11th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140074438 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PATIENT-SPECIFIC PLATE - A method of making a patient specific surgical orthopedic implant includes obtaining a virtual model of the orthopedic implant that is configured to fit over a particular tissue body, and virtually designing holes of the orthopedic implant. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074439 | Method for Object Design - A method may be used to specify at least one operating parameter for a blow-molding process. The method comprises: providing a pre-formed geometry; providing a target-object geometry; providing at least one target-object property value range; specifying a value range for the at least one operating parameter; providing a representation of process blow fluid behavior; providing a pre-form resin material model; calculating a finished-object property a plurality of times, each finished-object property calculated according to the pre-formed geometry, target-object geometry, process blow-fluid behavior, pre-form-resin material model, and a value of the at least one operating parameter within the operating parameter value range; identifying operating parameter values associated with the calculation of finished-object properties within the target-object property value range; specifying at least one of the identified operating parameter values as the operating parameter of the blow-molding process. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074440 | ANTENNA DESIGN METHOD AND APPARATUS - An antenna design method executed by a computer includes creating an antenna model including an antenna which includes a plurality of antenna elements and matching circuits which are respectively connected to the plurality of antenna elements and which comprise a matching element including a parasitic reactance and a loss resistance; obtaining a characteristic of the antenna and a characteristic of the matching element; calculating a characteristic of the created antenna model using the obtained characteristic of the antenna and the characteristic of the matching element; judging whether or not the calculated characteristic of the antenna model satisfies a standard value; and displaying result of the judgment. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074441 | PATIENT SELECTABLE JOINT ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES AND SURGICAL TOOLS - Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and function. The surgical tools are designed to be customizable or highly selectable by patient to increase the speed, accuracy and simplicity of performing total or partial arthroplasty. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074442 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING THE RISK OF FALLING OF AN ELDERLY ADULT USING AN INSTRUMENTED VERSION OF THE FTSS TEST - Methods and systems may provide for estimating falls risk based on inertial sensor data collected during a Five Times Sit-to-Stand (FTSS) test. In an embodiment, a classifier model may be trained with inertial sensor data collected from a sample of people performing the FTSS test and their self-reported falls history. In an embodiment, one or more features related to steadiness or smoothness of the person's movement may be calculated. In an embodiment, one or more features related to timing of the FTSS test, such as a total time taken to complete the FTSS test or to complete individual sit-stand-sit (SSS) phases of the test, may be calculated. In an embodiment, supervised pattern recognition techniques may train the classifier model to classify a person as being likely to fall or not being likely to fall based on FTSS-related feature values collected from that person. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074443 | GENERATING AND EVALUATING EXPERT NETWORKS - A method comprises obtaining a model of at least one collaborative network, modeling at least one routing pattern for one or more nodes of a given collaborative network, simulating one or more virtual network topologies of the given collaborative network using the at least one model and the at least one routing pattern, and configuring a given one of the one or more virtual network topologies on the given collaborative network. The given collaborative network comprises a plurality of nodes and one or more edges between pairs of the plurality of nodes. At least one of the obtaining, modeling, simulating and configuring steps are performed by a processor device. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074444 | Techniques for Evaluating Optimum Data Center Operation - Techniques for modeling a data center are provided. In one aspect, a method for determining data center efficiency is provided. The method includes the following steps. Target parameters for the data center are obtained. Technology pre-requisite parameters for the data center are obtained. An optimum data center efficiency is determined given the target parameters for the data center and the technology pre-requisite parameters for the data center. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074445 | CONSUMER DEVICE PROFILER SYSTEM - A method of operating a consumer profiler system is disclosed. One embodiment of the method includes: receiving application usage from a known identity with a known consumer profile; generating a characteristic model for a profile characteristic based on the application usage for the known consumer profile having the profile characteristic; associating applications present in the application usage with the characteristic model; and providing the characteristic model to determine whether the profile characteristic applies to a user of a consumer. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074446 | TIME-DOMAIN SIGNAL GENERATION - Methods and apparatus disclosed herein operate to receive a plurality of cycles characterized by a set of time-domain aspects, to modify at least one of the time-domain aspects of at least some of the plurality of cycles to produce a plurality of modified cycles, to process at least some of the modified cycles to produce time-domain cycles, and to create a time-domain signal based at least in part on concatenating the time-domain cycles. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074447 | Method and System of Displaying a Graphical Representation of Hydrocarbon Production Parameters - Displaying a graphical representation of hydrocarbon production parameters. At least some of the various embodiments are methods including: reading historical values of a production parameter of a hydrocarbon well; calculating a plurality of deviation values with respect to a respective plurality of planned values regarding the production parameter; displaying, on a display device of a computer system, an overhead view of a location of the hydrocarbon well within a hydrocarbon field; and displaying, on the display device proximate the location, a graphical image that depicts each of the plurality of deviation values. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074448 | CRYSTAL STRUCTURE - This invention relates to a crystallisable composition comprising a TSHR polypeptide, to crystals comparing a TSHR polypeptide and to TSHR-related applications. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074449 | SCALABLE POWER MODEL CALIBRATION - A high-frequency supply voltage waveform is sampled from a functioning integrated circuit. This waveform is measured at (or coupled closely to) a power supply node on the integrated circuit. A low-frequency supply current waveform is sampled concurrently with the sampling the high-frequency supply voltage waveform. This waveform is measured at a power supply node external to the integrated circuit. A power supply network providing power to the integrated circuit is modeled with a circuit model. The power supply network is modeled using the high-frequency supply voltage waveform as an input to the circuit model. A simulation output is taken at a simulated power supply node corresponding to the power supply node external to said integrated circuit. Based on a comparison of the simulated low-frequency supply current waveform and the low-frequency supply current waveform, a value of at least one component of the circuit model is adjusted. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074450 | SIMULATING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY IN VIRTUAL DISTRIBUTED SWITCHES - A virtual non-volatile memory is simulated for a virtual switch. Operating instructions from the non-volatile memory of a physical switch may be translated into a flash type file. The flash type file may be stored on a virtual storage area in the virtual switch. Operating instructions in the virtual switch may access the flash type file in the virtual storage area without the need to access the non-volatile memory in the physical switch. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074451 | VERIFYING PROCESSOR-SPARING FUNCTIONALITY IN A SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT - A simulation environment verifies processor-sparing functions in a simulated processor core. The simulation environment executes a first simulation for a simulated processor core. During the simulation, the simulation environment creates a simulation model dump file. At a later point in time, the simulation environment executes a second simulation for the simulated processor core. The simulation environment saves the state of the simulated processor core. The simulation environment then replaces the state of the simulated processor core by loading the previously created simulation model dump file. The simulation environment then sets the state of the simulated processor core to execute processor-sparing code and resumes the second simulation. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074452 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC MODELING OF AN APPLICATION - A system and method for automatically generating a displayable model of an application. A first and second screenshots of a first and second screens produced by an application may be captured and stored in a model. Transition information related to a transition from the first to the second screen may be obtained and stored in the model. A session may be recorded by recording screenshots and related events. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074453 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING NON-TEXT ELEMENT SUITABLE FOR COMMUNICATION IN MULTI-LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT - A computer implemented method, a program, and a system for effectively providing versatile non-text information suitable for use in a multi-language environment. The method includes the steps of: receiving search results of a database using a search criterion in a certain language and a search criterion in another language corresponding to the search criterion in which specific language attributes are associated with non-text elements that are included in the search results; scoring the non-text elements included in the search results depending on a similarity to another element with which a different language attribute is associated; and identifying at least one of the non-text elements included in the search results on the basis of the scores. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074454 | Conversational Virtual Healthcare Assistant - A conversation user interface enables patients to better understand their healthcare by integrating diagnosis, treatment, medication management, and payment, through a system that uses a virtual assistant to engage in conversation with the patient. The conversation user interface conveys a visual representation of a conversation between the virtual assistant and the patient. An identity of the patient, including preferences and medical records, is maintained throughout all interactions so that each aspect of this integrated system has access to the same information. The conversation user interface presents allows the patient to interact with the virtual assistant using natural language commands to receive information and complete task related to his or her healthcare. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074455 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOTIF EXTRACTION IN ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A method, system, and computer program product for extracting text motifs from the electronic documents is disclosed. A user provides a largest-maximal repeat or a super-maximal repeat as a first text block. The occurrences of the first text block are detected to identify the second text blocks in the vicinity of the occurrences of the first text block on the basis of pre-defined parameters. The text motifs are determined by combining the first text block and the second text block. Finally, the text motifs are extracted from the electronic documents. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074456 | REFINING HIERARCHIES IN OBJECT-ORIENTED MODELS - Embodiments are directed to refining hierarchies in object-oriented models. A method includes providing a business object model in the form of an object-oriented model having one or more members with multiple distinct verbalizations and identifying distinct verbalizations of a given business object model member. The method also includes reviewing existing rules of the business object model to produce mappings of the distinct verbalizations and any attributes or operations used in conjunction with the distinct verbalizations of members of the business object model and analysing the mappings to identify patterns of use of the distinct verbalizations. The method further includes categorising a distinct verbalization as a superclass or subclass. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074457 | REPORT GENERATING SYSTEM, NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND REPORT GENERATING APPARATUS - A report generating system includes a service information acquiring unit that acquires service information, a natural language processing unit that performs natural language processing on the acquired service information to extract a word, a replacing unit that replaces the word extracted from the service information with word identification information by referring to a word list in which the word and the word identification information are associated, a word identification information output unit that outputs the replaced word identification information, a word identification information acquiring unit that acquires the output word identification information, a counting unit that counts a total number of pieces of word identification information with a same value among acquired pieces of the word identification information, for each of values of the pieces of the word identification information, a generating unit that generates a report based on a counting result. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074458 | PROBABILITY-BASED APPROACH TO RECOGNITION OF USER-ENTERED DATA - A method for entering keys in a small key pad is provided. The method comprising the steps of: providing at least a part of keyboard having a plurality of keys; and predetermining a first probability of a user striking a key among the plurality of keys. The method further uses a dictionary of selected words associated with the key pad and/or a user. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074459 | AUTOMATIC CONVERSION OF SPEECH INTO SONG, RAP OR OTHER AUDIBLE EXPRESSION HAVING TARGET METER OR RHYTHM - Captured vocals may be automatically transformed using advanced digital signal processing techniques that provide captivating applications, and even purpose-built devices, in which mere novice user-musicians may generate, audibly render and share musical performances. In some cases, the automated transformations allow spoken vocals to be segmented, arranged, temporally aligned with a target rhythm, meter or accompanying backing tracks and pitch corrected in accord with a score or note sequence. Speech-to-song music applications are one such example. In some cases, spoken vocals may be transformed in accord with musical genres such as rap using automated segmentation and temporal alignment techniques, often without pitch correction. Such applications, which may employ different signal processing and different automated transformations, may nonetheless be understood as speech-to-rap variations on the theme. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074460 | SCALABLE CODE EXCITED LINEAR PREDICTION BITSTREAM - The present invention provides for methods and apparatuses for processing audio data. In one embodiment, there is a provided a method for achieving bitstream scalability in a multi-channel audio encoder, said method comprising receiving audio input data; organizing said input data by a Code Excited Linear Predictor (CELP) processing module for further encoding by arranging said data according to significance of data, where more significant data is placed ahead of less significant data; and providing a scalable output bitstream. The organized CELP data comprises of a first part and a second part. The first part comprises a frame header, sub frame parameters and innovation vector quantization data from the first frame from all channels. The innovation vector quantization data from the first frames from all channels is arranged according to channel number. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074461 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING SPEECH SIGNAL USING CODING MODE - An apparatus and a method to encode and decode a speech signal using an encoding mode are provided. An encoding apparatus may select an encoding mode of a frame included in an input speech signal, and encode a frame having an unvoiced mode for an unvoiced speech as the selected encoding mode. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074462 | METHOD FOR REDUCTION OF ALIASING INTRODUCED BY SPECTRAL ENVELOPE ADJUSTMENT IN REAL-VALUED FILTERBANKS - The present invention proposes a new method for improving the performance of a real-valued filterbank based spectral envelope adjuster. By adaptively locking the gain values for adjacent channels dependent on the sign of the channels, as defined in the application, reduced aliasing is achieved. Furthermore, the grouping of the channels during gain-calculation, gives an improved energy estimate of the real valued subband signals in the filterbank. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074463 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING REPRESENTATION BY AN AUDITORY PROSTHESIS SYSTEM OF AUDIO SIGNALS HAVING INTERMEDIATE SOUND LEVELS - An exemplary system includes a detection facility configured to detect an input sound level of an audio signal presented to an auditory prosthesis patient; and an adaptive gain control (AGC) facility configured to 1) determine whether the detected input sound level is in a quiet region, an intermediate region, or a loud region, and 2) apply a gain to the audio signal in accordance with an AGC gain function that specifies the gain to be substantially equal to or less than a first gain threshold if the detected input sound level is in the quiet region, substantially equal to or less than a second gain threshold if the detected input sound level is in the loud region, and greater than the first and second gain thresholds if the detected input sound level is in the intermediate region. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074464 | THOUGHT RECOLLECTION AND SPEECH ASSISTANCE DEVICE - Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter may include a method for detecting speech loss and supplying appropriate recollection data to the user. The method can include detecting a speech stream from a user. The method can include converting the speech stream to text. The method can include storing the text. The method can include detecting an interruption to the speech stream, wherein the interruption to the speech stream indicates speech loss by the user. The method can include searching a catalog using the text as a search parameter to find relevant catalog data. The method can include presenting the relevant catalog data to remind the user about the speech stream. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074465 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE A NARRATOR SPECIFIC ACOUSTIC DATABASE WITHOUT A PREDEFINED SCRIPT - A system and method for generating an acoustic database for a particular narrator that does not require said narrator to recite a pre-defined script. The system and method generate an acoustic database by using voice recognition or speech-to-text algorithms to automatically generate a text script of a voice message while simultaneously or near-simultaneously sampling the voice message to create the acoustic database. The acoustic database may be associated with the narrator of the voice message by an identifier, such as a telephone number. The acoustic database may then be used by a text-to-speech processor to read a text message when the narrator is identified as the sender of the text massage, providing an audio output of the contents of the text message with a simulation of the sender's voice. The user of the system may be provided an audio message that sounds like the originator of the text message. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074466 | ANSWERING QUESTIONS USING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving audio data encoding an utterance and environmental data, obtaining a transcription of the utterance, identifying an entity using the environmental data, submitting a query to a natural language query processing engine, wherein the query includes at least a portion of the transcription and data that identifies the entity, and obtaining one or more results of the query. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074467 | Speaker Separation in Diarization - The system and method of separating speakers in an audio file including obtaining an audio file. The audio file is transcribed into at least one text file by a transcription server. Homogenous speech segments are identified within the at least one text file. The audio file is segmented into homogenous audio segments that correspond to the identified homogenous speech segments. The homogenous audio segments of the audio file are separated into a first speaker audio file and second speaker audio file the first speaker audio file and the second speaker audio file are transcribed to produce a diarized transcript. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074468 | System and Method for Automatic Prediction of Speech Suitability for Statistical Modeling - An embodiment according to the invention provides a capability of automatically predicting how favorable a given speech signal is for statistical modeling, which is advantageous in a variety of different contexts. In Multi-Form Segment (MFS) synthesis, for example, an embodiment according to the invention uses prediction capability to provide an automatic acoustic driven template versus model decision maker with an output quality that is high, stable and depends gradually on the system footprint. In speaker selection for a statistical Text-to-Speech synthesis (TTS) system build, as another example context, an embodiment according to the invention enables a fast selection of the most appropriate speaker among several available ones for the full voice dataset recording and preparation, based on a small amount of recorded speech material. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074469 | Apparatus and Method for Generating Signatures of Acoustic Signal and Apparatus for Acoustic Signal Identification - Method and apparatus for generating compact signatures of acoustic signal are disclosed. A method of generating acoustic signal signatures comprises the steps of dividing input signal into multiple frames, computing Fourier transform of each frame, computing difference between non-negative Fourier transform output values for the current frame and non-negative Fourier transform output values for one of previous frames, combining difference values into subgroups, accumulating difference values within a subgroup, combining accumulated subgroup values into groups, and finding an extreme value within each group. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074470 | PHONETIC PRONUNCIATION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for improved pronunciation. One of the methods includes receiving data that represents an audible pronunciation of the name of an individual from a user device. The method includes identifying one or more other users that are members of a social circle that the individual is a member. The method includes identifying one or more devices associated with the other users. The method also includes providing information that identifies the individual and the data representing the audible pronunciation to the one or more identified devices. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074471 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING SPEAKER SEGMENTATION AND RECOGNITION ACCURACY IN A MEDIA PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided and includes estimating an approximate list of potential speakers in a file from one or more applications. The file (e.g., an audio file, video file, or any suitable combination thereof) includes a recording of a plurality of speakers. The method also includes segmenting the file according to the approximate list of potential speakers such that each segment corresponds to at least one speaker; and recognizing particular speakers in the file based on the approximate list of potential speakers. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074472 | VOICE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH PORTABLE VOICE CONTROL DEVICE - A voice control system is adapted for controlling an electrical appliance, and includes a host and a portable voice control device. The portable voice control device is capable of wireless communication with the host, and includes an audio pick-up unit for receiving a voice input. One of the host and the portable voice control device includes a voice recognition control module that is configured to recognize a control command from the voice input. The host controls operation of the electrical appliance according to the control command, and transmits an appliance status message to the portable voice control device. The portable voice control device further includes an output unit for outputting the appliance status message. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074473 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS - A navigation apparatus capable of providing a user not only with guidance, but also with all of the guidance, operational procedure, operation screen and recognition vocabulary, that is, with an operational transition that is defined by the guidance, operational procedure, operation screen and recognition vocabulary, while altering the operational transition in accordance with the recognition vocabulary comprehension level of the user. Thus, it can increase the possibility for a user with a low recognition vocabulary comprehension level to achieve a task, or for a user with a high recognition vocabulary comprehension level to improve the comfortableness of the operation, thereby being able to provide all the users with the optimum operational transition. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074474 | IDENTIFYING MEDIA CONTENT - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving (i) audio data that encodes a spoken natural language query, and (ii) environmental audio data, obtaining a transcription of the spoken natural language query, determining a particular content type associated with one or more keywords in the transcription, providing at least a portion of the environmental audio data to a content recognition engine, and identifying a content item that has been output by the content recognition engine, and that matches the particular content type. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074475 | SPEECH RECOGNITION RESULT SHAPING APPARATUS, SPEECH RECOGNITION RESULT SHAPING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - There is provided a speech recognition result forming apparatus ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140074476 | Method and System for Building a Phonotactic Model for Domain Independent Speech Recognition - The invention concerns a method and corresponding system for building a phonotactic mode for domain independent speech recognition. The method may include recognizing phones from a user's input communication using a current phonotactic model detecting morphemes (acoustic and/or non-acoustic) from the recognized phones, and outputting die detected morphemes for processing. The method also updates the phonotactic model with the detected morphemes and stores the new model in a database for use by the system daring the next user interaction. The method may also include making task-type classification decisions based on the detected morphemes from the user's input communication. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074477 | System and Method of Spoken Language Understanding in Human Computer Dialogs - A system and method are disclosed that improve automatic speech recognition in a spoken dialog system. The method comprises partitioning speech recognizer output into self-contained clauses, identifying a dialog act in each of the self-contained clauses, qualifying dialog acts by identifying a current domain object and/or a current domain action, and determining whether further qualification is possible for the current domain object and/or current domain action. If further qualification is possible, then the method comprises identifying another domain action and/or another domain object associated with the current domain object and/or current domain action, reassigning the another domain action and/or another domain object as the current domain action and/or current domain object and then recursively qualifying the new current domain action and/or current object. This process continues until nothing is left to qualify. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITALLY REPLICATING SPEECH - A speech replication system including a speech generation unit having a program running in a memory of the speech generation unit, the program executing the steps of receiving an audio stream, identifying words within the audio stream, analyzing each word to determine the audio characteristics of the speaker's voice, storing the audio characteristics of the speaker's voice in the memory, receiving text information, converting the text information into an output audio stream using the audio characteristics of the speaker stored in the memory, and playing the output audio stream. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074479 | Biometric-Music Interaction Methods and Systems - A system and method for the automatic, procedural generation of musical content in relation to biometric data. The systems and methods use a user's device, such as a cell phone to capture image data of a body part, and derive a biometric signal from the image data. The biometric signal includes biometric parameters, which are used by a music generation engine to generate music. The music generation can also be based on user-specific data and quality data related to the biometric detection process. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074480 | VOICE STAMP-DRIVEN IN-VEHICLE FUNCTIONS - In-vehicle functions are implemented using a plurality of microphones disposed in a vehicle. Each of the microphones is disposed in a portion of the vehicle defined by a zone. The in-vehicle functions are also implemented via a central controller of the vehicle. The central controller includes a computer processor executing logic. The logic receive a voice communication from an individual via one of the microphones, identifies the zone in the vehicle occupied by the individual, identifies the individual by comparing a voice stamp from the voice communication to a database of voice stamps, and implements at least one vehicle electronic component in the zone based on user preferences associated with the voice stamp. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074481 | Wave Analysis for Command Identification - A method is disclosed for identifying a spoken command by detecting intervals of voiced and unvoiced sound, and then comparing the order of voiced and unvoiced sounds to a set of templates. Each template represents one of the predetermined acceptable commands of the application, and is associated with a predetermined action. When the order of voiced and unvoiced intervals in the spoken command matches the order in one of the templates, the associated action is thus selected. Silent intervals in the command may also be included for enhanced recognition. Efficient protocols are disclosed for discriminating voiced and unvoiced sounds, and for detecting the beginning and ending of each sound interval in the command, and for comparing the command sequence to the templates. In a sparse-command application, this method provides fast and robust recognition, and can be implemented with low-cost hardware and extremely minimal software. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074482 | VOICE GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - A voice guidance system is provided in which the voice guidance is enabled to easily follow a trend of change intervals, a rapid change of change intervals, etc. in a menu operation. The voice guidance system is configured with an input analyzing unit which inputs and analyzes an operation instruction signal of a menu item, a voice guidance control unit which controls voice guidance of the menu item according to the analysis result by the input analyzing unit, and a textual guidance control unit which performs display control of the menu item according to the analysis result by the input analyzing unit. The voice guidance control unit determines reproduction speed of the voice guidance according to the analysis result, on the basis of a speed trend obtained from a speed history as a set of plural pieces of reproduction speed information. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074483 | Context-Sensitive Handling of Interruptions by Intelligent Digital Assistant - Methods and systems related to intelligent interruption handling by digital assistants are disclosed. In some embodiments, a first information provision process is initiated in response to a first speech input. The first information provision process comprises preparing a first response and a second response to the first speech input. After or concurrent with the provision of the first response to the user, but before provision of the second response to the user, an event operable to initiate a second information provision process is detected. The second information provision process is initiated in response to detecting the event. The second information provision process comprises preparing a third response to the event. A relative urgency between the second response and the third response is determined. One of the second response and the third response is provided to the user in an order based on the determined relative urgency. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074484 | ENCODER AND DECODER DRIVER DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES - A codec architecture including an audio wave driver and a coded topology driver. The audio wave driver is communicatively coupled to an audio engine and an analog audio codec. The coded topology driver is communicatively coupled to the audio wave driver by a set of interfaces that enables streamlined code implementation, improved operation efficiency and power savings, while allowing vendors to supply differentiating functionality outside of the basic requirements of the operating system. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074485 | EFFICIENT AND SCALABLE PARAMETRIC STEREO CODING FOR LOW BITRATE AUDIO CODING APPLICATIONS - The present invention provides improvements to prior art audio codecs that generate a stereo-illusion through post-processing of a received mono signal. These improvements are accomplished by extraction of stereo-image describing parameters at the encoder side, which are transmitted and subsequently used for control of a stereo generator at the decoder side. Furthermore, the invention bridges the gap between simple pseudo-stereo methods, and current methods of true stereo-coding, by using a new form of parametric stereo coding. A stereo-balance parameter is introduced, which enables more advanced stereo modes, and in addition forms the basis of a new method of stereo-coding of spectral envelopes, of particular use in systems where guided HFR (High Frequency Reconstruction) is employed. As a special case, the application of this stereo-coding scheme in scalable HFR-based codecs is described. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074486 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUDIO ENCODING AND DECODING EMPLOYING SINUSOIDAL SUBSTITUTION - An apparatus for generating an audio output signal based on an encoded audio signal spectrum has a processing unit, a pseudo coefficients determiner, a spectrum modification unit, a spectrum-time conversion unit, a controllable oscillator and a mixer. The pseudo coefficients determiner is configured to determine pseudo coefficients of the decoded audio signal spectrum. The spectrum modification unit is configured to set the pseudo coefficients to a predefined value to acquire a modified audio signal spectrum. The spectrum-time conversion unit is configured to convert the modified audio signal spectrum to a time-domain. The controllable oscillator is configured to generate a time-domain oscillator signal and is controlled by the spectral location and the spectral value of at least one of the pseudo coefficients. The mixer is configured to mix the time-domain conversion signal and the time-domain oscillator signal. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074487 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESTORING MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNAL USING HE-AAC DECODER AND MPEG SURROUND DECODER - Provided is a method for controlling synchronizing downmix signals and MPEG surround side information signals by controlling a delay according to the kind of downmix audio signals in an MPEG surround decoder. When multi-channel audio signals are restored using an HE-AAC decoder and a low-power MPEG surround decoder and complex QMF signals outputted from the HE-AAC decoder are used as downmix signals, a delay unit compensates for a delay caused in a real-to-complex converter. Anther delay unit delays spatial parameters to compensate for a delay caused in QMF and Nyquist banks when time-domain downmix signals are used. Also, when multi-channel audio signals are restored using an HE-AAC decoder and a high-quality MPEG surround decoder and complex QMF signals outputted from the HE-AAC decoder are used as downmix signals, a delay unit compensates for a delay caused in a real-to-complex converter. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074488 | ENCODING OF STEREOPHONIC SIGNALS - A stereophonic signal is converted into a mid channel signal and a side channel signal. Noise is added to the side channel signal. The amount of noise is selected depending on masking thresholds for at least two channels of the stereophonic signal. The mid channel signal and the modified side channel signal are quantized for transmission. Alternatively or in addition, a set of quantization parameter for the quantization of the side channel signal is selected depending on the masking thresholds. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074489 | SOUND SIGNAL HYBRID ENCODER, SOUND SIGNAL HYBRID DECODER, SOUND SIGNAL ENCODING METHOD, AND SOUND SIGNAL DECODING METHOD - A sound signal hybrid encoder includes: a signal analysis unit which determines a scheme for encoding a frame included in a sound signal; an LFD encoder which encodes a frame to generate an LFD frame; an LP encoder which encodes a frame to generate an LP frame; a switching unit which switches between the encoders according to a result of the determination by the signal analysis unit; and an AC signal generation unit which generates an AC signal according to a scheme selected from among schemes, outputs the generated AC signal, and also outputs an AC flag indicating the selected scheme. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074490 | SELF-SERVICE ACCOUNT ENROLLMENT SYSTEM - A self-service account enrollment system is provided that enrolls a self-service user. The self-service account enrollment system links a user identity of the self-service user to an account identity of a self-service account within a web portal system. The self-service user gains access to the self-service account within the web portal system based on the link between the account identity and the user identity. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074491 | OPTIMIZATION OF CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method for facilitating treatment of patients, wherein the server is communicatively coupled to a communications network, is provided that solves the above-described problems. The method includes receiving, via the communications network, an exercise regimen for a patient, wherein the exercise regimen includes a normalized model of at least one exercise activity, transmitting, via the communications network, the exercise regimen to a computing device of the patient, receiving, via the communications network, patient observation data, including a log of the patient performing the least one exercise activity, and generating a report including data from the exercise regimen and the patient observation data. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074492 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND MANAGING A HYBRID FORMULARY - Systems and methods for generating and managing a hybrid formulary for claims adjudication. In an embodiment, a plurality of source formulary components are received. Each of the plurality of source formulary components comprises one or more drug entries and/or one or more utilization management rules. A configuration is also received. The configuration comprises a plurality of component identifiers and one or more hierarchy rules. Each of the plurality of component identifiers identifies one of the plurality of source formulary components. The one or more hierarchy rules are applied to the identified source formulary components to generate a hybrid formulary. The hybrid formulary comprises a plurality of drug entries and/or one or more utilization management rules, which can be used for claims adjudications, reporting, or any other downstream formulary application. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074493 | MEDICAL PROTECTION LOCKOUT SYSTEM FOR PROCEDURES AND DEVICES - A medical protection safety lockout system for procedures and devices which can be integrated internally or retrofitted externally to any electronic medical equipment providing treatment or diagnostic medical care to a patient. Methods include both Patient acceptance process, verifying patient acknowledgement and medical procedure consent, and Clinician acceptance process, acknowledging patient identity and appropriate clinical procedure sign-offs. The apparatus and methods deliver reliable and trustworthy patient safeguards to electronic medical equipment. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074494 | Method of Delivering Goods and Services Via Media - A method of delivering goods or services via an encoded medium to a holder includes generating data in a database associated with a central computing station in response to an assignee of the medium and a provider of goods or services separately communicatively linking the medium to a central computing station. The data generated in the database includes the identity of the assignee, the identity of the goods or services associated with the medium, and the identity of the goods or services provided by the provider. A value of the medium is established, wherein the medium assumes different values based on various conditions. After the provider of goods or services provides the goods or services to the holder, the value of the medium is updated and recorded in the database. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074495 | AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS - Provided are mobile and electronics powered healthcare facilities and systems for providing improved healthcare services to patients. In particular, a healthcare facility is provided comprising a waiting area, a pre-operative area, an operating area, a recovery area and a central processing area, each area comprising an electronic screen for displaying information about patients, healthcare professionals, and related facilities and equipments | 2014-03-13 |
20140074496 | ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAKING MEDICINE - An assistance system for taking medicine includes at least a pill container, a processing module and an image capturing module. The pill container is for containing a first medicine and has a first barcode corresponding to the first medicine. The image capturing module is coupled to the processing module and for capturing an image having the first barcode. The processing module assists a person (patient) to take medicine according to information of the first barcode. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074497 | SELF-RECONCILED MULTI-PART TRANSACTION - A method for payment reconciliation in an electronic funds settlement transaction network includes receiving a first communication generated by a payer in response to a claim of a provider, the first communication including an explanation of benefits associated with the claim and including personal health information, and instructions to initiate an electronic funds transfer with the ODFI, generating a second communication including a transaction for settling the electronic funds transfer, communicating the second communication to a receiving depository financial institution associated with the provider, generating a third communication including an indication of payment transaction information and the personal health information, wherein the personal health information is encrypted, and communicating the third communication to the provider via an electronic bill payment system. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074498 | System for Encouraging Health Support Program Participation - A value icon for a web-based health or health support program packages access information for a website in a value icon physically embodying the abstract benefits of the welfare program in order to encourage initial access of the health support website. The value icon may be a compact container holding a three-dimensional article having a health support-related utility, at least one printed coupon representing a healthcare program credit and may provide the address to a health support website which offers additional programs based on information from an individual in a questionnaire on the health support website. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074499 | Behavior Monitoring and Reinforcement System and Method - A system, method and computer software that provides for a computer implemented system and method for comprehensive reinforcement of human behavior by capturing environmental information for participants and reinforcing their daily choices in their environments. Unique applications of technology are used to record, reinforce and document the desired behavior activities of participants in order to track, promote, encourage and further reward the desired behavior. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074500 | PROCESS FOR LINKED HEALTHCARE AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTION INITIATION - Methods and systems for acquiring a pre-approval from a responsible party and receiving funds from a financial account related to the pre-approval in the healthcare field are described herein. A method for collecting payment from an individual for services rendered by a provider is disclosed. The method includes verifying an individual's eligibility for benefits, estimating an individual responsibility amount, acquiring authority from the individual for up to the individual responsibility amount on at least one financial account held by the individual, submitting one or more claims to one or more payer entities requesting compensation for the services rendered by the provider, deducting an amount from the at least one financial account held by the individual, and transferring the deducted amount to the provider. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074501 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSURING COMPLIANCE - Systems and methods for collecting information, verifying authenticity of such information, processing, maintaining, and managing such information are described. The system can be a standalone unit or can comprise a combination of various units configured to function together. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074502 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING MEDICAL IMAGE DATA - Methods and systems for analyzing medical image data can include use of a database having normal data thereon, each item of normal data having one or more first criteria associated therewith. Raw medical image data having one more second criteria associated therewith can be received. The normal data in the database can be filtered by comparing the first and second criteria to form a set of patient-specific normal data, while values can be extracted from the raw medical image data. The extracted information can be analyzed to determine patient-specific medical data that can be compared with the patient-specific normal data to generate an outcome. If the outcome indicates that the patient-specific medical data is normal, the patient-specific medical data can be added to the database of normal data. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074503 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXCHANGING HEALTH CARE CREDITS - Systems and methods for exchanging health care credits are described. Health care credits are transferable units of value representing good health, an improvement in health, or maintenance of health by an individual. The health care credits may be bought, sold, exchanged for goods and services, gifted or otherwise conveyed from one owner to another. Also disclosed are exchanges and markets for buying, selling, and trading health care credits, as well as derivative securities. The derivative securities or products are based on either the flow of health care credits through the system, or on health care information, which may have been generated to implement health care credit awards. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074504 | ACTIVITY MONITORING - Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, devices, and systems to monitor activity. One method to monitor activity includes monitoring a sensor activated by an individual. The method also includes recording activation of the sensor, determining a behavior routine of the individual based on recorded activations of the sensor and analyzing the recorded sensor activations to determine a behavior routine. The method also includes identifying a change in the behavior routine based on the analysis of the recorded sensor activations. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074505 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE DISTRIBUTION OF MEDICATION TO PATIENTS - A system for managing the distribution of medication to patients. The system comprises a point of care (POC) device which is configured for creating digital medical prescriptions for individual patients. A data repository is provided which is associated with the POC device and is operable for storing the digital medical prescriptions. A computer is provided which is in communication with the data repository and is operable for retrieving the digital medical prescriptions therefrom. The computer is configured to generate respective labels containing at least one identifier that associates a medication of a digital medical prescription to a particular patient. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074506 | Health Information Management System - A server device, and related systems and methods for managing dialysis patient information. The patient information includes information relating to stages of data collection including baseline characteristics, eligibility for treatment modalities, and outcomes. A remote terminal is configured for displaying in the remote terminal a first user interface for receiving the patient information for the subject patient. The server is configured to receive from the remote terminal the patient information for the subject patient and store said patient information in a patient record in the memory, and determine, based on medical logic rules, whether the patient information is consistent with the patient record in order to proceed to a next stage of data collection, and if so permitting displaying in the remote terminal a second user interface for receiving patient information relating to the next stage of data collection. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074507 | TARGETED ADVERTISING FOR ON-LINE PHYSICIAN CARE SERVICE - An on-line physician care system in which, while the patient waits for a receptionist, the system displays targeted advertising and other information to that patient. This type of targeted information is similar to a patient leafing through the pages of a magazine in the doctor's office, and reviewing the advertisements and other information in that magazine. Additional advertising that can be more specifically targeted to the patient can be displayed during the time that the patient is transferred to and holds in a doctor's wait queue. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074508 | Method and System for Extracting Medical Information for Presentation to Medical Providers on Mobile Terminals - A system for providing medical providers with medical records accessible from a mobile terminal in one embodiment comprises reformatting the information in a medical record database to be used with large, ergonomic icons allowing easy transitions between pages of information in the medical record. Docking stations or wireless networks may enable the mobile terminal to access the medical records. Thus, the medical provider may have bedside access to the information in the medical records to make informed decisions about treatment regimens. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074509 | CLINICAL DASHBOARD USER INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A dashboard user interface method comprises displaying a navigable list of at least one target disease, displaying a navigable list of patient identifiers associated with a target disease selected in the target disease list, displaying historic and current data associated with a patient in the patient list identified as being associated with the selected target disease, including clinician notes at admission, receiving, storing, and displaying review's comments, and displaying automatically-generated intervention and treatment recommendations. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074510 | Personalized Health Score Generator - A computer may receive health related data from a plurality of data sources. Upon receiving the health related data, the computer may standardize the health related data based on a reference database. Further, based on a person-centric data framework, the computer may categorize the health related data into historical health related data and current health related data. Then, the computer may calculate a risk score based on the historical health related data and the current health related data. Once the risk score is calculated, the computer may determine a cost associated with a risk represented by the risk score. Further, the computer may generate a overall health score based on the risk score and the determined cost, which may then be transmitted for presentation to authorized end users. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074511 | SURGICAL OPERATIVE NOTES - A computer-implemented method comprising: retrieving a surgical center template for a surgical procedure that is performed by a surgical center; retrieving medical records pertaining to the patient; automatically pre-populating a portion of the template based on contents of the retrieved medical data records; transmitting, to a device used by a physician, the pre-populated template for presentation to the physician; receiving data pertaining to the surgical procedure, wherein the received data comprises at least one of data entered into a predefined data field of the plurality of predefined data fields and data indicative of a selection of a selectable field in the plurality of selectable fields; populating one or more other portions of the template with the received data pertaining to the surgical procedure; and generating, based on the populated template, a surgical operative note for the surgical procedure. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074512 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE RENTAL INSURANCE - Exemplary embodiments provide systems, methods, and products that that offer, characterize, price, and/or sell vehicle rental insurance coverage in terms of the type of vehicle, class of vehicle, or exact vehicle that the customer will obtain as a rental, instead of, or in addition to, a dollar limit per day and/or a dollar limit per incident. Various embodiments allow insurers to offer and calculate a premium price for, and/or allow consumers to choose and pay for, coverage specified according to the type of vehicle, class of vehicle, and/or exact vehicle desired as a rental replacement for an insured vehicle. Various embodiments also allow insurers to offer and calculate a premium price for, and allow consumers to choose and pay for, optional add-ons for the rental vehicle, such as a navigation system and/or a child safety seat. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074513 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING FINANCIAL ASSET TRANSACTIONS IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - A data processing implemented sales and activation system is used to distribute insurance products and services. A two stage operation is facilitated by the selectively arranged retail packaging used in conjunction with an on-line activation process to permit enhanced marketing of insurance and other insured products and services. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074514 | Providing a Multi-Line Discount on Insurance in Connection with the Purchase of a Financial Services Product - Providing a discount for an insurance policy in connection with the purchase of a financial services product. The systems and methods of the present invention automatically apply a discount to an insurance policy held by a customer when the customer purchases and/or maintains a financial services account, such as a deposit account. The insurance policy discount is automatically discontinued when the financial services account is closed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074515 | Multi-Modal Sales Management Systems and Methods - The present inventive subject matter is drawn to a system for managing sales of a set of products that require signatures from at least one party. In one aspect of the invention, the systems, configurations, and methods automatically detect, in an application, any signature that is required to complete the sales and is missing from the application and attempt to obtain signatures from the required signer(s) using different modalities. The different modalities include, but not limited to, e-mail, text messages, telephone call, etc. In some embodiments, the system is also configured to assign a human agent to retrieve the missing signature if the signature is not received within a predetermined amount of time. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074516 | LOCATION-BASED RECOVERY DEVICE AND RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES AND DATA - A device and software utilizing Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technologies for monitoring and recovering portable computing devices and, a method and system for acquiring such devices, protecting data on such devices, and for compensating owners of devices. A GPS mechanism of the invention provides real time tracking of missing devices that may be coordinated with security agencies to intercept and recover missing computing devices. When a stolen device is unrecoverable, the invention may receive a signal to initiate data recovery where a wireless network is available to recover data for the owner. Alternatively, the GPS mechanism instructs the device to encrypt or destroy stored data files to prevent commercial espionage or privacy violations. The invention discloses a software system and method for computing a purchase price of the GPS mechanism, computing compensation for loss of the device and lost data. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074517 | Multi-Carrier Interface System - The present inventive subject matter is drawn to apparatus, systems, configurations, and methods of automatically interfacing with different proprietary insurance administration systems. In one aspect of the invention, an insurance management system is configured to automatically receive, convert, and transmit customer data from an intermediary data format to proprietary data formats associated with different insurance administration systems. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074518 | DISTRIBUTING FINANCIAL RISK FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE - Systems and methods for distributing and mitigating financial risk for health benefit claims of one or more members of a client group among a number of entities are provided. Underwriting data regarding the one or more members of the client group are collected and an actuarial risk analysis of the underwriting data is performed. A first percentage level of an expected aggregate amount of the health benefit claims over the plan period is determined based on the actuarial risk analysis, where the first percentage level defines a first threshold amount below which the client group is financially responsible for the health benefit claims during the plan period. A second percentage level of the expected aggregate amount is also determined, where the second percentage level is being higher than the first percentage level and defines a second threshold amount above which a stop loss insurance carrier is financially responsible for the health benefit claims during the plan period. The first percentage level and the second percentage level further define an intermediate range of the health benefit claims for which one or more third-party entities are financially responsible. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074519 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNDERWRITING A PREPACKAGED BUSINESS OWNERS INSURANCE POLICY - A method, computer program product and system are provided for underwriting an insurance product such as a business owners policy by establishing a prepackaged policy having predetermined coverages, predetermined limits, and a fixed price, screening a potential customer for eligibility, and issuing the policy. The process may omit application of underwriting models to provide risk profiles and a premium based on a customer's individual data. The screening process may include comparing information from a customer to characteristics of a category of customers eligible for the insurance product, and verifying the information provided by the customer using internal carrier and external sources. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074520 | Rich Service Systems with Customized Content - Systems and methods for providing experiential information to a client in a computer networked environment. Compiling experiential information relating to a plurality of “rentable” objects associated with a service provider, e.g., hotel rooms, restaurant tables, cruise ship vacations, event invitations, or the like is contemplated. Following compilation, clients request the information based on specific reservations and the rich content is provided. Establishing a two-way communication between the service provider and the client, which includes a previous step wherein the client provides contact information to the service provider, is also contemplated. In such a case, the service provider may receive updates from the client regarding the reservation and, in response, send different experiential information to the client. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074521 | ADMISSION SYSTEM - To construct an admission system that raises a limit to the number of sales of tickets such as annual passport relative to an upper limit of on-site guests so as to reduce guests frustrated by inability to buy the tickets and that achieves a high degree of guest satisfaction. An annual passport | 2014-03-13 |
20140074522 | AUTHENTICATED CHECKIN VIA PASSIVE NFC - The present disclosure involves a method of verifying user check-ins to a venue. The method includes initializing a digital check-in chain for a venue. The method includes expanding, electronically by a processor, the check-in chain with a plurality of check-in entries that each correspond to a visit to the venue by a respective user. Each check-in entry on the check-in chain is generated in response to one or more preceding check-in entries on the check-in chain. The method includes detecting fraudulent check-in entries in response to a split in the check-in chain. The method includes removing the fraudulent check-in entries from the check-in chain. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074523 | RESERVATION SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS - Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems relating to reservation systems to allow for the efficient use of electric vehicle charging stations (“EVCSs”) and electric vehicle supply equipment (“EVSE”) for the purpose of charging electric vehicles. For example, embodiments of the disclosed technology can be used to improve the basic process of charging an electric vehicle by more efficiently using all of the charging time that the electric vehicle charging station has available. In certain embodiments, the system is a reservation system that establishes a queue for use of the stations, allows users to enter the queue, notifies users when it is their turn to use the station, and only allows the next user in the queue to access the station. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074524 | Method and System for Business Outcome-Based Personalized Ranking of Information Objects - Business outcome-based personalized ranking of information objects is provided. Information objects in outcome-based business processes are ranked by recording information objects generated during a creation of the outcome-based business processes. At least one business process comprises an outcome attribute, and at least one business process comprises in-process information objects. A composite graph is generated of the information objects and business processes. Each node in the graph corresponds to an information object or a business process. Links between two information object nodes have a strength based on a content similarity and a social network distance. The in-process information object node connects to a corresponding business process node, and two business process nodes have a link if they are indicated as related in the business process information system. The information objects are ranked based on the link strengths. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074525 | Method and System for Business Outcome-Based Personalized Ranking of Information Objects - Methods and apparatus are provided for business outcome-based personalized ranking of information objects. Information objects in outcome-based business processes are ranked by recording information objects generated during a creation of the outcome-based business processes. At least one business process comprises an outcome attribute, and at least one business process comprises in-process information objects. A composite graph is generated of the information objects and business processes. Each node in the graph corresponds to an information object or a business process. Links between two of the information object nodes have a strength based on a content similarity and a social network distance. The in-process information object node connects to a corresponding business process node, and two business process nodes have a link if they are indicated as related in the business process information system. The information objects are ranked based on the link strengths (for example, in response to a query for a given user and a given business process). | 2014-03-13 |
20140074526 | SYNCHRONIZING DATA RELATED TO WORKFLOW - In an embodiment, an image of a printed card is received at a client device. Printed card contains information related to a task along with a unique identifier to identify the task. The unique identifier is extracted from the received image of the printed card and the task corresponding to the unique identifier is identified. Based on the identified task, associated workflow is determined and a set of actions corresponding to the workflow is retrieved and displayed to the user. User selected action is received, along with other inputs, to update information associated with the selected action. The updated information is stored in a memory corresponding to the task. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074527 | SCHEDULE GENERATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR SCHEDULE GENERATION METHOD - A schedule generation method includes: automatically acquiring schedule information according to a preset condition; and automatically generating a schedule record according to the acquired schedule information, and setting the schedule record into a corresponding idle schedule. Through the embodiment of the present invention, a user can arrange a schedule of the user more scientifically, reasonably, and flexibly, thereby facilitating schedule management of the user. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074528 | Global Enterprise Printing and Mailing - Systems, devices, and methods for global enterprise workflow management are disclosed. The system may include a communications module, memory, and processor for executing a method of managing job information. The system receives job information and uses a model to identify a desirable resource to execute the job. Then the system sends the job information to the identified resource for execution. The resource may send back information associated with the running and/or completion of the job. Various models may be used in identifying a desirable approach, including a cost model, a staffing model, and other models. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074529 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMER CONTACT - A user of a personal computing device may identify an item of interest displayed in a user interface provided by a network-based service and would like to obtain more information. The user may submit one or more electronic contact requests to a contact service in communication with a contact distribution system in order to obtain more information. The contact distribution system determines accurate, real-time availability of service agents and enables communications between the customer and an agent to be established in accordance with user contact information provided by the user. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074530 | Forecasting of Deposit Faults for a Money Handling Machine - A computer system obtains monetary item deposit information and reader failure information from the money handling device and generates data that accumulates to represent an historical pattern of a ratio of a number of deposited monetary items (e.g., deposited checks) to reader failure incidents. The transaction computer then generates a service indicator that is indicative of servicing the money handling device based on the pattern. The transaction computer may project the ratio to obtain a projected ratio at a subsequent (future) time and may track the ratio to determine whether the ratio is trending differently from the ratio. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074531 | Product Selection Based on Sales Location - The present inventive subject matter is drawn to systems, configurations, and methods that assist salespersons of an organization to conduct in-person sales at a remote location by automatically selecting a subset of products that are available for sales to salespersons at the remote location. In one aspect of the invention, the systems, configurations, and methods detect the location of the in-person sales meeting between the salesperson and a potential customer and automatically display the subset of products that is available for sales based on the location of the sales meeting and a set of rules. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074532 | INFORMATION NOTIFICATION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An information notification apparatus includes a schedule storage unit which stores schedule data, a special schedule determining unit which determines special schedule data in the schedule data stored in the schedule storage unit, and a special schedule notification unit which notifies a communication terminal of the special schedule data determined by the special schedule determining unit. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074533 | Smart Reminder Management - Techniques for smart reminder management. A method includes receiving input pertaining to a user task for which a schedule reminder is to be managed, automatically determining a timing and repetition management scheme for the schedule reminder based on a user model, analysis of current user context and a model of oscillators, determining a confidence level for the schedule reminder, associating the confidence level with the timing and repetition management scheme, and conveying the schedule reminder to the user in accordance with the timing and repetition management scheme. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074534 | Smart Reminder Management - A system and article of manufacture for smart reminder management include receiving input pertaining to a user task for which a schedule reminder is to be managed, automatically determining a timing and repetition management scheme for the schedule reminder based on a user model, analysis of current user context and a model of oscillators, determining a confidence level for the schedule reminder, associating the confidence level with the timing and repetition management scheme, and conveying the schedule reminder to the user in accordance with the timing and repetition management scheme. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074535 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALARM AND CALENDAR EVENT MANAGEMENT - An alarm and calendar event management system for a mobile device includes: means for setting up a plurality of recurring alarms through one single recurring alarm setup, the recurring alarm being configured to fire at a predetermined date and time periodically; means for downloading and recognizing a plurality of country holidays of a country that matches the time zone in which the mobile device is physically located; means for selectively disabling the recurring alarm on a date based on the country holidays or a configuration of a user without altering the single recurring alarm setup; and means for selectively reinstating the recurring alarm on a date based on a configuration of the user without altering the single recurring alarm setup. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074536 | Meetings and Events Coordinating System and Method - A calendaring method and system providing dynamic scheduling services by synchronizing calendars in a confidential and anonymous manner without the need for sharing calendar content with others. One can divide their calendar into time cubes chronologically, define each time cube according to availability states, allow a user to send data representing an invitation to an event to one or more contacts for approval, and when an invitation of one or more contacts has been approved, opening a secure “private room” in a meeting and event coordinating server adapted for synchronizing between users' calendars in a confidential and anonymous manner. Also a meeting coordinating server adapted for synchronizing between users' calendars via a secure “private room” without using any calendaring content except the availability status of each user, and according to a level of importance, and a dedicated application adapted for running/executing on a user's terminal. | 2014-03-13 |
20140074537 | Initiating Schedule Management Via Near Field Communication - A portable electronic device communicates with an NFC tag and a scheduling server to manage the schedule of a conference room. The portable electronic device receives an address and an application identifier from the NFC tag and opens a scheduling application in response. The portable electronic device then communicates with a scheduling server to receive the schedule of the address stored on the NFC tag. The user may reserve the area and set a number of presets through the scheduling application. Updates to the schedule are communicated to the scheduling server from the portable electronic device. | 2014-03-13 |