09th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090055287 | INTERNET-BASED MONEY ORDER SYSTEM - A system and method for purchasing a money order via the internet including the steps of providing an internet based money order system capable of generating money orders upon the receipt of a purchase request by a prospective buyer via the internet for a predetermined amount of funds. The prospective buyer transmits information to the money order system. via the internet, which information is required to purchase the money order. The money order is then remotely generated by the money order system and is delivered to an intended recipient of the money order. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055288 | DIGITAL CONTENT FILE RESALE AND PURCHASE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for allowing the owners of digital content files to resell or purchased used content. The system provides for access via the internet | 2009-02-26 |
20090055289 | Enhancing Touch and Feel on the Internet - A system for enabling touch and feel over the internet provides a three-dimensional representation of a good being sold, that three-dimensional representation being viewable from a number of different directions. In one embodiment, the good being sold is in a package and the package is displayed from the number of different directions. Another embodiment has the good being a book, and the inside and outside covers of the book are displayed and specified pages of the book can be displayed. The user can read from either the label or the covers just like as if the were actually handling the good. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055290 | Enhancing Touch and Feel on the Internet - A system for enabling touch and feel over the internet provides a three-dimensional representation of a good being sold, that three-dimensional representation being viewable from a number of different directions. In one embodiment, the good being sold is in a package and the package is displayed from the number of different directions. Another embodiment has the good being a book, and the inside and outside covers of the book are displayed and specified pages of the book can be displayed. The user can read from either the label or the covers just like as if the were actually handling the good. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055291 | SHARING SHOPPING INFORMATION ON A NETWORK-BASED SOCIAL PLATFORM - A system that receives, at a network-based social platform, a request from a first user of the network-based social platform. The request is to add an item to a list associated with a second user of the network-based social platform. The list is for watching items offered for sale on a network-based marketplace. Next, the system determines whether the first user is authorized to add the item to the list associated with the second user based on relationship information that identifies a predetermined relationship between the first user and the second user on the network-based social platform. Finally, the system communicates the request to the network-based marketplace to add the item to the list associated with the second user. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055292 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE A PURCHASE OF AN ITEM ON A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE - A method and system to facilitate a purchase of an item on a network-based marketplace. The system receives a request from a first user on a network-based social platform. The request identifies a virtual gift. Next, the system associates the virtual gift to an item for sale on the network-based marketplace. Finally, the system communicates interface information that enables the first user to purchase the item on the network-based marketplace. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055293 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING INVENTORIES COMPRISING DOWNHOLE TOOLS USED IN THE DRILLING, COMPLETION, AND PRODUCTION OF OIL AND GAS WELLS - A method of managing an inventory comprising downhole tools includes the steps of securing a passive RFID device to each downhole tool and utilizing an RFID signal generator/reader to read the passive RFID devices secured to the downhole tools as the downhole tools are introduced into a well. The output from the RFID signal generator/reader is utilized to prepare a listing of all of the downhole tools that have been directed into the well including the location of each of the downhole tools relative to each other. The RFID signal generator/reader is also employed to record the removal of the downhole tools from the well. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055294 | AQUA INDEX - A method and system for computing a stable index value of a regulated substance by computing a virtual value of the substance based on the value of a freely marketed product of the substance. Particularly the invention may be applied to develop a stable investment instrument for investing in fresh water. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055295 | FINANCIAL BENEFITS PROGRAM - A method for providing financial benefits to Company associates buying at vendors chosen by the Company. The first benefit is a money payment to associates by the Company based on the collective spending of all associates at chosen vendors. The second benefit is a money payment by the Company to associate for each referral materializing into an additional association with the Company. The third benefit is an additional money payment to associates by the Company based on a combination of collective associate spending at all chosen vendors and payment recipient down line spending. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055296 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF STORED VALUE - Systems and methods for electronic delivery of stored value are provided. An example method includes receiving a set of identifiers corresponding to a merchant's stored value tracking system, receiving a request for an electronic value card, associating an identifier from the set of identifiers with the electronic value card, synchronizing the merchant's stored value tracking system with the issued electronic value card, and delivering the electronic value card to a customer. An example system includes a merchant stored value tracking system having a set of unique identifiers, a network communicatively linked with a merchant stored value tracking system; and a value card manager communicatively linked with the network. The value card manager may be configured to receive a request for an electronic value card, synchronize the electronic value card with the merchant stored value tracking system using the unique identifiers, and deliver the electronic value card to a customer for use in the merchant stored value tracking system. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055297 | System And Method For Auditing a Communications Bill - A computer-assisted system and method for auditing a communications bill wherein billing information is collected, reformatted and stored for use in a set of automated audits. The system and method for auditing a communications bill further collects data from other external systems such as a work order system, a trouble ticket system, an inventory system, an AMA/SMDR data source, an SS7 event record data source, or another source of call records or billing records. The data collected is used in a set of automated audits to determine if the communications bills contain errors. The system and method will further perform historical audits, and generate and manage the billing dispute process. The system and method will further provide audit reports and interface to an accounts payable system. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055298 | Method for configuring billing processes in network elements - A method configures billing processes in the network elements of data path for the transmission of packet data in a communications system. According to said method, network elements that are located between a first and a second element of the data path are configured and the packet data transmission that is associated with a terminal is carried out between the first network element and the second network element via the data path. The terminal transmits or receives the associated packet data transmission via the second network element. In a central third network element, which is not assigned to the data path, a stored billing control function generates a configuration message, which is used to configure the network elements. The configuration message is transmitted to the network elements of the data path, said network elements at least partially evaluating the configuration message for initialization and configuration purposes. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055299 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING UTILITY CONSUMPTION AS SHOWN ON PERIODIC UTILITY BILLS AND ASSOCIATED CARBON EMISSIONS - Utility usage data of a customer in numeric form provided by the utility meter data collection system in usage intervals of not less frequent than daily intervals is received, along with billing-related data of the customer. The received utility usage data of the customer is converted from numeric form to a graphical form that shows the total daily usage information for a calendar period that matches that for the printed utility bill of the customer. The graphical form is printed on the printed utility bill or on a paper suitable for use as an insert accompanying the printed utility bill to be mailed to the customer. In another embodiment, electricity usage data of the customer is received, along with electricity generation data regarding quantity and percentages of a utility's total electricity generation attributable to at least two the following electricity generation sources: Natural Gas-Baseload, Natural Gas-Peaking, Coal, Hydro, Nuclear, and Renewable. Information is derived regarding proportion of the customer's actual electricity usage attributable to the sources of electricity generation from the electricity generation data and the electricity usage data. Preferably, the carbon emissions attributable to the customer's actual electricity usage is calculated and presented to the customer. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055300 | Method and system for remote generation of renewable energy - A method and system for determining a net energy consumption are described. Information is received descriptive of a power output generated by at least one source of renewable energy ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090055301 | COMPUTER-BASED FINANCIAL BOND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An apparatus comprising a controller arranged to generate options for division of a prize fund, to send the options to a plurality of remote terminals, to receive from the plurality of remote terminals voting signals each corresponding to one of the options and to divide the prize fund into one or more prizes based on the options receiving the most votes, to thereby create a dynamic and flexible financial bond management system. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055302 | System and method for integrating a convertible security with a call spread - The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a financial instrument by integrating a convertible security with a call spread to form a financial instrument having the benefits of low coupons and tax efficiencies. The call spread includes a first call option that mirrors features of the convertible security and a second call option that has a higher strike price than that of the first call option. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055303 | OUT OF BAND CREDIT CONTROL - Systems and methods are provided that can provide credit control monitoring across any number of trading engines without adding any performance or scalability limitations. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055304 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND BROKERING FUEL EMISSION OFFSETS - A brokering system and method for providing an incentive for use of more efficient internal combustion engines and hydrogen retrofit kits is disclosed. End users of retrofitted vehicles are provided with discounted fuel costs at authorized fueling stations. The vehicle owner's savings include: a) a reduction in fueling charges because of the vehicle's new reliance on 30% less fossil fuel (which is displaced by hydrogen in the engine), and b) by the purchase of methanol which can be set at a lower cost per calorific equivalent than a barrel of oil while also earning emission offsets to be sold for cash to the end users/creators of carbon credits. In this manner, retrofitted existing internal combustion engines linked to a trust for trading emission offsets will create a consumer-driven hydrogen economy which governments as well as the automotive and petroleum sectors will endorse. Hydrogen, which is substituted for fossil fuel in a retrofitted IC engine result in emission offsets (i.e., the quantum of emissions that are no longer there) which are converted by a regulated emissions trust into cash. This income, which is deposited into the vehicle owner's bank account via the telephone network by using a dedicated hydrogen fueling card and master engine sensor linked to a specific vehicle provided with an engine retrofit kit and an on board source of hydrogen gas. The present method provides a mapping and test kit that relies on OEM engine timing and control sensors to compare engine emissions produced by fossil fuel with emissions eliminated by substituting hydrogen. This method creates consumer demand for cleanly produced sources of hydrogen (beginning with green methanol) to fuel existing OEM engines, which will in turn, induce automobile manufacturers to build more efficient IC engines until, finally, they will all be fueled by 100% hydrogen. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055305 | Systems and Methods for Market Order Volume Clearing in Online Trading of Credit Derivatives - Systems and methods for market order volume clearing in online trading of credit derivatives are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for market order volume clearing may comprise: selecting, from a plurality of credit derivatives, at least one most liquid credit derivative; determining a volume clearing price level for the selected credit derivative; inviting trading clients of the electronic trading system to submit, within a time limit, buy orders and sell orders for the selected credit derivative at the volume clearing price level, each buy order or sell order specifying a desired volume; matching the buy orders and the sell orders submitted within the time limit to maximize a total notional amount of the selected credit derivative that can be traded at the volume clearing price level; and completing trades at the volume clearing price level according to the matching of orders. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055306 | Systems and Methods for Limit Order Volume Clearing in Online Trading of Credit Derivatives - Systems and methods for limit order volume clearing in online trading of credit derivatives are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for limit order volume clearing may comprise: selecting a set of credit derivatives based on dealer interest and market activities; inviting trading clients to submit, within a time limit, buy orders and sell orders for the selected credit derivatives; determining an auction price for each of the selected credit derivatives, such that a total notional amount of trades that can be executed at the auction price is the largest possible and a total notional amount of unfilled orders is the smallest possible: executing a first subset of the buy orders and the sell orders that can be completed at the determined auction price; and launching a volume clearing session, with a volume clearing price level set to the determined auction price, for a second subset of the buy orders and the sell orders that have not been filled. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055307 | Priority bid processor and protocol therefore - A financial transaction system, such as an automobile bidding system is disclosed. The financial transaction system comprises a demand placement module, a supply providing module, and an algorithm linking the demand placement module to the supply providing module. The priority based processor, which is configured to correlate a plurality of demand priorities to a plurality of supply priorities such that a maximum of one match is provided between the demand priorities and the supply priorities. A priority based correlation algorithm, a priority based algorithmic process and an automobile bidding system are also disclosed. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055308 | Multiple Asset Secured Umbrella Loan/Credit Product and Method - A customer-oriented loan or credit product that allows separate multiple assets to be used as collateral in a single lending product such as a loan (for example, a home equity loan) or a line of credit (for example, a home equity line of credit). | 2009-02-26 |
20090055309 | ONLINE SYSTEM FOR FULFILLING LOAN APPLICATIONS FROM LOAN ORIGINATORS - A loan submission and processing system, methods, apparatus and computer program products. One example method includes receiving user specified input relating to a loan application, storing the user specified input in a loan application file, determining a partner system that is to receive data related to the electronic loan application including dynamically determining a format and contents required to present a service request to the partner system for processing by the partner system, dynamically formatting the user specified input and any other required content into a service request, the service request compatible with the partner system and including the user specified data and the other required content and transmitting the service request to the partner system. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055310 | Computer System for Financing Ownership of a Vehicle - A computer system for financing ownership of a vehicle is disclosed. The computer system includes a computer application for implementing the following steps on a computer: calculating an amount financed of a RIC or loan for financing the purchase and ownership of a first vehicle at or before inception of the purchase; at or before inception of the purchase, determining a first payment amount for each of a plurality of first payments to occur before a decision point and a second payment amount for each of a plurality of second payments to occur after the decision point, the first payment amount being a predetermined percent lower than the second payment amount; and prompting contact of the customer based on the decision point to promote trade-in of the first vehicle. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055311 | METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING SALES TRANSACTIONS USING PREPAID SALES CERTIFICATES HAVING INCREASED VALUE AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME - A method for implementing a sales transaction includes receiving a first payment, issuing a prepaid sales certificate having indicia indicating a first redeemable value for the certificate corresponding to the first payment, and having indicia indicating at a later time a second redeemable value greater than the first payment. The prepaid sales certificate may be received by a merchant, and a determination made whether the later time has passed. Based on the determination whether the later time has passed, at least one of goods and/or services may be provided in exchange for the prepaid sales certificate based on the first redeemable value or the second redeemable value. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055312 | INTERNET-BASED MONEY ORDER SYSTEM - A system and method for purchasing a money order via the internet including the steps of providing an internet based money order system capable of generating money orders upon the receipt of a purchase request by a prospective buyer via the internet for a predetermined amount of funds. The prospective buyer transmits information to the money order system. via the internet, which information is required to purchase the money order. The money order is then remotely generated by the money order system and is delivered to an intended recipient of the money order. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055313 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - An automated account management system provides a user with the ability to establish rules that dictate how the account management system is to manage the user's accounts. Once the user specifies a set of rules, the system automatically manages multiple accounts across multiple financial institutions in accordance with the user-defined rules. Other features, such as an on-line bill payment system, a money transfer system, and a retirement planning system, may be integrated within the automated account management system to provide the user with even greater control over his or her financial assets. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055314 | WIRELESS PAYMENT METHOD AND SYSTEMS - A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055315 | Method Of Billing A Purchase Made Over A Computer Network - A method of effecting a sale over a computer network in which it is determined whether a user passes fraud control before effecting a sale over a computer network. Information associated with a method of payment, such as credit card information, debit card information, checking account information, a telephone service account, a cable television account, a utility service account, or an Internet service provider account, is requested from the user after the user passes the fraud control. Information associated with the method of payment is received from the user in real time. Method-of-payment information is communicated to a payment authorization database, which can be located locally or remotely. The method-of-payment information includes the received information associated with the method of payment. Payment authorization information associated with the method of payment is received from the payment authorization database. A sale transaction is completed when the payment authorization information is affirmative. Sale charge information associated with the sale effected over the computer network is transmitted to the payment authorization database when the sale transaction is complete. The sale charge information includes information for charging the method of payment an amount representing a charge for the sale. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055316 | WIRELESS PAYMENT METHOD AND SYSTEMS - A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic device transmits an approval of the request for payment to the first portable electronic device. One of the first and the second portable electronic devices then sends the request for payment to a payment hub service. The payment hub service then facilitates the transfer of funds from a payer institution to a payee institution to complete the transaction. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055317 | Method and System of Distributing and Activating Storage Value Cards - A method of distributing stored value cards where value is not loaded to the account associated with each card until the card holder completes and activates process is disclosed. By delaying the funding of the settlement account associated with stored value cards until card activation, cash flow efficiencies and savings are achieved that make stored value card rebate plans and other marketing and loyalty programs economical. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055318 | TRANSACTION PRODUCT WITH REMOVABLE ARTICLES - A transaction product includes a housing, a tray, one or more articles and an account identifier. The tray is selectively maintained within and readily removable from the housing. The one or more articles are selectively maintained by the tray, and each of the one more articles are readily removable from the tray. The account identifier is associated with the housing and links the transaction product to an account or record having a value configured to be used toward one or more of a purchase and a use of goods or services. Other products, cards, assemblies and associated methods are also disclosed. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055319 | Novel card-less, name-less, number-less, and paper-less method and system of highly secure completely anonymous customer-merchant transactions - In this novel method the online authentication of an authorized user is accomplished without transmitting any of the user's personal information over the public or private networks. The method is so versatile that it can be deployed not only for conducting online financial transactions, but any conceivable form of virtual and physical authentication of a user, such as physical access to a locked facility, ticket less travel, driver's license or passport verification. Since the personal user information is never revealed or transmitted through the networks the method secures the transaction from online frauds without the need for data encryption. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055320 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND ACTIVATING SOFTWARE LICENSES - Methods and features for providing and activating a software license in a system, such as a magnetic resonance system, are disclosed. For example, a software license is stored in the system. The system with the stored software license is sold or rented to a client. The software license is operable to be activated by or at the client. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055321 | System, Method and Machine-Readable Medium for Periodic Software Licensing - A system and method for periodically licensing a software having a server configured to receive a first request code for a term extension of a software license, the request code being initiated by a user of an application unit, the term extension allows the software to operate within a predetermined period of time, provide advertising information to the application unit, and provide the term extension for the software license. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055322 | REMOVABLE MODULE IN PERSONAL HANDHELD DEVICES FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE - A personal information exchange module in a standardized form is used as a plug-in to a personal handheld device for information exchange such as financial transactions, facility access, medical information exchange, and the like while protecting sensitive code and data associated with the module by separating those from the operating environment of the personal handheld device. Functional capabilities of the module may also be adjusted based on available power from the personal handheld device. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055323 | System and method for providing custom personal identification numbers at point of sale - Allowing an account holder for a newly-established financial card account to establish a PIN at the time the financial card account is opened and use that PIN to authenticate transactions at the time the account is opened. The systems and methods may include a POS device that securely captures and encrypts a custom PIN, that is, a PIN supplied by the customer for a new financial card account. The systems and methods would also include a transaction processing system that receives an encrypted PIN, along with customer information about a new financial card account, and processes that information and encrypted PIN to establish a new account. As a result of this processing, an authorization platform would receive information necessary to authenticate a user and authorize a transaction. Through these systems and methods, a customer would be able to use the custom PIN to authenticate a transaction at the time the new account is opened. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055324 | System and method for predicting security price movements using financial news - A method of creating a price prediction model that forecasts short-term price fluctuations in financial instruments by collecting, analyzing and classifying financial news for a financial instrument into categories. Distributions for the changes in price of the financial instrument for a set period of time and distributions for the changes in price of the financial instrument as a result of the financial news for each news category for a set period of time are then obtained. If the distributions for the changes in price of the financial instrument are statistically significantly different than the distributions for the changes in price of the financial instrument for a particular news category, and the mean for the change in price is greater or less than zero, a signal is produced indicating the trading action that should be taken for the financial instrument. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055325 | System and method for an interactive analysis and information sharing platform for trading securities - A system and a method for an interactive analysis platform for trading securities which combines a plurality of different types of analytical information in a chart presented in a graphical display. The system provides the ability to form a community of traders as well as virtual trading room. At least one type of information provided in the graphical display relates to quotes for the securities being traded while at least one other type of information provided is an analysis of trading information. Preferably the analysis of trading information includes inputs from securities traders. Preferably, the securities being traded are related to currency, such as for example FOREX trades. For the purpose of description only and without wishing to be limited in any way, the discussion below centers around traded securities that are related to currency, although it should be noted that according to some embodiments, the present invention may also optionally be applied to stocks, bonds or any other type of security. The interactive platform preferably provides such combined information at least as a decision making tool (although as described in greater detail below, according to at least some embodiments of the present invention, execution of one or more trades is also supported). | 2009-02-26 |
20090055326 | System and method for securities information service - A securities information service system, comprising: a securities information module, a transaction record module, and an information service module. The securities information module receives a plurality of securities information from at least an external source of securities information. The transaction record module receives a plurality of transaction records provided by at least an external brokerage firm. The information service module accepts at least a user option from an external user, and compiles a combined data from the plurality of securities information and transaction records according to the user option, as well as simultaneously displaying all contents of the combined data for the user. The securities information service system may simultaneously display combined data derived from different sources, and generate recommended buying/selling prices according to the combined data so as to assist users in determining a most preferred time for buying/selling securities. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055327 | FINANCIAL GOAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A financial advisory system is described that facilitates planning regarding financial goals, such as retirement. According to one embodiment, a method of forecasting a future value of a financial product holding is provided. Exposure analysis is performed on a financial product in which an investor holds an interest to determine how the financial product behaves relative to a set of asset classes. A forecast is generated for the financial product holding at a configurable time horizon based on forward-looking scenarios of one or more asset classes of the set of asset classes. Based on the forecast, information is directly or indirectly caused to be presented regarding a projected value of the financial product holding at the configurable time horizon. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055328 | PRICING ENGINE FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE - A pricing engine for electronic commerce allows the owner of an electronic market place to dynamically change the pricing available at the electronic market place based on several factors including, but not limited to, manufacturer preferences, distributor preferences, e-market place preferences, the location of a buyer, identity of a buyer, order volume, and so on. A buyer can access the e-market place through the Internet, Input a request for quote, and then receive a price schedule based on the above factors. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055329 | On-line, Real-Time, Property and Casualty Loss Estimation System and Method - An interactive, real-time, property and casualty loss estimation system and method includes a web portal comprising a computer configured to allow a qualified user to sign in over the internet and create an estimate reflective of the true cost to renew a property from a casualty loss. The user enters data from an insurance company loss estimate which in many instances is devoid of consideration of issues such as matching finishes, bringing a property up to standard for changes in building and municipal code, and ancillary costs such as permitting fees. In operation, a final affidavit with a supporting loss estimate is made available for printing by the user to submit to an insurance company to negotiate an increased settlement more fully covering the costs needed to property to a pre-loss condition. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055330 | METHOD FOR ANOMALY PREDICTION OF BATTERY PARASITIC LOAD - Anomaly prediction of battery parasitic load includes processing input data related to a state of charge for a battery and a durational factor utilizing a machine learning algorithm and generating a predicted start-up state of charge. Warnings are issued if the predicted start-up state of charge drops below a threshold level within an operational time. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055331 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODEL-BASED TESTING OF A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - This invention provides a method, computer program and system for updating of a model of a system under test for use in model-based testing. In one embodiment, the system includes a rules engine, a comparator and a message dictionary. The rules engine runs an action against the system under test and runs the action against a model under test. The comparator compares an output from the system under test with a corresponding output from the model under test, wherein the output from the model under test is selected from one of a plurality of output message records. The dictionary engine updates the output message record by changing the message record if the output of the model under test is different from the output of the system under test. If the output message record is empty, the dictionary engine adds an output message record based on the system under test. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055332 | METHOD OF GENERATING ASSOCIATION RULES FROM DATA STREAM AND DATA MINING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method and data mining system for generating association rules from a data stream. An embodiment of the invention provides a method of generating association rules from a data stream, which is a non-limited data set composed of transactions continuously generated. The method includes: when itemsets included in the generated transactions and the counts of the itemsets are managed using a prefix tree and each node of the prefix tree has information on the count of a specific itemset corresponding to the node and a specific item, updating the information of a node corresponding to the itemset or adding a new node on the basis of the itemset included in the generated transaction and the count of the itemset; comparing the support of the itemset corresponding to each of the nodes of the prefix tree with a minimum support, which is a predetermined threshold value, to select frequent itemsets; and visiting all or some of the nodes corresponding to the selected frequent itemsets, and generating the association rule on the basis of the information of each of the visited nodes. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055333 | SELF-ADAPTIVE DATA PRE-FETCH BY ARTIFICIAL NEURON NETWORK - When a patient enters a medical situation, healthcare professionals can use various amounts of information in evaluating the situation. However, different information can be beneficial dependent on the medical situation. Moreover, personnel can historically use specific information types regardless of the situation. An artificial neuron network is employed to pre-fetch information that personnel likely will want prior to a request from the personnel. In addition, the artificial neuron network can be trained based on results of presented information. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055334 | IDENTIFYING AND RECOMMENDING POTENTIAL USES OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS BASED ON THEIR PATTERNS OF USE - Techniques for identifying potential uses of computing systems are disclosed. A potential use of a computing system can be identified by considering the context that effectively represents a situation for the computing system and further considering a known situation to be a match for the situation. A known situation can be associated with a known corresponding state of use of the computing system. As such, a potential state of use of the computing system can be identified based on one or more known states of use of the computing system. A matching situation can, for example, be determined, based on pattern of use data that effectively associates a state of use with a situation in which the use may or has occurred. Identifying a potential state of use, among other things, allows making various applications, tasks, and/or services more accessible and/or effectively recommending what is likely to be used for a given situation. As a result, computing systems and the manner in which they can be used can be enhanced. In particular, a much better user experience can be achieved for mobile systems. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055335 | PROBLEM SOLVING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided is a problem solving system. More specifically, the problem solving system provides an interface operable to receive user supplied input data, the input data having at least one user defined characteristic. The system provides an algorithm pool having a plurality of pre-defined algorithms, each algorithm having at least one associated algorithm characteristic. The system also provides a data source pool having at least one data source, each data source having at least one data characteristic. An algorithm selector is in communication with the interface, algorithm pool and data source pool. The algorithm selector operable to; receive the input data and review the at least one user defined characteristic; select at least one algorithm from the algorithm pool based on the at least one user defined characteristic and selected algorithm's algorithm characteristic; select at least one data source from the data source pool based on the at least one user defined characteristic indicating a need for additional data and the selected data source's data characteristic; and bundle the input data, the selected algorithm and data source as a job operation for execution by a job operation subsystem to obtain a result, and return the result to a designated party. An associated method of solving a problem with such a system is also provided. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING MULTIMEDIA DATA - A system for classifying multimedia data is provided. The system comprises a characteristic extracting unit configured for obtaining the multimedia data from the mobile apparatus, and extracting characteristics of multimedia data by using the MPEG-7; and a neural network model configured for predefining a training model, and classifying the multimedia data by classifying the characteristics according to the predefined training model. A related method is also provided. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055337 | Methods and system to compare different options in a decision making process - A method of comparing a plurality of decision options is provided. The method can include entering a plurality of factors; determining a plurality of decision options based on the plurality of factors; calculating a score for the plurality of factors; ranking each decision option based on the total score of each factor; outputting the rankings for each decision option. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055338 | System, method and computer program product for interfacing a decision engine and marketing engine - A system, method and computer program product for interfacing a decision engine and a marketing engine in order to provide vendor-related data in response to decision-related data is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the system and method may include providing a decision engine on a user-accessible network; interfacing a marketing engine with the decision engine on the network; receiving a plurality of user inputs with the decision engine; processing decision-related data with the decision engine in accordance with the plurality of user inputs; sharing the decision-related data with the marketing engine; processing the decision-related data with the marketing engine; and transmitting vendor-related data via the network. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055339 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING OPERATIONAL RISKS FOR AIDING IN VEHICULAR MAINTENANCE DECISIONS - The invention relates to a method and devices for evaluating operational risks in order to aid in the decisions concerning maintenance operations on vehicles during scheduled utilization of the vehicle. Scheduled utilization comprises at least one utilization period. After the degradation of at least one of the components of the vehicle has been analyzed ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090055340 | Analysis of software conflicts - Conflicts among programs are detected, and advice is given based on the detected conflicts. A set of conflict rules defines what constitutes a conflict, and a set of advice rules defines what advice is to be given in response to a conflict that has been detected. The conflict rules may be provided by a different party from the action rules, so the decision as to what constitutes a conflict can be made separately from the decision as to what advice should be given when a conflict is detected. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055341 | Regulatory Survey Automation System (RSAS) - The present invention provides a system, method and computer program product for generating automated reports. Input data from various spreadsheets is consolidated. Thereafter, based on the input data, a set of output values are determined. The output values are then updated in a form that serves as a template for the report. Subsequently, the form is submitted to a recipient. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055342 | METHOD AND KNOWLEDGE STRUCTURES FOR REASONING ABOUT CONCEPTS, RELATIONS, AND RULES - A system and method for reasoning about concepts, relations and rules having a semantic network comprising at least one node from a predetermined set of node types, at least one link from a predetermined set of link types, and zero or more rules from a predetermined set of rule types, a subset of the rule types being matching rule types, each node and each link being associated with a set of zero or more rules; a network reasoning data structure having a reasoning type database having at least one regular expression, each of the regular expressions being a class of sequences having at least three node types and two link types, wherein the network reasoning data structure further has a context being a set of rules; and a reasoning engine having an activator for activating one or more activated paths in the semantic network, the set of activated paths having a common starting node in the semantic network, wherein the reasoning engine further has a validator for selecting a subset of the activated paths being valid paths, each rule from the set of rule matching types that is associated with one or more path elements on each valid path being matched by one or more rules in the context and wherein the reasoning engine further has a legal inferencer for selecting a subset of the set of valid paths being legal and valid paths, the legal and valid paths matching at least one of the regular expressions. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055343 | Pattern detection - Apparatus for detecting a pattern in a data stream comprises a pattern matching device for receiving the data stream. The pattern matching device comprises one or more rule engines, each rule engine operating under a plurality of state transition rules encoding a plurality of patterns, a first state transition rule including a wildcard state component and a wildcard input component, a second state transition rule including a wildcard state component and a specified input component, and a third state transition rule including a specified state component and a specified input component, the first, second and third rules having differing priorities, and at least one state transition rule including an output component indicating a pattern match. The apparatus is arranged to pass the data stream to each rule engine, and is further arranged to output a signal indicating a pattern match when a state transition rule indicates a pattern match. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055344 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARBITRATING OUTPUTS FROM A PLURALITY OF THREAT ANALYSIS SYSTEMS - A method of arbitrating outputs from a set of threat analysis algorithms or systems. The method can include receiving threat outputs from different threat analysis algorithms. Each threat output can be assigned to a class membership. Rules can be applied based on the threat outputs and the respective class membership. Each rule can provide an amount of support mass to a hypothesis and an amount of uncertainty mass. The rules can have an associated priority value for weighting the masses. A combined belief value for each hypothesis and a total uncertainty value can be determined based on the provided masses. The method can further include generating a decision matrix of the hypotheses and combined belief values. A hypothesis can be selected from the decision matrix based on the combined belief value. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055345 | UDDI Based Classification System - The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing a classification service. The method may receive a request to access a UDDI registry. The classification service may access metadata representing a classification system for the data stored in the UDDI registry. The classification service may provide the data stored in the UDDI registry in a format based on the access metadata. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055346 | Scalable Ticket Generation in a Database System - Particular embodiments of the present invention are related to a database system with reliable ticket generation functionality. In particular implementations, a method includes selecting, responsive to a request, a ticket bucket, wherein the ticket bucket comprises a current ticket number and a maximum ticket number; obtaining a ticket number based on the current ticket number of the selected ticket bucket and the current generation identifier; conditionally resetting the current and maximum ticket numbers of the selected ticket bucket, if the ticket number exceeds a maximum ticket number of the selected bucket; and returning the ticket number in response to the request if the ticket number exceeds a maximum ticket number of the selected bucket. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055347 | Wireless Emergency Management Application - A system and method for providing a wireless emergency management application that facilitates the identification of persons who have various skills and/or training, thereby allowing the best available person to respond to an emergency or non-emergency situation. Still further, the instant system and method can track the location of specialized equipment, thereby allowing the equipment to be more readily employed when needed. The instant system and method can also wirelessly distribute EAP-related information, such as, without limitation, a role definition and a checklist to be followed in performing the tasks associated with that role, for each responder in a particular emergency response. As the responder responds to the emergency, his or her responses can be transmitted back to a centralized server for dissemination to and coordination with other users. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055348 | DYNAMIC CLUSTER DATABASE ARCHITECTURE - A method for implementing a set of database management components in a distributed database management system, the distributed database management system being implemented on a computer cluster. The method includes managing resources associated with an associated computer, the associated computer being one of a plurality of computers in the computer cluster. The method also includes managing locks on data stored on a plurality of associated data nodes coupled to the associated computer, wherein the associated data nodes are data nodes of a plurality of data nodes in the computer cluster. The method also includes specifying logical connections for the plurality of associated data nodes. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055349 | TABLE ELIMINATION TECHNIQUE FOR GROUP-BY QUERY OPTIMIZATION - Techniques for optimizing queries are provided. In one technique, a query optimizer determines that two tables involved in equi-joins with one other table return unique rows. The query optimizer further determines that the rows returned by one of the tables is a subset of the rows returned by the other table. The query optimizer then determines that one of the two tables involved in the equi-joins can be eliminated. In another technique, a query optimizer determines that group-by placement may be used on a query that specifies a table. The query optimizer further determines that a view that (1) replaces the table and (2) results from the group-by placement is a subset of an existing view. The query optimizer further determines that each view is unique. The query optimizer selects an execution plan that does not join any tables or views with the resulting view or with the specified table. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055350 | AGGREGATE QUERY OPTIMIZATION - A method, computer program product, and system for optimizing aggregate queries are provided. The method, computer program product, and system provide for receiving an aggregate query comprising a GROUP BY operation and an aggregate function, creating an access plan for executing the aggregate query, the access plan including a join between an outer relation and an inner relation, and designating the join included in the access plan as an early out join. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055351 | DIRECT MASS STORAGE DEVICE FILE INDEXING - An arrangement for enumerating data, such as media content including music, that is stored on external hard drive-based mass storage devices is provided by a media content processing system that implements a direct mass storage device file indexing process. This file indexing process is configured for finding all files and directories on the mass storage device, and reading through those parts of the files which contain metadata (such as album name, artist name, genre, track title, track number etc.) about the file. Use of the media content processing system reduces file enumeration time by minimizing the amount of physical movement of the read/write head in the hard disk drive that is used by the mass storage device. This motion minimization is accomplished by reading the clusters of directory and file data in a sequential manner on the hard disk, rather than randomly performing such read operations. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055352 | METHODS OF COST ESTIMATION USING PARTIALLY APPLIED PREDICATES - In accordance with aspects of the present invention, provided are methods for incrementally estimating the cardinality of a derived relation including statistically correlated partially applicable predicates for a range-partitioned table. During the generation of a QEP a cardinality estimate is calculated in which one or more partially applicable predicates is correlated to another partially applicable predicate and/or to one or more fully applicable predicates. The cardinality includes a number of rows expected to be returned by the QEP and is computed in an incremental fashion for each operator of the QEP. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055353 | Multi-Mode Location Based E-Directory Service Enabling Method, System, and Apparatus - A method prepares a response when providing e-Directory services to a user making a user request for location-based supplier information. The method includes identifying from said user request a desired location for which the user is requesting supplier information, identifying from the user request at least one informational element useful in querying a directory of suppliers, querying a primary directory of suppliers using said desired location and said informational element in order to generate primary supplier hits, querying the world wide web (www) using said desired location and said informational element in order to generate www supplier hits, merging said primary supplier hits with said www supplier hits to create a list of suppliers including a plurality of facts respecting each supplier in said list, sorting all supplier hits in said list by proximity to said desired location, purging any duplicate supplier hits, and formatting said list of suppliers to remove any facts extraneous to presentation over a viewing device to said user. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055354 | Method and Apparatus for Searching - A method of facilitating searching for data on a plurality of heterogeneous databases connected over a network, the databases including at least one named data field, and the method comprising: receiving via the network configuration data representing the configuration of each database, the configuration data including mapping data associating predefined search terms to specific data field names in each database; receiving from a client terminal a search request for data meeting specified criteria, the search request specifying criteria for at least one predefined search term; for each of at least one database selected from the plurality of databases: processing the mapping data to select at least one data field name in the selected database, the at least one data field name corresponding to the at least one predefined search term specified in the search request; generating a search command compatible with the selected database using the at least one selected data field name; transmitting the search command over the network to a data provider system associated with the selected database; and receiving over the network from the data provider system search results resulting from the execution of the search command on the database; processing the search results received from the at least one data provider to generate search report data; and transmitting the search report data to the client terminal. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055355 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR SEAMLESS INTEGRATION FOR USER, CONTEXTUAL, AND SOCIAL AWARENESS IN SEARCH RESULTS THROUGH LAYER APPROACH - Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing contextual and social awareness in search results through a layer approach are herein disclosed. Awareness in search results is provided through one or more search layers, result operational layer, an interactive result layer, and loopback feedback among embodied layers. Specifically, the system provides collective and contextual intelligence to the presentation of search results. The present invention establishes end-user awareness by way of user layer, contextual awareness by way of session layer, and group awareness by way of group layer. Each layer can work independently of one another or can be integrated for further utility. Further provided are methods of search layer lens, search layer bins, and search layer funneling. The present invention also provides an apparatus providing contextual and/or social awareness for search to be utilized by methods disclosed herein. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055356 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus: a pointing device that allows a user to move a cursor to point a position in a display screen of the display device; a monitoring unit that monitors whether or not the pointed position is unmoved for a predetermined time period; a text extraction unit that, when determined that the pointed position is unmoved for the predetermined time period, determines a character displayed on the pointed position and extracts a target text piece having a predetermined length and including the character from the displayed text; a text analysis unit that (1) adjusts text string that exists near the character into a search keyword that is suitable for performing a search by analyzing the target text and (2) outputs a search intention item that indicates a subject to be searched regarding the search keyword based on an attribute of the search keyword; and a display controller that controls the display device to display a search menu that allows the user to select at least one of the search keyword and the search intention item. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055357 | DATA INTEGRITY CHECKING FOR SET-ORIENTED DATA STORES - A method for determining data integrity for a set-oriented data store provides an integrity check mechanism within an application framework that provides object check values for one or more data objects in the set-oriented data store. The integrity check mechanism stores one or more predicate check values corresponding to predefined query predicates against the set-oriented data store, with each stored predicate check value updated as the set-oriented data store is updated such that the stored predicate check value is consistent with the object check values of all of the data objects that satisfy the corresponding predefined query predicate. When a query is submitted to the set-oriented data store, the integrity check mechanism verifies the integrity of a query result set by comparing one or more of the previously-stored predicate check values for the submitted query with corresponding predicate check values determined from the query result set. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055358 | EFFICIENT PROCESSING OF MAPPED BOOLEAN QUERIES VIA GENERATIVE INDEXING - A computer assisted method of searching at least one corpus of information based on at least one query. The method includes creating a generative index based on the corpus and a mapping of terms of the query to terms of the corpus. The method also includes searching the generative index and the corpus with the query to create a result comprising a portion of the corpus, wherein the result satisfies the query. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055359 | News Aggregator and Search Engine Using Temporal Decoding - Electronic documents are classified and compared according to their temporal qualities. The content of a document relating to an event is analyzed to identify temporal components. These components can be compared with corresponding counterparts in other documents to identify a relative temporal order. The invention can be used in environments such as automated news aggregators, search engines, and other electronic systems which compile information having temporal qualities. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055360 | CONSISTENT USER EXPERIENCE IN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS - An information retrieval system for searching a corpus is configured to operate in a manner that optimizes the consistency of a user experience given a subset of a corpus and a search query. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055361 | Parallel Data Processing System - A tree-structured index to multidimensional data is created using naturally occurring patterns and clusters within the data which permit efficient search and retrieval strategies in a database of DNA profiles. A search engine utilizes hierarchical decomposition of the database by identifying clusters of similar DNA profiles and maps to parallel computer architecture, allowing scale up past previously feasible limits. Key benefits of the new method are logarithmic scale up and parallelization. These benefits are achieved by identification and utilization of naturally occurring patterns and clusters within stored data. The patterns and clusters enable the stored data to be partitioned into subsets of roughly equal size. The method can be applied recursively, resulting in a database tree that is balanced, meaning that all paths or branches through the tree have roughly the same length. The method achieves high performance by exploiting the natural structure of the data in a manner that maintains balanced trees. Implementation of the method maps naturally to parallel computer architectures, allowing scale up to very large databases. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055362 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING AN INEXACT QUERY TRANSFORMATION IN A HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT - An inexact query transformation system selects a query element from a query statement. If an inexact transformation improves the query performance, the system prioritizes the candidate transformation rules applicable to the selected query element. The system applies the candidate transformation rules to the selected query element to generate a transformed query element that includes a transformed remote query element. If the transformed remote query element is pushdownable, the system adds the transformed remote query element to a transformed inexact query output. Otherwise, the system applies additional candidate transformation rules to the selected query element to generate the transformed inexact query output. The system applies the transformed inexact query output to a heterogeneous datastore to provide an output query result. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055363 | Methods and Systems for Processing Multi-media Editing Projects - Methods and systems of processing multi-media editing projects are described. In one embodiment, a request for one or more multi-media files is generated on a user computer that comprises part of a network where multi-media files are maintained in a network-accessible location. The file or files are intended for use in a multi-media editing project. The request is intercepted and software executing on the user computer ascertains whether one or more of the requested multi-media files are located on the user computer. If the file or files are located on the user computer, they are retrieved and used. If a file or files are not locally available, the file or files are retrieved from the network-accessible location. In one embodiment, a multi-media file locator object is configured to intercept network-bound requests for multi-media files and determine whether requested files are locally maintained on a user computer. A list associated with the file locator object can reference local file directories on the user computer where multi-media files are stored, or have been stored in the past. Whenever a user retrieves a multi-media file from the network and saves it locally, if the directory in which the file is stored is not referenced on the list, the file locator object can update the list to include the new directory. If the file locator object attempts to locally find a multi-media file but cannot, the user can be prompted to point to a directory where they have stored the file. The list is then updated to reflect this new directory, and the directory is checked on subsequent searches for multi-media files. Accordingly, when a request for a multi-media file is received, only those local directories that are or have been associated with multi-media files can be checked. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055364 | DECLARATIVE VIEWS FOR MAPPING - The claimed subject matter provides systems and methods that effectuates and facilitates the generation of bidirectional views. The disclosed system can include components that transform queries and mappings into an internal representation that can be compiled into a bidirectional view. The bidirectional view can thereafter be employed to actuate query and update processing in a relational database management system. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055365 | AUDITING OF CURATION INFORMATION - An approach that tracks curation history of sensitive information is described. In one embodiment, there is a database that contains a plurality of sensitive information. The database comprises a plurality of base tables and backlog tables for each of the base tables. A curation audit query generator is configured to receive a curation audit expression that specifies sensitive information to be audited and generates a curation audit query from the curation audit expression to run against the database. The curation audit expression contains syntax clauses that specify a time period for the audit, stipulate a specific base table in the database as source of the audit and examine whom is responsible for making changes to the specified sensitive information. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055366 | ACCESSING OBJECTS IN A SERVICE REGISTRY AND REPOSITORY USING SUBCLASS INFERENCE - A service registry and repository method, system, computer program product and web service for managing an object database for objects comprising: receiving an database path query; breaking the path query into nodes; examining each node to locate objects for selection and objects from which selection is made; consolidating objects for selection from each node; consolidating objects from which selection is made; examining each node to locate predicates for each object; inferring subclasses of an identified class if a predicate is a class classification function; consolidate object predicates including subclasses if a predicate is a class classification function; and appending a WHERE clause to the object query made up of the consolidated object predicates; forming an object query from a SELECT clause made up of the consolidated objects for selection from each node and from a FROM clause made up of the consolidated objects from which selection is made; and querying the object database using the object query. All the classes which are a type of the identified class are inferred; or all the classes which are a type of the same class that the identified class is a type of are inferred; or all the classes which are in the same hierarchical chain as the identified class are inferred. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055367 | SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PRUNING OBJECTS IN A SERVICE REGISTRY AND REPOSITORY - This invention relates to a service registry and repository system, method and computer program product for accessing objects in an object repository. There is provided a method of managing an object database for objects comprising: receiving an object query; querying the object database using the object query; receiving a hierarchical collection of objects including a root object; and returning only those objects that are within a specific depth of the root object and that do not represent user-defined relationships. The returning step maps the objects from a proprietary object format into a standard object format and optionally the standard object format is the Service Definition Object format (SDO). | 2009-02-26 |
20090055368 | CONTENT CLASSIFICATION AND EXTRACTION APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Embodiments herein relate market entities, market topics, and market relationships in a market relationship module (MRM). The MRM is used to index user-applicable information content and to formulate queries for later recall and presentation of the applicable content. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055369 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING DYNAMIC COMMUNITY FORMATION PROCESSES WITHIN AN ONLINE CONTEXT-DRIVEN INTERACTIVE SOCIAL NETWORK - A method for showing a user navigating to a first website a collection of other websites relating to the first website comprising: identifying a first, second and third user having navigated to the first website; collecting navigation history tails from the first, second and third users, the navigation history tails identify websites navigated to by the first, second and third users, the navigation history tails further have an identification of each of the users; combining the navigation history tails to form a cumulative navigation history tail; generating a rank of some of the websites identified in the cumulative navigation history tail, the rank indicating a popularity of some of the websites identified in the cumulative navigation history tail; and providing the rank to an applet so the applet can generate an indication of websites based on the rank. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA WAREHOUSING AND ANALYTICS ON A DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM - A computer implemented method for executing an ANSI SQL expression belonging to the SELECT-WHERE-equi-JOIN class on data residing in a distributed file system, said method comprising the steps of entering the ANSI SQL expression into a user interface; converting the ANSI SQL expression into a map-reduce program; running the map-reduce program on the distributed file system; storing the result set of the program in the distributed file system; and presenting the result set through a user interface. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055371 | PHOTOSHARING SERVER FILTERS FOR AUTOMATIC STORAGE AND SHARING OF DIGITAL FILES - A method and system for providing on online file- service that automatically stores and organizes digital files. The method and system include providing the server with a set of trigger handlers that are each configured to perform a particular action on a digital file. The user may log into the server and specify attribute criteria for each of the trigger handlers. Digital files uploaded by the user are received by the server, wherein each file has a plurality of attributes associated therewith. The attributes of each file are then compared with the attribute criteria entered by the user for each of the trigger handlers. And upon a match, the corresponding trigger handler is invoked, such that actions are automatically performed on the digital files. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055372 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SEARCH MEDIATION INFORMATION - A method and system for managing search mediation information, which can selectively count a number of inputs of the search mediation information using a class-C Internet Protocol (IP) address, and create an input rank list or a popularity list associated with the search mediation information by referring to the counted number of inputs is provided. According to the present invention, there is provided a method and system for managing search mediation information, which can identify terminals, by a network unit, abusively inputting the same keyword with malicious intent. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055373 | System and method for refining search terms - A system and method for refining a string of search term used in a search of an electronic data base, by extracting phrases from a first result set of the search, selecting relevant phrases from among the extracted phrases, and adding the selected phrases to the original search term. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055374 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SEARCH KEYS BASED ON PROFILE INFORMATION - Methods and apparatus for performing a search using a search keyword and associated aliases for the search keyword are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method includes obtaining a search keyword via a user interface, and obtaining a search keyword via a user interface and automatically determining if there is at least one alias for the search keyword by searching a first database using the search keyword. The first database is a profile database that is configured to include a plurality of profiles that contain contact information, including a first profile that contains the search keyword. The method also includes automatically searching for at least one document using the alias if there is one, and the search keyword. The document is associated with a document data source. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055375 | Bundle Generation - First topics related to a content page, such as a web page, are identified. Thereafter, second topics related to a first content element, such as advertisements, and a second content element, such as media files, are identified based on the first topics. Common topics are identified that are common to the first and second topics. Based on the common topics, first and second content elements are identified and combined in a bundle that is transmitted to a user requesting the content page. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055376 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING SIMILAR MEDIA OBJECTS - The systems and methods described create a mathematical representation of each of the media objects for which user ratings are known. The mathematical representations take into account the subjective rating value assigned by a user to the respective media object and the user that assigned the rating value. The media object with the mathematical representation closest to that of the seed media object is then selected as the most similar media object to the seed media object. In an embodiment, the mathematical representation is a vector representation in which each user is a different dimension and each user's rating value is the magnitude of the vector in that dimension. Similarity between two songs is determined by identifying the closest vectors to that of the seed song. Closeness may be determined by subtracting or by calculating the dot product of each of the vectors with that of the seed media object. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055377 | Collaborative Media Recommendation and Sharing Technique - A media recommendation and sharing technique that employs agents on media players/devices to expand the scope of media sharing scenarios. The technique assists a user in discovering media items, such as, for example, music, recordings, play lists, pictures, video games, on nearby media players or devices (devices which are capable of receiving, storing and playing media) which are interesting to the user. The collaborative media recommendation and sharing technique contemporaneously determines a user's media preferences based on media stored on a pair of media devices and recommends media for potential sharing based on these determined user preferences. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055378 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED ACCESS TO PHAMACOVIGILANCE DATA - A system and method for browsing a pharmacovigilance database with a graphical representation that shows relationships between medical terms may include providing access to a plurality of medical terminologies and mapping medical terms of the plurality of terminologies to a searchable database by using a semantic network to relate the medical terms of the different terminologies. The system and method may further include providing a graphical user interface that enables graphical navigation of the plurality of terminologies, enables display of a mapping between a first medical term from a first medical terminology to a second medical term from a second medical terminology, and enables coding of pharmacovigilance reports using medical terms of the second terminology based on a description provided using medical terms of the first terminology. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055379 | Systems and Methods for Locating Contact Information - Systems and methods for locating contact information are shown and described. The method can include receiving an instruction to locate a portion of contact information stored in the one or more directories of the computing device and initiating a plurality of directory handler routines at the computing device. Each directory handler routine can be associated with a specific one of the directories of the computing device. The method also includes traversing one or more of the directories resident at the computing device with the associated directory handler routine and locating the contact information stored in the one or more directories. Also, the method includes aggregating the located contact information and displaying the aggregated contact information at the computing device. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055380 | Predictive Stemming for Web Search with Statistical Machine Translation Models - Techniques for determining when and how to transform words in a query to return the most relevant search results while minimizing computational overhead are provided. A dictionary is generated based upon words used in a specified number of previous most frequent search queries and comprises lists of transformations that may include variants based upon the stems of words, synonyms, and abbreviation expansions. When a query is received from a user, candidate queries are generated based upon replacing particular words in the query with a transformation of the particular words. Candidate queries are selected that have a high probability of returning relevant results by computing values of the query using language model scoring and translation scoring. The selected candidate queries and the original query are executed to return search results. The search results are displayed to the user with the words in the original query and the transformed words in bold. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055381 | Domain Dictionary Creation - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, to identify topic words in a document corpus that includes topic documents related to a topic are disclosed. A reference topic word divergence value based on the document corpus and the topic document corpus is determined. A candidate topic word divergence value for a candidate topic word is determined based on the document corpus and the topic document corpus. The candidate topic word is determined to be a topic word if the candidate topic word divergence value is greater than the reference topic word divergence value. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055382 | Automatic Peer Group Formation for Benchmarking - A method of automatically generating peer groups of entities includes receiving data for a plurality of characteristic parameters about a number of entities and defining a number of peer groups, k, to be generated. A minimum number of entities, m, to be assigned to each peer group is defined, and k initial cluster values are defined around which to group the entities according to the data for the entity's characteristic parameters. Each entity is assigned to a peer group associated with a particular initial cluster center value, and it is ensured that the number of entities assigned to each peer group is greater than the minimum number, m. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055383 | DYNAMIC MEDIA INTERACTION USING TIME-BASED METADATA - Systems and methods are provided for linking time-based metadata to media content so that as the metadata changes in synchronicity with media content during play, information associated with the media content can be outreached in the context of the media presentation. More particularly, according to one embodiment of the present invention, a media player device is provided that renders media content and retrieves and displays appropriate metadata information associated with the media content at an appropriate time to an ancillary metadata viewer device during play of a media resource. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055384 | SHARED INFLUENCE SEARCH - In one embodiment, a search query is received from a user. Then a designated expert for the search query is determined. Search results based at least in part upon previous actions taken by the expert relevant to the search query are then identified. These results may then be returned to the user. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055385 | Media-Based Recommendations - A computer-implemented method includes receiving information expressing a user's interest in one or more media programs, obtaining information indicative of popularity for a plurality of media programs responsive to the received information by individuals other than the user, and transmitting one or more recommendations of media programs for display to the user, from the plurality of media programs that relate to the received information. | 2009-02-26 |
20090055386 | System and Method for Enhanced In-Document Searching for Text Applications in a Data Processing System - A system and method for implementing enhanced searching within a document in a data processing system. A search manager receives an original search term, wherein the original search term includes at least two words. The search manager creates a set of alternate search terms by: retrieving from a predetermined thesaurus database at least one synonym for at least one word in the original search term; and inserting at least on wildcard between the at least two words within the original search term. The search manager performs at least one search utilizing the set of alternate search terms and the original search term. The search manager ranks the search results from the at least one search according to a predetermined priority order. The search manager outputs the ranked search results. | 2009-02-26 |