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20100246792 | Administering Participant Attendance Of Teleconferences - Computer-implemented methods, apparatus, and products for administering participant attendance of teleconferences, including monitoring, by a teleconference administration device comprising one or more modules of automated computing machinery, present call status of a user's telephone; determining, by the teleconference administration device in dependence upon one or more calendar events representing previously scheduled teleconferences, whether the present call status of the user's telephone conflicts with a previously scheduled teleconference; and if the present call status of the user's telephone conflicts with a previously scheduled teleconference, notifying, by the teleconference administration device, prospective participants of the conflict. | 09-30-2010 |
20100262610 | Identifying Subject Matter Experts - Identifying subject matter experts including receiving, by an SME search engine from a user, a search request including text corresponding to a particular subject matter; finding, in one or more information repositories, in dependence upon the text of the search request, one or more resources, including determining for each resource a credibility rating; identifying one or more potential subject matter experts associated with the resources; calculating, for each of the potential subject matter experts, in dependence upon the credibility rating of the each resource, a weighted expert score representing an estimated level of expertise for each potential subject matter expert; and returning, to the user by the SME search engine as one more search results, the potential subject matter experts in order of the weighted expert scores along with resources associated with the potential subject matter experts. | 10-14-2010 |
20130158978 | Adaptation of Vocabulary Levels for Enhanced Collaboration - A mechanism is provided for adapting vocabulary levels in a collaborative session. A vocabulary level indicator is received for a first user in the collaborative session. During generation of an electronic communication by a second user in the collaborative session, text entered in the electronic communication is scanned in order to identify a vocabulary level associated with text. The vocabulary level associated with the text is compared to the vocabulary level indicator for the first user. Responsive to the text exceeding the vocabulary level indicator for the first user thereby indicating violating text, an indication is provided to the second user that the violating text is above a vocabulary level of the first user. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159847 | Dynamic Personal Dictionaries for Enhanced Collaboration - A mechanism is provided for utilizing a dynamic personal dictionary in enhanced collaboration. A comparison is performed for each portion of entered text of the electronic communication with text identified in the dynamic personal dictionary. Responsive to a portion of the entered text matching an entry in the dynamic personal dictionary, the portion of the entered text is marked with an identifier, the identifier indicating that the portion of the entered text has an associated context definition. The electronic communication is then sent to a set of client devices with a set of marked text portions and associated identifiers. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159848 | Dynamic Personal Dictionaries for Enhanced Collaboration - A mechanism is provided for utilizing a dynamic personal dictionary in enhanced collaboration. A comparison is performed for each portion of entered text of the electronic communication with text identified in the dynamic personal dictionary. Responsive to a portion of the entered text matching an entry in the dynamic personal dictionary, the portion of the entered text is marked with an identifier, the identifier indicating that the portion of the entered text has an associated context definition. The electronic communication is then sent to a set of client devices with a set of marked text portions and associated identifiers. | 06-20-2013 |
20130218619 | GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STAFFING A PROJECT TEAM - A processor-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product generates a recommendation for a worker to be included in a project team. A requisite skill set that is not presently needed, but will be needed in the future, by a project team is determined. Historical data that describe antecedent conditions, which caused a historical worker to obtain the requisite skill set, is received. A candidate worker's current skill set data is adjusted with skill set enhancers, which are available to members of the project team, to generate a predicted future skill set of the candidate worker. In response to the needed requisite skill set matching the predicted future skill set of the candidate worker, a recommendation is generated for adding that candidate worker to the project team. | 08-22-2013 |
20130311834 | PREVENTING CASCADE FAILURES IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS - A computer hardware-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product prevents a cascading failure in a complex stream computer system causing an untrustworthy output from the complex stream computer system. Multiple upstream subcomponents in a complex stream computer system generate multiple outputs, which are used as inputs to a downstream subcomponent. An accuracy value is assigned to each of the multiple outputs from the upstream subcomponents, and weighting values are assigned to each of the inputs to the downstream subcomponent. The accuracy values and weighting values are utilized to dynamically adjust inputs to the downstream subcomponent until an output from the downstream subcomponent meets a predefined trustworthiness level. | 11-21-2013 |
20140088961 | Captioning Using Socially Derived Acoustic Profiles - Mechanisms for performing dynamic automatic speech recognition on a portion of multimedia content are provided. Multimedia content is segmented into homogeneous segments of content with regard to speakers and background sounds. For the at least one segment, a speaker providing speech in an audio track of the at least one segment is identified using information retrieved from a social network service source. A speech profile for the speaker is generated using information retrieved from the social network service source, an acoustic profile for the segment is generated based on the generated speech profile, and an automatic speech recognition engine is dynamically configured for operation on the at least one segment based on the acoustic profile. Automatic speech recognition operations are performed on the audio track of the at least one segment to generate a textual representation of speech content in the audio track corresponding to the speaker. | 03-27-2014 |
20140156103 | AUTOMATICALLY MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT OF A PHYSICAL ZONE - A system, method, and computer program product for automatically managing an environment for a physical zone over a period of time. Position coordinates are received from a plurality of entities. It is determined which of the entities will occupy the physical zone over a time frame, the physical zone including at least one environmental characteristic. Environmental preferences are accessed for the entities determined to occupy the physical zone for the time frame. The environmental characteristic of the physical zone is adjusted for the time frame based on the accessed environmental preferences for the entities. | 06-05-2014 |
20140214403 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING VOICE COMMUNICATION OVER A NETWORK - Systems and methods for improving communication over a network are provided. A system for improving communication over a network, comprises a detection module capable of detecting data indicating a problem with a communication between at least two participants communicating via communication devices over the network, a management module capable of analyzing the data to determine whether a participant is dissatisfied with the communication, wherein the management module includes a determining module capable of determining that the participant is dissatisfied, and identifying an event causing the dissatisfaction, and a resolution module capable of providing a solution for eliminating the problem. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214426 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING VOICE COMMUNICATION OVER A NETWORK - Systems and methods for improving communication over a network are provided. A system for improving communication over a network, comprises a detection module capable of detecting data indicating a problem with a communication between at least two participants communicating via communication devices over the network, a management module capable of analyzing the data to determine whether a participant is dissatisfied with the communication, wherein the management module includes a determining module capable of determining that the participant is dissatisfied, and identifying an event causing the dissatisfaction, and a resolution module capable of providing a solution for eliminating the problem. | 07-31-2014 |
20140282089 | ANALYSIS OF MULTI-MODAL PARALLEL COMMUNICATION TIMEBOXES IN ELECTRONIC MEETING FOR AUTOMATED OPPORTUNITY QUALIFICATION AND RESPONSE - A mechanism is provided for a time data capsule from an electronic conference. Operations include identifying meeting input sources related to the electronic conference, capturing respective data of the meeting input sources from a start through an end of the electronic conference, and maintaining and creating timestamps for the respective data that is captured. The timestamps are associated with the respective data. Operations include aligning the respective data along a timeline according to the timestamps associated with the respective data from the meeting input sources, converting the respective data into text equivalents and/or text descriptions with the timestamps retained, and identifying a trigger during the electronic conference that causes a timebox to be created with a beginning and an ending time. The operations include extracting the respective data for the timestamps that correspond to the timebox, and creating a package with the extracted respective data from the meeting input sources. | 09-18-2014 |
20140316860 | COMMON CONDITIONS FOR PAST PROJECTS AS EVIDENCE FOR SUCCESS CAUSES - A processor-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product identifies a cause of a level of success in multiple projects from a set of past projects. Multiple artifacts describe conditions associated with each project from a set of past projects, where a cause for a level of success in the past projects is initially unknown. Logic identifies a set of common artifacts in multiple projects from the set of past projects, where the set of common artifacts describes common conditions that are common to all of the multiple projects. Additional logic identifies a level of success experienced by each of the multiple projects. In response to a particular set of projects having a same level of success, common conditions identified by the set of common artifacts are identified as the cause for the same level of success experienced by all of the projects in the particular set of projects. | 10-23-2014 |
20150019200 | SOCIALLY DERIVED TRANSLATION PROFILES TO ENHANCE TRANSLATION QUALITY OF SOCIAL CONTENT USING A MACHINE TRANSLATION - The present disclosure relates generally to the field of socially derived translation profiles to enhance translation quality of social content using a machine translation. In various embodiments, methodologies may be provided that automatically use socially derived translation profiles to enhance translation quality of social content using a machine translation. | 01-15-2015 |
20150074464 | PREVENTING CASCADE FAILURES IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS - A computer hardware-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product prevents a cascading failure in a complex stream computer system causing an untrustworthy output from the complex stream computer system. Multiple upstream subcomponents in a complex stream computer system generate multiple outputs, which are used as inputs to a downstream subcomponent, wherein the multiple upstream subcomponents execute upstream computational processes. Each upstream computational process is examined to determine an accuracy of each identified output. An accuracy value is assigned to each of the multiple outputs from the upstream subcomponents, and weighting values are assigned to each of the inputs to the downstream subcomponent. The accuracy values and weighting values are utilized to dynamically adjust inputs to the downstream subcomponent until an output from the downstream subcomponent meets a predefined trustworthiness level. | 03-12-2015 |
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20100302041 | Monitoring Patterns of Motion - A method, computer program product, and apparatus for monitoring patterns of motion are provided. A signal is received from a sensor on a user, wherein movement of the user causes the sensor to generate power to emit a signal indicative of the movement of the user. The signal is analyzed to form a current pattern of motion. The current pattern of motion is compared to a baseline pattern of motion associated with the user. A difference between the current pattern of motion and the baseline pattern of motion associated with the user is determined to form a difference. The difference is compared to a predetermined threshold. Responsive to the difference exceeding the predetermined threshold, an alert is sent. | 12-02-2010 |
20120310942 | QUEUING CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS BY CATEGORY - A method for queuing conference participants by category includes, with a physical computing system, receiving requests from a number of conference registrants to attend a conference, with the physical computing system, placing each of the registrants into a number of queues based on a category assigned to the registrants, and with the physical computing system, allowing a number of the registrants from the queues to attend the conference such that the conference comprises a number of participants from each of the queues so as to meet predefined criteria. | 12-06-2012 |
20140075298 | DOCUMENT ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION FOR USERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS - A method, system, and computer program product for document analysis and presentation to a user, the user having a special need, are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A document is received for presentation to the user, the document including a plurality of parts, the plurality of parts including a preferred part, and wherein the user has to reach the preferred part in the document by sequentially processing a subset of parts preceding the preferred part in the document. The document is analyzed according to a set of attributes. The document is restructured to form a restructured document such that user can directly access the preferred part of the restructured document without having to sequentially process the restructured document. The restructured document is presented to the user having special needs. | 03-13-2014 |
20150149981 | INTELLIGENT DATA SOURCE SELECTION IN APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT - A method, system, and computer program product for amorphous data preparation for intelligent data source selection in application development are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of keywords is selected from a code portion of a source code. Using a subset of the set of keywords, an expected circumstance is determined, the expected circumstance being a circumstance relevant to a purpose of the source code. From a set of data sources, a data source is identified, wherein the data source provides information usable in the expected circumstance. A manner of accessing the information from the data source is identified. Pseudo-code is constructed to implement the manner of accessing the information from the data source. A weight is assigned to the data source based upon a type of input used for selecting the pseudo-code, wherein the selecting uses the pseudo-code in the source code. | 05-28-2015 |
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20130159296 | ACTIVITIES BASED DYNAMIC DATA PRIORITIZATION - A system, and computer program product for activity based dynamic data prioritization are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A user activity corresponding to a user is selected. A query is constructed corresponding to the user activity. The query is executed on a data source to obtain a result set of data. A prioritization rule is constructed using a feature of the query and a policy. Data items in the result set of data are prioritized according to the prioritization rule to form prioritized data. The prioritized data is presented relative to the user activity. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159297 | ACTIVITIES BASED DYNAMIC DATA PRIORITIZATION - A method for activity based dynamic data prioritization is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A user activity corresponding to a user is selected. A query is constructed corresponding to the user activity. The query is executed on a data source to obtain a result set of data. A prioritization rule is constructed using a feature of the query and a policy. Data items in the result set of data are prioritized according to the prioritization rule to form prioritized data. The prioritized data is presented relative to the user activity. | 06-20-2013 |
20130251264 | ANALYSIS OF HAND-DRAWN INPUT GROUPS - A method for analyzing groups of hand-drawn inputs receives from a set of computing devices a corresponding set of hand-drawn inputs. A user in a group of users interacts with a device in the set of devices to provide a hand-drawn input in the set of hand-drawn inputs corresponding to the device. The method analyzes a subset of the set of hand-drawn inputs to determine an accuracy of the hand-drawn inputs in the subset. The method generating a result responsive to the analyzing and presents the result. | 09-26-2013 |
20130304772 | MANAGING THE PRODUCT OF TEMPORARY GROUPS IN A COMMUNITY - A method, system, and computer program product for managing the products of a sub-community operating within a community are provided in the illustrative embodiments. The sub-community is defined in an application executing on a data processing system using a processor and a memory. The community comprises a set of members working for a common objective. The sub-community comprises a subset of the set of members working for a part of the common objective. The defining of the sub-community also configures a closing condition for the sub-community. A plurality of members is added to the sub-community. The sub-community is created. | 11-14-2013 |
20140074857 | WEIGHTED RANKING OF VIDEO DATA - A method, system, and computer program product for weighted ranking of video data are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A weight is assigned to an aspect of the video data. A weight is assigned to a person expected to feature in the video data. A weight of the video data is computed, the weight of the video data being a factor of the weight assigned the aspect and the weight assigned the person. A ranking of the video data is computed using the weight computed for the video data. | 03-13-2014 |
20150035835 | ENHANCED VIDEO DESCRIPTION - A method includes a computer creating scene description templates; the computer creating people profiles; analyzing video frames of a video to identify visual elements containing scenes and people; generating timelines for the identified visual elements; matching the identified visual elements with the scene description templates and the people profiles; and combining the matched identified visual elements and the timelines into the video. | 02-05-2015 |