Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090064000 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS TO AUTOMATICALLY COMPLETE a GUI TASK - Automatically completing a GUI task. Exemplary embodiments a method including providing a user configurable auto-completion application operating in the background of a computer operating system and executing on a computing device, the auto-completion application monitoring and archiving user activities, wherein certain actions by the user are parsed and indexed, analyzing the parsed and indexed actions of the user to determine at least one of relationships, user interactions, user statistics, various states of the user's actions over time, and images or video of the user's interaction to create an index of the user's typical interactions with the system and providing a fast-forward functionality based on the index such that a tree structure is presented to the user on a display device of the computing device, the tree structure indicating the user's current state in the system and one or more future states the user typically takes based on a past act. | 03-05-2009 |
20090099916 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING COOPERATIVE TRANSACTIONS - Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method, system, and program product for sharing electronic transactions among multiple sharing participants. Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for splitting individual lots into multiple “shares,” where multiple individuals have an incentive to promote and drive up the price of the lot. Provided the bids reach an acceptable amount, the final selling price is split among each individual in proportion to the number of shares held by each individual. | 04-16-2009 |
20090254533 | Methods, Systems, and Articles of Manufacture for Distribution of Search Metadata - Embodiments of the invention are generally related to metadata describing users accessing a network and network content. Each user may have a user profile comprising a list of user tags describing the user. Each item of network content may include a list of content tags describing the item. When a user selects an item of network content, one or more tags from the user profile may be added to the list of content tags for the item. In some embodiments, one or more tags from the list of content tags may be added to the user profile. Therefore, over time and access by multiple users, a comprehensive list of tags describing user profiles and network content may be developed. | 10-08-2009 |
20090254534 | Methods, Systems, and Articles of Manufacture for Managing Search Metadata - Embodiments of the invention are generally related to metadata describing users accessing a network and network content. Each user may have a user profile comprising a list of user tags describing the user. Each item of network content may include a list of content tags describing the item. Each user tag and content tag may have an associated weight value. When a user selects an item of network content, weights of one or more user tags of the user profile and one or more content tags may be adjusted based on the selection. In some embodiments, the tags may be removed based on the weight values so that only tags relevant to the user profile and network content remain. | 10-08-2009 |
20100045660 | Recommendations for Object Use in Virtual Environment - Techniques are disclosed for helping users determine the “best” places to use and acquire inventory objects within a virtual environment, as well as to notify users of useful inventory items when an avatar is at a particular location in the virtual environment. An object index may be used to store data describing attributes of virtual objects, and a user index may be used to store data describing interactions users engage in with virtual objects. | 02-25-2010 |
20100050100 | Virtual World Object Presentation, Recommendations and Navigation - Techniques are disclosed for helping users determine the “best” places to use and acquire inventory objects within a virtual environment, as well as to notify users of useful inventory items when an avatar is at a particular location in the virtual environment. An object index may be used to store data describing attributes of virtual objects, and a user index may be used to store data describing interactions users engage in with virtual objects. | 02-25-2010 |
20100228474 | ENHANCED ADAPTIVE OPTIMIZATION AND PRESENTATION OF ON-LINE MAP DATA - Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for presenting map data on a computing device. The map may be dynamically adapted based on a physical characteristic, such as display resolution, of the computing device. The map may be further adapted based on a user activity, such as shopping, that is taking place. Input from a user in response to a rendered map may be used to create a manual override or a learned override to further adapt the map for the computing device. The input may be from the user of the computing device or from users of other computing devices. | 09-09-2010 |
20110087760 | AUTOMATED RAPID REGISTRATION OF APPLICATIONS - A method and apparatus for managing distribution and use of software applications. An application manager at an administrator computer may be configured to receive requests for registering an application from a client computer. The application manager may determine whether the request should be approved based on historical responses to similar registration requests. A response to the request may accordingly be sent automatically to the requesting client computer. | 04-14-2011 |
20110264679 | PEER TO PEER (P2P) MISSING FIELDS AND FIELD VALUATION FEEDBACK - Methods, systems, and apparatus for processing data, and more specifically to retrieving results for a query from one or more devices coupled to a network. A first device may receive an abstract query including logical fields defined by a first data abstraction model and retrieve query results stored in the first device. The query may be sent to one or more other devices via the network. The one or more other devices may be configured to convert the abstract query to local abstract queries including logical fields defined in local data abstraction models. The local queries may be issued against local databases to retrieve additional results for the query. The local queries may not include all the fields of the abstract query. | 10-27-2011 |
20110264688 | PEER TO PEER (P2P) DATA LICENSING MODEL IN A DISTRIBUTED ABSTRACT QUERY ENVIRONMENT - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for retrieving results for a query. One or more peer devices in a peer to peer network may define licensing terms for accessing data in one or more respective subsets of data contained therein. Upon receiving a query, the results of the data in data sets having licensing terms may be displayed to a requesting entity only upon acquiring an appropriate license. | 10-27-2011 |
20110270842 | WEB SERVICE DISCOVERY VIA DATA ABSTRACTION MODEL WITH INPUT ASSISTANCE - A computer-implemented method includes receiving a selection of a particular logical field via a database query interface. The method includes querying a discovery registry associated with a data abstraction model of a database to discover one or more web services that are resolvable based on the particular logical field. The data abstraction model includes a plurality of logical fields, where each logical field corresponds to a particular data structure of the database. A web service input and a web service output of a particular discovered web service are associated with logical fields of the data abstraction model via the discovery registry. A modified database query interface includes an input assistance selectable input associated with the discovered web services. In response to a selection of the input assistance selectable input, a form input interface may be displayed that includes one or more input forms associated with the discovered web services. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270856 | MANAGED DOCUMENT RESEARCH DOMAINS - Techniques are disclosed for improving the quality and durability of citations used within research documents. A method and apparatus may be sued to enhance the ability of researches to collaborate (or to simply be alerted) when the substance of a reference cited in one research document changes in a way that may conflict with how that reference is used in the citing document. For example, changes in cited reference may undermine (or enhance) the conclusions of a research paper stored in the managed repository. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270867 | WEB SERVICE DISCOVERY VIA DATA ABSTRACTION MODEL - A method includes querying a discovery registry associated with a data abstraction model of a database to discover one or more web services that are resolvable based on a particular logical field selected via a database query interface. The data abstraction model includes a plurality of logical fields that each correspond to a particular data structure of the database. A web service input of a discovered web service is associated with a first logical field of the data abstraction model via the discovery registry, and a web service output of the discovered web service is associated with a second logical field of the data abstraction model via the discovery registry. A modified database query interface includes a text entry element to receive a text search term and a first selectable input associated with the first discovered web service. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270868 | AUTOMATIC WEB SERVICE DISCOVERY AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL VIA DATA ABSTRACTION MODEL - A computer-implemented method includes receiving a selection of a particular logical field via a database query interface. The method includes querying a discovery registry associated with a data abstraction model of a database to discover one or more web services that are resolvable based on the particular logical field. The data abstraction model includes a plurality of logical fields, where each logical field corresponds to a particular data structure of the database. A web service input and a web service output of a particular discovered web service are associated with particular logical fields of the data abstraction model via the discovery registry. The method further includes automatically initiating execution of the discovered web services and displaying one or more values resulting from execution of the discovered web services. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270870 | WEB SERVICE DISCOVERY VIA DATA ABSTRACTION MODEL AND CONDITION CREATION - A method includes receiving a selection of a logical field of a data abstraction model. The method includes determining model entries (e.g., concepts) associated with the selected logical field and examining the data abstraction model to determine other model entries that are equal to the model entries associated with the selected logical field. For each equal model entry, the method includes determining web services to be used in performing a search, where the web services are determined by querying a discovery registry associated with the data abstraction model to discover one or more web services that are resolvable based on the selected logical field. A first discovered web service is executed with user supplied criteria provided via a user interface to obtain a list of values. A condition is created that limits acceptable values associated with the selected logical field based on the user supplied criteria. | 11-03-2011 |
20120158742 | MANAGING DOCUMENTS USING WEIGHTED PREVALENCE DATA FOR STATEMENTS - In an embodiment, respective strengths are determined for respective relationships in respective statements. Weights are decreased for the respective statements in proportion to respective amounts of time since the respective statements were added to documents. The weights are increased for a subset of the statements that were modified in a subset of the documents. Weighted prevalence data is calculated for respective time periods for the respective statements to be a sum of the weights for the respective statements in the time periods for those statements that have the respective strengths. | 06-21-2012 |
20120221583 | DISPLAYING LOGICAL STATEMENT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIVERSE DOCUMENTS IN A RESEARCH DOMAIN - Method and apparatus for analyzing a document against a managed research domain are provided. In one embodiment, a managed research domain provides an infrastructure where logical statements in research documents stored in the research domain repository are quantified and semantically analyzed. A user may submit a draft research document for analysis against the managed research domain to compare the draft against the current research knowledge in particular topics. The draft research document is annotated to reflect how the logical statements in the draft compare to the statements made on similar topics in the managed research domain. | 08-30-2012 |
20120259881 | PEER TO PEER (P2P) MISSING FIELDS AND FIELD VALUATION FEEDBACK - Methods, systems, and apparatus for processing data, and more specifically to retrieving results for a query from one or more devices coupled to a network. A first device may receive an abstract query including logical fields defined by a first data abstraction model and retrieve query results stored in the first device. The query may be sent to one or more other devices via the network. The one or more other devices may be configured to convert the abstract query to local abstract queries including logical fields defined in local data abstraction models. The local queries may be issued against local databases to retrieve additional results for the query. The local queries may not include all the fields of the abstract query. | 10-11-2012 |
20130018765 | SECURING APPLICATIONS ON PUBLIC FACING SYSTEMSAANM FORK; MICHAEL J.AACI GIBSONBURGAAST OHAACO USAAGP FORK; MICHAEL J. GIBSONBURG OH USAANM GLOE; CHRISTOPHER T.AACI ROCHESTERAAST MNAACO USAAGP GLOE; CHRISTOPHER T. ROCHESTER MN USAANM PATERSON; KEVIN G.AACI SAN ANTONIOAAST TXAACO USAAGP PATERSON; KEVIN G. SAN ANTONIO TX US - Techniques are disclosed for configuring a virtual machine instance accessed over a publically routable network address to host intranet applications. A virtual (or “dummy”) interface on the virtual machine instance is assigned an IP address that is inaccessible from the public interface. An application executed on the virtual machine instance is bound to a port on the network address assigned to this dummy interface. A virtual private network server assigns client's IP addresses that can be routed to the dummy interface. When a client computing system connects to the VPN server over the virtual machine instance's public interface, the client forwards traffic destined for the dummy interface's inaccessible network over the VPN connection. | 01-17-2013 |
20130097191 | DISPLAYING LOGICAL STATEMENT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DIVERSE DOCUMENTS IN A RESEARCH DOMAIN - Method and apparatus for analyzing a document against a managed research domain are provided. In one embodiment, a managed research domain provides an infrastructure where logical statements in research documents stored in the research domain repository are quantified and semantically analyzed. A user may submit a draft research document for analysis against the managed research domain to compare the draft against the current research knowledge in particular topics. The draft research document is annotated to reflect how the logical statements in the draft compare to the statements made on similar topics in the managed research domain. | 04-18-2013 |
20130097642 | AGGREGATION OF MULTIPLE MEDIA STREAMS TO A USER - A media stream aggregation mechanism receives and analyzes multiple media streams and creates an aggregate media stream output based on user preferences. In this manner a media provider that uses the media stream aggregation mechanism potentially may provide a customized presentation to each user based on user preferences. By providing the aggregation of multiple media streams to a user, the user's experience is customized according to user preferences. | 04-18-2013 |
20130202216 | OBJECT TAG METADATA AND IMAGE SEARCH - Techniques are disclosed for ordering images. The technique includes receiving a request, the request including keywords and parameters specifying desired image characteristics. Further, the technique includes identifying a set of images responsive to the request based on a match of the keywords to tags associated with objects depicted in the set of images. Finally, the technique includes determining an ordering of the identified set of images by comparing the received parameters with metadata fields associated with respective tags of the objects and returning an indication of the set of images and the determined ordering of the images. | 08-08-2013 |
20130204866 | OBJECT TAG METADATA AND IMAGE SEARCH - Techniques are disclosed for ordering images. The technique includes receiving a request, the request including keywords and parameters specifying desired image characteristics. Further, the technique includes identifying a set of images responsive to the request based on a match of the keywords to tags associated with objects depicted in the set of images. Finally, the technique includes determining an ordering of the identified set of images by comparing the received parameters with metadata fields associated with respective tags of the objects and returning an indication of the set of images and the determined ordering of the images. | 08-08-2013 |
20130283055 | VIRTUAL WORLD EMBEDDED SECURITY WATERMARKING - A method, apparatus, and program product are provided for using watermarks to embed security features on avatars in a virtual world. A watermark engine receives security information for an avatar in a virtual world. The watermark engine creates a watermark for the avatar using the security information and associates the watermark with the avatar. The watermark may comprise at least one of: security preferences for the avatar, contact information for an owner of the avatar, and graphical information to cause alteration of the avatar when the avatar is recorded. | 10-24-2013 |
20130336638 | SWITCHING BETWEEN TIME ORDER AND POPULARITY ORDER SENDING OF VIDEO SEGMENTS - In an embodiment, if a number of segments of a video in a buffer after a buffer position is less than a play threshold, then a first plurality of segments is sent into the buffer in time order; and if the number of the segments in the buffer at the buffer position is not less than the play threshold, a second plurality of segments is sent to the buffer in popularity order, wherein the second plurality of segments are stored into the buffer in time order. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346904 | TARGETED KEY PRESS ZONES ON AN INTERACTIVE DISPLAY - Method, computer program product, and system for performing an operation to facilitate selection of user interface (UI) elements on an interactive display, the operation including providing at least a first UI element on the interactive display, defining an input area which, when selected, activates the first UI element, determining a first likelihood of the first UI element being selected, and modifying the input area of the first UI element, based on the first likelihood. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346905 | TARGETED KEY PRESS ZONES ON AN INTERACTIVE DISPLAY - Method, computer program product, and system for performing an operation to facilitate selection of user interface (UI) elements on an interactive display, the operation including providing at least a first UI element on the interactive display, defining an input area which, when selected, activates the first UI element, determining a first likelihood of the first UI element being selected, and modifying the input area of the first UI element, based on the first likelihood. | 12-26-2013 |
20140044270 | PROGRESSIVE, TARGETED, AND VARIABLE CONFERENCE FEEDBACK TONE - System, method, and computer program product to provide targeted and variable information during a remote conference, by: responsive to a first person joining the remote conference, playing a first tone having a first acoustical characteristic indicating an arrival of the first person, responsive to a second person joining the remote conference, playing a second tone having a second acoustical characteristic indicating an arrival of the second person, the second acoustical characteristic different than the first, and responsive to one of the first person and the second person leaving the remote conference, playing a third tone having a third acoustical characteristic indicating a departure of one of the first person and the second person, the third acoustical characteristic different than the second, a type of the first, second, and third acoustical characteristics being the same, the first, second, and third tone audible to at least one person on the remote conference. | 02-13-2014 |
20140044271 | PROGRESSIVE, TARGETED, AND VARIABLE CONFERENCE FEEDBACK TONE - System, method, and computer program product to provide targeted and variable information during a remote conference, by: responsive to a first person joining the remote conference, playing a first tone having a first acoustical characteristic indicating an arrival of the first person, responsive to a second person joining the remote conference, playing a second tone having a second acoustical characteristic indicating an arrival of the second person, the second acoustical characteristic different than the first, and responsive to one of the first person and the second person leaving the remote conference, playing a third tone having a third acoustical characteristic indicating a departure of one of the first person and the second person, the third acoustical characteristic different than the second, a type of the first, second, and third acoustical characteristics being the same, the first, second, and third tone audible to at least one person on the remote conference. | 02-13-2014 |
20140136947 | GENERATING WEBSITE ANALYTICS - Embodiments of the invention disclose a method for using website analytics to control factors associated with the display and use of website content. The method may include receiving first information relating to use of content elements within a first webpage. The method may also include determining a ranking of the content elements according to the first information. The method may also include generating elevation graphics data for an elevation map of the first webpage, wherein the elevation graphics data corresponds to the ranking of the content elements. The method may also include controlling user interface factors of the first webpage with respect to the elevation graphics data of the elevation map. | 05-15-2014 |
20140365603 | WIRELESSLY SYNCING CONTENT OF AN APPLICATION WITHOUT REQUIRING DEVICE TO BE PLUGGED INTO POWER SOURCE - A method, system and computer program product for wirelessly syncing content. An analytics engine in a mobile computing device gathers and stores information regarding battery usage for data synchronizations. Upon receiving an indication for content of an application to be synced with the device, the analytics engine determines an estimated amount of content to be synced as well as an estimated amount of battery usage for syncing the estimated amount of content based on the stored information. The content will be wirelessly synced with the device if there is sufficient battery life for syncing the content. If there is not enough battery life for wirelessly syncing the entire content, then a portion of the content will be synced. In this manner, the device does not need to be plugged into a power source and will only sync the amount of content that the device has power to do so. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365636 | WIRELESSLY SYNCING CONTENT OF AN APPLICATION WITHOUT REQUIRING DEVICE TO BE PLUGGED INTO POWER SOURCE - A method, system and computer program product for wirelessly syncing content. An analytics engine in a mobile computing device gathers and stores information regarding battery usage for data synchronizations. Upon receiving an indication for content of an application to be synced with the device, the analytics engine determines an estimated amount of content to be synced as well as an estimated amount of battery usage for syncing the estimated amount of content based on the stored information. The content will be wirelessly synced with the device if there is sufficient battery life for syncing the content. If there is not enough battery life for wirelessly syncing the entire content, then a portion of the content will be synced. In this manner, the device does not need to be plugged into a power source and will only sync the amount of content that the device has power to do so. | 12-11-2014 |
20140375682 | INTERACTIVE CONTROL OVER AUGMENTED REALITY CONTENT - In a method for performing a computer action to manage a visual display on an augmented reality computing device, parameters are received representing a user command entered on at least one tactile sensor of an augmented reality computing device. One or more processors determine a computer action represented by the user command. In response to determining the computer action, modifying the display of content at a specific location on the augmented reality computing device. | 12-25-2014 |