Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120066373 | PERSONAL CLOUD COMPUTING WITH SESSION MIGRATION - Methods and systems associated with personal cloud computing (PCC) are disclosed herewith. In embodiments, a method may include receiving, by a PCC client device, a message from a PCC server. The message may include information for migrating a session of an application executing on another PCC client device off the other client device. In response, an application may be launched, by the client device, to migrate the session onto the client device, using the information included in the message. In embodiments, a PCC server may be configured to receive a request from a PCC client device to migrate a session of an application executing on the client device off the client device; and in response, to send a message to another PCC client device equipped to launch an application on the other client device to migrate the session onto the other client device. The message may include information for the migration. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 03-15-2012 |
20130324166 | METHOD AND APPARATUS USING GEOFENCE TO TRACK INDIVIDUAL GROUP MEMBERS - A method is provided to track geolocations of multiple mobile location tracking enabled devices, each such device associated with at least one member of a group of subjects; one of the devices sends a map image of a real-world location and indicia of geofence to each of the other devices; each of multiple devices sends its geolocation to at least one other device in the group; the at least one device in the group displays the respective geolocations of the other devices relative to the map image and relative to the geofence image; an alert is generated by the at least one other device in the group in response to a determination that at least one of the devices in the group is disposed outside the geofence or within a prescribed distance from the geofence. | 12-05-2013 |
20140004834 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GESTURE-BASED MANAGEMENT | 01-02-2014 |
20140006219 | COUNTEROFFER GENERATION SERVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20140006588 | CONTEXT-DRIVEN LOCAL NETWORK SERVICES | 01-02-2014 |
20140025601 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING REVIEWERS WITH INCENTIVES - A system and method includes obtaining reviews from an electronic commerce site, generating statistics via a specifically programmed machine regarding the reviews by reviewers, identifying reviewers via the machine having statistics indicative of a compensated reviewer, generating scores via the machine for the reviewers indicative of a probability that each reviewer is a compensated reviewer. The method may further or alternatively include monitoring user interactions via a specifically programmed machine with electronic commerce generated content with respect to reviews of products, and providing a reviewer score via the machine responsive to such user interactions, wherein the score is representative of the probability that a reviewer generating the score is compensated with respect to providing reviews. | 01-23-2014 |
20140089863 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GESTURE-BASED SEARCH AND DISCOVERY THROUGH A TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE - A touchscreen-based user interface that allows the user to perform information searching on a mobile information appliance, such as a tablet computer or smart phone. By moving one or two fingers in appropriate direction(s) across the touchscreen, a search may be specified. Moreover, by using the appropriate gestures, a search may be broadened or narrowed by specifying additional search terms. This may be performed iteratively to allow the user to discover information, at various times narrowing or broadening a search. | 03-27-2014 |
20140095943 | PREDICTIVE PRECACHING OF DATA BASED ON CONTEXT - A device and method for predictively precaching content on a mobile communication device includes monitoring numerous data sources for contextual data on the activities of the user. The mobile communication device predicts network connectivity outages and affected applications using the contextual data. The mobile communication device notifies the affected applications of the predicted network connectivity outage, and in response the affected applications precache suitable content. The affected applications may employ several precaching strategies in response to the notification, such as downloading content from a remote content server, adjusting content streaming, or adjusting content buffering prior to the predicted network connectivity outage. During the network outage, application service is provided using the precached content. Such precaching may also be accomplished using a local caching proxy server. | 04-03-2014 |
20140172828 | PERSONALIZED SEARCH LIBRARY BASED ON CONTINUAL CONCEPT CORRELATION - A system, devices, and methods for providing a personalized search library based on continual concept correlation include a client computing device and a personalized content server. Content events representing content accessed or manipulated by a user of the client computing device are continually generated. Content associated with the content events is continually parsed and analyzed to extract main concepts. The extracted concepts are correlated and weighted into a concept model, based on the order of the content events. The concept model parallels the structure of the user's memory. Data sources are continually searched for content relevant to a current context of the concept model. Relevant content is indexed according to the concept model. The relevant content may be made available to the user upon request or proactively. Relevant content may be cached for future use by the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDUCTING CONTEXT SENSITIVE SEARCH WITH INTELLIGENT USER INTERACTION FROM WITHIN A MEDIA EXPERIENCE - In some embodiments, the invention involves context based search engine using a user selected term within a media experience. A natural language processor module is configured to provide context based keywords related to the search term and from within the media experience. In some embodiments, a proximity based statistical analysis is used to derive the keywords. The keywords are provided to at least one content browser or other search engine(s) to effect the search. In some embodiments, a machine learning module is communicatively coupled to the natural language processer to further refine the context for selecting relevant keywords. The context search engine, natural language processor module, machine learning module and search engine may reside on the same computing device or be distributed among a variety of local, remote and cloud devices for processing. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181633 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR METADATA DIRECTED DYNAMIC AND PERSONAL DATA CURATION - In some embodiments, methods and devices for generation and playback of metadata directed dynamic and personal data curation of content are described. In at least one embodiment, an embodiment is intended to ensure presentations using Web or remote content remain fresh, using current content and can transcend cultural, geographical or demographic barriers to be relevant and effectively communicate intent. Dynamic story elements within a presentation are correlated with metadata tags having information about the process used to find or grab the content and may include criteria for replacing content to be more contextually relevant to a reader's experience, geographic location, demographic or other context. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-26-2014 |
20140197948 | AUTONOMOUS AGGREGATED SEARCH PLATFORM AND METHODS USING THE SAME - Systems and methods for searching for lost moving objects such as children are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems and methods initiate an autonomous, expanding electronic search by emitting a search activation signal from a search initiation device. The search activation signal may include the target tag identifier of a target tag conveyed by the moving object. Search devices detecting the target tag may generate a hit signal, which may be used to determine the location of the target tag. In some instances, focused human searching for the moving object may be initiated based on this determined location, and/or on location information included in one or more hit signals. | 07-17-2014 |
20140201645 | REAL-TIME MAPPING AND NAVIGATION OF MULTIPLE MEDIA TYPES THROUGH A METADATA-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE - Methods and systems may involve receiving metadata associated with an activity of a user with respect to a first device, and capturing discovery content from one or more media sources based on the metadata. In addition, the discovery content and the metadata may be presented to the user via a second device. | 07-17-2014 |
20140221003 | PEER-BASED COLLABORATIVE DISCOVERY AND SIGNALING OF ANOTHER DEVICE IN LIMITED-SIGNAL AREAS - Generally, this disclosure describes a method and system for peer-based collaborative discovery and signaling of another device in limited signal areas. A method may include, in an embodiment, initiating a sensing mode in a seek mobile device in response to receiving an indication that a location of a lost mobile device is unknown; capturing first position data if a signal from the lost device is detected; capturing second position data in response to losing the signal from the lost device; and determining an estimated location of the lost device based on the first position data and the second position data, wherein the lost device is located in an area of limited or no connectivity and the seek device is moving through the area. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222330 | INTEGRATION OF CONTEXTUAL AND HISTORICAL DATA INTO ROUTE DETERMINATION - Generally, this disclosure describes a method and system for route personalization. A method may include, in an embodiment, requesting that a user of a computing device provide a trip modifier in response to a request from the user to map a route from a first location to a second location; acquiring objective data related to the trip modifier for at least one possible route from the first location to the second location; generating a weighted route recommendation associated with each possible route based on the acquired objective data and the trip modifier; and displaying each possible route and its associated weighted route recommendation on the computing device, wherein the trip modifier comprises at least one user characteristic and each weighted route recommendation is configured to provide a personalized route recommendation to the user for the respective associated possible route. | 08-07-2014 |
20140244662 | USE OF DISCOVERY VS SEARCH AS A MEANS TO UNDERSTAND USER BEHAVIOR, INTERESTS AND PREFERENCES - Methods and systems may involve identifying source content associated with an activity of is user with respect to a rust media source. Discovery content may be captured from one or more additional media sources based on the source content, wherein the discovery content may be presented to the user if at least a portion of the discovery content is tangential to the source content. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244766 | METADATA DRIVEN COLLABORATION BETWEEN APPLICATIONS AND WEB SERVICES - Methods and systems may involve identifying metadata associated with a local application, and using an operating system-independent chat protocol to pass the metadata to a remote application. The metadata may include information to be presented to a user of a device executing the remote application, information to be used to locate more information for presentation to the user of the other device, information to be used to coordinate operation of multiple devices, and so forth. In one example, the metadata is passed using a protocol such as XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol). | 08-28-2014 |
20140337279 | MANAGEMENT OF COLLABORATIVE TEAMS - Systems and methods for dynamically creating collaborative teams and managing collaborative work of a team are generally disclosed herein. One example embodiment includes the dynamic creation of a collaborative team by creating an association between team members via a managing module. The managing module may be capable of managing, among other things, team members on a team, tasks and goals of each member of the team, as well as documentation associated with the team. In some embodiments, the managing module may use a chat or messaging protocol to manage collaborative modifications to documents of the team. | 11-13-2014 |
20140373048 | REAL-TIME TOPIC-RELEVANT TARGETED ADVERTISING LINKED TO MEDIA EXPERIENCES - Methods and systems may involve receiving a real-time keyword associated with media content, and identifying modifier data associated with a user that encounters the media content. In addition, the real-time keyword and the modifier data may be transmitted to an advertising service, which may select a topic-relevant and user-specific advertisement based on the real-time keyword and the modifier data. | 12-18-2014 |
20150039634 | COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PRECISION USER PREFERENCE DATA - Methods and systems may involve storing device-specific user preference data to a local device and receiving a real-time request from a remote device. One or more user coefficients may be used to filter the device-specific user preference data in response to the request. In one example, the user preference data includes keyword data and the filtered keyword data is used to discover and present information to the user via the remote device. | 02-05-2015 |
20150052219 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STREAMING METADATA BETWEEN DEVICES USING JAVASCRIPT AND HTML5 - Techniques and configurations for streaming metadata between devices are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, streaming textual data, for example subtitles or closed caption data, are provided from a consumer television or set top box (STB) platform to a tablet computer platform. XMPP and BOSH are used as infrastructural components to help establish the client/server connection between the platforms. These components also maintain this connection and support real-time communications and transfer of data between the platforms. In an example embodiment, an application on the primary platform has a string of metadata which is communicated to a client application on a second platform. For example, client application may be a smart phone app in the form of an HTML5 app running on browser. The system may stream and control bi-directionally. In this architecture an XMPP-implementing JavaScript library allows XMPP client interaction through an XML stanza. | 02-19-2015 |