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20130325587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CAMPAIGN EFFECTIVENESS BY A MERCHANT - Disclosed herein is a method is provided for managing campaign effectiveness by a merchant. The method comprising: initiating a campaign by one or more merchants, accessing transaction data from one or more financial institutions, extracting metadata associated with the transaction data in accordance with at least one rule, analyzing the metadata to identify transaction data associated with the campaign and the one or more merchants, analyzing the transaction data associated with the campaign and the one or more merchants and providing information associated with the campaign to the merchant. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325608 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFFER SCORING - Disclosed herein is a method for providing users with saving opportunities of interest. The method includes developing a predictive model of user purchase behavior, evaluating a plurality of available savings opportunities from a savings opportunity data base using the model of user purchase behavior, selecting from the plurality of savings opportunities one with the highest likelihood of acceptance and communicating the selected savings opportunity to the user. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325681 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CLASSIFYING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BY USAGE PATTERNS OF A USER - Disclosed herein is a method of classifying financial transactions by usage patterns of a user. The method includes analyzing metadata extracted from the information associated with financial transactions in accordance with at least one business rule. Where the analysis includes sequentially analyzing the metadata using a constant-time lookup data structure, a Radix tree, a Lucene tree and fuzzy logic methods, until a unique identifier is found that is associated with the metadata. The metadata with the unique identifier is then added to the constant-time lookup data structure to update the constant-time lookup data structure. The transaction data is then classified based on the unique identifier. | 12-05-2013 |
20150348083 | SYSTEM, METHODS AND PROCESSES TO IDENTIFY CROSS-BORDER TRANSACTIONS AND REWARD RELEVANT CARDHOLDERS WITH OFFERS - A method for providing a savings opportunity includes receiving an authorization request for a user transaction by a first remote computer. By analyzing, at the first remote computer, the authorization request, it can be determined if the currency being used during the transaction is different from the preferred currency (as indicated by a user profile). If there is a difference, a savings opportunity indication for the foreign transaction is generated. The savings opportunity indication may be transmitted to a second remote computer where a savings opportunity from a database of savings opportunities is matched to the user. Then, at least one of the user and the merchant is notified by the second remote computer of the savings opportunity. Alternatively, the matched savings opportunity is returned to the first remote computer for transmittal to at least one of the user and the merchant along with an authorization of the transaction. | 12-03-2015 |
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20090138112 | Designing An Apparatus To Substantially Minimize Exergy Destruction - In a method of designing an apparatus formed of at least one component to substantially minimize exergy destruction, at least one of one or more candidate materials and one or more candidate processes are identified. The one or more candidate materials are capable of being used in forming the at least one component and the one or more candidate processes are associated with either or both of the one or more candidate materials and the at least one component. Exergy destruction values of at least one of the one or more candidate materials and the one or more candidate processes are determined. In addition, at least one of the one or more candidate materials and the one or more candidate processes having the substantially lowest exergy destruction values are selected for the apparatus design. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138888 | Generating Governing Metrics For Resource Provisioning - In a method of generating governing metrics, a high-level goal to be met in a provisioned system is identified. In addition, a low-level governing policy designed to facilitate achievement of the high-level goal is selected and properties relating to the selected low-level governing policy are identified. The identified properties are formulated to define governing metrics relevant to the selected low-level governing policy and the formulated governing metrics are outputted. The formulated governing metrics are configured to be used in at least one of evaluating and controlling resource provisioning in the provisioned system. | 05-28-2009 |
20090159866 | Integrated Circuits With Phase Change Devices - Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems with integrated circuits having phase change devices. One embodiment includes an integrated circuit die and a phase change die having a phase change material that changes phases when a temperature at the integrated circuit die exceeds a threshold for a predetermined amount of time. | 06-25-2009 |
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. | 12-02-2010 |
20110029153 | Cooling Provisioning Management In A Three Dimensional Package - In a method for managing cooling provisioning in a three-dimensional package containing a plurality of stacked die with a cooling system having at least one active cooling mechanism, at least one of workload on and an environmental condition at or around one of the plurality of stacked die is identified. In addition, at least one of the active cooling mechanism and the one of the plurality of stacked die is controlled based upon at least one of the identified workload and environmental condition. | 02-03-2011 |
20110029154 | Management Of A 3D Package And Cooling System - In a method for managing at least one three-dimensional package and a cooling system having at least one active cooling mechanism configured to cool the at least one three-dimensional package, at least one of workload on and an environmental condition on or around the at least one three-dimensional package is identified. In addition, at least one of an active cooling mechanism and a three-dimensional package is controlled based upon at least one of the identified workload and environmental condition. | 02-03-2011 |
20110264277 | MULTI-STAGE HUMIDITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for multi-stage control of humidity in fluid flow supplied to at least one information technology apparatus includes a sensor, a first stage apparatus configured to vary humidity levels in the fluid flow, and a second stage apparatus positioned downstream of the first stage apparatus along the fluid flow to further vary humidity levels in the fluid flow. The system also includes a controller configured to receive environmental condition information from the sensor, to determine whether the information indicates that the humidity level is outside of a predetermined range, and to manipulate an operation of at least one of the first stage apparatus and the second stage apparatus to vary the humidity level in the fluid flow in response to the information indicating that the humidity level is outside of the predetermined range. | 10-27-2011 |
20110264433 | MAPPED THERMAL ELECTRIC COOLING - Methods and apparatus are provided for use with thermal electric cooling devices (TECDs). An apparatus is mapped so as to identify the heat dissipating entities and zones thereof. A first cooling plan is devised in accordance with the mapping, the cooling plan being dependant upon TECDs. At least one other cooling plan is devised that is distinct from the first cooling plan. The coefficient of performance (COP) for each of the cooling plans is calculated. One of the cooling plans is selected and implemented in accordance with a comparison of the COPs. Precision, zone-oriented cooling is provided, avoiding excessive material scale and wasted energy. | 10-27-2011 |
20120020150 | Integrated Circuits With Phase Change Devices - Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems with integrated circuits having phase change devices. One embodiment includes an integrated circuit die and a phase change die having a phase change material that changes phases when a temperature at the integrated circuit die exceeds a threshold for a predetermined amount of time. | 01-26-2012 |
20120185421 | System and method for tree discovery - Tree discovery systems and methods are disclosed. An example of a method is carried out by program code stored on non-transient computer-readable medium and executed by a processor. The method may include identifying in computer-readable medium a first node for a system under consideration, each node in the computer-readable medium representing a characteristic of a component. The method may include selecting at least a second node from the computer-readable medium for the first node. The method may include discovering in the computer-readable medium at least one system tree for the system under consideration based on the first node and the at least second node. | 07-19-2012 |
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20140195620 | NOTIFICATION ROUTING TO A USER DEVICE - A system, machine-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and computer-implemented method for routing a notification to at least one device of a user is provided. User preference data including usage data is obtained from a user. The usage data may relate to activity of the user on at least one device and may indicate a preference of the user in receiving notifications on the at least one device. The occurrence of a notification event is detected. In response to the detection of the notification event, a notification is communicated to the user in accordance with the user preference data. The notification may indicate that a notification event has occurred. | 07-10-2014 |
20150012433 | MOBILE IDENTITY - A user may have multiple online identities used to access multiple online services. The user may use the multiple online identities from a device. The system may detect that the multiple online identities connect from the device and determine that the multiple online identities are all associated with the user. Based on the common identification, various features may be enabled, including fraud detection and targeted advertising. | 01-08-2015 |
20150156192 | FEDERATED IDENTITY CREATION - A user may have multiple identities used to access multiple services or accounts. The user may use the multiple identities online from a device. The system may detect that the multiple identities connect from the device and determine that the multiple online identities all have associated relationships with the user. A federated user identifier may, accordingly, be created. Based on the common identification, various features may be enabled, including fraud detection and targeted advertising. | 06-04-2015 |
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20100023085 | ADAPTABLE COMMUNICATION SENSITIVITY FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A wireless communication threshold for an implantable medical device is automatically adapted in an attempt to maintain optimum signal detection sensitivity. In some aspects, a threshold level may be adapted to account for current environmental conditions, implant conditions, device conditions, or other conditions that may affect the reception of wireless signals at the device. In some aspects, the determination of an optimum level for the threshold involves a tradeoff relating to effectively detecting target signals while avoiding detection of noise and/or interference. In some aspects, adaptation of a threshold may be based on maximum energy levels associated with one or more sets of RF energy sample data. In some aspects, adaptation of a threshold may be based on the number of false wakeups that occur during a period of time. | 01-28-2010 |
20110144806 | INTELLIGENT INPUT DEVICE CONTROLLER FOR A ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM - A robotic catheter system includes a robotic controller; a robotic manipulator; and in input controller. The input controller includes communication circuitry configured to receive a signal from a user input device; memory having stored therein a plurality of device drivers associated with a different type of input device or a differently configured input device; and a processor configured to recognize an input device connected with the communications circuitry, load a device driver according to the recognized input device, initialize the input device, and/or one of reject and notify an end user, and deliver an image to a display or graphical user interface. | 06-16-2011 |
20120172795 | INTUITIVE USER GUIDED CONFIGURATION ROUTINE - A user-guided configuration routine for use with a remote catheter guidance system configured to calibrate of one or more medical devices of the remote catheter guidance system with minimal user input. The user-guided configuration routine being configured to determine the appropriate configuration steps from diagnostic data received from the remote catheter guidance system or from a user. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174022 | AUTOMATED CATHETER GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A graphical user interface for controlling and configuring a remote catheter guidance system having the graphical user interface is displayed concurrently with the mapping and navigation display of the remote catheter guidance system and the graphical user interface being configured to allows a user full control of all the remote catheter guidance system movement functions without leaving the mapping and navigation display. The graphical user interface further allows the physician to quickly configure and calibrate a remote catheter guidance system prior to or during a procedure. | 07-05-2012 |
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20080270971 | APPLICATION-REQUIREMENT BASED CONFIGURATION DESIGNER FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS - Techniques for automatically designing an application-requirement based configuration for a distributed computing system are provided. One or more application-level templates are obtained, wherein the one or more templates are representative of one or more requirements associated with one or more applications. Using the one or more application-level templates, one or more logical flows are created. The one or more logical flows are then used to generate one or more system-level configuration plans of the distributed computing system. | 10-30-2008 |
20090150456 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING - Formulating an integrated disaster recovery (DR) plan based upon a plurality of DR requirements for an application by receiving a first set of inputs identifying one or more entity types for which the plan is to be formulated, such as an enterprise, one or more sites of the enterprise, the application, or a particular data type for the application. At least one data container representing a subset of data for an application is identified. A second set of inputs is received identifying at least one disaster type for which the plan is to be formulated. A third set of inputs is received identifying a DR requirement for the application as a category of DR Quality of Service (QoS) class to be applied to the disaster type. A composition model is generated specifying one or more respective DR QoS parameters as a function of a corresponding set of one or more QoS parameters representative of a replication technology solution. The replication technology solution encompasses a plurality of storage stack levels. A solution template library is generated for mapping the application to each of a plurality of candidate replication technology solutions. The template library is used to select a DR plan in the form of a replication technology solution for the application. | 06-11-2009 |
20090150712 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DISASTER RECOVERY PLANNING - Formulating an integrated disaster recovery (DR) plan based upon a plurality of DR requirements for an application by receiving a first set of inputs identifying one or more entity types for which the plan is to be formulated, such as an enterprise, one or more sites of the enterprise, the application, or a particular data type for the application. At least one data container representing a subset of data for an application is identified. A second set of inputs is received identifying at least one disaster type for which the plan is to be formulated. A third set of inputs is received identifying a DR requirement for the application as a category of DR Quality of Service (QoS) class to be applied to the disaster type. A composition model is generated specifying one or more respective DR QoS parameters as a function of a corresponding set of one or more QoS parameters representative of a replication technology solution. The replication technology solution encompasses a plurality of storage stack levels. A solution template library is generated for mapping the application to each of a plurality of candidate replication technology solutions. The template library is used to select a DR plan in the form of a replication technology solution for the application. | 06-11-2009 |