19th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100121791 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR PHARMACOKINETIC PARAMETER PREDICTION OF PEPTIDE SEQUENCE BY MATHEMATICAL MODEL - The present invention relates to the system, method and program for the pharmacokinetic parameter prediction of peptide sequence by the mathematical model. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121792 | Directed Graph Embedding - Directed graph embedding is described. In one implementation, a system explores the link structure of a directed graph and embeds the vertices of the directed graph into a vector space while preserving affinities that are present among vertices of the directed graph. Such an embedded vector space facilitates general data analysis of the information in the directed graph. Optimal embedding can be achieved by measuring local affinities among vertices via transition probabilities between the vertices, based on a stationary distribution of Markov random walks through the directed graph. For classifying linked web pages represented by a directed graph, the system can train a support vector machine (SVM) classifier, which can operate in a user-selectable number of dimensions. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121793 | PATTERN GENERATION METHOD, PATTERN GENERATION APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed is an apparatus that generates automatically a characteristic pattern in time series data by clustering a plurality of time series subsequences generated from the time series data. The apparatus includes a time series subsequence generation unit that generates a plurality of time series subsequences from the time series data, a phase alignment unit that aligns a phase of the generated time series subsequence, a clustering unit that performs clustering of a plurality of the time series subsequences, each having a phase aligned, a storage apparatus that stores the pattern obtained by the clustering, and an output apparatus that outputs the stored pattern. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121794 | USING A MODEL TREE OF GROUP TOKENS TO IDENTIFY AN OBJECT IN AN IMAGE - Object recognition techniques are disclosed that provide both accuracy and speed. One embodiment of the present invention is an identification system. The system is capable of locating objects in images by searching for local features of an object. The system can operate in real-time. The system is trained from a set of images of an object or objects. The system computes interest points in the training images, and then extracts local image features (tokens) around these interest points. The set of tokens from the training images is then used to build a hierarchical model structure. During identification/detection, the system computes interest points from incoming target images. The system matches tokens around these interest points with the tokens in the hierarchical model. Each successfully matched image token votes for an object hypothesis at a certain scale, location, and orientation in the target image. Object hypotheses that receive insufficient votes are rejected. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121795 | DYNAMIC CONSTRAINT SATISFACTION PROBLEM SOLVER - A system for solving a dynamic constraint satisfaction problem comprises a constraint network of variables and constraints. The system creates a first sub-problem model that includes a first model type, one or more first variables and zero or more first constraints. The system propagates the first constraints through the constraint network and determines if a first conflict is detected from propagating the first constraints. If the first conflict is detected, the system restores the constraint network variables to a first previous state before the first constraints were propagated. The system creates a first sub-problem set that includes a second model type and one or more sub-problem models. The system connects the first sub-problem model to the first sub-problem set via a second constraint and propagates the second constraint through the constraint network. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121796 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING A GAS ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for detecting gas concentrations in a target environment uses an array of sensors. Each sensor generates a respective voltammogram in response to the environment, and the voltammograms are collectively transformed into bins that each have a distribution and a height. Normalized bins are then matched with a training set to determine whether a selected gas is present. Also, an un-normalized bin is fitted with the training set to ascertain a concentration of the gas. For this operation, the training set includes normalized and un-normalized data references previously derived from empirically defined voltammograms. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121797 | STANDOFF DETECTION FOR NITRIC ACID - In one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes obtaining at least one measurement in a spectral domain of a sample and computing one or more measurements of the salient features in the spectral domain. The salient features correspond to at least one peak within the spectral domain. This method also includes classifying the computed salient features against a feature signature of nitric acid. In addition, this method includes determining if the chemical is present in the sample. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121798 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PATTERN RECOGNITION APPARATUS, AND PATTERN RECOGNITION METHOD - In a hierarchical neural network having a module structure, learning necessary for detection of a new feature class is executed by a processing module which has not finished learning yet and includes a plurality of neurons which should learn an unlearned feature class and have an undetermined receptor field structure by presenting a predetermined pattern to a data input layer. Thus, a feature class necessary for subject recognition can be learned automatically and efficiently. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121799 | DIVERSE NETWORK RELATIVE ADDRESSING RESOLUTION - A requesting entity can submit a query to an industrial control configuration to determine a location for a module. A distributed directory can be employed to discover an absolute location of the module, which can be provided to the requesting entity. This discovery can occur in real-time such that an answer can be given with a relatively high degree of certainty. In addition to providing the absolute address in the answer, a path on how to reach the module can be provided. The path can be optimized in order to allow quicker response time and to manage system resources. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121800 | Method and System of Knowledge Component Based Engineering Design - The present invention relates to an engineering design method and a system of implementing same. In one embodiment, the method includes a construction process of knowledge components and a design process based on the knowledge components. The knowledge components pack universal modules in the standard forms. Accordingly, the knowledge components are independent from design layouts or design processes of products, and reusable in different projects and platforms. The design process integrates a variety of software platforms via an uniform environment and calls the knowledge components to complete the engineering designs. Further, the design process defines a data relation and an execution relation of the knowledge components and establishes a relationship between the knowledge components without programming. The universal module comprises at least operations, methods, rules and/or flows of an engineering design process and engineering analysis process. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121801 | ENHANCED MATCHING THROUGH EXPLORE/EXPLOIT SCHEMES - Content items are selected to be displayed on a portal page in such a way as to maximize a performance metric such as click-through rate. Problems relating to content selection are addressed, such as changing content pool, variable performance metric, and delay in receiving feedback on an item once the item has been displayed to a user. An adaptation of priority-based schemes for the multi-armed bandit problem are used to project future trends of data. The adaptation introduces experiments concerning a future time period into the calculation, which increases the set of data on which to solve the multi-armed bandit problem. Also, a Bayesian explore/exploit method is formulated as an optimization problem that addresses all of the issues of content item selection for a portal page. This optimization problem is modified by Lagrange relaxation and normal approximation, which allow computation of the optimization problem in real time. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121802 | MANAGEMENT OF SUB-PROBLEMS IN A DYNAMIC CONSTRAINT SATISFACTION PROBLEM SOLVER - A solver solves a dynamic constraint satisfaction problem that is modeled as a constraint network of variables and constraints. The solver generates a dynamic sub-problem facility that includes one or more sub-problem pools that each comprises a sub-problem type, one or more sub-problems for the sub-problem type, and one or more clients for the sub-problem type. The solver generates a sub-problem set domain that comprises zero or more included sub-problems and zero or more excluded sub-problems. The solver synchronizes the sub-problem set domain with the dynamic sub-problem facility. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121803 | Predictive ephemeral Points-of-interest (PEPOI) - Predicted ephemeral Points of Interest (PEPOI) are provided to wireless application users, as are likelihood maps. Wireless application users are provided with the ability to record locations and retrieve maps of past locations and predicted future locations of PEPOIs of specific interest. To predict a location for a PEPOI, data about previous reported locations are gathered, along with variable values associated with variations in location. The variables gathered may differ based on the type of PEPOI in question. For instance, a person has different variables associated with its locations than does a storm cloud. Once there is enough data recorded to provide predictable patterns, desirable methods of statistical analysis are chosen depending of the behavior model of PEPOI, which can be used to present a visual guide to finding the PEPOIs at a particular time in the future. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121804 | PERSONALITY-SENSITIVE EMOTION REPRESENTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A personality-sensitive emotion representation system and method thereof are provided. The personality-sensitive emotion representation system comprises a behavior database, a behavior selection module and a behavior modification module. The behavior selection module selects a set of behavior parameters from the behavior database according to an emotion parameter which represents an input emotion. The behavior modification module modifies the set of behavior parameters according to the personality parameter so as to output a set of personality-sensitive behavior parameters. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121805 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING RULE ENGINES - A method for monitoring a system comprising, receiving a first data asset from the system, receiving a configuration file, determining whether the configuration file includes the first data asset and an associated first rule engine logic identifier, running a first rule engine associated with the first rule engine logic identifier responsive to determining that the configuration file includes the first data asset and the associated first rule engine logic identifier, sending the first data asset to the first rule engine, receiving a first result from the first rule engine, and sending the first result to a display for presentation to a user. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121806 | Method and System of Knowledge Component Based Engineering Design - The present invention relates to an engineering design method and a system of implementing same. In one embodiment, the method includes a construction process of knowledge components and a design process based on the knowledge components. The knowledge components pack universal modules in the standard forms. Accordingly, the knowledge components are independent from design layouts or design processes of products, and reusable in different projects and platforms. The design process integrates a variety of software platforms via a uniform environment and calls the knowledge components to complete the engineering designs. Further, the design process defines a data relation and an execution relation of the knowledge components and establishes a relationship between the knowledge components without programming. The universal module comprises at least operations, methods, rules and/or flows of an engineering design process and engineering analysis process. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121807 | DETERMINING A MEAL AND/OR MEAL PLAN - Methods, systems, apparatus and computer-readable mediums, storing sets of instructions, provide for determining at least one meal combination including receiving, at a server, information identifying at least one food item; accessing, from a storage, device, a set of meal combination rules; applying, at the server, the accessed set of meal combination rules to a plurality of food items; determining, at the server, at least one meal combination including a plurality of food items including the food item identified by the received information; and transmitting the determined at least one meal combination from the server to a computing device for display. Alternatively, methods, systems, apparatus and computer-readable mediums, storing sets of instructions, provide for generating a meal plan, including accessing a set of meal plan rules; applying the set of meal plan rules to a plurality of food items; determining a plurality of meal combinations, each of the plurality of meal combinations including a plurality of food items, based on the applied set of rules; and transmitting the determined plurality of meal combinations from a server device to a computing device. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121808 | VIRTUAL GAME DEALER BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE - Virtual game dealers based on artificial intelligence are described. In one implementation, an artificial intelligence (AI) engine tracks player attributes and game states of a given electronic game, such as a multiplayer electronic card game hosted by a virtual dealer. The virtual dealer may be embodied as a video, hologram, or robot. The AI engine selects speech and gestures for the virtual dealer based on the game states and player attributes. The player attributes may be retrieved from a player tracking system, from an identifier card carried by the player, and from machine perception of the player in real time. In one implementation, the AI engine determines emotions for the virtual dealer to portray, based on circumstances. Supported by the AI engine, the virtual dealer may personalize dialogue, provide information, and perform card and chip tricks. The AI engine may also animate a virtual player and select interactions between the virtual dealer and the virtual player based on game states and attributes of the human players. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121809 | Method and system for predicting test time - A computer implemented method and a system are disclosed for predicting the remaining numbers of error or the remaining time to the end of test mainly applicable in software projects. In at least one embodiment, the prediction can be improved by using the test progress of the current project and the gradient derived from at least one former project having similar characteristics as the current project e.g. release developments for determining parameters for a reliability growth model. The method and the system can be implemented by adapted software and hardware commercially available off the shelf. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121810 | BROWSING WITHIN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT TO DETERMINE WEB CONTENT OF INTEREST BASED ON INTERACTIONS WITH VIRTUAL OBJECTS - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for integrating web browsing with a three dimensional (3D) immersive environment. In one embodiment, characteristics describing a user's web browsing history may be used to identify objects that are of interest to the user. The objects of interest may be matched to objects included in a virtual environment. The virtual objects may then be presented to the user within an interface to the virtual environment. In another embodiment, characteristics of user interactions with virtual objects may be used to determine related web content. The related web content may be presented to the user in a web browser. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121811 | RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE IDENTIFICATION - A method of identifying radioactive components in a source comprising (a) obtaining a gamma-ray spectrum from the source; (b) identifying peaks in the gamma-ray spectrum; (c) determining an array of peak energies and peak intensities from the identified peaks; (d) identifying an initial source component based on a comparison of the peak energies with a database of spectral data for radioactive isotopes of interest; (e) estimating a contribution of the initial source component to the peak intensities; (f) modifying the array of peak energies and peak intensities by subtracting the estimated contribution of the initial source component; and (g) identifying a further source component based on a comparison of the modified array of peak energies with the database of spectral data. Thus a method for identifying radioactive components in a source is provided which does not rely on comparing template spectra with an observed spectrum. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121812 | USING DOTPLOTS FOR COMPARING AND FINDING PATTERNS IN SEQUENCES OF DATA POINTS - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for analyzing sequential data. The sequential data can comprise a sequence of data points arranged in a particular order and thus representing a sequence. A number of such sequences can be analyzed, for example, to identify patterns or commonalities within the sequences or portions of sequences represented by the data. According to one embodiment, a method of identifying patterns in sequences of data points can comprise reading a set of sequential data. The sequential data can comprises a plurality of sequences and each of the plurality of sequences can represent an ordered sequence of tokens. A dotplot representing matches between each sequence of the plurality sequences can be generated. One or more patterns within the sequential data can then be identified based on the dotplot. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121813 | METHOD OF COMPARING DATA SEQUENCES - A method according to the present invention enables the similarity between sequences of symbols to be determined using rules generated from a dictionary-based compression scheme according to the content of the columns from databases. Pairs of symbols can replaced by rules that do not comprise a repeated combination of two symbols and where each rule occurs more than once in the sequence of symbols. The similarity of each set of rules can then be expressed numerically. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121814 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY DATA MANAGEMENT - An embodiment of the invention is a system and method that supports Enterprise Resource Planning, Laboratory and Research Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Decision Support Management, Regulatory Document Management, and internal corporate documents and data into a comprehensive, Web-based extranet, that can be a repository for a complete, real-time Body of Knowledge of an organization. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121815 | SELECTION OF MEDIA CONTENT ITEM HAVING PREFERRED INSTANCE ATTRIBUTES - The selection of a media content item having preferred instance attributes includes finding a preferred instance of a media content item having two or more different instances by recognizing a first instance of the media content item having a first set of instance attributes and recognizing a second instance of the media content item having a second set of instance attributes. The selection of a media content item having preferred instance attributes further includes selecting either the first instance of the media content item or the second instance of the media content item based on differences between the first set of instance attributes and the second set of instance attributes. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121816 | Multi-Phase Synchronization in a Content Management System - A content management system (CMS) provides a way to add a phase property to synchronization rules. In one suitable implementation, each of the synchronization rules has a corresponding phase value. In another suitable implementation, there are default synchronization rules and only synchronization rules other than the default synchronization rules have a phase value. A phase synchronization mechanism uses the phase property of the synchronization rules to evaluate only appropriate synchronization rules at each step as required. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121817 | DATABASE REPLICATION - A new database design is implemented in which everything in the database is modeled with primitives, including the links and nodes for a graph tuple store. A query syntax provides a nested tree of constraints with a single global schema. Various optimization techniques for queries and replication techniques are also described. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121818 | Real-Time File Synchronization - A method of real-time file synchronization includes segmenting a file to be synchronized into a plurality of segments, each segment of the plurality of segments representing a portion of the file to be displayed on slave systems. The method further includes indexing the plurality of segments into a file index, the file index organized based on the format of the file to be synchronized. The method further includes generating a synchronization key, the synchronization key being included within the file to be synchronized. The method further includes transmitting a synchronization signal if a segment change is detected, the synchronization signal including a file index value, the file index value representing the segment change. The method further includes receiving the synchronization signal. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121819 | Method and Apparatus Combining Revision Based and Time Based File Data Protection - A method and apparatus for protecting file data is provided that combines or merges revision based backup with backup based on time intervals. One embodiment is directed to a method for protecting data contained in a file of a computer system, wherein the computer system is useable to create multiple successive file versions. The method comprises the steps of specifying a maximum number of file versions that can be stored collectively at first and second storage locations, and apportioning the maximum number into a first number of file versions and a second number of file versions. The method further comprises storing the most recent of the multiple file versions, up to a number equal to the first number, at the first storage location. A number of file versions respectively created before the stored most recent versions, up to a number equal to the second number, are stored at the second storage location, over a pre-specified time period and in accordance with a pre-specified strategy. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121820 | ENERGY EFFICIENT BACKUP SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer implemented method of backing up files includes initiating a backup process and waking up a client machine from a low power consumption mode. An indication from the client machine that the client machine is ready is received and the client machine is instructed to provide data to be backed up. An end of backup notification is received from the client machine and the client machine returns to a low power consumption mode. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121821 | SALES SUPPORT SYSTEM, SALES SUPPORT METHOD AND SALES SUPPORT PROGRAM - A sales support system, a sales support method and a sales support program are disclosed. The sales support system which includes a content database, a viewing history database, an authentication unit, an application updating unit, a storage medium storing content specifying unit, a recording position information extraction unit, a corresponding content existence determination unit, a recording position data transmission unit and a recorded content relevant data transmission unit. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121822 | JOB LOG PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A job log collection unit cooperates with job log management programs of copying machines to collect job logs held in the copying machines and store the collected job logs in a job log storage unit. A user change history creation unit refers to a human resource database to thereby determine whether a section which each user belongs to has been changed or not in a range of newly collected job logs. The user change history creation unit creates a user change history for each user who has encountered the change and stores the user change history in a user change history storage unit. A job log aggregation unit classifies the job logs of the job log storage unit into user sections by referring to the user change history of the user change history storage unit and aggregates the job logs in accordance with each section. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121823 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CLUSTER SYSTEM CONTROL PROGRAM, CLUSTER SYSTEM, AND CLUSTER SYSTEM CONTROL METHOD - A computer-readable recording medium stores a cluster system control program controlling a cluster system in which clustered nodes are connected to a shared disk having a journaling file system. The cluster system control program causes a computer to execute a request reply information generation procedure for, when a request is accepted from a client, generating request reply information including an identification number identifying the request and reply data to respond to the request from the client, and a saving procedure for saving the request reply information generated by the request reply information generation procedure in the journaling file system. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121824 | DISASTER RECOVERY PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND STORAGE UNIT FOR THE SAME - A technique capable of constructing a disaster recovery system reduced in performance degradation of a primary system is provided. The technique includes a step of conducting synchronous writing of log information into a secondary storage subsystem in a secondary system when a write request received from a host computer is a write request of log information, a step of temporarily storing a write request and conducting asynchronous writing into the secondary storage subsystem when the received write request is a write request of database data or status information, a step of modifying log information, data in a database area, and status information in the secondary storage subsystem according to contents of a write request received from a primary storage subsystem, and a step of recovering the database area according to contents of log information in a location indicated by the status information. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121825 | FILE SYSTEM WITH INTERNAL DEDUPLICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DATA BLOCKS - A method for deduplicating and managing data blocks within a file system includes adding a deduplication identifier to each pointer pointing to a data block to indicate whether the data block is deduplicated, detecting duplicate data blocks, determining whether one of the duplicate data blocks has been deduplicated, when detected, determining that one duplicate data block is a master copy when it is determined that one duplicate data block has been deduplicated, selecting one of the duplicate data blocks to be a master copy when it is determined that the duplicate data blocks have not been deduplicated, and setting the deduplication identifier of the selected duplicate data block to indicate deduplication, and determining that the other duplicate data block is a new duplicate data block and setting the deduplication identifier of the other duplicate data block to indicate deduplication and directing the respective pointer to the master copy. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121826 | DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, DATA COLLECTION METHOD AND DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM - It is an object to provide a data collection system that is configured to reduce a communication amount, etc. at the time when data are collected from a plurality of devices, so as to reduce a communication amount attended by the collection of data without increasing processing loads imposed on devices. A symbol classifying unit of a data relay device classifies received data that have been already compressed. A data recompressing unit replaces codes contained in the classified already compressed data with other codes, so as to recompress the already compressed data. A symbol set clustering unit sends a transfer destination renewal device a communication speed at the time when the recompressed data are transferred to other devices, a processing speed at the recompressing time, etc. The transfer destination renewal device generates transfer destination information on the basis of the communication speed, the processing speed, etc. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121827 | CIM DATA QUARANTINE - One aspect of the present invention includes performing a quarantine of inaccessible data within a CIM dataset that is managed by a storage service, and a recovery of this data within the CIM dataset once it becomes accessible. In one embodiment, after a first request is made through a CIM agent to the inaccessible data managed by a storage service, the storage service is quarantined within the CIM dataset. This includes terminating any active threads to the service and preventing new threads from accessing the service. Accordingly, the data is hidden from subsequent requests with the CIM agent and any requests to the inaccessible data are prevented. The storage service is then queried so that when the data becomes accessible, the device services for the storage service are restarted. Once restarted, new threads within the CIM agent are able to access the data within the storage service. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121828 | RESOURCE CONSTRAINT AWARE NETWORK FILE SYSTEM - A system and method for presenting a uniform file system interface for accessing multiple storage devices where at least one of the storage devices has some resource constraints. The system includes an intermediary device abstracting the individual storage devices and aggregating the storage available on each device into a single volume while accounting for each individual storage device's resource constraints. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121829 | PERSISTENCE LAYER - A system and method to separate business processing from data handling. A persistence layer resides between an application and a database. The persistence layer receives updates from the application and stores them in a memory delaying writeback to the database to a later time. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121830 | IDENTIFYING SCREEN FLOWS TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE ENTITIES AND THEIR DIVERSE RULES WITH A SINGLE APPLICATION INSTANCE - A method and a system for identifying screen flows. An instance of an application utilized by a first entity locates a first key in a first table to identify a first procedure. The same instance of the application utilized by a second entity locates a second key in the first table to identify a second procedure. Using the first procedure, a method and a parameter set based on rules of the first entity are located in a second table. Using the second procedure, the method and a parameter set based on rules of the second entity are located in the second table. The method is executed with each of the parameter sets to identify a first screen flow for the first entity and a second screen flow for the second entity. The first screen flow includes data elements that are different from data elements included in the second screen flow. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121831 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR A MOBILE DATA FEED DISTRIBUTOR - This disclosure details the implementation of methods, systems and computer program products for a mobile data feed distributor (hereinafter, “Distributor”). Distributor embodiments may serve to facilitate users' selection of data feeds of interest and the provision of data feed data to mobile devices. In one embodiment, the Distributor may acquire and/or validate user preferences with respect to available data feeds, store those preferences, and subsequently direct the provision of data feed updates to a user's mobile device via short message service (SMS) text messages, multimedia messaging service (MMS) picture alerts, and/or the like. User preferences may include selections of data feed sources, designations of update messaging restrictions, and/or the like. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121832 | SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING INFORMATION UNITS - A system for retrieving information units from a data structure. The system includes a search engine and an on-screen user interface. The data structure includes a dictionary having keywords related to each other by a hierarchy, wherein each information unit is associated with a keyword. The user interface provides a text input zone to define a search and a user control to order the search engine to perform the search depending on the contents of the text input zone. The user interface also provides a first on-screen list display zone for showing results of the search performed by the search engine and a second list display zone for showing the results from the hierarchy related to the results shown in the first display zone. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121833 | SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES REPORT INITIATION - There are serious concerns about the links between; terrorism, crime and money laundering that various Money Laundering Directives have come into being as well as other pieces of legislation. The outcome of investigating a SAR/Consent can be; seizure of assets, individuals being arrested, companies being subject to legal proceedings etc . . . Once the System has one or more SARs; then these SARs must be prioritised and worked to completion in a timely fashion. This present invention is a system and product to allow submitted SARs to be prioritised and worked to completion in a timely fashion using many different types of criteria. The system caters for the broad SAR user community; SAR Reporters such as Financial Service Providers (FSP), the Fraudulent Information gathering and coordinating Unit (FIU), law enforcement and other agencies. This user community may be using the system in a centralised or in a federated fashion or a combination of both. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121834 | Method and Apparatus for Quality Ranking of Media - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises a processor configured to determine at least one quality parameter for a media, assign a value to each quality parameter of the media, calculate a quality score for the media based at least in part on the value for each quality parameter, receive a search request, and transmit search results based at least in part on the quality score of the media. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121835 | System and method for improving integrity of internet search - A system and method are provided to receive a search query from a user, typically via a web browser, the Internet, and a web server. A search engine obtains a set of potential search results based on the search query. For each Internet domain or web site mentioned in the search results, a set of data sources is accessed to obtain information concerning the legitimacy of the business associated with the Internet domain or web site. The legitimacy information is used to reorder or to change or to augment the appearance or presentation of the search result for the Internet domain or web site. The processed search results are returned to the user. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121836 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY SELF-JOINS IN A DATABASE SYSTEM - A system, method, and computer-readable medium for optimizing query performance in a database system are provided. In one embodiment, join predicates of a self outer join are evaluated. If each join predicate is respectively based on a common join attribute, and each join attribute has a not null constraint applied thereto, the self outer join may be re-written as a self inner join. In another embodiment, if not null and unique constraints are applied to each join attribute of an inner join featuring join predicates each respectively based on a common join attribute, the inner join may advantageously removed thereby resulting in a select operation. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121837 | Apparatus and Method for Utilizing Context to Resolve Ambiguous Queries - A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to derive from a database schema an irreducible ambiguous group comprising a sub-schema with a set of vertices wherein any two vertices are part of a loop. Contexts are defined on the sub-schema. For each context, joins in the sub-schema are designated as mandatory joins, excluded joins and neutral joins. A selection of a context from multiple contexts invoked by a path characterizing a query is processed. The query is resolved using the context. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121838 | INDEX OPTIMIZATION FOR RANKING USING A LINEAR MODEL - Technologies are described herein for providing a more efficient approach to ranking search results. An illustrative technology reduces an amount of ranking data analyzed at query time. In the technology, a term is selected, at index time, from a master index. The term corresponds to a number of documents greater than a threshold. A set of documents that includes the term is selected based on the master index. A rank is determined for each document in the set of documents that contains the term. Each document in the set of documents that contains the term is assigned to a top document list or a bottom document list based on the rank. Predefined values of at least part of the rank are stored in the top document list for documents in the top document list and are not stored in the bottom document list for documents in the bottom document list. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121839 | QUERY OPTIMIZATION - A new database design is implemented in which everything in the database is modeled with primitives, including the links and nodes for a graph tuple store. A query syntax provides a nested tree of constraints with a single global schema. Various optimization techniques for queries and replication techniques are also described. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121840 | QUERY DIFFICULTY ESTIMATION - In one embodiment, a method for estimating search query precision is provided, the method comprising: receiving a search query, wherein the search query contains one or more terms; retrieving documents from a collection based on the search query, wherein the retrieving includes only retrieving documents that contain all the terms of the search query; creating a query language model based on the retrieved documents; calculating a divergence between the query language model and the collection; and estimating search query precision based on the divergence, wherein the higher the divergence the more precise the search query. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121841 | AUTOMATIC DIAGNOSIS OF SEARCH RELEVANCE FAILURES - Search relevance failures are diagnosed automatically. Users presented with unsatisfactory search results can report their dissatisfaction through various mechanisms. Dissatisfaction reports can trigger automatic investigation into the root cause of such dissatisfaction. Based on the identified root cause, a search engine can be modified to resolve the issue creating dissatisfaction thereby improving search engine quality. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121842 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PRESENTING CATEGORIZED SEARCH RESULTS - An apparatus for providing for presentation of categorized search results may include a processor configured to receive search results determined responsive to a search query in which each item of the search results having an assigned category linked with at least one other category and the search results are capable of representing different types of content, select a predefined number of categories for presentation to a user, determine a display name for each selected category, and provide for presentation of the display name of each selected category in a category result area along with at least a predefined number of best matching search results corresponding to each respective selected category. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121843 | WEBSITE NETWORK AND ADVERTISEMENT ANALYSIS USING ANALYTIC MEASUREMENT OF ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT - Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for generating a website network graph to model one or more networks of websites relevant to subject matter of interest in a category, wherein generating the website network graph includes performing one or more searches relating to the subject matter of interest in a search engine API using one or more relevant keywords in combination with the subject matter of interest, extracting search results from the one or more searches, and identifying online social media websites with content most relevant to the subject matter of interest based on the website network graph. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121844 | IMAGE RELEVANCE BY IDENTIFYING EXPERTS - A method of generating a list of ranked media-content search results is presented. The method begins with a plurality of links to media-content being collected and the media content is grouped by originating site. A query for media-content is initiated when a keyword is received. The media-content from each originating site or subsite receives a tag-specific ranking. Each grouping of media-content is ranked based on external-based metrics and quality-based metrics. Quality-based metrics are defined by calculating a percentage of the media-content of each grouping that is associated with the keyword, the quality of the media content, relevance of the text associated with each media-content to the keyword, and other measurements. A relative weighting between external-based metrics and quality-based metrics is established for each grouping of media-content. A list of ranked media-content search results based on the relative weighting between external-based metrics and quality-based metrics are stored on the system. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121845 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING AND PRESENTING CONTENT BASED ON ACTIVITY LEVEL SPIKES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTENT - A method of selecting and presenting content based on detecting an increased level of activity associated with the content is presented. The method includes providing a set of content items with associated descriptive terms. The method includes receiving user search input for identifying desired content items and, in response to the incremental input entered by the user, presenting a subset of content items to the user. The method further includes receiving actions from the user selecting content items from the subset and analyzing the descriptive terms associated with the selected content items to detect an increased level of activity for descriptive terms associated with the content items selected by the users. The method includes, in response to receiving subsequent user search input, selecting and ordering a collection of content items based on promoting the ranking of content items associated with descriptive terms that have an increased level of recent activity. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121846 | FILTER BY EXAMPLE - The invention relates to a system ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100121847 | Exploring Large Textual Data Sets Via Interactive Aggregation - A method and a system are provided for exploring a large textual data set via interactive aggregation. In one example, the method includes receiving the large textual data set and an original query template, building an index for the query template, wherein the building the index comprises ordering the index a particular way to optimize query time, receiving one or more bindings for the original query template, computing an answer to the original query template using the index and the one or more bindings, and anticipating one or more future queries that a user may submit and that are related to the original query template. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121848 | MULTI-INTERVAL QUICKSORT ALGORITHM FOR COMPLEX OBJECTS - Systems and methods (“utility”) for sorting a plurality of complex objects are provided herein. The utility may include a sorting algorithm that sorts references to the complex objects, rather than the complex objects themselves, such that the need to copy and swap complex objects in their locations in memory is reduced. Further, the sorting algorithm may utilize a recursive divide and conquer process, using multiple pivot elements at each sorting level. For example, the sorting algorithm is based on a modified Quicksort algorithm that uses multiple pivot elements at each level to sort an array of references that point to complex objects. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121849 | MODELING SOCIAL NETWORKS USING ANALYTIC MEASUREMENTS OF ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT - Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for generating a social network graph to model one or more social networks of related authors of online social media and their corresponding posts of online social media conversations relevant to subject matter of interest in a category. Embodiments are configured to harvest and aggregate posts of online social media conversations from one or more online social media sources; to perform content scraping on the posts of online social media conversations to obtain raw data that includes user-profile information of a social media author corresponding to each individual post of online social media conversations; and performing social network analysis processing on the raw data to obtain the social network graph. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121850 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MINING WEBSITES - Mining of websites that in one embodiment includes obtaining web usage data of user sessions of a website, wherein the website has a hierarchical structure with granular levels and has mapping from each webpage of the website into the hierarchical structure, mapping the user sessions to the hierarchical structure of the website resulting in hierarchical user sessions, initiating an edit distance metrics to determine similarity in the hierarchical user sessions, and clustering similar hierarchical user sessions into groups. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121851 | Method for clustering of large high-dimensional datasets - The present invention is a method for clustering data points. The method represents data-points as vertices of a graph (a well-known mathematical construct) with distance-weighted arcs (lines joining each paid of points). The method then involves sorting the arcs in increasing order of their weights and adding them in ascending order, at each stage determining the number of connected components in the graph and the length of the longest added edge. The longest edge is a measure of the quality of the clustering (low values are good), and the connected components are the clusters. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121852 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ALBUMING CONTENT - A content albuming apparatus to automatically album content includes a storage unit to store user information and content, a clustering information generation unit to generate event-based clustering information to cluster the content using the user information, and a clustering unit to cluster the content according to the event-based clustering information. Accordingly, it is possible to automatically album content with greater precision and user satisfaction. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121853 | QUERY GENERATION FOR A CAPTURE SYSTEM - A document accessible over a network can be registered. A registered document, and the content contained therein, is not transmitted undetected over and off of the network. In one embodiment, the invention includes a manager agent to maintain signatures of registered documents and a match agent to detect the unauthorized transmission of the content of registered documents. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121854 | Creation of Electronically Processable Signature Files - Systems and methods can automatically generate and process signature files for an electronic signature list. Data records can be periodically searched for signature-relevant status changes. A multiplicity of documents in paper form can be provided. Each document can contain a predefined blank region for receiving a personal signature and also control information items assigned to the signature. The multiplicity of documents that have received the personal signatures can be scanned-in in a batch processing operation. At least one signature containing the personal signature in electronically processable form and a representation of the assigned control information items file can be generated for each document. The assigned control information items of each document can be independent of their corresponding personal signature in its electronically processable form. The signature files can be dispatched via a communications network controlled by the control information items. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121855 | Lookup Partitioning Storage System and Method - A method, system, and computer-readable medium for accessing and managing an online storage system is disclosed. Access to a storage resource in a multiple server storage system is provided by sending to a lookup partitioning service server a resource identifier that is associated with a storage resource stored in a particular storage partition of a storage server. The LPS returns the looked-up partition that stores the storage resource associated with the resource identifier. Access to the storage resource is then enabled to the looked-up storage partition. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121856 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING INDEX AS WELL AS SEARCH METHOD AND SEARCH APPARATUS - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for generating index as well as a search method and a search apparatus. Index entry comprises at least a search item identifier corresponding to a search item, one or a plurality of index items generated from one or plural pieces of search information, and an accumulator for the search information. The accumulator is generated by accumulating the search information, or accumulating ciphertext of information containing the search information, or accumulating data mapped from information containing the search information. At the time of searching, the index items and the accumulator are provided to a searcher. The searcher extracts search information from the index items and checks whether the extracted search information is complete by using the accumulator. In one embodiment, the accumulator is incorporated in an encrypted inverted index. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121857 | Internet based method and system for ranking artists using a popularity profile - A set of data pertaining to artists and other content creators is retrieved periodically from various Internet-connected sources, the data being characterized as both quantitative and qualitative data. The data is analyzed through various means, including sentiment analysis, to produce quantitative information, including a score or set of scores, that is descriptive of an artist's popularity as well as the ranking of an artist among other artists within a category or set of categories. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121858 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL JOB MARKET - The present invention relates to a method for providing a virtual job market on a network comprising an application server and clients and/or electronic message systems allowing to input and output information, wherein the method comprises the following steps: providing primary dimensions information on industries, career levels and functional areas; providing secondary dimensions information on salary ranges and/or geo-data and/or educational information and/or languages and/or special expertises, entering the primary and secondary dimensions information in a three dimensional data base on the application server; collecting information chunks of open jobs and candidate profiles, and placing the information chunks in a distinct cell or number of cells in the three dimensional database. Further, the present invention relates to a system for providing a virtual job market on a network comprising an application server and clients and/or electronic message systems including at least a first database comprising candidate profiles, a second database comprising salary information and a third database comprising job information, wherein the information available in the three databases is matched in a three dimensional database model. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121859 | WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT CONTROL PROGRAM - A workflow management system for managing a constructive workflow includes a storing unit, to which a user inputs a search condition to search for documents relevant to a target task and tasks neighboring to the target task, and which stores the input search condition in a query database by causing the condition to relate to the target task, a search condition obtaining unit which obtains a search condition to search for the documents relevant to the target task from the query database when the documents relevant to the target task are requested to be searched for, a restructuring unit which restructures the obtained search condition to a search condition having a predetermined format by considering a type and a weighting factor of the type included in the obtained search condition, and a searching unit which obtains a list of documents from a document database based on the restructured search condition. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121860 | Method and Apparatus of Generating Update Parameters and Displaying Correlated Keywords - Provided is a method of generating updating parameters. The method obtains search keywords used by users within a predetermined time period; counts the search keywords to obtain primary keywords, related keywords, co-search frequencies of each primary keyword and the respective related keywords being searched together, and search frequencies of the primary keywords being searched alone; computes first feature values based on the search frequencies of the primary keywords being searched alone; and then computes second feature values based on the first feature values and the co-search frequencies of the primary keywords and the respective related keywords. The second feature values serve as updating parameters for determining displaying modes of the related keywords. An apparatus of generating updating parameters, and a method and an apparatus of displaying related keywords according to the updating parameters are also provided. The solution keeps abreast with the user trends to allow a better user experience and improve computing performance and efficiency. For a service provider, no special secret algorithm is needed, and the operation is easy with a low development cost. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121861 | QUALITY MEASURE FOR A DATA CONTEXT SERVICE - The method for providing a data context service involves extracting context information from a host application associated with an oilfield project, the context information includes a current state of a user in the host application, sorting the context information into multiple dimensions of relevance, generating a search profile for each of the multiple dimensions of relevance, requesting a first set of searches using at least the search profile, receiving oilfield data items resulting from the first set of searches, obtaining a quality measure of an oilfield data item of the oilfield data items based on a pre-determined quality criterion, sending the oilfield data item as a search result to the host application after determining the quality measure exceeds a pre-determined threshold, and generating an output using the host application based on the search result, the output being used to perform an oilfield operation. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121862 | LPRF DEVICE WAKE UP USING WIRELESS TAG - A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured to screen a radio frequency broadcast and provide, on the basis of specific data identified therein, the electronic signal to the LPRF communications component in order to power up the LPRF communications component. The second receiver is adapted to draw less current than the LPRF communications component while awaiting receipt of and listening for a radio frequency broadcast. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121863 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR COSTING USER-DEFINED FUNCTIONS AND METHODS IN A DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A system, method, and computer-readable medium for the calculation of execution time estimates of user defined functions/user defined methods are provided. The execution of a UDF or UDM is timed several times at the time of the UDF/UDM creation, and an average execution time of the UDF/UDM is obtained. The resulting average execution time is then stored in a data dictionary where the optimizer may consult this value to factor it into the cost of execution of a query. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121864 | DATA MODEL OPTIMIZATION - A name of one or more entity classes of the data model may be refined to conform to a naming convention. A semantic meaning of each of the names and one or more attributes of each entity class may be determined. It may be determined that the name of a first entity class is semantically similar to the name of a second entity class based on a semantic distance between the semantic meaning of the names, where a substantial similarity may be determined between the first entity class and the second entity class by comparing the semantic meaning of the one or more attributes of the first entity class to the semantic meaning of the one or more attributes of the second entity class. The data model may be normalized based on the substantial similarity. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121865 | LEVERAGING LOW-LATENCY MEMORY ACCESS - Computational units of any task may run in different silos. In an embodiment, a search query may be evaluated efficiently on a non-uniform memory architecture (NUMA) machine, by assigning separate chunks of the index to separate memories. In a NUMA machine, each socket has an attached memory. The latency time is low or high, depending on whether a processor accesses data in its attached memory or a different memory. Copies of an index manager program, which compares a query to an index, run separately on different processors in a NUMA machine. Each instance of the index manager compares the query to the index chunk in the memory attached to the processor on which that instance is running. Thus, each instance of the index manager may compare a query to a particular portion of the index using low-latency accesses, thereby increasing the efficiency of the search. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121866 | INTERACTIVE DISPLAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An interactive display management device for managing content to be displayed on each of a plurality of interactive display devices is configured to receive respective content items from each of one or more content clients. Interactive display devices transmit interaction data indicating interactions between one or more body parts of users or objects held by users and virtual objects displayed on respective interactive display devices to the display management device, and the display management device is configured to determine, based at least on the interaction data received from one or more interactive display devices, playlists for respective interactive display devices, wherein the playlists indicate one or more content item to be displayed on the respective display device. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121867 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING EDITORIAL CONTENT ON THE WEB WITH REFERENCES AND INDICATORS - Publishers of editorial content distribute to Web pages at first references to or indicators for editorial content as links, rather than the content itself, when and if the interest targeted by the editorial content matches the interest targeted by the Web pages, the respective editorial content being rendered subsequently on request by the link, together with relevant ads. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121868 | CONVERTING A DATABASE QUERY TO A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL EXPRESSION QUERY - Disclosed is a method and system for receiving a query in a first format, parsing the query to determine a result object, a data source and a filter condition in the query. The filter condition is converted to a normalized filter condition by analyzing a semantic context of one or more member sets in the filter condition, converting the one or more member sets into a normal form and replacing logical operators between the one or more member sets with normalized operators. The normalized filter condition along with the result object and the data source is then translated to a multi-dimensional database query in a second format. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121869 | NORMALIZING A FILTER CONDITION OF A DATABASE QUERY - Disclosed is a method and system for receiving a query in a first format, parsing the query to determine a result object, a data source and a filter condition in the query. The filter condition is converted to a normalized filter condition by analyzing a semantic context of one or more member sets in the filter condition, converting the one or more member sets into a normal form and replacing logical operators between the one or more member sets with normalized operators. The normalized filter condition along with the result object and the data source is then translated to a multi-dimensional database query in a second format. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121870 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING COMPLEX LANGUAGE TEXT, SUCH AS JAPANESE TEXT, ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method to search for items characterized by Japanese text using a mobile device. The search system receives keyed user input and converts the input into a set of search terms. After generating search terms, the system searches Japanese text fields for matching items accessible by the mobile device. One or more natural starting points in the text fields are identified for each matching item. Starting points may include, for example, the beginning of a text field and the locations of punctuation or changes in character set in the text field. After determining starting points, the system determines the distance between the matching text and a starting point. The system then provides an ordered set of search results based on the calculated distance and potentially other factors, such as the alignment of the match and the type of item. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121871 | INFORMATION UPDATING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION UPDATING METHOD - Information updating system and information updating method for transmitting updated information of information about a mobile terminal apparatus and/or user to a receiving-side terminal apparatus to enable the information of a calling-side terminal apparatus to be automatically updated. A calling-side terminal apparatus | 2010-05-13 |
20100121872 | PERSONALLY CONTROLLED STORAGE AND TESTING OF PERSONAL GENOMIC INFORMATION - An electronic system, method, and service is disclosed for storing subjects' genomic and medical information on portable storage devices to be used for private disease diagnosis and for subject-controlled participation in research queries. Using a computer with network access, subjects conduct private disease diagnosis and disease forecasting by downloading genetic queries and running the queries against private genomic data stored on the portable storage device. When participating in a subject-controlled research program, subjects are provided the capability of joining a peer-to-peer network and the choice to decide whether to participate in queries submitted by researchers over the network to subject network members. When subject network members decide to participate in a submitted query, they download the query, run the query against their private data, and anonymously submit the results back to the network. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121873 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CORRELATION BETWEEN CLINICAL EVENTS - The present application relates to improving healthcare practices in clinical facilities. In a facility that utilizes electronic patient charts ( | 2010-05-13 |
20100121874 | SEARCH BASED SPECIFICATION FOR DATA SYNCHRONIZATION - Systems and methods for a search based specification for data synchronization are described. In some embodiments, a method to synchronize information of a client device from a server includes, at a client, receiving a communication from a server to synchronize information between the client device and the server, wherein the information is selected from all application data on the server by a search mechanism in accordance with one or more one or more search criteria, and the information is arranged in an order prior to transmission from the server; and performing operations to synchronize application data on the client in accordance with at least portions of the information received from the server. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121875 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes: a content associated information acquiring unit that acquires content associated information on a content associated with content data that is data for the content; a content related information acquiring unit that allows a predetermined searching unit to search information not associated with the content data for information on the content, as content associated information acquired by the content associated information acquiring unit is a search condition, and acquires information retrieved as a result of the search from the searching unit as content related information; a display control unit that displays content associated information acquired by the content associated information acquiring unit and content related information acquired by the content related information acquiring unit on a display unit; and a keyword registration unit that registers at least a part of the content associated information displayed on the display unit as a keyword for searching a recommended content in accordance with an instruction by a user. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121876 | INFORMATION ENTRY MECHANISM FOR SMALL KEYPADS - Presentation of results of a predictive analysis of text is delayed until entry of the text by a user is paused by a particular amount of time. The results are available for selection by the user for another particular amount of time. After the other particular amount of time is expired, the results are no longer available to for selection. If a particular result is selected, the selected result either replaces or supplements the entered text. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121877 | Systems and Methods for Retrieving Data - This invention relates to a computer-based method and system for facilitating the retrieval, classification, and distribution of information. In one embodiment, a method for providing information comprises providing a plurality of entities, each having an entity type, providing a plurality of relationships among the entities, each relationship having a relationship type and direction, and constructing an entity-relationship network comprising the entities and relationships. The method further includes receiving a plurality of information items, facilitating the association of the information items with at least one corresponding entity, receiving a request for information items associated with a selected one of the entities, determining a subset of the entities based on the selected entity, the relationships, the relationship types and the relationship directions, and providing the information items associated with the subset of the entities. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121878 | ARCHITECTURE FOR CREATING, ORGANIZING, EDITING, MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY OF LOCATIONALLY-SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO A USER - Disclosed herein is a dynamic content design, delivery and distribution software architecture that enables a centrally located designer, using a graphical interface, to create, edit, manage, and organize a matrix of trigger points that are plotted on a computerized map of geographical space. Each of these trigger points may be tagged with content, which is then relayed to a dynamic client device that is remotely located. The client device then displays the content to a remote user in a manner predetermined by the centrally located designer, the content varying based on feedback provided by the client device. The system and methods disclosed enable a centrally located designer to assume the role of an automated tour designer. As such, designers can compile a variety of different tours, each aimed at users with particular preferences. The architecture further offers a means to publish tour scripts for public consumption. The system is sufficiently flexible for use in any instance in which a user requires dynamic content, which is displayed contingent on any number of conditions. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121879 | Data Integration Portlet - A Data Integration Portlet (DIP) that runs inside of a portal that is already handling such tasks as user authentication, authorization, and navigation. The DIP includes a zero-footprint toolset that can connect to a database and return formatted data to the user, page by page, with various controls such as records per page, filtering, sorting, exporting, paging, and more, without extensive custom code. The DIP eliminates the need for software development of XML documents and stylesheets, custom built portlets, servlets, and applications to perform this task; and enables portal administrators to deploy rich data visualization applications in minutes by filling in two forms in a browser, a Connection form, and a Configuration form, then adding a viewer to the portal and specifying the Configuration from which it should retrieve its parameters. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121880 | IDENTIFYING AND/OR EXTRACTING DATA IN CONNECTION WITH CREATING OR UPDATING A RECORD IN A DATABASE - The invention provides systems, methods, and computer programs to improve the accuracy and efficiency with which data analysts can use news stories, press releases, and other sources of information to maintain databases that contain information about individuals and businesses and other organizations. Documents containing material information are acquired in computer-readable form and optionally may then be reduced to raw text. One or more computerized systems process the text and tag important terms such as proper nouns, job titles, awards, and other terms indicating professional, educational, corporate, or other developments. The invention provides a user interface with which a data analyst can review, confirm, remove, modify, introduce, and link the tags, ultimately adding the information and links to a database and storing the source document in an electronic warehouse for future retrieval. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121881 | Mobile Device Image Logging - Images transferred and received via a mobile device are logged. At a network node, images transferred to or from the mobile device are received and then stored on a network data storage device. Access to the images on the network data storage device is provided only to an authorized user. The images may be saved within a sliding time window. An authorized user may restrict future communication between the mobile device and another mobile device which received or sent an image. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121882 | Method and System for Implementing and Managing an Enterprise Identity Management for Distributed Security in a Computer System - A method and system for facilitating the management of user identities includes an ownership component, a registration component, and a servicing component. When a user first desires to access a system using the present invention, the registration component verifies the user's ownership of the underlying account by asking a variety of questions. Thereafter, when a user desires to service his account, the user may be re-queried to determine if he is attempting to access the correct information. An authentication and access component provides the functionality to access a system of the present invention. An audit component can be configured to periodically monitor the various accounts to ensure a continued linking between users and accounts. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121883 | REPORTING LANGUAGE FILTERING AND MAPPING TO DIMENSIONAL CONCEPTS - Architecture that translates a complex dimensional hierarchy (e.g., XBRL) into an understandable member picker which removes the complexities that the user would otherwise have to face. Using a building block metaphor, the architecture provides element and dimension tagging. The building blocks can include rows, columns, and optional trees. Building blocks are selected and grouped into a report definition, which definition is utilized to retrieve and process basis data into fact data in the final reports. The reporter mechanism removes the complexities in both the XBRL standard and XML, and ensures that the user associates the information appropriately within the report definition. The architecture extends the building block metaphor to include dimension tagging. A portion of the information from each building block is used to produce a fully qualified dimension context and logical validation is performed to ensure accuracy. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121884 | Applying Formal Concept Analysis To Validate Expanded Concept Types - According to one embodiment, attributes associated with a concept type of a query conceptual graph are received. A potentially conceptually similar term is received from an onomasticon. The potentially conceptually similar term is validated according to the attributes. According to another embodiment, attributes associated with a concept type of a document conceptual graph are received. A potentially conceptually similar term is received from an onomasticon. The potentially conceptually similar term is validated according to the attributes. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121885 | ONTOLOGY PROCESSING DEVICE, ONTOLOGY PROCESSING METHOD, AND ONTOLOGY PROCESSING PROGRAM - To provide a technique for structuralizing ontology in a prescribed form to a structure to which features of data are reflected. An ontology processing device has a structuralizing device for structuralizing properties of the ontology in the prescribed form generated from a set of instance data containing a combination of a subject, a property, and an object expressed with a character string according to the features of the object, and has a ontology storage device which stores the ontology structuralized by the structuralizing device. With this structure, the properties of the ontology in the prescribed form are corrected or expressed as an ontology structure by reflecting the characteristics of a set of the objects obtained from the data. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121886 | Map Database Generating Systems, Methods, and Programs - Systems, methods, and programs store feature information relating to features existing on a road and on the periphery of the road, each piece of feature information being associated with a unique identification symbol, each piece of feature information including disposition information expressing a spatial disposition of each feature independently of the road network, form information expressing a form of each feature, accuracy information expressing an accuracy of the information, and acquisition timing information expressing an acquisition timing of the information. The systems, methods, and programs (1) output the feature information stored in the feature database and input map information constituting the map database, the map information being generated based on the output feature information, or (2) generate map information constituting the map database on the basis of the feature information stored in the feature database. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121887 | Method for Generating a Combinatorial Annotated Image Database and an Application Thereof - A combinatorial annotated image set consists of photographic images of a given subject and meta data concerning the images. The meta data includes labels which may consist of several forms including photographs of objects and English phrases. A method is described herein to generate combinatorial annotated image sets having a plurality of images and labels. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121888 | AUTOMATIC DESIGNATION OF FOOTNOTES TO FACT DATA - Architecture where footnotes can be tied directly to fact data on a line-by-line basis, for example, and presented to a consumer of the data in a desired language. A reporter mechanism is provided for associating footnotes to fact data at report preparation time. Using a report/building block metaphor, the architecture provides the ability to tie footnotes to one or many fact data. In the context of financial data, building blocks are rows (which usually define account information), columns (which usually define book codes and reporting periods) and optional trees (which define departmental structure for a report). Once the footnote or multiple footnotes are associated with a building block or logical operations on building blocks (e.g., intersection), the footnotes are also auto-generated for each report, and at the desired block locations. Moreover, the user can select one or more languages in which to present the footnotes. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121889 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, INTERFACES AND SOFTWARE FOR AUTOMATED COLLECTION AND INTEGRATION OF ENTITY DATA INTO ONLINE DATABASES AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORIES - An information-retrieval system includes a server that receives queries for documents from client devices and means for outputting results of queries to the client devices, with the results provided in association with one or more interactive control features that are selectable to invoke display of information regarding entities, such as professionals, referenced in the results. | 2010-05-13 |
20100121890 | MANAGING AND AUTOMATICALLY LINKING DATA OBJECTS - A computer-implemented method for managing data objects stored in a data repository and displaying elements associated with data objects on a graphical user interface is presented. The method includes using reusable logic to provide at least one displayed input element associated with a first data object stored in the data repository. In response to user input associated with the displayed input element, the method includes generating a second data object stored in the data repository, and linking the second data object with one or more related data objects in the data repository automatically based on the data object associated with the displayed element. | 2010-05-13 |