| 05th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
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| 20090030811 | Order and Payment Visibility Process - The present invention discloses systems and methods for facilitating order entry, fulfillment, shipment and payment in a networked environment. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention describes a system for communicating order entries from a seller to a supplier, while providing order status information to the buyer. Also, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a system and method for electronic invoice presentment, dispute resolution and payment in a networked environment is described. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030812 | Method and Apparatus for Bidding on Broadcast Service Requests and Offers From Nearby Devices - An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions in a portable device for obtaining bids for a task. Access to a task in a set of tasks for bidding is provided through a wireless network. The access to the task includes a specification of a selected distance between a bidding entity and a location of the portable device that the bidding entity is required to be located within for generating bids. A bid for the task is received from an entity through the wireless network if the entity is within a selected distance of a location of the portable device. The bid may be accepted for completing the task. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030813 | Read-Only User Access for Web Based Auction - A networked computer arrangement and method in which a manufacturer or service provider may communicate to a plurality of traders the items, including goods and/or services, which may be available for purchase, the quantities of those available items, and any other conditions to be met for the purchase of the available items. Traders may apply guest bidder profiles or entitlement schema to the available goods lists to produce offerings for a plurality of guest brokers. Only bid-relevant product information is presented to each guest broker as needed in order to protect the offering party's overall position on the offered good(s). Guest broker profiles or entitlement schema may be based on perspective contractual arrangements between potential brokers, traders, and a manufacturer or service provider. Offerings are presented to the guest brokers, who are restricted from participating in the bidding process. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030814 | USER INTERFACE FOR A COMPLEX ORDER PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method for processing complex orders is disclosed. The method includes generating a customer portal view including a list of products and services associated with an account, a list of quotes associated with the account, a list of orders associated with the account, and a plurality of user-selectable options. The plurality of user-selectable options includes a move option to transfer a service profile by defaulting the existing services at an old location to a new location. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030815 | ENVIRONMENT-IMPACTING MEMBER PURCHASE DEVICE AND ENVIRONMENT-IMPACTING MEMBER PURCHASE SYSTEM - An environment-impacting member purchase system which enables efficient purchase of a member containing a specific chemical substance and the like while satisfying a purchaser's requirement is disclosed. A member specification specifying unit ( | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030816 | Method, computer program, warehouse management system, billing process and web interface to provide collection, storage and delivery service to individuals - A method for receiving, storing, retrieving and delivering a container is presented. The container may contain a client's personal items, and the method may be used by clients who periodically stay at a resort, for example. The method automates the attendant storage or warehouse management, billing system, and container pickup and delivery scheduling among others activities. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030817 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF BIDIRECTIONAL MARKETING WITH FEEDBACK - The invention discloses a method and system of bi-directional marketing with feedback, comprising: building up a consuming net system that promotes the business between customer and seller. The consuming net system signs a contract with customer, then the requirement built up, on the other hand, said system signs contract with seller, then the provider built up. The consuming net system receives commission from the provider and returns interest to the requirement according to the contract. The method and system adds the steps of interest distributing and information distributing during circulate service, so that customer can get balanced information during consuming, and also he can get balanced interest. The present invention changes the way of information dissemination and unfair distributing system. It eludes the economic crisis at all. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030818 | System for financial risk management administration - The present invention provides a method and system for financial risk management and administration. In the present invention, a computer implemented method and system operate to distribute selected risks, such as market risks, through a selected counterparty that can assume certain of these market risks in a financial transaction which also includes certain behavioral risks. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030819 | System and method forfinancial management and analysis - A method is provided for analyzing a user's finances and providing a plan for debt reduction. The method includes acquiring aggregated financial data for a user from a financial data clearinghouse. Another step is classifying financial transactions received with the aggregated financial data into a plurality of budget categories without user input. A further step is applying the financial transactions to the budget categories. The budget categories further include a budget amount and budget balance. An additional step is modifying the budget balances without user input based on increases or decreases caused by the financial transactions. A further step is displaying the budget categories, budget amounts, modified budget balances and the financial transactions to aid the user in debt reduction. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030820 | CORRELATION OF BILLING INFORMATION BY A NETWORK ELEMENT - In one embodiment, a method for providing correlation of billing entries for a mobile communications network is provided. A correlating network element in a bearer path determines a plurality of billing entries for a flow. One or more of the billing entries may be received from other network elements and includes traffic altering information for a flow. The correlating network element correlates the plurality of billing entries using state information included in the billing entries. The state information is used to determine information in billing entries that may be related, such as billing entries for a single flow. Also, the correlating network element uses the traffic altering information to determine a data volume sent for the flow. A correlated billing entry may then be generated using the data volume for the flow. The correlated billing entry is then sent to a billing system from the correlating network element. Billing entries are not sent from other network elements that may be generating billing entries in a link to the billing system. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030821 | DIVERSE BILLING RECTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for increasing claim recovery efficiency wherein an input engine receives claim data and is operatively coupled to both a clearinghouse system and an accounts receivable management system, which systems cooperatively identify errors in the claim record and prevent erred claim records from progressing to a payor. The clearinghouse system provides supplementation of the claim data for each claim record with additional data useful in electronic invoicing, assembly of claims for electronic invoicing, and submittal of claims for payment electronically. The clearinghouse is interactively coupled with the accounts receivable management system, which establishes and maintains an activity record for recovery efforts of each claim record, records process progression of each claim, coordinates error correction action, and assembles final disposition of each claim | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030822 | System and Method for Contingent Equity Return Forward to Hedge Foreign Exchange Risk in Investments Having Varying Exit Parameters - According to one embodiment, the invention comprises a system and method for hedging an investment. In various embodiments, a risk parameter associated with the investment is identified. According to some aspects of invention, the risk parameter may correspond to Foreign Exchange risk. A notional value of the underlying investment is determined or otherwise calculated. Then one or more maturity events are determined or otherwise constructed. The notional value and the maturity events can be used to create or otherwise issue an investment hedge for the risk parameter. Upon the occurrence of one of the pre-determined maturity events, the investment hedge's notional value is adjusted. A premium may also calculated for the investment hedge in various embodiments. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030823 | Method and system for an enhanced step-up provision in a deferred variable annuity with a rising guaranteed step-up - A computer implemented data processing system and method administers a deferred variable annuity contract during the accumulation phase for a relevant life. The annuity contract has a payment base value, a contract value, and a step-up provision. Administration of the product determines whether a step-up of the payment base value is applicable. If applicable, the product determines a step-up, wherein the step-up is guaranteed at a predetermined percentage. The investments of the deferred variable annuity contract are not limited to a specific asset allocation in order to qualify for the step-up provision. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030824 | Method and system for a deferred variable annuity with lifetime benefit payments as a function of a predetermined time-based withdrawal percent table - A computer implemented data processing system and method administers a deferred variable annuity contract during the accumulation phase for a relevant life. The annuity contract has a payment base value, a contract value, and a step-up provision. Administration of the product determines whether a step-up of the payment base value is applicable. If applicable, the product determines a step-up, wherein the step-up is guaranteed at a predetermined percentage. The investments of the deferred variable annuity contract are not limited to a specific asset allocation in order to qualify for the step-up provision. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING THE LEGAL DISTRIBUTION OF INTESTATE PROPERTY - This invention generally relates to a system and method for ascertaining the legal distribution of an individual's intestate property through the use of variables created to define single points of data which are described by the appropriate body of laws as being necessary to the determination of the said legal distribution. This invention solicits and collects a minimum quantity of said data through the use of a hierarchical arrangement of the created variables, which hierarchical arrangement is ordered upon the basis of priority each variable has in relation to all remaining variables which are required by the appropriate body of laws. A report is creating and delivered to a user which details the legal distribution of the subject intestate property represented as the dollar value associated with each respective legal recipient. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030826 | LENDER ANONYMITY SECURITIES LENDING USING LENDER TRADE CRITERIA - Lender anonymity securities lending where trade criteria associated with a security owned by a client are determined. Bids for the security are monitored by a first entity. A trade related to the security is executed by accepting a best bid from the monitored bids based on the trade criteria. An identical trade related to the security is automatically executed with a second entity. A second identical trade as the trade related to the security is automatically executed with inter-dealer brokers without any knowledge of the first entity. The first entity may be a banking division of a financial institution and the second entity may be a broker/dealer division of a financial institution. Complete anonymity is provided to the client from the inter-dealer brokers since the trade executed automatically with the second entity is put into a separate trading book maintaining a firewall between the client and the inter-dealer brokers. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030827 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND ANALYZING PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - A system and related method are provided for monitoring and analyzing procurement process for professional services. The system includes a database management system (DMS) stored on a computer-readable medium, having information a plurality of datasets that correspond to information for professional services. The system further includes data analysis and display modules (DADM) that facilitate access to and analysis of the data of the DMS. The system benefits users throughout the procurement process, such as, identifying bid requests that align with the user's capabilities and interests, analyzing data which allows users to evaluate RFPs and develop bidding strategies, aiding in the preparation of proposals, and assisting in the negotiation of contracts after a winning bid, to name a few. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030828 | Enhanced quote and order integration system and method - An enhanced system and method for executing options trades are disclosed. The order book and quote book are maintained separately to make quote and order processing more efficient, but the order book and quote book are integrated, as needed, to determine the marketability of incoming quotes and, where necessary, so that incoming quotes can execute against resting quotes or orders. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030829 | Seller automated engine architecture and methodology for optimized pricing strategies in automated real-time iterative reverse auctions over the internet and the like for the purchase and sale of goods and services - An improved seller automated engine architecture methodology particularly (though not exclusively) for use in automated real-time iterative reverse auctions over the Internet and the like for the purchase and sale of goods and services, providing a choice of architectural implementations while enabling price optimization on market share-directed considerations, specific sales target-directed implementations, seller utility derivative-following implementations, model optimizer implementations and explorations, mathematical optimization-oriented and rules-based implementations. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030830 | System and method of making trading markets using generalized trade reduction - An improved system and method is provided for making trading markets using generalized trade reduction. To do so, a trade reduction engine may be provided to turn the implementation of an individually rational and incentive-compatible mechanism of a market maker engine for single-valued traders making trades in a particular trading domain into an implementation of a budget balanced, individually rational and incentive-compatible mechanism that may bound the loss in social welfare. In general, the generalized trade reduction methods find procurement sets of traders and remove them in iterations until conditions of competition among remaining traders may be fulfilled for trading to occur. Advantageously, the present invention may support many applications for making trading markets using generalized trade reduction for both procurement-class domains and class domains. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030831 | METHOD FOR STRUCTURING, VALUATING AND TRADING SECURITIES RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF ATHLETES - The method is for structuring, valuating and trading securities. Athletes who have prior performances are evaluated. At a start of an evaluation period, a service provider determines initial values for securities based on the prior performance. The securities are traded in a market at a market price based on supply and demand. The service provider monitors performances of the athletes during the evaluation period. The service provider determines final values at an end of the evaluation period based on the performances and the final values are then paid to the investors. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030832 | CREDIT EVALUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK EFFECT CREDIT EXTENSION - Disclosed is a credit evaluation system and method for network effect credit extension that is applied in financial and electronic business fields. The major objective is to construct a credit evaluation system by employing the Internet technology, so that people in need of a loan may obtain credit amount faster than those utilizing an existing credit evaluation method without having to reduce the credit evaluation standard. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030833 | HYBRIDIZED REVERSE AUCTION WITH DYNAMIC FORWARD BIDDINGS FOR REALTY-RELATED TRADING - The invention relates to computer-implemented systems and methods for creating a reverse auction on a realty related item. A buyer uses a computer-system programmed with an algorithm for creating the reverse auction and one or more sellers use a computer-system programmed with an algorithm to submit bid items. The set of procedures comprises that (1) the seller's bid item can individually undergo forward bidding by other buyers to form a forward auction on the item and (2) the series of forward biddings of one or more bid items continuously updates the bid information in the reverse auction. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030834 | Opening Price Process For Trading System - A system for determining an opening price for products traded over a distributed, networked computer system, includes a plurality of workstations for entering orders for financial products into the distributed, networked computer system and a server computer coupled to the workstations for receiving the orders. The server computer executes a server process that determines an opening price for the product. The server process identifies the oldest of interest at the most aggressive price on each side of the market and selects the older interest of the identified interest to designate as initial interest. The server process matches initial interest against all contra side interest. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030835 | System and method for auctioning bids on construction projects - A computerized multi-stage bidding system and method for bidding on construction projects is disclosed. The system utilizes Internet client-server technology. The system includes input devices for entering into the computerized system and validating member credentials, accessing construction projects, registering to bid on the construction projects, providing information relative to a type of contract the construction projects will have, sorting, accepting and rejecting bids for the construction projects, posting a winning bid in order for an owner to compare it to the project budget, having the winning bid be reviewed by an owner and architect of the construction projects, via a report provided by the system and providing a forum for new contractors to become members. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030836 | STORED VALUE TRANSACTION SYSTEM INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED DATABASE SERVER - An integrated database and information server are provided that efficiently share information and tasks between various stored value programs. A server is configured to provide reusable objects and data structures that are suitably shared between various stored value products. A database at the server allows data to be shared between various programs so that each consumer associates with only one database record even though that consumer may use multiple shared value products. By integrating modules and avoiding duplicate records, the record communicates with all stored value programs, so the information does not need to be repeatedly entered into the database. Moreover, new stored value products are quickly and easily created through selection and arrangement of various shared objects preferably maintained within the database. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030837 | BILLING BASED ON THE TYPE OF PRINTED DOCUMENT - Techniques are provided for billing a customer for printing services based on the type of document printed. Types of documents may include business cards, books, postcards, photographs, marketing materials, word processing documents, etc. Thus, for example, each photograph is billed at a different rate than each business card. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030838 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MARKETING , DELIVERING , AND COLLECTING PAYMENT FOR INFORMATION - A method, apparatus and system for marketing, delivering, and collecting payment for information is described. In one embodiment, the invention is a method of providing electronic mail for payment. The invention includes sending an electronic mail message including provided information and a price to a customer, the provided information having an inaccessible portion of information. The invention further includes transferring a payment from the customer, and rendering the inaccessible portion of information accessible to the customer. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030839 | Method for Synchronizing Credit Point Data - A method for synchronizing credit point data can be applied in a smart card having a contact module and a contactless module. The contact module comprises a contact module storage unit for storing first credit points, and the contactless module comprises a contactless module storage unit for storing second credit points. When the contact module is utilized to update the credit points, at the beginning, the first credit points is set as the second credit points, the first credit points is updated, and then the second credit points is set as the updated first credit points. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030840 | METHOD FOR LIMITING DEBIT CARD TRANSACTIONS - A method for limiting debit card transactions includes establishing a limited debit card account linked to a financial funding account. A frequency period for funding the limited debit account and a maximum holding amount for the limited debit account are established by an individual. A debit card linked to the limited debit account is issued to the individual for making withdrawals and purchases. Based on a predetermined method and time period interest is paid by the entity maintaining the limited debit account, to the individual. Also, upon expiration of the frequency period funds are transferred from the financial funding account to the limited debit account to return the limited debit account to the designated maximum holding amount. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030841 | CONTENT DELIVERING METHOD, CONTENT DELIVERING SYSTEM, AND CONTENT DELIVERING PROGRAM - A content delivering system comprising: a center server for receiving order information relative to the rental of the content data from a user terminal through a network, a delivery server for creating a secret key valid only during a rental period based on the order information and delivering the secret key to a delivery destination terminal, and a content store server for storing a plurality of content data, specifying the content data to be delivered according to an instruction from the delivery server, encrypting the content data to be delivered with the secret key, and sending the same data to the delivery destination terminal. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030842 | SMART CARD PURCHASING TRANSACTIONS USING WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A smart card transaction allows a consumer to load value onto a smart card and to make purchases using a smart card with a mobile telephone handset over the telecommunications network. For loading, the system includes: a mobile telephone handset including a card reader; a gateway computer; a funds issuer computer; and an authentication computer. The mobile telephone handset receives a request from a user to load a value onto the smart card. The handset generates a funds request message which includes the value and sends the funds request message to a funds issuer computer. The funds issuer computer debits an account associated with the user. Next, the handset generates a load request message with a cryptographic signature and sends the load request message to an authentication computer which authenticates the smart card. The handset receives a response message which includes a cryptographic signature and an approval to load. Finally, the handset validates the second cryptographic signature and loads the value onto the smart card. For payment, the system includes a merchant server and a payment server. First, the handset sends an order request message to the merchant server computer, and in return receives a purchase instruction message. The handset processes the purchase instruction message locally, and then sends a draw request message to a payment server computer. The payment server computer sends a debit message which includes a cryptographic signature and an approval to debit the smart card. Finally, the handset validates the cryptographic signature and debits the smart card. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030843 | SMART CARD LOAD AND PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS USING WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A smart card transaction allows a consumer to load value onto a smart card and to make purchases using a smart card with a mobile telephone handset over the telecommunications network. For loading, the system includes: a mobile telephone handset including a card reader; a gateway computer; a funds issuer computer; and an authentication computer. The mobile telephone handset receives a request from a user to load a value onto the smart card. The handset generates a funds request message which includes the value and sends the funds request message to a funds issuer computer. The funds issuer computer debits an account associated with the user. Next, the handset generates a load request message with a cryptographic signature and sends the load request message to an authentication computer which authenticates the smart card. The handset receives a response message which includes a cryptographic signature and an approval to load. Finally, the handset validates the second cryptographic signature and loads the value onto the smart card. For payment, the system includes a merchant server and a payment server. First, the handset sends an order request message to the merchant server computer, and in return receives a purchase instruction message. The handset processes the purchase instruction message locally, and then sends a draw request message to a payment server computer. The payment server computer sends a debit message which includes a cryptographic signature and an approval to debit the smart card. Finally, the handset validates the cryptographic signature and debits the smart card. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030844 | SMART CARD LOADING TRANSACTIONS USING WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A smart card transaction allows a consumer to load value onto a smart card and to make purchases using a smart card with a mobile telephone handset over the telecommunications network. For loading, the system includes: a mobile telephone handset including a card reader; a gateway computer; a funds issuer computer; and an authentication computer. The mobile telephone handset receives a request from a user to load a value onto the smart card. The handset generates a funds request message which includes the value and sends the funds request message to a funds issuer computer. The funds issuer computer debits an account associated with the user. Next, the handset generates a load request message with a cryptographic signature and sends the load request message to an authentication computer which authenticates the smart card. The handset receives a response message which includes a cryptographic signature and an approval to load. Finally, the handset validates the second cryptographic signature and loads the value onto the smart card. For payment, the system includes a merchant server and a payment server. First, the handset sends an order request message to the merchant server computer, and in return receives a purchase instruction message. The handset processes the purchase instruction message locally, and then sends a draw request message to a payment server computer. The payment server computer sends a debit message which includes a cryptographic signature and an approval to debit the smart card. Finally, the handset validates the cryptographic signature and debits the smart card. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030845 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCOUNT IDENTIFIER OBFUSCATION - A method is disclosed. The method includes generating an obfuscated portion using a dynamic cryptogram unique to a transaction, where the dynamic cryptogram is determined using a uniquely derived key. The method also includes replacing a middle portion of the account identifier with the obfuscated portion to form an obfuscated account identifier. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030846 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING PAYMENT TO A PARTY NOT HAVING AN ACCOUNT WITH A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION - A system for facilitating payment to a party not having an account with a financial institution, including: a payments facilitator; and at least one account established by the payments facilitator with at least one financial institution. When a payer sends a communication message to the payments facilitator to make a payment to the party, the payments facilitator allocates one of the at least one accounts to the party and links the allocated account with a unique identifier assigned to the party. Payment is thereafter made by the payer to the allocated account. Preferably, the payment is an electronic payment. In a further arrangement of the invention there is a system for facilitating transfer of load between dealers and/or customers of a telecommunications carrier that can include the system already described. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030847 | PERSONAL DATA SUBMISSION - Included are systems and methods for personal data submission. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving data related to an item, the item being associated with a listed price and receiving data related to a user requested price for the item. Some embodiments include determining whether a first seller accepts the user requested price for the item and in response to a determination that the first seller accepts the user requested price, sending an offer to the user to purchase the item at the user requested price. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030848 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE SALES NEGOTIATIONS - An online negotiations system including hardware and software, may be configured to direct or outsource online negotiations, in real or near-real time, for goods and services listed and described on an online site. Outsourcing of negotiations may be managed to provide an agent to negotiation on behalf of a seller with respect to a listed item, wherein agents are typically managed and allocated independently of sellers by an online negotiations management system including an outsourcing management module having a central queue. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030849 | System to generate report analyzing business entity offering stock for sale - A business evaluation system generates for a stock investor a financial report that evaluates a business entity offering stock for sale. The system includes a pledge account in which to deposit pledge money; and, a portal including a memory for storing for a plurality of stock investors profile data, and the quantity of money pledged by each stock investor for the business entity. The memory also stores a pledge database containing the total pledge amount for the business entity. The system also includes a computer operably connected to the memory and operable to receive for each stock investor profile data and the amount of money pledged by each stock investor for the business entity, to direct pledge money to the pledge account, and to determine when a threshold amount of pledge money is received for the business entity. The system also includes a system to withdraw pledge money from the pledge account and to generate independently of the business entity an independent completed evaluation report for the business entity when the threshold amount of pledge money is received; and, a system to permit access to the completed independent evaluation report by stock investors that contributed money to the pledge account. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030850 | Method and system for a deferred variable annuity with lifetime benefit payments governed by an age-based withdrawal percent - A computer implemented data processing system and method administers a deferred variable annuity contract during the accumulation phase for a relevant life. The annuity contract has a payment base value, a contract value, and a step-up provision. Administration of the product determines whether a step-up of the payment base value is applicable. If applicable, the product determines a step-up, wherein the step-up is guaranteed at a predetermined percentage. The investments of the deferred variable annuity contract are not limited to a specific asset allocation in order to qualify for the step-up provision. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030851 | Method and system for a step-up provision in a deferred variable annuity with a rising guranteed step-up - A computer implemented data processing system and method for administering a deferred variable annuity contract during the accumulation phase for a relevant life. The annuity contract has a payment base value, a contract value, and a step-up provision. Administration of the product determines whether a step-up of the payment base value is applicable. If applicable, the product determines a step-up, wherein the step-up is guaranteed at a predetermined percentage. The investments of the deferred variable annuity contract are not limited to a specific asset allocation in order to qualify for the step-up provision. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030852 | Risk management system - The present invention provides a method and system for re-allocating financial risks. The system includes computer modules for assessing the behavior of a financial product by a financial institution, modeling the risks associated with providing the financial product by the financial institution, assessing the market risks associated with providing the financial product by a derivative counterparty and assuming, by the derivative counterparty, market risks associated with providing the financial product. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030853 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF PROFITING OR GENERATING INCOME FROM THE BUILT-IN EQUITY IN REAL ESTATE ASSETS OR ANY OTHER FORM OF ILLIQUID ASSET - Briefly, embodiments of a system or a method of profiting or generating income from equity in real estate or any other form of illiquid asset is disclosed. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030854 | POSTAGE WEIGHT COMPUTATION - Postage weight of a print item is computed as a function of certain print characteristics of the print item. The postage weight may be computed prior to printing the print item. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030855 | Donation Receptacle And Method - A method of promoting customer donations at a place of business includes providing a donation receptacle including a collection inlet, a proceeds bin, and at least one perforated section. The collection inlet is configured to receive monetary donations. The proceeds bin is configured to store the monetary donations received via the collection inlet. A donation path is at least partially defined between the collection inlet and the proceeds bin such that the monetary donations received via the collection inlet move along the donation path to the proceeds bin. The at least one perforated section is positioned along the donation path and is configured to separate the monetary donations from undesired refuse also received via the collection inlet. The donation receptacle is assembled to a cavity formed in a wall structure at the place of business. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030856 | Expert Systems as a Method of Delivering Diagnostic, Problem Solving, and Training Technical Services to Customers - An expert system may be utilized for providing and receiving interactive, computer-implemented support services related to chemical processing units. The expert system may include a knowledge base that contains information coded in the form of rules, decision trees, and logic and a database that stores and handles various types of information related to the expert system. A query component receives a query that may be a problem, a performance issue, or a training request selected from a list or diagram or otherwise generated by a customer. An answer component utilizes the knowledge base, the database, an external database, and/or an expert to provide one or more answers to the query. A question and answer session may be initiated by the expert system in order to gain further information and detail related to the query. Supplemental information and the identified answers may be provided to the customer. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030857 | MULTIATTRIBUTE SPECIFICATION OF PREFERENCES ABOUT PEOPLE, PRIORITIES, AND PRIVACY FOR GUIDING MESSAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS - The present invention relates to a system and methodology to facilitate multiattribute adjustments and control associated with messages and other communications and informational items that are directed to a user via automated systems. An interface, specification language, and controls are provided for defining a plurality of variously configured groups that may attempt to communicate respective items. Controls include the specification of priorities and preferences as well as the modification of priorities and preferences that have been learned from training sets via machine learning methods. The system provides both a means for assessing parameters used in the control of messaging and communications and for the inspection and modification of parameters that have been learned autonomously. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030858 | Methods and apparatus to perform downhole fluid analysis using an artificial neural network - Apparatus and methods to perform downhole fluid analysis using an artificial neural network are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves obtaining a first formation fluid property value of a formation fluid sample from a downhole fluid analysis process. The first formation fluid property value is provided to an artificial neural network, and a second formation fluid property value of the formation fluid sample is generated by means of the artificial neural network. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030859 | Method and apparatus for real-time website optimization - A novel method of automated, real-time website optimization at least includes: a) receiving website optimization data including an optimization goal, and website source code; b) receiving website optimization criteria indicative of the completion of a website optimization experiment; c) executing an optimization algorithm used to select an optimized website version; d) comparing the output of the optimization algorithm with the website optimization goal to determine whether the website version under consideration is optimized; e) providing feedback from the output of the executed optimization algorithm to an input of the optimization algorithm; f) based upon the feedback, determining the next iterative step of the optimization algorithm; g) performing new iterative steps of the optimization algorithm; h) converging to an optimized website state; and i) modifying the website source code to implement the optimum version of the website. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030860 | MESSAGE ROUTING USING CYCLICAL NEURAL NETWORKS - A system for routing business-to-business (“B2B”) messages includes a cyclical neural network. The cyclical neural network contains neurons for determining a needed destination of a message based on content type of the message, for example. Neurons are monitored to establish a “state of understanding” of the network during processing, and tags may be applied to messages upon a determination of the needed destination. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030861 | Probabilistic Prediction Based Artificial Intelligence Planning System - A probabilistic prediction based artificial intelligence planning system comprises at least one processing unit capable of executing a set of instructions for a probabilistic prediction and modeling system; an input means for providing an input in communication with the processing unit; an output means for providing an output in communication with the processing unit; and an evaluation function for providing a score. The score is sent to the input means. A best output function provides a best output value to the processor based on probabilistic prediction values communicated from the probabilistic prediction and modeling system. Inputs and outputs are treated exactly the same within the probabilistic prediction and modeling system. Hypothetical outputs are used to test possible states within the probabilistic prediction and modeling system and evaluated by the best output function. An undo function can reverse the effect of applying a hypothetical output. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030862 | System for estimating a distribution of message content categories in source data - A method of computerized content analysis that gives “approximately unbiased and statistically consistent estimates” of a distribution of elements of structured, unstructured, and partially structured source data among a set of categories. In one embodiment, this is done by analyzing a distribution of small set of individually-classified elements in a plurality of categories and then using the information determined from the analysis to extrapolate a distribution in a larger population set. This extrapolation is performed without constraining the distribution of the unlabeled elements to be equal to the distribution of labeled elements, nor constraining a content distribution of content of elements in the labeled set (e.g., a distribution of words used by elements in the labeled set) to be equal to a content distribution of elements in the unlabeled set. Not being constrained in these ways allows the estimation techniques described herein to provide distinct advantages over conventional aggregation techniques. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030863 | TRANSACTIONAL GRAPH-BASED COMPUTATION WITH ERROR HANDLING - Processing transactions using graph-based computations includes determining that at least one of a plurality of graph elements of a computation graph of a set of one or more computation graphs includes a computation to be performed for a given transaction, associating the given transaction with an instance of the computation graph that includes reusable computation elements associated with respective graph elements, and executing the graph to perform the computation. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030864 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING SEGMENTATION-BASED PREDICTIVE MODELS - The present invention generally relates to computer databases and, more particularly, to data mining and knowledge discovery. The invention specifically relates to a method for constructing segmentation-based predictive models, such as decision-tree classifiers, wherein data records are partitioned into a plurality of segments and separate predictive models are constructed for each segment. The present invention contemplates a computerized method for automatically building segmentation-based predictive models that substantially improves upon the modeling capabilities of decision trees and related technologies, and that automatically produces models that are competitive with, if not better than, those produced by data analysts and applied statisticians using traditional, labor-intensive statistical techniques. The invention achieves these properties by performing segmentation and multivariate statistical modeling within each segment simultaneously. Segments are constructed so as to maximize the accuracies of the predictive models within each segment. Simultaneously, the multivariate statistical models within each segment are refined so as to maximize their respective predictive accuracies. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030865 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes plural information input units that input information including image information or sound information in an actual space, an event detecting unit that generates event information including estimated position information and estimated identification information of users present in the actual space by analyzing the information inputted from the information input unit, and an information-integration processing unit that sets probability distribution data of hypotheses concerning position and identification information of the users and executes generation of analysis information including user position information and user identification information of the users present in the actual space by updating and selecting the hypotheses on the basis of the event information. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030866 | INFORMATION CLASSIFYING APPARATUS, INFORMATION CLASSIFYING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information classifying apparatus includes an information receiving section, a rule storing section, a deciding section, a creating condition storing section, a creating section and a storage control section. The rule storing section stores a classifying rule which is a rule for classifying a piece of information. The deciding section decides as to whether a piece of information received by the information receiving section satisfies the stored classifying rule or not. The creating condition storing section stores a creating condition which is a condition for creating the classifying rule. The creating section creates, when the deciding section decides that the piece of information does not satisfy the stored classifying rule, a new classifying rule based on the creating condition stored in the creating condition storing section. The storage control section controls the rule storing section to store the new classifying rule created by the creating section. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030867 | REVIEWING APPARATUS, RECIPE SETTING METHOD FOR REVIEWING APPARATUS AND REVIEWING SYSTEM - A recipe setting method and reviewing apparatus which permit even a novice to analyze the contents of existing recipe settings without trial-and-error attempts in the reviewing apparatus for reviewing a sample and to create a new recipe in a short time based on the results of the analysis. By a reviewing apparatus having a function of reviewing a sample under registered review conditions, based on a recipe in which the review conditions are registered. The reviewing apparatus is configured to display a list of the contents of the settings of plural set items regarding plural recipes and to create a new recipe based on the results of analysis of commonality by using the contents of settings having high degrees of commonality as initial settings. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030868 | Method And System For Optimal File System Performance - An automated system for determining an optimal file system on which to store data files is provided. The system includes a data storage device having multiple virtual partitions operable to receive, store, and retrieve a data file. The system additionally includes a plurality of file systems associated with the virtual partitions. One or more of the different file systems have different data storage performance characteristics. A sub-system tracks file characteristics and user requirements for the data file and uses the file characteristics and the user requirements to automatically determine an optimal file system for the data file. The systems and methods provided may be implemented with an information handling system. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030869 | VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR IMPRECISE STATEMENT COMPLETION - When a user enters text into an application, the application can utilize an auto-complete feature to provide the user with estimations as to a complete term a user is attempting to enter into the application. Visualization can be provided along with an estimation to disclose the likelihood the estimation is what the user intends to enter. Furthermore, a rationale can be provided to the user for the reason an estimation was provided to the user. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030870 | ERROR PROPAGATION IN OBJECT-RELATIONAL MAPPING PLATFORM - Systems and methods that present error messages in context of entities to application that issue rich queries, via an error propagation component. Accordingly, errors can be built up along the way (e.g., context/nesting), wherein troubleshooting processes can drill back down to the original cause. Hence, the error messages can be presented in the context of entities, as opposed to the underlying store. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030871 | System and method for identifying element usage in a deep element structure - A system for identifying usage of a target data element including both direct and indirect usage, within a data element structure where the target data element may have more than one parent data element. The system includes a usage processing engine configure to identify direct and indirect usage data elements for the target data element within the data element structure and a user interface configured to display the direct and indirect usage data elements for the target element in a hierarchical structure. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030872 | Display of Attachment Based Information within a Messaging System - Among other disclosures, a method may include collecting historical data and communication data relating to an attachment provided in a communication. The method may include generating an attachment profile based on the collected historical and communication data. The method may include monitoring user behavior. The method may include determining if the user has made a request to view the attachment profile. The method may include presenting the attachment profile in response to the request. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030873 | AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF DATA - The present invention is directed to the automated storage and retrieval of data. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: requesting a data record; broadcasting a query for the requested data record to a plurality of data records in a data center, the query comprising a unique listener key identifying the requested data record and information regarding a requesting program; providing each of the plurality of data records with a listener, wherein each listener actively monitors the broadcasted query to determine if the unique listener key in the broadcasted query matches a unique listener key of the data record associated with the listener; and in the case of a match, automatically transferring the data record with the matching unique listener key from the data center to the requesting program. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030874 | Techniques for Optimizing SQL Statements Using User-Defined Indexes with Auxiliary Properties - In one embodiment, a database server registers one or more functions included in a user-defined index that includes one or more auxiliary properties. The database server receives a query that specifies one or more parameters. A query optimizer generates a plurality of execution plans for evaluating the query. The query optimizer estimates a plurality of total costs respectively associated with the plurality of execution plans, where estimating a particular total cost associated with a particular execution plan comprises: invoking the one or more functions with one or more function arguments based on the one or more parameters; receiving one or more index costs that are associated with using the one or more auxiliary properties of the user-defined index to evaluate the query; and determining the particular total cost based on the one or more index costs. From the plurality of execution plans, the query optimizer selects an optimal execution plan that is associated with an optimal total cost of the plurality of total costs. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030875 | STATISTICS MANAGEMENT - Disclosed is a technique for maintaining statistics. A query is received. Column group generation is performed to form one or more column groups. Column group refinement is performed based on statistics data generated for a previously received query. A statistics check is automatically performed. A statistics collection command is generated to obtain statistics. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030876 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECORDING SEARCH TRAILS ACROSS ONE OR MORE SEARCH ENGINES IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - An automated method for recording sites accessed by a client in a communications network, the method including the steps of: detecting submission of a search query ( | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030877 | THREE-PHASE SINGLE-PASS EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF XQUERY UPDATE - A system and method is provided for processing XQuery Updates on an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document. The XQuery Updates are processed in three phases. The first phase includes creating a pending update list (PUL) including all update operations to be performed on nodes in a fragment of the Extensible Markup Language (XML) document. The second phase includes sorting the PUL. The third phase includes applying the sorted PUL to each node in the XML fragment during a single traversal of the XML fragment. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030878 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING USER-SPECIFIC DIRECTORY - A system and method for generating user-centric directories including analyzing a plurality of relationships of a user. A contact directory for the user is defined based upon the plurality of relationships of the user. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030879 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING MULTI-LEVEL PROGRAM GUIDE CATEGORY SEARCHES - A method and system for performing multi-level searches includes a user device and a display associated with the user device. A guide system receives a content provider category for a first content and receives a global guide category different than the content provider category for the first content. A communication network communicates the global guide category and the provider category to the user device. The user device performs a global search and displays on the display the first content in response to the global guide category and displays on the display a provider homepage with the first content displayed under the content provider category. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030880 | Model-Based Analysis - A system for model analysis, the system including means for accessing a model stored on a computer-readable physical medium, the model having a plurality of classes and associations between the classes, and a model analyzer implemented as computer program embodied on a computer-readable physical medium, the model analyzer configured to query each class in the model that has an association with a class of any instance in a set of source instances, thereby identifying a set of target instances that are associated with any of the source instances. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030881 | Data Handling - Automatic publishing and retrieval in a networked community of computers based on a Small World Adaptive Network (SWAN) type of network. Each computer installs a program which automatically scans data items in its computer's environment to find unique IDs in accordance with UID templates. For each data item found containing a UID, a data record is created comprising the UID associated with the network address of the data item. If permitted by a ruleset, that data record is published to the network by creating a node having the (hashed) UID as its identity or by adding the network address of that data item to common ID lists of existing nodes having that same UID identity. A search request in respect of a UID will find a node and obtain all the network addresses in its list, enabling the requester to send retrieval requests for each corresponding data item. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030882 | DOCUMENT IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided a document image processing apparatus which can reduce troubles to find a desired heading from a document image. A heading region extracting portion searches an index information DB and extracts a heading region containing a search keyword. An order setting portion automatically sets in line with a predetermined rule an order of the heading regions extracted by the heading region extracting portion. On a displaying portion is displayed a document image on which the heading regions extracted by the heading region extracting portion are highlighted in accordance with the order set by the order setting portion. A display order of search results may be set by determining importance of the extracted heading regions based on the number of the search keyword and features of character images in the heading regions. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030883 | Techniques for Extending User-Defined Indexes with Auxiliary Properties - In one embodiment, a database server registers one or more functions included in a user-defined index that includes one or more auxiliary properties. The one or more functions are operable to generate index entries of the user-defined index for the one or more auxiliary properties. The one or more auxiliary properties are different than, and in addition to, a primary property of the user-defined index that provides for evaluating a query operator. The database server receives a first statement that defines the user-defined index, where the first statement includes one or more parameters that define the one or more auxiliary properties. The database server invokes the one or more functions in response to the first statement, where the one or more functions when invoked generate and store the index entries of the user-defined index according to the one or more parameters that define the one or more auxiliary properties. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030884 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR E-MAIL MANAGEMENT OF E-MAIL HAVING EMBEDDED CLASSIFICATION METADATA - A method and system method for e-mail management of e-mails having embedded classification metadata. A query from an end user to access an e-mail account by an e-mail client is received. It is then determined whether the query has come from an insecure e-mail client, such as a web e-mail client. Access rules for defining classification access restrictions for the e-mail client to access e-mail in the e-mail account are retrieved when the e-mail client is determined to be insecure. The e-mail query can then be modified before sending to an e-mail server storing the email account. The query is modified based on the retrieved access rules to exclude retrieval of e-mails based upon the e-mail classification metadata. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030885 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ON-DEMAND AND SCHEDULED SERVICES RELATING TO TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION - A system and a method for providing a user with an ability to manage an on-demand or scheduled service, the system including a mobile communicator configured to receive instructions from the user and to send user data; and a facilitator configured to receive the user data and to retrieve options data based on the user data, wherein the facilitator is further configured to: filter the options data based on an identification data, provide associated costs and relevant information for the filtered options data, and send the filtered options data and the associated costs to the mobile communicator. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030886 | Method of determining similar attributes between one or more users in a communications network - A method of determining similar attributes between one or more users in a communications network ( | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030887 | RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH COLLATION PROCESSING PROGRAM IS STORED, COLLATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND COLLATION PROCESSING METHOD - A collation processing device has a document storage unit, axis transforming unit, automaton creating unit, and collating processing unit. The document storage unit stores document data having a hierarchical structure in which elements are sectioned by element identifiers. The axis transforming unit executes axis transformation on a search formula when the search formula is obtained, whereby the search formula concerned is transformed to a search formula constructed of child axes. The automaton creating unit identifies the type of element identifiers contained in the transformed search formula to create the automaton corresponding to the search formula concerned. The collating processing unit collates data contained in the document data with the automaton to output the data corresponding to the search formula. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030888 | TECHNIQUES FOR SCORING AND COMPARING QUERY EXECUTION PLANS - Techniques for scoring and comparing query execution plans are provided. Predefined parameter types are identified in query execution plans and predefined weighted values are assigned to any identified parameters within the query execution plans. The weights are summed on a per processing step bases and the sum of the processing steps represents a total score for a particular query execution plan. The total scores or individual step scores from different query execution plans can then be compared or evaluated against one another for optimization and problem detection analysis. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030889 | VIEWING OF FEEDS - Feed selections are automatically arranged into a single publication, and the publication is sent to print. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030890 | BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A broadcast receiving apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. According to the control method of the broadcast receiving apparatus, the broadcast receiving apparatus collects updated information from a network, and generates a display screen based on a comparison of the collected information with keywords or sentences input by a user. Therefore, a user may be informed whether desired information is registered on the network. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030891 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION OF TEXTUAL CONTENT FROM HYPERTEXT WEB DOCUMENTS - Textual content is extracted from hypertext documents by generating for each text document a pruned document model tree of merged text nodes by removing selected tag nodes from a document model tree of the text document, calculating for each merged text node of the pruned document model tree a set of text features which are compared with predetermined feature criteria to decide whether the merged text node is an informative merged text node, and assembling the informative merged text nodes to generate a text file containing the textual content. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030892 | SYSTEM OF EFFECTIVELY SEARCHING TEXT FOR KEYWORD, AND METHOD THEREOF - A system of the present invention stores: a first index which designates lists of keywords contained in texts from identifications of the respective texts; a second index which designates lists of texts containing keywords from identifications of the respective keywords; and the number of texts containing the respective keywords. Then, upon receiving an input of a text search condition, the system calculates an estimation of search time by the first index and an estimation of search time by the second index, and determines which one of the first and second indexes makes a search faster. Then, by using the index which has been determined to make the search faster, the system searches for keywords which appear in texts satisfying the text search condition with higher frequency. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030893 | Query generation system for an information retrieval system - According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a query generation system generally includes an element rank and inference engine in communication with a computing system and a user interface. The element rank and inference engine is operable to receive a user supplied element from the user interface, the user supplied element being associated with a first filter criterion. The element rank and inference engine is also operable to create, using the first filter criterion, at least one second element and rank according to their relative importance, the at least one first element and the at least one second element according to their associated first filter criterion and second filter criterion. Next, the element rank and inference engine may output the at least one first filter element and the second filter element to the computing system. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030894 | Spoken Document Retrieval using Multiple Speech Transcription Indices - A method and system are provided of spoken document retrieval using multiple search transcription indices. The method includes receiving a query input formed of one or more query terms and determining a type of a query term, wherein a type includes a term in a speech recognition vocabulary or a term not in a speech recognition vocabulary. One or more indices of search transcriptions are selected for searching the query term based on the type of the query term. The one or more indices are generated using different speech transcription methods. The results for the query term are scored by the one or more indices and the results of the one or more indices for the query term are merged. The results of the one or more query terms are then merged to provide the results for the query. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030895 | Method And Apparatus For Detecting Predefined Signatures In Packet Payload - A method and apparatus for detecting predefined signatures in packet payload is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of string matching in a network packet payload includes performing hash on a current search string received in the network packet payload to generate respective search string hash values, storing the search string hash values in a hash buffer, performing rehash using the search string hash values to generate an associated search string rehashed value, performing a parallel search of the search string rehashed value against Content Addressable Memory (CAM) entries to determine if the search string rehashed value matches with one of the CAM entries, and identifying the current search string in the network packet payload as a match with one of the CAM entries based on the outcome of performing the parallel search. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030896 | INFERENCE SEARCH ENGINE - A system and method for processing an electronic query that includes defining a set of rules accessible to an inference engine and wherein the set of rules are configured for (a) parsing the query into one or more subsequent-queries; and (b) determining whether additional information is necessary to answer each subsequent-query and, if so, (i) accessing a registry containing descriptions of one or more data resources, (ii) analyzing the descriptions of the one or more data resources to locate information responsive to the subsequent-query; and then the system and method could apply the set of rules to the information, aggregate all of the information responsive to the query, and supply an answer to the query that is compliant with the set of rules. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030897 | Assissted Knowledge Discovery and Publication System and Method - A system and method is presented for knowledge discovery that incorporate both human and computers to index, process, and communicate and share the knowledge and electronic contents. It also provides a platform for launching unlimited number of qualified and content reviewed publishing/broadcasting ventures. The system assists individuals for faster and more efficient discovery/creation of new and useful knowledge, and valuable artistic content. It also provides incentives to the owners of the ventures and a method for rewarding or compensating all contributors. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030898 | FILE SEARCH SYSTEM, FILE SEARCH DEVICE AND FILE SEARCH METHOD - A file search system includes : a file analyze device including: a character string identifying unit; a first calculating unit; a second calculating unit; an analyzing unit; an output unit; and a file search device including a first obtaining unit; a second obtaining unit; an index storage unit; a file identifying unit; a ranking unit; and a notifying unit. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030899 | Processing a content item with regard to an event and a location - Associating a content item with an event is disclosed. A location associated with a received content item is determined. The received content item is associated with an event, at least in part based on an indicia of relatedness, other than the determined location, between the received content item and the event. A criterion that the indicia of relatedness is required to satisfy for the content item to be determined to be associated with the event has a lower value if the determined location associated with the received content item has a first degree of correspondence to a location associated with the event than if the determined location associated with the received content item has a second, lower degree of correspondence to the location associated with the event. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030900 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and computer readable information recording medium - An information processing apparatus uses a storing unit configured to store search conditions, search results obtained based the search conditions and importance levels of the search results in association with each other. When an input search condition has been stored in the storing unit, a search result and an importance level from the storing unit with the use of the search condition as a key, and, when the input search condition has not been stored in the storing unit, a new search result based on the input search condition. On a display screen, the search results modified according to the importance levels, or the new search results, are displayed. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030901 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAX BASED DIRECTED COMMUNICATIONS - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for responding to business related queries. As one example, such methods may include providing a communication direction associated with a particular business, and receiving a query via the communication direction. The received query is directed to a third party support service where it is parsed and one or more elements of the query are compared against a prior query. A response to the query was previously supplied by the particular business. A response is provided to the query that includes at least a portion of the reply to the prior query. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030902 | SCHEMATIZED DATA INTELLIGENT ASSISTANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS - Intelligent assistance functionality is provided in development environments and/or other editors for schematized data. Input of a trigger character sequence can initiate an intelligent assistance box having data corresponding to a related schema. Thus, the intelligent assistance data can be dynamic as schematized data can change; the data can be queried from the schema as requested to facilitate this end. In one embodiment, the data can be an extensible markup language (XML) schema having a plurality of elements. In this regard, syntax can be entered into a development environment to effectuate an intelligent assistance box comprising the elements of the schema; a root level element can be displayed for an initial trigger character sequence. After selecting the element, another trigger sequence can be input to facilitate querying the schema for next level elements, and so on. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030903 | AUTOMATED COLLATION CREATION - A collation creation process is provided to automatically establish collation support for sorted linguistic data. The sorted linguistic data is examined to determine if it matches an existing collation support. If not, a new collation support is created for the sorted linguistic data. The provider of the sorted linguistic data may participate in the collation creation process by answering queries concerning the sorted linguistic data. The provider's input is integrated into the sorted linguistic data before the collation creation process is applied to the sorted linguistic data. A user interface is provided that enables the interaction between the provider of the sorted linguistic data and the collation creation process. The user interface provides visual cues identifying distinctions among the strings in the sorted linguistic data. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030904 | Method for the Approximate Matching of Regular Expressions, in Particular for Generating Intervention Workflows in a Telecommunication Network - A list of elements in a set of elements is matched by means of regular expressions that define respective groups of elements in the set by approximately matching by means of the regular expressions the list of elements by locating recurrences of the regular expressions in the list of elements with a maximum number of matching errors. The matching errors correspond to insertions deriving from the superposition of groups of elements related to different regular expressions. Each time the recurrence of one regular expression is located in the list, the group of elements defined by the regular expression thus located is removed from the list, while leaving in the list those elements corresponding to errors. The approximate matching can be performed by representing each regular expression in terms of Glushkov automata. The method is applicable, e.g., for generating workflows related to interventions on equipment such as equipment included in a telecommunication network or to attacks attempted against such equipment. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030905 | Method And System For Providing Links To Resources Related To A Specified Resource - The present invention is related to a computer-implemented method and system for providing links to one or more resources related to a specified resource. The method according to the present invention includes allowing a user to configure a relation comprising a matching criteria for the resource, associating the relation with the specified resource, and processing the relation to create a relation set comprising the links to the one or more related resources satisfying the matching criteria. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030906 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING DATA BETWEEN SUBSCRIBERS OF A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE SERVICE - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for sharing data among subscribers of a multi-tenant database service. These mechanisms and methods for sharing data among subscribers of a multi-tenant database service can enable embodiments to providing controlled, limited sharing between the subscribers regardless of the physical location of the subscriber data. The ability of embodiments to provide such additional sharing capabilities may lead to more secure sharing of data within a multi-tenant on-demand database service. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030907 | ROW-LEVEL SECURITY IN A RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An access control system provides multilevel and mandatory access control for a database management system. The access control systems provide access control at the row level in a relational database table. The database table contains a security label column within which is recorded a security label that is defined within a hierarchical security scheme. A user's security label is encoded with security information concerning the user. When a user requests access to a row, a security mechanism compares the user's security information with the security information in the row. If the user's security dominates the row's security, the user is given access to the row. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030908 | CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT TYPE COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system for an easy system/information management. A client ( | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030909 | METHODS, PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING INFORMATION - Methods, products and systems for managing information comprise a computer-based information warehouse comprising information files provided to a user on-demand. Each information file is assigned a unique identification (ID) code. Entry of ID code into code input device results in automatic execution of corresponding information file from the information warehouse to a computer in communication with both input device and information warehouse. A function menu enables user-selection of one or more options relating to said information file. Methods, media and systems for monitoring activity relating to each file of the information warehouse. | 2009-01-29 |
| 20090030910 | Information storage and management system and method for automating online requests and transactions - A relational database system and method for electronically storing and managing data, documents, and files relating to individuals, properties, vehicles, pets, assets, corporate bodies, and the like, to facilitate easy viewing, retrieval, organization and onward transmission of such information. The system enables a user to enter information into the intuitive relational database system on a once-only basis. The system integrates seamlessly on a user selectable two-way basis with third party suppliers, agencies, and computer programs. The system and method allow for centralized storage and then automated communication of a user's information for the purposes of receiving notifications of the lowest service provider quotes as well as sending notifications of emergency response, moving information, address updates, disaster recovery, and the like, from a single relational database system. Acceptance of such quotes may be automatic, and relevant documentation may thereafter be uploaded to the user's account for later search and review. | 2009-01-29 |
