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20110010336 | Computerized System And Method For Tracking The Geographic Relevance Of Website Listings And Providing Graphics And Data Regarding The Same - The present invention generally relates to a computerized system and method for tracking and displaying data identifying the geographic relevance of website listings on Internet search engines, parked web pages, ISP redirect web pages, and other similar web listing services without requiring extra input from Internet users. Each time an Internet user clicks on a website link provided on one of these web services, the software of the present invention tracks that person's decision in selecting the link, along with his or her geographic location. The software automatically collects and stores this information in a database in a format that can be quickly accessed and used in the future when other Internet users perform the same keyword search or visit the parked/redirect page again. Based on this stored information, the software automatically sends signals to the Internet user's computer that causes his or her web browser to display data and graphics that indicate whether the websites listed on the web page has been frequently visited and found to be popular by other Internet users in various geographic areas. As a result, the software of the present invention enables search engines, parked/redirect web pages, and other similar web services to be automatically organized by popularity within a geographic region. Moreover, each time data is collected by this software (e.g., when a user selects a link), the search engine and parked page will grow naturally and intelligently, thereby becoming more and more useful to the Internet user. | 01-13-2011 |
20110218961 | Computerized system and method for tracking the geographic relevance of website listings and providing graphics and data regarding the same - A computer-implemented method includes the steps of accessing, using one or more processors, data relating to visitors who have visited one or more websites, determining, using one or more processors, geographic areas corresponding to locations of the visitors, receiving, using one or more processors, one or more signals indicating a first request to provide at least a portion of data to be provided on a webpage, determining, using one or more processors, a geographic area from where the request originates; generating, using one or more processors, a subset of the data that pertains to the requested data based on: relevancy of the requested data to the geographic area from where the request originates, and relevancy of the requested data to the visitors that are located in or near the geographic area from where the request originates; and providing, using one or more processors, the subset of the data; and providing, using one or more processors, data that indicates whether or not the visitors found each item in the subset to be relevant to one or more geographic regions related to the geographic area from where the request originates. | 09-08-2011 |
20120150901 | Computerized System and Method for Tracking the Geographic Relevance of Website Listings and Providing Graphics and Data Regarding the Same - A computer-implemented method and system acceses data from user computers related to corresponding users who have referenced one or more websites. Geographic areas corresponding to locations of the users are determined. One or more signals indicating a request to provide at least a portion of data to be provided on a webpage are received from a requestor computer, where the at least a portion of data relates to the one or more websites. A request geographic area from where the request originates is determined. A subset of the data that pertains to the requested data based on relevancy of the requested data to the request geographic area and relevancy of the requested data to the user geographic areas located inside and outside the request geographic area is generated. The subset of the data is provided. Data is provided to the requestor's computer that indicates whether or not the users found each item in the subset to be relevant to the user geographic areas located inside and outside the request geographic area. An interface is provided to the requestor's computer for reorganizing the subset according to each of the one or more user geographic areas located inside and outside the request geographic area. | 06-14-2012 |
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20110238688 | CONTENT DISTRIBUTION USING EMBEDDABLE WIDGETS - A content distribution system allows authors to freely syndicate their content to content distributors in a way that ensures that the author receives appropriate credit for the impact of the content upon readers. The system provides an embeddable control that publishers can embed in a web site or other distribution channel. Authors provide the content displayed within the embeddable control and can include advertisements as well as any content restrictions. For advertisers, the system allows them to advertise with the content instead of the publisher, and allows them to do so in all of the venues that host the content. This places control of monetization of content back in the hands of the author, and incentivizes the author to maximize the distribution of his content to reach the widest possible audience rather than to hoard content at his own site. | 09-29-2011 |
20110246921 | VISUALIZING SENTIMENT OF ONLINE CONTENT - A sentiment visualization system provides a method for identifying content sentiment visually, and does so in a way that is also relevant to individuals who are colorblind. The system provides multiple visual cues that identify sentiment. In some embodiments, the visualization shows a bar that displays a color gradient. The color gradient is anchored by a positive color on one end and a negative color on the other end. The bar contains a color-neutral notch that represents where the sentiment value lies. The system may also allow a viewing user to reclassify an automatically determined sentiment of an item, such as by dragging a notch or other control on the visual display to a new location. Thus, the sentiment visualization system allows users to quickly sift through a large amount of content and identify high priority items for which a fast response is warranted. | 10-06-2011 |
20120278139 | CHANGING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR WITH TARGETED OFFERS - A dynamic incentive system is described herein that uses location data, customer demographics, and other information to make real-time targeted offers to consumers to encourage particular consumer behavior. In some embodiments, the system provides incentives to attempt to modify consumer behavior. For example, a particular type of merchant may want to reach the consumers of the merchant's competitors to try to win the consumers as customers. Thus, the system may present an offer from the merchant when consumers are detected at the location of a competitor to offer the consumers an incentive to visit the merchant's store. In this way, the dynamic incentive system provides incentives to help merchants sell products and services by reaching more consumers and reaching them in new ways that are highly relevant to the consumers' current activities and location. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278140 | ENCOURAGING CONSUMER BEHAVIOR BY UNLOCKING DIGITAL CONTENT - A dynamic incentive system is described herein that uses location data, customer demographics, and other information to make real-time targeted offers to consumers to encourage particular consumer behavior. The system provides incentives for consumers to visit a particular merchant's store. The system may offer to unlock a digital content item if the consumer goes to the merchant's store. Merchants can define various offers and conditions for which the consumer can earn the incentive. Thus, the dynamic incentive system provides incentives to help merchants sell products and services by reaching more consumers and reaching them in new ways that are highly relevant to the consumers' current activities and location. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278165 | PRESENTING OFFERS TO CONSUMERS BASED ON NEED - A dynamic incentive system is described herein that uses location data, customer demographics, and other information to make real-time targeted offers to consumers to encourage a consumer to respond to one or more calls to action. The system receives information about the consumer, such as the consumer's schedule, past purchase history, demographic information, needs, and so forth. The system also collects needs of merchants, such as unfilled appointment times. If the merchant has submitted an offer with a schedule that matches the consumer's, the system may offer the consumer an incentive to visit the merchant. The incentive may include a coupon for a discount on the merchant's services, an offer to unlock digital content, or any other incentive. Thus, the dynamic incentive system provides incentives to help merchants sell products and services by reaching more consumers and reaching them in new ways that are highly relevant to the consumers' current activities and location. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278172 | DELIVERING LOCATION-BASED OFFERS BASED ON CONSUMER CHARACTERISTICS - A dynamic incentive system is described herein that uses location data, customer demographics, and other information to make real-time targeted offers to consumers to encourage particular consumer behavior. In some embodiments, the dynamic incentive system attempts to reach consumers that are already at a location to perform some behavior. For example, a store in a mall may want to reach out to visitors to the mall to let them know about a particular sale or product for which the store has excess inventory. Upon detecting that a matching consumer is at the location, the system may present an offer to the consumer informing the consumer of the merchant's offer. Thus, the dynamic incentive system provides incentives to help merchants sell products and services by reaching more consumers and reaching them in new ways that are highly relevant to the consumers' current activities and location. | 11-01-2012 |
20120303614 | AUTOMATING RESPONSES TO INFORMATION QUERIES - An automated response system is described herein that allows users to submit information queries in a format they are comfortable with while unburdening other users from answering redundant or automatically answerable queries in forums such as email distribution lists. The system provides an email-based smart question and answer system that can be added to existing email or collaboration software to provide automatic replies to common questions. The system can be integrated at a level that prevents such queries from ever reaching other members of the list or can be setup like any other member of the list, receiving and processing queries as they are distributed to list members. Members can vote on responses and the system can automatically use past votes on answers to a question to provide the highest rated answers in response to similar future queries. | 11-29-2012 |
20120304072 | SENTIMENT-BASED CONTENT AGGREGATION AND PRESENTATION - A content partitioning system is described herein that receives content and automatically determines sentiment information about the content that affects how the content will be displayed. The system can combine sentiment and moderator controls to automatically segregate users by their previous interactions so that they are presented with a subset of content on the site and their influence on the rest of the content is thereby minimized. Upon receiving a request by another user to display content in a forum, the content partitioning system conditionally displays each item based on a variety of criteria. In this way, one group of users can have a reasoned discussion in the same forum that another group of users is behaving badly. Thus, the content partitioning system provides automated moderation of online content that allows discussions to continue in a manner particularly tailored to each user. | 11-29-2012 |
20120310713 | PRESENTING OFFERS TO CONSUMERS BASED ON INFORMATION FROM A VEHICLE - An automotive incentive system is described herein that uses vehicle information, location data, customer demographics, and other information to make real-time targeted offers to consumers to encourage particular consumer behavior. The system focuses on the delivery of targeted offers to consumers based on information available from the automobile and geographic information from the car. The system receives vehicle-based information and potentially along with other information identifies one or more offers to provide to the consumer. The system provides an interface through which merchants can add offers to the system and define criteria of consumers and environmental data that trigger each offer. The merchant can specify each of these criteria as well as a corresponding offer. Thus, the automotive incentive system provides consumers with highly relevant offers related to vehicle information and provides merchants with strong sales leads for their products and services. | 12-06-2012 |
20130157693 | AD-HOC USER AND DEVICE ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM - A local engagement system is described herein that leverages devices people commonly carry with them to dynamically engage them based on their locations and/or activities. One goal of the above referenced system is to leverage the power of the various devices present while providing the audience with a chance to better engage and participate with each other. A side benefit is additional opportunities to market products and services in new and exciting ways. The system includes a presentation component at the event or venue that links to existing systems, a web interface, and optional individual client applications for the devices. Thus, the local engagement system provides a highly engaging experience to people that might otherwise be idle and provides an enhanced opportunity for advertisers or educators to reach the people and give them something entertaining to do. | 06-20-2013 |
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20120189717 | METHOD OF USING BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYLBUTYRATE AND FATTY ACIDS FOR TREATING DISEASE-ASSOCIATED WASTING - The present invention relates to methods for the prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, cancer, and involuntary weight loss. In the practice of the present invention patients are enterally administered HMB alone or alternatively in combination with eicosapentaenoic (20:5 ω-3), FOS, carnitine and mixtures thereof. HMB may be added to food products comprising a source of amino-nitrogen enriched with large neutral amino acids such as leucine, isoleucine, valine, tyrosine, threonine and phenylalanine and subtantially lacking in free amino acids. | 07-26-2012 |
20130011498 | METHOD OF USING BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYLBUTYRATE FOR REDUCING TUMOR GROWTH RATE - The present invention relates to methods for the prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, cancer, and involuntary weight loss. In the practice of the present invention patients are enterally administered HMB alone or alternatively in combination with eicosapentaenoic (20:5 ω-3), FOS, carnitine and mixtures thereof. HMB may be added to food products comprising a source of amino-nitrogen enriched with large neutral amino acids such as leucine, isoleucine, valine, tyrosine, threonine and phenylalanine and subtantially lacking in free amino acids. | 01-10-2013 |
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20090105123 | METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MUSCLE LOSS - The invention provides methods for treating muscle loss in an individual. In one embodiment, the invention includes administering to an individual an effective amount of a branched chain amino acid (BCAA), a BCAA precursor, a BCAA metabolite, a BCAA-rich protein, a protein manipulated to enrich the BCAA content or any combination thereof. The invention further provides nutritional products for such administration, including orally-administrable nutritional products | 04-23-2009 |
20100111974 | Treatment of Cachexia - The invention characterises and provides a receptor for Proteolysis Inducing Factor (PIF) and associated methods and materials employing the same. These have utility, for example, in the provision of treatments for cachexia. | 05-06-2010 |
20110077198 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING THE ACTIVATION OF DSRNA-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE AND TUMOR GROWTH INHIBITION - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing and treating a condition in a mammalian subject that include at least one inhibitor of double stranded RNA dependent protein kinase (PKR-I) prior to or concurrently with the treatment, wherein the treatment results to an inhibition of activation of dsRNA-dependent protein kinase. The compositions and methods of the present invention further include at least one potentiator that further enhances the inhibition of phosphorylation by PKR-I. | 03-31-2011 |
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20090001564 | PACKAGE SUBSTRATE DYNAMIC PRESSURE STRUCTURE - Devices and methods for their formation, including electronic assemblies having a shape memory material structure, are described. In one embodiment, a device includes a package substrate and an electronic component coupled to the package substrate. The device also includes a shape memory material structure coupled to the package substrate. In one aspect of certain embodiments, the shape memory material structure is formed from a material selected to have a martensite to austenite transition temperature in the range of 50-300 degrees Celsius. In another aspect of certain embodiments, the shape memory material structure is positioned to extend around a periphery of the electronic component. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 01-01-2009 |
20120174385 | PACKAGE SUBSTRATE DYNAMIC PRESSURE STRUCTURE - Devices and methods for their formation, including electronic assemblies having a shape memory material structure, are described. In one embodiment, a device includes a package substrate and an electronic component coupled to the package substrate. The device also includes a shape memory material structure coupled to the package substrate. In one aspect of certain embodiments, the shape memory material structure is formed from a material selected to have a martensite to austenite transition temperature in the range of 50-300 degrees Celsius. In another aspect of certain embodiments, the shape memory material structure is positioned to extend around a periphery of the electronic component. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 07-12-2012 |
20140113409 | PACKAGE SUBSTRATE DYNAMIC PRESSURE STRUCTURE - Devices and methods for their formation, including electronic assemblies having a shape memory material structure, are described. In one embodiment, a device includes a package substrate and an electronic component coupled to the package substrate. The device also includes a shape memory material structure coupled to the package substrate. In one aspect of certain embodiments, the shape memory material structure is formed from a material selected to have a martensite to austenite transition temperature in the range of 50-300 degrees Celsius. In another aspect of certain embodiments, the shape memory material structure is positioned to extend around a periphery of the electronic component. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 04-24-2014 |