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20090150325 | System and method for root cause analysis of the failure of a manufactured product - A system, method and computer program product for the root cause analysis of the failure of a manufactured product is disclosed. The present invention includes the development of a knowledge model, based on information obtained from historical warranty claim forms and various manufacturing data sources. The invention also includes processing text information in a free-form text that is obtained from warranty claim forms by using text-tagging and annotation techniques. Thereafter, the knowledge model is converted to a Bayesian network. The present invention provides a user interface to select parameters and corresponding instances from current warranty claim forms. The selected parameters and corresponding instances are used as input evidence for the Bayesian network. The present invention facilitates the process of drawing inferences for root cause analysis of the failure of manufactured products and corresponding probabilities. | 06-11-2009 |
20110010685 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVELOPING A RULE-BASED NAMED ENTITY EXTRACTION - A system and method for developing a rule-based named entity extraction system is provided. The method includes analyzing requirements of business users. The method further includes designing the rule-based named entity extraction system based on the requirement analysis. Further, the method includes implementing the design of rule-based named entity extraction system using one or more GUI-based tools. Thereafter, regression testing of the rule-based named entity extraction system is conducted. Finally, rule-based named entity extraction system is deployed. | 01-13-2011 |
20110093293 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING CLINICAL DATA MINING - The invention provides a method and clinical data mining system for enabling a user to derive knowledge from data corresponding to a plurality of electronic health records stored in a repository. One or more data elements are provided as an input. The data elements may include textual reports, images, and one or more criteria specified by the user. Information is extracted from one or more images associated with one or more electronic health records stored in the repository, based on the data elements. Further, information is extracted from one or more textual reports and structured data associated with the one or more electronic health records. Thereafter, one or more reports are generated based on the extracted information to enable the user to analyze the information. Subsequently, the user may derive knowledge from the data based on the analysis. | 04-21-2011 |
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20100082374 | EVENT TICKET PURCHASING - A method may include aggregating information regarding events, where for each event the aggregated information includes an event name, an event time, and an event venue. The method may further include receiving a request for a list of events or a list of venues from a user device and obtaining, from the user device, a profile of a user of the user device. The method may further include generating, based on the profile and the aggregated information regarding events, the generated list of events or the list of venues and sending, to the user device, the list of events or the list of venues. | 04-01-2010 |
20120166568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUP MESSAGING - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for group messaging are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a group messaging system receiving a broadcast message from an originating user, imposing a limit on a number of text characters included in the broadcast message, identifying a group of intended recipients of the broadcast message, determining contact information for an intended recipient included in the group, determining at least one broadcast message sending method for the intended recipient, and sending the broadcast message to the intended recipient using the at least one broadcast message sending method. | 06-28-2012 |
20120185886 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTING WITH A SET-TOP BOX USING WIDGETS - An approach is provided for enabling direct user interaction with specific items of content as presented by a content delivery system. Content is presented via a set-top box concurrently with a widget, indicating one or more items specified in content. User input relating to selection of one of the items is received. An interactive platform, in response to the input, generates a request specifying the selected item for purchase. | 07-19-2012 |
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20140122329 | Secure Computing Device and Method - A method and device are described for maintaining software components in a portable electronic device. The device includes memory storing software components executable from the device, with associated pairs of logical storage partitions for storing different versions of the software components, a data interface for coupling the device to a host computer, a contactless interface for receiving payment token data from a contactless payment token, and a cellular network interface for communication of data over a cellular network. An upgrade process is initiated when the device is coupled to the host computer. Data including a different version of at least one of said software components is received, installed and executed to initiate a payment transaction with a remote system. Payment token data is received via the contactless interface means and transmitted to the remote system. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122344 | Secure Computing Environment - A portable electronic device having a memory storing application software for initiating a payment transaction with a remote system, a data interface for coupling the device to a host computer, a contactless interface for receiving payment token data from a contactless payment token, and a cellular network interface for communication of data over a cellular network. The application software is executed from the device when the device is connected to the host computer and configures the portable electronic device to initiate a payment transaction by receiving payment token data via the contactless interface means and transmitting said payment token data to the remote system via the mobile network interface means. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122901 | Device and Method For Secure Memory Access - In a secure computing environment, a method, system and device are provided for loading stored encryption key data from a protected non-volatile memory of a portable device. A boot loader program is initiated after the portable device is powered on, encryption key data is loaded from the protected non-volatile memory of the portable device, and access to the protected non-volatile memory is disabled after a predetermined time after the portable device is powered on. In this way, the encryption key data is loaded from the protected non-volatile memory of a portable device before the boot operating system is loaded. | 05-01-2014 |
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20090030681 | CONTROLLING A SET-TOP BOX VIA REMOTE SPEECH RECOGNITION - A device may receive over a network a digitized speech signal from a remote control that accepts speech. In addition, the device may convert the digitized speech signal into text, use the text to obtain command information applicable to a set-top box, and send the command information to the set-top box to control presentation of multimedia content on a television in accordance with the command information. | 01-29-2009 |
20090186634 | Method and System for SMS/MMS Messaging to A Connected Device - The method and system for SMS/MMS messaging to a connected device may be realized as a system comprising at least one server module. The at least one server module may be adapted to receive from a connected device an outbound messaging message through a packet-based network. The at least one server module may also be adapted to send the outbound messaging message to an external messaging network. The connected device may be communicatively coupled to the packet-based network. The outbound messaging message may be associated with a user account. The user account may be associated with a telephone number. | 07-23-2009 |
20120158452 | WORK ORDER ESTIMATOR - A method may include receiving an order associated with processing a media file and generating a workflow associated with fulfilling the order. The method may also include identifying a number of tasks associated with the workflow and generating an estimate associated with executing the tasks. The generating an estimate may include identifying a resource type associated with the media file and the order, and identifying at least one of capacity and time requirements associated with executing the tasks. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158530 | RESOURCE MANAGER - A method may include receiving an order associated with processing a media file and generating a workflow associated with fulfilling the order. The method may also include identifying tasks associated with the workflow and generating an estimate associated with executing the tasks. The method may further include allocating resources associated with executing the tasks and scheduling execution of the order. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158554 | PROCESSING A BILL OF MATERIALS - A system may receive an input specification, compose a workflow by connecting an output port of a first one of a plurality of work units to an input port of a second one of the work units, receive a work order associated with the workflow, decompose the workflow into constituent work units upon receipt of the work order, instantiate tasks that correspond to the work units, generate a bill of materials that lists input and output files associated with the tasks based on the tasks and the input specification, and update fields of the bill of materials, the fields indicating states of the input and output files. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158596 | STOCK KEEPING UNITS FOR CONTENT PROCESSING - A system may create a workflow that includes work units, assign values to parameters of the work units, create a specification that associates the work units and the parameter values, generate a work order associated with the stock keeping unit specification, convert the specification into the work units based on the work order, instantiate tasks that correspond to the work units, and execute the tasks by one or more processors. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158645 | WORK UNITS FOR CONTENT PROCESSING - A system may create work units, each work unit including at least one of an input port or output port, each work unit configured to modify data that is received via the input port. In addition, the system may compose a workflow by connecting an output port of a first of the work units to an input port of a second of the work units, receive a work order, select the workflow in response to the work order, decompose the workflow into constituent work units, instantiate tasks that correspond to the constituent work units, and execute a work unit process for each of the tasks. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158646 | WORK ORDER OPTIMIZATION - A method may include receiving an order associated with processing a media file, generating a work order associated with fulfilling the order and identifying tasks associated with the work order. The method may also include accessing information identifying previously processed orders and determining whether at least one stored asset associated with one of the previously processed orders is usable when processing the first order. The method may further include retrieving, when a first one of the stored assets is usable, the first stored asset, and using the first stored asset when processing the work order. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158946 | WORK UNIT ADAPTERS - A method including receiving a work flow for the ingestion, transformation, and distribution of content, wherein the work flow includes one or more work unit tasks; retrieving work unit task information pertaining to the one or more work unit tasks; identifying one or more network elements to execute one of the one or more work unit tasks based on the work unit task information; translating the work unit task information from a format used by one or more devices to another format that is used by the one or more network elements based on one of an object adapter pattern or a class adapter pattern; and send the translated work unit task information to the one or more network elements. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159494 | WORKFLOWS AND PRESETS FOR WORKFLOWS - A system generate a workflow identifier, create a workflow that includes a first work unit, assign the workflow identifier to the workflow, update the workflow by adding a second work unit to the workflow, receive a work order to process the workflow, decompose the workflow into constituent work units in response to the work order, instantiate tasks that correspond to the constituent work units, and execute a work unit process for each of the tasks. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159499 | RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION - A method may include storing information associated with a number of tasks for processing a media file, where the information includes resource information identifying resources scheduled to fulfill the tasks. The method may also include identifying a first task associated with processing the media file, identifying a first resource scheduled to fulfill the first task, and determining whether the first resource is available to fulfill the first task. The method may further include determining, when the first resource is not available, whether an alternate resource is available to fulfill the first task, and scheduling, when an alternate resource is available, the alternate resource to fulfill the first task. | 06-21-2012 |
20120159503 | WORK FLOW COMMAND PROCESSING SYSTEM - A method including receiving a work flow for the ingestion, transformation, and distribution of content, wherein the work flow includes one or more work unit tasks; selecting one of the one or more work unit tasks for execution when resources are available; retrieving work unit task information that includes a work unit definition that specifies which of the one or more other work unit tasks are capable of being at least one of an input to the one of the one or more work unit tasks or an output for the one of the one or more work unit tasks, and work unit task connector parameters that specify a type of input content and a type of output content; and executing the one of the one or more work unit tasks based on a translated work unit task information. | 06-21-2012 |
20120203552 | CONTROLLING A SET-TOP BOX VIA REMOTE SPEECH RECOGNITION - A device may receive over a network a digitized speech signal from a remote control that accepts speech. In addition, the device may convert the digitized speech signal into text, use the text to obtain command information applicable to a set-top box, and send the command information to the set-top box to control presentation of multimedia content on a television in accordance with the command information. | 08-09-2012 |
20130279680 | INTERACTIVE ASSISTANT FOR MANAGING TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS - An interactive assistant for managing telephone communications and services is disclosed. In one of many possible method embodiments, a chat interface is provided to a device associated with an intended recipient of an incoming voice call. A chat message from the intended recipient is received through the chat interface. The chat message is presented to a calling party associated with the incoming call prior to a disposition of the call being determined. In other embodiments, an interface provides controls for individually managing calls on a conference call, without affecting other calls on the conference call. | 10-24-2013 |
20140163996 | CONTROLLING A SET-TOP BOX VIA REMOTE SPEECH RECOGNITION - A device may receive over a network a digitized speech signal from a remote control that accepts speech. In addition, the device may convert the digitized speech signal into text, use the text to obtain command information applicable to a set-top box, and send the command information to the set-top box to control presentation of multimedia content on a television in accordance with the command information. | 06-12-2014 |
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20130332825 | CROSS-PLATFORM REPORTING USER INTERFACE - A user device presents, to a user, media content provided from multiple providers and logs the presented media content from the multiple providers. The user device indicates, based on the multiple providers, proportions of the presented media content from the multiple providers during a particular reporting period and determines whether particular presented media content, of the presented media content from the particular reporting period, was available for presentation from another of the multiple providers. The user device generates a report, for the user, that indicates if the presented media content could have been consolidated among fewer of the multiple providers. | 12-12-2013 |
20130332838 | CROSS-PLATFORM CONTENT MANAGEMENT INTERFACE - A user device includes a user interface providing access to content from multiple content providers, each of the multiple content providers having a separate subscription associated with the user. The user device receives user input indicating interest in an aspect of particular content available from a first content provider of the multiple content providers and provides, to a network device, an indication of the user interest. The user device receives, from the network device, links to additional content available from a different content provider and related to the aspect of the particular content. The user device presents, via the user interface, the links to the additional content in association with the aspect of the particular content. | 12-12-2013 |
20130332839 | CROSS-PLATFORM SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT INTERFACE - A method includes presenting a user interface providing access to content from multiple content providers and receiving, via the user interface, user input indicating selection criteria for recommending content. The selection criteria include an amount of time available to the user. The method includes providing, to a network device, an indication of the selection criteria and receiving, from the network device, information for providing recommended content options based on the selection criteria. The recommended content options are available from different content providers of the multiple content providers. The method includes presenting, to the user and via the interface, the recommended content options in association with the selection criteria. | 12-12-2013 |