21st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 64 |
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20120131022 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MERGING DATA SETS - Systems and methods for merging data sets are provided. Data sets are merged based upon a process which begins by sorting data sets. Data sets each include at least one data set key column storing at least one data set key column record. The key column record subsets include at least one data set key column record. Based upon the identification of the first and second key column record subsets, a working data set is assembled. The working data set includes at least the first and second key column record subset, a first and second last record indicator corresponding to the last record of the first and second key column record subset respectively, and a first and second position indicator associating the data set key column records with the data sets respectively. The working data set is sorted in accordance with a selected one or more key column record subsets. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131023 | Anti-Item for Deletion of Content In A Distributed Datastore - The invention provides an efficient apparatus and method for deleting items within a distributed datastore. Deletion of items is accomplished using anti-items having the same structure as a conventional data item, but for a single tag, flag, or bit which indicates that it is an anti-item, wherein the single tag, flag, or bit but does not affect the location at which a data item or anti-item is ultimately stored within the datastore, thereby ensuring that, upon insertion, the anti-item reaches the same location or locations within the datastore as the original data item. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131024 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION AND PORTABLE TERMINAL USING SAME - A messaging information providing apparatus includes an input unit for receiving text from a user; and a messaging information extraction unit for extracting messaging information of each management item contained in the text by matching the text against messaging information keywords stored in a keyword database by management item, so that input and management of the messaging information can be easily performed. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131025 | SCALABLE CHUNK STORE FOR DATA DEDUPLICATION - Data streams may be stored in a chunk store in the form of stream maps and data chunks. Data chunks corresponding to a data stream may be stored in a chunk container, and a stream map corresponding to the data stream may point to the data chunks in the chunk container. Multiple stream maps may be stored in a stream container, and may point to the data chunks in the chunk container in a manner that duplicate data chunks are not present. Techniques are provided herein for localizing the storage of related data chunks in such chunk containers, for locating data chunks stored in chunk containers, for storing data streams in chunk stores in localized manners that enhance locality and decrease defragmentation, and for reorganizing stored data streams in chunks stores. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131026 | VISUAL INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - A system for information retrieval within a database of large size includes a first module for extracting the descriptors associated with each object in the database, and for constructing a table containing the objects and the value of a descriptor associated with an object. The system also includes a second module for applying a number of classification algorithms, for each of the tables obtained from the module, a third module to fusion the results obtained from the module in order to determine, for each type of descriptor, a class number associated with an object, a fourth module for finding which column of a table is closest to the column obtained during the first fusion of the step, and for selecting the map that is closest contained in the table, or best map, and a fifth module to fusion the aggregate “best maps”, and applying an algorithm for searching for the best map to be transmitted to a display means. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131027 | METHOD AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS OF DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF SEMANTIC ONTOLOGY FOR SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICE BASED ON LOCALITY AND SOCIALITY RELATIONS - Disclosed are a method and a management apparatus of dynamic reconfiguration of semantic ontology. More specifically, the management apparatus of dynamic reconfiguration of semantic ontology of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a retrieval engine retrieving metadata stored in a semantic repository; a user interface listing the retrieved metadata; a semantic browser changing the content of the listed metadata on the basis of user input depending on the listed metadata; and an ontology updating unit dynamically reflecting the changed metadata onto ontology associated with the retrieved metadata. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131028 | DETERMINING POINTS OF INTEREST USING INTELLIGENT AGENTS AND SEMANTIC DATA - A method, a system, and a computer program product are provided for determining points of interest using intelligent agents and semantic data. The method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions operable for receiving a media data comprising a location data comprising where media was captured. The instructions are also operable for determining at least one point of interest based on the media data, tying the media data to the at least one point of interest, and providing the media data tied to the at least one point of interest to an end user. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131029 | MODELING AND SEARCHING PATTERNS IN A DATA SEQUENCE - The invention allows modeling and searching patterns in a data sequence. A data sequence is analyzed to determine at least two data elements that, when replaced with one replacement data element, will cause a metric of irregularity of the data sequence being analyzed to be maximized. The replacement data element is not included in the data sequence being analyzed. The determined at least two data elements are replaced with the replacement data element thereby generating a residual data sequence. The steps of analyzing and replacing are iterated until reaching a predetermined value of an iteration threshold, wherein with each iteration the analyzing and replacing are applied to the residual data sequence generated in the preceding iteration. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131030 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION CONTROL PROGRAM - An information management apparatus includes: a confidential data storing section configured to store a plurality of individual identifies (IDs) and data which is related to each of the plurality of individual IDs as confidential data. A receiving section is configured to receive a first search condition used to acquire desired confidential data to be transmitted from a first service providing unit. A searching section is configured to extract first candidate data which matches to the first search condition from the confidential data storing section. A transmission record storing section is configured to store a plurality of anonymized data which has been already transmitted to the first service providing unit. An anonymizing section is configured to generate first transmission data by carrying out processing to contain said first candidate data and the first data of the plurality of anonymized data based on first data which has data of a same kind as the first candidate data. A transmitting section is configured to transmit the first transmission data to the first service providing unit. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131031 | DEPENDENCY-BASED QUERY EXPANSION ALTERATION CANDIDATE SCORING - An alteration candidate for a query can be scored. The scoring may include computing one or more query-dependent feature scores and/or one or more intra-candidate dependent feature scores. The computation of the query-dependent feature score(s) can be based on dependencies to multiple query terms from each of one or more alteration terms (i.e., for each of the one or more alteration terms, there can be dependencies to multiple query terms that form at least a portion of the basis for the query-dependent feature score(s)). The computation of the intra-candidate dependent feature score(s) can be based on dependencies between different terms in the alteration candidate. A candidate score can be computed using the query dependent feature score(s) and/or the intra-candidate dependent feature score(s). Additionally, the candidate score can be used in determining whether to select the candidate to expand the query. If selected, the candidate can be used to expand the query. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131032 | PRESENTING A SEARCH SUGGESTION WITH A SOCIAL COMMENTS ICON - Disclosed is a method of presenting a search suggestion to a user. The method includes receiving a portion of a search query from the user. Responsive to receiving the portion of the search query, presenting to the user one or more search suggestions and at least one social comment icon corresponding to at least one of the one or more search suggestions. The method also includes selecting the at least one social comment icon to view comments from and websites recommended by at least one friend of the user, the comments and websites pertaining to the corresponding at least one of the one or more search suggestions Also disclosed are computer program products. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131033 | AUTOMATED SCHEME FOR IDENTIFYING USER INTENT IN REAL-TIME - An intent guessing system receives partial user queries as they are entered by the user. The partial user queries are compared with different intents derived from previously logged queries. Guesses are made as to which of the intents are associated with the partial user query. The intent guesses are then provided as responses to the user query. Features are identified for the earlier logged queries and associated with the derived intents. The derived intents and associated features are then used to identify intents for the partial user queries. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131034 | Pangenetic Web User Behavior Prediction System - Computer based systems, methods, software and databases are presented in which correlations between web item preferences, behaviors and pangenetic (genetic and epigenetic) attributes of individuals are used for pangenetic based user behavior prediction in which predictions of a user's online behavior can be generated based on the user's pangenetic makeup. Data masking can be used to maintain privacy of sensitive portions of the pangenetic data. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131035 | GENERATING SEARCH QUERY SUGGESTIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for generating search query suggestions are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving in a data processing device a first textual input entered in a search engine query input field by a user; automatically sending from the device, before the user submits a request for a search and after waiting a predetermined amount of time after receiving each token of the first textual input, the first textual input to a first search service and a second search service; receiving from the first search service a set of first input suggestions and from the second search service a set of second input suggestions that is different from the set of first input suggestions; and displaying the first input suggestions in a first portion of a user interface and the second input suggestions in a distinct second portion of the user interface. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131036 | One-click exceptions - A method and system for automatically defining and applying an exception rule to reports created from at least one multi-dimensional database, comprising: defining global exception parameters, displaying at least one report created from a multi-dimensional database, receiving a user command to detect exceptional cells in the displayed report, locating the most relevant time dimension in the semantics of the source database of the report, detecting exceptional cells in the displayed report according to the exception parameters and the most relevant time dimension, calculating an exception quality for each detected exceptional cell, and indicating on the displayed report the exceptional cells, the indication comprising differentiating between different exception qualities, wherein the exception rule is independent of data granularity in the time dimension in the report. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131037 | ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE SEARCHES - The claimed subject matter provides a method for generating asynchronous search results. The method includes receiving an asynchronous search request from a browser. The method also includes requesting asynchronous results from an asynchronous query system. Additionally, the method includes performing a synchronous search based on the asynchronous search request. The synchronous search generates initial results. The method further includes providing the initial results to the browser. Also, the method includes providing, to the browser, an estimated completion time when the asynchronous results are made available. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131038 | FACILITATION OF SEARCH, LIST, AND RETRIEVAL OPERATIONS ON PERSISTENT DATA SET USING DISTRIBUTED SHARED MEMORY - Various embodiments for facilitating search, list and retrieval operations on a persistent data set using a distributed shared memory (DSM) by a processor device are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a DSM is used to store the data structures in a cluster shared memory, such that updates, deletions and insertions are applied to both the persistent data set and the DSM, and search, list and retrieval operations are processed directly from the DSM. A data structure in the persistent data set is stored in two separate DSM pages: a first page includes an identifying search key of the data structure, the search key also pointing to a location of the data structure in the storage. A second page includes the updatable properties of the data structure. A DSM storing the data structures' pages is organized as a two-row matrix. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING LOGIC IN DATA FILES - The described implementations relate to computer programming. One implementation provides a technique that can include storing logic expressions in a data file. The technique can also include executing application code. The executing can include receiving a query, reading an individual logic expression from the data file, processing the query using the individual logic expression to determine a query result, and providing the query result in response to the query. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131040 | DETECTION AND DISPLAY OF SEMANTIC ERRORS IN A REPORTING TOOL - Various embodiments of systems and methods for providing a semantic guidance in a report are described herein. A mismatch is identified between a report object positioned at a location on the report and the area with which the location is associated. The mismatch is identified based on the metadata of the report object and the attribute of the area with which the location is associated. In one embodiment, the identified mismatch is displayed to a user in a tooltip. In one embodiment, if an attribute of an area of the report is changed, the mismatch is identified between the report object present in the area and the changed attribute. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131041 | INTERACTIVE STORY COMPILATION - Disclosed are methods, apparatus, systems, and non-transitory, tangible computer-readable media associated with facilitating publishing of written material. In various embodiments, an interactive story compiler provides stored questions and stores the written responses created in return. The author may then publish his or her various written responses as a book. The author may invite other people to collaborate or to read the written responses as they are prepared. In various embodiments, other users of the interactive story compiler may create compiled books using written responses from various authors, such as by searching for responses and compiling the results of the search. These compiled books may comprise related responses, such as responses related by keyword or by time period. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131042 | SEMANTICALLY GUIDED REPORT DESIGN - Various embodiments of systems and methods for providing a set of placement options to a user when a new report object is requested to be placed in an area of the report are described herein. One or more existing report objects are associated with the area of the report. The set of placement options are determined based on at least one of the following: area type of the area in which the new report object is requested to be placed and a semantic relationship between the new report object and the one or more existing report objects. In one embodiment, the area of the report includes a sub-area. The set of placement options for a sub-area is determined based on the semantic relationship of new report objects and the existing report objects associated with the area and the sub-area. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131043 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF MANAGING VIDEO USING METADATA THEREIN - A mobile terminal and method of managing a video using metadata therein are disclosed, by which videos matching search conditions of various types can be found. The present invention includes searching for metadata set on each of at least one partial section included in each of at least one video, obtaining an identification information on each of the at least one partial section having the found metadata set thereon, obtaining a section information on each of the at least one partial section having the found metadata set thereon, and displaying the obtained identification or section information. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131044 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE CONTEXT-DRIVEN INTEGRATION OF CONTEXT-VARIABLE SYSTEMS INTO PROCESS SEQUENCES - Method for the context-driven integration of context-variable systems (CVSs), in particular but not exclusively in the form of mobile systems (MSs), into processes, which system can collect sensor data, comprising an infrastructure system which is connected to the MS via a network, wherein the infrastructure system comprises a central enrichment service (CES) and process retrieval service (PRS), there also being provided a central process engine (CPE) on which the sequence of the processes is controlled, a management unit (MU) functioning as a proxy between the CPS and MU, including the steps:
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20120131045 | GROUP UNIVERSAL RESOURCE IDENTIFIERS - A message is received with an encoding of a group universal resource identifier that identifies a resource group and of a plurality of member universal resource identifiers for a plurality of resources that constitute the resource group. The message is received subsequent to requesting the resource group with the group universal resource identifier. For each of the plurality of member universal resource identifiers in an order designated by the message, the member universal resource identifier is extracted. The member universal resource identifier comprises a member resource name and a universal resource identifier that identifies a corresponding one of the plurality of resources. The member universal resource identifier is inserted into navigation history of a web browser. The member universal resource identifier is inserted into the navigation history in accordance with the order. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131046 | FAST MATCHING FOR CONTENT-BASED ADDRESSING - Disclosed are systems and methods for efficient matching for content-based addressing wherein the systems and methods may: accept, at a receiver machine, a query; generate, at the receiver machine, a tree structure ordered by one or more fields of the query; analyze, at the receiver machine, a message from the sender machine; search, by the receiver machine, the tree structure using content from one or more fields of the message; determine, by the receiver machine, if the content values of the message match a content value of the query stored in the tree structure; and accept, by the receiver machine, the message if the content value of the message matches one or more content values of the query. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131047 | SOCIAL GENOME - Systems and methods are provided for processing a data stream in real time to identify connections between one or more social elements social elements and aggregating and storing the identified connections over a rolling time window. Social elements may be stored as nodes and connection between social elements may be stored as labeled connections between nodes. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131048 | Location Based Tracking - Location information is used to build a database of locations having associated audio, video, image or text data. In some implementations, a device includes a touch-sensitive display and collects data associated with a geographic location of interest. The geographic location of interest can be displayed on a map using an indicator. A touch selection of the indicator provides access to the data through an interface displayed on the touch-sensitive display. One or more locations of interest can be displayed and grouped together by an attribute. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131049 | Search Tools and Techniques - The invention provides tools and techniques for assisting searches of large information collections, such as the Internet or databases. An initial search from a given user A is used to help identify related productive searches by other users. Those searches (keywords and/or searched portions) are then used to focus the search effort of user A. Activities by other users in response to search results are tracked to help a search assistant automatically identify the results those other users deemed of greatest interest. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131050 | RESERVATION INFORMATION AGGREGATION DEVICE, RESERVATION INFORMATION AGGREGATION METHOD, SERVER, TRIP RESERVATION STATUS DISCLOSURE METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An optional tour agency organizing optional tours that are combined with an airline ticket-hotel reservation package at a customer's discretion is provided with booking state information. Optional tour agencies located in various places and organizing optional tours refer to a booking information aggregating device for travel booking information. Each optional tour agency accesses the booking information aggregating device ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120131051 | METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR AN ENTITY USING A VERIFIER DEVICE, AND RELATED DEVICES - In a method for searching for an entity belonging to a set of entities, a verifier device and the entities are arranged so as to exchange information via at least one communication channel. Each entity has a first respective identifier from which a plurality of representatives can be obtained. According to the method, a first identification word (m | 2012-05-24 |
20120131052 | MANAGING COPIES OF DATA - A method in a computer system for retrieving data from one of multiple copies of the data is provided, referred to as the data management system. The data management system receives a request identifying data object to be accessed. Then, the data management system queries a metabase to locate data copies that contain the identified data object, wherein the data copies are created from similar source data, and wherein for each data copy the metabase contains an indication of the availability of the copy relative to other copies. Next, the data management system determines one of the located data copies to use to access the identified data object, wherein the determination is made based on the indicated availability contained in the metabase for each of the located data copies. Then, the data management system accesses the identified data object using the determined one of the located data copies. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131053 | WEBPAGE CONTENT SEARCH METHOD AND SYSTEM - An information locating method and system. The method includes presenting by a computer processor, a Webpage to a user. The computer processor receives a search command for performing a search function associated with the Webpage. In response, the computer processor: analyzes source code of the Webpage; downloads and analyzes files associated with the Webpage; and analyzes viewable information of the Webpage. The computer processor locates specified information associated with the Webpage. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131054 | PERFECT RHYME RETRIEVAL DEVICE, PERFECT RHYME RETRIEVAL METHOD, PROGRAM REALIZING THE METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING THE PROGRAM - A function of storing character string information added with vowel or nasal sound information; a function of displaying the character string information from a dictionary function or the character string information to be input; a function of displaying read number information of the displayed character string information; a function of designating and inputting desired positional information to the displayed read number information; a function of changeably setting the positional information regarding the designated and input positional information; a function of retrieving and extracting the character string information from the dictionary function at a position corresponding to the positional information obtained by referring to the changeable positional information, wherein the character string information is coincident with the vowel or the nasal sound information regarding a read of a character corresponding to the designated and input positional information; and a function of outputting and displaying the extracted character string information. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131055 | FSTP EXPERT SYSTEM - Be TT.p the “technique teaching” of a patent or venture, RS a “reference set” of prior art “technique teachings TT.i”, any “element” of any TT described by its properties, and all this information be presented as meaningful items. Then the FSTP Expert System supports managing an analysis of TT.p over RS such that it is able to reply automatically and instantly to any query for any item in this information. These answers may describe any interrelation between any items or properties/facts or comment on such interrelations or on some insights into them achieved while generating these items by or interactively with the FSTP Expert System. By formalization of these properties it also supports determining the value of q dependably indicating TT.p as trivial/obvious over RS iff q=0 and for q>0 showing the “creative height of TT.p over RS” and quantifying the “power” of this indication. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131056 | DROP RECIPE CREATING METHOD, DATABASE CREATING METHOD AND MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, a plurality of test drop recipes are first created based on design data on a semiconductor integrated circuit. Based on a defect inspection result of a pattern of a hardening resin material, which is formed by pressing a template on which patterns of the semiconductor integrated circuit are formed onto the hardening resin material applied to a substrate to be processed by use of the test drop recipes, a drop recipe with least defects is selected per press position on the substrate to be processed from the test drop recipes. The selected drop recipes for respective press positions are collected per functional circuit block configuring the semiconductor integrated circuit, thereby to generate a drop recipe creation assistant database. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131057 | NON-DETERMINISTIC AUDIT LOG PROTECTION - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system that performs non-deterministic auditing. The system audits an operation, a record associated with which is maintained in an audit log. In one embodiment, the system subsequently determines whether the operation satisfies one or more criteria. In response to the operation satisfying the criteria, the system protects the audit log. In a further embodiment, the system protects the audit log based on a probability distribution, which indicates a frequency of audit log protection. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131058 | Access Control in A Data Processing System Using Data Item Signatures - A device maintains multiple signatures, including at least one signature for each of a plurality of data items. At least corresponding signature for a data item is based at least in part on a given function of at least some of the contents of that data item. The device receives a particular sequence of bits and determines at least one signature for that particular sequence of bits, based at least in part on the given function of at least some of the particular sequence of bits. The device determines, based at least in part on the signature for the particular sequence of bits, and using the multiple signatures, whether the device may access the particular sequence of bits. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131059 | Automatic Generation Of Where-Used Information - To enable automated updating of a where-used list for data elements in a software solution, an unindexed data element of a plurality of data elements included in the software solution can be detected. The unindexed data element can have a non-current or non-existent where-used listing in the current where-used list. A set of rules that can include a predefined dependency condition defining a unidirectional dependency relationship condition existing between instances of a first type of data structure and a second type of data structure in the software solution can be applied to the unindexed data element. The applying can include identifying the unindexed data element as including the second type of data structure and at least one other data element in the plurality of data elements as including the first type of data structure and therefore having at least one dependency on the unindexed data element. The current where-used list can be updated to create an updated where-used list that includes a listing of the at least one dependency for the unindexed data element. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131060 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS PERFORMING SEMANTIC ANALYSIS TO FACILITATE AUDIO INFORMATION SEARCHES - According to some embodiments, audio information may be received at a speech recognition engine. The speech recognition engine may then automatically create: (i) a text transcript representing the audio information, and (ii) meta-data associated with the audio information, the meta-data including a term index. A semantic analysis may then be automatically performed for the audio information, and the semantic analysis may be based, for example, at least in part on a terminology repository and at least one of the text transcript or the meta-data. A result of the semantic analysis may be stored in a semantic index in relation to a record of the audio information. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131061 | PROVIDING ALTERNATIVES WITHIN A FAMILY TREE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method of creating a family tree includes receiving a request from a user to return a file that includes the family tree and using a plurality of primary source records to construct the family tree based on the request. The records indicate multiple alternatives for at least one branch of the family tree. The method also includes sending a file that includes the family tree to the user. The file includes the alternatives. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131062 | Systems and Methods for Generating Customizing Documentation - The present disclosure involves systems, products, and methods for generating software documentation. One method includes operations for identifying a transport request containing information associated with a set of software modifications; identifying at least one view identified by the transport request, each identified view comprising a modified view of information associated with the software; accessing metadata information describing a structure for each identified view; identifying at least one database table associated with each identified view; accessing, for each identified database table, at least one database table field modified by the transport request and values associated with each of the database table fields; outputting, for each identified view, at least a portion of the set of metadata information describing the structure of the identified view; and outputting, for each identified database table associated with each identified view, at least a portion of the values associated with each database table field. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131063 | METHOD FOR RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT FILESYSTEM METADATA CONVERSION - A method for converting metadata in a hierarchical configuration within a filesystem from a first format to a second format includes reading metadata in the first format within the hierarchical configuration; writing the metadata from the hierarchical configuration into a flat file; and writing the metadata back into the hierarchical configuration, the metadata being in the second format. The method can also include increasing the size of each of a first inode and a second inode within a first inode chunk in the filesystem, assigning the first inode to the first inode chunk, and assigning the second inode to a second inode chunk. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131064 | ONLINE SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX - A method of storing data in a memory device of a computer system, including creating electronic record of an asset, automatically associating a predefined data structure with the electronic record that controls organization and display of metadata describing the asset, the data structure providing data fields for the metadata that are associated with the electronic record, receiving the metadata describing the asset from a remote computer, populating the predefined data structure with the metadata, and generating a first graphical user interface corresponding to the electronic record with a plurality of active tabs that provide a visual representation of the data structure associated to the electronic record, the active tabs, respectively associated with predefined displays including the data fields provided by the predefined data structure, enabling a user to navigate through different displays corresponding to the data fields provided in the data structure to view the metadata describing the asset. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131065 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA FOR RECALLING MEMORY - Provided are a system and a method for aiding a user's memory by using a robot. The present invention is provided to aid the user's memory by acquiring image data associated with surrounding situations according to a request from a user, granting a unique ID to data acquired according to a feedback from the user or collected from the outside, classifying and managing the collected data by considering user information, a position, a time, person information and the like, and selecting data which is managed according to a query selected by the user from predetermined queries. According to the present invention, daily activities can be recorded from a user-centered viewpoint and it is possible to easily access even a photo which is not stored in a DB of a robot in link with an SNS. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131066 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR RECORD STORAGE IN AN AUTOMATICALLY SELECTED DATABASE - Methods, devices, systems and for record storage in an automatically selected database are provided. In one aspect, a device is provided that has a calendar application and a plurality of record storage databases. The device is configured to examine characteristics of received electronic data representing details for calendar event records, and to automatically select one of said plurality of record storage databases based on a comparison of the characteristics with a set of criteria. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131067 | Full-Function to HALDB Conversion - Systems, methods and computer readable medium for migrating Information Management System (IMS) Full-Function databases to IMS High Availability Large Databases (HALDBs) are described. Full Function database conversion operations in accordance with this disclosure assign a unique identifier to each segment having a physically paired logically related child segment. These unique identifiers may then be used during HALDB load operations to identify a segment's physically paired logically related segment. Use of the disclosed unique identifiers permit Full Function database conversion operations to avoid the input-output (I/O) and compare operations needed by prior art unload techniques to completely identify physically paired logically related segments. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131068 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR STORING A FORMULA HAVING FIRST AND SECOND OBJECT FIELDS - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for storing a formula having first and second object fields. These mechanisms and methods for storing a formula having first and second object fields can allow access to data from related object types other than the object type being currently accessed. The ability of embodiments to provide such access may allow access to additional contents of a database for performing validations, calculations, etc. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131069 | OBJECT CONSOLIDATION TO A GRID OF A VIRTUAL MACHINE - A method for consolidating objects to a grid of a virtual machine may include allocating, by a virtual machine operating on a processing device, each new object into an allocate space of a new memory area for newly created objects in a virtual machine memory of the virtual machine. The new memory area may include the allocate space and a survivor space. The method may also include performing a garbage collection process in response to the allocate space becoming substantially full of objects and copying at least some objects in the allocate space into either the survivor space or a tenured space in the virtual machine memory in response to the garbage collection process. The method may also include transferring a selected object from the tenured space to the grid of the virtual machine in response to a predetermined criterion. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131070 | Concurrent Collection of Cyclic Garbage in Reference Counting Systems - The present invention provides techniques that allow concurrent collection of cyclic garbage on reference counting systems. In general, candidate objects are found that may be part of cyclic garbage. Each candidate object has a reference count. Two tests are performed to determine if concurrent operations have affected the reference counts of the candidate objects. If concurrent operations have not affected the reference counts, the candidate objects are collected as garbage. Additionally, during garbage collection, the decrements to reference counts are delayed so that increments occur before decrements and so that decrements are held a predetermined time before being applied. This prevents decrementing a reference and collecting a cycle as garbage right before a reference is added to an object in the cycle. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131071 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING E-NOTE FUNCTION IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for providing an Electronic-note (E-note) function in a mobile terminal are provided. More particularly, an apparatus and a method for loading an Electronic-book (E-book) corresponding to a note through searching of contents of an E-note file by providing an E-note function that interacts with an E-book function in a mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a controller, a note manager, a display unit, and an input unit. The controller controls an E-book application that loads a book file and outputs book contents. The note manager manages an E-note application that generates an E-note corresponding to the book file when loading the book file. The display unit displays contents of the book file and the E-note. The input unit inputs notes regarding the book file into the E-note. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131072 | System and Method for removing Master File Table ($MFT) File Record Segments (FRS) - A system and method for removing Master File Table ($MFT) File Record Segments (FRS) from Microsoft's New Technology File System (NTFS) is described. In one embodiment, the present invention initializes the NTFS volume to detect the $MFT Physical Disk Address; then calculates total FRS to remove; in sequence initiates a loading algorithm while applying a $MFT fixup parameter; then parses the FRS via MFT_RECORD_HEADER structures; and in succession, executes an instructional writing parameter which triggers recursive logical programming instructions to remove the FRS's, using direct access at sector aligned FRS offsets. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION OF CONCEPTUAL GRAPHS - A system for processing text files to extract and create conceptual graphs. The system determines key terms, prescribes a set of edge relations (i.e., defines edge categories), and the extracts conceptual graphs from source documents, including raw text, using these representations together with a semantic parser, followed by post processing. The conceptual graphs can then be used for a variety of purposes, including the creation of questions in an automated tutor system. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131074 | Contact Information Management - A method includes, with a first computing device, receiving contact information for an entity from a connector, the connector being a human operator of a peer computing device that stores a contact information database for contacts of the connector, the contact information being contact information for the entity, where the connector is providing the contact information to put an operator of the first computing device in communication with the entity, after receiving the contact information, receiving a communication with the first computing device from the entity, and in response to receiving the communication from the entity, displaying at least some of the contact information in an introduction tag along with notification of receiving the communication. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131075 | PRIVATE INFORMATION STORAGE SYSTEM - This invention relates to a scheme for storage of private information on a cloud computing platform without contravention of territorial privacy laws. A method of anonymising a database of personal data is described whereby data identifiers are assigned to data items and deviation identifiers are assigned to deviations for selected data items derived from reference records. Such information can then be uploaded to a cloud based storage platform. A translation table maps the data items, data identifiers and deviation identifiers to the original data entries. This translation table is stored locally and separate to the anonymised information uploaded to the cloud. The invention further describes a method of decoding the database anonymised according to the above method. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131076 | FILE SHARING METHOD AND FILE SHARING SYSTEM UTILIZING THE SAME - An electronic device in a file sharing system includes a processor, a short distance communication controller and a transceiver module. The processor identifies a peer electronic device in the file sharing system based on an authentication message carrying information pertinent to identity of the peer electronic device and obtains information pertinent to one or more file(s) stored in a storage device. The short distance communication controller receives the authentication message. The transceiver module transmits the information pertinent to the file(s) to the identified peer electronic device. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131077 | VIRTUAL ATTRIBUTE FEDERATION SYSTEM - The present invention may comprise a system and method for a Virtual Attribute Federation System (VAFS) and may be composed of a Virtual Attribute Federation Manager (VAFM) and a system of Virtual Attribute Enabled Directories (VAED) modified to accept federation of virtual attributes. The VAFM produces signed and trusted calculation methods and coordinates a synchronized dispersal of these methods to the VAEDs. The VAEDs may have local mappings which allow for federation-time configuration of the calculation methods. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131078 | ARITHMETIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a first shift amount calculation unit counts the number of continuous zeros from a less significant bit toward a more significant bit of an intermediate result of a computation of Montgomery multiplication result z and calculates a first shift amount. A second shift amount calculation unit counts the number of continuous zeros from a less significant bit toward a more significant bit of redundant-binary-represented integer x and calculates a second shift amount. An addition/subtraction unit calculates the intermediate result by adding/subtracting, with respect to the intermediate result which has been bit-shifted by the first shift amount, the integer p, and the integer y which has been bit-shifted by the second shift amount. An output unit outputs, as the Montgomery multiplication result z, the intermediate result when the sum of the first shift amounts is equal to the number of bits of the integer p. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131079 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMPUTING MATRICES FOR DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORM (DFT) COEFFICIENTS - A method of computing matrices of discrete-frequency Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) coefficients, the method including the steps of (a) for a first frame ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120131080 | Multi-Input IIR Filter with Error Feedback - Methods and systems for multi-input IIR filters with error feedback are disclosed. By using multiple-inputs to generate multiple outputs during each iteration, a multi-input IIR filter in accordance with the present invention has greatly increased throughput. Furthermore, the addition of a multi-variable error feedback unit in accordance with the present invention in a multiple-input IIR filter can greatly increase the accuracy of the multi-variable IIR Filter. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131081 | Hybrid Fast Fourier Transform - A hybrid fast Fourier transform (FFT) combines a prime-factor algorithm (PFA) with a Cooley-Tukey algorithm (CTA). The combining includes performing combined permutations and combined weight multiplications during CTA processing using permutations and weights derived from the PFA processing and the CTA processing to improve efficiency. The combined permutations can include the last permutation of the PFA processing combined with the first permutation of the CTA processing. The combined weights can include multiplying weights resulting from a permutation that was omitted during PFA processing by “twiddle” factors generated during CTA processing. The combined weights can be pre-computed and stored in table where they can be applied during CTA processing. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131082 | COMPUTATION OF A REMAINDER BY DIVISION USING PSEUDO-REMAINDERS - Methods, computer systems, and computer program products for calculating a remainder by division of a sequence of bytes interpreted as a first number by a second number is provided. A pseudo-remainder by division associated with a first subsequence of the sequence of bytes is calculated. A property of this pseudo-remainder is that the first subsequence of the sequence of bytes, interpreted as a third number, and the pseudo-remainder by division have the same remainder by division when divided by the second number. A second subsequence of the sequence of bytes interpreted as the first number is appended to the pseudo-remainder, interpreted as a sequence of bytes, so as to create a sequence of bytes interpreted as a fourth number. The first number and the fourth number have the same remainder by division when divided by the second number. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131083 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASYNCHRONOUS NOTIFICATION USING HTTP - Methods and apparatus for asynchronous notification using HTTP. An application server configured to host one or more web applications and process HTTP requests associated with the one or more web applications includes a long polling mechanism configured to maintain an open HTTP connection, and a notification server configured to provide an asynchronous notification to one or more notification clients through the open HTTP connection, wherein the notification includes an identifier for the one or more notification clients with no application data payload. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131084 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING NEW DATA WITH A DIGITAL MAP - The present invention describes a method for associating new data with a digital map which is available, preferably locally, in a vehicle, having the following steps: at least one new data value is received from a transmitter which is an element of a vehicle-to-vehicle communication and/or a vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, the new data value is compared with the existing data values from the digital map, and the new data value is added to the digital map or the existing data values are updated with the new data value, in each case on the basis of the result of the comparison. The specified method is used for improving the digital map material. The invention also describes a device for associating new data with a reception device and with a computation device. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131085 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A WORK - A method for providing access to a work at a preferred device includes: receiving, from an entity, a request to send a copy of a work to a preferred device; sending a query to a database to determine whether the entity is permitted to access the work; receiving a response to the query; and sending a copy of the work to the preferred device, when the response to the query indicates that the entity is permitted to access the work. The database stores, for each of a plurality of entities, a record of works that each respective entity is permitted to access, irrespective of format. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131086 | Method and Apparatus for Distributing Virtual Goods Over the Internet - A Virtual Collectible Distribution Network generates and distributes Virtual Collectible objects, each potentially possessing unique properties, over a computer network such as the Internet, to a group of users. The Distribution Network utilizes a client-server system. The client software can be standalone or embedded in another application, such as a web browser or game. In one scenario, the client software observes certain behaviors of the user, and communicates such behavior to the server, which process is transparent to the user. The server, based on the communications from the client, predefined algorithm, and other factors, may decide to award the user with a Virtual Collectible. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131087 | CONCURRENTLY APPLYING AN IMAGE FILE WHILE IT IS BEING DOWNLOADED USING A MULTICAST PROTOCOL - A system and a process for deploying a computer file involves a client computer applying the computer file concurrently with downloading the computer file from a file server. The concurrent operations can be performed even when the data of the computer file is downloaded out of order. The computer file includes a plurality of file segments. The client computer obtains information defining the file segments and monitors the received data of the computer file during downloading. When downloading of a file segment is complete, the client computer applies the completed segment concurrently with receiving other segments of the computer file from the file server. The process can be used when the computer file is downloaded using a multicast protocol, but is not limited to use with multicast protocols. The client computer can request only needed segments of the computer file. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131088 | MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM WITH PROGRESSIVE FEATURE SELECTION AND SUBMISSION - A system and method for information retrieval comprises a computing device with a client and a progressive feature server coupled by a network. The client includes a feature extraction module, a progressive sending module, a sampling module and a feedback receiver. The progressive sending module divides the features into groups and sends them to the server. The progressive sending module is also responsive to commands from the feedback receiver to terminate the transmission of additional features if a match is found. The progressive feature server is coupled for communication with the client and includes a progressive receiving module, a feedback generator, an image recognizer and a result delivery module. The image recognizer progressively processes the groups of extracted features received from the client and provides results and hints for improved recognition. The present invention also includes methods for processing captured information progressively, sending extracted features in groups, and progressively performing image recognition for improved recognition speed. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131089 | COMMUNICATION SERVICES AND APPLICATION LAUNCH TOOL - Resources in a communication system are associated based on a query by receiving the query from a client device, generating requests based on the query, each request being formatted in a different message format, transmitting each of the plurality of requests to at least one corresponding source, and receiving at least one result associated with the query from the at least one corresponding source, where each result is associated with a communications application. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131090 | DISTRIBUTED REGISTRY FOR DEVICE DISCOVERY USING QUORUM CONSENSUS PROTOCOL - A distributed hierarchical registry provides services, such as registry services, including client device discovery and communication services. The distributed hierarchical registry comprises a plurality of registry groups where a registry group comprises a plurality of registry servers. The registry servers receive client device information, such as status, capability, and usage information, and update other registry servers, in the same registry group and/or in other registry groups, using a quorum consensus protocol. The registry servers also respond to lookup requests from client devices. Registry servers use policies to define parameters such as a number of registry servers that make up a read quorum and the number of registry servers that make up a write quorum. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131091 | IDENTIFYING COMPATIBLE WEB SERVICE POLICIES - Methods, systems, and devices are described for identifying compatible web service policies between a web service and a web service client. A first and second set of one or more identifiers linked to web service policies supported by the web service and web service client may be calculated, respectively. The sets of identifiers may be compared. Using the comparison, a number of common identifiers present in the first set of one or more identifiers linked to the web service policies supported by the web service and the second set of one or more identifiers linked to the web service policies supported by the web service client may be identified. Using the number of common identifiers, a web service policy of the web service compatible with a web service policy of the web service client may be identified. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131092 | SERVER DEVICE AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, a server device connected to a client device by way of a network includes a receiving unit, a first detecting unit, a cycle changing unit, a second detecting unit, and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit receives operation data through the network. The first detecting unit detects, from among operation events based on the received operation data, a specific operation event. The cycle changing unit, when the specific operation event is detected, changes a change detection cycle for screen data that is updated in an application in accordance with the specific operation event from a first cycle to a second cycle that is longer than the first cycle. The second detecting unit detects a change in the screen data in the second cycle. The transmitting unit transmits the screen data, in which the change is detected, to the client device. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131093 | CONNECTION DISTRIBUTION FOR LOAD BALANCING IN A DISTRIBUTED DATABASE - An information processing system includes a number of database servers deployed onto a number of physical nodes in a distributed manner. Among the database servers, at least two servers taking care of data different from one another are deployed onto the same physical node and at least one server taking care of the same data as any of the at least two servers are deployed onto at least one other physical node. A distribution section distributes connections by monitoring load on each of the physical nodes and moving a connection with a client from a database server on a physical node with load heavier than a target to a database server on a physical node with load lighter than the target so that the connections are distributed to balance the load. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131094 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INDIRECT CONTROL OF A WEBSITE - A method for indirectly controlling a website using a user communication device is disclosed. A unique machine-readable code is displayed on a display device, the unique machine-readable code being specific to the display device displaying contents from a website through a server. The unique machine-readable code is readable by a user communication device, the user communication device in turn being able to communicate with the server through a communication path not involving an input device associated with the display device. Commands to control content displayed through the server are received from the user communication device. The commands include the identity of the specific display device by the displayed unique machine readable code. The content displayed on the specific display device is then changed accordingly. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131095 | OPTIMIZATION OF RESOURCE POLLING INTERVALS TO SATISFY MOBILE DEVICE REQUESTS - Systems and methods for optimizing a polling interval to capture new or changed content at an application server in a wireless network are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for polling the application server using a first polling interval, monitoring responses received from the polling of the application server, adjusting the first polling interval to a second polling interval for polling the application server and/or using the second polling interval for polling another resource delivering same or similar content as the application server. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131096 | User Control Over Content Delivery - Novel tools and techniques for Internet service providers to enable enhanced user control over content delivery. In an aspect of certain embodiments, these tools can allow the customer to select, on a variety of different bases, whether content should be obtained from the Internet or from a lower-cost source, such as a metropolitan content delivery network (“CDN”) operated by the ISP or a private peering connection with a content source. Both of these options can, for example, avoid accessing content over the Internet and thus can reduce ISP delivery costs. In some embodiments, these cost reductions can be passed to the consumer in the way the ISP accounts for the content delivery. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131097 | ISOLATION VLAN FOR LAYER TWO ACCESS NETWORKS - In general, techniques are described for providing an isolation virtual local area network (VLAN) for layer two access networks. A server comprising an interface and a control unit may implement the techniques. The interface receives a message that initiates a request for a layer three (L3) network address for use by a client device via an isolation virtual local area network (VLAN) that supports transmitting data from a network device to the server, where the network device is intermediately positioned between the client device and the server. The message includes a layer two (L2) address associated with the client device. The control unit determines whether to allow the client device to access the network and assigns the L3 network address to the client device based on the determination. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131098 | REMOTE CONTROL ARRANGEMENT - The present invention relates generally to an arrangement for delivering information to the user of a mobile device where the information presented to the user is associated with information that has a temporal or contextual or location based association with other information also presented to the user. In one example the mobile device is a device used to remotely control one or more controllable devices, such as a television, personal video recorder, and/or digital radio receiver, and additional multi-media information is made available to the user interface of the remote control to the user at the time the source information is being viewed/listened to or provided to the user regardless of when the source was generated or broadcast. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131099 | MANAGING ATMOSPHERE PROGRAMS FOR ATMOSPHERE CREATION SYSTEMS - The invention relates to the management of atmosphere programs including lighting scenes for lighting systems, audio, video, scent or any combination of the above, particularly to a user interface for comfortably selecting an atmosphere program to be created by an atmosphere creation system. A basic idea of the invention is to provide a central control of atmosphere programs together with the possibility of interactively selecting an atmosphere program to be activated locally with an atmosphere creation system. This is particularly useful for large retail chains, which for example require a uniform lighting atmosphere in all chain shops and want to provide their shop personal to comfortably select among a predefined set of lighting scenes in an comfortable way. An embodiment of the invention relates to an atmosphere program management system ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120131100 | DATA COLLECTION FROM UTILITY METERS OVER ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE - Communicating data via an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). An infrastructure is disclosed that includes: a plurality of communication modules incorporated into a plurality of associated utility meters; a data aggregator configured for communicating with each of the plurality of communication modules, wherein the data aggregator includes a system for translating meter specific data formats into an aggregated format that includes data quality attributes and a timestamp, and includes a system for synchronizing aggregated data over a back haul; and a head end system having a communication management system that receives and processes synchronization messages from the data aggregator received over the back haul, wherein the head end system includes a metering system for requesting and obtaining meter data from the associated utility meters via the data aggregator, and issuing signals to individual meters and groups of meters. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131101 | Cloud-Processing Management With A Landscape Directory - Disclosed are methods, systems, apparatus and products, including a method that includes maintaining data in a cloud landscape directory, including data regarding multiple individual landscapes. Each landscape of the multiple individual landscapes identifying at least a set of applications, the set of applications of at least one of the multiple individual landscapes including at least one cloud-based application available for cloud-processing. The at least one cloud-based application is associated with the at least one of the multiple individual landscapes and is available for access and use. The method also includes processing at least one of a plurality of service requests based, at least in part, on the data regarding the multiple individual landscapes maintained in the cloud landscape directory. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131102 | ONE-TO-MANY AND MANY-TO-ONE TRANSFER, STORAGE AND MANIPULATION OF DIGITAL FILES - A method of distributing at least one digital file to a group. The group includes multiple group members and is managed by a managing user. The method includes: generating an album for the managing user, the album including at least one digital file by operation of a processor invoking space on an attached non-volatile memory; receiving, from the managing user, data related to the multiple group members; generating, based on the data related to the multiple group members, a copy of the album for each of the group members, thereby creating a virtual album for each of the group members; and linking the copy of the album created for each of the group members to each group member. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131103 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF CONTENT - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a system and method for the transmission and reception of content. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a system and method for the transmission and reception of content implemented in a computer server is provided comprising: receiving a submission from a user; receiving an indication of at least one destination of the submission from the user; transmitting the submission to at least one destination, wherein the at least one destination may comprise any device configured to receive data, any computer system configured to receive data, or the like. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131104 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY - A system for supporting collaborative activity in a network includes a storage component storing data related to the network and a model of the network; a processor that accesses the stored data and the model to process the data according to the model, where the stored data relates to the collaborative activity including user-defined data created by interaction of a user and the model, and context data related to the user, where the user-defined data and the context data, as metadata, are stored in the storage component; and a user interface, provided by the processor, that presents the user-defined data, the context data, and the model in a form readable by the user, the interface permitting the user to define a set of arbitrary domains, relate the user-defined data to the domains, and view relationships between the user-defined data and the context data, and the domains. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131105 | Method of obtaining and analyzing real-time opinions and analytical evaluations of distinct moments experienced by users of a social network - The present invention relates to methods and systems for requesting, analyzing, and displaying both numerical evaluations and text based evaluations of distinct moments within an experience shared by users of a social network. The social network users log-in to a particular event and the social network provides updates consisting of real-time descriptions of distinct moments within the event. The users rate and comment on the moment, and then receive data on the group perception and top comment for that moment, in real time. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131106 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING E-MAIL ON A NETWORK COMMUNITY PLATFORM - A network platform for supporting a network-enabled application, comprising a plurality of communication channels to respective plurality of wireless network carries, each of the wireless network carriers having a plurality of users, the network platform comprises at least one processor, at least one interface having access to the internet, a mobile desktop applications, at least one email application, an address book widget, a private view widget, a fake public view profile, and a real public profile. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131107 | Email Filtering Using Relationship and Reputation Data - The subject disclosure is directed towards reducing the amount of resources needed to scan email messages for spam. In general, the previous email relationship between a sender and recipient, if any, may be considered in determining how aggressive the filtering level is set for scanning a message for spam, e.g., which filters will be used in the scan. For existing relationships where there has been no previously detected spam (there is good reputation data associated with the relationship), a less aggressive filtering level may be used, thereby saving resources. A relationship may be directly between the sender and recipient, or may be indirect, e.g., via a common third party. Also described is differentiating email from bulk senders from other email messages, for different handling, including spam filtering. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131108 | INTELLIGENT OFFLOAD OF WORK TO HANDLE PEAK ACTIVITY IN AN ENTERPRISE EMAIL SYSTEM - A method and system for sending a message are disclosed. The method involves receiving a message at a mail server and determining that a load of the mail server exceeds a threshold. If it is determined that the load of the mail server exceeds a threshold, then the method involves determining whether the message needs to be sent immediately. If it is determined that the message does not need to be sent immediately, then the method involves delaying sending the message. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131109 | HIDING EMAIL IDENTIFICATION USING A CONFIGURABLE SET OF DOMAINS - A method of delivering an electronic mail message. A mail server receives and stores a rule from a first user. Thereafter the mail server receives the electronic mail message from a second user comprising a sender. The mail server compares the rule with an email address in a field of the electronic mail message. Responsive to the rule being satisfied the email server takes an action with respect to the email address or the field to form a modified electronic mail message. Thereafter, the email server delivers the modified electronic mail message to a third user comprising a recipient. The first, second, and third users may all be different from each other. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131110 | Shared Multimedia Experience - A method includes receiving a request to establish a group presence session between at least a first device associated with a first network and a second device associated with a second network. During the group presence session, multimedia content is provided to the first device and to the second device at substantially the same time, and first presence information from the first device is provided to the second device at substantially the same time as second presence information from the second device is provided to the first device. The method further includes synchronizing the multimedia content, the first presence information, and the second presence information based on a first device capability, a second device capability, information associated with the first network, and information associated with the second network. Synchronized content streams that include the multimedia content and presence information are transmitted to the devices via the respective networks. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131111 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POINT-AND-CLICK MESSAGING - Methods and systems are provided for communicating with elements of a complex system displayed on a web page comprising a electronic map and a plurality of icons disposed on the electronic map, each of the plurality of icons representing an element of the complex system and being situated on the electronic map so as to indicate each element's actual geographic location, each icon being associated with a messaging address. The method comprises invoking and receiving the web page and receiving an icon selection indication from a user via a human machine interface (HMI) device. The method includes generating a messaging dialog box based at least in part on the icon selection indication and one or more messaging addresses indicated thereby, receiving message content from the user; and transferring the message content to a data uplink for delivery to the messaging address. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131112 | System and Method for Automated Responses to Information Needs on Websites - Systems and methods are provided to automatically respond to questions on websites. An electronic communication comprising words is received over a network. In some embodiments, the electronic communication could comprise a message posted by a user on a social networking website. The words of the electronic communication are matched to words in prior search queries, where the prior search queries are associated with online content. A reply is then returned in response to the electronic communication. The reply comprises a representation of the online content, for example, a URL linking to the online content. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131113 | FILE SHARING METHODS - A file sharing method for sharing data in a local area network includes obtaining information pertinent to one or more file(s), transmitting the information pertinent to the one or more file(s) in the local area network, selecting one or more of the one or more file(s) based on the information, and transmitting the one or more selected file(s) in the local area network. Data size of the information is smaller than data size of the one or more file(s). | 2012-05-24 |
20120131114 | Method and system for transmitting large message mode CPM messages - The disclosure discloses a method and system for transmitting a large message mode CPM message, both of which enable the respective establishment of Message Session Relay Protocol (MSRP) links between a CPM client of a sender and an originating participation function entity, between the originating participation function entity and a terminating participation function entity, and between the terminating participation function entity and an inter-working function entity, wherein the establisher of each segment of MSRP link obtains the MSRP connection parameters of the opposite end through media negotiations and establishes the MSRP link according to the MSRP connection parameters; the CPM client of the sender sends the large message mode CPM message to the inter-working function entity through each segment of established MSRP link in sequence, the inter-working function entity performs a protocol conversion on the received the large message mode CPM message and then transmits the converted message to a non-CPM system. The method and system of the disclosure enable the transmission of a large message mode CPM message to an unavailable CPM system user, thus improving user experience. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131115 | TRANSACTIONAL MESSAGING SUPPORT IN CONNECTED MESSAGING NETWORKS - A method and system are provided for transactional messaging support in connected messaging networks. A first messaging network is provided which does not support transactional processing and a second messaging network is provided which does support transactional processing. A proxy application is provided between the first and second messaging networks. The proxy application receives messages from a first application on the first messaging network, the messages including instructions regarding transactional processing of the messages, and forwards the messages to the second messaging network using a transactional processing supported by the second messaging network. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131116 | CONTROLLING DATA TRANSFER ON MOBILE DEVICES - A communication system can provide one or more mechanisms for controlling data transfer on a mobile device. A technique based on such a mechanism includes receiving a request to transfer data to an application, accessing a first service identifier associated with the data, accessing a second service identifier associated with a service mode of the application, and determining whether to allow a transfer of the data to the application based on the first service identifier and the second service identifier. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131117 | HIERARCHICAL BITMASKS FOR INDICATING THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF SERIALIZED DATA FIELDS - Disclosed are systems and methods for communicating with a sender machine and a receiver machine, and analyzing a bitmask associated with a message to be sent from the sender machine to the receiver machine, such that the bitmask comprises one or more presence bits and one or more absence bits, such that the presence bits indicate that an associated field of the message are included in the message and the absence bits indicate that an associated field of the message are omitted in the message. The systems and methods also dynamically determine compression instructions to compress the bitmask, and provide the compression instructions to the sender machine, wherein the compression instructions reduce size of the bitmask associated with the message to be sent to the receiver machine. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131118 | SIGNATURE GENERATION USING MESSAGE SUMMARIES - Systems and methods for processing a message are provided. A message may be processed to generate a message summary by removing or replacing certain words, phrases, sentences, punctuation, and the like. Message signatures based upon the message summary may be generated and stored in a signature database, which may be used to identify and/or classify spam messages. Subsequently received messages may be classified by signature and processed based on classification. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131119 | MESSAGE CLASSIFICATION USING LEGITIMATE CONTACT POINTS - A system and method are disclosed for classifying a message. The method includes receiving the message, identifying all items of a certain type in the message, determining whether each of the items meets a criterion, and in the event that all the items are determined to meet the criterion, determining a classification of the message. The system includes an interface configured to receive the message, a processor coupled to the interface, configured to identify all items of a certain type in the message; determine whether each of the items meets a criterion; and in the event that all the items are determined to meet the criterion, determine a classification of the message. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131120 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISION OF CONTENT DATA - A computer-based method and system for content data management and provision. The method may include receiving a content request message from a registered user. The content request message may be addressed to an address associated with a broadcast entity. An identity of the user may be determined based upon the received content request message and identification information of the user stored in a database. A date and/or a time of transmission of the content request message may be determined and compared with content broadcast information associated with the broadcast entity. At least one piece of content data from the content broadcast information may be identified as a result of the comparing and the identified content data may be transmitted to the user. | 2012-05-24 |
20120131121 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS MESSAGE VERIFICATION OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS - A system and method for verifying a secure transaction by evaluating the transaction, generating a first verification value for the transaction, sending an electronic mobile message to a wireless device associated with the transaction, receiving a response from the wireless device to the electronic mobile message associated with the transaction and generating a new second verification value for the transaction based on the response is provided. The second verification value may be used to validate or invalidate the secure transaction. | 2012-05-24 |