03rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140019386 | Computerized Logical Decision and Learning System - In various embodiments, a computer-implemented method for decision making and learning is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, by a processor, an alert indicating a change of a monitored system. The method further comprises selecting, by the processor, a statistically best action for responding to the alert and initiating, by the processor, the statistically best action. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019387 | MACHINE LEARNING FOR DATABASE MIGRATION SOURCE - Technologies are generally provided for maintaining performance level of a database being migrated between different cloud-based service providers employing machine learning. In some examples, data requests submitted to an original data store/database may be submitted to a machine learning-based filter for recording and analysis. Based on the results of the data requests and the filter analyses, new key value structures for a new data store/database may be created. The filter may assign performance scores to the original data requests (made to the original data store) and data requests made to the newly-created key value structures. The filter may then compare the performance scores associated with the created key value structures to each other and to performance scores associated with the original data requests and may select the created key value structures with performance scores that are at least substantially equal to those of the original data requests for the new data store. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019388 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW-RANK MATRIX FACTORIZATION FOR DEEP BELIEF NETWORK TRAINING WITH HIGH-DIMENSIONAL OUTPUT TARGETS - Systems and methods for reducing a number of training parameters in a deep belief network (DBN) are provided. A method for reducing a number of training parameters in a deep belief network (DBN) comprises determining a network architecture including a plurality of layers, using matrix factorization to represent a weight matrix of a final layer of the plurality of layers as a plurality of matrices, and training the DBN having the plurality of matrices. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019389 | Method, Software, and System for Making a Decision - A method for making a decision includes receiving a first decision question from a first user, providing a database of information regarding elements of decision quality, populating the database with data corresponding to each element of decision quality as applied to the first decision question, and providing a decision recommendation for the first decision question based at least in part on the data. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019390 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUDIO FINGERPRINTING - Apparatus and method for fingerprinting an audio signal utilizes programmed machine to identify overlapping windows in a time domain representation of the audio signal, establish a frequency domain representation of the overlapping windows, convolve a set of two-dimensional kernels with the frequency domain representation to thereby provide a convolutional layer as an output stage, reduce dimensionality of the convolution layer to provide one or more further output stages, and perform further processing so as to output a decision in regard to a plurality of the overlapping windows comprising either a specific content id that matches to the audio signal or a failure-to-match indication. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019391 | WEB ANALYTICS NEURAL NETWORK MODELING PREDICTION - A system and method are disclosed for optimizing website effectiveness. Original input data associated with a plurality of website effectiveness variables is processed using a website effectiveness model to generate a first website effectiveness value, which in turn is processed to generate a dependent variable. Input data corresponding to an individual website effectiveness variable is then processed to generate changed input data, which in turn is processed by the website effectiveness model with the original input data and the dependent variable to generate a second website effectiveness value. The first and second website effectiveness values are then processed to determine the effect of the changed data on the first website effectiveness value. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019392 | INTELLIGENT MODULAR ROBOTIC APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods for an extensible robotic device with artificial intelligence and receptive to training controls. In one implementation, a modular robotic system that allows a user to fully select the architecture and capability set of their robotic device is disclosed. The user may add/remove modules as their respective functions are required/obviated. In addition, the artificial intelligence is based on a neuronal network (e.g., spiking neural network), and a behavioral control structure that allows a user to train a robotic device in manner conceptually similar to the mode in which one goes about training a domesticated animal such as a dog or cat (e.g., a positive/negative feedback training paradigm) is used. The trainable behavior control structure is based on the artificial neural network, which simulates the neural/synaptic activity of the brain of a living organism. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019393 | UNIVERSAL, ONLINE LEARNING IN MULTI-MODAL PERCEPTION-ACTION SEMILATTICES - In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for interconnecting neurons in a neural network. At least one node among a first set of nodes is interconnected to at least one node among a second set of nodes, and nodes of the first and second set are arranged in a lattice. At least one node of the first set represents a sensory-motor modality of the neural network. At least one node of the second set is a union of at least two nodes of the first set. Each node in the lattice has an acyclic digraph comprising multiple vertices and directed edges. Each vertex represents a neuron population. Each directed edge comprises multiple synaptic connections. Vertices in different acyclic digraphs are interconnected using an acyclic bottom-up digraph. The bottom-up digraph has a corresponding acyclic top-down digraph. Vertices in the bottom-up digraph are interconnected to vertices in the top-down digraph. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019394 | PROVIDING EXPERT ELICITATION - Systems and methods of providing expert elicitation are provided. Expert information may be stored in an expert database. A request for expert opinion may be received. A plurality of experts may be selected. A plurality of seed questions and target questions may be generated and sent to the experts selected. Answers to the questions may be received. A performance-based weight may be assigned to each expert based on the answers of the seed questions. Expert opinion may be generated based on the performance-based weight and answers to the target questions. The expert opinion may be provided. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019395 | Method and application of Fear, Love and Methodology as protocols within and of a programming group, as a means of creating an artificial individual, software system or other independent entity capable of independent self directive creation of choice and/or self directive creation of purpose within a virtual and/or any environment - Using suitable programming language, Fear and Love can be established as absolute binary program protocols within a mechanical apparatus. Algorithmic networking with a methodological absolute binary program protocol in conjunction with the Fear and Love can establish a base three functioning program group within an apparatus capable of performing self directive action and independent decision making ability. This base three program group can be used to create a nearly unlimited combination of Artificial Life forms of varying physical Format. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019396 | INSULIN DOSAGE ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method is presented for recommending insulin dosage adjustments for a patient having diabetes. The method includes: identifying a plurality of bolus events from patient data; grouping bolus events having a recommended bolus dosage substantially equivalent to the amount of administered insulin into a first subset of bolus events; determining a bolus outcome for each of the bolus events in the first subset of bolus events, where the bolus outcome is expressed in relation to a target range of blood glucose values and is selected from a group including above the target range, in the target range and below the target range; determining whether one of the bolus outcomes is predominant amongst the bolus events in the first subset of bolus events; and generating a recommendation pertaining to insulin dosage for the patient in response to a determination that one of the bolus outcomes is predominant. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019397 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT DATA COLLECTION IN DISTRIBUTED SENSOR MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS - Endpoint device, central data collection point, and associated methods for collecting data over a communication network between endpoints and the central collection point. Actual measurements from a sensor are obtained by the endpoint device at a relatively fine time granularity. The endpoint device generates reports for receipt by a central data collection point. The reports include regular reports containing a portion of the actual measurements representing sensor measurements at a relatively coarse time granularity, and exception reports, containing information representing one or more of the actual measurements that differ in frequency or granularity of regular report measurements. Each of the exception reports is generated in response to a determination that at least one of the actual measurements differs from a predicted value for that at least one of the one or more actual measurements by an amount that exceeds a pre-established limit. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019398 | PROACTIVE EVENT DRIVEN COMPUTING - A method for predicting a future situation based on an analysis of at least one predictive pattern. The method comprises monitoring a plurality of events carried out by an event processing component, detecting a predictive pattern predictive of a future situation, selecting one of a plurality of proactive actions and an execution time according to its effect on at least one of a probability of occurrence and a cost of occurrence of the future situation, and outputting the selected proactive action. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019399 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PREDICTING THE OUTCOME OF EXPERT FORECASTS - Systems and methods are provided that predict the accuracy of expert forecasts based on a corpus of prior expert forecasts. Expert forecasts (also referred to as opinions) are analyzed and processed to determine an opinion and related positions expressed by the expert. Each opinion is combined with relevant industry information to create a structured model for the opinion. A plurality of structured models for a given expert are then analyzed along with information related to the actual outcome of prior predictions to create a decision model for the particular expert. A new opinion issued by an expert is then analyzed using the decision model for that expert to predict the accuracy of the new opinion from the expert. Recommended actions in accordance with or against the new expert opinion may then be provided. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019400 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATION OF DECLARATIVE RULE-BASED PROCESSING WITH PROCEDURAL PROGRAMMING IN A DIGITAL DATA-PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT - The present invention provides methods and systems for integrating a procedural computational model with a declarative computational model. For example, in one aspect, the present invention provides a method for integrating a plurality of procedural instructions in a procedural computational system with a plurality of declarative rules in a declarative computational system. In such a method, for each of the procedural instructions operating on one or more variables, a hash table indexed by variable names is utilized to determine whether any of these variables participate in at least one of the declarative rules. Upon execution of a procedural instruction that changes a variable participating in a declarative rule, other variables associated with the rule are updated so as to maintain a relationship imposed by the rule among the variables. The updating of the other variables is performed prior to execution of other procedural instructions. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019401 | DEVICE FOR ANALYSING AND CLASSIFYING A MOBILE TERMINAL APPLICATION FOR A DOCKING STATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A device for analyzing and classifying ( | 2014-01-16 |
20140019402 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODEL BASED DECISION MAKING - The invention relates to an organisation model and the method of generation of the same and use of the same, wherein the model is provided to be used to assess the current performance of an organisation, or part thereof, with regard to its objectives and to guide future decision making by projecting likely future outcomes of proposed changes to the organisation, based on cause-effect reasoning which can include a probabilistic layer, said model being constructed in part using available domain knowledge. The model can be also be used to check the validity and success of historical decisions against the current situation, to guide model review and future decision making. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019403 | TRANSACTION SERVER PERFORMANCE MONITORING USING COMPONENT PERFORMANCE DATA - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for predicting transaction server performance failure in a transaction processing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for predicting transaction server performance failure in a transaction processing environment is provided. The method includes receiving a performance metric for a transaction server during nominal operation of the transaction server in memory of a computing system and comparing the performance metric to a benchmark of performance metrics for the transaction server. Thereafter, in response to the performance metric falling outside a threshold variance from the benchmark, an alert is generated of a potential impending failure of the transaction server. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019404 | METHODS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A COMPUTERIZED KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION SYSTEM - Methods for constructing and maintaining knowledge representation systems are disclosed herein. The knowledge representation system is initially organized and populated using knowledge engineers. After the initial organization, scientific domain experts digest and structure source texts for direct entry into the knowledge representation system using templates created by the knowledge engineers. These templates constrain both the form and content of the digested information, allowing it to be entered directly into the knowledge representation system. Although knowledge engineers are available to evaluate and dispose of those instances when the digested information cannot be entered in the form required by the templates, their role is much reduced from conventional knowledge representation system construction methods. The methods disclosed herein permit the construction and maintenance of a much larger knowledge representation system than could be constructed and maintained using known methods. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019405 | AUTOMATED FAILOVER OF A METADATA NODE IN A DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM - Switching an active metadata node is disclosed. An indication that a standby metadata node of a distributed file system should replace an active metadata node of the distributed file system as a new active metadata node of the distributed file system is received. The standby metadata node is included in a server. A request that indicates that the standby metadata node would like to become an exclusive metadata node writer of a transaction log is sent. A confirmation that the standby metadata node is the exclusive metadata node writer of the transaction log is received. Based at least in part on the confirmation, an update that the standby metadata node has become the new active metadata node of the distributed file system is provided. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019406 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNIVERSAL STORAGE AND PRESENTATION OF DATA - A method includes receiving, on an electronic device, one or more logical entities from a storage system having a universe of data. The one or more logical entities encapsulate data from the universe of data on the storage system. Each of the one or more logical entities belong to one of a plurality of logical-entity types defined by a universal representation format. The method additionally includes, for each of the one or more logical entities, rendering a representation of the logical entity on a spatial interface, the spatial interface comprising a plurality of spatial components. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019407 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH CLIENT ADVISORIES IN AN ON-DEMAND COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A database system is provided for managing protected data resources. The database system includes a database configured to store protected data resources for a client; a resource module coupled to the database to manage the protected data resources; and an advisory module coupled to the database. The advisory module is configured to scan the protected data resources and to generate an advisory associated with the protected data resources. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019408 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPOSING MARKUP FOR ARRANGING MULTIMEDIA ELEMENTS - A method of configuring a markup for composition of multimedia elements in a multimedia communication system is provided. The method includes configuring area description information corresponding to each of a plurality of areas included in a scene, configuring multimedia description information corresponding to at least one multimedia included in each of the plurality of areas, configuring scene composition information describing spatial composition and temporal composition of each of the plurality of areas, and configuring a markup including the scene composition information, the area description information, and the multimedia description information. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019409 | Ranking and Updating of Contact Information from Multiple Sources - Collecting contact information for a plurality of contact entities from various sources and ranking the contact information based at least on the sources. The ranking of the contact information is determined based on the reliability of the sources. The ranked contact information is shared with users subject to privacy settings. The privacy setting allows the users or the contact entity to share certain contact information with others while keeping certain contact information privately or sharing the contact information with a limited number of users. After a change in the contact information from a reliable source is detected, the change may be propagated to other sources or client devices of the users. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019410 | Using Database Content for Multiple Business Data Systems Connected to One Database - A data model specific to a database schema is received in a database system. The received data model may be applied to a first instance of the database schema to generate a data view of the first database schema. The received data model may be applied to a second instance of the database schema to generate a second data view of the second database schema. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019411 | SEMANTIC REPLICATION - Replicating data in a distributed database having a plurality of nodes is disclosed. Replicating includes receiving a semantic command at a local version of the database at a node, interpreting the semantic command, and applying the semantic command to the local version of the database. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019412 | METHODS, DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR OPTIMIZING THE REPLICATION OF DATA IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS - The replication of data between a source system and a destination system is disclosed. After having calculated a signature for a fragment of data to be replicated, the source system transmits same to the destination system. The latter determines whether or not the signature is known, e.g., whether or not a fragment is associated with the signature. If so, the data to be replicated is reconstructed (with respect to fragment in question). If not, a message indicating that the signature is unknown is transmitted to the source system, which then transmits the corresponding fragment to the destination system. The latter stores and reconstructs the data to be replicated (with respect to the fragment in question). | 2014-01-16 |
20140019413 | METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS FOR, FILE SYSTEM REPLICATION - A method of replicating a source file system on a storage system, the method including: utilising a changelog operable to store sequentially a data record corresponding to a modification of a source file system by a storage request; specifying a first data record of the changelog at a first time; initiating a scan of the directory inodes of the source file system at the first time; scanning the directory inodes; completing the scan at a second time later than the first time; specifying a second data record of the changelog at the second time; storing, in a database, information corresponding to the scanned directory inodes; updating the database with sequential data records from the first data record to the second data record of the changelog; and building, on a computer system, a replica target file system based on the database. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019414 | RESTORE SOFTWARE WITH AGGREGATED VIEW OF SITE COLLECTIONS - A system and method for restoring site collections stored in different content databases of a web application are disclosed. A restoration GUI may be displayed. Displaying the restoration GUI may include determining a plurality of databases used for the web application. For each respective database of the plurality of databases, one or more site collections stored in the database may be determined. Displaying the graphical user interface may further comprise displaying an aggregated view of the site collections stored in each database of the plurality of databases. The aggregated view may enable each site collection to be selected for restoration. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019415 | Method and System for Database Cloud Bursting - A computer implemented method for cloud bursting applied to a database includes employing a database live migration using a database hot backup capability to support database cloud bursting without client service interruption in multitenant databases, ascertaining a critical time to start/redo the database cloud bursting to a public cloud so as to meet a service level agreement SLA while leveraging a private cloud for the database to a maximum level, and determining tenants of the database to burst into the public cloud to responsive to costs and benefits. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019416 | MOBILE POWER SUPPLY WITH DATA BACKUP FUNCTION AND DATA RECOVERY METHOD THEREOF - A mobile power supply with a data backup function and a data recovery method thereof are introduced. The mobile power supply supplies power to a portable electronic device installed with an Android operating system via a USB port. The mobile power supply copies a predetermined datum from the portable electronic device to a memory unit in the mobile power supply in conjunction with a control unit to perform first-stage data backup. Then, the USB port is electrically connected to a computer apparatus, such that the computer apparatus copies the predetermined datum from the memory unit to the computer apparatus while recharging the mobile power supply to perform second-stage data backup. Accordingly, the portable electronic device or the mobile power supply performs a data backup operation easily and quickly while being recharged. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019417 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PERSONAL INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is a method of managing personal information in a communication system that provides a Converged Address Book (CAB) service, the method including generating, by a CAB user, a restoration request for restoring a personal document, which includes a document recognition value of a personal document stored in the CAB, current version information of the personal document, and property information instructing restoration of the personal document to a previous version of the current version, transmitting, by the CAB user, the restoration request to a server that manages the CAB through an arbitrary device, and receiving, by the CAB user, a response indicating that the personal document is restored to the previous version of the current version from the server through the arbitrary device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019418 | PREVENTING MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE DATA LOSS - A mobile communication device includes a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature and a control unit configured to determine whether a change in the sensed temperature relative to a previously-sensed temperature corresponds to a critical time range. The control unit is also configured to store data in a data storage unit when it is determined that the change in the sensed temperature corresponds to the critical time range. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019419 | RESTORE SOFTWARE WITH AGGREGATED VIEW OF CONTENT DATABASES - A system and method for restoring multiple content databases of a web application are disclosed. A restoration GUI may indicate one or more available recovery times. User input selecting a particular recovery time may be received. The selected recovery time may correspond to a first time when a first database was backed up. The system may determine that the web application also included one or more other databases in addition to the first database at the first time. Information indicating the first database together with the one or more other databases may be displayed in association with the selected recovery time in the graphical user interface. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019420 | EFFICIENT USE OF MEMORY AND ACCESSING OF STORED RECORDS - Memory is used, including by receiving at a processor an indication that a first piece of metadata associated with a set of backup data is required during a block based backup and/or restore. The processor is used to retrieve from a metadata store a set of metadata that includes the first piece of metadata and one or more additional pieces of metadata included in the metadata store in an adjacent location that is adjacent to a first location in which the first piece of metadata is stored in the metadata store, without first determining whether the one or more additional pieces of metadata are currently required. The retrieved set of metadata is stored in a cache. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019421 | Shared Architecture for Database Systems - Systems, methods and computer-readable mediums are disclosed for a shared hardware and architecture for database systems. In some implementations, one or more source databases in a data warehouse can be backed up to one or more backup databases on network storage. During normal operating conditions, the backup databases are continuously updated with changes made to their corresponding source databases and metadata information for the database backup copies and database backup information are stored in a centralized repository of the system. When a source database fails (failover), the source database is replaced by its corresponding backup database on the network storage and the source database node (e.g., a server computer) is replaced by a standby node coupled to the network storage. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019422 | ENCODED DATA PROCESSING - Techniques are provided for encoded data processing which allows for continuous data processing as encoded data changes. Data is decomposed into one or more blocks with each block containing at least one data record. At least one data record within a given block is encoded with a first encoding process selected from one or more encoding processes. The first encoding process is associated with the given data block. Techniques evaluate whether or not to implement an encoding change for a given block when updating a given data record in the given block. Responsive to the evaluation, the given block is re-encoded with a second encoding process. Responsive to the re-encoding, the association of the given block is updated. A map is formed to convert the given data record encoded with the first encoding process to the second encoding process so as to preserve comparative relationships of the given data record. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019423 | DATA LINEAGE ACROSS MULTIPLE MARKETPLACES - Tracking lineage of data. A method may be practiced in a network computing environment including a plurality of interconnected systems where data is shared between the systems. A method includes accessing a dataset. The dataset is associated with lineage metadata. The lineage metadata includes data indicating the original source of the data, one or more intermediary entities that have performed operations on the dataset, and the nature of operations performed on the dataset. A first entity performs an operation on the dataset. As a result of performing a first operation on the dataset, the method includes updating the lineage metadata to indicate that the first entity performed the operation on the dataset. The method further includes providing functionality for determining if the lineage metadata has been compromised in that the lineage metadata has been at least one of removed from association with the dataset, is corrupted, or is incomplete. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019424 | IDENTIFIER VALIDATION AND DEBUGGING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, and including a method are provided where the method includes receiving information from a web publisher related to a presentation of a web property responsive to a user request, the information including an identifier associated with the content presented and an identifier associated with the user that viewed the web property; validating the information, including comparing the information to a separate information source that is provided by the web publisher including determining when the information is properly encoded and/or formatted; and when the information is unable to be validated, storing a record indicative of any invalid information. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019425 | FILE SERVER AND FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD - The file server identifies two or more files, each including duplicated data among a plurality of files that have been stored into the logical storage device as a file group based on the file system information. The file server deletes copies of the duplicated data other than shared data that is one copy of the duplicated data included in the two or more files from the logical storage device. The file server makes a file, which is not a shared file of the file group, referring to the shared file that is a file configured by the shared data. The file server creates a group link that associates the m files that belong to the file group with each other. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019426 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-PLACE RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND CONTENT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT - An in-place information management system having a management application built on a common data model and configured for asynchronous query-based application of policies on content stored in the disparate data storage systems through a query interface which may be part of a set of integration services. The common data model may be configured based on common architectures of the disparate data storage systems. The query interface may be configured for running a query on a data storage system in response to a search request received by the management application from a records manager and for mapping semantically equalivant keys from disparate data storage systems to a key in the common data model. The query may define a set of records to be treated similarly according to corporate policy on content lifecycle and records compliance. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019427 | FRAMEWORK FOR CONTEXT-AWARE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present document describes a context aware system (CAS) for automatically controlling a plurality of actuators based on fact information received from a plurality of detectors, wherein the actuators and detectors may be added and removed in a plug and play manner. The CAS comprises a sensor mechanism for sensing parameter of an environment and outputting fact information relating to the parameters. A context mechanism extracts context from the fact information and generates situations using a set of situation definitions and context definitions. The context mechanism may include one or more reasoners that work independently in a separation of concern manner to output situations pertaining to different domains. The situations are sent to an adaptation mechanism for determining one or more actions for each situation. Each action is sent to an actuator for execution. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019428 | TRANSACTIONAL REPLICATION - Writing data in a distributed database having a plurality of nodes is disclosed. Writing includes receiving a write request at a node, wherein the write request is associated with one or more operations to define an atomic transaction and performing the atomic transaction based on the request. The atomic transaction includes writing to a first version of the database in the node and writing to an entity representative of a state of the first version of the database. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019429 | DOWNTIME REDUCTION FOR LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT EVENTS - Extensions to an application programming framework, such as for example a database system, can allow individual parts of an application to be set to “read-only” during a lifecycle management event affecting the application programming framework. The application data for a newly deployed software version can thereby be adjusted without risk of inconsistencies due to parallel use by end-users. However, end-users can continue to work with the remaining application programming framework and even use certain parts of the application programming framework and underlying data in a “read-only” while these parts are currently under reconstruction as part of the lifecycle management event. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019430 | DATABASE MANAGEMENT METHOD, DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND PROCESSING PROGRAM THEREFOR - A method of increasing a processing performance by setting a suitable upper limit of a resources count for each processing request according to an arrangement of hardware such as a storage device or to contents of the processing request. A processing request acceptor accepts the processing request as a data query. An auxiliary storage device forms a storage area where a database is stored. A data operation executor analyzes the accepted processing request and executed the data operations on the basis of the analyzed result. A resource manager manages the respective data operations allocated to generated processes or threads. A buffer manager caches data of the data operations upon execution of the data operations from the auxiliary storage device to a memory, and determines whether or not the data as the target of the data operations are present in the cache. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019431 | Method and Apparatus for Conducting a Search - A system and method for creating a search query and for searching based on said search query. The user starts from one image and systematically refines their search in a series of steps and possibly through one or more iterations of these series of steps until they find the image or images they are looking for. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019432 | METASEARCH ENGINE FOR RETURNING PRICE DATA RELATED TO AT LEAST ONE STOCK RETURNED IN SEARCH RESULTS AND AT LEAST ONE RELATED NEWS ITEM LINK USING AT LEAST ONE QUERY ON MULTIPLE UNIQUE HOSTS - Process for metasearching on the Internet performed by a metasearch engine, comprising: receiving an HTTP request from a client device for the metasearch engine to send at least one stock related search query to a plurality of unique hosts that provide access to stock related information; sending the at least one stock related search query to the plurality of unique hosts in response to the HTTP request; receiving search results from the plurality of unique hosts in response to the at least one stock related search query, the search results comprising price data related to at least one stock; incorporating the received search results comprising the price data related to the at least one stock and incorporating at least one related news item link into a response; communicating the response from the metasearch engine to the client device. Stock ordering and/or at least one updated response may also be included. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019433 | FRAMEWORK FOR SELECTING AND PRESENTING ANSWER BOXES RELEVANT TO USER INPUT AS QUERY SUGGESTIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for identifying answer boxes for presentation to a user. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of, while receiving an input entered in a search engine query input field by a first user, and before the first user has submitted the input as a search request, obtaining content for an answer box for the input and presenting the answer box to the first user. The answer box can be an answer box associated with a dominant query for the input, or can be an answer box identified from historical answer box data for the input. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019434 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY SELECTION OF RUNTIME RULES FOR PROGRAMMABLE SEARCH - A method and associated systems for the efficient selection of runtime rules for programmable search engines, in which a processor of a computer system translates a set of programmable search-engine runtime rules into a set of fielded documents and then partitions the fielded documents into optimized clusters that are each in turn converted into an inverted index. When a user submits a query, the search engine converts the query into a set of fielded queries and uses the set of inverted indices and the set of fielded queries to identify a candidate subset of the runtime rules. The search engine matches this candidate subset against the input query to select a final set of applicable runtime rules. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019435 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANAGEMENT OF QUERIES FOR CROWD SEARCHING - A computer-implemented method of management of queries for crowd searching is presented. In the method, an input model including input data e structured queries using query operators is mapped into an output model, which is obtained by modifying the input data and by adding the answers to the structured queries. Input data comprise at least one search object, which may be imported from a search system, at least one structured query operator corresponding to social interactions and a human-generated question related to the at least one search object. Mapping of the input model is according to a query task execution plan that defines a query task to be solved by a crowd, wherein mapping comprises selecting at least one social search engine running on a respective social platform and selecting one or more groups of responders interacting with the at least one social search engines and targeted to respond to the query task. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019436 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus receives a query specifying a value range; generates keys indicating values in the query; generates a key range (KR) group containing at least one KR which is a set of prescribed keys; stores a key indicating bounds of keys managed by each apparatus; receives the KR group; specifies, with respect to each KR in the received KR group, one key as an address key based on the relation between the value indicated by a prescribed key contained in the KR and the values indicated by each stored key respectively; appends the keys contained in the KR to a group of KR which is a set of keys associated with a node identifier of an apparatus identified based on the value of the specified address key; and forwards each group of KR to the apparatus identified by the node identifier associated with each group of KR respectively. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019437 | Data Scope Origination Within Aggregation Operations - A computer-implemented method for generating a report from a report definition specifying a plurality of data scopes for a dataset includes interpreting, with a processor, a report definition for the report, the report definition comprising a calculation expression for populating a unit of the report, the calculation expression comprising a data aggregation operation, the data aggregation operation comprising an originating reference to a further data scope, accessing a memory coupled to the processor to obtain data from the dataset for respective subsets of the dataset corresponding with the further data scope, determining, with the processor, an output value for the calculation expression in accordance with the obtained data and the data aggregation operation, and rendering the report based on the output value. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019438 | Indexing Electronic Notes - A digital publishing platform enables users to create and organize notes associated with electronic, published documents. Sets of notes, each associated with a document, are uploaded to the publishing platform by notepad applications executing on user devices. Each set of notes has one or more notes, and each note includes a link to a location in the associated document. The publishing platform is configured to index sets of notes based on keywords of the notes, which may be identified based on content of the publication at the location with which notes are associated. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019439 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SMART SEARCHES - A multi-tenant server system for executing search queries includes a database that stores multi-tenant data including data objects having associated data records for a plurality of users associated with a plurality of tenants, and a server system including a processor. The processor is configured to execute a method including the steps of applying search queries to the multi-tenant database and providing a search result set including a plurality of data objects each having at least one data record. The method further includes reordering the search result set according to predetermined scoping criteria based on individual user histories, including recency and frequency metrics, to produce a reordered search result set. The reordered set is filtered based on predetermined permission criteria associated with each user, and displayed. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019440 | RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A radiation treatment planning apparatus and method thereof are disclosed. The radiation treatment planning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a processor configured to acquire first radiation therapy plan (RTP) data based on a medical image of a region of interest of a patient; acquire radiation therapy results data for the region of interest based on the first RTP data; and generate third RTP data from second RTP data preset for the region of interest using the radiation therapy results data. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019441 | CUSTOM WEB PAGE THEMES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for applying custom web page themes. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request for search results, where the request includes a search query submitted in an input field by a user; obtaining a search results page in response to the search query; identifying one or more features of the search query; selecting a first visual theme from among a plurality of visual themes, where each visual theme has respective trigger data, based on the one or more features of the search query matching the trigger data of the first visual theme, the first visual theme having theme data, the theme data specifying visual features; and applying the visual features to the search results page for display in a user interface. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019442 | Using Application Market Log Data To Identify Applications Of Interest - Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving a query log, the query log including data relating to information input to an application marketplace and one or more applications available through the application marketplace, generating a map based on the data of the query log, for at least one of the one or more applications, identifying one or more applications of interest based on the map, generating an index, the index associating the at least one of the one or more applications to the one or more applications of interest, storing the index in computer-readable memory, receiving a user selection of a particular application of the one or more applications, retrieving the one or more applications of interest based on the particular application using the generated index, and providing the one or more applications of interest for display. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019443 | Systems and methods for discovering content of predicted interest to a user - A system comprising a communication interface configured to receive personal information of a user; a user characterization engine configured to determine a user interest of the user based on at least some of the personal information; an infuser configured to generate a search string based on the user interest; an infused crawler configured to retrieve one or more content elements from a network based on the search string; a content characterization engine configured to identify a context for each of the one or more content elements, and to assess for each of the one or more content elements a credibility score as to the respective context identified; a content selection engine configured to determine a probability score of each of the one or more content elements, the probability score being based on the user interest and the respective credibility score of each of the one or more content elements, the probability score defining a predicted interest of the user for each of the one or more content elements; and a content delivery engine configured to provide at least one of the one or more content elements to the user based on the one or more probability scores. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019444 | SCALABLE SEARCH SYSTEM USING HUMAN SEARCHERS - A system allowing a query to be submitted to a server that locates a human searcher to perform a search. The searcher performs a search including using conventional tools, browser, and provides results to the user. A searcher who produces result(s) accepted by the user is rewarded and the results can be used when a similar query is submitted by another user. The searcher is located by comparing keywords of the query to keywords for which the searcher has registered and a high ranking searcher may be chosen by the system based on various factor(s). While the search is performed, information including videos, games, advertisements, etc., may be provided to the user based on keywords of the query and selection by the searcher. The reward for the searchers can be based on revenue from advertisements. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019445 | TOPIC EXTRACTION APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a topic extracting apparatus extracts each term from a target document set, and calculates an appearance frequency of each term and a document frequency that each term appears. The topic extracting apparatus acquires a document set of appearance documents with respect to each extracted term, calculates a topic degree, extracts each term whose topic degree is not lower than a predetermined value as a topic word, and calculates freshness of the extracted topic word based on an appearance date and time. The topic extracting apparatus presents the extracted topic words in order of the freshness and also presents the number of appearance documents of each presented topic word per unit span. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019446 | USER INTERACTION BASED RELATED DIGITAL CONTENT ITEMS - Methods and systems to locate related digital content items in a content access log. In one embodiment, the method comprises extracting user events from a content access log, tagging each event as positive or negative, determining if a content item is positively interacted and processing the tagged items in a sliding window to determine positive interactions between a pair of content items. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019447 | Multi-attribute search system and method for ranking objects according to their attractiveness - This patent application describes a system for searching objects based on the multi-attributive (multifactorial) search criteria and method for ranking search results or arbitrary sets of objects according to their attractiveness to the user or according to their attractiveness described formally. Unlike other systems for information retrieval, our system not only sorts the objects by the usual criteria within the search query, but also numerically evaluates the attractiveness of search results using the original method of inverse query matching and other techniques that simulate the human decision-making process. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019448 | Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for Efficient Structuring of Time Series Data - Systems and methods are provided for analyzing through one-pass of unstructured time stamped data of a physical process. A distribution of time-stamped unstructured data is analyzed to identify a plurality of potential hierarchical structures for the unstructured data. A hierarchical analysis of the potential hierarchical structures is performed to determine an optimal frequency and a data sufficiency metric for the potential hierarchical structures. One of the potential hierarchical structures is selected as a selected hierarchical structure based on the data sufficiency metrics. The unstructured data is structured according to the selected hierarchical structure and the optimal frequency associated with the selected hierarchical structure, where said structuring of the unstructured data is performed via a single pass though the unstructured data. The identified statistical analysis of the physical process is performed using the structured data. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019449 | Method for Providing Codes for the State of Risk of a Battery - The present disclosure relates to a method for providing codes which describe the state of risk (SOR) of a battery having at least one cell. The method includes determining a code SORT for the state of risk of the battery with regard to the cell temperature, and determining a code SORV for the state of risk of the battery with respect to the cell voltage. The method further includes providing the code SORT and/or the code SORV for further use. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019450 | TEXT CHARACTERIZATION OF TRAJECTORIES - In one embodiment, processing location data collected with a mobile device having a positioning system includes accepting trajectory data representing successive geographic positions of the mobile device, where the positions are associated with corresponding times. A set of coordinate segments is determined to represent in the accepted trajectory data, such that the trajectory data represent repeated traversals of at least some of the coordinate segments. A textual characterization is associated with each segment of the determined set of coordinate segments, and then a representation of the trajectory data (for example, an electronic diary) is formed using the textual characterization of the coordinate segments and stored. In some examples, a text based query associated with the accepted trajectory data is accepted and a response is determined using the stored representation of the trajectory data. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019451 | MULTI-LANGUAGE DOCUMENT CLUSTERING - A technique can include identifying a collection of documents to be clustered. The collection of documents can include foreign language documents and base language documents. The foreign language documents can be translated into the base language at a base language translation module. Keywords in the base language documents and keywords in the translated foreign language documents can be determined at a document indexing module. The base language documents can be clustered with the foreign language documents in a common set of document clusters based on the determined keywords in the base language documents and the determined keywords in the translated foreign language documents. In response to a search query in a first language, a listing of search results can be provided that includes documents in the first language and another language from the a common document cluster. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019452 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLUSTERING SEARCH TERMS - A method and apparatus for clustering search terms are provided by the present invention. The method includes: A, establishing a candidate search term set, wherein the candidate search term set comprises a first search term provided by a user, and a second search term related to the first search term; B, performing a clustering operation on the first search term and the second search term related to the first search term in the candidate search term set according to text characteristic and/or semantic characteristic of search term. The accuracy and relevance of search term clustering can be improved by use of the method. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019453 | Apparatuses and Methods for Assessing User Interest Scores as Altered by Friends Influence - Methods and apparatuses for assessing user interest scores of users of a mobile network are provided. A method includes for each of a plurality of users (A) determining initial interest scores corresponding to user's interests and interest scores of friends of the user for the user's interests, based on browsing information, and (B) assessing user's interest scores based on the initial interest scores, the interest scores of the friends and friends' influence. The method further includes outputting a list including a subset of the users selected based on the user's interest scores. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019454 | Systems and Methods for Caching Data Object Identifiers - A server receives a query specifying filter criteria from a client. The server obtains the object identifiers (IDs) for the data objects satisfying the query from one or more object identifier caches. The data objects are retrieved from one or more data sources using lookups based on object identifiers (IDs) obtained from the one or more object identifier (ID) caches. The retrieved data objects are returned to the client in response to the query. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019455 | HISTORICAL VIEW OF OPEN FILES - Managing versions of an electronic entity comprising many independently managed, but mutually-dependent, subcomponents can be challenging. File management functionality is provided for use with an integrated development environment to produce a visual indication of the relationships among the subcomponents. The approach described herein provides an improvement over source code control systems and backup systems in the ability to revert the state of one or more files as their content existed at an historical time point. The technique does not require a user to predict in advance at which time points the content state of one or more files will be interesting as historical time points for future use. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019456 | Application Certification and Search System - In one embodiment, a method searches a plurality of application marketplaces for applications where each application marketplace includes a plurality of applications available for download to a mobile device. The method then compares a set of applications in different marketplaces to determine certified instances of applications and uncertified instances of applications. Information is stored for the certified instances of the applications that are found in different marketplaces in a database. The method indexes the information for the certified instances of the applications in the database and stores an index based on the indexing. The index is used to provide a search result for a search query for an application. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019457 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEXING, RANKING, AND ANALYZING WEB ACTIVITY WITHIN AN EVENT DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE - Disclosed is a system for organizing a web activity including a parsing module for receiving the web activity, a concept indexing module for indexing the web activity according to a plurality of concepts in a concept index, a web event creation module for generating a plurality of web events from the web activity, a web activity indexing module for indexing the web activity according to the plurality of web events in a web event index, a ticker management module for generating a plurality of tickers each respectively associated with at least one of the plurality of concepts, and a database for storing the concept index, the web event index, and the plurality of tickers. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019458 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A LOG PARSER GIVEN A SAMPLE LOG - An approach is presented for generating a log parser. A tokenized log comprising elements is generated by delimiting a sample log based on a token. Matches between elements and attributes of fields of the sample log are determined. Positions of the matched elements are determined. Based on the matches, a ranking of the token is determined, which indicates a first likelihood that the token is a delimiter that delimits parts of the sample log. Another ranking of another token is determined, which indicates a second likelihood that the other token is the delimiter. A parser is generated based on the positions, the matches and the token. Based on the first likelihood exceeding the second likelihood, a result of parsing the sample log using the parser is presented without presenting another result of parsing the log using another parser based on the other token. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019459 | Methods And Apparatus For Selecting Updates To Associated Records To Publish On An Information Feed In An On-Demand Database Service Environment - Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for selecting updates to associated records to publish on an information feed in an on-demand database service environment. In one embodiment, one or more updates associated with a data record are stored in a database. One or more criteria are applied to the one or more updates to generate a score associated with each update. The score is compared with a designated threshold. When the score is identified as meeting or exceeding the designated threshold, the one or more updates are provided as one or more candidates for publication on an information feed associated with the data record, where the information feed is capable of being displayed on a display device. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019460 | TARGETED SEARCH SUGGESTIONS - Methods and systems for providing search suggestions are disclosed. A webpage is analyzed. Terms from the webpage are extracted based on analyzing the webpage. At least one suggestions is generated based on the extracted terms, wherein each of the at least one suggestion is actionable. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019461 | HEAT-MAP INTERFACE - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for presenting event data in a heat-map interface. Event data describing user interactions with a content item can be gathered and used to generate the heat map. The gathered event data can be filtered prior to processing to exclude unnecessary or irrelevant event data. The event data can be filtered based on numerous criteria such as a determined type of user interaction, demographic data, location of the event data, content item, etc. Filtering rules can be based on an analysis of the content item to determine what event data to exclude and current performance of the system. The filtered event data can be presented in a heat-map interface that represents the frequency at which event data occurs on an item of content based on location. The event data is analyzed to determine optimization rules that dictate selection of content items. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019462 | CONTEXTUAL QUERY ADJUSTMENTS USING NATURAL ACTION INPUT - Within the field of computing, many scenarios involve queries formulated by users resulting in query results presented by a device. The user may request to adjust the query, but many devices can only process requests specified in a well-structured manner, such as a set of recognized keywords, specific verbal commands, or a specific manual gesture. The user thus communicates the adjustment request in the constraints of the device, even if the query is specified in a natural language. Presented herein are techniques for enabling users to specify query adjustments with natural action input (e.g., natural-language speech, vocal inflection, and natural manual gestures). The device may be configured to evaluate the natural action input, identify the user's intended query adjustments, generate an adjusted query, and present an adjusted query result, thus enabling the user to interact with the device in a similar manner as communicating with an individual. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019463 | DATA FILTERING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides a data filtering system and method, wherein the data filtering system comprises: an extracting unit for extracting property characteristic of source data and sending it to a selecting unit; the selecting unit for selecting at least one property characteristic based on which data filtering is performed and for sending the selected property characteristic to a filtering condition generating unit; the filtering condition generating unit which, according to the selected at least one property characteristic, generates at least one filtering module that corresponds to the at least one property characteristic respectively and combines the at least one filtering module to generate filtering conditions; a data filter analysis unit which performs the filtering on source data according to the filtering conditions to thereby generate target data. With the invention, it is ensured that when characteristic of data changes, filtering modules can be recombined freely so as to adapt to the change of data characteristic efficiently. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019464 | PREFERENCE VISUALIZATION SYSTEM AND CENSORSHIP SYSTEM - The information processing system of the present application extracts data that satisfies both a predetermined relation condition characterized for each community regarding an object and a predetermined characteristic condition characterized for each community regarding an attribute of the object, from the decomposed text data that can identify the meaning, the decomposed text data obtained by decomposing text data based on individual person generated data generated by many individual persons who take part in and configure a main system, and extracts data that satisfies a particular condition indicating a predetermined particularity characterized for each community regarding the object so as to detect the predetermined particularity to make it available, thereby determining an individual person to be monitored and the contents of monitoring for controlling the monitoring. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019465 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING DATA IN SUBSEQUENT GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed that assist in correlating subsequent geophysical surveys. In some embodiments, geophysical data may be generated including a first set of data from a monitor survey that is matched with a second set of data from a baseline survey. An attribute value may be generated for each datum in the first set of data, and the generated attribute value may be associated with the datum from the first set of data and at least one of a plurality of bins. In some embodiments, the at tribute values may be based upon the geometric closeness of sources and receivers in the baseline and monitor surveys. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019466 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAVING AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATIONS - A method for storing, organizing and providing remote electronic access to documents. A cover sheet including a standard set of identification data characterizing each document is developed and stored. A digital version of each document is created and stored by scanning each contract. Each digital version includes a scanned image and a searchable text file, wherein the text is overlaid with the image. An index of bookmarks identifying sections of the digital version of each document is generated. Selected fields of information are captured from the digital version of the document. The documents are organized and cross-referenced in a database that includes the captured information and additional information related to each document. Designated parties are alerted of critical dates associated with each document. Remote electronic access to the documents is provided over the internet. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019467 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MASKED DATA - A disclosed method includes: generating a predetermined number of sets, wherein each of the sets includes n mask values and n is the number of attributes to be masked in a database; selecting, for each record of a plurality of records, which includes attribute values of the attributes to be masked, one set of the predetermined number of sets; and performing, for each record of the plurality of records, a predetermined operation for the selected one set of the n mask values and the attribute values of the attributes to be masked in the record to generate masked data for the plurality of records. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019468 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF APPLYING STATE OF BEING TO HEALTH CARE DELIVERY - A system for assisting a subject to select a proper form of treatment. The system comprises: a monitoring section that remotely monitors a health status of the subject; an inference section that infers medical information about the subject based on information subject posted on social networks; a subject database that stores subject's information; and a symptom engine that stores symptoms of medical situations. The inference section applies the health status and the medical information against symptoms stored in the symptom engine to determine a proper form of treatment. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019469 | Device For Data Management - A device for data management, the device is in communication with a memory and includes: a verification module configured to receive a first identity information and a first request and verify the first identity information; a search module configured to search for at least one first data stored in the memory in response to the first request if the first identity information is verified, the at least one first data being assigned a first rating point; and an evaluation module configured to receive a second rating point associated with the first identification information, retrieve the first rating point from the at least one first data and generate a third rating point in accordance with the verified first identity information, the first rating point and the second rating point and store the third rating point in the memory. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019470 | Compatibility Scoring of Users - The compatibility score of members of a social network is based on the compatibility of their expressed interests. The compatibility score between any two interests is calculated as the log of the estimated probability that a member of the social network will express both interests divided by the product of: (i) the estimated probability that a member of the social network will express the first of the two interests and (ii) the estimated probability that a member of the social network will express the second of the two interests. The compatibility score between two individuals is calculated as the sum of the compatibility scores between each interest appearing in a set of interests expressed by the first of the two individuals and each interest appearing in a set of interests expressed by the second of the two individuals. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019471 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MULTIPLE SUPPLY CHAINS - The present disclosure discloses a supply chain management system that can estimate manufactured item delivery times at a facility, manufactured item costs or prices, and dynamically control supply chain performance. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019472 | ENCODED DATA PROCESSING - Techniques for encoded data processing which allow for continuous data processing as encoded data changes. Data is decomposed into one or more blocks with each block containing at least one data record. At least one data record within a given block is encoded with a first encoding process selected from one or more encoding processes. The first encoding process is associated with the given data block. Techniques evaluate whether or not to implement an encoding change for a given block when updating a given data record in the given block. Responsive to the evaluation, the given block is re-encoded with a second encoding process. Responsive to the re-encoding, the association of the given block is updated. A map is formed to convert the given data record encoded with the first encoding process to the second encoding process so as to preserve comparative relationships of the given data record. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019473 | Database View Modeling Using Existing Data Model - A data model may be designed based views of a pre-existing data model. Metadata associated with the pre-existing data model may be presented to the user to support the user's design effort. The metadata may inform and otherwise guide the user's design choices to reduce the likelihood of inconsistencies between the new data model and the pre-existing data model. The metadata may also be used to identify and warn the user of potential inconsistencies between the new data model and the pre-existing data model. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019474 | TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, RECEPTION APPARATUS, AND APPLICATION-COORDINATED SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a transmission apparatus including: at least one content recognition section; and a timeline data generation section. The content recognition section has a database block configured to store reference data including at least signature data and a content identifier, and timeline data including at least an application identifier and timeline information. The content recognition section further has a response generation block configured to recognize content from which signature data included in a query, generate a response including the timeline data including a content identifier and the application identifier, and return the generated response to the reception apparatus. The timeline data generation section is configured to generate the timeline data and collectively supply the generated timeline data to the at least one content recognition section, the generated timeline data being common to the at least one content recognition section. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019475 | Method, System and Apparatus for Dynamic Registry of Books and for Modeling Real-Time Market Demand for Books within Academic Sectors - A system provides a connection between education administration, particularly as such administration assigns or selects books, and the marketing and use of those books. Such marketing and use of those books and information related to those books can include, without limitation, consumer product information, the publishing industry and specifically book publishing, and market analysis, analysis of data, markets, demand and supply chain and inventory management. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019476 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Aspects of invention may allow an operator to recognize that a search corresponding to search conditions set in a search folder does not function when such case occurs. In one embodiment, an information processing apparatus may include a search unit that conducts a search that corresponds to each of one or a plurality of search conditions set in a search folder, and searches for at least one folder element of the search folder. The apparatus also includes a search status confirmation unit that confirms the search status for each search condition in the search unit, and a folder-content display unit (e.g., search folder display unit) that displays, when the search status confirmation unit confirms that the search corresponding to the one or plurality of search conditions set in the search folder does not function, information indicating a malfunction. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019477 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SENSING AND RESPONDING TO SERVICE DISCOVERIES - A system and method of sensing and responding to service discoveries on a consumer's machine and, more particularly, to a system and method of sensing (discovering) service needs on a consumer's machine using a resident Daemon, and responding to the service discoveries using an extension of UDDI. The method comprises receiving a keyword from a local machine, locating a service associated with the keyword, and notifying the local machine about the service that matches the keyword. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019478 | Correlated Tracing of Requests through TDS - A trace header with an activity identifier is sent between a client and a database server as part of a request message stream. The activity identifier gets logged by client-side connection-related traces, by server-side traces, and by database engine traces. The activity identifier can be used to exactly correlate a thread on the client to threads on the server. Additionally, specific threads within a database engine may be correlated using the activity identifier to track the threads that processed a particular request. This enhances troubleshooting of the database system, particularly when there are many concurrent users and threads. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019479 | TECHNIQUE FOR PROCESSING DATA IN A NETWORK - A technique for processing data in a network is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for processing data in a network having a plurality of network stations. The method comprises receiving a first representation of data at a first of the plurality of network stations, processing the first representation so as to generate a second representation of the data, and transmitting the second representation from the first network station to a second of the plurality of network stations for storage therein, wherein the second representation is stored at an address within the second network station. The method also comprises receiving the address at the first network station, and transmitting the address from the first network station to a third of the plurality of network stations for storage therein. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019480 | FACILITATING DYNAMIC GENERATION AND CUSTOMZIATION OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AT CLEINT COMPUTING DEVICES USING SERVER METADATA IN AN ON-DEMAND SERVICES ENVIRONMENT - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating dynamic generation and customization of software applications using server metadata in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, at a server computing device, a request to access server metadata relating to object types, where the server metadata is stored at a database coupled to the server computing device. The method may further include providing access to the server metadata, and facilitating, using the server metadata, dynamic generation of a mobile software application at a client computing device including a mobile computing device. The dynamic generation of the mobile software application is performed automatically, in runtime, and locally at the client computing device in response to the request. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019481 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING TRUSTWORTHINESS - Disclosed are a method and system for evaluating the trustworthiness of a target person by a user. The method and system include providing a network comprising a plurality of nodes connected by a plurality of directed links, wherein each node in the plurality of nodes is associated with a person and each link in the plurality of links connects from a first node to a second node. The link is associated with a trusting relationship from a first person associated with the first node to a second person associated with the second node, and wherein the user is associated with at least one node in the plurality of nodes. A continuous path from the user to the target person is identified, wherein the continuous path begins at a node in the network that is associated with the user and ends at a node in the network that is associated with the target person, the continuous path traversing links from their first node to their second node, the continuous path termed a trust path, thereby providing an indication of the trustworthiness of the target person. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019482 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR PERSONALIZED CONTENT BASED ON USER'S COMMENT - An apparatus and a method for searching for personalized content based on a user's comment are provided and designed to search for and provide the personalized content based on a user's preference using a user comment-based search technique, thereby raising user's satisfaction with search results and enhancing search accuracy. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019483 | Systems and Methods for Generating and Using Shared Natural Language Libraries - Systems and methods for searching databases by sound data input are provided herein. A service provider may have a need to make their database(s) searchable through search technology. However, the service provider may not have the resources to implement such search technology. The search technology may allow for search queries using sound data input. The technology described herein provides a solution addressing the service provider's need, by giving a search technology that furnishes search results in a fast, accurate manner. In further embodiments, systems and methods to monetize those search results are also described herein. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019484 | Method and Apparatus for Image Searching - A system and method for creating a search query and for searching based on said search query. A first user selected image and a user selection of a first feature within said first user selected image is received. A second user selected image and a user selection of a second feature within said second user selected image is received. Said first and second user selected features are combined to form a composite image to form the basis of a search query. | 2014-01-16 |
20140019485 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA CAPTURE AND REPORTING - A database system includes an intermediary program that provides a variety of functions. Logging on to the intermediary program results in log-in information being transmitted from an encrypted file to the database system via the intermediary program. The database system includes the ability for the user to enter criteria for a query in a variety of different manners, including the ability to directly modify generated SQL statements and the ability to use input lists in creating queries. In addition, the queries entered by the user can he stored in a separate database, such that the efficiency and operation of the database system can he improved. In addition, the delivery of query results and reports allows for delivery of files that are associated with a data period in any format and also allows the user to receive multiple reports in a single, compressed file. | 2014-01-16 |