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20110041136 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATION - A system for processing a computational task is presented. The system includes a plurality of nodes operationally coupled to one another via one or more networks. The plurality of nodes includes a base node including a processing subsystem configured to receive the computational task, select a subset of available nodes from the plurality of nodes based upon a present status, processing capability, distance, network throughput, range, resources, features, or combinations thereof of the plurality of nodes, divide the computational task into a plurality of sub-tasks, distribute the plurality of sub-tasks among the subset of available nodes based upon a number of nodes in the subset of available nodes, completion time period allowed for the plurality of sub-tasks, a distribution criteria, level of security required for the completion of the plurality of sub-tasks, resources available with the subset of available nodes, processing capability of the subset of available nodes, range of the subset of available nodes, features in the subset of available nodes, reliability of the subset of available nodes, trust in the subset of available nodes, the current load on the subset of available nodes, domain of the plurality of sub-tasks, or combinations thereof, receive sub-solutions corresponding to the plurality of sub-tasks from the subset of available nodes in a desired time period, and reassemble the sub-solutions to determine a solution corresponding to the computational task. | 02-17-2011 |
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20090079565 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AN INVENTORY WITHIN AN ASSET - A technique is provided for tracking and/or monitoring an inventory within one or more assets. The technique includes activating a plurality of antennas on each of the one or more assets in turn for a specified period of time, and receiving a response from an RFID tag attached to the inventory through the plurality of antennas located on an asset having the inventory along with a positional information of the asset having the inventory. | 03-26-2009 |
20100250446 | FREIGHT COMMERCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - In certain embodiments, a freight commerce system is provided. The freight commerce system includes a server communicatively coupled to a communication network. The freight commerce system also includes one or more data collection devices communicatively coupled to the communication network. The one or more data collection devices are configured to provide location information to the server via the communication network, wherein the location information includes real-time geo-based information, historical geo-based information, or a combination thereof. In addition, the freight commerce system includes one or more electronic devices coupled to the communication network and configured to receive user preference information from a user and provide the preference information to the server. The server is configured to process the user preference information from the one or more electronic devices and the location information from the one or more data collection devices and provide the user with information for potential shipping business partners based on the user preference information and the location information. | 09-30-2010 |
20110106818 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SOLVING TASKS - A system for determining a solution is presented. The system includes a plurality of nodes operationally associated with one another via a network. The plurality of nodes include a data repository configured to store information and experiences of a corresponding node, a processing subsystem operationally coupled to the data repository, and configured to generate a target query, receive a target query from one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes, or both, select one or more target query relevant nodes from the plurality of nodes based on the target query, extract target query relevant information and target query relevant experiences from a corresponding data repository, exchange the target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences with the one or more target query relevant nodes; and collectively determine a solution to the target query based upon the exchanged target query relevant information and the target query relevant experiences. | 05-05-2011 |
20110148657 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE VALUE ADDED SERVICES IN AN ASSET NETWORK - A telematics system in an asset network is provided. The telematics system includes one or more sensors configured to acquire data from multiple assets at different locations in the asset network. The telematics system also includes a transceiver configured to receive the data acquired from the one or more sensors. The telematics system further includes a data analysis system. The data analysis system includes a central data server configured to receive the data transmitted from the transceiver. The data analysis system also includes a processing circuitry configured to combine data, analyze combined data to detect trends, generate value added services based on the detected trends and distribute the value added services to multiple end users. | 06-23-2011 |
20110267185 | VEHICLE AND DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A monitoring system is presented. The monitoring system includes a plurality of sensing devices disposed at various locations of a vehicle to generate signals comprising vibration and acoustic data of the vehicle, a processing device configured to determine one or more events based upon the generated signals, and generate alert messages based upon the one or more events. | 11-03-2011 |
20120106778 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING LOCATION OF PERSONS AND OBJECTS - A method for detecting changes in locations of persons and objects is disclosed. The method includes projecting a plurality of imaging planes across a specified area near a ground level and at none or least one pre-determined height from the ground level. The method also includes capturing respective imaging lines from the plurality of planes via one or more imaging components, observed when the objects or persons intersect the projected imaging planes. The method further includes recording a standard shape of the respective imaging lines in absence of any person or object within the specified area to establish a baseline image. The method also includes comparing each of successive captured imaging lines with the baseline image of the respective lines. The method further includes determining one or more changes in discontinuities in the captured imaging lines due to interception caused by movement of the object based upon the comparison. The method also includes translating the changes in discontinuities to determine an occurrence of an event of interest and alerting an operator in case of occurrence of the event of interest. | 05-03-2012 |
20140185913 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA ENTRY IN A NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for entering data acquired from a non-destructive testing (NDT) system may include obtaining information related to an inspection using a non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection device. After obtaining the information, the method may include generating an inspection template, a report, metadata, or any combination thereof based on the information related to the inspection. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189876 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LICENSING NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING CONTENT - A non-transitory computer readable medium may include executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor provide for a repository of digital content and to create a first license based on the digital content. The instructions further cause the processor to transmit the first license and the digital content to a non-destructive testing (NDT) device, and wherein the digital content is configured to be executed by, used by, or displayed by the NDT device, or a combination thereof, based on the first license. | 07-03-2014 |
20140207406 | SELF-DIRECTED INSPECTION PLAN - In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes determining a current state within an inspection process, and determining a first portion of an inspection process that corresponds to the current state within the inspection process, wherein the inspection process comprises a plurality of steps that correspond to an inspection process. The method further includes presenting a first instructional aide associated with the first portion, and automatically presenting a second instructional aide that corresponds to a second portion of the inspection process when the current state corresponds to the second portion. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207419 | INSPECTION DATA GRAPHICAL FILTER - A system is provided that includes computer-readable storage configured to store non-destructive testing inspection data relating to a portion of an object that has been inspected. Further, a processor presents a model associated with the object, associates the inspection data with the related portion of the object; and presents an indication of availability of the inspection data on a portion of the presented model. The portion of the presented model relates to the portion of the object associated with the inspection data. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207875 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING DATA IN A NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SYSTEM - A method for sharing data in a non-destructive testing (NDT) system may include receiving, using a microprocessor, an indication of data to be shared such that the data has been acquired using one or more non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection devices. The method may also include receiving a format in which to send the data, receiving one or more recipients designated to receive the data to be shared; and automatically modifying the data into the format and sending the modified data to the recipients once the data has been acquired by the NDT inspection devices. | 07-24-2014 |
20140208159 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING DATA ANALYSIS WORKFLOWS IN A NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SYSTEM - A collaboration system may include a first computing device that may communicate with at least one other computing device via a computing network. The computing network may communicatively couple to a number of computing devices and the first computing device may receive inspection data acquired by one or more non-destructive testing (NDT) devices. After receiving the inspection data, the first computing device may determine at least one of a workflow for analyzing the inspection data based on the inspection data, a layout configured to display the inspection data, or a set of tools configured to analyze the inspection data. The first computing device may then implement the workflow, display the inspection data according to the layout, and/or display the set of tools. The workflow may include one or more processes that may be used to analyze the inspection data. | 07-24-2014 |
20150150150 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LICENSING NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING CONTENT - A non-transitory computer readable medium may include executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor provide for a repository of digital content and to create a first license based on the digital content. The instructions further cause the processor to transmit the first license and the digital content to a non-destructive testing (NDT) device, and wherein the digital content is configured to be executed by, used by, or displayed by the NDT device, or a combination thereof, based on the first license. | 05-28-2015 |
20160026837 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE PROXIMITY DETECTION AND LOCATION TRACKING - Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to facilitate proximity detection and location tracking. An example method includes receiving messages collected by a badge in an environment, the messages including signal strength and a timestamp. The example method also includes assigning a location in the environment to the badge based on a first subset of the messages. The example method also includes identifying an asset in a second subset of the messages. The example method also includes updating a current location associated with the asset based on a relative proximity of the asset to the badge, wherein the current location corresponds to a first time and the updated location corresponds to a second time, and wherein a change in location between the current location and the updated location indicates movement of the asset in the environment. | 01-28-2016 |
20160093054 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPONENT DETECTION - A method and system that include an imaging device configured to capture image data of the vehicle. The vehicle includes one or more components of interest. The method and system include a memory device configured to store an image detection algorithm based on one or more image templates corresponding to the one or more components of interest. The method and system also includes an image processing unit operably coupled to the imaging device in the memory device. The image processing unit is configured to determine one or more shapes of interest of the image data using the image detection algorithm that correspond to the one or more components of interest, and determine one or more locations of the one or more shapes of interest respective to the vehicle. | 03-31-2016 |
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20080201332 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRELOADING CONTENT ON THE BASIS OF USER CONTEXT - The present invention relates to systems and methods for preloading one or more content items. The method according to one embodiment comprises receiving a content item at a client device in response to a first request from a user, determining a context for the user and preloading one or more components into a cache on the basis of the determined context for the user. Components from the cache are loaded in response to a second request from the user. | 08-21-2008 |
20080228920 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOURCE AGGREGATION AND DISTRIBUTION - The present invention relates to systems and methods for the aggregation and distribution of resources. The method according to one embodiment receiving a request from a client by a content delivery network (“CDN”) for a resource that comprises a plurality of resources and concatenating the plurality resources at the content delivery network to generate a concatenated resource. The concatenated resource is propagated to the client through the content delivery network. | 09-18-2008 |
20130246261 | Multi-Directional Wallet Connector Apparatuses, Methods and Systems - The MULTI-DIRECTIONAL WALLET CONNECTOR APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“W-CONNECTOR”) facilitates the enrollment of payment accounts in a consumer's virtual wallet. The consumer may be logged into their payment account issuer's web site and designate one or more payment accounts for enrollment in a virtual wallet. The issuer may then share account, billing and/or other relevant information with the virtual wallet provider to facilitate the enrollment of the designated payment accounts in the virtual wallet. The W-CONNECTOR may also be configured to facilitate the creation and funding of pre-paid accounts in a consumer's virtual wallet. | 09-19-2013 |
20140337175 | Universal Electronic Payment Apparatuses, Methods and Systems - The UNIVERSAL ELECTRONIC PAYMENT APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“UEP”) transform touchscreen inputs into a virtual wallet mobile application interface via UEP components into purchase transaction triggers and receipt notices. In one implementation the UEP provides, via a user device, a product information search request; and obtains, in response to the product information search request, information on a first product for sale by a first merchant and a second product for sale by a second merchant. The UEP generates a single purchase transaction request, using the information on the first product for sale by the first merchant and the second product for sale by the second merchant. The UEP provides, via the user device, the single purchase transaction request for payment processing. Also, the UEP obtains an electronic purchase receipt for the first product for sale by the first merchant and the second product for sale by the second merchant. | 11-13-2014 |
20150154588 | Reversed User Account Generation Apparatuses, Methods and Systems - The REVERSED USER ACCOUNT GENERATION APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“RUAG”) facilitates the generation of user accounts with merchants. The user may be logged into an electronic wallet or issuer account, and may initiate an account generation process with a one-click mechanism. The RUAG may provide information to the merchant in order to facilitate the generation of the account after receiving data from the electronic wallet or issuer. The RUAG may also facilitate favoriting merchants through a similar interface. | 06-04-2015 |
20150220914 | Electronic Wallet Management Apparatuses, Methods and Systems - The ELECTRONIC WALLET MANAGEMENT APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“EWM”) transforms wallet settings and transaction inputs into transaction and wallet management outputs. For example, an input is received from a user through an electronic wallet management interface. The electronic wallet management interface including a plurality of user-selectable icons or text. A control is provided to the user based on a selected icon or text, wherein controls available to the user through the electronic wallet management interface include a payment device control that enables the user to view and edit settings for a payment device associated with the electronic wallet. | 08-06-2015 |