceprint in a fraudster database, the method comprising: a) defining a fraud model comprising at least one hypothesis indicative of a fraudulent transaction; b) processing audio data based on the fraud model to identify at least one suspect voiceprint in the audio data suspected of belonging to a fraudster; and c) enrolling the at least one suspect voiceprint in the fraudster database. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305961 | TOOLS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL INTERPRETATION OF VAST MEDICAL DATA - A graphical representation incorporating discrete patient medical history into a single-view for evaluating patterns in the data. A graphical tool comprises a series of linear segments that represent a patient history or medical data, where the segments are oriented with a time axis to show start time, stop time, and duration. Using lines of extremely thin weight and placing each patient's history immediately adjacent other patient's history, hundreds or thousands of patient data can be represented by a single view. Statistical analysis can be performed on the data to yield further information on the medical data, which can be superimposed on the graphical display. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305962 | Computational systems and methods for health services planning and matching - Systems and methods are described relating to detecting an indication of at least one attribute of an individual; accepting sensor data about the individual; and presenting a set of health care options at least partially based on the detecting an indication of at least one attribute of the individual and the accepting sensor data about the individual. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305963 | Computational systems and methods for health services planning and matching - Systems and methods are described relating to accepting an indication of at least one attribute of an individual; activating at least one sensor at least partially based on the accepting an indication of at least one attribute of the individual; accepting sensor data from the at least one sensor; and presenting a set of health care options at least partially based on the accepting sensor data from the at least one sensor. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305964 | HEALTHCARE QUALITY MEASUREMENT - A method of determining a quality of care provided by a healthcare provider to individuals in a population is provided. A data processing apparatus that has one or more processors is disclosed. Data representing biomarkers for individuals in a population is received. Baseline and present risks are determined. Risk reduction values are determined. Based on the current risk reduction, a quality score is determined. A scale is created, and the quality score is mapped to the scale. The global quality score of the disclosure provides numerous benefits over past performance measures. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305965 | INTEGRATED REPORT GENERATION OF MEDICAL DATA WITH VARYING LEVELS OF INFORMATION - A system for generating a report having varying integrated levels of medical information related to a health condition is provided. The system comprises a host server having a host database and a client component that connects to the host server. The client component includes a report software application that is configured to generate a report and provide a GUI on the display. A processor populates the GUI based upon received and processed medical information from the host server component and arranges the medical information in predetermined, inter-related levels. A cursor is provided to allow the user to point to an area of interest in the display and a further level of information pertaining to one or more layers of medical information is viewable by a user when the cursor is pointed over an image on the display. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305966 | Robotic Management of Patient Care Logistics - In a method and system of controlling patient care logistics, a computer determines for each of a number of user devices a unique priority sorted list of queue tasks on the basis of global criterion. Each user device is dispatched the unique priority sorted list of queue tasks determined for the user device. In response to receiving a change in at least one global criterion, the computer determines for each user device either an amendment to the unique priority sorted list of queue tasks for the user of the user device or a new unique priority sorted list of queue tasks for the user of the user device, and then dispatches the unique priority sorted list of queue to the user device. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305967 | PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGING AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF SAME - A disease management system including: a Diagnostic Module, which provides access to patient information and scientific guidelines for patient treatment; a Diagnostic Interpretive Module, which provides tools to evaluate risk of particular diseases or conditions based on patient information and an evaluative methodology; a Prescriptive Module, which is used to recommend, select, and/or evaluate one or more treatment regimens based on patient information and guidelines; a Dispensing Module, which evaluates a patient's compliance with a treatment regimen; and/or a Feedback and Patient Management Module, which gathers compliance information and evaluates efficacy of a treatment regimen for a patient. In embodiments of the subject invention, some or all of the modules described can communicate to manage a disease, medical condition, and/or health problem in a patient. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305968 | APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT AMOUNT, AN APPARATUS FOR SUGGESTING A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT, A BLENDING APPARATUS OF A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT AND A BLENDING SYSTEM OF A NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT - It is provided with a medical inquiry processing unit for acquiring the response to a medical inquiry presenting medical inquiry items to a person to be examined, a nutrient requirement amount calculating unit for calculating the nutrient requirement amount of the person to be examined from the response to the medical inquiry, a nutritional supplement suggesting unit for suggesting the blend of a nutritional supplement based on the nutrient requirement amount of the person to be examined and a nutritional supplement blending unit for blending nutrients to prepare the nutritional supplement based on the blend of the nutritional supplement. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305969 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SUBSETS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE-RELATED DOCUMENTS - Systems and methods for displaying subsets of electronic documents generated in association with a patient's encounter with a healthcare organization. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305970 | Mobile Electronic Case Board - Techniques for managing an electronic case board accessible by mobile devices are supported. A system may include a central medical information management system that maintains information regarding ongoing treatment of patients. Medical professionals may use mobile devices to access and display the information in a user-friendly “case board” that can identify patients in a medical facility, where they are, the status of their treatment, and who is responsible for them. The case board may be separated into logical phases of care, with patients progressing through the phases on the board in near real time. The system can permit entry of information regarding treatment, such as billable event information, to move patients between phases of care on the case board. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305971 | Managing Medical Case Chronology Data - Techniques for managing medical case chronology data are supported. A system may include a central medical information management system that provides practice-specific or location-specific templates for tracking and recording events during medical treatment. The system permits medical professionals to use handheld devices to record and access, in near real time, patient treatment information. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305972 | Managing Provider Roles in Medical Care - Techniques for managing provider roles during medical are are supported. A system may include a central medical information management system that maintains information regarding ongoing treatment of patients, which can track medical professionals assigned to the patients. Medical professionals may use mobile devices to access and display the information regarding assigned case roles and may further use the mobile devices to coordinate assumption and handoff of roles. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305973 | User Interface for Managing Medical Data - Techniques for managing patient information accessible by mobile devices are supported. A system may include a central medical information management system that maintains information regarding ongoing treatment of patients. Medical professionals may use mobile devices to access and display the information by way of a user-friendly interface that includes multiple display modes for different types of information reporting and information capture. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305974 | MEDICATION REFILL ADVISOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for automated medication refill are provided, wherein the system and method reduce the time spent on, and potential for error in, accommodating medication refill requests. In one embodiment, the system includes a computer device for executing a medication information input function, a patient information input function, a refill protocol determination function, a refill analysis function, and an automated refill advisory output function. In a preferred embodiment, the system also executes an automatic pharmacy refill authorization function. The system includes a database incorporated therein or in electronic communication therewith. The system and method of the present invention provide a mechanism for medication refill protocols that provides specific patient care guidance for prescribed medications. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305975 | Pharmaceutical Packaging and Method for Delivery of Same - A disease management system including: a Diagnostic Module, which provides access to patient information and scientific guidelines for patient treatment; a Diagnostic Interpretive Module, which provides tools to evaluate risk of particular diseases or conditions based on patient information and an evaluative methodology; a Prescriptive Module, which is used to recommend, select, and/or evaluate one or more treatment regimens based on patient information and guidelines; a Dispensing Module, which evaluates a patient's compliance with a treatment regimen; and/or a Feedback and Patient Management Module, which gathers compliance information and evaluates efficacy of a treatment regimen for a patient. In embodiments of the subject invention, some or all of the modules described can communicate to manage a disease, medical condition, and/or health problem in a patient. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305976 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING LAST SURVIVOR LIFE INSURANCE POLICY - A computer system for administering a last survivor life insurance policy paying a death benefit on the death of the last survivor of insureds, includes a processor; and a memory storage device in communication with the processor. The processor is adapted to: determine at least one variable of a feature related to the policy based on a mortality charge based on, for each future year of the policy, a sum of the statistical likelihoods of the deaths of each of the insureds determined as of the policy issue date; store data indicative of the determined variable; output a signal having data indicative of the determined variable; access data indicative of whether any of the insureds is deceased; if all of the insureds are deceased, access data indicative of the death benefit amount under the policy and an identity of a beneficiary, the identity including at least a name and address; and output a signal having data indicative of the amount of the death benefit under policy and the identity of the beneficiary. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305977 | AUTOMATION OF AUDITING CLAIMS - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for automation of auditing claims. A data file is received comprising one or more auditable items, each auditable item comprising a word string having one or more words. Each word string for each auditable item is translated using one or more translation steps into a translated item description. Each translated item description is compared to a plurality of terms to generate matching information. Each translated item description is associated with an item identifier based on the matching information. Each auditable item is accepted or rejected based on the item identifier and one or more rules associated with the data file. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305978 | AUTOMATION OF AUDITING CLAIMS - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for automation of auditing claims. A data file comprising make model information, insurance company information, and one or more auditable items, each auditable item comprising a word string having one or more words. The make model information is automatically translated into a vehicle identifier. The insurance company information is automatically translated into an insurance company identifier. The one or more auditable items are automatically translated into one or more groups of identifiers, wherein the one or more groups of identifiers comprises one or more part item identifiers, one or more operational item identifiers, or both. A parts audit report is automatically generated based on the one or more groups of identifiers. An operational audit report is automatically generated. A multi-point estimate is automatically generated based on the parts audit report data and the operational audit report data. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305979 | AUTOMATION OF AUDITING CLAIMS - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for automation of auditing claims. Data indicative of a vehicle make and model is received, the data comprising one or more make fields and one or more model fields. The one or more model fields are prepared for translation. The one or more make fields are prepared for translation by applying one or more rules from the plurality of rules. Each field of the one or more make fields is associated with one or more make model entries from a plurality of predetermined make model entries. Each field of the one or more model fields is associated with one or more make model entries from the plurality of predetermined make model entries. The data is automatically translated into one or more vehicle identifiers based on the associated make model entries. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305980 | Method Of Financing Minimally Capitalized Natural Resource Exploration Companies Through Risk Mitigation - A junior exploration company must typically obtain financing for advanced stages of the natural resource recovery process, including the extraction stage. The method involves the procurement of errors and omissions insurance policy, that may name the investor as the beneficiary. If the amount of resources (e.g., minerals such as gold) discovered do not support the expected amount of return to the investor, the insurance company is expected to pay the claim to the intended beneficiary, namely the investor. If the amount of resources extracted are equal to or exceed the expected amount, then the insurance company does not pay on the policy, but the investor obtains the return on its investment based on the sale of the resources extracted. As a result, the risk to the investor is minimized and funding for the junior exploration company can be procured. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305981 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING VOUCHER DATA - Methods and systems for providing voucher data for a booked activity are provided. One provided embodiment includes receiving a first request at a server, the first request including a first facility identifier and having been generated using a first device that is located at a facility corresponding to the first facility identifier, which facility is remote from the server, and selecting a first set of data from a database based on the first facility identifier. A first response is generated based on the first set of data and the first request, and the first response is transmitted to the first device. A first purchase confirmation is received at the server, the purchase confirmation being generated based on the first response received at the first device, and first voucher data is provided based on the first purchase confirmation. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING, SELECTING AND PURCHASING SERVICES - The system comprises a user interface ( | 2010-12-02 |
20100305983 | Providing Travel Information Using Cached Query Answers - Systems and techniques for presenting travel information to a user are described. A code that includes predetermined travel parameters specified by the user is included in a web page. Access to the web page by a user is detected. A travel query is populated with the predetermined travel parameters and a variable parameter based on identification information associated with the user. Cached travel options that are obtained from prior queries and that satisfy the travel query are presented to the user. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305984 | INTERMODAL TRIP PLANNER - A method and apparatus identify a set of trips satisfying base criteria, at least some of the trips comprising a series of trip segments connected to an intermediate location between an origin location and the destination location. Each intermediate location is connected to only two of the trip segments. At least two of the trip segments have different transportation modes. The method and apparatus further identify a subset of the trips that satisfy secondary criteria. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305985 | Contract management system - A contract management system is disclosed for managing a contract between a supplier and a purchaser, the system comprising a stage payment management unit for receiving contract information from a supplier terminal and creating a payment schedule and an interface unit for providing a communication interface between the contract management system, the supplier terminal and a purchaser terminal. The system also includes a foreign exchange pricing engine for receiving a request from the purchaser via the communication interface for an exchange rate for making one of the payments in a second currency, retrieving a current exchange rate between the second and first currencies from a exchange rate database and notifying the purchaser of the exchange rate via the communication interface. A foreign exchange hedging engine is also provided, for purchasing an amount of the first currency corresponding to the payment based on the exchange rate. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305986 | Using Service Exposure Criteria - Techniques for performing service exposure for reuse of one or more services are provided. The techniques include analyzing applicability of service criteria for a candidate service, identifying one or more services that are contextually-related to the candidate service, and using the service criteria applicable to the candidate service to expose the one or more services contextually-related to the candidate service. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305987 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A project management system comprising a first, second, third, fourth and fifth processing sequences embodied in a computer readable medium. The first processing sequence is operable to provide a user interface to display a plurality of alert indicia corresponding to a plurality of alert status of a plurality of project requirements. The second processing sequence is operable to convert an incomplete requirement to a complete requirement upon completion of a task corresponding to the incomplete requirement. The third processing sequence is operable to determine the alert status of the requirements of the plurality of projects based on a time difference between a current date and a target date corresponding to each requirement. The fourth and fifth processing sequences are operable override the alert status based on user selections. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305988 | Enhancing Quality of Contact Lists for Direct Marketing Campaigns - A method, system, and computer program product are used for enhancing quality of contact lists for direct marketing campaigns. An embodiment of the method includes receiving a contact list that includes a plurality of customer profiles, and performing at least one of a counts verification check, a criteria outlier check, a data values check, and an output file check on the contact list. The method performs the aforementioned checks based at least partially on one or more quality check (QC) parameters. Further, the method includes generating a QC report that includes error statistics pertaining to at least one of the aforementioned checks. The method further generates an exceptions report based on the QC report and the QC parameters, and modifies the QC parameters based on the exceptions report. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305989 | METHOD FOR FINGERPRINTING AND IDENTIFYING INTERNET USERS - Various aspects of the present system provide methods and systems for authenticating online purchase by tracing internet actions to a remote computer and to an individual who operates the computer. One aspect provides a technique to generate fingerprint of computer and its user based on the information collected through the actions a user conducts on internet. Another aspect of the system provides a technique to compute the fingerprints and find relations between users and computers. Another aspect of the system provides a trust ranking to a user based on the consistency of information collected from the user's various actions. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305990 | DEVICE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM - Systems and/or methods include obtaining device information for devices within a network and determining a business function for each of the devices. The systems and/or methods further include assigning a criticality score to each of the devices based on the determined business function and generating a report for the devices based on the determined business function and the assigned criticality score. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305991 | Complexity Reduction of User Tasks - An exemplary method for reducing complexity of at least one user task includes steps of calculating a complexity metric for the at least one user task; identifying one or more usability issues having a measurable impact on the complexity metric for the at least one user task; determining one or more recommendations for addressing at least one of the one or more usability issues; and displaying a representation of at least one of the one or more usability issues and of at least one of the one or more recommendations. In an illustrative embodiment, implementing any one of the one or more recommendations reduces the impact of the usability issue on the complexity metric of the at least one user task and thereby reduces a complexity of the at least one user task. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ELECTRONIC INVESTIGATION MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods to manage and mechanize investigations and associated evidence gathering, documentation and retention. Methods for using barcodes for processing and storing evidence in an investigation are provided. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305993 | MANAGED REAL-TIME TRANSACTION FRAUD ANALYSIS AND DECISIONING - A system, apparatus, and method for providing real-time or pseudo real-time processing of transactions for a set of clients using a common or partially common rule base. Each client is assigned to a tier or category with the tier or category defined by specified performance criteria. In some embodiments, the specified performance criteria includes a false positive ratio (FPR). A rule for processing transactions is defined as a combination of an interval of a scoring range of a first risk assessment scoring system and an interval of a scoring range of a second risk assessment scoring system. A proposed rule is tested by determining if its performance falls within a defined range of the performance criteria when applied to data for previous transactions. If application of the rule satisfies the performance criteria, then the rule is accepted as part of the rule base for that tier or category of clients. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305994 | Project Management Tool - A project management system comprises a means for storing each of a plurality of process definitions, a plurality of phase definitions, a plurality of task definitions, an association between each task definition and a selected process definition and a selected phase definition, and task status information associated with each task, and a display means for displaying a two-dimensional grid arrangement in which a first dimension is subdivided according to process definitions and a second dimension is subdivided according to phase definitions, thereby to define a plurality of cells at the intersection of the two dimensions, a plurality of the cells thus defined therefore representing tasks, in respect of which task status information is displayed.; A means for storing user identities and user rights associated with the user identities will allow the display means to be adapted to limit the display according to the user rights, either by withholding information relating to processes and/or phases not defined in the user rights, and/or by aggregating a plurality of cells and displaying a composite task status. This project management system is preferably provided via a suitable computer system, and a software module is arranged to implement this. Further, a project management summary view can comprise a two-dimensional grid arrangement in which a first dimension is subdivided according to processes and a second dimension is subdivided according to phases of work, thereby to define a plurality of cells at the intersection of the two dimensions, a plurality of the cells representing tasks in respect of which task status information is displayed. This project management system is particularly (but not exclusively) useful in the design of an engineered item. The proper oversight of the project permitted by the invention allows a more optimal design to be arrived at, and can also improve the project timescale and budget. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305995 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PROJECT-RELATED REQUIREMENTS - In a system for generating project-related requirements for a project, a prototype which implements the project based on initial project requirements is run iteratively to derive updated project requirements for forming an updated prototype which implements the project based on the updated project requirements. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305996 | Method for Creating Timetables for Transportation Systems Taking Into Account Time Limits - A method for the computer-aided automatic creation of timetables for transportation systems takes into account time limits, which are used in the framework of planification tools and online for the planning of timetables as a component of control systems. The invention broadens the method for creating timetables as described in WO 97/09218 (German patent application DE 195 33 127). The object of the invention is to ensure that in particular upper time limits are regarded as operational boundary conditions. A non-linear model of penalty costs is used to achieve this object. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305997 | WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A workflow management system for managing workflow within one or more entities is provided. The workflow management system may include a first drop-box application program executed on a first computing system including a first input object directory configured to receive an input object electronically outputted from an application program. The first drop-box application program may further include a first workflow engine configured to generate and send a workflow package to a second drop-box application program executed on a second computing system, the workflow package including the input object, a plurality of workflow tasks, and a set of predetermined workflow rules defined by a user via the first drop-box application program. In some examples at least one workflow task may be implemented via the second drop-box application program based on the set workflow rules. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305998 | Evaluating Energy Saving Improvements - A computer is used for obtaining information about a plural number of energy-saving measures. This can include information about costs of combinations of said energy-saving measures, said costs include first information about costs of making the measures, second information about rebates for the measures, and third information about energy-saving that will occur from the measures, where at least some of said third information will depend on said combinations of said energy-saving measures. An iterative algorithm is used which determines combinations and which determines which of the combinations produce maximum savings by combinations of the said first, second and third information. A report can be created. | 2010-12-02 |
20100305999 | Device and Method for Creating, Distributing, Managing and Monetizing Widgets in a Mobile Environment - A computerized development method, system, and device for creating a widget to be distributed in a mobile environment is disclosed. The method, system and device include allowing a user to create a widget suitable for distribution in a mobile environment, the widget including a widgetized existing code element, distributing the created widget in the mobile environment, tracking the distributed widget in the mobile environment, wherein the tracking the distributed widget enables access to how the created widget is being used via analytics of the created widget, and monetizing the widget to generate revenue based on the created, distributed, and tracked widget. | 2010-12-02 |
20100306000 | UNIFIED MODEL FOR AUTHORING AND EXECUTING FLOW-BASED AND CONSTRAINT-BASED WORKFLOWS - Designing and executing a workflow having flow-based and constraint-based regions. A user selects one or more activities to be part of a constraint-based region. Each constraint-based region has a constraint associated therewith. The workflow is executed by executing the flow-based region and the constraint-based region. The flow-based region executes sequentially. The constraint is evaluated, and the constraint-based region executes responsive to the evaluated constraint. | 2010-12-02 |
20100306001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF MACHINE SELECTION, INTEGRATION AND UTILIZATION - The invention provides control systems and methodologies for controlling a process having one or more motorized pumps and associated motor drives, which provide for optimized process performance according to one or more performance criteria, such as efficiency, component life expectancy, safety, emissions, noise, vibration, operational cost, or the like. More particularly, the subject invention provides for employing machine diagnostic and/or prognostic information in connection with optimizing an overall business operation over a time horizon. | 2010-12-02 |
20100306002 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCORE FOR A BUSINESS UNIT - A computer system is provided for calculating an environmental impact for a separately accountable business unit. The system accesses accounts data indicative of internal costs for the separately accountable business unit and supplier costs comprising costs paid to suppliers for goods or services used in the economic activities of the separately accountable business unit. The internal costs and supplier costs of the accounts data are processed to determine the environmental impact for the separately accountable business unit, wherein the environmental impact comprises the impact on the environment as a consequence of the economic activities of the separately accountable business unit. | 2010-12-02 |
20100306003 | Method And System For Determining The Relative Priority Of In-Process Work And Focusing Process Improvements - A method and system for determining the relative priority of in-process work and focusing process improvements wherein the method comprises selecting a particular item that is in a predefined process flow, utilizing transaction data that was provided at regular Reporting Intervals and at Reporting Points and which relates to the particular item and its movement through the predefined process flow, providing a planned movement of the selected item along the predefined process flow, processing the transaction data to determine the selected item's actual movement along the predefined process flow and comparing the actual movement to the planned movement, determining the difference between the actual movement and the planned movement, providing a total planned Time Buffer for the movement of the selected item along the predefined process flow, using the determined difference to compute the actual amount of downstream Time Buffer Remaining in relation to the total planned Time Buffer, comparing the actual amount of downstream Time Buffer Remaining to the planned amount of downstream Time Buffer Remaining at each Reporting Point and computing the ratio TBR/TBRP wherein said ratio yields a Buffer Recovery Percent for the selected item, and determining the Buffer Recovery Percent for every item as it moves in a process flow from one Reporting Point to another Reporting Point and setting relative priorities to all the items wherein the item with the lowest | 2010-12-02 |
20100306004 | Shared Collaboration Canvas - A computing system causes a plurality of display devices to display user interfaces containing portions of a canvas shared by a plurality of users. The canvas is a graphical space containing discrete graphical elements located at arbitrary locations within the canvas. Each of the discrete graphical elements graphically represents a discrete resource. When a user interacts with a resource in the set of resources, the computing system modifies the canvas to include an interaction element indicating that the user is interacting with the resource. The computer system then causes the display devices to update the user interfaces such that the user interfaces reflect a substantially current state of the canvas. In this way, the users may be able to understand which ones of the users are interacting with which ones of the resources. | 2010-12-02 |
20100306005 | Workflow Management System and Method - Systems and methods improve the equitable distribution the processing capacity of a computing device processing work items retrieved from multiple queues in a workflow system. A retrieval priority is determined for each of the plurality of queues and work items are retrieved from each of the multiple queues according to the retrieval priority. The retrieved work items are then stored in a central data structure. Multiple processing components process the work items stored in the central data structure. The number of processing components is selectively adjusted to maximize efficiency. | 2010-12-02 |