15th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140101011 | Document Vault and Application Platform - Online document storage and/or retrieval techniques are described. In an implementation, one or more computer-readable media comprising instructions that are executable to provide a web service application programming interface (API). The web service API is configured to accept a document and information specified by the document's provider. The information specifying which of a plurality of tabs in a user interface at least a portion of data included in the document is to be is to be associated with for display in which at least one of the tabs pertains to billing data and another one of the tabs does not pertain to billing data. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101012 | ONLINE CATALOGS AND COLLABORATIVE FINANCIAL PLANNING - Disclosed are electronic systems and techniques for implementing collaborative financial planning system for online shopping. An input component can receive a set of data related to a collaborative financial goal from one or more participating users (e.g., via user identities) and/or a set of data sources. A goal-setting component can generate a collaborative financial goal associated with an object from an online catalog based on least in part on the received set of data. The collaborative financial goal can include a description of the object, a set of participating users, and/or a target completion date. A planning component can dynamically generate a collaborative for participating users to achieve the financial goal and an execution component can execute the collaborative plan for the financial goal. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101013 | SELF-SERVICE INTERFACE FOR POLICY CONTROL IN THE CLOUD - One embodiment of a computer readable storage medium contains an executable program for providing a cloud-based service to an enterprise comprising a plurality of members, where the program causes a processor to perform steps including receiving at least a portion of a policy a first user within the enterprise, where the policy defines a limit on usage of the cloud-based service by at least some of the plurality of members, receiving a request for the cloud-based service from a second user associated with one of the plurality of members, and automatically responding to the request in accordance with the policy. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101014 | DESIRED MONEY-AMOUNT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, DESIRED MONEY-AMOUNT MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A desired money-amount management apparatus includes a control unit and a display unit. The control unit includes (i) a setting unit that sets a group goal for an amount of money for a group composed of a plurality of users registered in a household-accounts management application, (ii) a summing unit that sums remaining amounts, registered in the household-accounts management application, of all member users being the users constituting the group, (iii) a checking unit that checks a progress status of the group goal based on the group goal set by the setting unit and the remaining amount summed by the summing unit, and (iv) a progress-display executing unit that displays the progress status checked by the checking unit on the display unit. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101015 | METHOD OF CARRYING OUT A BUSINESS VENTURE - This invention deals with corporations involved in new ventures, providing novel means and methods to increase the likelihood of their success. It also provides an exchanges on which corporations of these types can trade shares. The corporations use a preferred share structure which incorporates fiscal financial projections, so that there is ensured both a reasonably calculated percentage of revenues on sales issuable to the shareholder while still protecting the corporation and the venture with a threshold of revenues on sale that must first be realized before the dividend is issued. The means and methods of the claimed invention mitigate or erase the occurrence many of the usual obstacles which present themselves to derail ventures. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101016 | ONLINE MARKETPLACE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized online marketplace that facilitates the acquisition of funding and services for the development and operation of an online business. It provides a variety of investment opportunities for investors and facilitates an entrepreneur's acquisition of capital as well as skills and services needed to start an online business. Possible investment channels for potential investors comprise: money; skills; and services. Investors are awarded investment points for monetary and non-monetary investments and are compensated according to their points. Monetary compensation is awarded periodically to investors according to their rank in relation to the respective investor base of a given business entity. Businesses are hosted at the online marketplace and all aspects of investment and operations are managed through the marketplace thereby facilitating interactions between all parties involved in business initiation, development and operation, including customers. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101017 | Configurable Order Entry, Matching, Coordination, and Market Data Intervals - Methods, system and articles of manufacture are disclosed including configurable order entry, matching, coordination and market data intervals. An example method to decouple order entry and matching of contra-side orders includes receiving a trade order during an order entry interval, wherein the order entry interval defines a first period. The example method also includes starting a matching interval at the expiration of the order entry interval, wherein the matching interval includes a second period and wherein the first period is contiguous to the second period. The example method further includes matching the trade order, during the matching interval, with one or more opposing tradable object trade orders received during the order entry interval, the trade order having a same price or same quantity as the one or more opposing trade orders. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101018 | Dynamically Adjusted Elastic Interface - Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for dynamic adjustment of a trading interface. An example method includes detecting a current position of a cursor with respect to a trading interface. The example method includes evaluating one or more candidate locations in the trading interface to determine at least one probable next cursor position based on at least one rule and at least one market condition. The example method includes providing an indication of the at least one probable next cursor position via the trading interface. An indication includes, for example, facilitating adjustment of the trading interface based on the one or more candidate locations to enlarge at least one of the one or more candidate locations in the trading interface. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101019 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING THAT PERMIT PRINCIPAL/BROKER TRADING - Electronic trading systems and methods which facilitate principal/broker trading are provided. In a first aspect of the invention, a database relating to trading participants in the trading system is designed to indicate which traders utilize a principal/broker relationship and what, if any, limitations are placed on the activity of the broker, trading commands submitted by the broker, and counterparties in a transaction with the broker. In another aspect of the invention, trading commands and executed trades involving principals/brokers may be presented to other traders using special designations. The ability to enter certain trading commands by, and in response to, brokers may be limited. In a further aspect of the invention, anonymous trading features may prevent traders from knowing whether another trader is a broker or principal, may restrict traders from being able to block trading with brokers, and may permit brokers to configure anonymous trading parameters. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING LIQUIDITY - A system for generating liquidity includes a plurality of client user interfaces and a matching system. Each client user interface includes a trading desktop which stores unexecuted trading positions. The matching system is coupled with the plurality of client user interfaces and configured to receive information about the unexecuted trading positions. The system can identify as a match one or more first indications of interest which can fulfill one or more second indications of interest, based upon the information about the unexecuted trading positions. For the identified matches, the system can provide a notification of the match and an invitation to execute the match to corresponding client user interfaces. When an invitation is accepted, the system forwards an order to an order execution system for execution. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101021 | METHODS FOR POST-TRADE ALLOCATION - A computer-implemented method for providing an allocation of a filled order made at a particular time, that involves receiving at least a price of a filled order made at a later time; generating a starting allocation across multiple managed accounts based at least in part on allocation factors of each of the multiple managed accounts; generating at least one additional allocation based at least in part on the starting allocation; determining a closest-fitting allocation according to a metric from amongst the starting allocation and the at least one additional allocation, the metric being based at least in part on the price of the filled order made at the later time and on a price of the filled order made at the particular time; and outputting the closest-fitting allocation. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101022 | AUTOMATED ENCODING OF FIELD OPERATORS - In one example, a method includes: receiving a first input value associated with a first data field; responsive to determining the first data field is associated with a delta operation, selecting a second input value associated with a corresponding second data field of a previously transmitted message; comparing the first input and second input values to determine if the first and second input values are equivalent; when the first and second input values are not equivalent, generating a message, wherein the first data field includes only data of the first input value not included in data of the second input value, and providing an operator symbol indicating the delta operation to specify that the first data field of the message includes only data of the first input value that is not included in data of the second input value associated with the second data field of the previously transmitted message. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101023 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING STOCK INFORMATION - Provided are a method and device for providing stock information, the method, which is performed by a stock information providing device being linked with a stock exchange server via a communication network, including: (a) collecting stock quote data for respective securities issues in real time from the stock exchange server; (b) deriving an aggressive purchase quantity and an aggressive sale quantity for each dynamic bid and ask price unit according to a unit of time for the securities issues by using the stock quote data; and (c) displaying the stock trading data including information on the aggressive sale quantity and aggressive purchase quantity for each dynamic bid and ask price unit through a display device, thereby enabling a user to easily recognize short and long term support and resistance levels through dynamic bid and ask prices. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101024 | PREDICTING FINANCIAL OUTCOME - The embodiments provide a system for predicting financial outcome of an order. The system includes a discriminant model training module configured to receive historical orders from a data source and to generate discriminant model parameters based on the historical orders, a discriminant model engine configured to receive at least one order to be analyzed and to calculate a probability for each of a plurality of outcomes for the at least one order to be analyzed based on the discriminant model parameters, and a strategy comparison module configured to calculate an expected business value for at least one strategy based on, in part, the probabilities for the plurality of outcomes to evaluate a risk associated with the at least one order. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101025 | ACCOUNTS WITH MULTIPLE PRE-AUTHORIZATION LEVELS - A system and method of pre-configuring a financial account for later transactions is provided. The system includes an account server, which, after receiving a request to configure an account from an initiator, sends a prompt for identification verification information to the initiator. After receiving the verification information, the server configures the account with limitations based at least in part on the verification information. The server may also send the initiator a secure, compact identification code that can be used for later transactions. These later transactions are checked against the pre-defined limitations associated with the account, and they are processed if they fall within the limitations. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101026 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVIEWING CREDIT REPORTING, CREDIT MONITORING, OR OTHER INFORMATION PRIOR TO SERVICE ENROLLMENT - A method includes receiving information over a network from a user device associated with a customer attempting to enroll in a service. The method also includes identifying service-related information associated with the customer. The service-related information includes a subset or summary of information to be made available to the customer after the customer enrolls in the service. In addition, the method includes, prior to enrolling the customer in the service, presenting the service-related information to the customer. The service could include a credit reporting service or a credit monitoring service. The service-related information could include a summary of at least a portion of the customer's credit report, along with a comparison of the summary of at least the portion of the customer's credit report to an average value. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101027 | BUCKET RATE AGGREGATION OF FINANCIAL LENDING APPLICATIONS - Pools of money or loanable funds are created. The pool is assigned certain attributes. People, companies or entities are allowed to apply to the pools of loanable funds as loan applicants. The loan applications are aggregated and forwarded to a lender or creditor or on behalf of the creator of a pool to a lender. The creator can be a lending entity, a company or a person. The pools can be given a combination of characteristics that are considered the current and normal method of expressing loans and credit applications to the public as well as lenders and creditors. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101028 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENROLLMENT IN CREDIT REPORTING, CREDIT MONITORING, OR OTHER SERVICES - A method includes receiving first information over a network from a user device associated with a customer attempting to enroll in a service, where the first information identifies the customer. The method also includes obtaining security information associated with the customer, where the security information is obtained from a source other than the customer using the first information. The method further includes verifying an identity of the customer using the security information and second information received from the user device. In addition, the method includes, after the identity of the customer is verified, enrolling the customer in the service. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101029 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING FRAUDULENT LOANS - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for detecting fraudulent activity by preventing the rapid funding of multiple loans on the same property, by providing a collective database where real estate property information is examined and the apparatus detects whether at least two mortgage applications are using the same property as collateral. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101030 | Payment Template Page Queue for a Mobile Device - In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes displaying a plurality of payment template summaries simultaneously on a mobile device. A selection of two or more of the plurality of payment template summaries is received. A queue comprising a plurality of payment template pages is generated according to the selection. A payment template page comprises a plurality of payment details associated with a payment template that corresponds to a selected payment template summary. A first payment template page of the plurality of payment template pages of the queue is displayed on the mobile device. A monetary amount is received at the first payment template page from a user of the mobile device and an initiated payment for the monetary amount is generated. The initiated payment includes the plurality of payment details of the first payment template page. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101031 | Management of Contributions for a Goal - According to an embodiment, a contribution for a goal is managed. A monetary target associated with a goal is determined. A current savings level toward the monetary target is determined. A rule associated with a maximum contribution amount toward the monetary target is accessed. An amount for a contribution is calculated according to the monetary target, the current savings level, and the rule. The amount calculated for the contribution is transferred to an account associated with the goal. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101032 | Rights Management and Content Distribution Platform - Apparatus, systems and methods in which one can leverage an ecosystem capable of managing rights with respect to digital content while allowing a content consumer to obtain the digital content through multiple paths. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101033 | PAYMENT PREFERENCE USER INTERFACE - A user is presented, on a user device display, with two rows of available funding sources to select from to add as a primary funding source (e.g., first row) and secondary or backup funding source (e.g., second row). Once a funding source is selected, the selected funding source is deactivated in the other row so that it cannot be selected in the other row. Selected funding sources are shown in different colors for the primary source and the backup source in the order of the display. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101034 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREPAID MOBILE PAYMENT STAGING ACCOUNTS - Prepaid staging account systems and methods are described that allow issuer financial institutions to quickly and efficiently launch NFC device payment programs. In an embodiment, a staging account provider computer receives a request to provision a mobile account. The staging account provider computer generates a mobile account PAN and associates it with a funding account PAN, and transmits a personalization request to personalize a payment application for the cardholder's mobile device to a trusted service manager (TSM) computer. The staging account provider computer receives a status confirmation message from the TSM computer indicating that the payment application has been personalized and loaded onto the cardholder's mobile device, and then transmits a mobile account initialization message that includes the mobile account PAN to the primary issuer. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101035 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ISSUANCE OF A MOBILE PAYMENT ACCOUNT - Methods and apparatus for provisioning a payment account on a mobile device at a location such as a retail store in conjunction with a purchase. A method includes a personalization server computer receiving payment account information of a consumer and a mobile payment account information request message from a merchant device, the message including information identifying the make and model of a mobile device being considered for purchase and a mobile network operator (MNO) identifier. The personalization server computer verifies the payment account information, determines a provisioning response message that includes information identifying at least one provisioning option, and transmits the provisioning response message to the merchant device for presentation to the consumer. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101036 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING REMOTE POINT OF SALE TRANSACTIONS - Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program code are provided for operating a mobile device to conduct a transaction which include obtaining, by a mobile device operating a mobile payment application, a transaction payload from a merchant, extracting a payment gateway identifier from the transaction payload and establishing a secure communication channel with a payment gateway identified by the payment gateway identifier, receiving, from the payment gateway, item data associated with the transaction, the item data obtained by the payment gateway from the merchant, and receiving, from a user operating the mobile device, a confirmation to complete the transaction using a payment account associated with the user and transmitting the confirmation to the payment gateway with payment account credentials associated with the payment account. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101037 | Real-Time Authorization Interchange Surcharge - A computer system for receiving an issuer's authorization for a purchase, wherein a sale amount for the purchase includes at least one interchange fee comprises a computer. The computer is configured to receive an electronic request to authorize a credit card transaction initiated by the merchant for a purchase, the authorization request including a sale amount for the purchase, determine an estimated interchange fee, compute a surcharged sale amount by adding the estimated interchange fee to the sale amount for the purchase, send a revised authorization request to the issuing bank, wherein the revised authorization request specifies the surcharged sale amount in place of the sale amount, receive an authorization response from the issuing bank indicating authorization for the purchase at the surcharged sale amount, and send the authorization response to the merchant. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101038 | NOTIFICATION OF THE AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRONIC BILLS - To notify a person of the availability of electronic billing information, billing information associated with bills of a biller for its customers is stored in a first data store, and identify information identifying unregistered persons having billing information stored in the first data store, is stored in a second data store. Registration information identifying a person who is currently unregistered is received via a wide area network. The received registration information is compared with the identity information stored in the second data store. Based on the comparison, it is determined if the received registration information identifies a customer of the biller. If so, a notice of the availability of the stored billing information of the biller is transmitted to the person via the wide area network. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101039 | CONVERTING PAPER INVOICE TO ELECTRONIC FORM FOR PROCESSING OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENT THEREOF - Remote processing of paper invoices online is described. In an aspect, a device can receive an electronic image representative of an invoice associated with a user of the device and a payee, send the electronic image of the invoice to an online accounting system, wherein the online accounting system converts the electronic image of the invoice into an electronic form, access accounts associated with the user of the device, accessing the electronic form of the invoice, and authorize payment of the invoice, including authorization of an electronic transfer of money from at least one of the accounts to the payee. A list of payees can also be received, and the payee can be selected from the list of payees. The selection of the payee can be sent to the online accounting system, which links the payee to the invoice. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101040 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGING IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - In an embodiment of the invention, there is proposed a method of initiating a charging request in a communication network, the method including the steps of: A. retrieving network context information of a web service from a data repository corresponding to the web service in response to a first charging request from the web service; B. generating a second charging request from the network: context information; and C. transmitting the second charging request to a charging system. With the foregoing solution, the access gateway of the web service or the web service gateway can retrieve network charging and policy information and other network context information of the web service from a network data repository and inserts the information into a charging request transmitted to a network charging system, and the charging system can use the, network context information to charging for the charging request. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101041 | CHARGING AND BILLING SYSTEM AND BILLING DEVICE - A charging and billing system, which can be installed in a space-saving manner and at low cost when installed in a parking lot where multiple electric vehicles park, is provided. The charging and billing system has: multiple charging devices that performed charging by supplying electricity; a vending machine, which is separate to the charging devices, and which performs billing according to the amount of electricity supplied during charging; and a transmission line that connects the charging devices to the vending machine so as to enable information to the transmitted. The vending machine has: a touch panel that displays on a fee on a screen according to the amount of electricity supplied during charging; a settlement unit for settling the fee according to the amount of electricity supplied during charging; a fee calculation unit that calculates the fee corresponding to the amount of electricity supplied by a charging device; and a charging initiation unit that causes the charging device to begin charging, by transmitting initiation information for causing the charging device to begin charging to the charging device via the transmission line. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101042 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING REMOTE TRANSACTIONS - Systems, methods, and computer-program products are provided for managing remote transactions. Applet data and transaction parameters are received from a mobile wallet platform over a communications network. The applet data and transaction parameters are communicated to a secure element. Transaction data is received from the secure element. The transaction data is transmitted to the mobile wallet platform over a communications network. The transaction data includes one or more of (1) an account number and (2) a verification code. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101043 | Sound-Based Payment Transactions - According to an embodiment, a payment is facilitated though sound-based communication. A first sound-based communication is received. The first sound-based communication is received over a local network that is distinct from a general communications network. The method determines that the first sound-based communication comprises an entity identifier. Entity data comprising a plurality of entities is accessed. The method determines that the plurality of authorized entities comprises an entity associated with the entity identifier. The method determines that the entity associated with the entity identifier is authorized to participate in sound-based payment transactions. A second sound-based communication is transmitted authorizing a payment of a payment amount to the entity. The second sound-based communication is transmitted over the local network that is distinct from the general communications network. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101044 | GIFT CARD TRANSACTION PROCESSING - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for processing information associated with a transaction that qualifies for a gift card. An exemplary apparatus is configured to: receive information associated with a transaction executed using a payment method associated with an account, the information including an alias associated with the account and an amount of the transaction; determine, based on accessing a database, whether the alias is associated with a gift card; in response to determining the alias is associated with the gift card, determine whether the transaction qualifies for the gift card; and in response to determining the transaction qualifies for the gift card, apply a balance of the gift card to the amount of the transaction. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101045 | Payment Action Page Queue for a Mobile Device - In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes identifying a plurality of initiated payments awaiting approval. An initiated payment is associated with a plurality of payment details describing the initiated payment. A queue comprising a plurality of payment action pages is generated. A payment action page comprises the plurality of payment details describing a corresponding initiated payment. The method further includes displaying on a mobile device a first payment action page of the plurality of payment action pages in the queue and displaying on the mobile device a second payment action page of the plurality of payment action pages in the queue in response to receiving a payment action associated with the first payment action page from the user of the mobile device. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101046 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture capable of approving financial transactions are disclosed. An on-line merchant may store consumer transaction account information. The merchant may transmit an authorization request with an indicator that indicates that a consumer has logged into their account. A transaction account issuer may detect the indicator and determine that the authorization request has a lower fraud risk. The transaction account issuer may approve the authorization request and transmit an authorization response to the merchant. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101047 | System and Method for Authenticating a Payment Transaction - In an electronic payment transaction, a mobile merchant device captures customer card details using an integrated camera. The customer enters card security details on a touch-screen of the mobile merchant device, which also captures fingerprint data from the customer. The fingerprint data are stored in a transaction record, for non-repudiation purposes. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101048 | System and Method for Enrollment of Payment Transaction Services - In an electronic payment transaction, a mobile device captures customer payment token data using an integrated camera. A user is registered to initiate the payment transaction using a mobile payment application on the mobile device. The registration process involves retrieving customer data associated with the captured customer payment token data to pre-populate an enrollment form. The user authentication is provided by verifying input authentication data or by an existing mobile service application. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101049 | Self-Authenticating Peer To Peer Transaction - A system and method of transaction processing is provided. The system includes a central server, which, after receiving transaction and recipient information from an initiator, sends a verification code to the initiator. The server also sends instructions for the initiator to send the code to a recipient via an outside communication channel. The server receives the verification code from the recipient, and verifies the transaction. In this manner, security may be maintained. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101050 | DO-NOT-RECOGNIZE TRANSACTION HANDLING - A technique for improving collaboration between relevant parties in a commercial transaction involves sending a timely alert including descriptors useful for reducing the number of do-not-recognize (DNR) transactions. A system constructed in accordance with techniques described in this paper can integrate multiple stakeholders and service providers. The system can facilitate alerting stakeholders of a presumably fraudulent transaction and/or enabling stakeholders to alert other stakeholders, while reducing DNR resource costs. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101051 | SIMPLE VISUAL AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS EXCHANGED IN COMMERCE - Verifying the integrity of a received binary object by calculating a first displayable authenticator derived from an input binary object. The first authenticator is then attached to the input binary object, producing a first composite binary object, which is sent to a remote receiver. A second composite binary object is received back from the remote receiver, wherein the second composite binary object includes a received binary object, a received first displayable authenticator, and a second displayable authenticator. A third displayable authenticator is calculated, derived from the second composite binary object, then a display of the first displayable authenticator is compared to a display of the third displayable authenticator, and verification of the integrity of the received binary object is indicated by an exact match between displays of the first and third displayable authenticators. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101052 | MOBILE FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SYSTEM - A computer system and computerized methods enable users to conduct financial transactions in a secured manner without using traditional financial instruments, such as credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, checks, cash, etc. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101053 | Aggregation and Billing for Metering - A protocol to provide security, privacy and robustness in the context of distributed metering statistics is described herein. Blinded readings may be produced by a subset of meters. A service provider receives a subset of blinded readings and calculates to uncover their weighted sum. To achieve this, a de-blinding value may also be requested by the service provider from a set of aggregation authorities. The service provider may determine the aggregate statistics based at least in part on the blinded readings and the de-blinding values, while the privacy of individual readings is preserved | 2014-04-10 |
20140101054 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA OVER A VOICE CHANNEL - A method for transmitting data over a voice channel by transcoding a bit of the data stream into two bits, and converting each of such two bits into a value of a parameter of a curve of a sound frequency that can be carried on the voice channel. At the receiving end of the voice channel, the values of the parameters of the curve are reconverted into bits, and the pairs of bits are transcoded back into the bit of the data stream. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101055 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MANAGING REMOTE TRANSACTIONS - Systems, methods, and computer-program products are provided for managing remote transactions. A first request including a wallet identifier (WID) is received from a merchant system. One or more sets of account data, each including an account identifier, are retrieved from at least one memory, based on the WID. A first response including the one or more sets of account data retrieved from the at least one memory are transmitted to the merchant system. An authorization request including an account identifier corresponding to one of the one or more sets of account data retrieved from the at least one memory are received, from either the merchant system or an acquirer system. A transaction data request including the account identifier is transmitted to an issuer system. A transaction data response including transaction data is received from the issuer system and the transaction data is transmitted to the merchant system or the acquirer system. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101056 | PORTABLE NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An embodiment of the present invention may be deployed in a mobile payment device configured to communicate with a payment terminal via an RF near-field communication channel. The payment device comprises a sensor to detect and log usage parameters corresponding to behaviors of the user of the payment device. Sensors may take the form of any from movement sensors, light sensors or orientation sensors for example. In order to prevent inadvertent execution of a payment instruction from the terminal, the log of parameters created due to the user's behaviors is compared with a predetermined set of parameters compatible with a user's expected behaviors should he be intentionally performing payment behaviors and payment is only authorized if a match is achieved. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101057 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF ALTERNATIVELY PRICED TRANSACTIONS - A system and method thereof, comprising means for: communicating through at least one computer network interface with each of (i) a plurality of providers of accountable resources, and (ii) a plurality of registrars which register clients, each client having access to accountable resources of providers, and maintain client-associated accounts therewith; generating a token verifying that a client is authenticated by a registrar; logging accountable transactions identifying a client-associated account and a transaction valuation, maintained by the registrar; and periodically accounting for the logged accountable transactions between respective registrars and respective providers; wherein a valuation of the accountable transaction is dependent at least on information conveyed in the token. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONSUMER SIDE MAINTENANCE - A computer system is provided that is connected to the Internet and enables a plurality of network connected devices to access a novel and innovative resource management platform. The computer system includes an Internet enabled computer platform that implements a multi-tenant architecture that enables multiple platform clients to populate the platform with various information regarding their maintenance service requirements. The computer system includes one or more tools that (i) track activities of consumers in connection with their appliances or other consumer resource, (ii) extracts insights from such activities, and/or (iii) enables service businesses or manufacturers to upload information or documents related to maintenance services, such tools enabling the automated suggestion of maintenance actions and/or product or service requirements of consumers. A range of different intelligent features are provided. The computer system may include a CMMS with intelligent features. A number of related computer implemented methods for managing maintenance in an intelligent way is also provided. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101059 | LEASING METHOD FOR LESSEES TO EXCHANGE THEIR SHIPPING CONTAINERS - A leasing method, which allows lessees to exchange their shipping containers includes: inputting exchange data of the shipping containers for exchange. The exchange data includes the location of the shipping container for exchange-out, the location of the shipping container for exchange-in, and the container specifications. The system automatically search in the database for the matched shipping container and inform the lessees that they can exchange their shipping containers. Next, the lessees respectively lease the shipping containers after exchange. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101060 | ASSET TITLER - According to one embodiment, a memory may store information associated with an asset. A processor communicatively coupled to the memory may receive a request to transfer the asset upon the occurrence of an event. The processor may further determine at least one of an appropriate titling and an appropriate beneficiary designation of the asset based at least in part upon the asset and the event and apply at least one of the appropriate titling and the appropriate beneficiary designation to the asset. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101061 | CORRELATING SOFTWARE LICENSES TO SOFTWARE INSTALLATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and program product to correlate a plurality of software licenses for a computer program to a plurality of installations of a computer program, two or more of the plurality of software licenses licensing respective sets of program components of the computer program that differ from each other, and two or more of the plurality of installations having respective sets of program components of the computer program that differ from each other. The computer determines an amount of match between each of the plurality of installations having the respective sets of program components of the computer program, and each of the plurality of software licenses licensing the respective sets of program components of the computer program, and the computer identifies the match amount having the greatest amount of match. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101062 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUDITING, COMPLIANCE, MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT - Compliance auditing and management is provided by defining business or enterprise assets, comprising receiving, from the business or enterprise variables that meet business needs of the business or enterprise as a user. Users, locations and audit templates are added. Questions to be provided to the user are entered and compliance criteria used in answering the questions and associating the compliance criteria with the questions are added. Compliance activity information from the user is received and the compliance activity information from the user to the questions is applied. Compliance activity for the user to generate a database of deployed compliance activities is scheduled and the database of deployed compliance activities is used to conduct compliance activity. The database of deployed compliance activities or the conducted compliance activity is used to generate files and incidents. The database of deployed compliance activities is used to generate compliance activity reporting. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101063 | COUNTERFEIT DETECTION - A counterfeit detection system may include a memory storing a module comprising machine readable instructions to determine a X-identification (XID) associated with a product. The XID may include an unencrypted component and/or an encrypted component associated with a parameter associated with the product. The machine readable instructions may further include selecting one or more validation rules, from a plurality of validation rules, to select one or more validation techniques from a plurality of validation techniques used to determine an authenticity of the product. The machine readable instructions may further include using the one or more selected validation techniques to determine the authenticity of the product based on the XID associated with the product. The counterfeit detection system may include a processor to implement the module. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101064 | Systems and Methods for Automated Reprogramming of Displayed Content - The present invention relates to systems and methods for autonomously reprogramming displayed content. A desired result is identified. A psychological profile is accessed for the user. The psychological profile includes a persistent user identification which enables access to the profile across a wide range of content providers. The persistent user identification is stored locally with the user as a cookie, and is associated with usernames the user has for each content provider. Content is selected for by maximizing probabilities of the desired result occurring based upon the psychological profile. The content is then provided to the content provider, and feedback is collected. This feedback is used to update the psychological profile. If the feedback is negative, the system may re-select content by maximizing the probability of the desired result occurring based upon the updated psychological profile. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101065 | Systems and Methods for Providing Business Conduct Training - Systems and methods for providing and tracking periodic business-conduct testing and education. The method can include, upon logging into a system, displaying a question related to business conduct and requiring a user to answer the question prior to accessing applications or other content through the system. The question can be derived from the employer's business conduct code or from other applicable law or generally accepted business conduct practices. Questions can be tailored to particular classes of users, external events, or other factors, and can be presented to a user on a regular or tailored schedule. The method can include tracking question and answer data including overall question effectiveness and user-specific statistics. In some implementations, the system can indicate the correct answer to a question after receiving a response. In another implementation, the system can receive feedback such as ratings or comments from a user after responding to the question. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101066 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELLNESS PROGRAMS - One example embodiment relates to a method that comprises offering a wellness service; enrolling in a listing of wellness providers to be provided to an employer, the listing identifying wellness providers located within a region geographically proximate to a geo-location of the employer or an employee of the employer; receiving authorization from the employer to form part of an employee wellness program as a wellness provider; and reporting, to the employer, use by the employee of the wellness service. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101067 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WELLNESS PROGRAMS - One example embodiment relates to a method that comprises receiving a listing of wellness providers from a wellness program operator, the listing identifying wellness providers each offering a wellness service and being located within a region geographically proximate to a predetermined geo-location; authorizing a subset of the wellness providers to form part of an employee health benefit program; and presenting the subset of authorized wellness providers to an employee. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101068 | FACILITY-BASED LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods may provide for receiving registration input for a student associated with a first facility, and registering the student in an online course associated with a second facility based on the registration input. In one example, an online presence of the student may be measured, wherein a report can be generated based on the online presence. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101069 | CARGO HANDLING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS - The present invention related to a system and computer-implemented method directed to cargo handling services. A stakeholder captures airline data and customer related cargo data and transmits the data to at least one other stakeholder through either a customer service portal or a mobile warehouse management system. The system is a cargo management system comprising three parts. First, a messaging engine adapted to transmit airline data. Second, a customer service portal receives data from the messaging engine for a stakeholder, such that the stakeholder may manage, track, or reconcile a cargo shipment. Finally, a mobile warehouse management system implemented for recording data and tracking cargo in real-time. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101070 | System And Method For Facilitating Communication Of Data Among Entities In An Electronic Trading Network - An electronic commerce protocol stack includes a connectivity layer that receives business data from a first entity. The business data indicates that the destination of the business data is a second entity. The protocol stack also includes a translation layer that receives the business data and that translates the business data as appropriate for the second entity using one or more translation rules. The protocol stack also includes a semantic routing layer that receives the translated business data, determines the semantic meaning of at least a portion of the business data using one or more semantics rules, determines one or more appropriate destinations for the business data based on the semantic meaning, and communicates the business data the determined destinations to the connectivity layer. The connectivity layer communicates the business data to the determined destinations. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101071 | DYNAMIC PRESENTATION OF CONTEXTUAL BUSINESS COMPONENT DATA - Various arrangements for organizing business components for use in creating a business object are presented. A selection of a business context may be received from a plurality of business contexts. After receiving the selection of the business context, for each business component of the plurality of business components, whether the business component is within the received business context or outside of the received business context may be determined. An indicator may be assigned to each business component of the plurality of business components based on the business component being determined as being within the received business context or outside of the received business context. Each business component of the plurality of business components with the business component's assigned indicator may be presented. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101072 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A GIVING PLAN - According to some embodiments, a system comprises an interface and one or more processors. The interface receives a request to display a giving plan associated with a donor. The processors determine beneficiaries and assets of the donor. The processors also determine an allocation plan that associates one or more of the assets with one or more of the beneficiaries. The interface displays the giving plan comprising a graphical representation of the beneficiaries and a relative value of the assets associated with each beneficiary based on the allocation plan. The giving plan also comprises interactive features that facilitate modifying the graphical representation in order to visualize a potential change to the allocation plan. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101073 | Methods and Systems for Determining an Investment Portfolio Withdrawal Rate - A method and system for determining an investment portfolio withdrawal rate is disclosed, including determining a target draw rate and adjusting the target draw rate by a value gap to determine a safe maximum withdrawal rate. The value gap may be determined by comparing the investment portfolio to an estimated internal value of the portfolio or to a market trend value. Alternative embodiments may include subsequently adjusting the safe maximum withdrawal rate by a value gap when the value gap allows and if desired. Further embodiments may provide methods and systems for managing distributions associated with an investment account, which may incorporate the determination of a safe maximum withdrawal rate. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101074 | Apparatuses, Methods and Systems For A High Density Financial Asset Information Display - The disclosure details the implementation of an APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A HIGH DENSITY FINANCIAL ASSET INFORMATION DISPLAY. The disclosure teaches a High Density Financial Asset Information Display which provides a high density, straightforward, compact, dynamic and comprehensive display interface that presents users with a high volume of easy-to-understand financial asset information including the current buy and sell prices, the current price direction, the amount of time the asset pair is traded at each price, and the change in price over multiple time frames. The High Density Financial Asset Information Display is dynamically updated with the latest financial information and is updated periodically to provide real time changes in a Sparkline that displays the day low, day high, VWAP of a financial asset in a snapshot of twenty minutes with colored directional arrows with color coded trails. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101075 | SALES PRICE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, SALES PRICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SALES PRICE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND SALES PRICE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - An input unit ( | 2014-04-10 |
20140101076 | PREDICTIVE MODELING AND DATA ANALYSIS IN A SECURE SHARED SYSTEM - A system and method enables users to selectively expose and optionally monetize their data resources, for example on a web site. Data assets such as datasets and models can be exposed by the proprietor on a public gallery for use by others. Fees may be charged, for example, per new model, or per prediction using a model. Users may selectively expose public datasets or public models while keeping their raw data private. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101077 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEPENDENCY NETWORK ANALYSIS - Methods and systems for displaying dependencies within data and illustrating differences between a plurality of data sets are disclosed. In accordance with one such method, a plurality of data sets are received for the generation of a plurality of dependency networks in accordance with a graphical modeling scheme. The method further includes receiving a selection of a value of a parameter that adjusts a number of differences between the dependency networks in accordance with the graphical modeling scheme. In addition, at least one version of the dependency networks is generated based on the selected value of the parameter. Further, the one or more versions of the dependency networks is output to permit a user to analyze distinctions between the dependency networks. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101078 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEPENDENCY NETWORK ANALYSIS - Methods and systems for displaying dependencies within data and illustrating differences between a plurality of data sets are disclosed. In accordance with one such method, a plurality of data sets are received for the generation of a plurality of dependency networks in accordance with a graphical modeling scheme. The method further includes receiving a selection of a value of a parameter that adjusts a number of differences between the dependency networks in accordance with the graphical modeling scheme. In addition, at least one version of the dependency networks is generated based on the selected value of the parameter. Further, the one or more versions of the dependency networks is output to permit a user to analyze distinctions between the dependency networks. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101079 | Massively Distributed Problem Solving Agent - A knowledge processing system that guides massive numbers of human agents and artificial agents to define, explore, and develop solutions for complex, problematic situations, that facilitates a seven-step process that proceeds from instance initiation, problem definition, problem exploration, approach selection, solution selection, to a time-sequenced action plan, and enables agents to subsequently modify process outputs and the action plan; a hybrid facilitation system in which machine and human agents jointly select the content and order of process steps and the system prompts that guide the problem-solving process; and an information-overload mitigation system which reduces the amount of information agents are required to process by means of natural language processing and graphical processing algorithms that characterize agent inputs and background materials, and identify, tag, sequester, and eliminate identical content and direct useful content to agent-defined points of application in the process. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101080 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS USING DIAGNOSTIC MODELS - An apparatus and a method for diagnosis are provided. The apparatus for diagnosis lesion include: a model generation unit configured to categorize learning data into one or more categories and to generate one or more categorized diagnostic models based on the categorized learning data, a model selection unit configured to select one or more diagnostic model for diagnosing a lesion from the categorized diagnostic models, and a diagnosis unit configured to diagnose the lesion based on image data of the lesion and the selected one or more diagnostic model. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101081 | SENTIMENT CLASSIFICATION USING OUT OF DOMAIN DATA - Providing sentiment classification of out of domain data are disclosed herein. In some aspects, a source domain having a trained classifier is matched to a target domain having a target classifier. The trained classifier may include identifiers that may be used to predict the sentiment of opinion data for the source domain. The target classifier may use the identifiers of the trained classifier to determine the sentiment of opinion data for the target domain. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101082 | AUTOMATED PRESENCE DETECTION AND PRESENCE-RELATED CONTROL WITHIN AN INTELLIGENT CONTROLLER - The current application is directed to intelligent controllers that use sensor output and electronically stored information, including one or more of electronically stored rules, parameters, and instructions, to determine whether or not one or more types of entities are present within an area, volume, or environment monitored by the intelligent controllers. The intelligent controllers select operational modes and modify control schedules with respect to the presence and absence of the one or more entities. The intelligent controllers employ feedback information to continuously adjust the electronically stored parameters and rules in order to minimize the number of incorrect inferences with respect to the presence or absence of the one or more entities and in order to maximize the efficiency by which various types of systems controlled by the intelligent controllers carry out selected operational modes. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101083 | SENSOR DATA PROCESSING - A method and apparatus for processing data, the data including: a set of one or more system inputs; and a set of one or more system outputs; wherein each system output corresponds to a respective system input; each system input includes a plurality of data points, a first data point in the plurality and a second data point in the plurality being from a same raw data source, and the first data point being pre-processed using a different pre-processing method relative to a pre-processing method used to pre-process the second data point, the method including: for each of the first and second data points, inferring a value indicative of a significance of the pre-processing method used to pre-process that data point; wherein the inferring includes performing a machine learning algorithm on a given system input from the data and a further system input. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101084 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Interfacing with Neurological and Biological Networks - Methods, systems, and products provide interfaces between intrahost networks and interhost networks within biological hosts. Neuroregional translations are performed to route communications to and from the biological hosts. Bioregional translations may also be performed to route communications to and from the biological hosts. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101085 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR EXPEDITING EXPERTISE - A method including generating a global topic model based on a set of data that is updated according to an activity of each user of a plurality of users, the global topic model including a topic representation for a topic, generating a plurality of user models, each user model being generated based on the activity of a respective user, generating an expertise model for the topic based on the activity of at least one user of the plurality of users, the expertise model for the topic setting a target level of knowledge for a first user of the plurality of users, comparing a user model of the first user with the expertise model for the topic, the comparing being performed by a processor of a computer system, and recommending an activity associated with the set of data to the first user based on the comparison. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101086 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR EXPEDITING EXPERTISE - A system including a global topic model building module that builds a global topic model based on a set of data that is updated according to an activity of each user of a plurality of users, a user model building module that builds a plurality of user models, each user model being built based on an activity of a respective user, an expertise model building module that builds an expertise model for the topic based on the activity of at least one user of the plurality of users, the expertise model for the topic setting a target level of knowledge for a first user of the plurality of users, a processor to compare a user model of the first user with the expertise model for the topic; and an expertise assessment and learning recommendation module that recommends an activity associated with the set of data to the first user based on the comparison. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101087 | METHOD OF EVALUATING VALUE FOR REFERENCED INFORMATION AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method of evaluating a value of reference information and an apparatus for evaluating a value of reference information are disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method includes calculating similarity values of reference relationships between the subject document and each of neighbor documents, respectively, and summing the calculated similarity values to calculate a first sum, multiplying each of the similarity values of reference relationships between the subject document and each of the neighbor documents by a corresponding value of reference information of the first reference document for each of the neighbor documents, and summing the multiplied values to calculate a second sum, and evaluating a value of reference information using a ratio of the first and second sums. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101088 | Collaborative Decision Making - A computer implemented method of generating decision options. Sensor data is received from a plurality of sensors and presented visually to two or more users. Those users can then analyse the images and enter tag data which is received and stored along with the sensor data. The sensor and tag data are then input to a computer implemented decision support algorithm along with a stored operational plan. The algorithm then outputs one or more decision options which can assist a human decision maker in making a decision. The invention enables such a decision maker to make a decision quickly which complies with a previously stored operational plan and is likely to be correct since it is based on inputs from multiple human users. The invention is capable of being easily scaled to deal with a high volume of sensor data and a large number of users. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101089 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ISOLATING AND REVIEWING DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES - Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture are disclosed for isolating and reviewing data. The data is provided via a data source, and subsequently a rule may be provided, as well as a metaphor, to a user for perception of said metaphor via a user interface. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101090 | MODELING DATA GENERATING PROCESS - There is provided a method and system for modeling a data generating process. The method includes generating a dyadic Bayesian model including a pair of probabilistic functions representing a prior distribution and a sampling distribution, and modeling a data generating process based on the dyadic Bayesian model using observed data. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101091 | RULE-BASED EXTRACTION, TRANSFORMATION, AND LOADING OF DATA BETWEEN DISPARATE DATA SOURCES - Methods and apparatus are presented for extracting, transforming, and loading data from one database to another database. For example, an extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) component may access an operational log of a given database in order to detect an update to the database. Upon detecting the update, the ETL component may extract a subset of data from the operational log, where the extraction of the subset of data is based on one or more rules. Once the subset of data has been extracted, the ETL component may transform the extracted subset of data from the operational log into a format for another, target database, where the data format for the other, target database is different from a data format for the given, source database. The ETL component may then load the subset of data transformed into the data format for the other, target database into the target database. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101092 | ADJUSTMENT OF MAP REDUCE EXECUTION - Disclosed herein are techniques for adjusting a map reduce execution environment. It is determined whether some operations in a sequence of operations should be implemented in a map reduce execution environment. If it is determined that some operations in a sequence of operations should be implemented in a map reduce execution environment, the map reduce execution environment is adjusted to achieve a predefined performance objective. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101093 | DISTRIBUTED, REAL-TIME ONLINE ANALYTICAL PROCESSING (OLAP) - Source data of an event stream is parsed and supplemented with additional data from reference data sources, producing an enriched event stream from the parsed event stream data. The data records of the enriched event stream are partitioned into data fields designated as a dimension partition and a metric partition, which are partitioned into sub-dimension projections mapped to a plurality of storage keys, such that each of the storage keys includes one or more placeholder wildcard values and each of the storage keys is stored into a database of the computer system by the computer processor. The stored storage keys are then aggregated onto a two-dimensional coordinate vector such that, if the computer processor identifies a permuted storage key having metric values for which a corresponding storage key already exists in the database, then the computer processor aggregates the metric values of the identified storage key with the metric values of the corresponding storage key, and if the computer processor does not identify the permuted storage key as having a corresponding storage key that already exists in the database, then the computer processor writes the metric values of the permuted storage key into the database, comprising initial values for the key combination of dimension values. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101094 | ENHANCED QUICK SEARCH FEATURES, LOW-BARRIER COMMENTING/INTERACTIVE FEATURES IN A COLLABORATION PLATFORM - Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for enhanced quick search features, low-barrier comenting/interactive features in a collaboration platform, which may be a cloud-based platform. The disclosed technology enhances the user experience (both web and mobile user experience) by providing the ease with which the manner in which content and users can be discovered and browsed. Additionally, enhanced social features surrounding content is also disclosed. The disclosed technology further enhances the user experience by providing the ability to ‘like’ a file as a quick, easy way users/collaborators can note approval, attention, or preference of a file/work item. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101095 | SELECTION OF CONTENT FOR SHARING - Selection of content for sharing is described. An indication of desired content to be shared between a first database and a second database is sent from the first database to the second database. The first database receives desired content corresponding to the indication and a relevancy determination corresponding to a threshold fraction of users that tag the desired content to a particular category. A first version of the desired content is identified in the first database. A second version of the desired content is received by the first database from the second database upon an identification, at the second database, of the second version of the desired content. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101096 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INCREMENTAL DATABASE UPDATES BASED ON DELTA PAGES - An approach is provided for incremental database updates based on delta pages. An update platform determines at least one new page of a first database and at least one reference page of a second database. The update platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of the at least one new page and the at least one reference page to determine at least one difference patch comprising one or more differences between the at least one new page and the at least one reference page. In one embodiment, the at least one new page can be constructed from the at least one reference page and the at least one difference patch. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101097 | TEMPLATE BASED DATABASE ANALYZER - An automated database analyzer is uses templates to accommodate multiple database languages, such as SQL and its dialects. The templates are combined with metadata that define a database schema and operations on the database schema. An SQL file instantiates the database schema on a database system being tested. Operations on the database schema may then be performed to assess the performance of the database system being tested. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101098 | System and Method for Updating Digital Media Content - There is presented a system and method for updating digital media content. The system comprises a data structure residing on a media storage, the digital media content being stored in the data structure. The system further comprises a processor coupled to the media storage and configured to access the data structure, and receive an update to one or more modifiable elements of the data structure from an authoritative source external with respect to the data structure. The processor is further configured to modify the modifiable elements according to the update, and store the modified elements in the data structure. As a result, updates to the modifiable elements are persistently stored in the data structure. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101099 | REPLICATED DATABASE STRUCTURAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT - The various embodiments herein include at least one of systems, methods, and software that operate to replicate structural changes made to a master database to a replicate database. In some such embodiments, changes made to a master database are identified and a representation thereof is provided to a process that implements such changes in the replicate database. The structural changes are then replicated in the replicate database. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101100 | PROVIDING SERVICES ACROSS SYSTEMS THAT MANAGE DISTRIBUTED REPLICAS - Techniques are provided to allow users to define a global service that is offered across multiple replicated databases. Database clients connect to and use a global service just as they do with regular services on a single database today. Upon receiving a connection request, a collection of components, referred to collectively as the Global Data Service framework (GDS framework), automatically chooses the best database server instances to which to connect a client. Once those connections have been established, the clients determine which database server instance, of those database server instances to which they are connected, to send requests to based, at least in part, on advisory messages sent to the clients by the GDS framework. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101101 | RELAXED ANCHOR VALIDATION IN A DISTRIBUTED SYNCHRONIZATION ENVIRONMENT - Relaxing of anchor validation in a distributed synchronization environment, in one aspect, updates a synchronization anchor during synchronization of data between computing devices only in response to determining that the data operation if repeated the second time on the computing device would change overall data stored on the computing device. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101102 | BATCH PROCESSING AND DATA SYNCHRONIZATION IN CLOUD-BASED SYSTEMS - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for efficiently storing application data received from clients in a database stored on a server, such as a cloud-based database. The methods include receiving a batch of a plurality of web operations that specify actions to be performed on data objects that represent application data stored in a cloud database, translating the web operations to a batch of data storage operation sets, creating a temporary database having a subset of contents of the cloud database, applying the data storage operation sets to the temporary database, recording database operations generated by the temporary database based on the plurality of data storage operation sets, and applying the plurality of database operations to the cloud database in a transaction. Translating the web operations can include mapping the actions to be performed on the data objects to transactions to be performed on the cloud database. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101103 | DATA SYNCHRONIZATION BASED ON FILE SYSTEM ACTIVITIES - Technology is disclosed herein for data synchronization based on file system activities. According to at least one embodiment, a computing device monitors one or more file system operations for a file stored in the computing device. The computing device records the file system operations for the file sequentially into a log data structure. The computing device synchronizes the file with a server by sending the log data structure to the server. The server can apply the file system operations recorded in the log data to an instance of the file stored in the server such that data of the file stored in the computing device are consistent with data in the instance of the file stored in the server after the file system operations are applied. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101104 | METHOD FOR GENERATING TERMINAL LOG AND TERMINAL - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for generating a terminal log and a terminal. The method includes: obtaining sensor information and/or use information of a mobile terminal; generating first log information according to the sensor information and/or the use information; receiving second log information input by a user; and combining the first log information with the second log information to generate terminal log information; the terminal may receive modification information input by the user and update the first log information according to the modification information. In the embodiments of the present invention, by obtaining related information, a log is automatically generated; and in combination with a modification of a user and a log written by the user, it is ensured that log content required by the user is accurately obtained. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101105 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA MIGRATION FROM HIERARCHICAL DATABASE OF MAINFRAME SYSTEM TO REHOSTING SOLUTION DATABASE OF OPEN SYSTEM - An apparatus performs a data migration from a database of a mainframe system to a rehosting solution database of an open system. An unload data set conversion module converts an unload data set, unloaded from the database of the mainframe system, into load files having standard format. A schema information generation module generates a schema information file having conversion rules by segment and field necessary for code system conversion of segment data in the load files having standard format. A code system conversion module converts the load files into load files having a code system of the open system pursuant to the schema information file, wherein the load files. A data load module sequentially reads segment data in the code-converted load files to load the segment data into the rehosting solution database. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101106 | LOG SERVER AND LOG FILE STORAGE METHOD - A log server is electronically connected to one or more hosts. The log server sends a scan command to all storage nodes connected to a host. The host obtains a log file from each storage node connected to the host, and transmits the log file and an identifier of the storage node to the log server. The log server then searches previously stored log files in relation to the storage node in a storage device according to the identifier, and determines if the received log file is an updated log file based on the search result. If the received log file is an updated log file, the log server stores the received log file into the storage device. Otherwise, if the received log file is not an updated log file, the log server abandons the received log file. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101107 | STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING SNAPSHOT FUNCTION, AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD - Storage apparatus, in response to write command specifying write destination with regards to multiple virtual areas, allocates a free real area of multiple real areas based on storage devices to a write-destination virtual area, of the multiple virtual areas, to which the write destination belongs, and writes write-target data conforming to the write command to the allocated real area. The storage apparatus, where a first write command has been received subsequent to a snapshot acquisition time point, erases an allocation of a first real area to a first virtual area to which the write destination specified in the first write command belongs, allocates the first real area to a free second virtual area to which a real area has not been allocated, allocates a free second real area to the first virtual area, writes write-target data conforming to the first write command to the second real area. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101108 | CREATING VALIDATED DATABASE SNAPSHOTS FOR PROVISIONING VIRTUAL DATABASES - Virtual databases are provisioned using point-in-time copies of a source database. Transaction logs received from the source database are applied to a point-in-time copy of the source database to create recovery milestones comprising database blocks that can be used to provision virtual databases. The recovery milestones are created in advance of receiving a request to provision a virtual database. Each recovery milestone is validated to determine that a consistent database snapshot can be created using the recovery milestone. If a problem is identified that prevents creation of a consistent database snapshot, the problem is fixed before creating the next recovery milestone. In response to receiving a request to provision a virtual database corresponding to a point in time, a recovery milestone is identified and transaction logs applied to the recovery milestone to create a database snapshot corresponding to the requested point in time. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101109 | BACKUP MANAGEMENT OF SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Backup management of software environments in a distributed network environment includes: Creating a platform specific software environment according to a predefined software environment definition by a user in the network environment; automatically creating a generalized backup of the software environment by extracting platform independent data contents and platform specific transformation rules; automatically calculating enhanced meta data describing the generalized backup; assigning the enhanced metadata with the predefined software environment definition; registering the generalized backup with the enhanced metadata in a backup storage accessible by a plurality of distributed users connected via said network environment, creating a software environment according to a predefined software environment definition by automatically checking the backup storage for an available generalized backup by means of the predefined software environment definition. | 2014-04-10 |
20140101110 | HIGH AVAILABILITY EVENT LOG COLLECTION IN A NETWORKED SYSTEM - A method includes storing data received at a first server to a first file and storing data received at a second server to a second file, where the data in the two files are substantially similar. The two files are distinct, independent files. The first server provides a copy of the first file to the second server to store. The first server then stores additional data to the first file, while the second server maintains the copy of the first file unchanged. The second server may also provide a copy of the second file to the first server to store and continues to store additional data to the second file, while maintaining the copy of the second file on the first server unchanged. Event reports may then be generated using the various files, which provide high availability due to the above method and corresponding system arrangement. | 2014-04-10 |