29th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100185565 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CROSS-CARRIER PARCEL TRACKING - A system and method is provided that enables a carrier of a mailpiece, such as a national postal service, to track a mailpiece as it passes from the control of a first carrier to the control of another, second carrier. The tracking of the mailpiece continues until the mailpiece is delivered, by the second carrier, to its ultimate recipient. In this manner the first carrier, who had control of the mailpiece when first posted, can monitor the handling of the mailpiece and can calculate delivery times when the mailpiece was in the control of the second carrier. The method and system of the present invention will find particular application to a national postal service seeking to track delivery performance of internationally addressed express mail that is first domestically posted and then ultimately delivered in a foreign country by the postal service of the foreign country. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185566 | Apparatus and method for problem solving using intelligent agents - The present invention relates to a system and method for problem solving using intelligent agents. The intelligent agents may be embodied as processor-readable software code stored on a processor-readable medium. The intelligent agents may include a brain agent to parse the input and direct the parsed input query to other intelligent agents within the system. The apparatus and method may use, for example, a personality agent, a language agent, a knowledge agent, a mood agent, a visual agent, sound agent, a tactile agent, and a smell/taste agent and various connectors to external data sources or other intelligent systems to interpret questions and provide responses back to the user. The apparatus and method may further parse questions in a conceptual manner. The apparatus and method may further optimize its system performance by evolving with and reacting to specific user interactions. Thus, the present invention may be configured to receive a human question and to output a human answer. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185567 | SUPERVISION BASED GROUPING OF PATTERNS IN HIERARCHICAL TEMPORAL MEMORY (HTM) - A HTM network that uses supervision signals such as indexes for correct categories of the input patterns to group the co-occurrences detected in the node. In the training mode, the supervised learning node receives the supervision signals in addition to the indexes or distributions from children nodes. The supervision signal is then used to assign the co-occurrences into groups. The groups include unique groups and nonunique groups. The co-occurrences in the unique group appear only when the input data represent certain category but not others. The nonunique groups include patterns that are shared by one or more categories. In an inference mode, the supervised learning node generates distributions over the groups created in the training mode. A top node of the HTM network generates an output based on the distributions generated by the supervised learning node. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185568 | Method and System for Document Classification - A system and method to classify web-based documents as articles or non-articles is disclosed. The method generates a machine learning model from a human labelled training set which contains articles and non-articles. The machine learning model is applied to new articles to label them as articles or non-articles. The method generates the machine learning model based on content, such as text and tags of the web-based documents. The invention also provides for devices which incorporate the machine learning model, allowing such devices to classify documents as articles or non-articles. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185569 | Smart Attribute Classification (SAC) for Online Reviews - Techniques for identifying attributes in a sentence and determining a number of attributes to be associated with the sentence is described. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185570 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION IDENTIFYING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A three-dimensional (3D) motion identifying method and system are used for identifying a motion of an object in a 3D space. First, the method provides a database recording sets of predetermined inertial information, and each of the sets of predetermined inertial information is an inertial movement of a specific motion in the 3D space. Then, inertial information of the object in moving is retrieved via a motion sensor in the object, and the inertial information is compared with all predetermined inertial information in the database to determine similarities therebetween. Finally, whether the motion of the object is the same as any predetermined inertial information or not is determined according to a degree of the similarity. As a result, more complicated motions of the object can be directly identified via the comparison with the database. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185571 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a plurality of information input units inputting information including image information or sound information in a real space, an event detection unit analyzing input information from the information input units so as to generate event information including estimated position information and estimated identification information of users present in the real space, and an information integration processing unit setting hypothesis data regarding user existence and position information and user identification information of the users in the real space and updating and selecting hypothesis data based on the event information so as to generate analysis information including user existence and position information and user identification information of the users in the real space. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185572 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-PARTICIPANT INTERACTIVE EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING - Disclosed are methods, systems, and processor program products that include executing an optimization scheme to obtain a first solution set, presenting the first solution set to at least two users, receiving rankings of the first solution set from the at least two users, aggregating the rankings, and, generating a second solution set based on the aggregated rankings The optimization scheme can include a genetic algorithm. In embodiments, at least a part of the first solution set can be presented to the users based on the parts of the solution set associated with the user (e.g., user's knowledge). | 2010-07-22 |
20100185573 | Method and Apparatus for Diagnosing an Allergy of the Upper Respiratory Tract Using a Neural Network - The invention relates to a method and means for performing a diagnosis of a medical condition and, in particular, an allergy associated with the upper respiratory tract, using an artificial neural network. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185574 | NETWORK MECHANISMS FOR A RISK BASED INTEROPERABILITY STANDARD FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS - Methods for managing risk values at divestiture (e.g., a passenger checks luggage) and aggregating risk values over a grouped entity (e.g. a passenger with all his/her items). | 2010-07-22 |
20100185575 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE SCANNING PROCESS OF A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for optimizing the scanning process of a mobile terminal, the scanning process being performed by the mobile terminal in order to discover an available network to which a connection is possible, wherein at least a part of existing networks is registered to a server, wherein the server provides its information regarding the registered networks to the mobile terminal, is characterized in that the scanning period of the mobile terminal is dynamically adjusted on the basis of information provided by the server. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185576 | METHODS FOR AUTOMATED EDDY CURRENT NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING ANALYSIS - A system and method for precisely detecting tubing flaws using a computer architecture that combines scalable processing power with an extensible array of detection and classification possibilities involving eddy current data analysis, as well as detection algorithms for pinpointing exact tubing regions and wherein these regions can be further divided into manageable segments for flaw analysis. Multiple classification tools utilized to discriminate detection and to precisely assign proper report codes to detect flaws repeatedly and accurately. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185577 | OBJECT CLASSIFICATION USING TAXONOMIES - As provided herein objects from a source catalog, such as a provider's catalog, can be added to a target catalog, such as an enterprise master catalog, in a scalable manner utilizing catalog taxonomies. A baseline classifier determines probabilities for source objects to target catalog classes. Source objects can be assigned to those classes with probabilities that meet a desired threshold and meet a desired rate. A classification cost for target classes can be determined for respective unassigned source objects, which can comprise determining an assignment cost and separation cost for the source objects for respective desired target classes. The separation and assignment costs can be combined to determine the classification cost, and the unassigned source objects can be assigned to those classes having a desired classification cost. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185578 | SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS WITH PRIOR KNOWLEDGE AND NON-NEGATIVE TENSOR FACTORIZATION - Systems and methods are disclosed to analyze a social network by generating a data tensor from social networking data; applying a non-negative tensor factorization (NTF) with user prior knowledge and preferences to generate a core tensor and facet matrices; and rendering information to social networking users based on the core tensor and facet matrices. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185579 | USER-BASED COLLABORATIVE FILTERING RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AMENDING SIMILARITY USING INFORMATION ENTROPY - The present invention relates to a user-based collaborative filtering recommendation method and system and, more specifically, relates to a user-based collaborative filtering recommendation method and system which amends the similarity between the recommend probable user and the other user to improve the accuracy in the prediction of preference by using the relation between the user preference information entropies of the recommend probable user and the other user. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185580 | COMPATIBILITY SCORING OF USERS IN A SOCIAL NETWORK - The compatibility score of individuals in a social network is computed based on the compatibility of interests expressed by these individuals. The compatibility score between any two interests is calculated as the log of the estimated probability that a member of the social network will express both interests as his or her interests divided by the product of: (i) the estimated probability that a member of the social network will express the first of the two interests as his or her interest and (ii) the estimated probability that a member of the social network will express the second of the two interests as his or her interest. The compatibility score between two individuals is calculated as the sum of the compatibility scores between each interest appearing in a set of interests expressed by the first of the two individuals and each interest appearing in a set of interests expressed by the second of the two individuals. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185581 | Data aggregation module supporting dynamic query responsive aggregation during the servicing of database query requests provided by one or more client machines - Improved method of and apparatus for aggregating data elements in multidimensional databases (MDDB). In the preferred embodiment, the apparatus is realized in the form of a high-performance stand-alone (i.e. external) aggregation server which can be plugged-into conventional MOLAP systems to achieve significant improments in system performance. In accordance with the principles of the present invention, the stand-alone aggregation server contains a scalable MDDB and a high-performance aggregation engine that are integrated into the modular architecture of the aggregation server. The stand-alone aggregation server of the present invention can uniformly distribute data elements among a plurality of processors, for balanced loading and processing, and therefore is highly scalable. The stand-alone aggregation server of the present invention can be used to realize (i) an improved MDDB for supporting on-line analytical processing (OLAP) operations, (ii) an improved Internet URL Directory for supporting on-line information searching operations by Web-enabled client machines, as well as (iii) diverse types of MDDB-based systems for supporting real-time control of processes in response to complex states of information reflected in the MDDB. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185582 | Web Deployment Functions and Interfaces - Described is a technology in which a destination machine (e.g., a server) is synchronized with source data via an API, including to configure the destination machine. The API includes functions for specifying the source data, the destination machine, and the deployment/synchronization type, along with a function for synchronizing the source data to the destination machine. The API allows combining content, configuration data and/or database data into a single unit (object). The API handles communication with a service/agent on the destination machine that configures that destination machine based on the source data. The API may include functions for packaging web applications, deploying web applications, synchronizing websites, deploying archive data, and/or deploying manifest data. In this manner, deployment/synchronization (including backup operations) may be performed against a group of objects using an API. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185583 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING DATA STORAGE REPLICATION OVER A NETWORK - The replication of a group of data sets is coordinated into a single schedule based on the recovery point objective (RPO) of each data set. The resulting generated schedule satisfies each data set's RPO requirements and minimizes bandwidth use. If necessary bandwidth exceeds available bandwidth, the resulting generated schedule attempts to best satisfy each data set's RPO requirements given the available bandwidth. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185584 | Synchronization in Unified Messaging Systems - A unified messaging system, method, apparatus, individual components and the like are disclosed. The unified messaging system comprises a server, a client and a synchronization application for synchronizing voicemail messages and fax messages on both the server and the client is disclosed. The server messages may include received messages and sent messages, each of which is indexed according to their respective indices and read/unread statuses. Similarly, the client messages may include received messages and sent messages, each of which is indexed according to their respective indices and read/unread statuses. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185585 | Preventing pauses in algorithms requiring pre-image information concerning modifications during data replication - Data accessible to a first process is replicated for use by a second process. Modifications to the data during the replication process may cause algorithms requiring the values of data both before and after replication to pause. Sending the values of the datum, before and after modification, to a process that will access the replicated data enables algorithms that use both values to initiate execution without waiting for the replication process to be completed. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185586 | MESSAGE-BASED SCALABLE DATA TRANSPORT PROTOCOL - The invention deploys a message-based data transport platform, in which a communication engine controls the delivery of server or other backup data or other large quantity data to a remote site based on message objects as fundamental units. Data sessions from one or more servers or other data sources may be buffered over established pipes for delivery to a remote data host which likewise contains messaging control. Relatively large message units may wait for communication over the channel in a queue, and be released when prior messaging is complete. Completion port or other polling or other mechanisms may indicate that connections have become open for use. In embodiments the message objects may be signed, or encrypted to safeguard against alteration or unauthorized viewing. The communication engine may rely upon TCP or other underlying transport mechanisms to effect lower level transmission. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185587 | DATA MOVEMENT WITH REDUCED SERVICE OUTAGE - A data movement system is described herein that allows an administrator to cause data to be moved from one server to another with little or no service outage and in an amount of time that is proportional to the overall size of the data being moved rather than the way the data is organized. The system uses virtual hard drive technology to encapsulate the file system of a share within a single file of a host file system to allow snapshots taken at the volume level to avoid data unrelated to the share and to allow block level copy operations. The system also uses a motion process that includes steadily converging snapshots to copy data without interrupting access to the source location. The system provides tombstone notifications to clients that attempt to access the data at the source location after the data has moved. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185588 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR STORING ABSTRACT DATA IN MULTI DIMENSIONAL VECTORS - The system and methods described below pertain to advanced database architectures for storing complex data structures that can be used by various applications. The architecture allows multiple data elements to be assigned a unique coordinate on an axis within a dimension. A relation of data elements as a tuple of their coordinates forms a single point in multi-dimensional space, which is stored in a binary file as an abstract representation of complex data structures allowing accelerated and direct data access. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185589 | DISASTER RECOVERY DATA SYNC - Various embodiments for failure recovery in a computing environment following a data restoration are provided. A catalog locate is performed for each of a plurality of data sets on a base catalog structure (BCS), identifying a plurality of BCS entries. If a first BCS entry is cataloged incorrectly, the first BCS entry is designated to be re-cataloged. The plurality of BCS entries is compared with a plurality of volume table of contents and a plurality of VSAM volume data set (VTOC/VVDS) entries. If a second BCS entry found in the plurality of BCS entries is not found in the plurality of VTOC/VVDS entries, and the second BCS entry indicates that a data set associated with the second BCS entry is located on a volume, an attempt is made to vary on the volume. If the volume cannot be varied on, a request is created to restore the volume. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185590 | AUTONOMIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IMS) MAINFRAME DATABASE POINTER ERROR DIAGNOSTIC DATA EXTRACTION - A method and system for autonomic Information Management System (IMS) mainframe database pointer error diagnostic data extraction. A receiving module may receive a database name and an error detection time. An error detection module may locate database pointer errors on the failed IMS database. A list module may generate an Image Copy (IC) list corresponding to the failed database. A code generation module may generate Job Control Language (JCL) code for the selected entries in the IC list. An execution module executes the JCL code which operates a pointer checker utility on each clean IC. A log list module locates log data sets recorded in the time between the error and when the error was detected and an extraction module extracts an evaluation log list which comprises evaluation log data sets. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185591 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An information management method includes: when management subject information corresponds to the second location and another pieces of management subject information having the same contents as the management subject information is made correspond to the second location, deleting the said another management subject information except for the management subject information previously associated with the second location. Also, the method includes: changing the corresponding destination of the management subject information to a first location from the second location. And the method includes: when the management subject information is associated with plural pieces of restoration information, changing another corresponding destination from the second location to a location designated among plural first locations respectively shown by plural pieces of restoration information. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185592 | Snapshot indexing - Managing backup data comprises mounting a snapshot of a file system. Each of the plurality of snapshots is taken at a particular time and each comprises a replica of the data set at that particular time. The mounted snapshot is accessed. For each of the one or more file system objects included in the accessed snapshot, index data is added which indicates that each of the one or more file system objects is located within the accessed snapshot. This information is added to an index associated with the snapshot so that it is able to be determined, using the index and without having to again mount the accessed snapshot, whether an object of interest is included in the snapshot. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185593 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECURSIVE SAVING OF HIERARCHICAL OBJECTS TO A DATABASE - Methods and systems include embodiments that recursively save parent, grandparent, and other records in a database that depend from a record. User-provided code within a save event or trigger can thus call further save methods without corrupting the database. Junction objects, objects that reflect records with two or more parents, can also be recursively saved. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185594 | VERSIONING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOKS - A versioning system for electronic textbooks provided to a variety of textbook readers uses a highly abstracted content file tagged with content identifiers allowing this content file to be readily re-edited into multiple versions compatible with different curricula and suitable for a range of different reader types. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185595 | Managing Product Information Versions - Systems and methods for managing versions of product attribute information are described with respect to a number of embodiments of the present disclosure. In one implementation, a database management system that manages a database for storing attribute information of a product is described. The database management system in this implementation comprises a version control system and a querying system. The version control system is configured to enable a user to insert one or more versions of product information in the database. Each version has an effective date and is divided into a plurality of attribute groups, each attribute group containing a plurality of attributes. One or more attribute groups are modified with respect to a previous version. The version control system is further configured to record which attributes of a modified attribute group are changed. The querying system is configured to enable a user to search the database based on the effective dates of the versions. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185596 | DRIFT VISUALIZATION - A system for drift visualization of change data of a datacenter is disclosed. The datacenter includes a plurality of configuration items. The system includes a management server in communication with the data center. The management server includes an agent configured to collect the change data from one or more of the plurality of configuration items. A change data store that is in communication with the management server is provided to store the change data. A data extractor in communication with the change data store is provided to retrieve the change data and providing a filtered subset of the change data to a display. A policy data store in communication with the data extractor is provided to enable the data extractor to filter the change data based on data center policy violations. The visualization depicts multiple dimensions of change-related data for the items in the datacenter in a unique and concise manner. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185597 | Method and Apparatus for Optimistic Locking Using SQL Select, Update, Delete, and Insert Statements - A method, computer program product and data processing system for optimistic locking. An integer column is added to a database table. A Structured Query Language statement is constructed and prepared to form a prepared Structured Query Language statement, wherein a result set of the prepared Structured Query Language statement includes the integer column. Any required parameter information is set in the prepared Structured Query Language statement. The prepared Structured Query Language statement is executed in a database transaction. A unique key associated with an element of the result set of the prepared Structured Query Language statement is determined. The row of the database table that the unique key is associated with is determined. A value in the integer column of the determined row is determined. The value in the integer column of the determined row is stored to form a stored value associated with the unique key, wherein the stored value ceases to exist when the database transaction ends. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185598 | METADATA ASSOCIATED WITH A PRINTED IMAGE - The present invention relates to utilization of metadata associated with a printed image. Portions of images and metadata are stored, each of the metadata being associated with a portion of the images. Imaging means are used to read a portion of the printed image. Correspondence between the read portion and the stored portions is determined. Metadata associated with a stored portion is retrieved in response to the determined correspondence between the read portion and the stored portion in question exceeding a predetermined threshold value. Further, the retrieved metadata or additional data indicated by it is retrieved. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185599 | EXPOSING RICH INTERNET APPLICATION CONTENT TO SEARCH ENGINES - Systems and methods which facilitate search engine discovery of and/or access to application program content are shown. Declarative code may be provided within the procedural code of a rich Internet application in order to identify various states, and their associated content, of the rich Internet application. A Web crawler may identify content associated with a rich Internet application using the foregoing information. Likewise, direct access to rich Internet application states associated with the identified content may be provided using the foregoing information. A translation module may be provided for interfacing between a Web crawler and a rich Internet application. Such a translation module may interact with the Web crawler to respond to Web crawler navigation instructions and access declarative code associated with different states of the rich Internet application, providing responsive information identifying content in a structure that is compatible with a search engine associated with the Web crawler. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185600 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATION SEARCH OF WEB SITE - Disclosed is a web-site integration search method capable of consecutively searching a list of pre-registered search channels using a first keyword input by the user, even without inputting the first keyword in target search engines to be searched one by one. The method includes the steps of: inputting a first keyword in a keyword input window, and selecting one of multiple set search engines or all the set search engines; performing morpheme analysis of the input first keyword; generating a second keyword reconstructed through the morpheme analysis; adding an automatic execution instruction which sets the second keyword to be automatically input in an input window of the selected search engine; and receiving the second keyword, to which the automatic execution instruction has been added, transmitting the second keyword including the automatic execution instruction to a selected search engine through at least one output browser, and displaying searched information which is detected through the transmission. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185601 | TECHNIQUES FOR DATABASE RULE ORDERING AND PROCESSING - Techniques for database rule ordering and processing are provided. Structured Query Language (SQL) statements are iterated to identify processing dependencies and a processing order is generated. The SQL statements are automatically modified to enforce the processing order and the modified SQL statements are executed against a database. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185602 | TECHNIQUES FOR USING DATABASE METRIC RESULTS - Techniques for using database metric results are provided. Structure Query Language (SQL) statements are parsed for multiple metric calculations. Each metric calculation is dynamically processed against a database to obtain combined results. The combined results are fed to remaining portions of the SQL statements as a source for or a driver to the remaining portions of the SQL statements. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185603 | TECHNIQUES FOR USING DATABASE RULE RESULTS - Techniques for using database rule results are provided. Structure Query Language (SQL) statements are parsed for multiple metric calculations. Multiple rules are parsed and evaluated within the SQL statements to produce results. The results are used by other portions of the SQL statements as a source or a driver for those other portions of the SQL statements. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185604 | Search Results Embedded in a Table-Of-Contents - A computer implemented method, a computer program product, and a data processing system for presenting search results in the context of a table-of-contents. A keyword search term and a stratum-level are identified. An occurrence of the keyword search term is then identified from a searched document. The occurrence of the keyword search term is then presented within a context of a table-of-contents of the searched document, wherein the occurrence of the keyword search term is presented according to the indicated stratum-level. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185605 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS, DYNAMIC, ADAPTIVE SEARCHING BASED ON A CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING PERSONAL REGION OF INTEREST - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to flexible, user-adapted, continuous searching, on behalf of a particular user, for points of interest relevant to the user's current location within a specifically computed personal region of interest. In a general case, the personal region of interest is computed as a function of the user's level of disposition towards the searched-for points of interest. The level of disposition towards the searched-for points of interest may, in turn, be based on two or more of the user's location, the current date and time, a history of the user's interaction with the POI-searching system, including user-initiated searches and user selections from displayed search results, a user profile developed for, and continuously updated on behalf of, the user, and a current context for the search, as specified by a search query or by other context-specifying means. The personal region of interest generally defines an abstract area, volume, or hypervolume within which method and system embodiments, of the present invention search for points of interest. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185606 | DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENT DATA MANAGEMENT DEVICE, DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENT DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD, PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A development document data management device includes a storage section and a control section. The storage section stores product document data, and document data attribute information including a commercialization stage indicating any one of two or more stages to develop the product and a type indicating which type the aim of the document data generated in the commercialization stage is related to, for each of the document data. The control section operates to calculate a total point from a stage-specific point given to the commercialization stage and a type point given to the type based on the document data attribute information, to generate document data management information associating the total point with the document data; and to display search results of the document data management information based on the search condition when the search condition for searching the document data is inputted in a predetermined order. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185607 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SORTING INTERNET MUSIC FILES, SEARCHING METHOD AND SEARCHING ENGINE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for sorting Internet music files, a searching method and a searching engine. The method for sorting Internet music file includes: calculating text correlation and value correlation of each of music files; calculating comprehensive correlation of each of the music files according to the text correlation and the value correlation; and sorting the music files according to the comprehensive correlation. Embodiments of the present invention are to show the user music files possessing relatively good correlation with the searching request of the user. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185608 | INFORMATION RETRIEVAL DEVICE, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL PROGRAM AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL METHOD - Provided is an information retrieval device connected to a content server which stores contents to be retrieved through a network, the information retrieval device including: a content storing unit storing contents including some of the contents stored in the content server; a retrieval request reception unit receiving contents retrieval request for the content server and the content storing unit; a first retrieval unit acquiring a first retrieval result of the contents stored in the content storing unit based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit; a second retrieval unit acquiring a second retrieval result of the contents stored in the content server based on the retrieval request received by the retrieval request reception unit; and an integrated retrieval result display unit displaying an integrated retrieval result obtained by integrating the first retrieval result and the second retrieval result. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185609 | System and method for applying Link Analysis Tools for Visualizing Connected Temporal and Spatial Information on a User Interface - A system and method for analyzing a plurality of data elements having both temporal and spatial properties, where a first data element and a second data element of the plurality of data elements are linked by at least one association element. The system and method include selecting the first data element from the plurality of data elements and providing at least one search criteria for use in analyzing the properties of the plurality of data elements with respect to at least one property of the first data element. An analysis module is used to apply the at least one search criteria to the properties of the plurality of data elements for identifying the second data element from the plurality of data elements and the corresponding at least one association element. The at least one association element is configured for representing a connection between the first data element and the second data element, such that the connection has a first property common to a property of the first data element and a second property common to a property of the second data element. A visualization module is used to generate a visual representation of the first and second data elements and the association element configured for display on a user interface for subsequent interaction with user events. The visual representation includes a spatial domain including a reference surface for providing a spatial reference frame having at least two spatial dimensions and a temporal domain operatively coupled to the spatial domain for providing a common temporal reference frame for locations of interest in the spatial domain. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185610 | VISUAL TAGS FOR SEARCH RESULTS GENERATED FROM SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION - Search results, including sponsored links and algorithmic search results, are generated in response to a query, and are marked based on frequency of clicks on the search results by members of social network who are within a predetermined degree of separation from the member who submitted the query. The markers are visual tags and comprise either a text string or an image. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185611 | RE-RANKING SEARCH RESULTS FROM AN ENTERPRISE SYSTEM - A flexible and extensible architecture allows for secure searching across an enterprise. Such an architecture can provide a simple Internet-like search experience to users searching secure content inside (and outside) the enterprise. The architecture allows for the crawling and searching of a variety of sources across an enterprise, regardless of whether any of these sources conform to a conventional user role model. The architecture further allows for security, recency, or other attributes to be submitted at query time, for example, in order to re-rank query results from enterprise resources. The user query also can be transformed to provide for dynamic querying that provides for a more current result list than can be obtained for static queries. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185612 | Method for Producing an Ordered Search List - The invention is directed to a method for producing, for example, a search results listing for educational content, where the listing is ordered based not only on content relevance to the search request, but also on the subscription status and entity affiliation of the user as related to the content. This places, near the top of the list, results that may be not only more relevant to the user, but those that may also be more efficiently accessed. For example, a method for an education-related content search, configured according to the invention, receives a login input from a user and extracts user data corresponding to the login input. Upon receiving a search request, the user data and the search request is transmitted, and an ordered search list that is ordered based on the user data is received. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185613 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TARGETING MEDIA - Methods, devices, and products are disclosed for targeting media. Descriptive information is received that describes media. The descriptive information is compared to a stored set of user-defined criteria. If the descriptive information contains any criterion, then the media is stored in memory, wherein the stored media is targeted to a user's communications device. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185614 | Shared Internet storage resource, user interface system, and method - The Shared Internet Storage Resource provides Internet-based file storage, retrieval, access, control, and manipulation for a user. Additionally, an easy-to-use user interface is provided both for a browser or stand-alone application. The entire method provides means by which users can establish, use, and maintain files on the Internet in a manner remote from their local computers yet in a manner that is similar to the file manipulation used on their local computers. A high capacity or other storage system is attached to the Internet via an optional internal network that also serves to generate and direct metadata regarding the stored files. A web server using a CGI, Java®-based, or other interface transmits and retrieves TCP/IP packets or other Internet information through a load balancer/firewall by using XML to wrap the data packets. File instructions may be transmitted over the Internet to the Shared Resource System. The user's account may be password protected so that only the user may access his or her files. On the user's side, a stand-alone client application or JavaScript object interpreted through a browser provide two means by which the XML or other markup language data stream may be received and put to use by the user. Internet-to-Internet file transfers may be effected by directly downloading to the user's account space. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185615 | SEARCHING A REPOSITORY OF DOCUMENTS USING A SOURCE IMAGE AS A QUERY - What is disclosed is a system and method for searching a repository of documents containing images using an image as a query. The present method enables the adjustment of a threshold level through a no-reference quality assessment of the query image which produces an estimated measure of quality for the image. For each image in each document in the repository, a distance is computed between a hash value of each image extracted from the document and the hash value of the query image. Documents are flagged as possible matches if the computed distance is less than the adjusted threshold. Documents flagged as a result of the search are retrieved and provided to the user. The present method can be used along or as an adjunct to text-based search techniques. Other embodiments are provided. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185616 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE RECOMMENDATIONS - Systems and methods for tagging websites with recent asset information and storing the tagged recent asset information in a database that includes tagged existing asset information, identifying relationships between the recent asset information and the existing asset information, identifying a technical experience for a user by matching user data with the tagged asset information using a technical experience definition and delivering the technical experience to the user are described. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185617 | CONTENT AUGMENTATION FOR PERSONAL RECORDINGS - A content augmentation process for personal recordings involves a service center (SC). The service center (SC) collects personal recordings from various different users via a network so as to constitute a database (DB) of personal recordings. The service center (SC) identifies personal recordings within the database (DB) that concern a particular scene and that are mutually complementary so as to form a selection of personal recordings (FSRR) for content augmentation purposes. The service center (SC) applies a content augmentation process (AUGP) to the selection of personal recordings (FSRR) so as to obtain an enhanced representation (CA). | 2010-07-22 |
20100185618 | Techniques For Specifying And Collecting Data Aggregations - Data records containing one or more fields, which can be considered keys and/or values, are received, and processed such that data values of records that contain key values of interest are aggregated together. The keys of the resultant aggregations or “resultant keys” are created under the control of simple parameters to an aggregation framework. Similarly, the particular aggregations performed are also under the control of a similar set of simple parameters to the aggregation framework. Mapping of keys to reduce originality is one of the important features of resultant key creation. Finally, the structure of the parameters used to control aggregation is simple, flexible, and powerful. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185619 | Sampling analysis of search queries - Sampling analysis includes classifying a plurality of query keywords into a plurality of query keyword subsets according to page view (PV) values associated with the plurality of query keywords, the plurality of query keywords being submitted by a plurality of users; determining a respective plurality of sample rates of a respective plurality of query keywords in a respective one of the plurality of query keyword subsets; and sampling query data in the respective one of the plurality of query keyword subsets according to the respective plurality of sample rates. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185620 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING DEMOGRAPHIC DATA - A computer implemented method of generating an ordered list of geographical locations having similarities in preselected categories relative to a first geographical location. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185621 | Systems and methods for performing authorization - Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for performing an authorization check for a user. In one implementation, a data processing system is provided that includes means for storing first data descriptive of at least one directed acyclic graph and for storing second data descriptive of an assignment of a user to a first node of the graph. The data processing system also includes means for receiving an access request of the user, the access request specifying a second node of the graph. Furthermore, the data processing system includes means for determining a least common ancestor of the first and second nodes of the graph and means for performing an authorization check adapted to grant authorization for the access request if the least common ancestor of the first and second nodes is the first node. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185622 | Attributes of Captured Objects in a Capture System - Regular expressions used for searching for patterns in captured objects can be grouped into attributes. Such attributes can be associated with captured objects using tags stored in a database. In one embodiment, the present invention includes capturing an object being transmitted over a network, and determining that a regular expression appears in the object, the regular expression belonging to a group of one or more regular expressions associated with an attribute. If a regular expression associated with the attribute is found in the object, then an attribute field of a tag containing metadata related to the captured object is set to indicate the presence of the attribute in the captured object. The presence of the attribute in the captured object can now be determined from the tag, which can be stored in a database. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185623 | TOPICAL RANKING IN INFORMATION RETRIEVAL - An aggregate ranking model is generated, which comprises a general ranking model and one or more topical training models. Each topical ranking model is associated with a topic, or topic class, and for use in ranking search result items determined to belong to the topic, or topic class. As one example, the topical ranking model is trained using a set of topical training data, e.g., training data determined to belong to the topic, or topic class, a general ranking model and a residue, or error, determined from a general ranking generated by the general ranking model for the topical training data, with the topical ranking model being trained to minimize the general ranking model's error in the aggregate ranking model. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185624 | COLORBLIND ACCESSIBLE IMAGE SEARCH - Colorblind accessible image search technique embodiments are presented that re-rank the results of a relevance-ranked image search to account for the accessibility of the images to a colorblind person. This is accomplished by first computing a colorblind accessibility quantity for each image of interest in the search results. A colorblind accessibility quantity quantizes the degree to which color information is preserved when an image is perceived by a colorblind person viewing the image. It is computed by generating a colorblind version of an image that simulates how the image would appear to the colorblind person. An amount quantifying the loss of color information between the image and the colorblind version of the image is then estimated. This estimate is used to compute the colorblind accessibility quantity for the image. Once the colorblind accessibility quantities have been computed, the image search results are re-ranked based on these quantities. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185625 | System and Method for Evaluating/Determining Relationship Compatibility Among Members of a Social Network, and for Referring Compatible Members to Each Other - Disclosed, among other things, is a method for evaluating/determining relationship compatibility among a pool of individuals and for referring compatible members to each other for dating and/or other types of relationships. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185626 | DELEGATED AUTHORITY EVALUATION SYSTEM - The invention provides an evaluation system for reliably evaluating large amounts of content. The evaluation system is managed by a primary authority that designates one or more contributing authorities by delegating to each a specific quantity of authority. Each contributing authority may in turn designate and delegate authority to one or more additional contributing authorities, subject to the restriction that the total quantity of authority delegated does not exceed the quantity of authority the contributing authority was itself delegated. Each contributing authority, and optionally the primary authority itself, may evaluate one or more portions of content by associating a rating with each evaluated portion of content. A composite rating for a particular portion of content may then be determined based upon the ratings associated with the portion of content. Preferably, the ratings are combined in a manner that affords a higher priority to the ratings provided by contributing authorities to which a greater quantity of authority was delegated. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185627 | SORTING METHOD OF MULTIMEDIA FILES - A sorting method of multimedia files is disclosed. The method uses EXIF information parameters, image characteristic parameters and file property parameters to automatically sort massive multimedia files. In addition, a sorting mark containing a sorting name, a filename, a date parameter and a file location is displayed on the browsing frame, which is beneficial for a user to conveniently manage and browse the massive multimedia files. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185628 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING SUMMARIES OF A MULTIMEDIA FILE - A plurality of summaries of a multimedia file are automatically generated. A first summary of a multimedia file is generated (step | 2010-07-22 |
20100185629 | INDEXING AND QUERYING DATA STORES USING CONCATENATED TERMS - Tools and techniques for indexing and querying data stores using concatenated terms are provided. These tools may receive input queries that include at least two query terms. The query terms are correlated respectively with fields contained within records within a data store, with these fields being populated with respective field values. The query terms are arranged according to an indexing priority according to which the fields are ranked within an indexing table, which is associated with the data store. The tools then concatenate the query terms as arranged according to the indexing priority. In turn, the tools search the index table for any entries that are responsive to the concatenated query terms | 2010-07-22 |
20100185630 | MORPHING SOCIAL NETWORKS BASED ON USER CONTEXT - Providing for adaptive networking based on user context is disclosed herein. By way of example, networking usage patterns, preferences and disposition toward a network or network interface can be monitored and analyzed to determine the user context. In some aspects, the usage context can be further modified based on language processing of content of messages sent or received by the user. Once determined, user context can be employed to adapt a composition of a network, including user nodes of the network as well as interface tools for accessing the network, based on the user context. As user use patterns change, the network can be further adapted to account for changes in user context over time, or other suitable user categorizations. Accordingly, the subject disclosure provides a powerful tool for breaking user-software paradigms requiring the user to adapt to the network and network tools. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185631 | TECHNIQUES FOR DATA AGGREGATION, ANALYSIS, AND DISTRIBUTION - Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for aggregating and using data collected from multiple computers to modify a later behavior of those computers. In one implementation, a data aggregation system is described. A data collector is operable to collect behavior data over a network from one or more applications used by the computers, and to save the behavior data to a data store. A data installer is operable to access the behavior data in the data store and convert the behavior data into a format that will modify a future operation of at least one of the applications that is used on at least one of the computers. A method for creating and distributing a custom dictionary from data collected from multiple computers is described. A method for identifying related documents from data collected from multiple computers is also described. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185632 | Utilizing information from garbage collector in serialization of large cyclic data structures - A method for serializing cyclic or shared data structures using information from the garbage collector to determine that some objects in the data structure being serialized cannot have more than one reference. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185633 | TECHNIQUES FOR FILE SYSTEM SEARCHING - Techniques for file system searching are presented. File system search processing is modified so as to store previously successful search criterion for previously submitted searches in extended file attributes of files for the file system. In this manner, when a subsequent and same search criterion is submitted for execution in the file system, just the extended file attributes are searched and not the entire content of the files. The only content that need be searched are for those files that were modified or added after the extended file attributes were set with the search criterion. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185634 | DATA TRANFORMATIONS FOR A SOURCE APPLICATION AND MULTIPLE TARGET APPLICATIONS SUPPORTING DIFFERENT DATA FORMATS - Embodiments of the invention allow structured data to be transferred between a source application and target applications that process structured data in different formats. For example, structured data may have associated rules which transform the structured data based on some variables. The source application may register variable definitions for each variable in a registry. Each target application may read the registry and register values for the variables. Once values are registered, the source application transfers the structured data to a transformation engine that applies the rules, using the registered values for the variables, to transform the structured data into a format compatible with the target applications. The transformation engine may also determine distinct sets of variable values and transform structured data based on each distinct set. In doing so, the number of transformed data generated is limited to the number of distinct sets, thereby avoiding generating duplicate transformed data. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185635 | DATA TRANFORMATIONS BETWEEN A SOURCE APPLICATION AND SERVICE-ORIENTED TARGET APPLICATIONS SUPPORTING DIFFERENT DATA FORMATS - Embodiments of the invention allow structured data to be transferred between a source application and a service-oriented target application that process data in different formats. The data to be transferred may be divided into different sections, where each section is processed by a respective service of the target application. To transform each section of data into a format compatible with a respective service, the data may have a set of associated rules which transform data based on a set of variables. The source application may provide variable definitions for each of the variables. Each service of the target application may specify values for each of the variables. Once the variables have a specified value, a transformation engine may transform each section of the data and subsequently transfer the transformed sections of the data to respective services of the target application for processing. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185636 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED PROCESS OF REPORTING INJURED WORKER INFORMATION - Predefined lists of selected variables are created and interrelated to produce incident reports. The lists are created and modified through the use of formatted computer screens or input forms, and the reports are produced through the use of formatted computer outputs or output formats. The lists include accident-related information such as industry types, occupations, safety teams, attendance codes, types of injuries, body parts affected, types of incidents, site conditions, accident causes and safety reminders. The input forms often correspond directly to the types of lists, so that there is a form through which the list of industry types is created and/or modified, and another form through which the list of occupations is created. In addition, there are input forms that allow creation and/or modification of several lists at one time, particularly when each element in one list is directly associated with one element from another list. The output formats include agency-related formats such as an OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) No. 200 report, and statistical summaries used for managerial decision making. The statistical summaries may be textual or graphical, or a combination of textual and graphical. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185637 | METHODS FOR MATCHING METADATA FROM DISPARATE DATA SOURCES - Methods for matching a candidates with a target utilizing extract, transform and load (ETL) metadata utilizing a computer, the candidates originating from a number of secondary data sources are presented including: causing the computer to receive the target from a target data source; causing the computer to fetch the candidates from the number of secondary data sources; causing the computer to process match rules, the match rules configured for determining whether the candidates match with the target, where the ETL metadata provides data for the processing; if the number of match rules determines a potential candidate match, causing the computer to score the potential candidate match utilizing a weighting method, the weighting method corresponding with a degree of importance of the match, where the potential candidate match corresponds with one of candidates; and causing the computer to display the potential candidate match. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185638 | Image Search Enhanced Vehicle Telemaintenance - A device and methods are provided for identifying mechanical components in a machine, such as a vehicle. One or more images of the mechanical components are captured, perhaps using a telemaintenance device (TMD). The images are transmitted as part of a query to a telemaintenance database (TDB). The TDB processes the query, including the images, to determine information about the images. Part of the processing may include an image search of the images in the query. The information about the images is then transmitted in a query response. The TMD or other device receives the response and displays part or all of the response. The query may be part of a repair session involving one or more procedures to perform repairs on the machine. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185639 | Autonomic Self Configuring Building-Block Database Index - Methods, systems, and computer programs for executing a query having a first and second query value; in a database having at least two composite indexes, where the first index covers a first and second column and the second index covers the second column and a third column. Methods can include executing a query over the first and third columns, by using the first query values to probe the first index to obtain all related second column values, and using the obtained column values to probe the second index for all third column values which satisfy the second query value. A temporary composite index over the first and third columns for the query values can be created. A temporary composite index can be created for a query which was unexpected. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185640 | VIRTUAL WORLD IDENTITY MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the invention improve the ability for users of an immersive virtual environment to manage and change their avatars or avatar profiles, including their behavior, during their virtual experience. In one embodiment, a user associates each avatar or avatar profile they control or own with a task from a predetermined set of tasks or purposes. A virtual world identity manager (VWIM) may collect and evaluate data about the virtual experience of the user, including virtual environment, virtual behavior, and virtual interaction with other users. Using this information, the VWIM may assist the user with identity management, including notifying the user of an identity or behavioral mismatch, and dynamically prompting the user to change identity or behavior, and recommending appropriate identities or behaviors for the user. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185641 | METHOD FOR COMPILING, TREND-TRACKING, TRANSMITTING AND REPORTING OPINION DATA - A process as provided for streamlined opinion data submission to decision makers. The process provides electronic transmission to local, state and Federal elected representatives based on physical location, provides/gathers issue-based opinions from the public, and consolidates the opinions in a relational database for dissemination to the public and/or elected officials and/or other decision makers. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185642 | INTEREST-BASED LOCATION TARGETING ENGINE - A method for targeted advertisement is provided, for which one or more tags relating to an advertisement is/are determined, one or more of the most representative entities for the tag(s) is/are determined, and the advertisement is targeted to the one or more most representative entities. In addition, for each of a plurality of tags, one or more of the most representative entities is/are determined based on term frequency-inverse document frequency, such that an entity is relatively more representative of a tag if the tag is more uniquely and/or frequently associated with the entity. For each tag, the associated entities may be divided into multiple categories, such that one or more most representative entities within each category is/are determined for each tag. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185643 | TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATED GENERATION OF QUERIES FOR QUERYING ONTOLOGIES - Techniques for simplifying querying of ontologies. In one embodiment, one or more queries for querying an ontology are automatically generated in a language suitable for querying the ontology. A user may enter a query in a simple language such as a natural language query. In response, one or more queries capable of querying the ontology are automatically generated in a second language. The automatically generated queries may, for example, be in SPARQL or PL/SQL. The one or more automatically generated queries may then be used to query one or more ontologies. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185644 | AUTOMATIC SEARCH SUGGESTIONS FROM CLIENT-SIDE, BROWSER, HISTORY CACHE - An embodiment of the current invention is directed to using a script embedded in a web page and executed in a web browser environment to store user search history information in a persistent, browser-supplied, script accessible, history cache and employ the user search history information to provide suggested search queries. A number of input characters of a search query are received by the script. The persistent, browser-supplied, script accessible, history cache is retrieved. A list of suggested search queries is determined from the history cache by the script. The list of suggested search queries is presented. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185645 | STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE SYNTAX REWRITING - The database command rewriting system rewrites a first database command that includes language specific for a first database management system command into a second database command suitable for a second database management system. The database command rewriting system receives the first database command and identifies the specific language. Furthermore, the database command rewriting system retrieves a rule based on the identified language. Using the retrieved rule, the database command system rewrites the first database command to the second database command and transmits the second database command to the second database management system. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185646 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING MEDIA PROGRAM DATABASES - A method, apparatus, article of manufacture for providing list of a plurality of media programs responsive to a user search query is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of accepting an general search query from a user computer, identifying a synonym for the general search query, identifying a category for the general search query according to the identified synonym, performing a categorical search of a media program database using the identified synonym and the identified category to obtain a search result, and transmitting the search result to the user computer for presentation on a display communicatively coupled to the user computer. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185647 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING PATTERN MATCHING RESULTS OF A PARALLEL PATTERN SEARCH ENGINE - Disclosed are methods and devices, among which is a system that includes a device that includes one or more pattern-recognition processors for searching a data stream. The pattern-recognition cluster may include various search pattern matching matrices and mask modules which may be utilized to perform various searching functions. Additionally, a buffer may be utilized to individually store the various results from pattern matching matrices and mask modules for subsequent retrieval. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185648 | ENABLING ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON A WEB PAGE - Techniques for enabling voice access to information residing on the World Wide Web are provided. The techniques include receiving a query from a user, wherein the query comprises a voice-based request to access information residing on the World Wide Web, identifying one or more websites corresponding to the query, fetching the information from a website, wherein fetching the information comprises executing a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request, organizing the information into a voice-based response and delivering the response to the user. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185649 | SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR QUERIES - A system described herein includes analyzer component that analyzes queries submitted by users and corresponding URLs selected by the users, wherein the queries include a first query and a second query, and wherein the analyzer component determines that the first query and the second query are substantially similar queries. The system additionally includes a correlator component that, responsive to the analyzer component determining that the first query and the second query are substantially similar, generates correlation data that indicates that the first and second queries are substantially similar. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185650 | INDEXING AND SEARCHING DYNAMICALLY CHANGING SEARCH CORPORA - Tools and techniques for indexing and searching dynamically changing search corpora are provided. These tools may receive requests to upload documents over a network to an online document repository, and present a user interface to facilitate the upload. The user interface may include devices that are responsive to user activation to grant permission to at least one other user to search for content contained within the documents. Through the user interface, these tools may receive selections from the user related to granting the permission, with the documents being associated with share parameters that incorporate the user selections. Finally, the tools may receive identifications of the documents to be uploaded | 2010-07-22 |
20100185651 | RETRIEVING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION FROM AN UNSTRUCTURED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT COLLECTION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on computer storage media, for retrieval and display of information from an unstructured electronic document collection. One aspect can be embodied in machine-implemented methods that include the actions of receiving a machine-readable search query from a user and responding to the search query with instructions for presenting the user with a structured presentation of instances relevant to the search query. A visual presentation of the structured presentation denotes associations between the instances and values that characterize attributes of the instances by virtue of an arrangement of identifiers of the instances and the values. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185652 | Multi-Dimensional Resource Fallback - A method, system, and article of manufacture are provided for locating a resource in a data structure hierarchy. Data is stored in a hierarchy, such as an objected oriented hierarchy. For each encountered resource that requires data from the hierarchy, identifier and level information is extracted for that resource. A set of resource fallback rules are followed to traverse the hierarchy and to locate a corresponding data item for the subject resource in the hierarchy. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185653 | POPULATING A STRUCTURED PRESENTATION WITH NEW VALUES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on computer storage media, for populating a structured presentation with new values. One aspect can be embodied in machine-implemented methods that include the actions of receiving description data describing a preexisting structured presentation, comparing characteristics of the preexisting structured presentation with content of electronic documents in an unstructured collection of electronic documents to locate electronic documents that identify a new value that is relevant to the preexisting structured presentation, adding the new value to the preexisting structured presentation to form a new structured presentation, and outputting instructions for visually presenting the new structured presentation. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185654 | ADDING NEW INSTANCES TO A STRUCTURED PRESENTATION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on computer storage media, for retrieval and display of information from an electronic document collection. In one aspect, a machine-implemented method includes the actions of receiving description data describing a preexisting structured presentation, comparing characteristics of the preexisting structured presentation with content of electronic documents in an unstructured collection of electronic documents to locate electronic documents that identify a new instance that is relevant to the preexisting structured presentation, adding an identifier of the new instance to the preexisting structured presentation to form an expanded structured presentation, and outputting instructions for presenting the expanded structured presentation. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185655 | Re-Download Management of Previously Acquired Digital Media Assets - Improved techniques that enable users to download digital media assets are disclosed. According to one aspect, digital media assets that a user has acquired from a remote media repository can be authorized for download multiple times. This, for example, allows a user to subsequently re-downloaded digital media assets that the user previously acquired. In one embodiment, digital media assets that a user previously downloaded to a user client device from a remote media repository can be made available to the user for subsequent re-download. Advantageously, a remote media repository can, in effect, provide users with a remote backup for previously acquired digital media assets. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185656 | PERSONAL DATA MANAGER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and systems for facilitating the propagation of personal data are provided. Example embodiments provide a Personal Data Propagation Environment (“PDP environment”), which facilitates the propagation of personal data items between secure personal data stores and various consumers of the personal data items. In one embodiment, the PDP environment includes a personal data manager and a personal data subscriber. The personal data manager manages personal data items on a secure data store associated with a user computing device. The personal data manager provides access to personal data items stored on the secure data store in accordance with a personal data subscription associated with the personal data subscriber. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185657 | METHOD FOR SEARCHING DATABASE FOR RECORDED LOCATION DATA SET AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A method for searching a database for at least a recorded location data set includes: (a) deciding at least one facility availability condition; (b) searching the database for at least a specific recorded location data set matching the facility availability condition; and (c) displaying the specific recorded location data set found in the database that matches the facility availability condition. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185658 | MDR FEDERATION FACILITY FOR CMDBf - This disclosure relates generally to the field of federated configuration management databases (CMDBs). To claim compliance with the CMDBf Standard (“the Standard”), a CMDB implementation must provide working and interoperable implementations of the interfaces defined in the Standard. To make a working implementation, certain non-obvious features are required that are not addressed by the Standard. Among these requirements are: registering management data repositories (MDRs) so that they can be federated; managing/maintaining the list of federated MDRs; querying an MDR for its Data Model; using such MDR Data Models to define mappings of one or more attributes from the MDR data model to one or more attributes of one or more of the CMDB's data models; identifying attributes and defining rules to be used when reconciliation is performed; and managing as well as storing data representative of those mappings. This disclosure addresses these and other deficiencies. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185659 | SUPERVISED SEMANTIC INDEXING AND ITS EXTENSIONS - A system and method for determining a similarity between a document and a query includes providing a frequently used dictionary and an infrequently used dictionary in storage memory. For each word or gram in the infrequently used dictionary, n words or grams are correlated from the frequently used dictionary based on a first score. Features for a vector of the infrequently used words or grams are replaced with features from a vector of the correlated words or grams from the frequently used dictionary when the features from a vector of the correlated words or grams meet a threshold value. A similarity score is determined between weight vectors of a query and one or more documents in a corpus by employing the features from the vector of the correlated words or grams that met the threshold value. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185660 | DETERMINING SUITABILITY OF ENTITY TO PROVIDE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES BASED ON FACTORS OF ACQUISITION CONTEXT - A method, system and computer program product for determining the suitability of an entity to provide products or services. Category and measurement data is received concerning the entity where each category is assigned a value based on the acquisition context. If the value assigned to a category exceeds a threshold, then the measurement data for that category is used in evaluating the entity. This measurement data is weighted according to the acquisition context. A binary value is generated for each weighted measurement value that exceeds a threshold. These binary values are summed and weighted according to the confidence that the source of the data is correct. Further, the past performance and reputation of the entity is used in applying a weight to the summed binary values to generate a suitability value. If the suitability value exceeds a threshold, then it is deemed suitable to conduct business with the entity. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185661 | Method and System for Negative Keyword Recommendations - Effectiveness of search terms is determined. The search terms are classified to include effective search terms and ineffective search terms. An exclusion keyword list based on ineffective search terms is created. The ineffective search terms that conflict with the effective search terms are removed from the exclusion keyword list. Negative keywords are determined. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185662 | Method of and apparatus for playing, rating, and downloading songs from internet radio - A method comprising: playing songs on Internet radio; rating the songs; occasionally connecting to a network; gathering the songs that are higher rated; downloading the songs that are higher rated to a portable device; disconnecting the portable device from the network; and playing the songs that are higher rated on the portable device. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185663 | Providing Regional Content by Matching Geographical Properties - A method and a system provide regional content to users by associating data files with geographical properties and matching the geographical property of a data file with the geographical property of the user. The system extracts geographical information from a data file, and associates the data file with a source geographical property corresponding to the extracted geographical information according to a geographical information database. Upon obtaining a user geographical property of a user, the system provides the data file to the user if the source geographical property matches the user geographical property. The method and the system may be implemented using a geographical name lexicon or a geographical name suffix lexicon. | 2010-07-22 |
20100185664 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENDING BLOGS - The present disclosure provides a system and method for preparing compended biogs, In at least one embodiment, a method of posting blog content to a compended blog comprises establishing a compended blog having a selected keyword, obtaining a blog content, processing the blog content to identify at least one blog content keyword contained within the blog content, comparing the identified blog content keyword to the selected keyword to determine whether a match exists based upon at least one predetermined criterion, and posting the blog content the compended blog if the comparison reveals a match based upon meeting or exceeding the predetermined criterion. | 2010-07-22 |