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20130081111 | ENHANCED SECURITY FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS - Techniques are described for providing enhanced security for electronic communications, such as by including in a message sent between two services a digital signature that is generated by using secret information known to the services, so that the recipient receives assurance regarding the sender's identity if the recipient can replicate the received digital signature using the secret information known to the recipient. In some situations, the enhanced security is used in communications to and/or from an access manager system that provides single sign-on functionality and other functionality to other services for use with those services' users, such as to prevent malicious phishers from inappropriately gaining access to user information. Various services may use the enhanced security techniques when interacting with the access manager system at various times, such as to initiate sign-on for a user and/or to take subsequent action on behalf of a signed-on user. | 03-28-2013 |
20140380318 | VIRTUALIZED COMPONENTS IN COMPUTING SYSTEMS - The subject disclosure is directed towards virtual components, e.g., comprising software components such as virtual components of a distributed computing system. Virtual components are available for use by distributed computing system applications, yet managed by the distributed computing system runtime transparent to the application with respect to automatic activation and deactivation on runtime-selected distributed computing system servers. Virtualization of virtual components is based upon mapping virtual components to their physical instantiations that are currently running, such as maintained in a global data store. | 12-25-2014 |
20150235191 | USING CONFIGURED APPLICATION INFORMATION TO CONTROL USE OF INVOCABLE SERVICES - Techniques are described for facilitating use of invocable services by applications in a configurable manner. In at least some situations, the invocable services are Web services or other network-accessible services that are made available by providers of the services for use by others in exchange for fees defined by the service providers. The described techniques facilitate use of such invocable services by applications in a manner configured by the application providers and the service providers, including to track use of third-party invocable services by applications on behalf of end users and to allocate fees that are charged end users between the applications and the services as configured by the providers of the applications and services. In some situations, the configured pricing terms for a service specify fees for end users that differ in one or more ways from the defined fees charged by the provider of that service. | 08-20-2015 |
20160112430 | Enhanced Security for Electronic Communications - Techniques are described for providing enhanced security for electronic communications, such as by including in a message sent between two services a digital signature that is generated by using secret information known to the services, so that the recipient receives assurance regarding the sender's identity if the recipient can replicate the received digital signature using the secret information known to the recipient. In some situations, the enhanced security is used in communications to and/or from an access manager system that provides single sign-on functionality and other functionality to other services for use with those services' users, such as to prevent malicious phishers from inappropriately gaining access to user information. Various services may use the enhanced security techniques when interacting with the access manager system at various times, such as to initiate sign-on for a user and/or to take subsequent action on behalf of a signed-on user. | 04-21-2016 |
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20130174500 | SEISMIC RESISTANT GRID CEILING SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - Ceiling suspension system including a plurality of rigid, elongated seismic joists interposed between opposing walls of a room, spaced selected distances apart along a horizontal support plane, and hangers suspended from the respective joists to support a grid from the respective lower ends thereof. | 07-11-2013 |
20140215935 | INTERSTITIAL SEISMIC RESISTANT SUPPORT FOR AN ACOUSTIC CEILING GRID - Ceiling suspension system including a plurality of rigid, elongated seismic joists interposed between opposing walls of a room, spaced selected distances apart along a horizontal support plane, and hangers suspended from the respective joists to support a grid from the respective lower ends thereof. | 08-07-2014 |
20150330096 | Interstitial Seismic Resistant Support for an Acoustic Ceiling Grid - Ceiling suspension system including a plurality of rigid, elongated seismic joists interposed between opposing walls of a room, spaced selected distances apart along a horizontal support plane, and hangers suspended from the respective joists to support a grid from the respective lower ends thereof. | 11-19-2015 |
20160108635 | Method of Building and Installation of an Interstitial Seismic Resistant Support for an Acoustic Ceiling Grid - A method for building and installing a ceiling suspension system including a plurality of rigid, elongated seismic joists interposed between opposing walls of a room, spaced selected distances apart along a horizontal support plane, and hangers suspended from the respective joists to support a grid from the respective lower ends thereof. | 04-21-2016 |
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20100137408 | ANTISENSE ANTIBACTERIAL METHOD AND COMPOUND - A method and antisense compound for inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacterial cells are disclosed. The compound contains no more than 12 nucleotide bases and has a targeting nucleic acid sequence of no fewer than 10 bases in length that is complementary to a target sequence containing or within 10 bases, in a downstream direction, of the translational start codon of a bacterial mRNA that encodes a bacterial protein essential for bacterial replication. The compound binds to a target mRNA with a T | 06-03-2010 |
20100234280 | ANTISENSE ANTIBACTERIAL METHOD AND COMPOUND - An antibacterial antisense conjugate and method of using the same for treating a bacterial infection in a mammalian host are disclosed. The conjugate includes an antisense oligonucleotide conjugated to a carrier peptide that significantly enhances the antibacterial activity of the oligonucleotide. The antisense oligonucleotide contains 10-20 nucleotide bases and has a targeting nucleic acid sequence complementary to a target sequence containing or within 10 bases, in a downstream direction, of the translational start codon of a bacterial mRNA that encodes a bacterial protein essential for bacterial replication, where the compound binds to a target mRNA with a T | 09-16-2010 |
20100234281 | ANTIBACTERIAL ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE AND METHOD - A method for enhancing, by at least 10 fold, the antibacterial activity of an antisense oligonucleotide composed of morpholino subunits linked by phosphorus-containing intersubunit linkages. The method includes one or both of: conjugating an arginine-rich carrier to a 3′ or 5′ end of the oligonucleotide and modifying the oligonucleotide to contain 20%-50% intersubunit linkages that are positively charged at physiological pH. Also disclosed is an antisense oligonucleotide having enhanced antibacterial activity by virtue of one or both modifications. | 09-16-2010 |
20130289091 | ANTISENSE ANTIBACTERIAL METHOD AND COMPOUND - A method and antisense compound for inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacterial cells are disclosed. The compound contains no more than 12 nucleotide bases and has a targeting nucleic acid sequence of no fewer than 10 bases in length that is complementary to a target sequence containing or within 10 bases, in a downstream direction, of the translational start codon of a bacterial mRNA that encodes a bacterial protein essential for bacterial replication. The compound binds to a target mRNA with a T | 10-31-2013 |
20140213737 | ANTIBACTERIAL ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE AND METHOD - A method for enhancing, by at least 10 fold, the antibacterial activity of an antisense oligonucleotide composed of morpholino subunits linked by phosphorus-containing intersubunit linkages. The method includes one or both of: conjugating an arginine-rich carrier to a 3′ or 5′ end of the oligonucleotide and modifying the oligonucleotide to contain 20%-50% intersubunit linkages that are positively charged at physiological pH. Also disclosed is an antisense oligonucleotide having enhanced antibacterial activity by virtue of one or both modifications. | 07-31-2014 |
20150361425 | ANTISENSE ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS AND METHODS - Provided are antisense morpholino oligomers targeted against bacterial virulence factors such as genes that contribute to antibiotic resistance or biofilm formation, or genes associated with fatty acid biosynthesis, and related compositions and methods of using the oligomers and compositions, for instance, in the treatment of an infected mammalian subject. | 12-17-2015 |
20160106857 | ANTISENSE ANTIBACTERIAL COMPOUNDS AND METHODS - Provided are antisense oligomers targeted against or genes associated with a biochemical pathway and/or cellular process, and related compositions and methods of using the oligomers and compositions to treat an infected mammalian subject, for example, as primary antimicrobials or as adjunctive therapies with classic antimicrobials. | 04-21-2016 |
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20120136852 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DATA REPRESENTATIVE OF A BUSINESS IN A DATABASE - A computer implemented method is provided for finding, in a database using a social network, a business entity providing a desired product or service. The method comprises: receiving, from a user terminal of a social network user, search criteria data representative of search criteria for a desired product or service, the social network user being associated with a social graph defining one or more relationships between the social network user and further social network users of the social network; transmitting search criteria data to a database storing a directory of businesses entities; receiving from the database a plurality of identifier data; determining if there is a link between the identified business entity and any of the further social network users linked to the social network user by the social graph; and displaying identifying relationships between the business entity and any of the further social network users. | 05-31-2012 |
20130006515 | GEO-SPATIAL RECOMMENDATION AND DISCOVERY SYSTEM - A system, method, device, computer program, user interface, and apparatus for method of transmitting content to a user equipment. The method includes receiving an intent from a user of the user equipment; gathering a time window of validity for the intent; receiving location information from the user equipment; determining a mode of transportation based on the location information; and, for the duration of the time window, querying a location database of points of interest (POIs) to retrieve candidate POIs that match the user intent and are located within reach of the user equipment based on the time left of the time window and the mode of transportation; presenting the candidate POIs to the user equipment. | 01-03-2013 |
20130006522 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING GEO-FENCES FOR A SPATIAL RECOMMENDATION AND DISCOVERY SYSTEM - A system, method, device, computer program, user interface, and apparatus to associate an object of interest of a map in a location database with a geo-fence. The method includes selecting a first time interval; selecting a mode of transportation; determining terrestrial routes starting from the object of interest; for each determined terrestrial route, determining an end point that can be reach on the terrestrial route within the first time interval using the selected mode of transportation; and storing a geo-fence for the first time interval and mode of transportation in associating with the determined end points. | 01-03-2013 |
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20140344880 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING ONLINE VIDEOS - Systems and methods for evaluating online videos. One method includes receiving a URL; determining a URL type; detecting whether the URL includes one or more videos; determining at least one of a size of the video, a position of the video on a web page of the web page URL, whether the video is set to autoplay, and whether the video is set to mute; computing a score based on one or more of the size of the video, the position of the video on the web page of the web page URL, whether the video is set to autoplay, and whether the video is set to mute; obtaining at least two frames of at least part of the video, wherein each frame is obtained at one or more predetermined intervals during playback of the video; and classifying each detected video based on the at least two frames. | 11-20-2014 |
20150347580 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING ONLINE VIDEOS - Systems and methods for evaluating online videos. One method includes receiving a URL; determining a URL type; detecting whether the URL includes one or more videos; determining at least one of a size of the video, a position of the video on a web page of the web page URL, whether the video is set to autoplay, and whether the video is set to mute; computing a score based on one or more of the size of the video, the position of the video on the web page of the web page URL, whether the video is set to autoplay, and whether the video is set to mute; obtaining at least two frames of at least part of the video, wherein each frame is obtained at one or more predetermined intervals during playback of the video; and classifying each detected video based on the at least two frames. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348089 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING ONLINE VIDEOS - Systems and methods for evaluating online videos. One method includes receiving a URL; determining a URL type; detecting whether the URL includes one or more videos; determining at least one of a size of the video, a position of the video on a web page of the web page URL, whether the video is set to autoplay, and whether the video is set to mute; computing a score based on one or more of the size of the video, the position of the video on the web page of the web page URL, whether the video is set to autoplay, and whether the video is set to mute; obtaining at least two frames of at least part of the video, wherein each frame is obtained at one or more predetermined intervals during playback of the video; and classifying each detected video based on the at least two frames. | 12-03-2015 |
20150358652 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING ONLINE VIDEOS - Systems and methods for evaluating online videos. One method includes receiving a URL; determining a URL type; detecting whether the URL includes one or more videos; determining at least one of a size of the video, a position of the video on a web page of the web page URL, whether the video is set to autoplay, and whether the video is set to mute; computing a score based on one or more of the size of the video, the position of the video on the web page of the web page URL, whether the video is set to autoplay, and whether the video is set to mute; obtaining at least two frames of at least part of the video, wherein each frame is obtained at one or more predetermined intervals during playback of the video; and classifying each detected video based on the at least two frames. | 12-10-2015 |
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20120089178 | Device and Method to Facilitate Safe, Adhesion-Free Surgical Closures - Surgical devices and methods are provided for preventing the formation of post-operative adhesions. In one device, an envelope of bioabsorbable material defines at least one opening, and a layer of bioabsorbable adhesion-preventing material is disposed on an exterior surface of the envelope. A rigid or semi-rigid barrier member is at least partially disposed in a space inside the envelope, without adhering to the envelope such that the barrier member can be pulled out of the envelope through the opening. In another device, a rigid or semi-rigid barrier member is removably attached to a layer of bioabsorbable adhesion-preventing material by a controlled adhesive. In another device, a rigid or semi-rigid bioabsorbable barrier member, such as compressed cellulose, is attached to a layer of bioabsorbable adhesion-preventing material. The envelope of bioabsorbable material may include cellulose or oxidized regenerated cellulose. The adhesion-preventing material may include chemically modified sodium hyaluronate and carboxymethylcellulose. | 04-12-2012 |
20140148845 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO FACILITATE SAFE, ADHESION-FREE SURGICAL CLOSURES - Surgical devices and methods are provided for preventing the formation of post-operative adhesions. In one device, an envelope of bioabsorbable material defines at least one opening, and a layer of bioabsorbable adhesion-preventing material is disposed on an exterior surface of the envelope. A rigid or semi-rigid barrier member is at least partially disposed in a space inside the envelope, without adhering to the envelope such that the barrier member can be pulled out of the envelope through the opening. In another device, a rigid or semi-rigid barrier member is removably attached to a layer of bioabsorbable adhesion-preventing material by a controlled adhesive. In another device, a rigid or semi-rigid bioabsorbable barrier member, such as compressed cellulose, is attached to a layer of bioabsorbable adhesion-preventing material. The envelope of bioabsorbable material may include cellulose or oxidized regenerated cellulose. The adhesion-preventing material may include chemically modified sodium hyaluronate and carboxymethylcellulose. | 05-29-2014 |
20160067386 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO FACILITATE SAFE, ADHESION-FREE SURGICAL CLOSURES - Surgical devices and methods are provided for preventing the formation of post-operative adhesions. In one device, an envelope of material defines at least one opening, and another layer of adhesion- preventing material is disposed on an exterior surface of the envelope. A rigid or semi-rigid barrier member is at least partially disposed in a space inside the envelope, without adhering to the envelope such that the barrier member can be pulled out of the envelope through the opening. | 03-10-2016 |
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20100228756 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - A computer system implemented method of creating and using artificial intelligence wherein the system includes a first table including at least one textual portion and at least one context phrase contained in the textual portion and the computer system is capable of communication via a network with the user using at least one electronic device, the method comprising: receiving at least one textual input from the user, extracting at least one portion of the textual input from the user and at least one context phrase therefrom, comparing each portion extracted from the textual input from the user to other portions extracted from the textual input from the user according to a first matching algorithm that utilizes the context phrases of each respective portion, and storing in the first table, the portions and respective context phrases that were extracted from the textual input from the user that satisfy the matching algorithm. | 09-09-2010 |
20110066659 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING STRUCTURED DATA - A computer system implemented method of creating and using structured data from a textual input, comprising: providing a table for structured data, receiving at least one textual input, dividing at least a portion of the textual input into paragraphs, for each of the paragraphs, creating a profile by extracting predicative phrases from the paragraph, for each of the predicative phrases, extracting a noun from the predicative phrase, for each extracted noun, receiving a textual definition from the dictionary corresponding to the noun, dividing the textual definition for each noun into definition paragraphs, and creating a profile for each definition paragraph by extracting predicative phrases of the definition paragraph, comparing the profile of the definition paragraphs to the profile of the paragraph containing the noun based upon an algorithm for compatibility; and adding the predicative phrase containing the noun into the table for structured data if the algorithm is satisfied. | 03-17-2011 |
20120150894 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBTEXT SEARCHING DATA USING SYNONYM-ENRICHED PREDICATIVE PHRASES AND SUBSTITUTED PRONOUNS - A method and system for automatically, without the necessity of user intervention, creating subtext from textual information regarding text and/or images and/or symbols, etc. and using the subtext to associate by sense passages of the textual information with each other and/or with passages related to search queries. | 06-14-2012 |
20120185501 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEARCHING DATA - A computer system implemented method of searching data comprising the steps of receiving a search phrase from an entity, the search phrase including at least one search phrase passage; extracting at least one predicative phrase from the search phrase passages of the search phrase; determining synonyms for the words in the extracted predicative phrases; creating synonymous predicative phrases from the synonyms creating a profile for the search phrase passages based on the extracted predicative phrases and the synonymous predicative phrases; accessing data that is to be searched; accessing profiles for the passages in the data to be searched; comparing the profiles of the search phrase passages to the profiles of the passages in the data to be searched based on compatibility or exact matching; retrieving predicative phrases from the data to be searched if their profiles are compatible with or match the profiles of the search phrase passages. | 07-19-2012 |
20150046376 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - A computer system implemented method of creating and using artificial intelligence wherein the system includes a first table including at least one textual portion and at least one context phrase contained in the textual portion and the computer system is capable of communication via a network with the user using at least one electronic device, the method comprising: receiving at least one textual input from the user, extracting at least one portion of the textual input from the user and at least one context phrase therefrom, comparing each portion extracted from the textual input from the user to other portions extracted from the textual input from the user according to a first matching algorithm that utilizes the context phrases of each respective portion, and storing in the first table, the portions and respective context phrases that were extracted from the textual input from the user that satisfy the matching algorithm. | 02-12-2015 |
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20100077342 | NEIGHBORHOOD AUDITING TOOL AND USER INTERFACE - Techniques are described that generally relate to systems, methods, and devices designed to facilitate the auditing of ontologies. Example methods may be designed so that the neighborhood concepts for a selected focus concept may be automatically displayed in a hybrid display that efficiently uses display area, while the concepts may be generally presented in an easy-to-comprehend format. | 03-25-2010 |
20130013580 | OPTIMIZED ONTOLOGY BASED INTERNET SEARCH SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and apparatus for providing suggested completions to search results are disclosed which employ locating nodes in a stored ontology, wherein nodes consist of classes or instances of information, that correspond to the at least one search term, retrieving neighbors of located nodes in the stored ontology, and generating suggested completions in a format which separates homonymic terms. Methods and apparatus are disclosed for building ontologies and dynamically expanding ontologies. | 01-10-2013 |
20130060776 | DISJOINT PARTIAL-AREA BASED TAXONOMY ABSTRACTION NETWORK - A disjoint partial-area taxonomy abstraction network and methods of producing same for a hierarchy, which partitions overlapping concepts into singly-rooted disjoint groups that are more manageable to work with and comprehend. This provides abstract models for summarizing overlapping concepts which permit enhanced, high-level display for users at a user interface. | 03-07-2013 |
20160117395 | OPTIMIZED ONTOLOGY BASED INTERNET SEARCH SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and apparatus for providing suggested completions to search results are disclosed which employ locating nodes in a stored ontology, wherein nodes consist of classes or instances of information, that correspond to the at least one search term, retrieving neighbors of located nodes in the stored ontology, and generating suggested completions in a format which separates homonymic terms. Methods and apparatus are disclosed for building ontologies and dynamically expanding ontologies. | 04-28-2016 |
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20100077322 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A REALTIME CREATION AND MODIFICATION OF A DYNAMIC MEDIA PLAYER AND A DISABLED USER COMPLIANT VIDEO PLAYER - Methods and systems for a disabled user compliant video player for an end-to-end streaming web video solution affording accessibility for disabled users, including blind users and those with partial or poor vision, colorblind users, deaf users and those limited to only keyboard/voice input. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to systems and methods for real-time creation and modification of specialized media players, to be used as stand-alone applications or as embedded data display applications. | 03-25-2010 |
20140245277 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REALTIME CREATION AND MODIFICATION OF A DYNAMIC MEDIA PLAYER AND DISABLED USER COMPLIANT VIDEO PLAYER - Methods and systems for a disabled user compliant video player for an end-to-end streaming web video solution affording accessibility for disabled users, including blind users and those with partial or poor vision, colorblind users, deaf users and those limited to only keyboard/voice input. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to systems and methods for real-time creation and modification of specialized media players, to be used as stand-alone applications or as embedded data display applications. | 08-28-2014 |
20150100944 | Systems And Methods For Realtime Creation And Modification Of A Dynamic Media Player And Disabled User Compliant Video Player - Methods and systems for a disabled user compliant video player for an end-to-end streaming web video solution affording accessibility for disabled users, including blind users and those with partial or poor vision, colorblind users, deaf users and those limited to only keyboard/voice input. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to systems and methods for real-time creation and modification of specialized media players, to be used as stand-alone applications or as embedded data display applications. | 04-09-2015 |
20150106719 | Systems And Methods For Realtime Creation And Modification Of A Dynamic Media Player And Disabled User Compliant Video Player - Methods and systems for a disabled user compliant video player for an end-to-end streaming web video solution affording accessibility for disabled users, including blind users and those with partial or poor vision, colorblind users, deaf users and those limited to only keyboard/voice input. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to systems and methods for real-time creation and modification of specialized media players, to be used as stand-alone applications or as embedded data display applications. | 04-16-2015 |
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20130261793 | Gold and Precious Metal Buying Machine and Method - The machine or method buys gold or precious metal items. A housing with a vault is linked to a central office for tracking buy/no-buy sales events and uploading current exchange rate data. The item is placed on a platform leading to processing stations which weigh, image, assay and convey the item to the vault (buy) or return-route (no-buy). User display commands and offers-to-buy, capture user images, scan identity and biometric data and permit user-keyed input. A computer processor calculates a discounted market value based upon exchange rate, weight, assayed purity and discounts. A compiler stores seller's data including seller responses, images and scanner data and buy/no-buy data. An acceptance module initiates a credit event and delivers the item to the vault. A rejection module negates acceptance upon user command or if an error in gold purity, weight, discounted market value or size. | 10-03-2013 |
20140304156 | Gold and Precious Metal Buying Machine and Method - The gold and precious metal buying machine and method has a housing, a vault and inboard processing stations for: weighing, detecting constituent elements with x-rays and measuring volume based upon gas or fluid displacement. Weight, elemental data and volume is used to calculate gold weight and discounted market value based upon exchange rate, gold weight and a discount factor. Market value is displayed and if accepted, the system generates payment instruction and vault storage command. A rejection negates the acceptance upon request or error signal and generates rejection command. Machine transports item to various stations and, upon the storage command to the vault, and upon rejection to the item return port in the housing. An air displacement test uses a processor measuring a differential volume and a chambered item at a different pressure by a differential position of a piston movable in the chamber. | 10-09-2014 |
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20090006116 | FEATURE MANAGEMENT OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method for the real-time management of a device, and more particularly to the establishment and enforcement of policies or rules associated with the feature or functions that may be performed with the device. Modern communication devices are capable of many things, including making and receiving calls, exchanging data, playing games and music, sending and receiving email, accessing web sites, and paying for goods and services. Depending on who is using the communication device, such as a child or an employee, there may be a need or desire to regulate how that communication device can be used and to determine who will pay for what goods or services. In addition to providing all of the features associated with a device, service providers need to be able to establish and enforce rules (policies) regulating how and when that device can be used and who will pay for a good or service requested by the user of the device. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006200 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGING THE UTILIZATION OF A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A system and method for the real-time management of a device, and more particularly to the allocation of electronic wallets that are associated with one or more devices and various controls that enable at least two entities to manage how the device is utilized for various activities and to pay for goods and services. Each device is associated with at least two electronic wallets, a user wallet and an administrator wallet. The administrator can establish rules that designate how and when the device can be used and which wallet will be used to pay for goods and services desired by the user, but in the event the user wallet is depleted or low on funds, the administrator wallet can serve as a backup funding source for specified types of goods and/or services. Additional wallets can also be associated with the device to authorize and pay for goods and services, under the control of the administrator wallet, such as a promotional wallet that could be designated for use with the device before a primary or administrative wallet was used, or a dynamic wallet that could be associated for use with multiple different devices as well as other wallets, but acts in conjunction with the user and administrator wallets. Additional rules can be established to perform many other functions, such as manage the movement of value between wallets and from other sources to the wallets. | 01-01-2009 |
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20090254489 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A PERIODIC AUCTION RESET SECURITIES OPTIMIZATION ENGINE - The disclosure details of the implementation of an APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A PERIODIC AUCTION RESET SECURITIES OPTIMIZATION ENGINE (hereinafter “OPTIMIZER”). The disclosure teaches an OPTIMIZER, which provides dynamic management of one or more portfolios of securities, in particular, portfolios of Periodic Auction Reset Securities (PARS). The OPTIMIZER allows for the specification of rules for investor accounts by which optimization of this type of portfolio may occur. The OPTIMIZER allows financial institutions or other wealth management entities to easily maintain and invest in PARS holdings for multiple accounts. In one implementation, the OPTIMIZER provides for the maintenance of a large number of separate accounts that contain only PARS. In one embodiment, the OPTIMIZER centralizes the maintenance of PARS positions. In another embodiment, the OPTIMIZER allows management of central PARS accounts in line with guidelines specified in one or more account profiles. In a further embodiment, the OPTIMIZER may allow sales traders and/or the like to specify additional guidelines. In some embodiments, the OPTIMIZER automates account analysis, trade generation and/or participation in the auction process. As such, the OPTIMIZER may create additional bandwidth for sales traders and increase management efficiency. | 10-08-2009 |
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