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| 20090089751 | EXPOSING FEATURES OF SOFTWARE PRODUCTS - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates exposing a software feature to increase productivity of performing a task. A software component can include a plurality of software features in which the software component can rank and assign a skill level to an entity utilizing at least one software feature. A smart help component can supply the entity with an informative tip based on the skill level rank, wherein the informative tip can assist in utilizing at least one software feature. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090119604 | VIRTUAL OFFICE DEVICES - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates communicating data utilizing holographic representations. An interface component can receive a portion of data related to a virtual meeting. A holographic component can generate at least one holographic image within a virtual meeting space, wherein the holographic image can virtually represent at least one of the portion of data related to the virtual meeting or a user associated with the virtual meeting. Moreover, a share component can employ a public view or a private view for the holographic image within the virtual meeting space. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090125988 | SECURE TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL CONTENT BETWEEN A HOST AND A PERIPHERAL BY WAY OF A DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (DRM) SYSTEM - A host securely transmits content to a peripheral thereof. The peripheral has a symmetric key (PK) and a copy of (PK) encrypted according to a public key (PU) of an entity ((PU(PK))). In the method, the host receives (PU(PK)) from the peripheral, and sends (PU(PK)) to the entity. The entity has a private key (PR) corresponding to (PU), applies (PR) to (PU(PK)) to obtain (PK), and sends (PK) back to the host. The host receives (PK) from the entity, encrypts at least a portion of the content according to (PK), and transmits the encrypted content to the peripheral. The peripheral may then decrypt the encrypted content based on (PK). A bind key (BK) encrypted by (PK) ((PK(BK))) may accompany (PU(PK)), where the content is to be encrypted according to (BK). Thus, (PK) is not revealed to the host. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090157570 | ROLE/PERSONA BASED APPLICATIONS - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates managing data within an environment. An interface component can receive a role-based model reflective of at least one position within an environment, wherein the environment includes two or more entities within an organized hierarchy. The role-based model can include at least one role assigned to an entity in which the assignment is indicative of the position of the entity within the environment. A role component can provide data access to the entity within the environment in accordance with the role assigned to such entity. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090171649 | USER-DEFINED APPLICATION MODELS - A system (and corresponding method) that employs wiki-type models to consider authoring rather than composition in an application environment is provided. The innovation enables collaborative information and templates to be used to enhance quality, productivity, etc. within a software application environment. These wiki-type models can provide features, functions and benefits related to, but not limited to, general information, auto-fills, formats, schema, conversions, preferences, etc. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090327322 | INFORMATION WORKER CREATING COMPONENT APPLICATION WITHOUT WRITING CODE TO CREATE THE APPLICATIONS - A data processing system for data exchange across application boundaries is provided. The system includes a canvas memory in which to open multiple applications. A transform component generates data structures across the canvas memory in at least one application form and automatically transforms the data structures to at least one other application form to mitigate application boundaries between disparate applications. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090327896 | DYNAMIC MEDIA AUGMENTATION FOR PRESENTATIONS - A presentation system is provided. The presentation system includes a presentation component that provides an electronic data sequence for one or more members of an audience. A monitor component analyzes one or more media streams associated with the electronic data sequence, where a processing component automatically generates a media stream index or a media stream augmentation for the electronic data sequence. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100077327 | GUIDANCE ACROSS COMPLEX TASKS - Architecture that guides a user through a complex set of steps of a task that can span multiple applications and services, and/or multiple subprograms/services within a single application. A publication mechanism publishes categorized tasks and task steps to the end user client. Task publication allows end user/community modification or task creation for self use or for publishing to other users. A user interface (UI) associates a specific step with the larger task and helps the user to return back to the list of steps and otherwise navigate at the user discretion. A profile mechanism facilitates the storage of user choices over time and the development of a user profile from which future or similar task completion can be based. The architecture serves as a teaching tool that exposes the user to a variety of applications and services of which the user might now otherwise be aware. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100287197 | CHARACTERISTIC TAGGING - Embodiments are provided to enable a user to easily and conveniently assign, share, and/or locate characteristic and other information associated with others. In an embodiment, a user can assign, share, and use one or more characterizing tags. A user can use the one or more characterizing tags to characterize a person of interest and/or a relationship or association between the user and the person of interest. A user can also perform searches using one or more characterizing tags to locate others who may be associated with the one or more characterizing tags. Users can also view user profiles including any characterizing tags and/or communicate with others based in part on a characterizing tag. The various embodiments provide a forum for social tagging, allowing a user to apply and use one or more characterizing tags that are associated with a person of interest. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110029850 | DOCUMENT PROCESSOR AND RE-AGGREGATOR - A method and system for implementing a document processor and re-aggregator is described herein. A document is divided into one or more sections and formatting is removed. A condensed document is generated that includes one or more links to the one or more sections. The condensed document is transmitted to a mobile device to be displayed for a user. The user may choose to download one or more of the sections by selecting one or more of the links. Once downloaded, a section may be modified by the user. The one or more modified sections may be transmitted from the mobile device. The one or more modified sections may then be re-aggregated with the unmodified sections to form a revised document. | 02-03-2011 |
