| 04th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
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| 20090024612 | FULL TEXT QUERY AND SEARCH SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - The invention is a method for textual searching of text-based databases including databases of compiled internet content, scientific literature, abstracts for books and articles, newspapers, journals, and the like. Specifically, the algorithm supports searches using full-text or webpage as query and keyword searches allowing multiple entries and an information-content based ranking system (Shannon Information score) that uses p-values to represent the likelihood that a hit is due to random matches. Additionally, users can specify the parameters that determine hits and their ranking with scoring based on phrase matches and sentence similarities. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024613 | CROSS-LINGUAL QUERY SUGGESTION - Cross-lingual query suggestions (CLQS) aims to suggest relevant queries in a target language for a given query in a source language. The cross-lingual query suggestion is improved by exploiting the query logs in the target language. The disclosed techniques include a method for learning and determining a similarity measure between two queries in different languages. The similarity measure is based on both translation information and monolingual similarity information, and in one embodiment uses both the query log itself and click-through information associated therewith. Monolingual and cross-lingual information such as word translation relations and word co-occurrence statistics may be used to estimate the cross-lingual query similarity with a discriminative model. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024614 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE CONTENT SEARCHING - A search engine that can be configured to combine information related to a web page (channel) or content file view and/or “click throughs” with revenue information in order to determine relevance of the various matched content listed in the search results, is disclosed. By combining revenue information with page view/click through information, potentially more relevant results can be presented to the user for viewing. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024615 | System and Method for Creating and Searching Medical Ontologies - A method for creating and searching medical ontologies includes providing a semi-structured information source comprising a plurality of articles linked to each other, each article having one or more sections and each article is associated with a concept, creating a directed unlabeled graph representative of the information source, providing a plurality of labels, labeling a subset of edges, and assigning each unlabeled edge an equal probability of being assigned one of the labels. For each node, the probability of each outgoing edge is updated by smoothing each probability by an overall probability distribution of labels over all outgoing edges of each node, and the probability of each incoming edge is updated the same way. A label with a maximum probability is assigned to an edge if said maximum probability is greater than a predetermined threshold to create a labeled graph. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024616 | CONTENT RETRIEVING DEVICE AND RETRIEVING METHOD - A content retrieving device has: a content storing unit in which are stored a plurality of contents that are associated with one or more character strings; a thesaurus storing unit in which is stored a thesaurus that includes vertical relationship information between character strings; an inputting unit by which a character string is inputted; an extracting unit extracting an associated character string that is associated with an inputted character string, by using the thesaurus and on the basis of association degree information that expresses association degrees between character strings included in the thesaurus by numerical values determined in accordance with the vertical relationship information=between the character strings; and a retrieving unit retrieving contents associated with the associated character string and the inputted character string. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024617 | VIDEO PLAYER FOR EXHIBITING CONTENT OF VIDEO SIGNALS WITH CONTENT LINKING TO INFORMATION SOURCES - A method and apparatus for retrieving information relevant to tracked objects appearing in a display of a video signal is disclosed. The method is performed by a viewing computer having stored thereon an augmented display tool. In response to a user requesting the video signal, a content directory storing content information relevant to the tracked objects is acquired from a video-overlay server. The augmented display tool causes the viewing computer to acquire and display the video signal and record a time measurement and spatial coordinates of each point selected by a viewer using a pointing device. The augmented display tool uses the content directory to find an object identifier corresponding to each selected point and extracts relevant information from a global object directory maintained at the video-overlay server. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024618 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEXING WEIGHTED-SEQUENCES IN LARGE DATABASES - The present invention provides an index structure for managing weighted-sequences in large databases. A weighted-sequence is defined as a two-dimensional structure in which each element in the sequence is associated with a weight. A series of network events, for instance, is a weighted-sequence because each event is associated with a timestamp. Querying a large sequence database by events' occurrence patterns is a first step towards understanding the temporal causal relationships among the events. The index structure proposed herein enables the efficient retrieval from the database of all subsequences (contiguous and non-contiguous) that match a given query sequence both by events and by weights. The index structure also takes into consideration the nonuniform frequency distribution of events in the sequence data. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024619 | Processing video files using metadata and time stamp - A method for processing video data involves receiving data from a series of images and analyzing the data to identify geometric forms. The forms are stored as metadata of a first data level and are linked by time stamps to the images in which the forms were identified. The metadata from an image and the previous image are compared, and delta metadata is generated from the difference. Delta metadata is also marked with time stamps. Metadata and delta metadata are analyzed, and objects are extracted from the geometric forms. The objects are stored as time-stamped metadata and delta metadata of a second data level. The process is repeated for higher data levels. A user inputs a database query to identify from among the stored input images that particular image sequence in which the extracted object is recorded. Queries started at higher data levels are quicker but less accurate. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024620 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Search Result Using Language Chain - Provided is a multiple information retrieval apparatus and method using a language chain to provide directly executable multiple information when a search result regarding a query word is provided. The retrieval apparatus includes: an I/O display window inputting query words; a search button which approves the input query words over the Internet; a search engine database containing information about the query words; a search query word information source having information which sets the query words as a title; a language chain which connects the grouped words with at least one connector; a parsing key for selecting the grouped words, and an image or video display window which can display images or videos using a web-browser. Accordingly, the retrieval apparatus provides multiple domains regarding query words, indices of electronic publishing materials and home page lists. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024621 | METHOD TO SET UP ONLINE BOOK COLLECTIONS AND FACILITATE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS ON BOOKS - A computer-implemented method for recommending books is provided, which comprises the following: receiving data representing at least one image of a collection of books; automatically determining at least one piece of standard information about the collection of books by processing the image data; and recommending at least one book that is not included in the collection of books to a person associated with the collection of books based on the collection of books. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024622 | IMPLEMENTATION OF STREAM ALGEBRA OVER CLASS INSTANCES - Creating and executing a distributed stream processing operator graph based on a query. The operator graph includes movable stream algebra operators for processing events received from high volume data streams. The operators are partially compiled and distributed to computing devices for completion of the compilation and subsequent execution. During execution, the operators maintain minimal state information associated with received events via an expiration time assigned to each of the event instances. Additional events are generated and aggregated by the operators for communication to a service responsible for the query. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024623 | System and Method to Facilitate Mapping and Storage of Data Within One or More Data Taxonomies - A system and method to facilitate mapping and storage of data within one or more data taxonomies are described. Content information is received over a network. The content information is further analyzed to determine at least one theme representing subject matter related to the content information. Finally, the content information is stored within respective predetermined categories organized within at least one taxonomy, the predetermined categories being associated with the at least one theme. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024624 | Determining top combinations of items to present to a user - Embodiments of the present invention pertain to determining top combinations of items to present to a user. According to one embodiment, data that includes information describing a plurality of combinations of records is accessed. Each record describes a plurality of items. The data is analyzed using a branch and bound search procedure to determine top combinations of items based on a specified metric and a specified number. According to one embodiment, the metric is value enabled and the specified number determines how many combinations of items are associated with the top combinations of items. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024625 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION AND VIDEO APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An automatic search method and a video apparatus using the method are provided. According to the automatic search method, the video apparatus deletes characters satisfying specific conditions from additional information which is received, and generates keywords. Therefore, a user may acquire search results without needing to directly input keywords, and it is possible to prevent undesired information from being displayed as a search result. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024626 | INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, CONTENT PROVIDING SYSTEM, CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD, AND CONTENT PROVIDING PROGRAM - The invention provides a content providing system for making it possible to use URL information retained in a PC terminal from a mobile terminal and store content acquired as the mobile terminal accesses any URL in the PC terminal. The content providing system of the invention is a content providing system including a PC terminal | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024627 | Automated security manager - Systems, methods, media, and other embodiments associated with automated security management are described. One example system embodiment includes logic to collect, organize, and maintain data concerning electronic information resources, data concerning security criteria to which the electronic information resources may be subjected, and data concerning security risks to which the electronic information resources may be susceptible. The system may include logic to make an automated security management decision based on analyzing the data concerning the electronic information resources, the data concerning the security criteria, and the data concerning the security risks. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024628 | HOME MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, REMODELING AND REDECORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide a home management system and method with a 360-degree virtual surface rendering application. Embodiments of the invention generate a listing of home improvement projects from the inspection report to be viewed through a user interface. Homeowners may manage, prioritize, rank, and educate themselves on each listed home improvement project. Embodiments of the invention may contain a 360-degree virtual surface rendering application allowing a homeowner to select different surface types for a room, and then view them on a re-rendered image of the room before purchasing the new surfaces. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024629 | ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - Access control appropriate to each processing node is achieved by evaluating information published by the processing node. An access control device ( | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024630 | Privacy Information Reporting Systems with Broad Search Scope and Integration - A system for providing background check information to consumers diversifies a search vector by iteratively searching databases to obtain comprehensive identifying information while eliminating redundancies. Fuzzy expansion operators based on phonetics, misspellings, and other factors may be employed. The self-background check is intended to be used by consumers to safeguard against identify theft. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024631 | DIGITAL CONTENT HUB - There are provided methods and systems to retrieve search result information and digital content. The system receives input information identifying a plurality of data sources from which to retrieve digital content. Next the system retrieves search result information, over the network, from the plurality of data sources based on the input information. Next the system retrieves the digital content, over the network, from at least one of the data sources based on the search result information. Finally, the system communicates digital content to a client machine. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024632 | Method of and System for Controlling Private Data in Web-Based Applications - A method of and system for providing content and services includes web-based application that is hosted on a server. The application includes web-provided services and private data. The private data is contained in a data source. The application includes a place holder for the private data. The place holder is tagged with the data type, format, and data elements required for the application. A personal syndication manager that is associated with an application user. The personal syndication manager is communication with the server. The personal syndication manager is also in communication with registered data sources. The personal subscription manager is configured to convert the private data to a content syndication format required by the application. The personal subscription manager is also configured to terminate a subscription upon the occurrence of an event, such as the expiration a subscription period. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024633 | Systems and methods for remote deletion of contact information - An exemplary system for providing remote deletion of contact information includes a first device associated with a first user. The first device is configured to generate and send a delete request message to a second device. In some embodiments, the delete request message includes a request to delete contact information for the first user from the second device. The second device can be configured to receive the delete request message and delete the first user's contact information. A method for providing remote deletion of contact information includes a delete request message being generated at a first device, associated with a first user. The delete request message can include a request to delete contact information for the first user. The first device can send the delete request message to a second device. The delete request message can instruct the second device to delete the first user's contact information. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024634 | ADAPTIVE FILE DELIVERY WITH LINK PROFILING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An adaptive file delivery system and method transmits a data file, such as an audio-video file, over a network or collection of networks in segments, each segment transmitted during a different time period. Each time period has a transmission portion to transmit its associated file segment and a wait portion in which no further interaction with the network occurs regarding the transmitted segment. In some implementations, the duration of the transmission portion of each time period is sufficient to reach a steady-state throughput condition, which allows the traffic load status of the network or networks to be determined from rate measurements of file segment transmissions. The duration of the wait portion of each time period is at least long enough to limit the average rate of file segment transmission to adapt to network traffic load variations while causing the entire file to be delivered in a predetermined delivery deadline. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024635 | DATA RETRIEVAL APPARATUS - Data retrieval apparatus comprises a base unit e.g. a geographic globe having a surface bearing a set of index information, and a pen-like operator separate from and co-operable wirelessly with the globe. The operator has a sensor for sensing the index information when it is brought close to the globe surface, a memory device for storing data information associated with the index information for retrieval based on a reference to the index information sensed by the sensor, a controller for retrieving said data information from the memory device by reference to the index information sensed by the sensor, and a speaker for announcing said data information retrieved by the controller. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024636 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURING USER IDENTITIES AND CREATING VIRTUAL USERS TO ENHANCE PRIVACY ON A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method of enabling a real entity to access a service on a communication network using a virtual entity, the method including the steps of establishing a user account including at least first data corresponding to the identity of the real entity and second data corresponding to the virtual entity and not identifying the real entity, storing the first and second data in a first database, linking between the first and second data in the first database, storing the second data at a second database, associating the second database with a communication network site, connecting the communication network site to the communication network, receiving the second data from an unidentified user on the communication network site, identifying the unidentified user as the virtual entity based on receiving the second data, and allowing the virtual entity to access the service. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024637 | SYSTEM AND SERVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY AND DYNAMICALLY COMPOSING DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS - A document management system applies relevant document analysis, metadata extraction, and business process association algorithms and methodology to automatically and dynamically classify documents for routing, processing, and executing customized business logic. The document management system accepts documents from one or more channels, classifies the document and extracts metadata, executes customized application profiles and triggers business logic associated with the process. The document management system comprises a rules engine to detect and classify unstructured forms as well as structured forms, where the locations of attributes and visual layout are not fixed. The document management system provides automatic linkage between disparate systems that manages documents for the complete execution of a business process. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024638 | REMOTELY UPDATING A STATUS OF A DATA RECORD TO CANCEL A WORKSTATION DEPLOYMENT - A system and program product for updating a data record of a database to cancel a deployment of a computer workstation. A deployment status is changed from a starting status to a deployed status via intermediate statuses and then the deployment is canceled. From a decision tree stored in the database, a list of identifiers that identifies an ordered list of software routines is generated. An email message is created that includes a selectable object and a hidden field. The list of identifiers is inserted into the hidden field. The email message is sent to a user. The user's selection of the selectable object is received. The list of identifiers is obtained from the hidden field and the software routines are retrieved from the database. The software routines are executed in their order to update the status from deployed to the starting status via updates to the intermediate statuses. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024639 | DATA MAPPING AND IMPORT SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method related to a data mapping and import system is disclosed. A source file including a plurality of data records may be received, each data record comprising a sequence of data segments associated with source data. A target data structure comprising a plurality of target fields to which to import the source data of the source file may be identified. A mapping format comprising associations between each of the data segments for the plurality of data records and a target field of the plurality of target fields. And the source data from each of the data segments of each of the plurality of data records may be imported into the target field associated with each data segment based on the mapping format. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024640 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF CONTENT RULE CHECKING IN A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A content management system (CMS) includes information in a document that correlates each element for which a content rule needs to be checked with the corresponding content rule. By including information in the document regarding which content rules apply to the elements in the document, the CMS does not process any rules that do not apply to the document. When the document is checked into the CMS repository, only the content rules specified in the document are checked. An editor allows checking an element against the content rules as a document is created. If the editor is on a client computer system, and the editor checks all content rules that correspond to the elements in a document, the document may be modified to indicate the checking of the content rules has already been performed, which allows the CMS to write the document to the repository without checking the content rules. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024641 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING CONTEXT DATA TAGS TO CATALOG DATA IN WIRELESS SYSTEM - A Wireless mobile communication (WMC) device may maintain user preference information, which is unique to the WMC device capabilities and the device user. The WMC device may modify and/or update the user preference information based on device use and information ascertained from applications running on the WMC device itself; for example scheduling applications. The user preference information may be utilized to create context data tags for generated data on the WMC device. Context data tags may comprise such information as time/date stamping, subject information, and/or location information. The context data tags may be utilized to tag the generated data, enabling continuous and improved cataloging. Improved cataloging may enable improved searchability of tagged data. Tagged data alternatively and/or additionally may be transferred and stored in a remote device for improved and secure back-up storage. The remote device may utilize context data tags for cataloging and storing received data. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024642 | RELATIONAL SCHEMA FORMAT - A Relational Schema Definition (RSD) language that uses metadata of the relational database to generate an implementation-neutral or implementation-specific format that represents the precise database structure and data. The RSD language is a declarative description language such that an RSD file can then be used offline in a disconnected environment to reconstruct and use the database. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024643 | Multi-Level Compressed Look-up Tables Formed by Logical Operations to Compress Selected Index Bits - A lookup is performed using multiple levels of compressed stride tables in a multi-bit Trie structure. An input lookup key is divided into several strides including a current stride of S bits. A valid entry in a current stride table is located by compressing the S bits to form a compressed index of D bits into the current stride table. A compression function logically combines the S bits to generate the D compressed index bits. An entry in a prior-level table points to the current stride table and has a field indicating which compression function and mask to use. Compression functions can include XOR, shifts, rotates, and multi-bit averaging. Rather than store all 2 | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024644 | Extended Multimedia File Structure and Multimedia File Producting Method and Multimedia File Executing Method - Provided are an extended multimedia file structure, a multimedia file producing method, and a multimedia file executing method. The extended multimedia file structure includes: a metadata section including a media initial object descriptor (IOD) field and at least one track pointer; and a media data section including at least one media block indicated by the track pointer, wherein the at least one track pointer indicates a detail media resource contained in an embedded multimedia file or an external multimedia file. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024645 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING OFFLINE APPLICATIONS - A method and system for generating offline applications is provided. An application context for a business process is received. Based upon the application context, an application model is received. A user interface screen is extracted from the application model. A data object associated with the user interface screen is retrieved. A data relevant to the user interface screen is extracted from the data object based upon the application context. An offline application is generated from the application model and the user interface screen. The offline application and the data are packaged to generate a packaged application. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024646 | Methods, Systems, and Computer-Readable Media for Generating a Report Indicating Job Availability - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for generating a report indicating job availability. According to embodiments, a method for generating a report indicating job availability is provided. According to the method, a selected assignment group is displayed. A number of status messages received by a technician in the selected assignment group is displayed. The status messages indicate that no jobs are available for the technician. An amount of lost time associated with the technician in the selected assignment group is determined. The lost time includes a difference between a time at which the technician received one of the status messages and a time at which the technician is dispatched to a next job. The amount of lost time associated with the technician in the selected assignment group is displayed. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024647 | PRODUCT NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention is directed to an integrated computerized product lifecycle manager and requirements manager system for associating high-level requirements data with everyday product lifecycle management activities. The system includes a networked database comprised of one or more central computerized data servers, and a plurality of user computers (terminals, workstations) connected to the central server or servers by a computer data network. The server or servers will usually run multiple software modules such as database modules, various product lifecycle management modules, data viewer and decoder modules, and requirements management modules all operating in an integrated manner so that selected portions of the requirements tree, from the top high-level requirements to more detailed low level requirements, can be presented to users in a context relevant manner. The invention additionally includes context management module by which selected portions of the requirements data may be exposed or redacted according to organizational needs. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024648 | CONTEXTUAL DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTE VALUES - Metadata is generated that contains attribute values for a first document that in turn contains one or more key words. The attribute values of the first document are based on contextual information such as attribute values associated with other documents that contain at least one of the key words. Once generated, the metadata may be associated with the first document. Related techniques, apparatuses, and articles are also described. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE IMPORTATION OF DATA TAXONOMIES WITHIN A NETWORK - A system and method to facilitate importation of data taxonomies within a network are described. Advertiser entities access a data storage module within a network-based entity to retrieve content information from one or more content taxonomies stored within the data storage module. Subsequently, the advertiser entities select advertisements targeted to specific users based on the retrieved content information and further transmit the advertisements to the network-based entity. Furthermore, publisher entities and/or advertiser entities transmit data, such as, for example, associated taxonomy information, to the network-based entity. The entity receives the respective taxonomy information and parses the taxonomy information to extract node information and associated categories related to the received information. Finally, the entity integrates the node information and associated categories into one or more taxonomies stored within the data storage module. Alternatively, the entity maps the node information and associated categories into corresponding nodes within one or more taxonomies stored within the data storage module, and further stores the mapping information into a mapping database within the data storage module. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024650 | Heterogeneous content indexing and searching - Embodiments are provided to manage information associated with a number of disparate information sources. Metadata and/or other information can be extracted from a file, data stream, or other information source. The extracted metadata and/or other information can be used when performing indexing and searching operations. In one embodiment, a system includes a data structure having a uniform metadata representation and metadata handler for interacting with the data structure. The data structure can be associated with an underlying file or some other information source. The embodiments provide extensibility and can be tailored according to a desired implementation. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024651 | RECORDING DEVICE, RECORDING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided a recording device for generating and coding metadata, the recording device including a metadata describing part for describing the metadata; and a coding part for coding the metadata described in the metadata describing part in a binary format, and generating coded data; wherein the metadata describing part describes alternative information for embedding alternative data to the coded data when data is not present for a non-essential item in the metadata; and the coding part performs coding with the alternative data embedded when the alternative information is described. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024652 | OBJECT RELATIONAL MAPPING LAYER - An integration server system for mapping data objects on a database schema offers a strongly-typed model API, complex constraint management, and association balancing. The integration server system also has improved performance through optimized handling of ordered associations of data object and of string-valued attributes. The integration server system comprises a database schema configured to store a set of data object instances. A metadata model represents a configuration of the set of data object instances in the database schema. A model application programming interface provides a client application with access to the set of data object instances, and a metadata application programming interface provides a client application with access to the set of data object instances via the metadata model. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024653 | DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION AND SELF-TUNING OF INTER-NODAL COMMUNICATION RESOURCES IN A DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A database management system in which a plurality of nodes form a database instance, each node including a communication manager for dynamically configuring inter-nodal communication resources. The communication manager receives communication resource allocation requests from clients or a self-tuning algorithm. A resource self-tuning mechanism allocates or de-allocates memory blocks used for communication resource elements dynamically in real time without cycling the instance. Memory blocks are de-allocated asynchronously by placing associated communication resource elements in quarantine until all communication resource elements associated with the memory block are quarantined. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024654 | MULTI-VALUE PROPERTY STORAGE AND QUERY SUPPORT - Optimized storage and query of multi-value properties is enabled by generating a base table for single value properties associated with a user-defined schema and a number of row-based tables for each different type of multi-value properties. By combining multi-value properties into row-based tables or even into compatible type tables, a number of tables to be created for a database system such as SQL system is reduced at the same time optimizing create/read/update/delete operations. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024655 | Scheme-Based Identifier - Among other disclosure: a computer-implemented method of configuring a system for an identification scheme; a computer-implemented method of communicating an identifier; a computer-implemented method of processing a received identifier; and corresponding computer program products. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024656 | SYSTEM FOR UPDATING A NAVIGATION DATABASE - A navigation system including a navigation database provides efficient and accurate database updates. The system receives a modified version of the navigation database. The system identifies data blocks of the modified version that differ from the corresponding data blocks of the navigation database. The system generates an update based on the identified differences. The system updates the navigation database using the generated update. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024657 | USER INTERFACES AND SOFTWARE REUSE IN MODEL BASED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS - In a model based software system, a set of business rules is scanned, and patterns are identified. The patterns are then compared, and similarities identified which indicate that software can be reused in the system. In one embodiment, identifiers of the rules are scanned. In another embodiment, usage patterns are used for designing a middle layer and generating code. In another embodiment of the invention, a data model is generated by capturing data from a user interface for a business document. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024658 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS TO MANAGE THE DISPLAY OF DATA ENTITIES AND RELATIONAL DATABASE STRUCTURES - Systems and computer products that present typically large amounts of entity information with a graphical display that efficiently maps the display of a large number of OLAP objects to related relational database tables thereby retaining contextual information about the data associated with the objects and tables. The efficient mapping is enabled by the use of areas that contain and include objects. The preferred embodiment of the present invention enhances analysis, by OLAP techniques, of the objects and the associated relational database information. An embodiment of the present invention further operates in a recursive manner by enabling the objects to include and contain additional objects. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024659 | AUTOMATION TOOL FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE - A method for providing access to an electronic database for business intelligence is provided. The method includes receiving a request to create a new universe to interface with the electronic database to access the electronic database for business intelligence, receiving an input of a first set of universe details to populate the new universe, executing at least a first application macro to populate the new universe with the received first set of universe details by calling a business intelligence application to create the new universe with the populated first set of universe details; and providing the created new universe as a metadata layer that interfaces with the electronic database to provide access to the electronic database. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024660 | AUTOMATICALLY MOVING ANNOTATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MULTIDIMENSIONAL DATA BETWEEN LIVE DATACUBES - Techniques are described for sharing multidimensional data and associated annotations between software systems. As described herein, the techniques provide mechanisms for defining inter-application “links” for automatically copying data and associated annotations among databases associated with the enterprise software systems. For example, a system may include a first database storing multidimensional data for a first software application, and a second database storing multidimensional data for a second software application. The system further includes an interface by which an administrator defines a link that specifies a source area of the first database and a target area of the second database. A link control module automatically moves multidimensional data and annotations associated with cells or cubes of the multidimensional data from the source area to the target area in accordance with the link. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024661 | LOCATION SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS - The invention relates to an electronic document created, stored in or transmitted from a geographical location, wherein the document is franked with identification of the geographical location, and optionally with time and date and/or author of the electronic document. The invention further relates to a process for franking an electronic document created, stored in, or transmitted from a geographical location, including the steps of using location determination technology means to identify the geographical location and causing the identified geographical location to be franked on the document. Additionally, the invention relates to an assembly for franking an electronic document with identification of a geographical location, the location being that of creation, storage, or transmission of the document, or any two or all of them, the assembly including means for creating, storing, or transmitting the document; location determination technology means for identifying the geographical location; and means for franking the identified geographical location on the document. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024662 | METHOD OF SETTING AN EQUALIZER IN AN APPARATUS TO REPRODUCE A MEDIA FILE AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method and apparatus to reproduce a media file including reading mapping information from a predetermined position of the media file, searching for a sound field effect file of the media file by referring to the mapping information, and setting an equalizer of the audio data on the basis of the sound field effect file. A user can reproduce a media file by using an optimized equalizer of each media file even though the user himself does not set the equalizer. Also, since an equalizer setting of the reproducing apparatus can be applied to another reproducing apparatus, a user can enjoy listening to a media file in the other reproducing apparatus under the same reproducing conditions as those of the reproducing apparatus. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024663 | Techniques for Information Security Assessment - Methods for information security assessment and data risk scoring are disclosed. A disclosed method includes identifying a plurality of parameters relevant to information security of information systems, establishing at least two risk levels associated with each of the plurality of parameters, assigning a numerical score to each of the at least two risk level associated with each of the plurality of parameters, recording the parameters, risk levels and numerical scores into one or more data structures, and assessing and scoring information security of a specified information system and/or collectively for an entire enterprise based at least in part on the one or more data structures. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024664 | Method and system for generating a content-based file, and content-based data structure - A method for generating a content-based file to be distributed to a mobile device, the content-based file being based on multimedia data and a mechanism for generating a user interface, from the multimedia data, to be shown on the mobile device, includes the steps of determining the type of the mobile device, selected from a set of types of mobile devices, obtaining the technical features associated to the determined mobile device type, adapting the multimedia data and the mechanism for generating the user interface according to the obtained technical features, and generating the content-based file from the adapted multimedia data and the adapted mechanism for generating the user interface. A system generates a content-based file suitable for carrying out such a method and a content-based data structure is distributed for this system. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024665 | Method and apparatus for processing data - A function control unit controls a function of processing data. An output unit outputs status information indicating a status of data processing by the function. A storing unit stores therein function information and next function information. A determining unit determines whether to execute a next function indicated by the next function information corresponding to the function information indicating the function that caused the status of data processing, based on the status of data processing. A requesting unit requests, when it is determined to execute the next function, a function control unit that controls the next function to execute the next function. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING METADATA - The present invention discloses a method for generating metadata, said metadata being associated with a content, the method comprising the steps of obtaining the uncompressed digital signal of said content; determining the feature data of said uncompressed digital signal, said feature data being associated with the features that can be physiologically sensed in the analog signal that corresponds to said uncompressed digital signal; and creating metadata that are associated with the physiological emotion according to said feature data. Therefore, a user can directly obtain metadata reflecting the physiological emotion. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024667 | Information processing device, file data merging method, file naming method, and file data output method - [Problems] Although merging of file common condition data with record data in a file and naming of the file are routine work in handling many similar files, the routine work conventionally requires substantial trouble, thereby bringing a feeling of troublesomeness to the end user. The problem to enable the user to perform such file operations with greatly reduced steps and natural lucidness, and especially to enable the user to adequately name a file to identify individual files in such a way that greatly reduced work and high friendliness with the user are combined. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024668 | Method and system for document management and exchange - The present invention embodiments pertain to managing and exchanging documents. A descriptor is added to an original document, wherein the descriptor includes at least one document identifier representing a logical subject of the document. Modifications to a document being sent or received are identified based on comparing the descriptor of the sent or received document and the descriptor of the original document. The modifications are introduced into the original document to become a single master document of consolidated information relating to the same logical subject. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024669 | System, Method, and Article of Manufacture for Maintaining and Accessing a Whois Database - Methods and systems are provided for maintaining and accessing a whois database. In one embodiment, modifications to a registrar database that includes information about domain names are tracked, and based on the tracked modifications, one or more records that include modified information about the domain names are identified. Unique identifiers for the identified one or more records are determined and are used to reflect the modifications in the whois database. The modifications are tracked on a real-time basis and are reflected in the whois database on an hourly or a real-time basis. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024670 | FRAGMENT RECONSTITUTION IN A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for improving the performance of a CMS system configured for bursting is disclosed. The CMS may be configured to automatically scan the CMS for unused document fragments and “clean up” the repository by reinserting the unused document fragments back into a corresponding source document. Thus, embodiments of the invention do not rely on beforehand knowledge and policy setting as current approaches. Rather, an autonomous method is used to manage document fragments by detecting and reinserting unused fragments back into their original documents. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024671 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND EXTERNAL DATA STORAGE SYSTEM DATA SYNCHRONIZATION - Described is a technology by which a content management system (such as part of Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server) synchronizes data with an external (e.g., third-party) data storage system. For example, live video and/or on demand video webcasts may be stored on the external data storage system, but may be controlled by events created and edited at the content management system, even though the content management system does not directly support video content. In one example, an administrator creates or modifies an event at the content management system, and if the event is coordinated with the external data storage system, the content management system is synchronized with the external data storage system. One-way communication and/or two-way communication may take place for synchronization, including providing parameters to the content management system from the data store, or by sending notifications and queues to synchronize data with the content management system. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024672 | SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF CONFIGURATION VALUES BETWEEN A DATA BASE AND ITS INPUT UTILITY - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for synchronizing configuration values between a database and a remote input utility by configuring the database for remote input and loading the configuration values to a control file at the server, and copying the configuration values to a control file at remote system including the input utility, executing the input utility at a remote system using configuration values from the control file at the remote system to prepare data for input to the database, and responsive to the configuration values at the control file of the server, updating the configuration values in the control file at the remote system before migrating the new data from the input utility to the database. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024673 | System and method for tracking documents in an on-demand service - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for tracking documents in an on-demand service. These mechanisms and methods for tracking documents in an on-demand service can enable embodiments to provide the sharing of documents and the tracking of whether one of the shared documents was changed. The ability of embodiments to provide the sharing of documents and the tracking can enable a safeguard that a user knows whether the document that they have in their possession is the most recent version. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024674 | AUTOMATIC FILE VERSIONING - A method and system are provided to automatically and transparently version files across many desktop applications without requiring the user to take specific action to cause the versioning to occur. Previous versions and versioning information can both be stored using hard links, and the versioning information can be used to determine a version history for a file. Embodiments of the present invention do not require applications to be modified to support this versioning method. Further, using one approach, the application does not even know that the versioning is occurring. The present invention provides an automatic versioning solution that is completely transparent to the user, which causes overwrite operations to be seamlessly co-opted into versioning operations which retain previous document versions instead of overwriting them. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024675 | ONLINE TOOL FOR REGISTERING MEDIA - A system and methodology that facilitates online registration of portable electronic media containing sensitive information is provided. The system tracks, collects and logs information associated with the media shipments and generates detailed reports. Furthermore, the system analyzes the information collected and reported to measure accountability and to calculate risk. The system provides consolidated, comprehensive information about media containing sensitive data shipped outside an organization. Additionally, the system facilitates risk management while tracking and reporting compliance around most any media activity. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024676 | MANAGING THE COPYING OF WRITES FROM PRIMARY STORAGES TO SECONDARY STORAGES ACROSS DIFFERENT NETWORKS - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for managing the copying of writes from primary storages to secondary storages across different networks. Information is maintained on a first group of at least one primary storage, at least one primary device managing Input/Output (I/O) access to the at least one primary storage, and at least one corresponding secondary storage to which writes to the at least one primary storage are copied and a second group of at least one primary storage, at least one primary device managing Input/Output (I/O) access to the at least one primary storage, and at least one corresponding secondary storage to which writes to the at least one primary storage are copied. A failure notification is received from one of the primary devices in the first or second group of a failure to copy a write from the primary device to the secondary device. A freeze command is issued over a first network, using a first network protocol, to the at least one primary device in the first group to stop copying writes to the corresponding at least one secondary device. A freeze command is issued over a second network, using a second network protocol, to the at least one primary device in the second group to stop copying writes to the corresponding at least one secondary device. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024677 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCING OVERHEAD OF VALIDATING CONSTRAINTS IN A DATABASE - System for reducing the overhead of validating constraints in a database are provided. A target table and a source table are provided. The source table includes data to be loaded into the target table. Data is loaded into the target table from the source table including eliminating any logic to validate a constraint defined on the target table based on one or more pre-determined conditions. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024678 | OPTIMIZING STORAGE ALLOCATION - There is provided a method, a system and a machine readable medium to optimize storage allocation in a database management system. The method comprises receiving a processing step at a step processing module of an access module processor from a dispatcher module. The method further comprises determining whether a fast access storage flag is set in the processing step, the fast access storage flag indicating use of an intermediate file in fast access storage to store one or more redistributed data rows of a table of a database that is distributed across one or more storage devices of the database management system; Yet further the method comprises selectively allocating a free fast access storage data block to the intermediate file from a fast access storage pool based on the determination that the fast access storage flag is set. Lastly, the method comprises writing a redistributed data row from the one or more redistributed data rows to the allocated fast access storage data block. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024679 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE IN A LARGE MEMORY HEAP ENVIRONMENT - A memory management system is disclosed having a first memory heap module that assigns newly created objects to a first memory category and assigns persistent objects to a second memory category. The memory management system further assigns infrequently accessed persistent objects to a third memory category. A garbage collecting module collects garbage on objects in the first and second memory categories, but does not access objects in the third memory category. An operating system pages inactive objects assigned to the third memory category to a stable store. A user can debug the system, checking how many objects are assigned to the third memory category, and how many objects assigned to the third memory category are not accessed after initial allocation. Objects can be assigned to the third memory category based on selected criteria including time since access, likelihood of future object access, object size, and object priority. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024680 | Method and apparatus for dedicated hardware and software split implementation of rate matching and de-matching - In the method of rate-matching, software is used to calculate at least one rate-matching parameter for data, and dedicated hardware is used to perform at least one of a puncturing and repetition process on data based on the calculated rate-matching parameter. In rate de-matching, software is again used to calculate at least one rate de-matching parameter for received data, and dedicated hardware is used to compensate for puncturing and repetition based on the calculated rate de-matching parameter. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024681 | FILTER CIRCUIT AND FILTERING METHOD FOR REMOVING CONSECUTIVE NOISE FROM SAMPLED DIGITAL SIGNALS - A filter circuit removes noise from digital data which is successively input in synchronism with a sampling clock signal. The filter circuit serves to filter the digital data by calculating the average value of every two of the current, previous and twice previous values, determining one of the three average values that is closest to the previous filtered value at each time in synchronism with a sampling clock, outputting the current filtered value by performing an average operation on at least the closest one of the closest average value and previous filtered value. By this process, it is possible to effectively remove noise superimposed on consecutive samples, and also to make the waveform of the filtered output signal smooth. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024682 | Determining an approximate number of instances of an item for an organization - Embodiments of the present invention pertain to determining an approximate number of instances of an item for an organization. According to one embodiment, instances of items that reside on computer systems associated with the organization are determined. Instances of the same item can reside on different computers and an identification uniquely identifies an item. Random numbers are associated with identifications of the items. An approximate number of instances of the item is determined based on a highest random number associated with the item. The highest random number is the highest of the random numbers that were generated for the instances of the item. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024683 | N-Dimensional Coordinates Conversion - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to converting between polar and rectangular coordinates. In aspects, the Nth polar angle is measured upward from the sine-projection of the Nth component in the (N−1)th dimension. The last polar coordinate is zero if and only if the corresponding last rectangular coordinate is zero. The conversion may be applied in any number of dimensions without re-writing the conversion logic. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024684 | Method for Controlling Rounding Modes in Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) Floating-Point Units - A method for controlling rounding modes in a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) floating-point unit is disclosed. The SIMD floating-point unit includes a floating-point status-and-control register (FPSCR) having a first rounding mode bit field and a second rounding mode bit field. The SIMD floating-point unit also includes means for generating a first slice and a second slice. During a floating-point operation, the SIMD floating-point unit concurrently performs a first rounding operation on the first slice and a second rounding operation on the second slice according to a bit in the first rounding mode bit field and a bit in the second rounding mode bit field within the FPSCR, respectively. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024685 | High Speed and Efficient Matrix Multiplication Hardware Module - A matrix multiplication module and matrix multiplication method are provided that use a variable number of multiplier-accumulator units based on the amount of data elements of the matrices are available or needed for processing at a particular point or stage in the computation process. As more data elements become available or are needed, more multiplier-accumulator units are used to perform the necessary multiplication and addition operations. To multiply an N×M matrix by an M×N matrix, the total (maximum) number of used MAC units is “2*N−1”. The number of MAC units used starts with one (1) and increases by two at each computation stage, that is, at the beginning of reading of data elements for each new row of the first matrix. The sequence of the number of MAC units is {1, 3, 5, . . . , 2*N−1} for computation stages each of which corresponds to reading of data elements for each new row of the left hand matrix, also called the first matrix. For the multiplication of two 8×8 matrices, the performance is 16 floating point operations per clock cycle. For an FPGA running at 100 MHz, the performance is 1.6 Giga floating point operations per second. The performance increases with the increase of the clock frequency and the use of larger matrices when FPGA resources permit. Very large matrices are partitioned into smaller blocks to fit in the FPGA resources. Results from the multiplication of sub-matrices are combined to form the final result of the large matrices. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024686 | WIRELESS NODE AUTO-RESET FUNCTION - A method for wireless communication within a building automation system is disclosed. The method includes establishing a communications link between a first automation component and a second automation component, detecting a change in the communications link at the second automation component, and initiating a reset function on the second automation component in response to the detected change in the communications link. A building automation system is further disclosed. The system includes a first automation component, a second automation component in communication with the first automation component via a communication link. The second automation component further includes a reset function stored on a memory and executable by a processor in communication with the memory, such that the reset function is activated in response to a change in the communications link. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024687 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMATTING RETURNED RESULT FROM REMOTE PROCESSING RESOURCE IN WIRELESS SYSTEM - A result may be formatted after a task is performed in a remote processing resource in a wireless system. A wireless mobile communication (WMC) device may determine a task to be performed at a remote processing resource as part of a job the WMC device is requested to perform. Once the task is performed at the remote processing resource, formatted result is generated. The formatting of the result is based on different factors that may comprise, but not limited to, display limitations at the WMC device, power limitations at the WMC device, processing load/capability at the remote processing resource, and the connectivity limitation between the WMC device and the remote processing resource. Result formatting in such situations as internet searches may comprise generating a virtual webpage at the remote processing resource, and sending a link to this virtual webpage to the WMC device. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024688 | Accessing Memory And Processor Caches Of Nodes In Multi-Node Configurations - A method for communicating between nodes of a plurality of nodes is disclosed. Each node includes a plurality of processors and an interconnect chipset. The method issues a request for data from a processor in a first node and passes the request for data to other nodes through an expansion port (or scalability port). The method also starts an access of a memory in response to the request for data and snoops a processor cache of each processor in each node. The method accordingly identifies the location of the data in either the processor cache or memory in the node having the processor issuing the request or in a processor cache or memory of another node. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024689 | INTERFACE DEVICE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEM USING IT - An interface device for semiconductor equipment which converts messages of semiconductor equipment received and transmitted via different protocols to integral XML (extensible Markup Language) message format, and the monitoring system using same is capable of distributed or integral message monitoring of the semiconductor equipment. The monitoring system comprising an interface device for semiconductor equipment capable of converting messages of semiconductor equipment received and transmitted via different protocols to integral XML message format, and classifying the message converted to XML format based on message characteristic. A monitoring server provided with the XML messages classified and outputted by the interface device for semiconductor equipment to perform monitoring for each message characteristic, such that an integrated monitoring or a distributed monitoring for each message characteristic relative to the messages outputted from multiple semiconductor equipment can be made possible on the web portals. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024690 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING ON-LINE CONTENT ACCORDING TO SIMPLE CODE OF OFF-LINE CONTENT - The present invention relates to a system for and method of matching off- and on-line media content. Users of off-line content are easily able to access on-line content with this content-matching system. The system includes: 1. A Content Provider Server, which is a device in which simple code information of off-line content is stored, and with which the simple code of offline content is linked with a URL of the online content. 2. A User Terminal, which is a device with which users input the simple code for acquiring the online content. 3. An Intermediating Service System, which is a device for supplying the online content corresponding to the simple code and the URL. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024691 | REPORTING PROCESSING METHOD, ORIGIN SERVER AND USER CLIENT FOR USER AGENT PROFILE INFORMATION - The present invention discloses a reporting processing method for User Agent Profile (UAP) information including: issuing, by an origin server, a reporting policy to a user client to instruct the user client to report UAP information according to the reporting policy; and reporting, by the user client, the UAP information according to the reporting policy issued by the origin server. The invention also discloses an origin server including a reporting policy issuing unit adapted to issue a reporting policy to a user client to instruct the user client to report UAP information according to the reporting policy; and a UAP user client including a UAP information reporting unit adapted to report UAP information of the user client according to a reporting policy issued by the origin server. The invention can enable the user client in a UAP system to report the UAP information with more flexibility and diversity. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024692 | Client-based message protocol translation - A system and method are presented in which a plurality of transport protocol objects (TPOs) are instantiated at an IM user agent. In one embodiment, each of the plurality of TPOs is adapted to provide a translation between a first IM protocol and a different IM protocol. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024693 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING FILE CONTENT FROM A SELECTED TARGET DEPOT SERVER IN RESPONSE TO MULTIPLE CLIENT REQUESTS - In a content delivery network comprising multiple depot servers positioned at different locations, and including clients respectively located closer to one of the depot servers than to others, a method distributes specified file content to respective clients. The method comprises initially uploading the specified content to a particular one of the depot servers, and generating a download plan for replicating the specified content at one or more other depot servers in successive stages, wherein each of the other depot servers is designated as a target depot server. Each of a multiplicity of clients is notified, when the uploading of the specified content to the particular depot server has been completed, that the specified content is being made available for downloading at each target depot server. The method further includes operating a selected target depot server in one or more modes selected from a set of modes, to enable clients of the multiplicity to download the specified content from the selected target depot server. One of the modes comprises immediately serving the specified content to a given client from the selected target server, and another mode comprises notifying the given client of the amount of time remaining until the selected target server completes replicating the specified content. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024694 | USING AN INTERACTIVITY OBJECT TO FACILITATE WEB-BASED AGGREGATION - Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that uses an interactivity object to facilitate interactivity during automated web site accesses. During operation, the system examines a web page on the web site to determine a data type for an interactivity request associated with the web page. Next, the system creates an interactivity object, which includes the interactivity request along with the determined data type for the interactivity request. Finally, the system sends the interactivity object to the user to solicit a response from the user. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024695 | Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Providing Search Results Based On Selections In Previously Performed Searches - Methods and systems are described for providing search results based on selections in previously performed searches. A search is performed based on a first search term. A result set from the performed search is provided. A selection of a member of the result set from the performed search is received. It is determined whether the selected member is associated with a second search term using an index that associates members from previously performed searches with corresponding search terms. A second result set is provided based on the second search term when the selected member is determined to be associated with the second search term. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024696 | INTEGRATION OF CLIENT AND SERVER DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, related to integration of client and server development environments. A message may be caused to be sent to a server development environment engine where the message characterizes an action mapped from a client development environment to a function of the server development environment engine. Another message characterizing an event of the server development environment engine may be received where that message is to cause the client development environment to resolve the event. The messages may be used to integrate the client and server development environments by providing a path of communication by which the server development environment engine may provide services to a client development environment that integrates the service in a user interface of a client development environment engine. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CHANGING THE CONTENT OF AN INTERNET WEB PAGE - A host Web page includes an evolving interactive dialog box wherein an Internet user may enter user data to be processed. When the user completes entering user data in a first revolution of the interactive dialog box, the first revolution is replaced with a second revolution of the evolving interactive dialog box without disturbing or affecting any other part of the host Web page being displayed. Beneficially, the first and second revolutions may be communicated to a user computer together with and at a same time as the host Web page. Also, the second revolution may include a variety of data which is selected or customized to match the user data submitted in the first revolution. Each revolution of the evolving interactive dialog box may be comprised of any combination of general textual data entry fields, category (pull-down) menus, contact information data entry fields, and opt-in/opt-out buttons. The evolving interactive dialog box may also include dynamically selectable features, such as font type, font size, font color, box shape, box dimension(s), background colors, foreground colors, etc. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024698 | MOBILE CONTENT SERVICE - Standard content created for use on non-mobile platforms, such as personal computers, is made available and useful to mobile devices. A request for content from a mobile device is sent to a mobile server using the DNS or a redirect from a standard content server. The mobile server obtains the standard content and normalizes it for use on the mobile device. The normalized content is sent to the requesting mobile device. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024699 | INTEGRATION OF A MEDICAL WORKSTATION INTO A CLIENT-SERVER SYSTEM - In a method, a system and a computer program product for electronic data processing, communication and/or data retention in a computer-supported medical technology system to which multiple modules are connected that are involved in data exchange via a computer network, local workstations are thereby integrated or incorporated into a client-server system. A workstation thus embodies a client component and a workstation component. The client component serves for access to the central server. The workstation component serves for access to the local data of the workstation. Data exchange via the server with automatic synchronization occurs among all modules, in particular between the client component and the workstation component, such that consistent data sets are always stored and processed. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024700 | AD TARGETING USING REFERENCE PAGE INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for sponsored content targeting. A request for providing sponsored content to be associated with source content provided by a page publisher is received. A source of a referral to the source content is evaluated. Sponsored content is selected based on the evaluation. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024701 | Port Type Agnostic Proxy Support For Web Services Intermediaries - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed in which port type agnostic proxy support for web services intermediaries is typically provided by receiving in a web services intermediary a request for execution of a web services operation, wherein the request includes parametric information from which an endpoint for a target service that supports the operation can be identified; identifying, in dependence upon the parametric data, the endpoint for a target service that supports the operation; creating a target service request for execution of the operation on the target service; and issuing the target service request to the target service. Exemplary embodiments typically also include the return path of request-response processing: receiving in the intermediary a response from the target service; creating in the intermediary, in dependence upon the response from the target service, a response from the intermediary; and returning the response from the intermediary to the requesting client. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024702 | Method for Selection and Display of at Least One Piece of Additional Information - The selection and display of a piece of information, in addition to other information which may be transmitted from a server ( | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024703 | Communication System, Communication Apparatus, Communication Program, And Computer-Readable Storage Medium Stored With The Communication Program - The client apparatus | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024704 | Method and system for managing object circulation - A method for managing circulation of objects among a plurality of users who are connected to a management center through a network includes, on behalf of the management center, maintaining in an electronic database, for each object to be circulated, a static list of potential recipients; receiving and storing object-related status information from the recipients; maintaining and updating, in the database, a dynamic list of active recipients by selection from the static list by means of fixed criteria and on the basis of the status information; and allowing users to access the dynamic list of active recipients via the network; and on behalf of a user wanting to forward an object to another recipient, consulting the dynamic list of active recipients for said object and selecting from that list another user as a next recipient; physically forwarding said object to said next recipient; and sending status information notifying said next recipient to the management center. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024705 | MESSENGER BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ACCESS A SERVICE FROM A BACKEND SYSTEM - What is described is a system and method for accessing a backend service. The method includes receiving a message at a client; parsing the message into parts of the message using a natural language processor; interpreting the parts of the message; identifying a service and a backend system based on the interpreted parts of the message; and invoking the service from the backend system. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024706 | GRANULARLY SELECTING A SUBSET OF RECIPIENTS WHO CAN REPLY TO A SENDER'S E-MAIL - A method, system, and computer program product for assigning reply status to an outgoing electronic mail (e-mail) message. While creating an e-mail message, an interface is provided for granularly assigning or denying reply privileges to recipients of an outgoing e-mail message. Reply status is assigned by selecting a subset of recipients by name, e-mail address, and/or e-mail group who may reply to the e-mail. As the recipient's reply status is modified, the outgoing e-mail is updated, revising the reply e-mail address for each recipient. When the recipient is granted reply status, the e-mail address of the original sender is provided as the reply e-mail address. However, in the event the recipient is not granted reply status, the e-mail address of an automated, unmanned e-mail account is provided as the reply e-mail address. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024707 | Electronic Messaging System and Method For A Vehicle - A vehicle includes a body defining a passenger compartment and a messaging system having a user input device with a display. The input device receives an outgoing communication from an occupant and presents the outgoing communication on the display. The messaging system generates an outgoing e-mail message describing the outgoing communication, and containing a text file corresponding to a speech message and/or a digital image file describing a handwritten trace message, and transmits the outgoing e-mail message to a remote source. A method for exchanging electronic messages between a vehicle and a remote source includes recording an outgoing message using a user input device, generating an outgoing e-mail message by recording a voice message as a first electronic audio or text file and/or recording a handwritten trace of as a second electronic image file, and transmitting the e-mail message to the remote source. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024708 | INSTANT MESSAGING IN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and computer program products for exchanging instant messages among a plurality of users of data processing client entities (such as personal computers) are disclosed. For each user, a corresponding method starts with associating a profile with the user. The profile defines a set of (one or more) events, and for each event a set of (one or more) corresponding actions. The method continues by detecting the occurrence of one of the events. A selected action corresponding to the occurred event is then executed. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024709 | Method and System for Monitoring the Status of an Online Transaction - The invention includes methods and software for presenting a user with a set of interfaces that reveal what events are to occur, or are likely to occur, in a transaction, and provide the ability to program the automatic monitoring of these anticipated events with a customizable set of alerts. A merchant encodes events that are possible for the transaction as part of developing an online transaction system such as an online catalog. The data regarding these events is encoded in an electronic communication, such as an email or onsite transaction history item, such that this data can be detected by a receiving system. The method includes presenting and setting monitoring options for event notices that have not yet been received. The chosen options for event notices that have not yet been received are used to program the monitoring and alerting of the user when such event notices have or have not been received. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024710 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFACING WITH A USER IN INSTANT MESSAGING - Reducing the amount of input required by a user to enter an electronic message. When an electronic message is received, one or more language expressions associated with the electronic message are displayed to a user. The user may select one or more of the language expressions and have the full text of all the selected language expressions included in a reply electronic message. Icons, which represent a user's capability to engage in an electronic messaging session, may also be displayed. When a user changes their capability to engage in an electronic messaging session, for instance when they go offline, a command may be sent to other users. This command may take the form of a character sequence not normally occurring in written language, which is interpreted by network devices and changes the display of the icon associated with a the user who went offline. | 2009-01-22 |
| 20090024711 | DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH ENHANCEMENT DATA - A method of enhancing an electronic communication is disclosed, be it in the form of a message, file, or other type of transmission. The method includes the steps of transmitting and receiving a message or file with a content and, along with the message or file, transmitting and receiving enhancement information enabling a recipient of the message or file to more fully appreciate the content. In one embodiment, the enhancement information enables the recipient to visualize the sender or listen to the content of a message. For example, the enhancement information may include phonemes enabling the recipient to listen to the content of a message in a synthesized voice of the sender. In all embodiments, the enhancement information may be stored at the location of the recipient to limit the need for retransmission thereof. | 2009-01-22 |
