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| 20090003309 | CAPABILITY OR ROLE-BASED ROUTING - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing incoming data communication connectivity within a network. An analyzer component can evaluate a portion of an incoming data communication targeted for a network to identify a context associated with the data communication. A transfer component can direct the incoming data communication to a cluster within the network based at least in part upon the identified context, wherein the cluster includes a physical entity with pre-existing knowledge of the identified context. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090006343 | MACHINE ASSISTED QUERY FORMULATION - Architecture for completing search queries by using artificial intelligence based schemes to infer search intentions of users. Partial queries are completed dynamically in real time. Additionally, search aliasing can also be employed. Custom tuning can be performed based on at least query inputs in the form of text, graffiti, images, handwriting, voice, audio, and video signals. Natural language processing occurs, along with handwriting recognition and slang recognition. The system includes a classifier that receives a partial query as input, accesses a query database based on contents of the query input, and infers an intended search goal from query information stored on the query database. A query formulation engine receives search information associated with the intended search goal and generates a completed formal query for execution. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090006344 | MARK-UP ECOSYSTEM FOR SEARCHING - Architecture for completing search queries by using artificial intelligence based schemes to infer search intentions of users. Partial queries are completed dynamically in real time. Additionally, search aliasing can also be employed. Custom tuning can be performed based on at least query inputs in the form of text, graffiti, images, handwriting, voice, audio, and video signals. Natural language processing occurs, along with handwriting recognition and slang recognition. The system includes a classifier that receives a partial query as input, accesses a query database based on contents of the query input, and infers an intended search goal from query information stored on the query database. A query formulation engine receives search information associated with the intended search goal and generates a completed formal query for execution. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090006345 | VOICE-BASED SEARCH PROCESSING - Architecture for completing search queries by using artificial intelligence based schemes to infer search intentions of users. Partial queries are completed dynamically in real time. Additionally, search aliasing can also be employed. Custom tuning can be performed based on at least query inputs in the form of text, graffiti, images, handwriting, voice, audio, and video signals. Natural language processing occurs, along with handwriting recognition and slang recognition. The system includes a classifier that receives a partial query as input, accesses a query database based on contents of the query input, and infers an intended search goal from query information stored on the query database. A query formulation engine receives search information associated with the intended search goal and generates a completed formal query for execution. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090006366 | AUTOMATIC SIGNIFICANCE TAGGING OF INCOMING COMMUNICATIONS - As incoming communications are received, a priority or significance level can be assigned to each communication. A communication determined to have a high priority can be presented to a user at substantially the same time as receiving the communication. A communication having a low priority can be placed in a low priority folder or flagged differently from a high priority communication (e.g., different color-coding). Behavior of a user as it relates to a received communication can be observed for learning purposes or to modify one or more classifications or priority levels. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090006415 | PUBLISHING WORK ACTIVITY TO SOCIAL NETWORKS - Communications, such as emails or other information, in a work setting can be retained in a shared database that operates similar to an Internet social network. As work activities are performed, the content of the work activities can be associated with one or more shared databases based on the individual performing the activities, a common topic or theme associated with the activity and/or a manual entry. As various individuals review information contained in the shared database, notifications relating to who reviewed the content and a time of review can be sent to a contributor of the content to provide for accountability issues. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090006608 | DYNAMICALLY ENHANCING MEETING PARTICIPATION THROUGH COMPILATION OF DATA - Meeting attendees can have the resources available to participate in an efficient meeting regardless of where the attendees are located (e.g., across from each other or thousands of miles apart). Information can be gathered that relates to the attendees, the subject matter of the meeting or other information. In addition, relationships between attendees, if any, can be determined and displayed to the attendees to show the interrelatedness of the group. Various aspects during the meeting can also be observed and analyzed to allow the attendees to become more aware of the dynamics between individuals as well as the entire team. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090006982 | COLLABORATIVE GENERATION OF MEETING MINUTES AND AGENDA CONFIRMATION - Members working on the same project can access similar resources at substantially the same time to facilitate active participation in the project. A meeting associated with the project can be given a unique identifier that can allow the project members to access a meeting or other content and view similar documents or other content as it is discussed in the meeting. As information is edited, modified, created, etc. the members can selectively be presented with the information. A common repository can provide the members with an area or platform in which the project material can be accessed, discussed or other functions performed by the project members, allowing for collaboration of the project details. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090007011 | SEMANTICALLY RICH WAY OF NAVIGATING ON A USER DEVICE - Information can be presented to a user as high-level content that is dynamically presented to a user based on a request, a user role, extrinsic information and so forth. As the user navigates the high level content, lower level information that was masked can be selectively revealed or exposed. Upon request, the user can be automatically transitioned back to the high level content. Different versions of a document can be maintained within a master document and, upon request, one of the versions can be displayed as a function of a rendering device. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090007148 | SEARCH TOOL THAT AGGREGATES DISPARATE TOOLS UNIFYING COMMUNICATION - A user entering information in an application might desire functionality not supported by that application. Based on an input or a subset of the input, a functionality associated with a different application can be automatically applied within a current application. Sometimes, a particular application or mode of communication can be used to send information and reply information can be sent in a different mode of communication. The communications can be automatically associated or related to each other. A user can be presented with information relating to both communications, upon request, although the communications might be associated with different modes of communication. Constraints or parameters can be placed on a subsequent communication by either a sender or a recipient. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090007230 | RADIO-TYPE INTERFACE FOR TUNING INTO CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECTS - A user can receive content relating to a common topic, such as a project, through a radio-type interface. A frequency or other indicator associated with the project can be selected on a user device. The common topic can be presented to the user, based on the selected frequency and/or an authentication. Presented information can also be provided in a common format requested by the user or as a function of the rendering device. The common format can be facilitated by a conversion component that can change information from a first format to at least a second format. The information can also be presented in more than one format. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090046139 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED MEETINGS - A system and method for teleconferencing and recording of meetings. The system uses a variety of capture devices (a novel 360° camera, a whiteboard camera, a presenter view camera, a remote view camera, and a microphone array) to provide a rich experience for people who want to participate in a meeting from a distance. The system is also combined with speaker clustering, spatial indexing, and time compression to provide a rich experience for people who miss a meeting and want to watch it afterward. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090207991 | ENHANCED TELEPHONY COMPUTER USER INTERFACE ALLOWING USER INTERACTION AND CONTROL OF A TELEPHONE USING A PERSONAL COMPUTER - An enhanced telephony (ET) computer user interface that seamlessly integrates features of a personal computer (PC) and a telephone into a coherent user interface. The user is provided with a rich variety of functionality that leverages the fact that the PC has considerably more processing power and greater access to variety of data than the ordinary telephone. This processing power and data access is used to the user's advantage as the telephone's capabilities and functionality are greatly expanded. In general, the ET user interface includes a plurality of environments for the user to choose. These environments include a My Contacts environment, a communication preferences environment, and a Call History environment. Each of these environments contains certain available processes and features for controlling and managing telephones. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090214014 | ENHANCED TELEPHONY COMPUTER USER INTERFACE ALLOWING USER INTERACTION AND CONTROL OF A TELEPHONE USING A PERSONAL COMPUTER - An enhanced telephony (ET) computer user interface that seamlessly integrates features of a personal computer (PC) and a telephone into a coherent user interface. The user is provided with a rich variety of functionality that leverages the fact that the PC has considerably more processing power and greater access to variety of data than the ordinary telephone. This processing power and data access is used to the user's advantage as the telephone's capabilities and functionality are greatly expanded. In general, the ET user interface includes a plurality of environments for the user to choose. These environments include a My Contacts environment, a communication preferences environment, and a Call History environment. Each of these environments contains certain available processes and features for controlling and managing telephones. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090319482 | AUTO-GENERATION OF EVENTS WITH ANNOTATION AND INDEXING - Recording of various events in a video format that facilitates viewing and selective editing are provided. The video can be presented in a wiki-format that allows a multitude of subsequent users to add, modify and/or delete content to the original recorded event or a revision of that event. As edits and annotations are applied, either automatically or manually, such edits can be indexed based on criteria such as identification of an annotator, a time stamp associated with the edit, a revision number, or combinations thereof. The edits or annotations can be provided in various formats including video, audio, text, and so forth. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090325562 | HYPERVISOR FOR MANAGING A DEVICE HAVING DISTINCT VIRTUAL PORTIONS - A single device can be compartmentalized into two or more virtual portions, wherein each virtual portion is associated with a user role. Each virtual portion can retain information, communications, resources, and/or functions separate from the other virtual portions. As a user changes roles, a different virtual portion can be accessed (automatically and/or manually) in order to maintain separation or confidentiality among the portions and associated roles. In such a manner, a user can utilize a single device for multiple roles. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090327336 | GUIDED CONTENT METADATA TAGGING FOR AN ONLINE CONTENT REPOSITORY - A method for tagging content. The method includes receiving an initial metadata tag and associating the initial metadata tag with an object of an online repository. Based on the initial metadata tag, a metadata tag knowledgebase is accessed to derive at least one suggested metadata tag. A confirmation regarding the at least one suggested metadata tag is received and the suggested metadata tag is associated with the object. The object is then uploaded to the repository, and the metadata tag knowledgebase is updated to reflect tags associated with the object. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100017701 | NOTIFICATION OF ACTIVITY AROUND DOCUMENTS - Users are able to subscribe to notifications regarding activity around particular documents (e.g., changes to and/or annotations to the documents). A variety of different notification parameters can be set by the user, allowing him or her to request the type(s) of notifications he or she would like to receive, as well as how frequently notifications are to be received. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100199190 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC COMMUNICATION ACCESS AND INFORMATION AWARENESS IN AN INTERACTIVE PERIPHERAL DISPLAY - The system and method of the present invention provides peripheral awareness of information to a user. Once the information to be provided is determined or specified, it is automatically tracked or watched via at least one conventional communications interface for accessing one or more conventional communications sources. Current information is then automatically dynamically provided in an interactive peripheral display which minimizes any potential distraction to the user. The tickets are sharable among users, and may be copied, cut, pasted, saved, transmitted, dragged and dropped from web pages, etc., like any other electronic file using conventional techniques. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100269130 | META DATA ENHANCED TELEVISION PROGRAMMING - A variety of meta data based enhancements to media content viewing are described, including making meta data corresponding to media content available for user searching and using meta data to identify highlight portions of the media content so that only the highlight portions need to be stored. Additionally, comments made to media content can be shared with other viewers of the content, even when viewing the content at different times and even when viewing different versions of the content. Furthermore, a synchronization point can be established for the media content and used by the client systems as a common reference location. In addition, advertisements for media content can be rendered based on how much time has been spent rendering the media content, as well as the amount of a fee paid by the user of the client system. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110045806 | BREAK-THROUGH MECHANISM FOR PERSONAS ASSOCIATED WITH A SINGLE DEVICE - A single device that receives communications intended for a user having multiple contact addresses associated with different user roles is provided. The single device can receive communications intended for multiple telephone numbers, email aliases, screen names, aliases, other means of contact, or combinations thereof. Since a user engaged in a particular role might not desire to be interrupted with communications intended for a different role, the communications for the other roles can be maintained until the user is actively engaged in the role for which the communication was intended. In situations where there is an important communication sent to a non-active role, selective convergence between roles is initiated and the important communication is presented to the user. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110047160 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT THROUGH A SINGLE APPLICATION - Automatic capturing and recording of data in a single application is provided. The data can be obtained from multiple sources and over a short time or over an extended time. Personalized notations can be annotated with the data to provide a user with more personal information relating to why the particular data was captured and recorded. Selection of the single application can be a function of a type of the data, a user preference, or combinations thereof. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110061008 | SINGLE DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE PERSONAS - A single device that receives communications, resources, data, and/or other information intended for a user having multiple contact addresses is provided. The single device can receive various information intended for multiple telephone numbers, email aliases, screen names, aliases, other means of contact, or combinations thereof. The device can selectively forward the information to the user based on a current user role, user preferences, contact information, or based on other criteria. If information is to be forwarded to the user at substantially the same time as receipt, automatic means of notifying the user of the role for which the communication is intended are provided. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110167053 | VISUAL AND MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SEARCH - A system that can analyze a multi-dimensional input thereafter establishing a search query based upon extracted features from the input. In a particular example, an image can be used as an input to a search mechanism. Pattern recognition and image analysis can be applied to the image thereafter establishing a search query that corresponds to features extracted from the image input. The system can also facilitate indexing multi-dimensional searchable items thereby making them available to be retrieved as results to a search query. More particularly, the system can employ text analysis, pattern and/or speech recognition mechanisms to extract features from searchable items. These extracted features can be employed to index the searchable items. | 07-07-2011 |
