39th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 69 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130254089 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEARING TRANSACTIONS - A trading platform for trading financial instruments that provides the ability to manage customer credit limits, assess credit risks, and provide clearing certainty of trades. In an exemplary embodiment, the trading platform includes computer software modules and provides graphical user interfaces to handle the process of assessing credit risk, obtaining clearing certainty from a clearing member prior to trade execution, and providing notices of the existence or absence of clearing certainty with regard to particular trade requests. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254090 | FORWARD-LOOKING TRANSACTIVE PRICING SCHEMES FOR USE IN A MARKET-BASED RESOURCE ALLOCATION SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for distributing a resource (such as electricity) using a resource allocation system. One of the disclosed embodiments is a method for generating a bid value for purchasing electricity in a market-based resource allocation system. In this embodiment, a desired performance value indicative of a user's desired performance level for an electrical device is received. Price information from an electricity futures market is received. A bid value for purchasing electricity from a local resource allocation market sufficient to operate the electrical device at the desired performance level is computed. In this embodiment, the computing is performed based at least in part on the desired performance value and based at least in part on the price information from the electricity futures market. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254091 | System and Method for Online Trading Using an Electronic Spreadsheet - A system and method for receiving streamed, real time quotes with respect to financial instruments. The system applies a spreadsheet based investment strategy to the real time quotes, generating electronic orders based on the results of the investment strategy analysis and transmitting the orders for real time execution. The system generates a unique order identifier that allows users to actively track the status of orders in real time. This unique order identifiers can be shared with other users so that other trading strategies can be developed to execute upon the successful execution of the order (e.g., hedging). | 2013-09-26 |
20130254092 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND EVALUATING NETWORK COMMODITIES PURCHASING - One or more price metrics are generated by retrieving, from a database, one or more price data sets representing a specified time period. Each of the retrieved price data sets includes at least a parameter value, a quoted cost, and a selling unit of measure for at least one item, and is responsive to a product specification data set that includes at least one parameter value and a unit of measure for each of one or more items. In at least one embodiment, a combined item price total is divided by a combined item unit total to generate a metric price per unit for each item in the product specification data set. In another embodiment, a summed individual metric price per unit is divided by the number of individual metric prices to generate an overall metric price per unit for each item in the product specification data set. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254093 | Method and System for Quantity Entry - A trading screen may include a plurality of next trade quantity regions that comprise a plurality of locations, each location being associated a price on a price axis. The quantities can be entered into the various locations in the next trade quantity regions and the entered quantities can be used as a parameter of a future trade order at the associated price level. The trading screen may also include a plurality of quantity entry regions that are displayed with respect to the price axis. The quantity entry columns may each include plurality of sub-regions or locations corresponding to different price levels in the price axis. The quantity entry columns may be used to specify next traded quantities that may be used in placing orders for tradeable objects. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254094 | Structured financial instruments - A method of assembling a structured financial instrument, including electronic methods of pricing, selling, and administering the structured financial instrument are provided. A minimum deposit and a specified term are specified. The structured financial instrument is indexed to at least one economic indicator. A percentage of the original deposit may be withdrawn at a specified interval without penalty, with interest calculated at the end of the term reduced to reflect any prior partial withdrawals. The structured financial instrument is insured from the FDIC. In the event of death, a death benefit is provided equal to the value of the structured financial product on the date of death. At a specified time, a structured financial product holder has an option of choosing to lock in a specified percentage of the index gains to date, in exchange for re-upping the structured financial product into a new structured financial product of equal or greater term length and using a similar return framework as the original structured product. In additional embodiments, nursing home liquidity and required minimum distributions liquidity can be provided. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254095 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CHANGES IN BUSINESS STABILITY - A system for detecting changes in business stability is provided. The system includes a merchant system that receives periodic payment data from one or more users, such as credit card transaction data. A credit processor coupled to the merchant system receives the periodic payment data from the merchant system and stores the periodic payment data, such as when the credit processor is compiling the credit card transaction data for submission to a credit card company. A merchant credit/risk system coupled to the credit processor generates business stability data from the periodic payment data, such as by determining when changes in the periodic payment data exceed allowable variations for such changes. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254096 | AUTOMATED MINING AND PROCESSING OF DATA ASSOCIATED WITH REAL ESTATE - Computer-based processes are disclosed for efficiently mining and analyzing information associated with particular mortgage loans, borrowers and properties. The disclosed processes use property-related data aggregated from multiple sources and jurisdictions to, among other tasks, identify properties owned by an individual. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254097 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Charging Batteries - Methods, systems, and products describe payment for charging a battery. A battery identification number is received that uniquely identifies the battery. The battery is charged with electrical power, and the electrical power consumed is metered. The battery identification number is associated to the electrical power consumed during charging the battery. A query is made for payment for the electrical power. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254098 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING CURRENCY - A bulk deposit can be made at a financial institution based on dealings between a remitter and the remitter's agent. Information concerning transactions between the agent and the agent's customers, is transferred by the agent to the remitter and, in turn, from the remitter to a service provider that is distinct from the agent, the remitter, and the remitter's bank. The service provider can generate a deposit slip and store in a database, information about the slip. This deposit slip is marked with (a) transaction amounts for the agent's customers, (b) the bulk cash to be deposited; and (c) a summary of any discrepancy between the two. The provider makes available to the financial institution at least some of the transaction information including (a) its correlation to the deposit slip, and (b) detail greater than that produced on the deposit slip. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254099 | Online Method and System for an Invitation to bear witness for Union Separations - An Invitation system of having pluralities of methods within a process for providing novel techniques to engage people to form and gather for occasions, implemented from value based Marketing and Promotional activities Digitally and non-Digitally through Wireless communications as well as within the Hypertext Transfer Protocol environment (HTTP) with robust features to bring an engaging experience. The present invention is designed to be a more affective means to communicate information to a responder that would include engaging sets of activities within each invitation process in order to yield affective ways to promote and secure attendance. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254100 | LINK OF MOBILE DEVICES TO FACILITATE MOBILE COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS - In linking mobile devices to facilitate a mobile commerce transaction, a primary mobile device creates an invitation to link to a mobile commerce account of the primary mobile device with a mobile commerce payment system and sends the invitation to a secondary mobile device. The secondary mobile device receives the invitation from the primary mobile device and sends an agreement to link to the mobile commerce account to the primary mobile device. The primary mobile device receives the agreement from the secondary mobile device and sends credentials for linking to the mobile commerce account to the secondary mobile device. The secondary mobile device receives the credentials from the primary mobile device and acquires information for enabling the link to the mobile commerce account using the credentials. The secondary mobile device links to the mobile commerce account using the information. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254101 | Payment device policy management - A method enables user-directed, selective control of payment transactions for a user's payment device by enabling a payment device user to create and manage self-defined policies on how a particular payment device (tangible or intangible) may be used. This approach enables the end user, as opposed to the financial or commercial institution, to control transactions with respect to the account. Thus, for example, using a display interface, the account holder can control factors such as: allowed or disallowed vendors, a number of charges, timing of charges, a charge frequency, types of purchases allowed, and the amount charged. This fine-grained, device-specific control mechanism enables account holders to protect financial assets against fraudulent or improper activity. The approach provides a policy management system by which user-directed options for selectively controlling and restricting payment transactions may be realized, thereby providing better security and more customized account control. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254102 | Systems and Methods for Distributing Tokenization and De-Tokenization Services - This disclosure describes systems and methods related to distributing tokenization and de-tokenization services. Information associated with a proposed payment transaction may be received by a payment transaction service provider system. The information may comprise a token generated by a tokenization service provider. A de-tokenization service provider separate from the tokenization service provider may be identified based at least in part upon the received information. The token may be routed by a payment transaction service provider system to the de-tokenization service provider for processing. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254103 | MONEY TRANSFER SMART PHONE METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method includes establishing a first funds transfer account associated with a first device and a second funds transfer account with a second device, funding at least the first fund account, and selecting the second device as the recipient of a funds transfer from the first device. The method further includes sending a communications link request from the first device to the second device and receiving acceptance of the communications link request from the second device. The method then establishes a communications link between the first device and the second device, initiates a funds transfer from the first device to the second device, wherein the amount is designated at the first device, and verifies the funds transfer amount, the first funds transfer account, and the second funds transfer account. Then, the method transfers the amount to the second funds transfer account associated with second device. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254104 | Consumer Interaction Using Proximity Events - A client application adapted to be executed by a user device in order to allow a merchant to process payments using proximity events is described. The client application includes sets of instructions for: generating an invoice from the particular merchant to a particular consumer; receiving an indication that a mobile device associated with the particular consumer is within a particular proximity to a proximity sensor associated with the merchant; and sending the invoice to the mobile device associated with the particular consumer. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254105 | System and Method for Processing Expiration Dates for Prepaid Cards - A prepaid card processing system is operable for processing customized expiration dates of prepaid cards. The prepaid card processing system includes a database for storing program expiration parameters associated with an issuer prepaid card program; a set of card accounts created under the issuer prepaid card program, wherein each card account has an expiration date for a prepaid card associated with the card account; and one or more customized expiration parameters for the set of card accounts. The prepaid card processing system is operable to determine the expiration date for the prepaid card associated with the card account based on the program expiration parameters and the customized expiration parameters for the set of card accounts. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254106 | Gift Card and Charitable Donation Piggybank System - A method and system for purchasing a gift card and making a charitable donation using one or more computers comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium, a program, and a computer executable program code, the method comprising the steps of establishing a first account; establishing a second account; linking the first and second accounts; using either the first account or the second account to purchase a gift card from an online merchant; and distributing a charitable donation from the online merchant to a charitable organization after the gift card is purchased. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254107 | System and Method for Transferring Funds Over Mobile Technology Platforms Between Participants in a Face-to-Face Transaction - A system is provided for transferring funds between first and second participants to a face-to-face transaction. The system includes a software program, a first instance of which is installed on a first mobile communications device ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130254108 | Systems and Methods for Communicating Transaction-Related Data to a Recipient Device - Embodiments of the disclosure relate to systems and methods for communicating transaction-related data to a recipient device. In at least one embodiment, a computer-implemented method can be provided. The method can include directing storage of transaction-related information comprising payment data and value added services data. The method can further include communicating the transaction-related information to a recipient device during a card emulation communication initiated by the recipient device, wherein the recipient device utilizes the transaction-related information to complete a payment transaction and provide one or more value added services associated with the payment transaction. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254109 | Method and Apparatus for Identification Verification and Purchase Validation - A computer implemented method includes receiving a request for payment-related information at a wireless device. The method also includes communicating between the wireless device and a paired vehicle computing system (VCS) to verify the presence of a known vehicle. Further, the method includes transmitting requested payment-related information, responsive to the verification of the presence of the known vehicle. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254110 | Systems and Methods for Processing Payment Transactions - Embodiments of the disclosure relate to systems and methods for communicating transaction-related data to a recipient device. In at least one embodiment, a computer-implemented method can be provided. The method can include directing storage of transaction-related information comprising payment data and value added services data. The method can further include communicating the transaction-related information to a recipient device during a card emulation communication initiated by the recipient device, wherein the recipient device utilizes the transaction-related information to complete a payment transaction and provide one or more value added services associated with the payment transaction. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254111 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMULA CALCULATION AND PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION WITH ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES - Techniques for electronic signature processes are described. Some embodiments provide an electronic signature service (“ESS”) configured to facilitate the creation, storage, and management of electronic signature documents. The ESS may facilitate payment processing via an electronic signature document that includes or is associated with a payment form. When the signature document is presented to a user for signature, the payment form collects payment data (e.g., card type, account number, name) that is used by the ESS to process payment upon completion of the signing process. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254112 | System and Method Including Chip-Based Device Processing For Transaction - Present embodiments are directed to a server computer. The server computer establishes a first channel of communication to receive payment device data in a first format (e.g., chip type) and establishes a second channel to receive the payment device data in a second format (e.g., legacy type). The server computer receives an authorization request message in the second format from a merchant and generates a new authorization request message in the first format. The server computer then forwards the new authorization request to the issuer for approval. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254113 | ADMINISTERING PAY PER USE SOFTWARE LICENSING - A method and a system for administering pay-per-use (PPU) licensing of software applications are disclosed. The system comprises a processor and a memory. The memory comprises an administrative module configured to generate a license file based upon a request sent by a user. The license file is used by the user for accessing a software application. The administrative module is further configured to receive a log file from the user. The log file comprises a track of at least one of a number of usages of the software application and a time period of the software application. The memory further includes an assessment module configured to determine a validity of the license file based upon the log file. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254114 | NETWORK-BASED SELF-CHECKOUT - Techniques for network-based self-checkout are provided. A consumer of an establishment uses a mobile app to self-scan barcodes of items for purchase. A running list of the items is maintained by a network shopping manager. The consumer uses the app to purchase the items when desired and the shopping manager sends a code to the app to validate the purchase. When exiting the establishment, the app provides the code to a self-service checkout system and as the customer bags the items, each item is validated against the list without requiring any additional action on the part of the consumer. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254115 | CONVERGED CROSS-PLATFORM ELECTRONIC WALLET - Various consumer interface platforms are converged to facilitate user access to an electronic network of wallets. The functions of both remote and NFC payment, among other interface platforms, give the purchaser access to a single electronic wallet for online E-commerce and a variety of mCommerce scenarios, some including brick and mortar, face-to-face (F2F), and/or point-of-sale (POS) transaction payments. The network of wallets has a network operator intermediating payment transactions between merchants and wallet providers. In this way, the parallel consumer interface platforms, such as remote platform enabling e-commerce payments, an NFC platform, and/or others, into a single converged payment platform that is usable in either or both transaction settings. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254116 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A PAYMENT TERMINAL - A method of authenticating a payment terminal, involves the terminal generating a terminal activation request from a private encryption key and from at least one terminal credential that is uniquely associated with the terminal. The terminal activation request includes a public encryption key. The public encryption key and the private encryption key comprise an asymmetric encryption key pair. The terminal transmits the terminal activation request to a certificate server, and receives an activation response from the certificate server in response. The activation response includes a digital authentication certificate that includes the public encryption key. The terminal authenticates to a computer server, that is distinct from the certificate server, using the digital authentication certificate. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254117 | SECURED TRANSACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for performing financial transactions are provided. In one embodiment, the invention provides for method for bank card transactions, including: reading the token information at the point of swipe for traditional and non-traditional POS platforms; performing a low-security task on the token information using a first microprocessor, wherein the non-security task includes one or more tasks from the group of encryption determination, encryption-decryption request, key management, token information delivery, or transactional data delivery; and performing a security-related task on the token information using a second microprocessor based on a request from the first microprocessor, wherein the security-related task includes one or more tasks from the group of token information authentication, token information decryption, or token information encryption. Formatting the encrypted information such that it is compatible with the format of the current POS system. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254118 | Decoding system coupled to a payment system that includes a cryptographic key - A decoding system includes a decoding engine running on a mobile device that decodes signals produced from a read of a first party's financial transaction card. The decoding engine accepts and initializes incoming signals from a read of the first party's financial transaction card until the signals reach a steady state, detects the read once the incoming signals are in a steady state, identifies peaks in the incoming signals and digitizes the identified peaks in the incoming signals into bits. A transaction engine runs on the mobile device and is coupled to the decoding engine. The transaction engine receives as its input decoded first party's financial transaction card information from the decoding engine, and serves as an intermediary between the first party and a second party, so that the first party does not have to share his/her financial transaction card information with the second party. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254119 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A NETWORK GATEWAY - A method of network gateway authenticating involves a network gateway receiving an authentication request from a communications terminal. The communications terminal is in communication with an identity token. The authentication request includes a token cryptogram generated from a cryptographic key stored on the identity token. The network gateway transmits the authentication request to a communications network, and receives an authentication response from the communications network in accordance with a validity of the token cryptogram. The authentication response includes a gateway authentication certificate. The gateway authentication certificate is configured to authenticate the network gateway to a network device of the communications network. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254120 | Recall Exchange Platform - A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed that provide a tiered recall notification service via an information exchange platform. A user may register with the information exchange platform and may identify one or more consignees and consignors. A governmental or administrative authority may also be registered with the information exchange platform. One or more parties may generate a recall notification request in relation to a product. The recall notification request may be distributed to one or more of the parties. Progress reports may be generated to track the status of the recall until the recall matter has terminated or closed. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254121 | Software Portfolio Management Based on Feature Usage - An approach is provided to gather items of usage data that pertain a number of instrumented software modules that are included in a software offering. The usage data is gathered from a number of customer installations of the software offering. Usage statistics are computed for the software modules and are used to determine support levels for the instrumented software modules. In another aspect, an approach is provided that detects execution of the software modules included in a software offering. Usage statistics are recorded in a local data store. One of the usage statistics is a module identifier that the software module that was executed. In addition, the usage statistics track the number of times each of the software modules was executed. The usage statistics are periodically transmitting a computer network to a software provider that develops and maintains the software offering. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254122 | MULTIPLE KIOSKS FOR RENTAL OF SECURABLE DEVICES - A system and method for assigning controlled access to a securable device may include multiple securable devices available for a user to rent. A first kiosk may be configured to enable the user to rent a securable device from among the securable devices. A second kiosk may be configured to alternatively enable the user to rent the securable device from among the securable devices. A lock unit may be associated with the securable device and be in communication with the first and second kiosks. The lock unit may be configured to enable the user to access the securable device after being rented by the user via either of the first or second kiosk. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254123 | REMOTE KIOSK FOR RENTAL OF SECURABLE DEVICES - A system and method for assigning controlled access to a securable device may include (i) multiple securable devices and (ii) a kiosk configured to enable a user to rent a securable device from among the securable devices. The kiosk may be physically remote from the securable devices. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254124 | SYSTEM TO INFORM ABOUT TRADEMARKS SIMILAR TO PROVIDED INPUT - Various embodiments of the present invention generally relate to trademark searching and notification systems. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for informing requesters about trademarks similar to a provided input. Some embodiments of the present invention provide for a proactive system in which users are notified of similar trademarks before using specific term(s) and users proceed after understanding which trademarks actually exist and what areas those trademarks actually entail, and possibly being notified of newly applied trademarks and modified trademarks at later times that are similar to the specific term(s) being used. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254125 | Remote Execution of and Transfer of Rights in Registered Applications - A computer system enables a computing device to execute a registered software application even though the registered software application is not registered to the computing device. The computing device is capable of streaming the registered software application to multiple other computing devices, including the computing device to which the registered software application is registered and computing devices to which the registered software application is not registered. The computer system also enables registered software applications to be exchanged among users. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254126 | Method of annotating portions of a transactional legal document related to a merger or acquisition of a business entity with graphical display data related to current metrics in merger or acquisition transactions - A method is provided for annotating portions of a transactional legal document related to a merger or acquisition of a business entity. An electronic data source is maintained that stores data related to a plurality of different metrics in merger or acquisition transactions. At least some of the data is updated as new merger or acquisition transactions occur. Portions of a legal document are electronically annotated with one or more annotations that graphically display data related to different metrics in merger or acquisition transactions. The annotations are created using the data stored in the electronic data source. The annotations reflect the most current data stored in the electronic data source. At least some of the annotations change over time as new merger or acquisition transactions occur. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254127 | AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCT - An authentication method and an authentication system of an electronic product are provided. The authentication method includes following steps: an electronic device is connected to a first authentication module via a network; the electronic device outputs first authentication information of the electronic product to the first authentication module; the first authentication module verifies the first authentication information and generates second authentication information corresponding to the electronic product; the first authentication module is connected to a second authentication module via the network; the first authentication module outputs the second authentication information to the second authentication module; and the second authentication module verifies the second authentication information. The present disclosure provides a multi-authentication method and an authentication system of the electronic product to activate corresponding services from service providers. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254128 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND EXHIBITING INFRINGEMENTS OF REGULATIONS AND BREACHES OF RULES - Method for detecting and exhibiting infringements of regulations and breaches of rules, wherein the latter are detected by means of a hand-held computer, wherein the infringement of regulations or the breach of rules is established by an inspector and is input by said inspector into the hand-held computer, and a printed notification, relating to the infringement of regulations or the breach of rules, is handed over or left behind. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254129 | TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION TO INTERVIEW INEFFICIENCY - A technique for job screening may involve providing a video-augmented resume. An aspect of the technique can include providing a teaser video builder to resume-building users to enforce rules regarding “teaser” video entry. Alternatively or in addition, video could be augmented to push data that would normally be acquired in interview forward in a hiring process. Another aspect of the technique can include providing a cue point editor that augments video with hyperlinks and special effects. A similar editor can be provided to reviewers that are available, for example, in a social network for resume-building users. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254130 | Business method provides screening, authentication, and verification methods for conducting online business buy and sell - The present invention provides Business methods to improve the internet based online business deal-matching and deal-making services, ecommerce websites information listing services, and other similar information services for Buyers, Sellers, Agents and Brokers in conducting business buys and sales by adding the process of screening, authentication, and verification as well as conducting the aforesaid process person in-person to maximize the value and protection of the services provided. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254131 | GLOBAL RFP/RFQ/TENDER MANAGEMENT - A system and method for automatically managing complex tender inquiries between suppliers and logistics service providers is presented. The system is presented as executable code on an electronic storage medium that receives a shipping tender from a customer, creates several shipping data objects based on the shipping tender in order to receive shipping data from multiple sources, and uses the acquired shipping data to generate a response object in response to the shipping tender to be presented to the customer. The method presented comprises the steps of receiving a shipping tender, analyzing the shipping tender in order to generate several shipment data objects, receiving values corresponding to the shipping attributes of at least some of the shipment data objects, generating a response object as a function of one or more of the shipment data objects and presenting the response object to a user. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254132 | Unified Service for Providing Shipping Services - A system, method, and computer readable medium is provided to provide a publisher with a single interface to a plurality of shipping service providers. To begin, the method may receive, through a message bus, a request event message sent by the publisher. The request event message may include a shipping service provider identifier. Next, the method may identify a shipping interface based on the shipping service provider identifier, where the shipping interface corresponds to a shipping service provider of the plurality of shipping service providers. The method may then send, using the shipping interface, a shipping service request to the shipping service provider, with the shipping service request corresponding to a shipping service provided by the shipping service provider. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254133 | PROACTIVE EVIDENCE DISSEMINATION - A secure evidence sharing engine may facilitate and/or aid in the sharing of evidence documentation between providers and recipients of such information. In some examples, the engine may receive, from a client device, some identification information associated with a user. Additionally, the user, requesting or purchasing evidence can identify further parties to notify. At a later date, evidentiary documentation may be received regarding an item associated with the user. The secure evidence sharing engine may notify the user and identified parties that the evidentiary documentation is available for access. The interested parties may then access the evidentiary documentation after agreeing to terms and conditions and possibly paying a fee. Upon receipt of new evidence after an initial notification, the user and identified parties may receive notification of the new evidence and may choose to access the new evidence in a similar manner. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254134 | FACET DATA NETWORKS - Systems and methods for developing a facet data network for an employee of an enterprise. The method comprises receiving a plurality of information records from at least one information source. The plurality of information records relates to at least one activity performed by the employee of the enterprise. The method further comprises associating each of the plurality of information records with at least one facet from amongst a plurality of facets defined for one or more employees of the enterprise. The method further comprises generating a plurality of information packets, each information packet corresponding to an information record from amongst the plurality of information records. An information packet from amongst the plurality of information packets links to one or more other information packets from amongst the plurality of information packets for building the facet data network. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254135 | USING COMMERCIAL SHARE OF WALLET TO RATE INVESTMENTS - Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. A mutual fund rating company can use this CSoW/CSoSW modeling approach to predict the performance of funds that invest in a particular industry or sector. In addition, since mutual funds often provide guidelines for selecting stocks, rating companies can use this modeling approach to predict the performance of companies in a fund's portfolio. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254136 | CUSTOMIZABLE DISPENSING SYSTEMS AND DISPENSING SYSTEMS DELIVERING A DOSE OF FRAGRANCE UPON ACTUATION - A customizable fluid product dispensing system includes a container including a volume of fluid product, a pump secured to the container and in fluid communication with the fluid product, and a cover assembly positioned over a portion of the pump and secured to the pump or container. The pump may include a plastic component infused with a fragrance for imparting the fragrance to the fluid dispensed from the system. The cover assembly may also include a plastic component with an infused fragrance for providing an air freshening function to the dispensing system. A vignette may be provided on the cover assembly, and may correspond to the fragrance of one or both of the pump and cover assembly. An air freshener base unit is provided to interact with the dispensing systems or with common desktop type dispensers. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254137 | Advertising and Marketing Method and Device - The event souvenir bracelet and card comprises a bracelet and card displaying an identifying name or logo of an event inside a transparent package with an information packet containing information about the event. The card contains stored, retrievable data allowing it to function as a money card, such as a stored value card or gift card. In a second aspect of the inventions, a wearable bracelet contains a device allowing data to be transmitted to and from the bracelet. The data is stored on an RFID device allowing use of the bracelet as a wearable ticket, as an identification and location device, and as a gift card, credit/debit card or stored value card. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254138 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIEWING, MODIFYING, STORING, AND RUNNING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK COMPONENTS - A system and method for artificial neural network processing includes, for example, modifying, by a computer processor, a value of a charge of a node of an artificial neural depending on a number of elapsed steps since a prior predefined significant event. A system and method includes, for example, providing by a processor a real-time representation of an artificial neural network and of graphical effects of a running of the neural network. A system and method includes, for example, automatically modifying the behavior of network nodes based on simultaneous occurrences of events. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254139 | Systems and methods for building a universal intelligent assistant with learning capabilities - Systems and methods disclosed herein relates to building an intelligent assistant that can take in human requests/commands in simple text form, especially in natural language format, and perform tasks for users. Systems and methods are disclosed herein in which knowledge of how to interpret users' requests and carry out tasks, including how to find and manipulate information on the Internet, can be learned from users by the designed assistant, and the knowledge can be subsequently used by the assistant to perform tasks for users. Using the disclosed methods, the designed assistant enables a user to teach the assistant, by actually performing the task manually through the provided user interface, and/or by referring to some knowledge that the assistant already knows; the designed assistant may generate more generic knowledge based on what it learns, and can apply the more generic knowledge to serve requests that it has never seen and never directly learned, and can revise/improve the knowledge according to execution result/feedback. The methods and systems being disclosed here are useful for building an intelligent assistant, especially a universal personal assistant and an intelligent search assistant. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254140 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING AND UPDATING USER-PREFERENCE INFORMATION - Disclosed are a variety of methods and systems for processing access-only user-behavior data and developing and using user-preference models. In one example embodiment, a method for ascribing a score to a first portion of preference data includes establishing a model of user-preference data and receiving the first portion of preference data at a first computerized device and storing that data. The method further includes calculating at least one statistic in relation to the first portion of the preference data by way of a processing device of either the first computerized device or a second computerized device and performing at least one additional operation, by way of either the processing device or another processing device, by which the at least one statistic is evaluated in relation to the model, whereby as a result of being evaluated, the at least one statistic is converted into the score. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254141 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYSING EVENTS FROM SENSOR DATA BY OPTIMISATION - The present invention relates to sensor signal analysis. It relates particularly, but not exclusively, to methods, systems and devices for monitoring and processing the sensor signals to determine automatically characteristics of events represented by the sensor signals. The present invention is particularly, but not exclusively, related to methods, systems and devices for monitoring moisture in absorbent articles such as diapers, incontinence garments, dressings and pads resulting from wetness events caused by, for example, urinary and/or faecal incontinence. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method for processing sensor signals representing an event in an absorbent article. The method comprises: receiving sensor signals from a sensor representing one or more events in an absorbent article; and processing the sensor signals to determine a characteristic of at least one event in the absorbent article. One such characteristic can include the volume of a voiding event such as a urinary incontinence event. In another embodiment, the method includes carrying out a learning phase including the steps of: receiving sensor signals representing one or more events in each of one or more absorbent articles; receiving observation data indicative of a cumulative characteristic of the one or more events in each absorbent article; and identifying an optimal mathematical model describing a relationship between the sensor signals and the observation data. Such events can include urinary incontinence events occurring in absorbent articles such as diapers. Observation data can be measured cumulative volume of a cycle of voiding events occurring in a diaper. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254142 | DISTRIBUTED EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHM FOR ASSET MANAGEMENT AND TRADING - A server computer and a multitude of client computers form a network computing system that is scalable and adapted to continue to evaluate the performance characteristics of a number of genes generated using a software application running on the client computers. Each client computer continues to periodically receive data associated with the genes stored in its memory. Using this data, the client computers evaluate the performance characteristic of their genes by comparing a solution provided by the gene with the periodically received data associated with that gene. Accordingly, the performance characteristic of each gene may be updated and varied with each periodically received data. The performance characteristic of a gene defines its fitness. The genes may be virtual asset traders that recommend trading options, and the data associated with the genes may be historical trading data. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254143 | ATTRIBUTE VALUE ESTIMATION DEVICE, ATTRIBUTE VALUE ESTIMATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides an attribute value estimation device capable of yielding highly accurate estimation results even when people from multiple races are estimation targets. The attribute value estimation device for estimating, from data input thereto, an attribute value of the data includes: a data acquisition unit ( | 2013-09-26 |
20130254144 | LEARNABLE CONTEXTUAL NETWORK - A method and apparatus for detection of relationships between objects in a meta-model semantic network is described. Semantic objects and semantic relations of a meta-model of business objects are generated from a meta-model semantic network. The semantic relations are based on connections between the semantic objects. A neural network is formed based on usage of the semantic objects and the semantic relations. The neural network is integrated with the semantic objects and the semantic relations to generate a contextual network. A statistical analysis of the connections between the semantic objects in the contextual network is performed to identify stronger semantic relations. The identified stronger semantic relations are used to update the neural network. The updated neural network is integrated into the contextual network. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254145 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONVERGING INTERCONNECT MODE CONTROL - An integrated circuit includes one or more transaction data sources and one or more transaction data destinations connected via interconnect circuitry comprising a plurality of interconnect nodes. Within the interconnect nodes there are one or more converging interconnect nodes. A converging interconnect node includes prediction data generation circuitry for reading characteristics of a current item of transaction data from the converging interconnect node and generating associated prediction data for a future item of transaction data which will be returned to the converging interconnect node at a predetermined time in the future. This prediction data is stored within prediction data storage circuitry and is read by prediction data evaluation circuitry to control processing of a future item of transaction data corresponding to that prediction data when it is returned to the converging interconnect node. The interconnect circuitry may have a branching network topology or recirculating ring based topology. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254146 | PREDICTION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE AND METHOD OF DOING BUSINESS - A prediction processing system, method, and method for doing business is disclosed. The prediction processing system can collect, process and publish event-outcome information. The prediction processing system can dynamically filter participants into groupings and iteratively optimize odds calculations over time. A proposal framework consisting of a various abstract proposal types can model and settle propositions. Game propositions can be automatically generated based on event categorization relationships. The prediction processing system can provide game players or others with access to collective intelligence, including prediction information and information derived from prediction information. The prediction processing system can create groupings of better-performing predictors and provide them with additional information not generally available. Better-performing predictors can be provided with additional stakes to increase the weight of their predictions in odds calculations. The prediction processing system can provide access to event-outcome information on a for-fee subscription basis. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254147 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASCERTAINING AT LEAST ONE EXIT PROBABILITY FROM A LAND AREA IDENTIFIABLE IN A DIGITAL MAP AS OPEN TERRAIN - A method and an apparatus for carrying out the method, for ascertaining at least one exit probability from a land area identifiable in a digital map as open terrain, wherein the exit probability is ascertained starting from a position within the land area. The method includes a step of subdividing the land area into a plurality of cells, with an initial transition probability being assigned to at least one transition from one cell to an adjacent cell. The method further includes a step of adapting the initial transition probability of the transition in response to a presence of at least one item of information from the digital map, to obtain an adapted transition probability for the transition, the item of information being associated with the cell or with the adjacent cell. The method also includes ascertaining the exit probability at least using the adapted transition probability of the transition. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254148 | METHOD OF MEASUREMENT USING FUSION OF INFORMATION - It is often necessary to make the best possible measurement of an object given a set of approximate assessments of its true state. As states change over time, or more information is made available, the set of assessments of the relative likelihood of the various possibilities has to be revised. An example might be the identification of an observed object such as a person or an aircraft, or the generation of a weather forecast from several pieces of information distributed in time or place, or both. The invention relates to methods for making the best possible measurement of an object, described by a powerset T, given uncertain data in terms of the elements of the powerset m | 2013-09-26 |
20130254149 | AFFECTIVE MODEL DEVICE AND METHOD OF DECIDING BEHAVIOR OF THE AFFECTIVE MODEL DEVICE - An affective model device and a method of deciding the behavior of an affective model device are provided. The affective model device has affective components representing trait, attitude, mood, emotion, and the like. The affective model device updates the emotion at regular time intervals or when a stimulus is received, and decides the behavior based on the updated emotion. The emotion may be updated depending on trait, attitude, and mood. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254150 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF SECURITY RULE SET - There are provided a method of automated managing one or more security rule-sets and a system thereof. The method comprising: obtaining data characterizing a connectivity request and an amended rule-set, the amended rule-set being derivative of an initial rule-set amended to fit the connectivity request; automated verifying each possible combination of values in the connectivity request against the initial rule-set and the amended rule-set; calculating one or more values selected from a group comprising values characterizing relative amount of extra allowed traffic and values characterizing relative amount of dissatisfied requested traffic; automated comparing the calculated values and/or derivatives thereof with a predefined threshold; and automated classifying the amended rule-set as applicable for implementation if the results of the automated comparing match a predefined verification criterion. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254151 | Systems and Methods for Predicting Customer Compliance with Demand Response Requests - Systems and methods for predicting customer compliance with requests to participate in demand response events are disclosed. The systems and methods may include receiving demand response information for a demand response event, receiving information for a customer, and determining or adjusting for the customer a compliance probability for the demand response event based at least partially on the demand response information and the received customer information. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254152 | DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MODELING POPULATION-CENTRIC ACTIVITIES - A client device can receive information about a population to which a user belongs. During operation, the client device determines information about a user, determines a group identifier for the user, and communicates the determined information about the local user and the group identifier to a group-modeling server. The client device then receives a group-activity model that corresponds to the group identifier, and generates a user-activity model for the local user based on the group-activity model and the determined information about the local user. The client device uses the user-activity model to compute an activity probability for a corresponding target activity. The group-modeling server receives user information from a plurality of client devices of a group, and generates a group-activity model for the group based on the user information. The server then sends the group-activity model to users of the identified group. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254153 | TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATION, BUILDING AND/OR RETRAINING OF A CLASSIFICATION MODEL - Techniques for evaluation and/or retraining of a classification model built using labeled training data. In some aspects, a classification model having a first set of weights is retrained by using unlabeled input to reweight the labeled training data to have a second set of weights, and by retraining the classification model using the labeled training data weighted according to the second set of weights. In some aspects, a classification model is evaluated by building a similarity model that represents similarities between unlabeled input and the labeled training data and using the similarity model to evaluate the labeled training data to identify a subset of the plurality of items of labeled training data that is more similar to the unlabeled input than a remainder of the labeled training data. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254154 | GENERATING NAVIGABLE READABLE PERSONAL ACCOUNTS FROM COMPUTER INTERVIE - A system for using a rules based, dynamic, non-linear computer interview to capture a user's subjective human experience and storing those experiences in a highly structured manner in the form of a computer based bi-directional graph and using that graph and a computer system to generate navigable readable personal accounts tailored to an intended audience is presented. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254155 | Multi-Dimensional Query Expansion Employing Semantics and Usage Statistics - Embodiments relate to systems and methods employing personalized query expansion to suggest measures and dimensions allowing iterative building of consistent queries over a data warehouse. Embodiments may leverage one or more of: semantics defined in multi-dimensional domain models, user profiles defining preferences, and collaborative usage statistics derived from existing repositories of Business Intelligence (BI) documents (e.g. dashboards, reports). Embodiments may utilize a collaborative co-occurrence value derived from profiles of users or social network information of a user. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254156 | Algorithm and System for Automated Enterprise-wide Data Quality Improvement - Algorithm and System for Automated Enterprise-wide Data Quality Improvement by creating an infrastructure where error patterns can be stored in SQL statement format to system's local repository, in this way system can identify data errors either coming directly through keyboard entries or coming from another system through an automated feeds or manual feeds. The system automatically scans for erroneous records based on those error patterns and emails only faulty records in encrypted MS Excel format to correction agents for review and update to the production RDBMS. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254157 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSOCIATING FILES WITH CELLS OF A COLLABORATIVE SPREADSHEET - One exemplary embodiment involves a computer-implemented method comprising receiving, in a computing device, a first request to attach a file in a cell of a collaborative spreadsheet, wherein the first request comprises the file and a cell identifier, and wherein the collaborative spreadsheet comprises a spreadsheet configured to be accessed and modified simultaneously from a plurality of client devices. The method additionally comprises attaching, via a processor, the file to the collaborative spreadsheet at the cell corresponding to the cell identifier; and storing the file on a cloud storage device, wherein the file is stored to be accessible in conjunction with the collaborative spreadsheet. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254158 | LITERARY OBJECT ORGANIZATION - An apparatus and method of organizing literary content include establishing a body of text of a literary object and subdividing the literary object into logical components. The apparatus and methods further include navigating among the logical components, wherein the components comprise text segments and associated time-line graphical representations of one or more content features of the logical components, sharing a portion of the literary object and/or the entire literary object with others and analyzing the one or more content features of the logical components on the basis of the text segments and associated time-line graphical representations. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254159 | Apparatus, system, and method for digital audio services - A system and method for providing digital audio services is described. One embodiment is a method for proving digital audio services, comprising receiving, using a communications interface, an audio stream from a content provider; determining a timestamp for a first audio stream segment; determining a timestamp for a second audio stream segment; updating playlist with a representation of the audio stream; receiving query for content information; and sending offer information, in response to receiving the query for content information. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254160 | INDICATING A CONTENT PREFERENCE - Recording a user's preference for content is disclosed. A first indication that a user has a first preference for the content is received. In response to receiving the first indication, the content is associated with the first preference. A second indication that the user has a second preference for the content is received. In response to receiving the second indication, the content is additional associated with the second preference. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254161 | UPDATE OF DATA STRUCTURE CONFIGURED TO STORE METADATA ASSOCIATED WITH A DATABASE SYSTEM - Example embodiments provide various techniques for updating an old data structure configured to store metadata associated with database systems. In this method, a temporary data structure is created. Additionally, a new data structure representing an update of the old data structure is created. The metadata from the old data structure are copied to the temporary data structure, and the temporary data structure is transformed to match the new data structure. The metadata from the transformed temporary data structure are copied to the new data structure. The transformation of the temporary data structure instead of the old data structure may enable an application that is not being updated to be operational and to access the old data structure during the update. After the metadata is copied to the new data structure, a new version of the application is then able to access the new data structure. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254162 | GOVERNING INFORMATION - A method and system for governing information is provided. The method includes receiving, by a processor, data defining a scope and context of an information governance project and information requirements data associated with the data. The processor classifies the information requirements data into concepts in accordance with a meta-model profile. The processor generates conceptual models and realization models in accordance with the meta-model profile. Governance roles are defined and assigned to informational assets within the conceptual models The processor selects a final architecture option and generates policy models in accordance with the governance roles, the informational assets, the meta-model profile and user input. A final architecture option is deployed and monitored, and governance events triggered and reports generated in response to changes in this deployed architecture option. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254163 | CLOUD-BASED DISTRIBUTED DATA SYSTEM - Embodiments of a distributed data management system include a platform comprising a processor coupled to databases. A grid including agents is coupled to the platform, and each agent is an agent of the platform independently running on a client device. The agents generate and provide to the platform metadata that corresponds to the content of memory accessible by the client devices corresponding to the agents. The agents generate the metadata by hashing fragments of the content. The platform uses the metadata instead of the content to generate and assign to the agents tasks including tasks controlling at least one of storing, transferring and processing of the content. A task is a processing operation performed on content accessible by the agent responsible for the task. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254164 | AUTOMATIC CONFLICT RESOLUTION - A method and apparatus is for implementing a conflict resolution policy. The method includes providing a rule set that includes a plurality of rules that define the conflict resolution policy. An algorithm is generated by decomposing each rule in the rule set into at least one pre-action that is to be performed on data in identified fields in first and second conflicting objects, at least one condition that is to be applied to the first and second conflicting objects, and at least one action that is to be performed on the identified fields in the first and second conflicting objects if the at least one condition is satisfied. The algorithm is loaded from a configuration file for execution during a synchronization component runtime using first and second conflicting objects provided by the synchronization component. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254165 | Efficient Backup and Restore of a Cluster Aware Virtual Input/Output Server (VIOS) Within a VIOS Cluster - In a Virtual Input/Output (I/O) Server (VIOS) partition within a data processing system that comprises cluster-aware VIOSes, a method includes: performing, via a backup/restore utility of a cluster aware (CA) operating system (OS) executing on a processor resource of the first VIOS partition, a backup operation on the first VIOS partition, which creates a first configuration backup file having configuration information about the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the VIOS partition; storing the configuration backup file within local storage; and responsive to receipt of a VIOS restore command: retrieving the configuration backup file from the local storage; and restoring the configuration of the hardware, logical and virtual devices of the first VIOS to a state that existed at a time at which the backup operation creating the configuration backup file was performed. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING REPLICATION COPY STORAGE OPERATIONS - A system and method are provided for performing storage operations relating to a first secondary copy of electronic data. A storage policy or storage preferences may dictate that a replication copy should be used in storage operations performed to a particular client, sub-client, data, media or other item. Based on the storage policy, when a new client, sub-client, data, media or other item is received, a media agent determines whether there is a replication copy of the item. In the absence of a replication copy, one may be created. The replication copy may be provided by a third party application, or created by the client or a storage management system component. Information regarding the replication copy and its corresponding first secondary copy may be stored in a database. To optimize use of system resources, storage operations relating to the first secondary copy may be performed using the replication copy instead of the first secondary copy. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254167 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF DUPLICATE DIGITAL PHOTOS - Hashes of metadata of digital photographs on, e.g., a removable camera memory are compared against values in a hash table representing previously stored photographs on an archive computer to ensure that only previously unstored photos are copied onto the archive computer. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254168 | Data Integrity Validation - Computer-implemented systems for searching within a database, providing searching and scoring exact and non-exact matches of data from a plurality of databases to validate data integrity. Embodiments are described relating to novel systems and methods for validating data. The embodiments create a “consensus value” for various items of data based on information shared by different entities, whose separate data can be used for this purpose whilst maintaining its confidentiality from other entities, who may be business competitors and/or who for various reasons should preferably not be given access to the data. Use of consensus value validation provides significant advantages over today's methodology of reliance on outside data vendors to provide purportedly fact-checked clean data. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254169 | Fast Component Enumeration in Graphs with Implicit Edges - A method and system for graphical enumeration. The method includes creating an ordered set of vertices for a graph such that each vertex is associated with a corresponding index, and wherein each vertex in the ordered set of vertices includes information. A plurality of keys is created for defining the information. A plurality of lists of vertices is created, each of which is associated with a corresponding key such that vertices in a corresponding list include information associated with the corresponding key. For a first list of vertices, a least valued index is determined from a group of associated vertices based on vertices in the first list and vertices pointed to by the vertices in the first list. Also, all associated vertices are pointed to a root vertex associated with the least valued index. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254170 | SOCIAL MEDIA IDENTITY DISCOVERY AND MAPPING FOR BANKING AND GOVERNMENT - A server executing a social media identity and discovery application and method are provided that scan social networking sites for communications. The target content is found with content indicators when communications are put on a social networking site. The content is recorded and evaluated. If the identified content is contextually significant, the alias and the user account data and/or user data from public records are correlated based on keywords and/or events, and a notification of the correlation is sent to an agency, agent, or a contact center system. The agent or agency may verify that the identity of a poster has been accurately correlated with a customer record in the database or with user data from public records. The agent, the agency, or the system has the opportunity to respond to the communication, despite the anonymity of the poster on the social networking site. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254171 | QUERY-BASED SEARCHING USING A VIRTUAL TABLE - A method of searching all tables in a data model is disclosed, using a non-materializing virtual table interface that acts as a view into the underlying data model. The virtual table is virtually built on the fly at query execution time, and maps to all columns and rows within the data model. A query on the virtual table is translated into a set of data model queries for searching the data model, based on columns selected from the virtual table and other specified search parameters, as well as the virtual table definition. The search process works in conjunction with data domains, and uses compaction and tokenization of data. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254172 | INFORMATION PROVISION SERVER, INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD AND PROGRAM - The present invention provides an information provision server comprising: a history information storage which stores, as history information, a user identifier and history element information received from a user terminal; a rule storage which stores a rule that authorizes the stored user history information to be output to a service server that provides a service to the terminal; a rule assessment unit which receives the user identifier and assessment element information from the terminal, assesses the assessment element information on the basis of the rule, and, if the assessment element information conforms to the rule, enters the user identifier corresponding to the assessment element information into an output authorization list; and a filtering unit which extracts from the history information storage, the history information corresponding to the user identifier entered into the output authorization list, and outputs the extracted history information to the service server. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254173 | MULTI-TENANCY IN DATABASE NAMESPACE - Methods for processing a query in a multi-tenancy environment utilizing an electronic computing device are presented, the methods including: causing the electronic computing device to receive the query to a database, where the query includes a number of objects; causing the electronic computing device to determine whether any of the number of objects correspond with the set of tenant database objects; if any of the number of objects correspond with the set of tenant database objects, causing the electronic computing device to process the number of objects from the tenant production table; and if any of the number of objects correspond with the set of instance database objects, causing the electronic computing device to process the number of objects from the instance production table. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254174 | METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ONLINE AND PRINTING ON-DEMAND COMPILATION OF WORKS WITH SHARING AND OWNERSHIP TRANSFER FEATURES - A method and related apparatus for managing files for producing a compilation of works, comprising the steps of obtaining a file of a work to be compiled in a booklet by a first user, sharing the file or sharing or transferring part of whole of the booklet created by the first user with a second user, and selecting by the second user to accept or reject the sharing of the file or the sharing or transferring of the booklet by the first user. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254175 | RETURNING ESTIMATED VALUE OF SEARCH KEYWORDS OF ENTIRE ACCOUNT - Techniques for returning estimated value of search keywords of an entire account include, for the entire account, obtaining one or more selected search keywords and their respective forecast periods and parameter settings. An estimated value of a respective search keyword in the respective forecast period is forecasted. Based on stored historical data and parameter settings of the respective search keyword, the estimated value of the respective search keyword is modified to obtain a modified estimated value. The modified estimated value of each search keyword is added up to generate an estimated value of the entire account. The estimated value of the entire account is returned to a client terminal from which the entire account is logged in. The present disclosure modifies the respective search keyword's estimated value so that the estimated value of the entire account satisfies the expected value of the client. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254176 | Systems and Methods for Generating Search Queries - Systems and methods are provided for monitoring interactions of a user with a search engine, associating the user with a domain based on a purpose for using the search engine, prompting the user to input a query string where the query string includes a sequence of letters, and, in response to receiving one or more letters of the query string from the user, generating a plurality of user selectable search query candidates. The process of generating user selectable search query candidates may include ignoring or blocking a portion of the query string based on a blocking rule set, assigning a query value to each search query of a set of search queries and determining the plurality of search query candidates from the set of search queries based on a range of determined query values. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254177 | Systems and Methods for Optimizing Search Engine Performance - Systems and methods are provided for receiving from a user a seed string including one or more letters, generating search queries based on the seed string, and executing a search associated with each of the search queries where each search query includes at least one of an example, suggestion, and term. The systems and methods also include generating a set of search results associated with each of the search queries, determining a search query evaluation value for each of the search queries based at least in part on comparing the set of search results associated with each of the search queries with an expected set of search results, determining a relevancy value for each of the search queries, and configuring a search criteria of the search engine based on the determined relevancy values. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254178 | Medical Research Retrieval Engine - An apparatus and method of retrieving relevant documents having medical research evidence receives a request to access a plurality of documents in a database stored in a memory device. Each of the plurality of documents contains information relating to medical research evidence and has an associated relational expression. The method then causes display of a user interface with a plurality of fields (a set of these fields are selectable, prescribed terms), and receives a relational expression based on information received from the user interface. The received relational expression includes at least one of the selectable, prescribed terms in the user interface. Next, the method compares the received relational expression with the relational expressions associated with at least one of the plurality of documents, and causes the display of information relating to a set of documents in the database as a function of the comparison of relational expressions. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254179 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BRAND ENFORCEMENT - Systems and methods for brand monitoring, protection, and expansion are provided. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for tracking and enforcing trademark rights and identifying domain names and websites of interest. Some embodiments use various techniques and methods for obtaining data pertaining to a domain name of interest. A GUI can be used for obtaining input from a user and displaying reports to the user. The user can submit a domain name and a list of key words, and the system can return a list of matching domain names, from which the user selects one or more domain names of interest. A watch can be placed on each domain name of interest. Various data about the domain name of interest is cached allowing for a historical analysis of the website which can be used to make better brand enforcement and expansion decisions. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254180 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A PORTAL - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing actions associated with a portal. These mechanisms and methods for performing actions associated with a portal can enable an improved user experience, increased efficiency, optimized productivity, etc. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254181 | Aggregation and Categorization - Disclosed is a computer-implemented method to aggregate products from online stores, the method comprising crawling one or more websites associated with one or more online stores; collecting information pertaining to products of the stores; extracting key data about each product; and classifying the products into one or more categories based on the key data. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254182 | KNOWLEDGE REPOSITORY - A knowledge storage system is described. A specific embodiment is a computer system comprising a knowledge base of general knowledge in structured form which can be added to and queried by untrained users. Various embodiments include the facility for remote computers to access the knowledge stored in the system, natural language questions to be answered, profile screens giving general knowledge about an object in the system, and methods for distinguishing between reliable and unreliable facts. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254183 | SEMANTIC DISCOVERY AND MAPPING BETWEEN DATA SOURCES - An apparatus and method are described for the discovery of semantics, relationships and mappings between data in different software applications, databases, files, reports, messages, or systems. In one aspect, semantics and relationships and mappings are identified between a first and a second data source. A binding condition is discovered between portions of data in the first and the second data source. The binding condition is used to discover correlations between portions of data in the first and the second data source. The binding condition and the correlations are used to discover a transformation function between portions of data in the first and the second data source. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254184 | Proximity-Based Method For Determining Concept Relevance Within A Domain Ontology - Embodiments are directed towards providing a device and method of identifying media items from a media library maintained by a media server that are similar to a designated media item. The media server stores a controlled vocabulary which is represented as a hierarchically linked set of nodes wherein a plurality of nodes correspond to concepts and a library of media items. Each media item corresponds to a record in the media library and the record includes at least one metadata field with assigned keywords. The media server receives a designation of a media item from a user computer, retrieves the keywords assigned to the media item, obtains all related concepts from the controlled vocabulary, computes a search weight for each related concept, and queries the media library to identify media items that match the designated media item and provides the results to the user computer. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254185 | CONTENTS SEARCH SERVICE SYSTEM AND CONTENTS SEARCH SERVICE METHOD - Provided is a contents search service system and a contents search service method. In the contents search service system and the contents search service method, popularity based on the number of hits that each of the contents has not in a limited range of a specific portal service but in the entire Web environment is provided to a user and, in particular, the popularity of the content with respect to each of the reproducing periods and detailed information on the content are provided to the user so that a reliable and detailed contents search service may be provided to the user. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254186 | MOBILE DEVICE PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED ON PREDEFINED SERACH CRITERIA - A mobile device comprises of following steps of recognizing a current location, searching a database either on cue or automatically based on at lease one predetermined search criteria set, and displaying search result or automatically ask for further action or trigger into action. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254187 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR SEARCHING DATABASE - A database search device, including: a database adapted to have information registered therein; a search reception section adapted to receive an input of a search condition; a search section adapted to search the database based on the search condition received in the search reception section; a search result output section adapted to output search result by the search section together with the search condition; a search result accumulation section adapted to accumulate the search result by the search section together with the search condition; a search result editing section adapted to edit the search result accumulated in the search result accumulation section according to a preset editing condition; and an edited search result output section adapted to output the search result edited in the search result editing section as an edited search result. | 2013-09-26 |
20130254188 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AMBIGUOUS, MULTI-TERM SEARCH QUERIES - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention, a method and system are provided of processing a search query entered by a user of a device having a text input interface with overloaded keys. The search query is directed at identifying an item from a set of items. Each of the items has one or more associated descriptors. The system receives from the user an ambiguous search query directed at identifying a desired item. The search query is a prefix substring of each of at least two words relating to the desired item. The system dynamically identifies a group of one or more items from the set of items having one or more descriptors matching the search query as the user enters each character of the search query. The system outputs identification of the one or more items of the identified group to be displayed on the device operated by the user. | 2013-09-26 |