Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080319976 | IDENTIFICATION AND USE OF WEB SEARCHER EXPERTISE - A search expertise level system and method for determining a search expertise level of a search engine user and then using that information to improve the searcher's experience. The search expertise level system and method identifies the search expertise level of the searcher based on query behavior, post-query browsing behavior, and other behaviors of the searcher. One simple and important behavior that indicates a skilled searcher is the use of advanced query syntax and operators in the query. Once the search expertise level of a searcher is known, the search engine user interface can be modified and tailored to the needs of both skilled and novice searchers. The search expertise level also can be used to rank search results, such that search results for a novice searcher are ranked differently than those for a skilled searcher. The search expertise level also can be used in advertising and marketing. | 12-25-2008 |
20090030767 | SCHEDULING AND IMPROVING ERGONOMIC BREAKS USING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION - An ergonomic break system and method for scheduling and improving an ergonomic break for a user from a computing device. The system and method schedule the break based on environmental information to minimize annoyance to the user. Environmental information includes the condition of the computing device (such as whether the user is typing at the keyboard or using a mouse), the condition of the environment in the immediate vicinity of the computing device (such as whether the user is on the telephone or has another person in the room with her), and the condition of the user (such as whether the user is looking at the display device or is properly stretching during the ergonomic break). The system and method also include features that improve the user's productivity during the break and improve the effectiveness and effectiveness of the break. | 01-29-2009 |
20120197876 | AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR A MEDICAL EVENT IN AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD - Described herein are technologies pertaining to automatic generation of an executive summary (explanation) of a medical event in an electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient. A medical event in the EMR is automatically identified, and a search is conducted over a document corpus based upon the identified medical event. A document retrieved as a result of the search is analyzed for a portion of text to act as an executive summary for the medical event. Each portion of text in the document is assigned a score, and the portion of text assigned the highest score is utilized as the executive summary for the medical event. | 08-02-2012 |
20140005886 | CONTROLLING AUTOMOTIVE FUNCTIONALITY USING INTERNAL- AND EXTERNAL-FACING SENSORS | 01-02-2014 |
20150196209 | CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTOR SENSING DEVICE - Various technologies described herein pertain to sensing cardiovascular risk factors of a user. A chair includes one or more sensors configured to output signals indicative of conditions at site(s) on a body of a user. A seat of the chair, a back of the chair, and/or arms of the chair can include the sensor(s). Moreover, the chair includes a collection circuit configured to receive the signals from the sensor(s). A risk factor evaluation component is configured to detect a pulse wave velocity of the user based on the signals from the sensor(s). The risk factor evaluation component is further configured to perform a pulse wave analysis of the user based on a morphology of a pulse pressure waveform of the user, and the pulse pressure waveform is detected based on the signals from the sensor(s). | 07-16-2015 |
20150199480 | CONTROLLING HEALTH SCREENING VIA ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCES - Various technologies described herein pertain to controlling performance of a health assessment of a user in an entertainment venue. Data in a health record of the user is accessed, where the health record is retained in computer-readable storage. The user is located at the entertainment venue, and the entertainment venue includes an attraction. A health parameter of the user to be measured as part of the health assessment performed in the entertainment venue is selected based on the data in the health record of the user. Further, an interaction between the user and the attraction of the entertainment venue is controlled based on the health parameter to be measured. Data indicative of the health parameter of the user is computed based on a signal output by a sensor. The signal is output by the sensor during the interaction between the user and the attraction of the entertainment venue. | 07-16-2015 |
20150199484 | USING SENSORS AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA TO AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST MEDICATION DOSES - Various technologies described herein pertain to adjust recommended dosages of a medication for a user in a non-clinical environment. The medication can be identified and an indication of a symptom of the user desirably managed by the medication can be received. An initial recommended dosage of the medication can be determined based on static data of the user and the symptom. Dynamic data indicative of efficacy of the medication for the user over time in the non-clinical environment can be collected from sensor(s) in the non-clinical environment. The dynamic data indicative of the efficacy of the medication can include data indicative of the symptom and data indicative of a side effect of the user resulting from the medication. A subsequent recommended dosage of the medication can be refined based on the static data of the user and the dynamic data indicative of the efficacy of the medication for the user. | 07-16-2015 |
20150302158 | VIDEO-BASED PULSE MEASUREMENT - Aspects of the subject disclosure are directed towards a video-based pulse/heart rate system that may use motion data to reduce or eliminate the effects of motion on pulse detection. Signal quality may be computed from (e.g., transformed) video signal data, such as by providing video signal feature data to a trained classifier that provides a measure of the quality of pulse information in each signal. Based upon the signal quality data, corresponding waveforms may be processed to select one for extracting pulse information therefrom. Heart rate data may be computed from the extracted pulse information, which may be smoothed into a heart rate value for a time window based upon confidence and/or prior heart rate data. | 10-22-2015 |
20150304560 | Interactively Stylizing Camera Motion - The subject disclosure is directed towards modifying the apparent camera path from an existing video into a modified, stylized video. Camera motion parameters such as horizontal and vertical translation, rotation and zoom may be individually modified, including by an equalizer-like set of interactive controls. Camera motion parameters also may be set by loading preset data, such as motion data acquired from another video clip. | 10-22-2015 |