25th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 76 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110153486 | Click Based Trading with Intuitive Grid Display of Market Depth - A method and system for reducing the time it takes for a trader to place a trade when electronically trading on an exchange, thus increasing the likelihood that the trader will have orders filled at desirable prices and quantities. The “Mercury” display and trading method of the present invention ensure fast and accurate execution of trades by displaying market depth on a vertical or horizontal plane, which fluctuates logically up or down, left or right across the plane as the market prices fluctuates. This allows the trader to trade quickly and efficiently. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153487 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRADING MULTIPLE TRADEABLE OBJECTS USING A SINGLE TRADING INTERFACE - A system and method are provided for displaying information related to a plurality of tradeable objects using a single graphical interface. One example graphical interface includes at least two screen regions displayed in relation to each other, with each region including a plurality of locations. Each location in the first screen region corresponds to a value along a first value axis, and each location in the second screen region corresponds to a value along a second value axis. The graphical interface also includes a first indicator in the first region and a second indicator in the second region. In response to a repositioning command based on an algorithm, the graphical interface includes a repositioned first value axis and the second value axis, such that the indicators are displayed in new locations determined based on the algorithm. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153488 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARKET ORDER VOLUME CLEARING IN ONLINE TRADING OF CREDIT DERIVATIVES - Systems and methods for market order volume clearing in online trading of credit derivatives are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for market order volume clearing may comprise: selecting, from a plurality of credit derivatives, at least one most liquid credit derivative; determining a volume clearing price level for the selected credit derivative; inviting trading clients of the electronic trading system to submit, within a time limit, buy orders and sell orders for the selected credit derivative at the volume clearing price level, each buy order or sell order specifying a desired volume; matching the buy orders and the sell orders submitted within the time limit to maximize a total notional amount of the selected credit derivative that can be traded at the volume clearing price level; and completing trades at the volume clearing price level according to the matching of orders. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153489 | System and Method for Selectively Displaying Market Information Related to a Plurality of Tradeable Objects - A graphical interface and method are provided for selectively displaying market information corresponding to a plurality of tradeable objects. According to one example method, a scanning feature is provided in relation to a number of tradeable object indicators. Upon detecting a predefined movement of a user input device in relation to the plurality of indicators, a graphical interface dynamically displays market information corresponding to the tradeable objects as a predefined movement of the user input device is detected in relation to the tradeable object indicators. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153490 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Providing Good Faith Estimates - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for providing good faith estimates. When a good faith estimate for a mortgage application is selected for printing, a prompt is made to determine whether the good faith estimate will be provided to a prospective borrower. If the good faith estimate will be provided to the prospective borrower, then the good faith estimate is generated, printed, and an electronic copy is stored in memory. When, however, the good faith estimate will not be provided to the prospective borrower, then the electronic copy of the good faith estimate is modified with a conspicuous notice that the good faith estimate is not for disclosure to the prospective borrower. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153491 | PROCESS AND ARCHITECTURE FOR STRUCTURING FACILITIES REVENUE BOND FINANCINGS - A process and architecture may be implemented to structure ESFRB financing or refinancing for Municipal Facilities operation, construction and/or renovation to improve economic and business terms for involved or interested parties, including without limitation, a Municipal Entity which owns, for example, water/sewer facilities, airports, seaports, bus and train transit systems, toll roads and bridges, parking lots and/or energy plants. The process and architecture allows for obtaining a credit risk assessment from a bond investor instead of a credit rating agency. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153492 | CONTROLLING A COMPUTER SYSTEM ENABLING SHARIA-COMPLIANT FINANCING - A computer system including data processing means arranged for receiving information into memory, the information enabling a transaction wherein a first party obtains property financing from a first financier by providing equitable title to the first financier and incurring obligations under a lease to the property, and wherein the first financier obtains funding for the financing from a second financier by providing at least some of the first financier's rights in the property, wherein the data processing means includes control means disposed to apply a Sharia compliance standard to the information control the computer system in carrying out a transaction compliant with the standard. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153493 | DYNAMIC LIMIT FUNDING SOURCE - Various methods and systems are provided to enable single purchases or payments to be funded from a plurality of funding sources, where the funding sources have dynamically set limits and priorities by the user. When a purchase or payment request is made, funding starts with the highest priority source, up to its limit, and continues with sequentially lower funding sources up the their limits, until the purchase or payment is fully funded. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153494 | Systems and Methods Associated with Distributing Financing and Risk Among Members of a Value Chain - System and methods associated with a distributed financing model. The distributed financing model distributes financing responsibility and risk among members of a value chain to finance certain buyers of goods or services, including those who are unable to get financing through financial institutions in the traditional manner. As a result, customers are better able to buy goods or services, sellers are able to sell more, and manufacturers or service providers can produce more. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153495 | MOBILE WIRELESS PAYMENT AND ACCESS - Embodiments of systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for enabling wireless mobile devices to be automatically detected and used as fare media on vehicles in a transit and/or transportation system. Embodiments include detecting a wireless mobile device and utilizing a unique identifier of the wireless mobile device to track a transit user's entry to and exit from a transit vehicle. Embodiments further include causing the wireless mobile device to display a fare payment indicator, allowing the transit user to use the wireless mobile device to show proof of payment if so solicited by a fare inspector. A corresponding fare can be calculated and paid for in a variety of ways. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153496 | AUTHENTICATION OF CARD-NOT-PRESENT TRANSACTIONS - Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for processing a card-not-present transaction. According to one embodiment, processing a card-not-present transaction can comprise receiving a request for a card-not-present transaction involving an enrolled consumer. The request can include information identifying the enrolled consumer. A record of information related to the enrolled consumer can be read and the enrolled consumer can be authenticated based at least in part on the information of the request and the record of information related to the enrolled consumer. In response to authenticating the enrolled consumer, a set of single-use payment information can be generated which can include a one-time password and a dynamic Primary Account Number (PAN) which is valid for a single transaction. The single-use payment information can be provided to the enrolled consumer or the merchant to complete the transaction in place of the true PAN. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153497 | SECURE TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION - A secure transaction system and method based on biometric identification. One or more biometric sensors (e.g., a fingerprint sensor) can be electronically connected to an input device having one or more operable keys, wherein the input device communicates with the secure transaction system to determine the identity of a user. A biometric feature (e.g., a fingerprint) can be captured and measured, if the operable key is pressed. A biometric signal indicative of the sensed biometric feature can be transmitted to a biometric identification module via a network to compare the biometric signal with stored biometric data. An authentication signal can be provided to the user for accessing a secure application that is communicatively coupled to the transaction system if the sensed biometric signal matches the stored biometric data. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153498 | Payment Channel Returning Limited Use Proxy Dynamic Value - A central platform provides proxy dynamic values for any one of a number of a cardholder's portable payment devices, upon a request for such information made during a transaction. The proxy dynamic value can be provided to the merchant, who then can route it into the acceptance network in order to initiate the authentication process. The central platform provides the actual primary account number associated with the proxy dynamic value during the authentication process. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153499 | PERFORMING A BUSINESS TRANSACTION WITHOUT DISCLOSING SENSITIVE IDENTITY INFORMATION TO A RELYING PARTY - A user engages in a transaction with a relying party. The relying party requests identity information from the user in a security policy and identifies transaction elements for an on-line business transaction. Typically, the security policy and transaction elements are transmitted together; the security policy can be as little as a request to conduct the on-line business transaction. The user identifies an information card that satisfies the security policy. The computer system requests a security token from the identity provider managing the information card, which can include requesting a transaction receipt for the transaction elements. The computer system then returns the security token (and the transaction receipt) to the relying party, to complete the transaction. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153500 | REAL TIME ACCOUNT UPDATE - A method is used in a system that includes a financial service provider coordinating accounts issued by an issuer to cardholders requesting credit from merchants. Each merchant has an acquirer with whom the financial service provider also coordinates the accounts. The method can be performed by a merchant sending a transmission to its acquirer including a request for a transaction against one account to which the merchant receives a denial or prior to receiving such a denial. The merchant then requests information from the financial service provider who responds by sending the requested information, upon which the merchant determines whether to extend the credit. When the method is performed by a financial service provider, in response to the denial received by one merchant or prior to such denial, the financial service provider receives a transmission from the merchant including a request for information about the account. In response, the financial service provider sends the merchant the requested information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153501 | BUSINESS OBJECT AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS - A system and method for conducting electronic transactions are provided, in which a business object is employed that includes a plurality of modular object sections that function as agreed-upon standard descriptors of an electronic transaction. The sections of the object may include a quote section, an elections section and a fulfillment section. The quote section contains information relating to a seller's willingness to transfer rights in an asset to a purchaser. The elections section contains transaction parameters that are modifiable in response to input from the purchaser. The fulfillment section contains information pertaining to consummation of the transaction and is configured to enable and facilitate the performance of transaction-related fulfillment tasks by one or more third parties. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153502 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING INFLUENTIAL INDIVIDUALS - In some embodiments, a method includes adding at least one virtual token to an account associated with a user of a token server, upon initial association of the user with the token server. The token server can be configured to transfer virtual tokens to and from accounts associated with a plurality of users. The token server can be accessible by one or more electronic devices in communication with the token server via a network. At least one virtual token can be transferred from an account associated with a first user of the token server to an account associated with a second user of the token server based upon a request received from the first user of the token server via an electronic device. The transferred virtual token can be associated, for example, with a popularity rating of the user receiving the virtual token. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153503 | Device and Method for Identity Theft Resistant Transcations - An authorization device includes an input module, a key generator, and an output module. The input module receives a request to authorize a transaction between a mobile device and a merchant terminal. The key generator generates a key used for authorizing the transaction. The key relates only to the transaction. The output module transmits an authorization for the transaction that is based on a processing of the key. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153504 | POSTCARD GREETINGS FOR DIRECT MARKETING - A method for customizing direct marketing campaigns, by utilizing relationships within a computer social network and information that is known about the social network members to find the best opportunity to provide an offer for goods and services to potential customers; providing offers for the goods and the services via the computer based upon receiving recommendations from acquaintances of potential customers via the social networks; and sending offers to the potential customers via the computer on behalf of their acquaintance. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153505 | DELIVER APPLICATION SERVICES THROUGH BUSINESS OBJECT VIEWS - Systems and methods for providing application services through business object views. In one aspect, a definition of at least one business object (BO) is included in a metadata of an application platform. The definition includes descriptions of entities of the BO, and an identification of a service provider of the BO. The service provider instantiates the business object in response to an application service request. In a further aspect, a definition of a business object view (BOV) is included in the metadata of the application platform. The definition includes description of entities of the BOV, and an identification of the BO. The BO is a data source of the BOV. In one other aspect, a transformation describes a mapping of BOV entities to data source BO entities. A service corresponding to a core service of a BOV entity is called at the BO service provider based on the mapping. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153506 | PROJECT ANALYSIS TOOL - A project analysis tool receives a set of activities of a project, receives user input that specifies an activity attribute, groups the activities into groups according to different attribute values, and displays each group's activities within a line located by their start times. Alternatively, the tool receives user input that specifies a start entity and an end entity, determines paths of the activities of the project between the start entity and the end entity using received predecessor/successor relationships, and displays each path's activities within a line located by their start times. Alternatively, the tool creates time phases, populates them with activities based on start/end times, performs metric analysis on each time phase, and displays each time phase's analysis information. The tool also divides groups/paths into time phases across groups/paths, identifies segments that are the intersection of a time phase and a group/path, analyzes each segment and displays its analysis information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153507 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR SERVER-STORAGE-NETWORK OPTIMIZATION FOR APPLICATION SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS - A computer-implemented method for determining, from a system including a plurality of data center resources, at least one configuration of data center resources for an implementation of an application. The method includes receiving application information and receiving information regarding known internal features up the data center resources. The method also includes provisioning the system of data center resources and creating possible configurations of data center resources for implementing application. The method also includes correlating models and data center resources to create an interrelated representation of the models and the data center resources. The models predict a relationship of parameters for the possible configurations. The method also includes creating a multiple dimensional analysis of parameters for the possible configurations of data center resources using the interrelated representation and selecting a configuration of data center resources from the possible configurations using the multiple dimensional analysis of parameters. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153508 | Estimating values of assets - A body of information elements is maintained including facts, assumptions, and relationships, at least one element being generated from the others using the relationships and representative of an estimate of a value of, or a market size of a product or service associated with, an asset. The relationships each define how a resulting fact or assumption can be generated from at least one source fact or assumption. The way in which the at least one source fact or assumption can be generated from another source fact or assumption is defined in each of multiple instances by one of the relationships. The body of information is exposed through a publicly accessible communication medium on a non-discriminatory basis. On the communication medium, users are enabled to engage in moderated collective discussion concerning the information elements. Users are enabled to participate financially in contracts having values that are tied to the estimated value of the asset. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153509 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CROSS-REFERENCING IMPORTANT IP RELATIONSHIPS - This document discusses, among other things, a system and method to provide cross-referencing of important IP relationships. The system comprising software executing on a computing platform for displaying relationships between various domains of IP information selected from the group of claims, prosecution history, products, concepts or art. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153510 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF REQUESTS FOR APPROVAL OF MATERIALS FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - A system and method for automated processing requests for reviewing and approving business development materials, such as marketing flipbooks and request for proposals, etc., for compliance and performance approval employs an application server that presents a web-based request form. A requestor uses the request form to enter information regarding the approval request and to select reviewer. The application server then generates a request document and sends it with the business development materials to the selected reviewer(s). The request form and marketing presentation materials are archived in a database to allow real-time monitoring and future auditing. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153511 | DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT QUALITY INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT - A device for discretely managing quality of an SLA according to the present invention is an SLA quality information management device for managing quality of service level agreement, including: a data management unit that shares SLA quality information generated by each of a provisioning management device, a fault management device, and a network quality management device with the provisioning management device, the fault management device, and the network quality management device and stores it; a statistic processing unit that generates SLA quality statistical information based on the SLA quality information; and a compensation processing unit that processes compensation for violation of the SLA quality based on the SLA quality statistical information. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153512 | Apparatus for Customer Authentication of an Item - An apparatus is provided for authentication of an item or a label by storing unique random serial numbers or codes in a remote secure storage that can be used to authenticate the item or the label, generating a pointer to each stored unique random serial number/code and storing the generated pointer(s) in a client data storage. During or prior to a production run of the item(s) or label(s): the generated point(s) are sent from the client data storage to one or more media devices, the generated pointer(s) are obtained from the media device using a post-content manager, the unique random serial number(s)/code(s) are obtained from the server via the post-content manager using the generated pointer(s), the obtained unique random serial number(s)/code(s) are sent to the media device, and the received unique random serial number(s)/code(s) are imprinted on the item(s) or the label(s) using the media device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153513 | Automated Product Shipment with Carrier Quality Feedback - The present invention provides a method for shipping products that include (a) sending requests for quotations by electronic transmission to a plurality of selected carriers based upon customer order specifications, available delivery options and a carrier quality database; (b) selecting a carrier quotation based upon quotations received by electronic transmission and the carrier quality database and updating the carrier quality database with the selected carrier and quotation; (c) preparing the product shipment including using an optical scanner to measure shipment dimensions and a weight scale to measure shipment weight of the product shipment; and (d) if the measured dimensions and weight do not conform to the selected quotation, repeating steps (b) and (c) with measured shipment dimensions and weight or, if the measured dimensions and weight do conform to the selected quotation, notifying carrier to ship the product. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153514 | Generating Customer-Specific Solution Documentation - The disclosed techniques enable a customer or solution provider to generate customer-specific solution documentation according to an organizational design corresponding to a customer from generic, or “out-of-the-box,” documentation. A solution package includes an assumed, out-of-box organizational design, out-of-box solution documentation and solution materials. A customer or information technology (IT) integrator is provided a graphical user interface (GUI) to edit the out-of-box organizational design to conform to the customer's organizational design. A Documentation Generation and Delivery Tool (DGDT) analyzes both organizational and documentation designs. The DGDT generates and delivers customer-specific documentation based upon out-of-box documentation and customer-specific organizational design. The DGDT also provides a GUI for human interaction. The disclosed techniques may be employed to build dynamic documentation in areas such as, but not limited to, software product info centers, IT solutions, service methods and specific business processes. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153515 | Distributed capture system for use with a legacy enterprise content management system - A distributed capture system is disclosed which enables digital content to be captured in various formats and interfaced with a plurality ECM) platforms which enables the distributed capture system to be seamlessly integrated with a customer's legacy ECM system. The system is configured to receive various financial records that are normally created at a financial institution, such as loan applications and customer signature cards, in various formats, such as Microsoft Word, PDF, and Printer Control Language (PCL). The financial records are directed to a virtual printer and converted to a TIFF format. The print stream associated with the text embedded in the TIFF image of the financial record is captured and compared with document classification template. The document classification template allows the document to be automatically classified and indexed. Documents are then sent to the ECM interface. The ECM interface allows financial records that are normally created at the financial institution to be converted to electronic form and stored in the financial institution's legacy ECM. By eliminating the need to purchase a new ECM, the need to convert existing data to the format of the legacy ECM is obviated. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153516 | Method and terminal for generating and applying electronic service guide information - A method and terminal for generating and applying ESG information are disclosed. The method comprises: a terminal generates ESG information by using service identifiers and presents the ESG information to a user; the terminal extracts corresponding program playing information from a CMCT or an SMCT by using a service identifier selected from the ESG information by the user, receives the program data according to the program playing information and plays the program. By using the method of the present disclosure, when a terminal can not receive ESG through a broadcasting network, ESG information can still be provided to the user for use, so it is convenient for the user to select and watch his/her own favorite programs; when a terminal can not update ESG through a broadcasting network, if a program source and its corresponding service identifier in a program source transmitting sub-system have changed, the terminal can still update ESG information in time, thus the user would be ensured to select and watch accurate programs. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153517 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - A comprehensive platform for developing digital products. A standardized process is applied to a product development effort and an online portal provides tools to aid the product development, assessment, funding and commercializing products. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between users. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153518 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - A comprehensive platform for developing digital products. A standardized process is applied to a product development effort and an online portal provides tools to aid the product development, assessment, funding and commercializing products. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between users. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153519 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TRIGGER NETWORKS CORRESPONDING TO EVENT-CONDITION-ACTION RULES - Systems and methods consistent with the invention may include executing a business task by receiving an instruction to execute a business task; generating an event-condition-action (ECA) rule during execution of the business task; generating a graphical representation corresponding to the ECA rule; and executing, using a processor of the computer system, the business task based on an evaluation of the graphical representation. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153520 | Asset Investment Simulation System Based on Investment Behavior Analysis, Time Compression, and Event Re-Sequencing - A asset investment simulation system based on investment behavior analysis, time compression, and event re-sequencing has a network server containing a user profile module for account and password management, an event database containing domestic and international events that affected the financial market, a scenario module for selection of country of investment and time period, an economic windows module for market news for the determination of investment target and amount, an asset allocation module for portfolio suggestions, a trading interface for online trading upon reviewing news messages and economic indexes, a performance evaluation module for performance management and detail data display of account value, portfolio, and performance, and an investment behavior analysis module for investment behavior analysis and investment behavior suggestions. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153521 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SWAP CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT WITH A DISCOUNT CURVE FEEDBACK LOOP - A method, system, apparatus and media are directed to managing trading of financial instruments with a clearinghouse as a counter-party to trades. A plurality of inputs that includes trade data for trades executed using the computer system is received. A discount curve for projected prices of a swap contract over time based on the received plurality of inputs is determined in real-time. A swap contract price is valued based on the determined discount curve. A margin requirement is determined for a user who wishes to trade or hold a position in the swap contract in the user's account based on the swap contract price. Data about a trade of the swap contract that is executed within the computer system is incorporated into the trade data used for determining the discount curve to provide a feedback loop into the real-time determination of the discount curve. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153522 | Electronic Enterprise Capital Marketplace Apparatus and Method - An automated and interactive system that facilitates efficient capitalization/liquidation and monitoring of private and publicly-traded enterprises through a network-driven marketplace is disclosed. The system may be comprised of a dynamic process for enterprise characterization, a customizable computational engine that utilizes statistical reference information to quantify a multi-factor scoring value for each unique enterprise, a customizable system for investor-users to filter, rank, and screen enterprise prospects, a customizable system for monitoring the performance of enterprises, an integrated internal system for electronic communication between market participants, and an empirical feedback system that provides a dynamic knowledge base of statistical reference information for various computational components of the invention. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153523 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTING AND DISPLAYING A RISK-RETURN PROFILE AS A RISK MEASURE FOR FINANCIAL ASSETS - A method and apparatus for displaying a financial asset risk-return profile is disclosed. The method includes determining the length of a period; computing an integer number of intervals in a date range set, an interval being an integer multiple of the length of the period; for each interval, computing the number of interval sub-sets in the date range set, each interval sub-set spanning the time spanned by a corresponding interval; for each interval, computing a metric of the interval sub-sets; and for each interval, displaying the computed metric. The displayed financial asset risk-return profile includes a total return component and a hold time component of risk. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153524 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED BUILDING SERVICES DESIGN - A building systems design process uses computer hardware and software to examine multiple possible solutions to the design of building services systems including plumbing, heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, electrical power and lighting through automated calculation procedures and iterative computing methods. The process examines multiple valid solutions to the system design requirements, while preparing construction cost estimates of each valid solution examined and comparing the cost of each solution to determine the least costly solution that meets or exceeds all required design parameters entered into the system. The solution returned by the optimization process includes a complete representation of the best solution found placed in a CAD database ready for reproduction and use in the bidding and construction of the building. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153525 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION USING GEOLOCATION INFORMATION - A method of controlling power consumption comprising defining a boundary region surrounding a power-consuming structure and obtaining geolocations for one or more mobile terminals over a telecommunications network. The method also comprises determining whether or not the one or more mobile terminals are located inside or outside of said boundary region and changing a power mode of the power-consuming structure. The power mode is changed to a low-power consumption mode when the geolocations of each of the mobile terminals are outside of the boundary region. Or, the power mode is changed to a high-power consumption mode when the geolocation of at least one of the mobile terminals is inside the boundary region. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153526 | Static Ad Frame - A static ad frame used vertically and horizontally around the viewing area of a flat panel television or digital display to advertise, promote, market, and/or convey a message to individuals viewing content on the associated flat panel television or digital display via images and/or words printed on the frame's exposed front surface. It is preferably made from lightweight and rigid signboard material, and is attached to the front of the flat panel television or digital display via fastening means. No loss of functionality in the associated flat panel television or digital display occurs, or degradation of performance, as a result of signboard use. Content on the signboard is seen both actively and passively by viewers of the associated flat panel television or digital display. Optionally, a permanent message, an erasable surface that facilitates impromptu/dynamic messaging, lightweight cutouts creating 3-dimensional effects, and accommodation for infrared relay devices, may also be provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153527 | REUSABLE ENVELOPE WITH A PAIR OF ADHESIVE STRIPS - The invention comprises a blank for an envelope including a front panel, a rear panel and a closure panel, the closure panel being connectable in use to the front panel, the blank having two gluing areas by which the closure panel may be connected to the front panel in use. A removable strip is provided between the gluing areas, the removable strip being of sufficient dimensions to receive indicia associated with a first mailing thereon, at least some of which indicia are removed when the envelope is opened by removing the removable strip after the first mailing. The envelope may also have a second removable area. The removable strip may be wide enough to reveal a response indicia imprinted on the first panel. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153528 | PROVIDING COMPARISON EXPERIENCES IN RESPONSE TO SEARCH QUERIES - Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing devices facilitate providing a comparison experience to a user in response to a search query. Upon receiving a search query from the user, entities are extracted from the query. The entities are associated with entity classes. The entities, entity classes, previous user behavior, and other information are used to infer whether the user likely is engaging in a comparison task. If the inference indicates that the user likely is engaging in a comparison task, a comparison experience is generated and access to the comparison experience is provided to the user. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153529 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO EFFICIENTLY GENERATE A PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE MODEL - A method and apparatus for efficiently generating a processor architecture model that accurately predicts performance of the processor for minimizing simulation time are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises: identifying a performance benchmark of a processor; sampling a portion of a design space for the identified performance benchmark; simulating the sampled portion of the design space to generate training data; generating a processor performance model from the training data by modifying the training data to predict an entire design space; and predicting performance of the processor for the entire design space by executing the processor performance model. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153530 | Method and system for analyzing a legacy system based on trails through the legacy system - The present invention concerns a method for analyzing a legacy system ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110153531 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - An information processing apparatus that encodes input structured data according to an encoding rule is provided. When the structured data matches a specified learning target, this apparatus determines the start of learning of the encoding rule. Upon determining the start of learning, the apparatus recognizes the structure and data type of the structured data and starts learning the encoding rule. The apparatus stores the structured data until an end condition corresponding to the specified learning target holds and the end of learning of the encoding rule is determined. Upon determining the end of learning, the apparatus encodes the stored structured data according to the learned encoding rule. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153532 | DRIVING MANEUVER ASSISTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING DRIVING MANEUVER - A driving maneuver assisting apparatus includes a learning section configured to learn a driving-behavior pattern of a driver for a predetermined duration; a non-steady-state degree calculating section configured to calculate a non-steady-state degree by comparing a current driving-behavior pattern with the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section, wherein the non-steady-state degree represents how different the current driving-behavior pattern is from the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section; a learning level calculating section configured to calculate a learning level of the learning section; and a notifying section configured to notify the driver of a maneuver assisting information for inducing the driving-behavior pattern learned by the learning section in accordance with the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section, when the non-steady-state degree calculated by the non-steady-state degree calculating section exceeds a threshold value. The notifying section is configured to provide contents of the maneuver assisting information in more detail as the learning level calculated by the learning level calculating section becomes higher. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153533 | PRODUCING SPIKE-TIMING DEPENDENT PLASTICITY IN AN ULTRA-DENSE SYNAPSE CROSS-BAR ARRAY - Embodiments of the invention relate to producing spike-timing dependent plasticity in an ultra-dense synapse cross-bar array for neuromorphic systems. An aspect of the invention includes when an electronic neuron spikes, an alert pulse is sent from the spiking electronic neuron to each electronic neuron connected to the spiking electronic neuron. When the spiking electronic neuron sends the alert pulse, a gate pulse is sent from the spiking electronic neuron to each electronic neuron connected to the spiking electronic neuron. When each electronic neuron receives the alert pulse, a response pulse is sent from each electronic neuron receiving the alert pulse to the spiking electronic neuron. The response pulse is a function of time since a last spiking of the electronic neuron receiving the alert pulse. In addition, the combination of the gate pulse and response pulse is capable increasing or decreasing conductance of a variable state resistor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153534 | Expression Profiles to Predict Relapse of Prostate Cancer - The present invention provides a method for preparing a reference model for cancer relapse prediction that provides higher resolution grading than Gleason score alone. The method encompasses obtaining from different individuals a plurality of prostate carcinoma tissue samples of known clinical outcome representing different Gleason scores; selecting a set of signature genes having an expression pattern that correlates positively or negatively in a statistically significant manner with the Gleason scores; independently deriving a prediction score that correlates gene expression of each individual signature gene with Gleason score for each signature gene in said plurality of prostate carcinoma tissue samples; deriving a prostate cancer gene expression (GEX) score that correlates gene expression of said set of signature genes with the Gleason score based on the combination of independently derived prediction scores in the plurality of prostate cancer tissue samples; and correlating said GEX score with the clinical outcome for each prostate carcinoma tissue sample. A set of signature genes is provided that encompasses all or a sub-combination of GI_2094528, KIP2, NRG1, NBL1, Prostein, CCNE2, CDC6, FBP1, HOXC6, MKI67, MYBL2, PTTG1, RAMP, UBE2C, Wnt5A, MEMD, AZGP1, CCK, MLCK, PPAP2B, and PROK1. Also provided a methods for predicting the probability of relapse of cancer in an individual and methods for deriving a prostate cancer gene expression (GEX) score for a prostate carcinoma tissue sample obtained from an individual. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153535 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING A MAINTENANCE FUNCTION - A method for performing a maintenance function of a system under diagnosis includes a step for hierarchical decomposition of the system under diagnosis into sub-systems based on the model of the system and, for each sub-system, steps for determination of a model of the sub-system starting from the model of the system, and allocation of a diagnostic method depending on the processing and memory resources of said sub-system. The method allocated is a first diagnostic method based on the model of the system or a second diagnostic method based on predefined logical relationships. The method further includes calculation of the logical relationships for the sub-systems implementing the second diagnostic method, and the transfer of the logical relationships to the sub-systems implementing the second method and the transfer of the model to the sub-systems implementing the first method. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153536 | Computer-Implemented Systems And Methods For Dynamic Model Switching Simulation Of Risk Factors - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for implementing a dynamic model switching simulator that generates a plurality of simulations. A system and method generates a simulation comprising predictions over a plurality of time periods. Generating a simulation includes generating a first time period prediction using a first model of a first model type. Generating the plurality of subsequent time period predictions includes evaluating the model switching rule to identify whether to switch models for a subsequent time period prediction, generating the subsequent time period prediction using the first model if a switch of models is not identified, and generating the subsequent time period prediction using a second model of a second model type otherwise. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153537 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Estimating Answers to Questions - Methods, systems, and products answer questions using heuristics. A question and an input are received. A set of heuristic rules is retrieved, and the question is answered by evaluating an accuracy of each heuristic rule. Multiple accuracies from the set of heuristic rules are combined to produce a confidence level for the answer to the question. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153538 | Rule-based Processing in Different Layers - In an embodiment, a method is provided for processing rules within a layer of an application. In this method, a rule defining a condition and a functionality associated with the condition is received at runtime of the layer. This functionality is provided by the layer. Using a microprocessor, a fulfillment of the condition is identified and the functionality is executed based on this identification. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153539 | IDENTIFYING COMMON DATA OBJECTS REPRESENTING SOLUTIONS TO A PROBLEM IN DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES - The disclosure relates to identifying a solution to a problem wherein the problem and solution are in different disciplines. An exemplary embodiment concerns a system for identifying a solution comprising a bridging component for generating a bridged ontology from data elements of prime and secondary ontologies if the number the data elements common to the ontologies meets a threshold value. The system may comprise an inference engine for identifying, from the bridged ontology, data elements related to the problem and the solution. The inference engine may further determine relationships between the data elements associated with the problem and those associated with a solution to confirm the correctness of a solution. The problem and solution may be represented as RDF data objects. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153540 | TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS - Techniques for performing diagnostics for a monitored system. In one set of embodiments, an aggregate model can be built from a set of models corresponding to entities (e.g., applications and systems) in the monitored system, and data from the monitored system can be applied to the aggregate model. Diagnostic result information can then be generated based on the application of the data to the aggregate model. In certain embodiments, generating the diagnostic result information can include determining a state of an application or system in the monitored system and determining an impact of the state to a user. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153541 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MACHINE CONTROL IN DESIGNATED AREAS - Systems and methods for determining machine control zones associated with a mine site comprise receiving, at a processor, information indicative of an occurrence of a detonation of explosive material in the mine site. The method may further include predicting, at the processor, a blast zone associated with the detonation of explosive material based on the information and accessing, by the processor from a job-site map database, information indicative of one or more topographical features associated with the blast zone. The method may also include establishing, at the processor, a designated area associated with the blast zone based at least on the predicted blast zone and the information indicative of the one or more topographical features and providing, by the processor to one or more machines, information indicative of the designated area. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153542 | OPINION AGGREGATION SYSTEM - A system is disclosed for obtaining and aggregating opinions generated by multiple sources with respect to one or more objects. The disclosed system uses observed variables associated with an opinion and a probabilistic model to estimate latent properties of that opinion. With those latent properties, the disclosed system may enable publishers to reliably and comprehensively present object information to interested users. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153543 | Fiber Identification Using Optical Frequency-Domain Reflectometer - Described herein are systems and methods for uniquely identifying, or “fingerprinting,” optical fibers based upon hi-resolution measurements of the backscattered light, such as can be performed by an optical frequency-domain reflectometer (“OFDR”). One embodiment of the disclosure of this application is related to a computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions that are executable by a processor. The set of instructions being operable to retrieve a profile for an intended fiber, the profile including unique measurement data of the intended fiber, receive from the OFDR further measurement data from a connected fiber within a network, compare the unique measurement data of the intended fiber to the further measurement data of the connected fiber, and confirm an identity of the connected fiber as being the intended fiber when the unique measurement data matches the further measurement data, and trigger an alert when the unique measurement data does not match the further measurement data. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153544 | Fiber Identification Using Mode Field Diameter Profile - Described herein are systems and methods for uniquely identifying, or “fingerprinting,” optical fibers based upon measurements from an optical time-domain reflectometer (“OTDR”). One embodiment of the disclosure of this application is related to a computer readable storage medium including a set of instructions that are executable by a processor. The set of instructions being operable to retrieve a profile for an intended fiber, the profile including unique measurement data of the intended fiber, collect further measurement data from a connected fiber within a network, compare the unique measurement data of the intended fiber to the further measurement data of the connected fiber, and confirm an identity of the connected fiber as being the intended fiber when the unique measurement data matches the further measurement data, and trigger an alert when the unique measurement data does not match the further measurement data. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153545 | MONITORING VELOCITY AND DWELL TRENDS FROM WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK DATA - A system and method of processing one or more sensor logs includes receiving a sensor log and identifying a set of entries in the sensor log having a predefined sequence of sensor identifiers. The set of entries may define a velocity event. The method can also provide for calculating an in-home gait velocity for the velocity event. In one example, the method also provides for identifying another set of entries in the sensor log having a sensor identifier that corresponds to a dwell sensor mounted in a doorway, wherein the other set of entries define a dwell event. The method may also provide for calculating an in-home dwell time for the dwell event. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153546 | STATE MACHINE WITH OUT-OF-ORDER PROCESSING FUNCTIONALITY AND METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment of the invention, software operating as a state machine may be implemented within a digital device to support out-of-ordering processing of events by the state machine. Upon execution of the software by a processor, the following operations are performed. First, a determination is made if an incoming event is a transition, and if so, if the transition is not a transition associated with the current state of the state machine, but rather, is out-of-order from a predetermined order of transitions supported by the state machine. Upon determining that the transition is out-of-order, a determination is made whether the transition is to a reachable state such as a state prior to the current state of the state machine or to a future state from the current state. If so, the transition is allowed to be undertaken. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153547 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHAPE BASED RETRIEVAL OF PRIOR PATIENTS FOR AUTOMATION AND QUALITY CONTROL OF RADIATION THERAPY TREATMENT PLANS - A system and method for determining at least one new treatment plan for at least one new patient, comprising: providing at least one representation of the at least one new patient's at least one organ at risk relative to at least one target; searching for at least one prior treatment plan for at least one prior patient with at least one similar representation; and reviewing the at least one prior treatment plan for the at least one prior patient in order to determine whether the at least one new treatment plan can be improved based on information in the at least one prior treatment plan. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153548 | OPTIMIZING DATA TRANSFER TIME ON GRAPHICS PROCESSOR UNITS - Disclosed are methods and systems for optimizing data transfer time in a graphics processor unit. The methods and systems involve receiving a user request to perform online analytical processing computation, the user request comprising axes dimensions and filter dimensions associated with a visualization for an online analytical computation cube, identifying one or more slices of the online analytical processing cube based on the user request, transferring the one or more identified slices to a second memory, performing the online analytical processing computation for the one or more identified slices at the graphics processor unit and retrieving a result of the online analytical processing computation from the second memory. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153549 | DIVERSE ROUTE ADJUSTMENT TOOL - A system for and method of analyzing the diversity of a set of voice network circuits is disclosed. The system and method compile identifying information representing voice network circuits and store this information in a database. The system and method analyze the database, which represents a set of voice networks, to determine whether there are any route diversity violations. If route diversity violations exist, a violation report can be created. The violation report can include schematic diagrams of each non-diverse route with common points and also a summary of the violations. From the violation report, the nature of the correction—e.g., remote access or manual field intervention—may be determined. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153550 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN EVENT OCCURRENCE RATE - Described are a system and method for determined an event occurrence rate. A sample set of content items may be obtained. Each of the content items may be associated with at least one region in a hierarchical data structure. A first impression volume may be determined for the at least one region as a function of a number of impressions registered for the content items associated with the at least one region. A scale factor may be applied to the first impression volume to generate a second impression volume. The scale factor may be selected so that the second impression volume is within a predefined range of a third impression volume. A click-through-rate (CTR) may be estimated as a function of the second impression volume and a number of clicks on the content item. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153551 | Identifying and Changing Personal Information - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for analyzing information about a user are presented which include obtaining at least one search result based on at least one search terms describing the user; presenting the at least one search result to the user; receiving an indication from the user of the desirability of a search result; and performing an action based on the desirability of the search result. Systems, apparatuses, and methods are also presented for determining a reputation score representing the reputation of a user which include collecting search results from data source, determining an effect on the reputation of the user of the search results from the data source, and calculating a reputation score for the user based on the determined effect on the reputation of the user from the search results from the data source. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153552 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STANDARDIZING IP TRANSACTIONS - A comprehensive platform for merchandising intellectual property (IP) and conducting IP transactions is disclosed. A standardized data collection method enables IP assets to be characterized, rated and valuated in a consistent manner. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between the IP Marketplace participants throughout the IP transaction process. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153553 | Coordinated Location Aware Brokering of Social Networks - Social networking has become a significant aspect of many people's lives as they communicate with others who are members of the same social networking application. In many instances members who have joined these social networks to find other individuals with similar interests are unaware that people who have these same interests have not joined the same social network but are members of another social network. Today these social networks are discrete, jealously guarding their member profiles, and limiting their member's ability to achieve the goal they joined the social network for. Accordingly, the invention allows members to search and manage activities on multiple social networks through a brokering service, the partner social networks deriving benefit through providing expanded resources to their own members which they do not have to acquire and also from revenue flowing from the brokering service. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153554 | Method for summarizing data in unaggregated data streams - A method for producing a summary A of data points in an unaggregated data stream wherein the data points are in the form of weighted keys (a, w) where a is a key and w is a weight, and the summary is a sample of k keys a with adjusted weights w | 2011-06-23 |
20110153555 | Adapting a Workflow - A method for adapting a workflow of a content management system comprises setting an allowed action for a user, creating at least one information item depending on the allowed action for the user, in which the at least one information item comprises content to be published and a first information item status level indicative of a present status level of the content within the workflow, and executing the workflow which comprises stages each corresponding to a respective information item status level, such that a next stage of the workflow is determined based on a combination of different types of user status information, indicative of a status of the user, and the first information item status level. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153556 | MULTIPLE FIELD BOUNDARY DATA SETS IN AN AUTOMATED CROP RECORDKEEPING SYSTEM - A method includes defining a plurality of crop field boundaries such that an area of land falls within each of the plurality of field boundaries. The method further includes maintaining the plurality of crop field boundaries within the crop recordkeeping system, using a first of the crop field boundaries in performing a first function of the crop recordkeeping system executing on a computer, and using a second of the crop field boundaries in performing a second function of the crop recordkeeping system executing on the computer. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153557 | MIGRATION OF VERSIONED DATA BETWEEN CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Described is a method for migrating versioned data from a source configuration management system to a target configuration management system. The method includes determining, for at least one historical period having versioned data items to be migrated from the source to target systems, an earliest versioned data item based on a start time for the historical period. At least one subsequent versioned data item is determined based on a sampling interval and an end time for the historical period. The earliest versioned data item and subsequent versioned data items for each historical period are migrated from the source configuration management system to the target configuration management system. Advantageously, migration is performed faster than if all existing versions are migrated and storage requirements are reduced. In addition, differencing tools in the target system can compare different versions of the migrated data items. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153558 | CONFIGURATION ITEM RECONCILIATION - Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media or provided for reconciling an input configuration item (“CI”) with one or more existing CIs, each CI representing an entity on a computer network. An existing CI may be identified as a potential equivalent to the input CI where a first attribute of the existing CI has a value that matches a value of a first attribute of the input CI. The existing CI may be eliminated as a potential equivalent, however, where a comparison of a value of a second attribute of the existing CI with a value of a second attribute of the input CI indicates a mismatch. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153559 | Mechanism for Deprecating Object Oriented Data - Techniques are described to allow the deprecation of classes in an object-oriented data model, such as a CDM for a CMDB. When a class is deprecated and replaced by another existing or new class, data associated with instances of the deprecated class may be migrated to the replacement class. A mapping between the deprecated class and its replacement class may be provided to allow existing applications to continue to access data using the deprecated class without change until the deprecated class is finally deleted or the application is updated to use the replacement class. New applications written to use the object-oriented data model after the deprecation may use the replacement class to access data instances created using the original data model. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153560 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND ARTICLE TO MANAGE ELECTRONIC OR DIGITAL DOCUMENTS IN NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods of electronic or digital document management allow satellite offices, sites or facilities to replicate some documents in a shared or common electronic document repository, while storing other documents only locally, while allowing document management functions seamlessly across an enterprise independent of whether the electronic or digital documents or files are replicated to a shared or common repository, for instance a central electronic or digital document repository. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153561 | MULTI-PHASE FILE SYSTEM RESTORE WITH SELECTIVE ON-DEMAND DATA AVAILABILITY - A selective restore technique for restoring file systems within computer systems provides on-demand access during the restore process, while preventing users from slowing the restore process by generating random accesses to files that have not yet been restored, early in the restore process. The restored files are grouped into multiple groups of files, which correspond to multiple phases of the restore process. On-demand requests may be locked out for some or all users during the first one or more phases of the restore, while they are permitted for the subsequent phases, ensuring that critical files needed by all users will be available before the backup process is interrupted by on-demand accesses. The groups are generally organized by elapsed time since last access or modification, and may be organized at restore time or during periodic back-up operations so that the files may be similarly organized in the backup media. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153562 | ERROR PREVENTION FOR DATA REPLICATION - A method and system for preventing error during data replication is provided. A replication entity model is used to represent data in a source and data in a target. One or more of a logical model, a directed relationship model or a state model may be provided to prevent error. The method and system may be applied to data migration and data synchronisation. The system comprises a transformation engine and a replication engine, wherein the replication engine is adapted to instruct the transformation engine to replicate each replication entity in turn. This may be based on the order dictated by the one or more directed relationships in the directed relationship model. Replication of a replication entity by the transformation engine comprises replicating data within one or more selected data structures of the source in one or more selected data structures of the target, the selection being based on the mapping between the replication entity model data in the source and data in the target. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153563 | ENHANCED REPLICATION OF DATABASES - A server for replicating a database update operation. Responsive to an update request received at an supplier server that affects more than one database entry at the supplier server, a single replication request is built that contains an expression identifying the affected database entries to be replicated and the respective values of the entries to be replicated. The single replication request is transmitted to the consumer server. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153564 | ERROR-SENSITIVE ELECTRONIC DIRECTORY SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODS - A system and method is provided for synchronizing related entries in different electronically stored directories. In one implementation, the method includes the steps of: storing first entries in a first directory, one of a plurality of directories, the first entries having first fields for different types of information and each first field having a related stored confidence level indicating the degree of confidence of the accuracy of the data stored in each first field; storing second entries in related second fields in a second memory, each of the second field entries having a corresponding stored confidence level; determining when a change has been made to a field of an entry; and updating the corresponding field in the other directory with a confidence level for the field when a change exceeds a threshold. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153565 | CONFIGURATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A configuration information management device includes a storage unit for storing a configuration item and an item relationship. The configuration information management device controls to cause the storage unit or the different configuration information management device to store the item relationship. The configuration information management device also controls to cause the storage unit or the different configuration information management device containing a configuration item connected to the item relationship to store a replica of the item relationship. When a search request including a series of the configuration item and the item relationship is accepted, the configuration information management device decomposes the search request such that the configuration item and the item relationship arranged in series are together treated as a unit of processing, and performs a search process for each unit of processing. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153566 | OPTIMISTIC SERIALIZABLE SNAPSHOT ISOLATION - The subject disclosure relates to a concurrency control technique that ensures isolation among concurrently execution transactions optimistically in a multiversion database by applying two optional tests at the end of a read-write transaction: validating the visibility of the read set of the read-write transaction(s) and phantom detection by re-scanning and confirming no new version have appeared in the view. Depending on desired level of isolation, both, one or none of the test are applied. Each version of a data record in an applicable database can be assigned two timestamps indicating the lifetime the version. The value of a version timestamp, though assigned, may be conditional on a transaction committing. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153567 | RESTORE OF FULL SYSTEM BACKUP AND INCREMENTAL BACKUPS USING MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS DEVICE STREAMS - A technique for restoring file systems by applying full and incremental backups together while streaming them from multiple devices provides a faster system restore from a full backup where incremental backups must also be applied. A first storage device streams the full backup while at least one second storage device streams at least one incremental backup. As files are detected in the incremental backup, they are written instead of the corresponding file in the full backup. Incremental backups can be pre-merged to reduce their number to one less than a number of storage devices available to stream the backups, so that the full backup can be streamed along with the pre-merged incremental backup(s) to restore the file system. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153568 | HIGH VOLUME, HIGH SPEED ADAPTIVE DATA REPLICATION - System, method, computer program product embodiments and combinations and sub-combinations thereof for data replication in a database system environment are described. In an aspect, the data replication includes grouping, in-memory, a plurality of transactions to be replicated as a single transaction from a source database system to a target database system. A plurality of net row changes is compiled for the plurality of transactions, and data inconsistency detection and resolution within a command application order are performed. Further included is bulk application of the plurality of net row changes to the target database system. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153569 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING NONLINEAR JOURNALING - In one embodiment, systems and methods are provided for nonlinear journaling. In one embodiment, groups of data designated for storage in a data storage unit are journaled into persistent storage. In one embodiment, the journal data is recorded nonlinearly. In one embodiment, a linked data structure records data and data descriptors in persistent storage. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153570 | DATA REPLICATION AND RECOVERY METHOD IN ASYMMETRIC CLUSTERED DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is data replication and recovery method in an asymmetric clustered distributed file system, which divides the storage space of a data server into main partitions and sub-partitions, and separately manages main chunks and sub-chunks in the main partitions and the sub-partitions, thus efficiently processing chunk replication and recovery. In the disclosed method, when a failure occurs in a data server in an asymmetric clustered distributed file system, a failed partition is reported to all data servers including other partitions of a volume to which the partitions of the failed data server belong. Accordingly, other data servers can simultaneously perform the recovery of chunks using the information of their own main chunks and sub-chunks. As a result, when a failure occurs in a data server, all related data servers can simultaneously participate in data recovery, thus more promptly and efficiently coping with the failure. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153571 | Analyzing Server Copies Of Client Files - One embodiment of a system for analyzing client file systems in accordance with the present disclosure comprises a backup repository storing backup data of file systems of client computers remote from the backup repository. The system further comprises a backup server that analyzes the file systems of the client computers using the backup data at the backup repository and reports a problem detected in a file system of a client computer to a user of the client computer. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153572 | Document Archival System - An archival computer system for receiving digital documents from document source computers, archiving such digital documents, and providing the digital documents to client computer systems. The archival computer system is provided with a document database, a supplemental digital media database, a document input device, an archival computer, and a server. The document input device receives digital documents from the document source computers. The digital documents include non-pixalated, non-rastered digital documents, and supplemental media. The archival computer receives the digital documents, and archives data from the non-pixalated, non-rastered digital documents in the document database, and data from the supplemental media in the supplemental digital media database. The server, upon request, outputs a composite document including data stored in the document database and the supplemental digital media database. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153573 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALUING AN IP ASSET BASED UPON PATENT QUALITY - A comprehensive platform for merchandising intellectual property (IP) and conducting IP transactions is disclosed. A standardized data collection method enables IP assets to be characterized, rated and valuated in a consistent manner. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between the IP Marketplace participants throughout the IP transaction process. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153574 | METHOD FOR SAFEGUARDING THE INTEGRITY OF A RELATIONAL DATABASE IN CASE OF STRUCTURAL TRANSACTION EXECUTION - A method enables an administration of resources (content) in web packages. By automatically adding a prefix to a resource name causing a name conflict, even resources having the same name can be handled when installing a new web package by a virtual file system mapping the resources to which a prefix has been added to the physical content required for the web application. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153575 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RULE-DRIVEN CONSTRAINT-BASED GENERATION OF DOMAIN-SPECIFIC DATA SETS - A data generation system provides for generating domain-specific, context-sensitive data collections as synthetic data for testing the performance of data processing systems. Within the data generation system, a composition module defines a data generation template containing a plurality of fields each capable of holding one or more values according to specifications defined for predetermined data types. An evaluation module sorts the fields in an order of dependency so that fields whose values affect the values in other of the fields are ordered before the fields whose values are affected by values in other fields. A data generation module populates the fields with values and retrieves a subset of the values populating the plurality of fields for generating each of a plurality of data sets, which are written into memory and made accessible for use in testing data processing systems. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153576 | Multi-Client Generic Persistence for Extension Fields - Access to a networked application can be provided to multiple users while allowing user-specific extension fields to be created and maintained for exclusive access by the user creating the extension field. A user-customized data object that includes a standard field value of a standard field of a standard data object defined by the networked application and a user-specific extension field value of a user-specific extension field that modifies operation of the networked application for the user and that is not available to other users of the plurality of users can be received from a user for writing to memory. The user-specific extension field value can be separated from the standard field value. The standard field value and the user-specific extension field value can be persisted in a first database table and a second database table, respectively. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153577 | Query Processing System and Method for Use with Tokenspace Repository - A search engine server system receives from a client system a search query and identifies a set of documents in accordance with the search query. A content snippet corresponding to content in a respective document of the identified set of documents is generated, the content snippet associated with at least one query term of the one or more query terms in the search query. A response to the search query is returned to the client system, the response including information identifying at least the respective document and including the content snippet. Generating the content snippet includes performing a first decompression operation on first token identifiers, from a compressed document repository, to provide a set of second token identifiers, and performing a second decompression operation on the set of second token identifiers to recover uncompressed content comprising a portion of the respective document. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153578 | Method And Apparatus For Propagation Of File Plans From Enterprise Retention Management Applications To Records Management Systems - Integration between Enterprise Records Management systems (ERMs) and Records Management Systems (RMSs) is provided, thus providing a robust record classification and retention schedule enforcement process in large enterprises. Typically, ERMs have been designed from the ground up to be highly scalable across multiple national and regional jurisdictions, whereas RMS's were primarily departmental. Proper integration between ERMs and RMSs, as provided by the invention, allows corporations to deploy larger scale multi-organizational instances of RMSs, thus achieving a better level of control and significant economies of scale. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153579 | Method and Apparatus for Policy Distribution - A computer apparatus and computer implemented method for policy distribution provides a Records Management System (RMS) that is configured for setting up and maintaining local record classification and disposition policies. An Enterprise Retention Management (ERM) application comprises a centralized workflow configured for managing retention policies for an entity. An application layer in the ERM comprises a propagation workflow that is configured for managing retention policy integration between the ERM and the RMS. The propagation workflow thus provides automated retention policy propagation from the ERM to the RMS. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153580 | Index Page Split Avoidance With Mass Insert Processing - A technique is disclosed that avoids index page splits when inserting large numbers of rows into a table of a relational database. Keys in index pages are moved to successive index pages to make room to insert keys on the original index page. Where no room is available on successive pages, a new index page is created to hold moved keys. The result is typically a smaller chain of index pages with better locality than using the conventional insertion technique of splitting index pages. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153581 | Method for Providing Connections for Application Processes to a Database Server - The invention relates to a method for providing connections for application processes to a database server. Each application process is allocated a virtualizing driver. The method comprises an application process requiring a connection to a database server and a virtualizing driver providing a virtual database connection interface to the application. Furthermore, the method comprises a database connection pool server brokering a real database connection to said application process. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153582 | HANDLING OF CLASSIFICATION DATA BY A SEARCH ENGINE - Methods and systems are described herein that involve handling of classification data in a search engine, where classification applies to data models, where attributes differ among the instances of an object type, or where the definitions of an object type's attributes are subject to frequent change. The search engine enables free-style queries and complex queries using Boolean operators. Further, the search engine incorporates algorithms to handle properties of an object type instance provided in the search query as if they were attributes of the object type's index. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153583 | URL PROXY METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for mapping complex and simple URLs, including navigating a database storing an electronic catalog of product records, wherein the catalog comprises a taxonomy of product categories and products within the categories, receiving a webpage request corresponding to a product record in the catalog, the webpage request having a first URL address associated with it upon a user selecting the webpage to view, wherein the first URL is determined based on location of the product record in the taxonomy, accessing a mapping rule which matches the first URL address to a stored second URL address, and redirecting the first URL address to the second URL address by processing the mapping rule, wherein the first URL address is no longer displayed as a website address and the second URL address is displayed on a screen as the website address from the webpage. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153584 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND ENGINE DISPATCH FOR CONTENT SEARCH - The present invention discloses a method, system, and engine dispatch unit for content search, wherein the engine dispatch unit connects to at least a processor and two search engines, obtains objects from the processor(s), and selects search engines to perform content search according to the load of each search engine; the selected search engines perform content search for the objects according to preset matching rules. Solutions of the present invention can effectively improve content search performance. | 2011-06-23 |
20110153585 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VECTOR TERMS RELATED TO INSTANT MESSAGING CONVERSATIONS - The method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises retrieving one or more terms or phrases comprising an instant messaging conversation in which one or more users are participating. One or more term vectors comprising one or more vector terms associated with the one or more retrieved terms or phrases comprising the instant messaging conversation are generated and one or more vector terms are selected from said term vectors. The one or more selected vector terms are displayed to the one or more users participating in the instant messaging conversation. An indication of a user selection of a given displayed vector term is received and one or more content items responsive to the selected vector term are identified. | 2011-06-23 |