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20110188419 | MESH NETWORK NODE SERVICE IN A SLEEPING MESH NETWORK - A set sleep period is coordinated among a plurality of mesh network nodes to conserve power, and a temporarily reduced sleep period is coordinated among the plurality of nodes to facilitate mesh network node service or installation activity. The reduced sleep period comprises scheduling a period of time during which the sleep period is reduced, or reverting from the temporarily reduced sleep period to the original set sleep period after predetermined period of time. Temporarily reducing the sleep period includes distributing a message throughout the mesh network when the mesh network nodes are awake. | 08-04-2011 |
20110188420 | I/O DRIVEN NODE COMMISSIONING IN A SLEEPING MESH NETWORK - A set sleep period is coordinated among a plurality of mesh network nodes to conserve power. A neighbor wireless mesh network node in proximity to a second node to be added to the mesh network is actuated, causing the neighbor wireless mesh network to be woke from a sleep state. The second node is added to the wireless mesh network by exchanging data with the neighbor wireless mesh network node to join the network. | 08-04-2011 |
20110274020 | WIRELESS MESH NETWORK CONTROLLER SYNCHRONIZATION - A set sleep period is coordinated among a plurality of mesh network nodes to conserve power. A controller is synchronized with an existing wireless mesh network by sending a network synchronization signal from the controller indicating that sleep timing information is lost, and receiving a reply from one or more wireless mesh network nodes within the existing wireless mesh network comprising sleep timing information for the wireless mesh network. | 11-10-2011 |
20130114489 | WIRELESS MESH NETWORK CONTROLLER SYNCHRONIZATION - A set sleep period is coordinated among a plurality of mesh network nodes to conserve power. A controller is synchronized with an existing wireless mesh network by sending a network synchronization signal from the controller indicating that sleep timing information is lost, and receiving a reply from one or more wireless mesh network nodes within the existing wireless mesh network comprising sleep timing information for the wireless mesh network. | 05-09-2013 |
20140126392 | SYNCHRONIZED NETWORK FOR BATTERY BACKUP - Devices, systems, and techniques for a synchronized network for battery backup are described herein. A network device can establish a synchronized sleep schedule with the network while in a mains-power mode of operation. The network device can transmit data in the mains-power mode without regard for a transmission window of the synchronized sleep schedule. The network device can detect an interruption of mains power to itself and transition to a low-power mode of operation. The network device can then transmit data in the low-power mode, restricting data transmission to the transmission window of the synchronized sleep schedule. | 05-08-2014 |
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20090160445 | Resistivity Reference Receiver - A downhole induction resistivity assembly that comprises a downhole tool string component. The tool string component comprises an induction transmitter. The transmitter is adapted to induce an induction field in the surrounding formation. A first induction receiver is spaced apart from the transmitter and is adapted to measure the induction field. A magnetic field generating mechanism is disposed adjacent on either or both sides of the transmitter and adapted to guide the transmitter's signal into the formation. A second induction receiver is disposed in close proximity to the magnetic field generating mechanism and is adapted to measure the magnetic field generated by the mechanism. | 06-25-2009 |
20090160446 | Resistivity Receiver Spacing - A downhole induction resistivity assembly that comprises a downhole tool string component. The tool string component comprises an induction transmitter. The transmitter is adapted to induce an induction field in the surrounding formation. A first induction receiver is spaced apart from the transmitter and is adapted to measure the induction field. A magnetic field generating mechanism is disposed adjacent on either or both sides of the transmitter and adapted to guide the transmitter's signal into the formation. A second induction receiver is disposed in close proximity to the magnetic field generating mechanism and is adapted to measure the magnetic field generated by the mechanism. | 06-25-2009 |
20090160447 | Independently Excitable Resistivity Units - A downhole induction resistivity assembly that comprises a downhole tool string component. The tool string component comprises an induction transmitter. The transmitter is adapted to induce an induction field in the surrounding formation. A first induction receiver is spaced apart from the transmitter and is adapted to measure the induction field. A magnetic field generating mechanism is disposed adjacent on either or both sides of the transmitter and adapted to guide the transmitter's signal into the formation. A second induction receiver is disposed in close proximity to the magnetic field generating mechanism and is adapted to measure the magnetic field generated by the mechanism. | 06-25-2009 |
20090160448 | Induction Resistivity Cover - A downhole induction resistivity assembly that comprises a downhole tool string component. The tool string component comprises an induction transmitter. The transmitter is adapted to induce an induction field in the surrounding formation. A first induction receiver is spaced apart from the transmitter and is adapted to measure the induction field. A magnetic field generating mechanism is disposed adjacent on either or both sides of the transmitter and adapted to guide the transmitter's signal into the formation. A second induction receiver is disposed in close proximity to the magnetic field generating mechanism and is adapted to measure the magnetic field generated by the mechanism. | 06-25-2009 |
20090188663 | Downhole Removable Cage with Circumferentially Disposed Instruments - A downhole drill string component is disclosed comprising a substantially cylindrical cage with a hollow bore. An inner diameter of the cage is slideably connectable to a mandrel. A stab connection originates from one end of the cage and a plurality of downhole drill string instruments is circumferentially disposed around an outer diameter of the cage. | 07-30-2009 |
20110068797 | LOGGING TOOL WITH INDEPENDENTLY ENERGIZABLE TRANSMITTERS - A downhole induction resistivity assembly that comprises a downhole tool string component. The tool string component comprises an induction transmitter. The transmitter is adapted to induce an induction field in the surrounding formation. A first induction receiver is spaced apart from the transmitter and is adapted to measure the induction field. A magnetic field generating mechanism is disposed adjacent on either or both sides of the transmitter and adapted to guide the transmitter's signal into the formation. A second induction receiver is disposed in close proximity to the magnetic field generating mechanism and is adapted to measure the magnetic field generated by the mechanism. | 03-24-2011 |
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20130196689 | Location Analytics Systems and Methods - Provided is a method for assessing effectiveness of a geographic location of interest. The method includes receiving a geographic location of interest, receiving access information including a location corresponding to a geographic location of a visitor at or near a time of the visitor accessing content associated with the geographic location of interest, determining, by a computer, an effectiveness of the geographic location of interest based at least in part on the proximity of the geographic location of the visitor to the geographic location of interest, and storing the effectiveness determined. | 08-01-2013 |
20140012941 | Weather Analytics Systems and Methods - Provided is a method for providing content. The method includes receiving, from a client computer system, a request for content to be provided to a user, determining a geographic location of the user, obtaining weather information corresponding to the geographic location of the user, identifying content to be provide in response to the request based at least in part on the weather information corresponding to the geographic location of the user, and providing, to the client computer system, the identified content. | 01-09-2014 |
20140089824 | Systems And Methods For Dynamically Altering A User Interface Based On User Interface Actions - A plurality of user interface (UI) actions from a particular user is detected via a user interface of the application. The plurality of UI actions is analyzed to determine a usage pattern for the particular user. A modification to the user interface is determined based on the determined usage pattern. The determined modification in the user interface is implemented to customize the user interface of the application for the particular user. The determined modification may be stored in a user profile for subsequent use. | 03-27-2014 |
20140115506 | Systems And Methods For Measurement Of User Interface Actions - An application is implemented with user interface (UI) action capture code. The UI action capture code is configured to capture information identifying one or more user interface actions within the same view of the application interface. During execution of the application, information associated with one or more UI actions within the same view of the application interface is captured with the UI action capture code. In some embodiments, one or more records comprising said information identifying said one or more UI actions captured by the UI action capture code are stored or transmitted. In some embodiments, UI action records comprising information captured during use of respective instances of an application on a plurality of remote computing devices are received from the plurality of remote computing devices. The UI action information for the same view of the application is aggregated and analyzed. | 04-24-2014 |
20140122503 | Method and Apparatus Using Historical Influence for Success Attribution in Network Site Activity - User actions prior to, and associated with, an online success event may be considered participating actions that may have influenced the user toward the success event. A previously measured success influence metric for the participating actions may be used to determine a historical influence score for each participating action leading up to the success event. Each participating action may be assigned a current success influence score based on that event's historical influence score as a percentage of a combined historical influence score of all the participating actions for the success event. Additionally, the assigned current success influence scores may be combined with the previously measured success influence metric for use as historical influence scores for success attribution regarding further instances of the success event. | 05-01-2014 |
20140129322 | Method and Apparatus for Associating Device User Identifiers with Content Presentation and Related Events - Creating an association of a user identifier linked to a mobile device with the presentation of content. A computing device may create an association between the presentation of content on a presentation device and a user identifier linked to a mobile device in response to the presentation of content. The computing device may detect a presentation event which indicates a connection between a user identifier linked to the mobile device and the presentation of content. The computing device may then send a presentation event message to a network server. Subsequently, a predefined event may be detected via the mobile device, and in response, a predefined event message, including the user identifier linked to the mobile device and the predefined event, may be sent to the network server. | 05-08-2014 |
20140164398 | SOCIAL MEDIA CONTRIBUTOR WEIGHT - A system and method is disclosed for measuring contributor weight or influence in social media. Content posted by a user on one or more social media platforms is identified. The identifying the content posted by the user includes searching the one or more social media platforms for content posted by the user with identifying information. Downstream content associated with the content posted by the user is identified. Metrics measuring a contributor weight of the user based on the downstream content are calculated. | 06-12-2014 |
20140189716 | Systems And Methods For Measurement Of Unsupported User Interface Actions - An unsupported event module may install one or more event handlers in an application, wherein the one or more event handlers are configured to catch user interface events not otherwise handled by the application. During execution of the application, one or more unsupported event handlers may record user interface events not otherwise handled by the application. The method further includes storing or transmitting one or more records of the user interface events recorded by the one or more unsupported event handlers. Other embodiments may include receiving, from a plurality of remote computing devices, records of user interface events. The recorded user interface events from a plurality of computers implementing instances of an application may be aggregated to generate a report indicting the number of user interface events not otherwise handled for the application. | 07-03-2014 |
20140244566 | Accurately Estimating the Audience of Digital Content - A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for accurately estimating the audience of digital content. A plurality of user interactions occurring on a digital device are received, wherein digital content is displayed on the digital device. Based on the plurality of user interactions, a total number of unique viewers of the digital content on the digital device is estimated. | 08-28-2014 |
20140289389 | Systems And Methods For Analysis of Content Items - A content analyzer retrieves content items from one or more content sources. The content items have a corresponding date and time assigned representing when the content item was published. The content analyzer is further configured to determine a frequency count for each of a plurality of terms within the plurality of content items for a specified time period. In some embodiments, the content analyzer identifies a change in the frequency count for each of the plurality of terms relative to a respective baseline frequency count for the respective one of the plurality of terms. In some embodiments, a report representing the change in the frequency count for each of the plurality of terms is generated. | 09-25-2014 |
20140304391 | GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and systems for segmenting traffic based on geography include assigning coordinate location data received with respect to members of a plurality of computing devices to analytics data associated with a plurality of requests for content received from respective ones of the plurality of computing devices. A geographical location of interest is defined. The defining the geographical location of interest includes designating a plurality of points defining boundaries of the geographical location of interest. Respective ones of a plurality of traffic segments are assigned to the plurality of requests for content based in part upon a comparison of the geographical location of interest to coordinate location data assigned to respective ones of the plurality of requests for content. Network traffic metrics are generated for ones of the plurality of traffic segments. The request traffic metrics describe request behavior associated with particular segments of the plurality of traffic segments. | 10-09-2014 |
20150040048 | Integrated Display of Data Metrics From Different Data Sources - Systems and methods for are disclosed for providing integrated display of data metrics from different data sources. In some embodiments, an icon representing a de-limited data file can be positioned on a graphical interface that displays first metrics data for a first time period. An integration module can respond to the positioning of the icon by determining that the de-limited data file includes second metrics data for a second time period at least partially overlapping with the first time period. The integration module can update the graphical interface to display at least some of the second metrics data from the delimited data file with the first metrics data. The first metrics data and the second metrics data can be displayed for at least an overlapping portion between the first and second time periods. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046832 | SHARING AND CONSUMING WEB CONTENT ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES - Techniques are disclosed for sharing and consuming web content across multiple computing devices. Each device registers with an account on a cloud-based service using a unique identifier. When one of the registered devices requests a web page, a set of rules is processed by the cloud-based service to determine whether the page content should be shared with other registered devices. If the rules are satisfied, the cloud-based service requests and receives the content from a content provider in various formats that are compatible with each of the registered devices. Once all assets associated with the content are received by the cloud-based service, the content is shared by pushing the content out to each registered device in the compatible format. In some cases, the scroll position is adjusted automatically so that the user may resume reading at the same point where she left off with another registered device. | 02-12-2015 |
20150058393 | CROSS DEVICE VISITOR CORRELATION - In embodiments of cross device visitor correlation, application data is generated by an application executing on a computing device, and a visitor identifier is included in the application data. The visitor identifier is associated with the computing device for a user who is not identified at the computing device from a user-provided log-in credential or email address. The application data can be communicated to a cloud data storage that maintains the application data to update instances of the application on one or more additional computing devices when the application data is requested. An additional computing device can receive the application data along with the visitor identifier, and then return the visitor identifier back to the cloud storage along with updated application data. A user of the computing device and the additional computing device is correlated as the same visitor by a visitor profile server based on the visitor identifier. | 02-26-2015 |
20150293997 | User Profile Stitching - Methods and techniques may be provided for matching user profiles on distinct social media platforms. A first profile is retrieved from a first social media platform. The first profile is identified by one or more search criteria. Responsive to identifying an instance of the one or more search criteria on a second social media platform, a first probability is determined. A second profile is identified by the one or more search criteria on the second social media platform. The first probability predicts whether the second profile is associated with an entity associated with the first profile. The determining the first probability further comprises comparing an attribute of the first profile to an attribute of the second profile. Responsive to determining that the first probability exceeds a threshold, a match indicating that the second profile is associated with an entity associated with the first profile is recorded. | 10-15-2015 |
20160042041 | Customized and Automated Dynamic Infographics - In embodiments of customized and automated dynamic infographics, an infographic template is received at a cloud-based service from a computing device, where a user at the computing device creates the infographic template in a graphics application to display data obtained from data sources. The cloud-based service assigns an identifier to associate the infographic template and the data sources of the data, and posts the infographic template making it available for cloud-based access by other computing devices that request to display the posted infographic template. The cloud-based service can receive a request from one of the computing devices to update the displayed data, and then query the data sources for current data, where the query is based on the identifier that is associated with the posted infographic template. The cloud-based service can then transform the current data to generate updated data, and update the posted infographic template with the updated data. | 02-11-2016 |
20160103822 | NATURAL LANGUAGE CONSUMER SEGMENTATION - Techniques are disclosed for using natural language processing techniques to define, manipulate, and interact with consumer segmentations. In such embodiments a content consumption analytics engine can be configured to receive and process a natural language segmentation query. The query may comprise, for example, a command that defines a new segmentation, a command that manipulates existing segmentations, or a command that solicits information relating to existing consumer segmentations. The query is parsed to identify individual grammatical tokens which are then correlated with specific segment token types through the use of a token repository. A custom thesaurus is used to identify synonymous terms for grammatical tokens which may not exist in the token repository. User feedback enables the custom thesaurus to learn additional synonyms for future use. Once the grammatical tokens are mapped onto the identified segment token types, a formal segment definition can be constructed based on a segment definition structure. | 04-14-2016 |