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20110276372 | TEMPORAL INDICES OF THE WEB THAT ASSOCIATE INDEX ELEMENTS WITH METADATA - A system for generating an interactive calendar guide to scheduled web-based events is described. The guide can be presented in any format, including a grid view and a list view, within various media, including at a website hosting the interactive guide and as a widget on a computer display. A user can interact with elements of the guide, select elements of the guide for more information, customize events presented in the guide, filter the results displayed in the guide, send a response to attend an event, go directly to an event from the guide, and modify the presentation format of the guide. | 11-10-2011 |
20110289422 | Interactive calendar of scheduled web-based events and temporal indices of the web that associate index elements with metadata - A system for generating an interactive calendar guide to scheduled web-based events is described. The guide can be presented in any format, including a grid view and a first view, within various media, including at a website hosting the interactive guide and as a widget on a computer display. A user can interact with elements of the guide, select elements of the guide for more information, customize events presented in the guide, filter the results displayed in the guide, send a response to attend an event, go directly to an event from the guide, and modify the presentation format of the guide. | 11-24-2011 |
20120227077 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USER DEFINED STREAMS CONTAINING USER-SPECIFIED FRAMES OF MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT - Systems and methods are described that allow a user to mix multiple sources of multimedia content from the Web, such as social network accounts, RSS feeds, and other sources of multi-media content. Each of the sources of content, independent of the format and content, is transformed into a homogeneous content container called a frame, and the frames are organized into a cycling chain of content referred to as a stream. The streams are displayed in real-time on a client device as customized multi-media streams. Users can share frames and/or streams with other users. | 09-06-2012 |
20120272160 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING MESSAGES IN A NETWORK OR ACROSS NETWORKS - Systems and methods for analyzing messages in a network or across networks are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, for detecting trends from a set of messages in a network or across networks, identifying, from the set of messages in the network or across networks, commonly or frequently occurring topics, computing statistical attributes for the commonly or frequently occurring topics in the set of messages that indicate respective levels of trendiness, and/or presenting, the commonly or frequently occurring topics as indicators in a user interface, the indicators being actionable to access additional information relating to a selected topic via the action. The messages include messages interacted with by humans or machines and interactions can include, posted a message, shared a message, liked a message, commented on a message, replied to a message, viewed a message, saved or bookmarked a message. | 10-25-2012 |
20120278164 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT BASED ON IN NETWORK AND CROSS NETWORK ONLINE ACTIVITY ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for recommending advertisement placement based on in network and cross network online activity analysis are disclosed. In one aspect, a method for recommending advertisement placement for an advertiser based on trends identified from activities occurring in or across networks, which can be implemented on a system includes, identifying, from the activities occurring in or across networks, commonly or frequently occurring topics and recommending placement of the advertisement at a timing when the trends or the emerging trends deem it suitable. The statistical attributes for the commonly or frequently occurring topics detected from the activities can be computed to identify trends and emerging trends. | 11-01-2012 |
20120296991 | ADAPTIVE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR IDENTIFYING POPULAR TOPICS FROM MESSAGES - An adaptive system architecture for identifying popular topics from messages are disclosed. In one aspect, one example of a system which includes a client device which determines, from the set of messages, commonly or frequently occurring topics and computes at least a portion of the analytics for the commonly or frequently occurring topics in the set of messages that indicate respective levels of popularity. Other portions of the analytics used to determine the respective levels of trendiness of the commonly or frequently occurring topics can be computed by other client devices. Such computation can take place in the web-browsers forming a web-based crowd computing platform for message stream analysis. | 11-22-2012 |
20130091090 | SEMANTIC WEB PORTAL AND PLATFORM - An application that enables users to effectively utilize and manage knowledge and data the user posses and allows other users to effectively and seamlessly benefit from the user's knowledge and data over a computer network is also disclosed. A method of processing content created by a user utilizing a semantic, ontology-driven portal on a computer network is described. The semantic portal application provides the user with a content base, such as a semantic form or meta-form, for creating a semantic posting. The semantic portal utilizes a knowledge data structure, such as a taxonomy or ontology, in preparing a semantic posting based on the information provided by the user via the content base. The semantic portal application prepares a preview of a semantic posting for evaluation by the user. The semantic posting is then either modified by the user or accepted and posted by the user for external parties to view. | 04-11-2013 |
20130298038 | TRENDING OF AGGREGATED PERSONALIZED INFORMATION STREAMS AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL GRAPHICAL DEPICTION THEREOF - A system and a method for trending of aggregated personalized information streams and multi-dimensional graphical depiction thereof are disclosed. The method, which may be embodied on a system, includes retrieving a plurality of social media objects that relates to a focused social media object from social media sites; determining relationships between the social media objects; and/or presenting, at a graphic interface, a network diagram including nodes and lines. In one embodiment, each individual node of the nodes represents one of the social media objects. Each individual line of the lines represents one of the relationships between two of the social media objects that are represented by two of the nodes being connected by the individual line. | 11-07-2013 |
20130298084 | TARGETED ADVERTISING BASED ON TRENDING OF AGGREGATED PERSONALIZED INFORMATION STREAMS - Targeted advertising based on trending aggregated personalized information streams is disclosed. The method of targeted advertising, which can be implemented on a system includes receiving a topic from a user, wherein the user wants to present advertisements on social media platforms related to the topic, retrieving social media messages that relates to the topic from the social media platforms, identifying trending keywords associated with the social media messages that relates to the topic, and/or presenting the advertisement including the trending keywords on the social media platforms. | 11-07-2013 |
20140040281 | DISCOVERING AND RANKING TRENDING LINKS ABOUT TOPICS - A system and a method for discovering and ranking trending links about topics are presented. The method comprises steps of receiving a plurality of messages from a social networking server, identifying a plurality of trending objects from the plurality of messages, generating at least one trending score for each trending object of the trending objects, and presenting a list of the trending objects based on the trending scores. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040387 | DISCOVERING AND RANKING TRENDING LINKS ABOUT TOPICS - A system and a method for discovering and ranking trending links about topics are presented. The method comprises steps of receiving a plurality of messages from a social networking server, identifying a plurality of trending objects from the plurality of messages, generating at least one trending score for each trending object of the trending objects, and presenting a list of the trending objects based on the trending scores. | 02-06-2014 |
20140136997 | TARGETED ADVERTISING BASED ON TRENDING OF AGGREGATED PERSONALIZED INFORMATION STREAMS - Targeted advertising based on trending aggregated personalized information streams is disclosed. The method of targeted advertising, which can be implemented on a system includes receiving a topic from a user, wherein the user wants to present advertisements on social media platforms related to the topic, retrieving social media messages that relates to the topic from the social media platforms, identifying trending keywords associated with the social media messages that relates to the topic, and/or presenting the advertisement including the trending keywords on the social media platforms. | 05-15-2014 |
20140258198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REVEALING CORRELATIONS BETWEEN DATA STREAMS - The disclosed techniques can provide users with a tool having an integrated, user-friendly interface and having automated mechanisms which can reveal correlations between data streams to the users in a clear and easily understandable way, thereby enabling the users to easily digest the vast amount of information contained in activities within one or more network, to understand the correlations among the activities, to stay informed and responsive to current or new trends, and even to predict future trends. Among other benefits, the disclosed techniques are especially useful in the context of discovering impacts of social networking activities on other types of commercial activities. | 09-11-2014 |
20150032716 | Search and Search Optimization Using A Pattern Of A Location Identifier - Systems and methods for search and search optimization using a pattern in a location identifier is disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of search and search optimization. The method includes, detecting a set of location identifiers that have a pattern that matches a specified pattern and identifying a set of search results as having content related to the semantic type. The specified pattern can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium and corresponds to a semantic type. The set of search results can include objects associated with the set of location identifiers having the specified pattern. | 01-29-2015 |
20150039655 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF A KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods of a knowledge management networking are disclosed here. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of hosting a web-space having a plurality of objects, the plurality of objects to include one or more of, representations of a set of users, a set of web-items, and a set of nets; wherein a net of the set of nets is a subset of the web-space comprising a sub-plurality of the plurality of objects. One embodiment can include, tracking an explicit relationship between a first set of at least two objects of the set of objects; the explicit relationship to be pre-determined by a user of the set of users, identifying an implicit relationship between a second set of at least two objects of the set of objects; the implicit relationship to be identified based on a semantic relationship between the at least two objects, and determining a default set of privacy rules governing access between the at least two objects based on one or more of the identified explicit relationship and the implicit relationship. | 02-05-2015 |
20150095021 | MACHINE-BASED CONTENT ANALYSIS AND USER PERCEPTION TRACKING OF MICROCONTENT MESSAGES - A system and a method for microcontent natural language processing are presented. The method comprising steps of receiving a microcontent message from a social networking server, tokenizing the microcontent message into one or more text tokens, performing a topic extraction on the microcontent message to extract topic metadata, generating sentiment metadata for the microcontent message, analyzing co-occurrence of all available metadatas in the plurality of microcontent messages, producing a list that ranks the plurality of microcontent messages based on all available topic metadata, and compiling a trend database that reveals how perception of users of the social networking server on a given topic changes by tracking how the list changes over time. | 04-02-2015 |
20150100870 | HARVESTING DATA FROM PAGE - Among other disclosure, computer-implemented methods and computer program products for obtaining data from a page. A method can include initiating a harvesting process for a page available in a computer system. The method can include identifying a feed representation that has been created for the page. The method can include retrieving and storing, as part of the harvesting process, at least a portion from the page based on information in the identified feed representation. The feed representation can include at least excerpts of content from the page. The feed representation can include at least one representation selected from: an RSS feed, an Atom feed, an XML feed, an RDF feed, a serialized data feed representation, and combinations thereof. | 04-09-2015 |
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20120117005 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENT ASSISTANCE - A system and a method for a service engine providing distributed intelligent assistance to a user are described herein. The method comprising steps of receiving and displaying a user inquiry from the user, the user inquiry having a linguistic pattern including a verb; generating and displaying a follow up question based on the user inquiry; receiving and displaying a follow up answer from the user; and generating and displaying a response based on the user inquiry and the follow up answer. | 05-10-2012 |
20130030903 | SIMULATED ENVIRONMENTS FOR MARKETPLACES, GAMING, SPORTING EVENTS, AND PERFORMANCE EVENTS - Systems and methods of simulated objects in simulated environments for marketplaces, gaming, sporting events and/or performance events are disclosed herein. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method to control a simulated object that is associated with a physical location in a real world environment. One embodiment includes enabling access of the simulated object in a simulated environment by a user via a device responsive to determining that a location data or timing data satisfies a criterion. The simulated environment can include a marketplace associated with the physical location in the real world environment where the simulated object represents virtual goods or real goods associated with the marketplace. | 01-31-2013 |
20130290317 | NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING OPTIMIZED FOR MICRO CONTENT - A system and a method for microcontent natural language processing are presented. The method comprising steps of receiving a microcontent message from a social networking server, tokenizing the microcontent message into one or more text tokens, detecting the language of the microcontent message and selecting the property dictionary for part-of-speech tag, part-of-speech tagging the microcontent message to identify related pronouns and nouns based on the selected dictionary, and extracting topics form the microcontent messages and assigning confidence values to the topics. | 10-31-2013 |
20130293580 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING TARGETS IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT - Techniques are disclosed for facilitating electronic commerce in an augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting, by a mobile device, presence of the physical product or the real life service; and presenting, on the mobile device, information to conduct the transaction of a physical product or a real life service via the augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting one or more targets in the augmented reality platform using a select area in a perspective of a user, the perspective being captured by a mobile device; and prompting the user to choose an object of interest from the one or more detected targets. Among other advantages, embodiments disclosed herein provide an intuitive and integrated user experience in shopping using augmented reality devices, thereby reducing the consumer user's effort in conducting such activities, reducing necessary sales personnel and their working hours, and increasing sales. | 11-07-2013 |
20130297460 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING TRANSACTIONS OF A PHYSICAL PRODUCT OR REAL LIFE SERVICE VIA AN AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT - Techniques are disclosed for facilitating electronic commerce in an augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting, by a mobile device, presence of the physical product or the real life service; and presenting, on the mobile device, information to conduct the transaction of a physical product or a real life service via the augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting one or more targets in the augmented reality platform using a select area in a perspective of a user, the perspective being captured by a mobile device; and prompting the user to choose an object of interest from the one or more detected targets. Among other advantages, embodiments disclosed herein provide an intuitive and integrated user experience in shopping using augmented reality devices, thereby reducing the consumer user's effort in conducting such activities, reducing necessary sales personnel and their working hours, and increasing sales. | 11-07-2013 |
20140129324 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY PLACING AND SCHEDULING OF PROMOTIONAL ITEMS OR CONTENT BASED ON MOMENTUM OF ACTIVITIES OF A TARGETED AUDIENCE IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Techniques are disclosed for dynamically placing, scheduling, and adjusting promotional items based on momentum of activities of a targeted audience in a network. An example method comprises selecting a group of users from a user population in a network. The selection can be based on a degree of association between (i) multiple key words and (ii) profile data or past activities from the user population. The method further comprises monitoring activities performed in the network by the group of users. The method further comprises identifying a topic from the activities. The method further comprises determining momentum for the topic. The momentum can be proportional to (i) a number of how many users whose activities mention the topic and (ii) a frequency of how often the topic is mentioned. The method further comprises selectively delivering promotional content to the group of users based on the momentum for the identified topic. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129331 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING MOMENTUM OF ACTIVITIES OF A TARGETED AUDIENCE FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPTIMIZING PLACEMENT OF PROMOTIONAL ITEMS OR CONTENT IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Techniques are disclosed for predicting momentum of topic in the future in automatically optimizing placement of promotional items or content (e.g., advertisements) in a network. An example method comprises selecting a group of users from a user population in a network based on, for example, a degree of association between (i) multiple key words and (ii) profile data or past activities from the user population. The method further comprises monitoring activities performed in the network by the group of users. The method further comprises identifying a topic from the activities, and determining momentum for the topic. The method further comprises predicting a future momentum for the identified topic based on observing additional topics which are related to the identified topic and have momentums with a rate of growth that exceeds a positive or negative threshold. | 05-08-2014 |
20140136544 | NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING OPTIMIZED FOR MICRO CONTENT - A system and a method for microcontent natural language processing are presented. The method comprising steps of receiving a microcontent message from a social networking server, tokenizing the microcontent message into one or more text tokens, detecting the language of the microcontent message and selecting the property dictionary for part-of-speech tag, part-of-speech tagging the microcontent message to identify related pronouns and nouns based on the selected dictionary, and extracting topics form the microcontent messages and assigning confidence values to the topics. | 05-15-2014 |
20140222558 | FACILITATING ELECTRONIC COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS IN AN AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT - Techniques are disclosed for facilitating electronic commerce in an augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting, by a mobile device, presence of the physical product or the real life service; and presenting, on the mobile device, information to conduct the transaction of a physical product or a real life service via the augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting one or more targets in the augmented reality platform using a select area in a perspective of a user, the perspective being captured by a mobile device; and prompting the user to choose an object of interest from the one or more detected targets. Among other advantages, embodiments disclosed herein provide an intuitive and integrated user experience in shopping using augmented reality devices, thereby reducing the consumer user's effort in conducting such activities, reducing necessary sales personnel and their working hours, and increasing sales. | 08-07-2014 |
20140337332 | SEARCH AND SEARCH OPTIMIZATION USING A PATTERN OF A LOCATION IDENTIFIER - Systems and methods for search and search optimization using a pattern in a location identifier is disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of search and search optimization. The method includes, detecting a set of location identifiers that have a pattern that matches a specified pattern and identifying a set of search results as having content related to the semantic type. The specified pattern can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium and corresponds to a semantic type. The set of search results can include objects associated with the set of location identifiers having the specified pattern. | 11-13-2014 |
20150248496 | GENERATING USER-CUSTOMIZED SEARCH RESULTS AND BUILDING A SEMANTICS-ENHANCED SEARCH ENGINE - Systems and methods for generating user-customized search results and building a semantics-enhanced search engine are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of generating user-customized search results using user-defined semantic types. The method includes, identifying a first set of URI patterns that are associated with a first set of semantic types defined by a first user, storing the first set of URI patterns in a database embodied in a computer-readable storage medium, and/or semantically categorizing a first set of search results for the first user, as having content related to one or more of the first set of semantic types defined by the first user. The first set of search results can be categorized using the first set of URI patterns. | 09-03-2015 |