35th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100223008 | METHOD FOR PLANNING AND EXECUTING OBSTACLE-FREE PATHS FOR ROTATING EXCAVATION MACHINERY - This invention concerns the control of rotating excavation machinery, for instance to avoid collisions with obstacles. In a first aspect the invention is a control system for autonomous path planning in excavation machinery, comprising: A map generation subsystem to receive data from an array of disparate and complementary sensors to generate a 3-Dimensional digital terrain and obstacle map referenced to a coordinate frame related to the machine's geometry, during normal operation of the machine. An obstacle detection subsystem to find and identify obstacles in the digital terrain and obstacle map, and then to refine the map by identifying exclusion zones that are within reach of the machine during operation. A collision detection subsystem that uses knowledge of the machine's position and movements, as well as the digital terrain and obstacle map, to identify and predict possible collisions with itself or other obstacles, and then uses a forward motion planner to predict collisions in a planned path. And, a path planning subsystem that uses information from the other subsystems to vary planned paths to avoid obstacles and collisions. In other aspects the invention is excavation machinery including the control system; a method for control of excavation machinery; and firmware and software versions of the control system. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223009 | Method and System for Estimating an Agricultural Management Parameter - A system and method for estimating agricultural parameters for growing crops is well suited for promoting efficient utilization of agricultural inputs (e.g., water consumption). Sensors collect data via one or more vehicles equipped with location-determining receivers. A transmitter transmits the collected environmental data to a data processing system. The data processing system applies the collected environmental data to an agronomic model for determining an agricultural management parameter. A prescription is made available for application of an agricultural input (e.g., water) to a crop in a particular location consistent with the collected environmental data and the agronomic model. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223010 | Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Photodetector Based Gamma Ray Detectors for Well Logging Applications - A gamma ray detector uses a scintillation detector having a response that matches a response characteristic of a photodiode. The detector may be used to measure natural gamma rays and/or gamma rays produced by interaction of neutrons from a neutron source with the earth formation. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223011 | REFLECTOMETRY REAL TIME REMOTE SENSING FOR IN SITU HYDROCARBON PROCESSING - A method and apparatus for sensing conditions in a subsurface geologic formation heated for the extraction of hydrocarbons is disclosed. A time domain reflectometer in conjunction with an open wire transmission line is employed in real time to determine impedance discontinuities in the geologic formation. These impedance discontinuities correspond to physical conditions in the geologic formation. The open wire transmission line can include pipes running into the subsurface geologic formation or other conductors, including a split tube well casing. The method may operate in the low frequency window for subsurface electromagnetic propagation. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223012 | Method for Determination of Diffractor Locations at Sea Bottom for the Purpose of Attenuating Such Energy - Coherency analysis, such as semblance scan or stacking amplitude, is used to locate diffractors. Once the diffractors are located, noise energy originating from the diffractors is minimized. Locations of each diffractor are determined by comparing the lateral coherency of the received amplitudes that each assumed diffractor position generates. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223013 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223014 | COMBUSTION TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A flame temperature estimator includes an adiabatic flame temperature module that estimates an adiabatic flame temperature. A temperature reduction module estimates a temperature reduction for the adiabatic flame temperature based on an air-to-fuel ratio of an engine. A combustion temperature trend module generates a combustion temperature trend based on the temperature reduction and the adiabatic flame temperature. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223015 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SILOXANE MEASUREMENTS IN A BIOGAS - A method for monitoring of siloxane compounds in a biogas includes the step of generating a first absorption spectrum based on a ratio of a first spectral measurement and a second spectral measurement. The first spectral measurement is from a non-absorptive gas having substantially no infrared absorptions in a specified wavelength range of interest and the second spectral measurement is from a sample gas comprising the biogas. The method also includes the step of calculating a concentration of at least one siloxane compound in the biogas using a second absorption spectrum based on, at least, a first individual absorption spectrum for a known concentration of the at least one siloxane compound. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223016 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND DETECTION OF LIQUIDS - A method and apparatus for the identification and detection of composition of a liquid are disclosed. The invention involves detecting and collecting spectroscopically resolvable information about incident radiation, and collecting one or more datasets of intensity information at the detector system. Each dataset is resolved across at least three frequency bands within the spectrum of the source to produce an intensity data item for each band. A numerical relationship is evaluated for at least two pairs of frequency bands in a given intensity dataset to obtain a numerical indicator functionally related to a characteristic physical material property such as a material coefficient that varies functionally with radiation energy. The numerical indicator is compared with a library of data for a range of potential component liquids in order to obtain an indication of the likely composition of the liquid sample. An apparatus for use in identifying and detecting a liquid is also disclosed. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223017 | COMPUTATIONAL METHOD OF MATERIAL CONSTANT OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND VOLUME FRACTION OF MATERIAL COMPONENT IN COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - In computing the overall material constant of a composite material, a virtual composite material is defined as the one that predetermined material components are dispersed in a form of spherical particles in a matrix phase at known volume fractions, and a nonlinear equation having the overall material constant of the virtual composite material as an unknown is prepared. Next, the overall material constant of the composite material is computed by solving the nonlinear equation. The nonlinear equation is a recursive nonlinear equation which is obtained by defining the material constant in the surrounding areas of the spherical particles as the overall material constant of the composite material to be computed. The volume fraction of a material component dispersed in the composite material is computed using the recursive nonlinear equation. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223018 | SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING DATA FROM POINTS ALONG VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES - A transceiver module for monitoring a voltage distribution network that includes a voltage carrying power line and a transmitter along the voltage carrying power line for transmitting a first monitoring signal that includes information related to the condition of the voltage distribution network. The transceiver module comprises a receiver located along the voltage carrying power line at a distance from the transmitter, the receiver configured to receive the first monitoring signal; a sensor that monitors a condition of the voltage distribution network and produces a sensor signal that contains information related to the condition being monitored; and a monitor in communication with the receiver and the sensor thereby receiving the first monitoring signal and the sensor signal, the monitor configured to provide a second monitoring signal that includes the information contained in the first monitoring signal and the sensor signal. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223019 | Measuring Filling Level by Means of Evaluating an Echo Curve - A method for filling level measuring comprises generating an echo curve and analysing the echo curve by means of an analysis method. The analysis method is at least one analysis method selected from the group of analysis methods comprising analysing the echo curve by means of at least two parallel tasks, and analysing the echo curve by comparing the echo curve with a spurious-echo curve at the IF-level. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223020 | REMOTE CALIBRATION OF AN IMPLANTABLE PATIENT SENSOR - Techniques for remotely calibrating an implanted patient sensor with a remote networking device are described. In some embodiments, the sensor is a component of an implantable medical device (IMD). The remote networking device communicates with the IMD via a network to which the IMD and/or external programmer is connected. The IMD may transmit sensor information to the remote networking device when the IMD detects a problem with the sensor or when the patient indicates that therapy is not correctly selected for different activities. New calibration settings may be remotely generated by directly interrogating the sensor and/or communicating with the patient in order to associate sensor output with patient activities, motions, or postures. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223021 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223022 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223023 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223024 | SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - This invention provides a system identification device capable of identifying an inertia moment in an electric motor and a viscous friction through only a very small operation. System identification device provides a position amplitude calculator for outputting a position amplifier; a position torque command integral value multiplier for outputting a position torque command integral value multiplication value; a position torque command integral value average calculator for inputting the position torque command integral value multiplication value and then outputting an average of a position torque command integral value; a speed torque command integral value multiplier for outputting a speed torque command integral value multiplication value; a speed torque command integral value average calculator for inputting the speed torque command integral value multiplication value and then outputting an average of a speed torque command integral value; and a first inertia moment and viscous friction calculator for calculating identification values of inertia moment and viscous friction from the position amplitude, the average of the position torque command integral value and the average of the speed torque command integral value. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223025 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BALANCING PRODUCTION-RELATED INACCURACIES OF THE MAGNETIC WHEEL OF AN ELECTROMOTIVE DRIVE OF A VEHICLE - In a method and a device for balancing production related inaccuracies of the magnetic wheel of an electromotive drive of a vehicle, correction factors are used, the initial value of which is factory preset, and which are modified in the course of an adaption process until the production-related inaccuracies of the magnetic wheel have been balanced as much as possible. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223026 | Methods for Reducing the Receipt of Multiple Signals in a Portable Information Handling System - A method for reducing the receipt of multiple signals in a portable information handling system (IHS) is closed including receiving a first signal corresponding to a detected lid position of the portable IHS. The method further includes determining if a first predetermined amount of time has elapsed and if the first predetermined amount of time has not elapsed, preventing the receipt of an additional signal corresponding to a change in the detected lid position. Further, a portable information handling system may include a lid, a base coupled to the lid and a sensor disposed on the lid or base, wherein the sensor detects a lid position. The system further includes a processor coupled to the sensor, wherein the processor generates a first signal corresponding to the lid position and the processor is operable to generate an additional signal corresponding to a change in the lid position. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223027 | MONITORING METHOD FOR MULTI TOOLS - A monitoring method for multi tools is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a plurality of measurement tools for measuring the testing points of standard wafers, calculating a vector for representing a measurement tool, calculating the angle between every two of the vectors and determining the measurement tools having the same performance or not. Thereby, the measurement tools can be efficiently grouped and the measuring stability of the measurement tool is analyzed. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223028 | DIAGNOSIS AGENT FOR REMOTE PLANT DIAGNOSIS - The present invention discloses a plant diagnostic system for diagnosing a problem with the plant. The plant diagnostic system can include an agent-based plant diagnostic network that has an adaptive global agent located in a central facility, a plant expert agent located at the plant and a plurality of subsystem resident agents. Each of the subsystem resident agents can be assigned to a subsystem of the plant. A diagnosis agent can also be included, the diagnosis agent operable to be instructed by the adaptive global agent, transmitted to the plant expert agent, be received by the plant expert agent, transmitted by the plant expert agent back to the adaptive global agent and be received by the adaptive global agent. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223029 | Method of designing a composite panel - A method of designing a composite panel, the panel comprising a plurality of zones, each zone comprising a plurality of plies of composite material, each ply in each zone having a respective orientation angle, and some of the plies running continuously between adjacent zones. A design is provided comprising a set of design variables including a thickness for each of the zones, and a ply percentage for each orientation angle for each of the zones, each ply percentage identifying a percentage of plies within a zone having a particular orientation angle. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223030 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL BOARD WARP ANALYSIS SYSTEM, THREE-DIMENSIONAL BOARD WARP ANALYSIS DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL BOARD WARP ANALYSIS METHOD AND PROGRAM - Provided is highly accurate three-dimensional board warp analysis technology that can optimize at a development design phase material quality, size, reflow heating profile, or the like of a printed wiring board and various kinds of electronic components mounted on the board. The invention is characterized in comprising a model making-out means that adds a characteristic value of a material to shape data indicative of a shape of board to make out model data, a model division means that carries out vertical and lateral divisions equally base on the model data, a calculation means that calculates warp of cutting plane and a counter sectional plane of each of the divided models, and a conversion means that connects the cutting planes with each other after the calculation and converts them into warp data on the entire coordinate system. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223031 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAPPING OF MULTIPLE-FLOOR STRUCTURES - A method for mapping a multiple-floor structure includes building a plurality of maps that includes one map for each of at least two of the floors, detecting a set of anchor points, where the set of anchor points includes at least one anchor point on each of the maps, linking the anchor points to produce a set of linked anchor points, and aligning the maps around the set of linked anchor points to produce a set of aligned maps. A method for mapping a structure using a single robot includes generating, by the robot, a first map at a first point in time, storing the first map, generating, by the same robot, a second map at a second point in time subsequent to the first point in time, and aggregating the first map and the second map to produce an aggregated map. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223032 | Methods and Apparatuses for Proposing Resolutions to Conflicts in a CAD Drawing with Reflections - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and software for proposing a resolution to a position conflict between a graphic object within a drawing sharing a portion of, up to all of, the one or more locations of other graphic objects, comprising the steps of: identifying a proposed new location of the graphic object within the drawing that will resolve the conflict; creating a reflection of the graphic object depicting the graphic object as it would appear at the proposed new location without moving the graphic object from its location; and determining whether the proposed new location will clear the conflict by not sharing a portion of the one or more locations, including embodiments directed to the use of reflections, alert/conflict bubbles, modeless drawing windows, and clipping planes. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223033 | CONFIGURATION TOOL AND SYSTEM FOR AN INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a computing device being configured to execute a configuration software tool for providing a plurality of function blocks and connections between function blocks in a visual representation of configuration data of an intelligent electronic device, wherein each function block is for executing a function in the intelligent electronic device. The configuration tool comprises computer-executable instructions for retrieving hardware configuration data relating to external variables created by second configuration software, and for causing the computer to generate a visual representation having the plurality of function blocks and said hardware configuration data. The present disclosure also provides a configuration system of an intelligent electronic device for power transmission and distribution. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223034 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED ORTHODONTIC TREARMENT PLENNING - A method and system are disclosed for quickly arriving at a pre-set-up for the orthodontic treatment of a patient based up on the user specified parameters; and thereafter enabling the user in interactively arriving at a final, desired treatment set-up for the patient. Several sub-operations are disclosed for arriving at the orthodontic pre-set-up. These sub-operations can be arranged in a specific sequence for realizing the orthodontic treatment pre-set-up for a patient. According to another aspect of the invention, a global reference system is disclosed that enables consistent treatment planning. The global reference system prevents unintended tooth displacements caused as side effects to the desired tooth displacements. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223035 | Test Time Calculator - An apparatus for estimating a duration of a test of a device under test to be performed by a test device, the apparatus including an input unit adapted for receiving test information indicative of the test to be performed, and a processing unit adapted to estimate the duration of the test of the device under test performed by the test device based on the received test information and based on a model characterizing the test. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223036 | Apparatus, Method and Simulation Objects for Simulation of the Image Formation in a Transmission Electron Microscope - An apparatus and a method for simulating the behaviour of a TEM based on the first-order Born approximation, the method including the following steps:—providing at least one mathematical model of a virtual specimen;—simulating the image formation in the TEM when imaging the specimen, the simulation being based on a model for image formation which fully accounts for the wave nature of the electrons within the realm of the first order Born approximation and one model for the imaging properties of the TEM instrument. This is particularly suitable for use in solving the structure determination problem in ET. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223037 | BIOLOGICAL MODELS - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for biological models. Data indicative of a molecular system is received, the data comprising a rule-based model of the molecular interactions. A set of one or more internal variables of the data is calculated based on one or more syntactical rules, wherein the set of one or more internal variables comprises one or more fragments. The representation is generated based on the set of one or more internal variables, wherein the representation comprises one or more coupled ordinary differential equations. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223038 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF A MOTION SIMULATOR AND A SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF A MOTION SIMULATOR - The invention relates to a method for assessing the performance of a motion simulator. The method comprises the steps: (a) select a performance criterion; (b) determine a weighing function, representing the sensitivity of an average user for the performance criterion selected in step (a) as function of motion frequency; (c) have the motion simulator simulate a motion test signal; (d) compare the simulated motion produced by the simulator during step (c) with the motion test signal, so as to obtain a deviation signal; (e) multiply this deviation signal with the weighing function of step (b); and (f) compute the area underneath the signal obtained from step (e) so as to obtain a performance indicator. The invention furthermore relates to a system for assessing the performance of a motion simulator. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223039 | Modeling In Sedimentary Basins - Embodiments of the invention operate to produce basin models that describe the basin in terms of compaction and fluid flow. The equations used to define compaction and fluid flow may be solved simultaneously. Embodiments of the invention use equations that define a set of unknowns that are consistent over the basis. The equations may define total pressure, hydrostatic pressure, thicknesses, and effective stress. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223040 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT COMPUTATION OF SIMULATED THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY AND PHASE EQUILIBRIUM CHARACTERISTICS USING COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL PROPERTY MODELS - A method of estimating a thermophysical property of a fluid using a local model is disclosed herein. The method includes generating, for use within the local model, a series expansion of thermodynamic equations relating to the thermophysical property and one or more derivatives involving the thermophysical property. The method further includes evaluating, based upon a set of specified values of parameters of the fluid, a first order term of the series expansion and a second order term of the series expansion. The values of the first order term and the second order term are then compared. A value of the thermophysical property is then automatically updated when the values of the first order term and the second order term are found to differ by more than a predefined amount. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223041 | MIXED-DOMAIN ANALOG/RF SIMULATION - A simulation environment is disclosed wherein both analog and RF signals are simulated in a single flow by a mixed-domain simulator. The simulator includes a simulator kernel with an analog solver and an RF solver to allow both analog- and RF-type of signals to be solved in an interrelated fashion. The simulator may also include a partitioner that divides the circuit into various RF and analog modules to be solved. User input may control the partitioning process, but the simulator may refine the partitions or generate sub-partitions to provide a higher probability of convergence. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223042 | MODELING AND SIMULATION METHOD - A method for modeling and simulating a system comprising first and second interrelated components is disclosed. The method comprises modeling the behavior of said first and second components using first and second specifications. Each of said first and second specifications includes a functional specification and an associated simulation element. The method further comprises simulating the behavior of said first and second components using said first and second specifications. The simulation elements communicate with one another to provide a simulation system. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223043 | Electromagnetic Field Simulation Apparatus and Computer Readable Storage Medium Storing Electromagnetic Field Simulation Program - A computer readable storage medium storing an electromagnetic field simulation program that causes a computer to execute receiving data defining, in virtual space, a shape of a conductor and an insulator included in a conductive layer and a dielectric layer of a printed circuit board; setting a plurality of cells in the virtual space by arranging nodes of the cells on a boundary between the conductive layer and the dielectric layer in a thickness direction of the printed circuit board and by arranging nodes of the cells at regular intervals in a plane parallel to the printed circuit board; giving, to each of the cells, an electric constant of a medium occupying an area of each of the cells; and determining a change over time in a an electromagnetic field strength in each of the cells. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223044 | Method and System for Directing Media Streams During a Conference Call - A system for directing media streams during a conference call, including an enterprise, at least one network provided within the enterprise and in communication with a plurality of communication devices, a platform provided within the enterprise and in communication with the network, the platform comprising a protocol layer, a services layer and an application layer, and a conference call server in communication with the platform, wherein the platform is configured for receiving media streams from each of the communication devices and instructing the conference call server on how to direct the media streams to and from each of the communication devices. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223045 | System and method for multilanguage text input in a handheld electronic device - A system provides multilanguage text input in a handheld electronic device. The system includes one or more applications implemented in the handheld electronic device. The applications include a text input application requiring access to language data usable thereby. One or more language databases contain language data from a plurality of different languages usable by at least one of the applications including the text input application. An interface provides the applications with access to at least some of the different languages of the language data of the one or more language databases, in order that the applications including the text input application receive the different languages. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223046 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A SIGN LANGUAGE GRAPHICAL INTERPRETER - Systems and methods for displaying visual content to a user corresponding to sound captured at a user terminal are disclosed. After receiving over a network from a user terminal a request to convert sound into a visual content representing the sound, wherein the sound comprises one or more words, a translation server may retrieve text corresponding to the one or more words from a database. The translation server may then convert the text into one or more content phrases, wherein the content phrases represent the meaning of the one or more words, and convert each of the one or more content phrases into a new language. Finally, the translation server may send visual content to the user terminal representing the new language. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223047 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED NATURAL LANGUAGE TRANSLATION - A computer implemented method of translating source material in a source natural language into a target natural language includes receiving a first data input which is a first part of a sub-segment of a translation of the source material from the source natural language into the target natural language, identifying a selectable target text sub-segment in the target natural language associated with the received first data input, and outputting the selectable target text sub-segment. The selectable target text sub-segment is extracted from a corpus of previously translated text segment pairs, each text segment pair having a source text segment in the source natural language and a corresponding translated text segment in the target natural language. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223048 | Language translation employing a combination of machine and human translations - A computer-implemented method of translating text from a source language to a target language includes the steps of (a) detecting a source language on a first communication device, (b) detecting a location of the first communication device, (c) determining the target language based upon the detected location of the first communication device, (d) receiving an input for translation from the first communication device, (e) displaying a list of popular source phrases that are similar to the received input on the first communication device, (f) translating a user selected similar popular source phrase if the user selects the similar popular source phrase, else translating the input by means of a machine translation engine, and (g) displaying the translation output of the user selected similar popular source phrase if the user selected the similar popular source phrase, else determining if the translation output from the machine translation engine has been approved by a human translator, submitting the translation output from the machine translation engine to a human translator and displaying the translation output from the machine translation engine together with a measure of the accuracy of the translation output from the machine translation engine. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223049 | MACHINE LANGUAGE TRANSLATION WITH TRANSFER MAPPINGS HAVING VARYING CONTEXT - A computer-implemented machine translation system translates text from a first language to a second language. The system includes a plurality of mappings, each mapping indicative of associating a dependency structure of the first language with a dependency structure of the second language, wherein at least some of the mappings correspond to dependency structures of the first language having varying context with some common elements, and associated dependency structures of the second language to the dependency structures of the first language. A module receives input text in a first language and outputs output text in a second language based on accessing the plurality of mappings. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223050 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING A CONDITION ASSOCIATED WITH A PERSON - A computer readable medium including computer executable instructions for evaluating a condition associated with a first person. The instructions include functionality to present a first question in a first language, receive a selection of the first question, and obtain a first audio file corresponding to the first question in a second language. The instructions further include functionality to output the first question in the second language using the first audio file and present a first number of answers to the first question, where the first number of answers is in the first language. The instructions further include functionality to receive a selection of one of the first number of answers, perform an evaluation of the condition associated with the first person based on the selection of the first question and the selection of the one of the first number of answers, and present the evaluation to the user. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223051 | Method and System for Determining Text Coherence - A method and system for determining text coherence in an essay is disclosed. A method of evaluating the coherence of an essay includes receiving an essay having one or more discourse elements and text segments. The one or more discourse elements are annotated either manually or automatically. A text segment vector is generated for each text segment in a discourse element using sparse random indexing vectors. The method or system then identifies one or more essay dimensions and measures the semantic similarity of each text segment based on the essay dimensions. Finally, a coherence level is assigned to the essay based on the measured semantic similarities. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223052 | REGENERATION OF WIDEBAND SPEECH - A method of regenerating wideband speech from narrowband speech, the method comprising: receiving samples of a narrowband speech signal in a first range of frequencies; modulating received samples of the narrowband speech signal with a modulation signal having a modulating frequency adapted to upshift each frequency in the first range of frequencies by an amount determined by the modulating frequency wherein the modulating frequency is selected to translate into a target band a selected frequency band within the first range of signals; filtering the modulated samples using a target band filter to form a regenerated speech signal in the target band; and combining the narrow band speech signal with the regenerated speech signal in the target band to regenerate a wideband speech signal, the method comprising the step of controlling the modulated samples to lie in a second range of frequencies identified by determining a signal characteristic of frequencies in the first range of frequencies. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223053 | EFFICIENT SPEECH STREAM CONVERSION - Speech frames of a first speech coding scheme are utilized as speech frames of a second speech coding scheme, where the speech coding schemes use similar core compression schemes for the speech frames, preferably bit stream compatible. An occurrence of a state mismatch in an energy parameter between the first speech coding scheme and the second speech coding scheme is identified, preferably either by determining an occurrence of a predetermined speech evolution, such as a speech type transition, e.g. an onset of speech following a period of speech inactivity, or by tentative decoding of the energy parameter in the two encoding schemes followed by a comparison. Subsequently, the energy parameter in at least one frame of the second speech coding scheme following the occurrence of the state mismatch is adjusted. The present invention also presents transcoders and communications systems providing such transcoding functionality. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223054 | SINGLE-MICROPHONE WIND NOISE SUPPRESSION - A technique for suppressing non-stationary noise, such as wind noise, in an audio signal is described. In accordance with the technique, a series of frames of the audio signal is analyzed to detect whether the audio signal comprises non-stationary noise. If it is detected that the audio signal comprises non-stationary noise, a number of steps are performed. In accordance with these steps, a determination is made as to whether a frame of the audio signal comprises non-stationary noise or speech and non-stationary noise. If it is determined that the frame comprises non-stationary noise, a first filter is applied to the frame and if it is determined that the frame comprises speech and non-stationary noise, a second filter is applied to the frame. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223055 | MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH SPEECH TO TEXT CONVERSION AND RELATED METHODS - A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing and a wireless transceiver carried by the housing. The mobile wireless communications device may also include audio transducer carried by the housing, and a controller cooperating with the wireless transceiver to perform at least one wireless communications function. The controller may also cooperate with the at least one audio transducer to convert speech input through the audio transducer to converted text, determine a proposed modification for the converted text, and output from the audio output transducer the proposed modification for the converted text. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223056 | VARIOUS APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR A SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM - A method, apparatus, and system are described for a continuous speech recognition engine that includes a fine speech recognizer model, a coarse sound representation generator, and a coarse match generator. The fine speech recognizer model receives a time coded sequence of sound feature frames, applies a speech recognition process to the sound feature frames and determines at least a best guess at each recognizable word that corresponds to the sound feature frames. The coarse sound representation generator generates a coarse sound representation of the recognized word. The coarse match generator determines a likelihood of the coarse sound representation actually being the recognized word based on comparing the coarse sound representation of the recognized word to a database containing the known sound of that recognized word and assigns the likelihood as a robust confidence level parameter to that recognized word. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223057 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO AUTHENTICATE A USER AND/OR GENERATE CRYPTOGRAPHIC DATA - System and process for audio authentication of an individual or speaker including a processor for decomposing an audio signal received at the sensor into vectors representative of the speaker to be authenticated for transforming the super-vector V of the speaker resulting from the concatenation of the vectors associated with the said speaker into binary data 1001100 . . . 0 taking as an input the mean super-vector M resulting from the mean super-vector, and comparing the super-vector V of the speaker with the mean super-vector M, the said binary data thus obtained being transmitted to a module for extracting the speaker authentication taking as an input the public keys Kpub(1) in order to authenticate the speaker and/or to generate a cryptographic key associated with the speaker. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223058 | SPEECH SYNTHESIS DEVICE, SPEECH SYNTHESIS METHOD, AND SPEECH SYNTHESIS PROGRAM - A speech synthesis device includes a pitch pattern generation unit ( | 2010-09-02 |
20100223059 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAYING DYNAMIC AUDIO AND VIDEO MENUS - A method and an apparatus for playing dynamic audio and video menus are provided herein to play two or more audio and video menu items dynamically. Specifically, the audio and video data in at least two obtained audio and video menu items are split into audio data and video data, respectively. After the splitting, the obtained video data is integrated into one video stream data and the audio data and the integrated video stream data are played. In this way, the video data of each menu item in the dynamic audio and video menus are played smoothly and the voice prompts can be spliced seamlessly. As such, the effect of the audio dynamic menus is the same as the effect of playing a single audio file, and the user can hear the voice menus smoothly. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223060 | Speech Interactive System And Method - The present invention relates to a speech interactive system and method. The system comprises a target information receiving module, an interactive mode setting and speech processing module, an interactive information update module, a decision module, and an output response module. It receives target information and sets corresponding target text sentence information. It also receives a user's speech signal, sets an interactive mode, decides the speech's target text sentence information, and generates an assessment for the target text sentence. Under the set interactive mode, the system updates the information in an interactive information recording table according to the assessment and a timing count. According to the interactive mode and the recorded information, an output mode for the target text sentence information is generated. According to the output mode and the recorded information, the response information is generated. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223061 | Method and Apparatus for Audio Coding - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for encoding an audio signal in two or more encoding stages, the audio signal comprising a set of frequency components. The apparatus comprises a frequency component selection unit configured to select a number of frequency components from the set for encoding in a current encoding stage, the selected frequency components being components of the set that have not been encoded to a non-zero value in a preceding encoding stage; and an encoding unit configured to encode at least one of the selected frequency components to a non-zero value using a number of bits less than or equal to a predetermined number of bits allocated for the current encoding stage. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223062 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM AUDIO WATERMARKING AND WATERMARK DETECTION AND EXTRACTION - Methods and apparatus to audio watermarking and watermark detection and extracted are described herein. According to an example method, an identifier is encoded in media content when a different identifier has been previously encoded. According to another example method, messages decoded from media content are validated to provide improved decoding accuracy. In another example method, decoded symbols are stored in memory and synchronization symbols are located to detect a message encoded in media content. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223063 | Radio Device and Methods of Supplying Same - A method of supplying a plurality of radio devices includes obtaining a plurality of radio devices. Each radio device includes a speaker, a satellite radio receiver, a user input, a display, a positioning device, a processor in communication with the speaker, the satellite radio receiver, the user input, the display, and the positioning device, a communication component for communicating with a base unit, the communication device being in communication with the processor. The method includes obtaining a blanket license for the satellite radio receivers. The method includes providing a respective radio device to a user, and deactivating the satellite radio receiver of the respective radio device upon a stop event. Global positioning signal components enable each radio to be tracked and located. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223064 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PERSONALIZED REFERENCE COLLECTION - A system and method for providing a reference collection that is personalized for a consumer. The system includes a server computer having an associated data repository. Stored in the data repository is an aggregation of links to sources of on-line information and each link within the aggregation is mapped to one or more consumer communities and/or products. Programming resident on the server computer acts to provide to a client computer a webpage that includes a reference collection that is personalized for the consumer, the reference collection being provided as a listing of those links within the aggregation of links to sources of on-line information that have been mapped within the data repository to a one or more consumer communities to which the consumer belongs and/or products of interest to the consumer. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223065 | Supply-chain side assistance - An apparatus, device, method, computer program product, and system that identifies an item having a presence within a geographic locale in response to a signal indicative of the item, obtains a first instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a first source and obtaining a second instance of a supply-chain assistance corresponding to the identified item from a second source; and aggregates the first supply-chain assistance and the second supply-chain assistance. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223066 | SOCIAL NETWORKING AND DATING PLATFORM AND METHOD - A social networking or dating platform and method that systematically documents and stores evaluations by participants of their networking or dating experiences. Each evaluation is then sent, by, for example, email and or SMS, to the other participant in the date. Advantageously, the system processes each evaluation to determine a date rating and prompts the participants to take further action based on that rating. The social networking or dating system further comprises a widget interface. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223067 | METHODS AND SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY EXAMS WITH SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS - Methods and system to identify similar exams are described. An example computer-implemented method to identify similar exams includes selecting a category. Additionally, the example method includes comparing the selected category to records associated with exams to identify any of the exams that include information related to the category. Further, the example method includes displaying the exams identified as related to the category to a healthcare practitioner. Further still, the example method includes visually differentiating at least one of the displayed exams based on a significance level associated with the at least one of the displayed exams. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223068 | Method And Apparatus For The Unified Evaluation, Presentation and Modification of Healthcare Regimens - A method and apparatus for the unified evaluation, presentation and modification of healthcare regimens are disclosed. According to one embodiment a computer-implemented method comprises computing one or more compound factors for a healthcare regimen. The compound factors include one of compound risks and compound benefits. The one or more compound factors are provided to a client. One or more adverse effects are provided to the client with a corresponding compound conditional probability of the one or more compound factors. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223069 | METHOD FOR MONITORING ERROR IN PRESCRIPTION DATA EMPLOYING BARCODE SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for monitoring error in prescription data employing barcode system comprising the steps of recording a dosage type and dose of a medicament in a prescription order by way of encoding those in a form of barcode, inputting information recorded in the barcode-prescription order, comparing the information with a database information about the prescribed medicament, and displaying the appropriateness of the dosage type and dose of the medicament. In accordance with the method for monitoring error in prescription data employing barcode system of the invention, the error in prescription data including dosage types and doses of prescribed medicaments can be reconsidered, which makes possible its practical application for the treatment of diseases in a more safe manner. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223070 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MORNITORING HEALTHCARE DATA - The present invention provides an interface for monitoring healthcare data at the caregivers' side, the interface comprises receiving means for receiving a part of the healthcare data and an indication(s) of the blocking status of the rest of the healthcare data, presenting means for presenting the healthcare data, and indicating means for indicating the blocking status of the rest of the healthcare data according to the indication. In this way, a better balance between the benefits of the monitored person and that of the caregivers could be reached. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223071 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ORGANIZING PATIENT INFORMATION - An apparatus and system are provided for facilitating organization of medical data, associated with a patient(s) to enable medical professionals to prioritize and deliver timely and appropriate care to one or more patients. The apparatus includes a processor configured to receive medical information, associated with a patient(s), from one or more entities and store the medical information in a memory. The processor is also configured to provide a portion(s) of the medical information to a view of a display(s) and update a portion of the medical information upon receiving new medical data associated with the portion in response to determining that the new medical data corresponds to the patient(s). The processor is also configured to provide the portion of the medical information to a view of a display(s). | 2010-09-02 |
20100223072 | Method for linking insurance policies - An insurance program that provides improved health care and longevity by emphasizing health improvement and maintenance. After a predetermined waiting period from the time health insurance is purchased, during which the health status of the insured is maintained or improved, the insured may link the health insurance policy with one or more other types of insurance policies, such as; life, disability, nursing home, etc. Throughout the life of the policy, portions of the premiums may be deposited in an escrow account, provided that the health of the insured is maintained or improved, which may be utilized to pay or help pay for the linked insurance and may also be utilized for retirement benefits. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223073 | DYNAMIC MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that facilitate disseminating patient related messages as part of a dynamic medical communication environment. A server can receive patient related messages from one or more message source components. Further, the server can broadcast the patient related messages to one or more subscription components as a function of identities of patients respectively corresponding to the patient related messages. Patients can be registered as object to which one or more subscription components can subscribe. Subscription components can automatically, manually, etc. subscribe to registered patients to receive message streams pertaining thereto. Moreover, a registered patient corresponding to a received patient related message can be identified, subscription components subscribed to the identified patient can be recognized, and the message can be broadcast to the recognized subscription components. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223074 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INTERACTION-BASED SERVICES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a syntactic component for retrieving records corresponding to an individual and analyzing the records to assess a condition for the individual; a user interface for capturing interaction data that is associated with an encounter between the individual and a service provider; and a semantic component for comparing the interaction data to interaction criteria, where an action plan for the individual is generated based at least in part on the assessed condition and the comparison of the interaction data to the interaction criteria. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223075 | System and method for integrating the health club and health insurance industries to reduce costs by providing financial incentives for health club members and health insured to improve and maintain their health - The invention described herein is a system and method whereby health club membership and its attendant health-promoting advantages is integrated with the health insurance industry to create a whole which reduces costs for both and provides financial incentives for individuals to improve and maintain their health. Individuals or employees participating in the integrated health club/health insurance program are motivated to improve their health by the rewards of one or more of subsidized health club dues or reduced health insurance premiums or deductibles for themselves or their employers. The invention achieves this goal in a way that is sustainable and profitable for all involved—individual, health club owner, employer, and health insurance provider. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223076 | Managing and Validating a Benefits Plan - Systems and methods provide a tabular interface for validating and analyzing a benefits plan. The tabular interface illustrates how various parts of a benefits plan may be configured or must be configured, and shows the relationships between those elements. One embodiment allows benefits plan administrators to easily and quickly understand the different elements that need to be created, which elements are mandatory, and where these elements should be linked together. Thus, a starting point provided to users to analyze what elements should be created to meet plan requirements, and how these elements should be configured without intimate knowledge of the interfaces to use and navigate details within a benefits configuration application. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223077 | LIFE INSURANCE STRATEGIC VALUE - The present disclosure includes devices, methods, and systems for determining the strategic value of a life insurance strategy at a future point in time. One device embodiment can include a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and program instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to perform a statistical sampling method to determine a strategic value of a life insurance strategy at a number of particular future points in time using a death benefit value of a life insurance policy, a cash surrender value of the policy, a mortality probability for an insured subject of the policy, and a projected investment return on a reinvestment of the death benefit value, at each of the number of particular future points in time. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223078 | CUSTOMIZABLE INSURANCE SYSTEM - An automated insurance quote system allows users to apply for one or more insurance quotes through a self-service communication channel. The system includes an interface that may receive applicant data from a remote location. A front-end processor selectively passes applicant data to a record keeping system retained in a memory. A controller or quote processors selects and transmits one or more insurance policies that are allowed under a user's governmental law and are tailored to the user's price and/or coverage preferences. The system conveys coverage details to users through the interface. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTERIZED INSURANCE RATING - The invention relates generally to a computer system and method for integrating insurance policy underwriting. In one aspect, it integrates an older legacy insurance policy generating system to on-line rating systems where users access the system through browsers. The computer system to perform the process of dynamically rating includes generating an input XML file of risk information that is sent to a web service and calculated in a calculation engine. The processed data is retrieved by the web service and transmitted as an XML file to a user interface that parses the rating information and displays the data. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223080 | RECORDING AND REPORTING OF DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS - A system for recording, transmitting and compiling information indicative of actual vehicle operation and usage includes a device installed within a vehicle. Sensors communicate with the device to provide information relating to operation of the vehicle. A location module utilizes satellite signals to determine the current location of a vehicle. A data extraction module sends data to a central process server. The central processor compiles and summarizes the information from the device for determination of vehicle usage for use in determining an insurance premium. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223081 | VIRTUAL BUSINESS MODEL FOR SPECIFIC BUILDING ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY AUDITS - An energy audit and sustainability analysis business model, comprising an equipment/appliances/materials database, a member/audits/sales member customer database, a certification Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design/Energy Star consulting services/construction services database, a programming computer, and an auditing system computer software that produces a report. The energy audit and sustainability analysis business model allows comparisons of a non-green building structure to a potential green building structure. The auditing system allows for data in three areas to be analyzed to give a real comprehensive view of overall saving, sustainability, and individual reductions in environmental footprints. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223082 | COMPANY AND CONTACT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A user interface for providing information regarding a subject company to a user. The user interface may comprise a company tile, which may have an indicator of the subject company. A state of the company tile, such as, for example, its color, may indicate a property of the subject company. The user interface may also comprise a financial information module displaying financial information regarding the subject company, and a subject individual module displaying information regarding a subject individual related to the subject company. According to various embodiments, the user interface may also include a navigation toolbar including a second company tile comprising an indicator of a second company. Selecting the second company tile may cause the second company to become a new subject company. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223083 | Method and Apparatus For Monitoring and Responding to Land Use Activities - The invention provides a method and apparatus for monitoring the use of land. More specifically, the invention monitors the use of land at a specified site, as well as at adjacent sites. The invention answers the question of how to manage risks resulting from external activities and how to intervene proactively. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223084 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROUTING FUEL TO PORTABLE POWER GENERATORS - Methods and systems for routing fuel to portable power generators are described. In one embodiment, a plurality of generator burn rates may be calculated for a geographic area. A particular generator burn rate of the plurality of generator burn rates may be associated with a particular portable generator site in the geographic area. The particular burn rate may be based on an amount of fuel consumed by a particular portable electronic generator in a particular portable generator site during a time period. A fuel delivery route may be electronically generated for a plurality of portable generator sites in the geographic area based on the calculating of the plurality of generator burn rates. Additional methods and systems are disclosed. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223085 | MODULARIZATION OF DATA CENTER FUNCTIONS - In one example, a data center may be built in modular components that may be pre-manufactured and separately deployable. Each modular component may provide functionality such as server capacity, cooling capacity, fire protection, resistance to electrical failure. Some components may be added to the data center by connecting them to the center's utility spine, and others may be added by connecting them to other components. The spine itself may be a modular component, so that spine capacity can be expanded or contracted by adding or removing spine modules. The various components may implement functions that are part of standards for various levels of reliability for data centers. Thus, the reliability level that a data center meets may be increased or decreased to fit the circumstances by adding or removing components. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223086 | Determining A Course Of Action While Managing Resources - According to one embodiment, determining a course of action includes receiving a problem description describing an optimization problem. The optimization problem comprises resources and adversarial objects. A resource performs an action, and an adversarial object performs a reaction in response to the action. The optimization problem is decomposed into sub-problems, where each sub-problem corresponds to an adversarial object. Each sub-problem is solved to yield an optimal sub-solution. It is determined whether there are one or more resource conflicts among the sub-solutions. A resource conflict occurs if a resource is required to perform more than one action at a stage. If there are one or more resource conflicts, a fixing procedure is applied to address the resource conflicts. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223087 | Coupling of ERP systems with process control systems for the automated transmission of plant structures and plant data - A method for maintaining a technical plant including several components is provided. The method provides a system for planning the use of an enterprise resources system and a control system, with the enterprise resource system connected to the control system and structures of the technical plant are automatically set up in the enterprise resource system. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223088 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANAGING CALENDAR EVENT RECORDS - A computer-implemented method of managing calendar event records at a database includes detecting a change to a distribution list, the change associated with at least one affected list member, determining ones of the calendar event records to which the distribution list is invited, and sending a respective calendar event update message to each of the at least one affected list member for each of the ones of the calendar event records. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223089 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATING CALENDAR EVENT RECORDS - A computer-implemented method of creating a calendar event record includes receiving a selection of an option to schedule a meeting from an electronic mail interface for an electronic mail message and rendering a calendar event record scheduling interface and automatically populating fields for the calendar event record based on fields from the electronic mail message. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223090 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR END USER FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION MONITORING - A method is disclosed for an improved consumer oriented secure surveillance system directed to a freight hauling. The method disclosed includes that an authorized tractor driver (e.g., contractor) and/or authorized tractor and the trailer (provided by the consumer) utilize a specified authorization code. A location tracking device is attached to the trailer and stores the specified authorization code. Location information of the location tracking device and the authorized tractor driver and/or an authorized tractor are monitored by an end-user along a destination route. The consumer can control usage of unauthorized tractor driver(s) (e.g., subcontractor(s)) and/or and unauthorized tractor(s) (e.g., subcontractor's tractor(s)) for freight shipment; thus, freight integrity can be controlled, optimized, and maintained to a desired consumer confidence level. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223091 | METHOD FOR MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES - Disclosed herein is an integrated method and system for managing human resources. Specifically, the method and system integrates several processes (e.g., a process for developing a strategy and particularly for developing a set of rules on how human resources will be managed and sourced, a process for developing a long-term strategic plan for sourcing human resources to satisfy demands, a process for developing a near-term operational plan recommending individual human resources be used to satisfy selected demands, a process for selecting and assigning individual resources to specific engagements, etc.). Thus, the method operates through a spectrum of time horizons from the strategic to real time, providing a coherent and cohesive system for matching supply to demand based on the priorities of the business as represented through the set of rules. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223092 | Information Processing Device and Information Processing Program To Be Used In the Device - Provided are an information processing device capable of utilizing a plurality of pieces of data having correlations, more effectively, and an information processing program to be used in the device. The information processing device processes information with a plurality of pieces of data stored in advance. The information processing device comprises storage means for storing the correlated pieces of data together with related information, data processing means for processing the pieces of data on the basis of the related information, and storage control means for storing the storage means newly with the data processed by the data processing means, together with the processed contents of the data as the related information. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223093 | System and method for intelligently monitoring subscriber's response to multimedia content - A system for monitoring a subscriber's behavior. The novel system includes a first sub-system for obtaining a subscriber's responses to multimedia content previously delivered to the subscriber's device and a second sub-system for modifying a profile on the subscriber based on these responses. In an illustrative embodiment, the profile includes data on the subscriber's personal preferences on a plurality of categories, and the second sub-system includes a neural network artificial intelligence engine adapted to automatically refine the personal preferences based on the responses to previous content. The first sub-system includes an applet stored in and executed by the subscriber's device that records the subscriber's responses and actions in a data file and transmits the data file to the second sub-system. The second sub-system receives the recorded responses and actions from the applet and updates the subscriber's profile accordingly. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223094 | Verification of Advertisement Presentation - The presentation of advertisements via a communication device is verified using biosensor or biometric analysis to confirm that a user is present during the presentation. During and preferably at multiple times throughout the presentation, instances of biosensor or biometric input are received to determine a verification result. The biosensor or biometric input is determined from a measure of at least one human biological or physiological change or process or a human anatomical or physical characteristic of a user of the communication device. The verification may be useful to measure an effectiveness of the advertisement or to determine a benefit such as a subsidization of charges within a service plan for wireless or other communication devices. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223095 | Pushed Ringtones Based on Device-Side Content - A ringtone service distributes selected ringtones to respective communication devices in a communication network. A particular ringtone for a respective communication device is selected is in accordance with at least one recommendation operation and ringtone selector data. The selector data is generated from user data associated with the particular communication device from which to make implicit observations of user behavior for predicting how a user will like a particular ringtone. A media purchase link, provided with the ringtone, assists with the purchase of an associated media file from a media purchase service. A ringtone may comprise a sample from a source (e.g. an audio or video recording) and the associated medial file may comprise a copy of the source. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223096 | Subsidized Mobile Device Usage - Apparatus and methods for wireless systems provide advertisements to mobile wireless devices to receive a benefit (e.g. service subsidization). In an embodiment, a wireless server manages the operation of a group of mobile wireless devices sharing a least one common criterion to provide wireless services of at least one network provider. At least one policy is maintained by the server for managing the operations. Administration parameters for a advertisement policy are configured for determining whether to provide an advertisement to a respective one of the group of mobile wireless devices to obtain the benefit. Usage of the wireless services is monitored and advertisements provided, in response to the monitoring and the policy, by the server to the group for presentation to respective users. A signal may be generated to advise the benefit provider of the provision of an advertisement. A mobile wireless device is provided for presenting the advertisements. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223097 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO CONTACTS WITHOUT BEING GIVEN CONTACT DATA - The subject invention provides an information source, such as an advertiser or product vendor, with a method for transferring information to contacts for which the information source has no contact data. The information source stores information in an information database which communicates the information to a referrer which has the desired contact data. The referrer uses a communication device to transfer the information to one or more contacts using contact data. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223098 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Services to Client Groups in a Communication Network - A method and apparatus for offering or providing a service to multiple clients in a communication network. A service provisioning unit creates a group profile with common characteristics for a group of clients, e.g. based on user profiles stored in a profile database. A service is then composed that is adapted to the group profile and relevant for the common characteristics in the group profile. A service trigger condition is also defined for the adapted service which controls when the service is to be offered or provided. The service provisioning unit finally offers or provides the adapted service to the client group when it is detected that the service trigger condition is fulfilled. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223099 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL OFFER OPTIMIZATION (MDOO) - A Multi-Dimensional Offer Optimization™ (MDOO) process is provided that may be defined generally as an offer simulation engine that matches an offer most likely to be accepted to the customer most likely to accept it. In general terms, the present offer simulation engine is defined as a form of predictive analytics used to make informed decisions about how to best spend scarce marketing dollars. Predictive analytics encompasses a variety of techniques from analytical statistics to traditional data mining that examines current and historical data to make predictions about future events. More specifically, the MDOO process uses predictive analytics to make decisions concerning customer optimization to include, by way of example, new customer acquisition, customer loyalty, customer retention and customer profitability. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223100 | Methods and Systems for Sales Networking - Methods and systems for sales networking are provided. A user of a database system can be helped to identify relevant business opportunities from those similar to a selected opportunity. For example, a salesperson can search for similar deals to the one the person is working, contact people who have worked similar deals and ask for their advice, and bookmark those deals to refer back to them as they work the deal. The similar opportunities can be found by matching properties (such as field and related records) of an opportunity record that corresponds to the opportunity of interest. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223101 | SUSTAINABILITY CAPITAL PLANNING TOOL - A method of sustainability capital planning includes a first phase, a second phase, a third phase and a fourth phase. The first phase may include performing a business and environmental strategy analysis. The second phase may include performing a high level site and facility assessment. The third phase may include performing a strategic facility mapping process. The fourth phase may include performing a strategic facility planning process. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223102 | ENHANCED SHOPPING & MERCHANDISING METHODOLOGY - An enhanced shopping system for facilitating grocery shopping and in-store advertising is disclosed. The system utilizes uniquely changes (1) the way grocery retail industry captures and retains customers, (2) how customers organize their shopping efforts in grocery stores, (3) the approach to advertising and reaching customers, and (4) the information available to retailers and merchandisers related to customer (a) shopping patterns, (b) responses to merchandising and advertising, and (c) specific impact of discounting/coupons. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223103 | DEAL MANAGEMENT IN A CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT - The present invention provides a method, system and computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for facilitating consistent application of price polices on every sales transaction supported through a customer relationship management system, in order to identify price exceptions in violation of stated corporate pricing objectives. Having such capabilities coupled with a customer relationship management system enables embodiments of the present invention to reduce the time to identify and evaluate price exceptions that impact revenue and margin. Agents responsible for sales interaction with customers can immediately identify violations of price policies. Those responsible for authorizing exceptions can easily determine the effect of those exceptions upon impacted markets. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223104 | DEAL ANALYSIS WORKBENCH FOR A CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT - The present invention provides a method, system and computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for facilitating consistent application of price polices on every sales transaction supported through a customer relationship management system, in order to identify price exceptions in violation of stated corporate pricing objectives. Having such capabilities coupled with a customer relationship management system enables embodiments of the present invention to reduce the time to identify and evaluate price exceptions that impact revenue and margin. Agents responsible for sales interaction with customers can immediately identify violations of price policies. Those responsible for authorizing exceptions can easily determine the effect of those exceptions upon impacted markets. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223105 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT TARGETING ONE USER GROUP BASED ON BEHAVIORAL PROFILING OF ANOTHER USER GROUP - A system and method for selecting an accompanying content, such as an advertisement, for presentation with a main content, such as a web page is described. The system and method provide a profile of the main content that is used when selecting the accompanying content. The main content profile may be used to select the accompanying content when the main content is requested by a user for which little or no profile information is available. The main content profile is based on the content consumption history of a group of users for which profile information is available. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223106 | Wholesale Virtual Inventory and Retail Lead Generation - Embodiments are described herein including systems and methods for presenting vehicles available for wholesale purchase to retail consumers in order to generate a retail “lead” on a specific vehicle prior to acquisition of that vehicle by a dealer. The electronic lead, once generated, is made available to a licensed dealer before the dealer acquires the inventory corresponding to the lead. In contrast to known lead generation models, the lead is created on a specific vehicle that a retail dealer has the ability to purchase, but has not yet taken into inventory. | 2010-09-02 |
20100223107 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING XML SYNDICATION FEEDS INTO ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT - A system for providing XML syndication content to an Internet advertisement panel rendered in a web browser is disclosed. The system includes a web content server, an Internet advertisement server, and a XML syndication content feed site server. Both the web content server and the Internet advertisement servers are in communications with the web browser. The web content server is configured to respond to requests from the web browser for a web page and to deliver the web page to the web browser. The Internet advertisement server is configured to choose and deliver an Internet advertisement panel, having embedded XML syndication content, to the web browser. The XML syndication content feed site server is in communications with the Internet advertisement server and is configured to send XML syndication content updates to the Internet advertisement server. | 2010-09-02 |