07th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090043655 | Rewards System Providing Incentive to Make Choices That Benefit the Environment - The present invention concerns a system and method for providing an incentive to consumers and business to make choices that benefit the environment. Each consumer and/or business has an account. The account accumulates redeemable reward points based upon transaction information and at least one environmental factor that is based upon how transaction choices benefit the environment. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043656 | Doorism - The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method for electronically managing the admission to locations and events while allowing enhanced advertising of related products and services. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043657 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SELECTING ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON CALLER IDENTIFIER INFORMATION - Various embodiments are directed to selecting a web advertisement based on caller identifier information. The caller identifier information may be obtained from an incoming call to the mobile device or from an outgoing call from the mobile device. An ad request may be generated based on the caller identifier information by the mobile device and sent to a web advertising server. In response to the ad request, the web advertising server may select a relevant web advertisement based on the caller identifier information and may send the relevant web advertisement to the mobile device. On the mobile device, the web advertisement may be inserted into a web application for display in a user interface. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CENTRALIZED CUSTOMER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCED SHOPPING EXPERIENCE - A system and method for providing a customer with enhanced shopping experience at a retail store provide associating the customer with a unique identification, storing information of the customer in a central database, wherein the information of the customer is retrievable according to the unique identification of the customer, responsive to a request by the customer, linking the customer to the information of the customer stored in the central database based on the unique identification of the customer, and based on an analysis of the information of the customer, providing the stored information of the customer to the customer to allow the customer to conduct a number of tasks including checking status of a transaction with the retail store, selecting a payment option for a transaction and receiving notification from the retail store about pending transactions. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043659 | Method of providing personalized advertisements - A user receiver coupled to an advertisement system through a network is used to provide a method of providing a personalized advertisement. The method includes: maintaining user information related to user's video view; receiving from the advertisement system respective first advertisement control data corresponding to a plurality of first advertisements, wherein the respective first advertisement control data includes at least one first condition variable and at least one first point; comparing the user information with the first condition variable or variables; and displaying, when first conditional variables matched with the user information exist, an advertisement corresponding to a first condition variable having the highest first point among the first condition variables matched with the user information. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043660 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENT - Disclosed is a method and system for displaying an advertisement which can display an advertisement related to a target page and effectively uses an advertisement inventory. The method for displaying an advertisement according to the present invention includes selecting at least one advertisement that is relevant to a target page based on a predetermined rule among advertisements from at least one contextual advertisement database and at least one keyword advertisement database; and displaying a predetermined number of the first selected advertisement in the target page, wherein the target page is an external publisher page. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043661 | CLIENT-SERVER SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AN ITEM DATABASE AND ITEM TRANSACTIONS WITH USER-ITEM ASSOCIATIONS - A computer system is provided that maintains information about products and provides for transactions between users buying/selling those products as well as providing a public exchange for users wishing to value those products or obtain more information about those products. The system also tracks the users who set up products in the system as well as maintain product categories. That tracking can be used for sharing revenue related to those products with the users, controlling which users become “experts” for a category of products or specific products, allow for user-to-user interactions, etc. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043662 | Method of operating an economic enterprise in which cognitive reserve is enhanced - A business entity provides nutrition, physical and mental activities to enhance the cognitive reserves of people. The business entity can assess the cognitive reserve of people to assist in this process. The business entity can present information to people to assist in its work. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043663 | Banking Account and Transaction Methods - A transaction account, system and method for combining a debit card with a credit card. The method provides for executing a transaction, including the steps of: maintaining a financial account associated with a transaction device for the execution of purchases, the account having a credit limit and an account balance indicative of an aggregate sum of previously authorized debits and credits; a periodic or intermittent source of funding to the account; receiving a request for authorization for a new transaction amount against the account in exchange for goods or services; and authorizing the requested transaction amount when the sum of the credit limit and the account balance exceeds the transaction amount. The proposed methods additionally may incorporate methods for the reporting of the account balance aggregate sum of debits and credits to the account holder. Methods involved in operatively administering the aggregate sum of debits and credits account balance will typically be hidden from the account holder resulting in the account holder having the experience of holding a single account capable of carrying both positive and negative balances, wherein negative balances may be charged interest, and positive balances may result in the accumulation of interest payments to the account from the issuer. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043664 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC PRICE AXES IN FEATURED USER INTERFACES - The invention relates to systems and methods that provide a user interface for use with an electronic trading system. The interface includes a display that shows a bid price axis and an ask price axis, as well as corresponding sizes, and a visual indicator of the inside market. When the inside market changes in response to changing market conditions, the display of the inside market clearly shows a spatial movement of the inside market as well as the representative price(s) associated therewith, thereby rendering the two price axis dynamic axis. The user interface is easy to use, intuitive as well as customizable, and contains features that facilitate efficient electronic trading and shows trading activity pertaining to the user as well as the market in general. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043665 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS DURING ONLINE SHOPPING - A method for facilitating online shopping stores shopping cart information of users who shopped before and makes recommendations for matching products according to aggregated shopping cart information. The method finds out what products go well with a product in a user's shopping cart by collecting data about combinations of products in different categories from the shopping carts of users who shopped before. Based on the collected shopping cart data, the method recommends popular matches to the user. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043666 | GENERATION OF WIRELESS NETWORK PLANNING REPORTS WITH SKU AND PRICING DATA - A wireless network architecture planning system and related operating methods are disclosed herein. The planning system generates a report for a recommended wireless network architecture for a proposed floor plan, where the report contains product identifier codes (e.g., SKUs) for wireless infrastructure components and related accessories. An embodiment of the planning system executes a computer-implemented method that receives floor plan data corresponding to the site, produces a proposed wireless network architecture for the site, obtains product identifier codes corresponding to wireless infrastructure components needed to deploy the recommended wireless network architecture, and generates a report that lists the product identifier codes. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043667 | System And Method For Real Time Account and Account Number Generation Using Origination APIS - A system and method generate an account in real time in accordance with an application programming interface (API). The API contains parameter descriptions listing universal resource locator (URL) parameters associated with items. A format for implementing an http request to transmit data to in compliance with the defined format is disclosed. A transparent mode for transmitting a response to an http request transmitting data provides for the transmission of an extensible markup language (XML) formatted file communicating an outcome to the request. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043668 | Shipping Address Population Using Online Address Book - A method for automatically generating a custom name list for use in an order form which can be submitted to an Internet shopping site to complete an order. The method utilizes address book data, stored primarily online utilizing a third party service. In one method, names and addresses are read from an address book database and incorporated into a form which enables the user to easily select recipients for one or more gifts. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043669 | Systems and methods for collaborative federation of support - An embodiment relates providing collaborative support for a service portal. The method includes providing a plurality of products on the service portal from a plurality of vendors, where each product is associated with a respective vendor. The method also includes receiving a set of selected products based on the plurality of products and determining a set of support resources for the set selection of products. The method further includes providing support through a single point of contact for the set of selected products from the service portal based on federation of service agents of the portals and the plurality of vendors. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043670 | System and method for network-based purchasing - Systems and methods for organizational purchasing are disclosed herein. More specifically, in certain embodiments a campaign corresponding to a product may be created and potential buyers informed of the campaign. These potential buyers may then themselves purchase the product in association with the campaign. In this manner not only are potential buyers informed that a product is being offered to one or more other buyers but the purchases of the individual buyers in association with the campaign may be aggregated to, for example, achieve a lower purchasing cost for each buyer relative to what the buyer would have paid if he had purchased only the quantity of product he desired. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043671 | System and method for network-based purchasing - Systems and methods for organizational purchasing are disclosed herein. More specifically, in certain embodiments a campaign corresponding to a product may be created and potential buyers informed of the campaign. These potential buyers may then themselves purchase the product in association with the campaign. In this manner not only are potential buyers informed that a product is being offered to one or more other buyers but the purchases of the individual buyers in association with the campaign may be aggregated to, for example, achieve a lower purchasing cost for each buyer relative to what the buyer would have paid if he had purchased only the quantity of product he desired. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043672 | Methods for concluding commercial transactions online through a mediator Web site using jurisdictional information - There is provided a method for concluding a commercial transaction online through a mediator's Web site using jurisdictional information, the method comprising: disclosing on the mediator's Web site product information in connection with a product for sale, where the product is physically located within a first geographical region fixed with a first jurisdiction; receiving a request from a prospective buyer to purchase the product, where the prospective buyer is located within a second geographical region fixed with a second jurisdiction; collecting by the mediator appropriate jurisdictional information in connection with the commercial transaction; and providing the appropriated jurisdictional information to the prospective buyer before concluding the commercial transaction. There is also provided a method for controlling listing of a commercial product on a mediator's Web site, as well as a method for controlling legality of concluding a commercial transaction online through a mediator's Web site. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043673 | USER INTERFACE FOR A COMPLEX ORDER PROCESSING SYSTEM - A user interface for a computerized complex order processing system presents a list of products and services associated with an account, a list of quotes associated with the account, a list of orders associated with the account, and several user-selectable options. The options allow the user to transfer a service profile by defaulting the existing services at an old location to a new location; add, modify, and disconnect products and services the service profile, quotes, and orders associated with a selected account. The options further allow the user to accept a quote, convert the quote to a sales order, update the amount of revenue to be generated by a quote, approve an order, and submit the order for provisioning | 2009-02-12 |
20090043674 | Dynamic Interactive Shopping Cart for e-Commerce - A shopping cart utility for e-commerce has a first workspace for retrieving and storing electronic catalog items; a second workspace for receiving specific ones or combinations of the catalog items; and a device display mechanism for displaying the items and associated item information in one of a thumbnail, collage, or list view. A user may reorder and reposition items in the collage view and wherein the first and second workspaces are functionally integrated. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043675 | NETWORK PHOTOGRAPH SERVICE SYSTEM - By providing a network photograph service, prompt service can be provided to a customer without losing the advantages of easier understanding of where to access when placing an order and easier collective data management. A service center receiving an order of a printing service, and a minilab or a special laboratory spread across a plurality of places, are able to communicate through a network. A center server in the service center selects and assigns which photo-finishing laboratory will print the ordered picture, in response to order information transferred from a customer via the network. Thus, the printing processing can be carried out by a photo-finishing laboratory specified by the customer, instead of at the center server. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AND RECOMMENDING PLANOGRAMS - A retail system for implementing planograms includes a communications network, a central computing system, and a plurality of retail computing systems. The central computing system is configured to receive and to transmit a plurality of planograms, each planogram being associated with one retail store of a plurality of retail stores and a plurality of products to be displayed for sale at the associated retail store. Each planogram includes data indicating threshold quantities of each product of the associated plurality of products. Each retail computing system is at a corresponding one of the plurality of retail stores and is configured to receive, via the communications network, planograms associated with the corresponding retail store and to receive inventory information indicating in-stock quantities of the plurality of products associated with each planogram. Each retail computing system is also configured to provide a readiness rating value for each planogram, the readiness rating value being based on a comparison of the threshold quantities and in-stock quantities of each product associated with the planogram and being indicative of whether the planogram is ready to be implemented. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043677 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME ACCOUNT AND ACCOUNT NUMBER GENERATION USING ORIGINATION APIS - A system and method generate an account in real time in accordance with an application programming interface (API). The API contains parameter descriptions listing universal resource locator (URL) parameters associated with items. A format for implementing an http request to transmit data to in compliance with the defined format is disclosed. A transparent mode for transmitting a response to an http request transmitting data provides for the transmission of an extensible markup language (XML) formatted file communicating an outcome to the request. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043678 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OFFSETTING INVOICE OBLIGATIONS - Methods for resolving invoice obligations are disclosed that include: a) providing at least one sales invoice, wherein each sales invoice comprises a credit value, b) providing at least one purchase invoice, wherein each purchase invoice comprises a debit value, and c) offsetting at least part of the debit value of a purchase invoice with at least part of the credit value of a sales invoice. Methods are also disclosed for resolving invoice obligations that include: a) providing at least one seller having at least one sales invoice, b) providing at least one customer having at least one sales invoice and at least one purchase invoice, wherein at least one of the at least one sales invoice and at least one of the at least one purchase invoice forms an invoice chain; and c) offsetting the at least one sales invoice of the seller with at least one sales invoice of the customer, at least one purchase invoice or a combination thereof. Systems and software for resolving invoice obligations are disclosed that include: a) an executable code for intelligently determining an invoice chain comprising at least one purchase invoice having a debit value and at least one sales invoice having a credit value and offsetting the debit value with the credit value, b) a medium for executing the executable code, c) a display device, and d) an interaction tool for executing the executable code. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043679 | Method and software application for computer aided cutomer independent cash collection using a state field in a data record - Systems and methods are provided for computerized processing of invoices which a company has presented to, for example, two or more customers. The systems and methods may be configured to select, from a plurality of invoices, invoices which are due within a preselectable time or on a preselectable date and the balance of which is larger than a preselectable first value, and to assign a first state to the selected invoices. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043680 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING STUDENT LOANS - A system and method that allows coordination of loans by providing a website where borrowers may enter information about themselves and receive a listing of multiple lending institutions interested in entering into loan agreements with those borrowers. Other applications of the system and method include, but are not limited to, tracking referrals of borrowers to lending institutions made based on selection criteria submitted by the lending institutions and personal information submitted by the borrower for purposes of collecting a referral fee from the lending institution paid to referring agents. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043681 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM - It is an object of the present invention to achieve both security and convenience in authentication of authentication targets, which is required in various situations. An authentication system of the present invention includes: a receiving unit operable to receive first ID information from a first device, and receive second ID information from a second device; and an authority information generating unit operable to generate authority information having an authority range varying according to the number of pieces of the ID information received by the receiving unit. Accordingly, the range of authority that can be executed can be limited according to the number of pieces of authenticated ID information, and thus both security and convenience can be achieved in authentication of authentication targets, which is required in various situations. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043682 | Real-world profile data for making virtual world contacts - A method and system provides arrangements creating a relationship between a real-world entity and a virtual world environment. A virtual world patron can participate in various virtual world activities and transactions. Feedback may be provided and records kept regarding the virtual world activities and transactions. The virtual world patron may be a possible recipient of a real-world consequence or benefit based on a virtual world occurrence. In some instances confirmation of an awarded real-world benefit may be provided via a communication interconnection. Real-world profile data may be used in connection with promotional activities in a virtual world environment. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043683 | Virtual world reversion rights - A method and system provides transactions and arrangements in virtual world environments. A user can participate in transactions to acquire virtual property and related virtual rights. In some implementations, real-world and virtual parties can be involved in possible transfers and/or transfer revocations involving various types of virtual objects and virtual rights. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043684 | Transaction Allocation - Systems and methods of allocating transactions among business objects are described. Allocation is accomplished using a multi-phase process. In a first phase, allocation of the transactions among a set of business objects is attempted. In a subsequent phase, allocation of transactions that were either unallocated, under-allocated, or over-allocated in the first phase is determined. The second phase includes using a set of allocation rules to identify business objects configured to manually determine allocation of the unallocated, under-allocated, or over-allocated transactions. The invention is applicable to a variety of business objects including people, organizations, accounts, tasks, or the like. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043685 | Method and system for implementing an offer/counteroffer negotiation - A method for implementing an offer/counteroffer negotiation. Characteristics of an offer for an item are received, wherein the characteristics comprise at least one term defining the offer. The offer is published to a plurality of bidders. Among the potential responses to the offer, at least one counteroffer is received from a bidder. The counteroffer comprises at least one alternative term. Provided the counteroffer is acceptable, the counteroffer is accepted. Provided the counteroffer is not acceptable, a second counteroffer is transmitted to the bidder, wherein the second counteroffer comprising at least one alternative term with respect to the counteroffer. The present invention allows a negotiator to negotiate terms with one or more bidders individually, outside the constraints of a traditional auction. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043686 | Processing arrangements for biomass byproducts and biomass derivative products - Various arrangements are disclosed wherein biomass processing services are provided to a producer of an agricultural product. One such arrangement may include the producer paying a fee or offering biomass related products to a buyer in exchange for receiving the biomass processing services. At least a portion of the fee for providing the biomass processing services may be paid by delivery of a quantity and/or quality of agricultural products, biomass byproducts, or biomass derivative products. In certain embodiments, arrangements between the producer and the buyer may also involve establishing vendor credit accounts or providing other financing programs to the producer. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043687 | Method and System for Banking and Exchanging Emission Reduction Credits - An online interactive method and system for trading emission reduction credits (ERC) representing a calculated value for the reduction of a given quantity of emissions from a carbon sink is provided. The method and system include (a) receiving from a seller having a seller's account data representative of a carbon sink including data representative of the type of carbon sink and the location of the carbon sink; (b) calculating a value representative of the carbon sink of the seller; (c) creating a tradable emission reduction credit (ERC) based on the value; (d) assigning an ERC identification to the emission reduction credit (ERC) for tracking purposes; (e) associating the emission reduction credit (ERC) with the seller's account using the ERC identification; (f) making the emission reduction credit (ERC) available for purchase; (g) receiving a purchase request from a purchaser having a purchaser's account for the emission reduction credit (ERC); and (h) moving the emission reduction credit (ERC) from the seller's account to the purchaser's account using the ERC identification. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043688 | Revenue participation interests with guaranteed returns and methods related thereto - A financial product and method for creating a financial product is provided wherein an investor receives a return based on the future sales or revenues of an issuer and a portion of the investor's investment is guaranteed as a return at maturity of the financial product. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043689 | Architecture and method for bill presentment using a web-based tool - An architecture and method for bill presentment using a web-based tool is disclosed. A common architecture collects billing data from multiple business technology systems and present the billing data on a bill. A user-friendly tool allows internal billing personnel and system administrators to configure the content and format of a bill before presenting it to customers. A method provides external customers with drilldown ability, enabling them to view both summary and detailed billing data and related information necessary to understand and pay the bill. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043690 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING INDIRECT FINANCING TRANSACTIONS - A computer-implemented system and methods for electronically validating indirect financing transactions using various validation rules are described. The system is configured to collect from various independent finance sources information about available automobile financing programs, including various credit application validation rules. The system receives from automobile dealer credit application information, which may be provided via one or more electronic worksheets. The system validates accuracy of the application data using pre-submission validation rules and forwards the validated credit application to the associated finance source for approval. After submission of the credit application for approval, the system may receive additional changes to the application from the dealer. The system is configured to validates accuracy of the changed information using post-submission validation rules and notify the finance source if any validation rules were violated by the dealer. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043691 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GATHERING, PROCESSING, AUTHENTICATING AND DISTRIBUTING PERSONAL INFORMATION - Various embodiments of this invention are directed towards a system and method for gathering, processing, authenticating and distributing personal information. Various embodiments of the invention disclose a system and method for gathering personal information from a plurality of sources and making the information available for entities that wish to evaluate or screen the individual. Various embodiments of the invention allow the individual to selectively grant permission to the various evaluating entities on specific background information that is stored within the system. Various embodiments allow the individual to submit information and finance the collection of information, whereby the individual can check the information for accuracy and collect commissions based on the access of the information by requesting entities. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043692 | Downloading of Content - Desired content may be selected from a content server and added to a wishlist or a shopping list. If the desired content is added to a wishlist, a receiving device other than the device from which the selection(s) were received may be identified or selected. The receiving device may be identified based on capabilities of the receiving device (e.g., ability to play music or video). A sample of the desired content may be selected, generated and/or customized based on the capabilities (e.g., resolution, storage capacity) of the receiving device. The sample may then be transmitted to the receiving device at a predefined time or once specified conditions have been met. Content added to a shopping list may be purchased by a user and downloaded to a selected device. The selected device may be the device on which the content was selected or an alternate device. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043693 | System and Method for Licensing Fee Distribution - A method, machine-readable medium and system for distributing licensing fees are described. According to one embodiment, the system includes: a content presentation system comprising a server coupled to content presentation terminals to present content; a means for receiving licensing fees from a licensee of the content presentation system; a means for distributing a portion of the licensing fees into a licensing fund; a means for tracking cumulative times each content is made available over all of the content presentation terminals in a period; a means for tracking total cumulative time for all the interactive programs over all of the content presentation terminals in a period; and a means for distributing a share of the licensing fund to each of the licensors of the content, the share of the licensing fund based on the fraction of the cumulative time for the corresponding content divided by the total cumulative time. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043694 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGATING DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION AND PAYMENT INFORMATION - One embodiment provides a system of distributing digital content from a first party to a second party over a network. The system includes an interface to receive by the second party from the first party a digital content package including a digital content and its header. The header provides Digital Rights Management (DRM) information and payment information for the digital content. The system also includes a payment module to receive a payment from the second party based on the received payment information. The system further includes an authorization module, after receiving the payment, to allow the second party to play the digital content under restrictions described in the received DRM. In some embodiments, the system may also include a preview module to allow the second party to preview the digital content for a predetermined number of times or for a predetermined length of time. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043695 | Method & system for facilitating charitable donor to donee matching - A method for facilitating charity donation matching, includes the steps of collecting information of potential donation receiving entities, inviting a potential donating entity to register contact information and donation criteria, prompting the potential donating entity to pay a matching surcharge, accepting the matching surcharge, matching the potential donating entity with one or more potential donation receiving entities and generating matching results, and providing the matching results to the potential donating entity. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043696 | Payment Processor Hosted Account Information - A payment processor may host account information such as an account number of a customer provided during a transaction with a point of sale of a merchant. The account information may be received by the payment processor without being stored at the point of sale. For example, the account information may be received by the payment processor via a web page that may emulate a terminal at the point of sale. The payment processor may store the account information and may establish a unique transaction identifier for the transaction. The unique identifier may be provided to the customer with a receipt and the account number may be provided to an entity that may provide payment the merchant to complete the sales transaction. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043697 | System and method for repaying an obligation - A method for repaying an obligation comprises periodically receiving into a merchant designated account an entirety of funds resulting from merchant sales made with a card product. A first amount related to the terms of the obligation is computed and the first amount is applied to the obligation. The amount remaining in the merchant designated account after applying the first amount to the obligation is transferred to a bank account accessible by the merchant. The steps are repeated until the obligation is satisfied. A system for repaying the obligation is in communication with an unmodified retail payment system. The system for repaying the obligation comprises at least one merchant designated account in communication with a network of the retail payment system, a master account in communication with the at least one merchant designated account, and an obligation processor in communication with the at least one merchant designated account and the master account. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043698 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR FULLY INSURING LARGE BANK DEPOSITS - An Interchange service that allows member banks participating in the service to offer their customers multiple certificates of deposit (“Multi-CDs”) so that large deposits exceeding an applicable Federal deposit insurance limit (e.g., $100,000) are fully insured. The Interchange partitions each of the large deposits into a plurality of deposit portions that do not exceed the Federal deposit insurance limit. The deposit portions are assigned to the member banks so that, for each member bank, the difference between funds flowing out of and into each member bank is minimized or eliminated. Differences in deposit terms offered by each of the member banks are monetized and resolved through the calculation and payment of present value payments, which are transferred between member banks that have different sets of deposit terms. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043699 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - An automated account management system provides a user with the ability to establish rules that dictate how the account management system is to manage the user's accounts. Once the user specifies a set of rules, the system automatically manages multiple accounts across multiple financial institutions in accordance with the user-defined rules. Other features, such as an on-line bill payment system, a money transfer system, and a retirement planning system, may be integrated within the automated account management system to provide the user with even greater control over his or her financial assets. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043700 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPLOYING APPLICATION PROGRAM COMPONENTS HAVING A SERVICE SECTOR - A communication system includes a development sector for registering a plurality of wireless devices, a business sector for controlling utilization of an application program and for receiving application data, a service sector for deploying the application program and for providing the application data to the business sector in accordance with communication with at least one wireless device of the plurality; and a mobile sector comprising the plurality of wireless devices, each device for receiving the application program deployed by the service sector, executing the application program in response to the business sector, and communicating with the service sector to support provision of the application data to the business sector. The wireless device, such as a cell phone, personal digital assistant, or palm top computer may include an auxiliary device such as a bar code scanner, a magnetic stripe card reader, or a printer. The business sector or service sector may monitor or limit utilization of the auxiliary device. Deployment of application programs may be controlled by the business sector or the development sector by rendering an application program or auxiliary device available for use only after a particular time or after receipt of a message. Distributed processing application programs having components in the business, service, and mobile sectors may thereby be updated in an orderly manner. An application program on a wireless device may assist confirmation of an order made by a buyer via a web site. The wireless device is expected to be operated by the buyer. Fraud reporting is accomplished by comparing data obtained by registration of the wireless device with data provided in the confirmation. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043701 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT - An automated account management system provides a user with the ability to establish rules that dictate how the account management system is to manage the user's accounts. Once the user specifies a set of rules, the system automatically manages multiple accounts across multiple financial institutions in accordance with the user-defined rules. Other features, such as an on-line bill payment system, a money transfer system, and a retirement planning system, may be integrated within the automated account management system to provide the user with even greater control over his or her financial assets. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043702 | PROXY CARD REPRESENTING MANY MONETARY SOURCES FROM A PLURALITY OF VENDORS - A proxy card used at an ATM or at any vendor store that has a legacy point of sale unit or at a store with the smart point of sale. In general, it can be used with any vendor and otherwise as any credit or debit card might be used. The point-of sale unit interacts with a multi-source processing system (MSPS) that, instead of servicing a single money source, interacts with more than one of a plurality of monetary sources that may be associated with the proxy card. The money transferred from credit or debit accounts of the user may be either transferred directly or indirectly via a proxy central account associated with the MSPS that a user maintains. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043703 | Transaction method and system in search region - A method and system are designed for transaction in a search region. The transaction system includes merchant servers and a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device further includes a calculation module, a communication module, a positioning module, and a display module. The portable electronic device is used to search the merchant servers in a set range, and transaction is performed through wireless communication transmission. The transaction method includes positioning the portable electronic device by the portable electronic device itself and setting an effective range according to the position of the portable electronic device; searching the merchant servers in the effective range; selecting one from the merchant servers as a transaction server; performing a transaction procedure between the portable electronic device and the transaction server. After the transaction is ended, the transaction server sends back an acknowledgement message to the portable electronic device. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043704 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for performing message deposit transaction screening - The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for performing message deposit transaction screening. One method includes receiving a call setup signaling message for a call for which a message deposit transaction is indicated and determining a message deposit transaction parameter associated with the message deposit transaction based on the signaling message. At least one message deposit transaction screening criterion is determined for the message deposit transaction based on the at least one message deposit transaction parameter. A message deposit transaction screening action is performed based on application of the screening criterion to the message deposit transaction parameter. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043705 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING TRANSACTIONS - A financial account issuer facilitating transactions between accounts is disclosed. The invention provides sellers with an irrevocable method of receiving funds from a purchaser and for improving purchaser willingness to transact with an unknown party. The invention also includes the options of interest payments, the use of different account issuers, different financial accounts, budget transfers, spend compartmentalization, cost-splitting, adjusting credit limits, loans, gifting, intermediary facilitating the transaction, transaction tracking, rapid funds availability, confidential transfer of funds, immediate initiation of shipment by a seller, releasing funds to a seller only after approval of the goods, services, or other value, demonstrating proof of payment, and recourse against a remote seller. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043706 | Money wiring address billing worldwide shipper online fraud detection system - A money wiring, address billing, online fraud detection system. A billing system that is of the utmost simplicity, ease of use. A billing system which bills and wires money with the actual numbers of a consumer's shipping address, and bills and wires money with the actual numbers of a consumer's telephone number. A system which wires money with a valued customer date and account expiration date. A billing system which uses all of these unique numbers to wire a consumer money, to prevent misuse of the billing systems numbers. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043707 | SYSTEM OF PERFORMING A RETROSPECTIVE DRUG PROFILE REVIEW OF DE-IDENTIFIED PATIENTS - An apparatus and method for delivering targeted informational messages includes a computer system for creating a de-identified encrypted PID and de-identified patient transaction data in a retail store for transmission and storage. A subset of de-identified encrypted PIDs are associated with targeted informational messages by the system and transmitted to retail stores, where a targeted message is printed on behalf of the patient corresponding to the de-identified encrypted PID. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043708 | Method and apparatus for reducing optical emissions in an integrated circuit - A method of hindering optical detection of a pattern of data being stored, moved or processed by at least one active circuit in an integrated circuit, the active circuit including at least first and second active devices that change state within a period of time, such that each device exhibits low resistance in one state and high resistance in another state, the method comprising controlling timing of the change of state of the first active device relative to the second active device so as to prevent the devices having simultaneous intermediate resistances between the low and high resistances, thereby to reduce optical emission by the at least one active circuit compared to causing the changes of state of the two devices to happen simultaneously. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043709 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING TRACE STATUS, TRACE AGENT AND TRACE CONTROL SERVER - The embodiments of the invention disclose a method for detecting status of a trace task, including: calculating a Token Digest value of a Service Level Tracing (SLT) Token according to information of the SLT Token; and verifying whether the Token Digest is changed. If the Token Digest is unchanged, it is determined that the trace task is not tampered; otherwise, it is determined that the trace task is tampered. The embodiments of the invention further disclose a corresponding system for detecting the status of the trace task as well as a trace agent and a trace control server. According to the embodiments of the invention, the status of the trace task can be effectively detected through calculating and verifying the Token Digest, so that it can be determined whether the trace task is tampered. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043710 | Enabling a software service provider to automatically obtain software service - Methods, and apparatus, enabling an originating service provider to automatically obtain from a 3 | 2009-02-12 |
20090043711 | System and method for securities information service - A securities information service system comprises: a service module and a query module. The service module is used to accept a register request from a user and provide a user record. The query module is used to establish a comparison condition according to the user record. The service module is also used to accept a securities message. When the securities message satisfies the comparison condition, the service module will recommend the securities to the user. The securities information service system recommends the securities to users according to the comparison results in order to raise the users' identification and satisfaction with the recommended securities. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043712 | DYNAMIC REALLOCATION HEDGE ACCOUNTING - A hedged exposure and an associated hedging instrument can be accounted for to reduce periodic earnings volatility associated with the hedged exposure. The accounting to reduce the earnings volatility includes designating a portion of the value of the financial exposure as being hedged by the hedging instrument. The designated portion is determined based on a price sensitivity of the hedging instrument with respect to changes in market value of an underlying instrument. In each of a number of sequential periods, the portion of the financial exposure is redesignated based on changed price sensitivity of the hedging instrument. Periodic earnings volatility associated with a hedged exposure also can be reduced by dividing (for accounting purposes) the hedging instrument into a first part (also referred to as a designated part) and a second part (also referred to as a residue part). This division is made in a way that ensures that changes in the value of the first part substantially offset changes in value of the financial exposure. The method also includes designating a portion of the first part as a hedge of the financial exposure such that the remainder of the first part offsets the delta of the second part. In each of a plurality of sequential periods, the portion of the first part is redesignated to maintain the relationship between the first part and the second part whereby the remainder of the first part offsets the delta of the second part. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043713 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHECKING MODEL PORTFOLIOS FOR ACTIVELY MANAGED FUNDS - The invention provides systems and methods for checking portfolios used to model the behavior of actively managed funds to facilitate intra-day trading of actively managed exchange traded funds (AMETFs) without revealing the fund assets. The invention also provides exchange traded notes based on an underlying actively managed fund without revealing the fund assets. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043714 | INTERACTIVE DATA MINING SYSTEM - An interactive data mining system ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090043715 | Method to Continuously Diagnose and Model Changes of Real-Valued Streaming Variables - The method trains an inductive model to output multiple models from the inductive model and trains an error correlation model to estimate an average output of predictions made by the multiple models. Then the method can determine an error estimation of each of the multiple models using the error correlation model. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043716 | DATA CLASSIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A data classification apparatus for classifying plural input data into plural categories, in which the apparatus includes a prototype select unit for selecting the prototype of the category nearest to the input data that has been read, a prototype evaluation unit for evaluating whether the selected prototype is proper, a prototype addition unit for adding a prototype in the case where the selected prototype is not proper and an internal data correcting unit for correcting at least one of the prototype and an area determining parameter specifying the size of the category area for each category in the case where the selected prototype is proper. The size of the category area can be set for each category, and therefore, the data can be properly classified and the judgment accuracy is improved in an application to fault detection and fault diagnosis. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043717 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR SOLVING DIFFICULT LEARNING PROBLEMS USING CASCADES OF WEAK LEARNERS - A method and a system for designing a learning system ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090043718 | Evolutionary hypernetwork classifiers for microarray data analysis - The present invention is to identify the gene modules associated with cancers from microarray data using the evolved hypernetwork classifier. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043719 | METHOD FOR SIMULATION OF HUMAN RESPONSE TO STIMULUS - A method is provided for simulating customer reaction to stimulus based on historical observable customer outcomes. Embodiments of the invention describe a series of steps that when taken together accomplish a predictive outcome of customer simulation from a plurality of source inputs without prior assumptions of relationship between inputs and simulated outcomes. The invention comprises a series of steps that effect the framing of the simulation model from which customer predicted outcomes are made. The various frames required to create the preferred simulation model include: customer database development, stimulus archetype development, model data development, model building, simulation of future customer reaction and suggested courses of action based on the results of the simulation. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043720 | DOMAIN NAME STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION USING CHARACTER-BASED N-GRAMS - Systems and methods of classifying domain names are disclosed herein. Character-based n-grams are derived from a domain name in order to classify such domain name in one or more pre-established categories. In one aspect, a geometrical approach is used. Domain name character-based n-grams are mapped to vector points in a multidimensional space. In addition, vector points for various other domain names, which belong to a domain name classification, can be mapped multidimensional space. The number of dimensions in the multidimensional space is the number of different n-grams that can exist for an n-character combination. The relationship between the domain name vector point and the vector points of the various other domain names is used as an indicator of the classification of the domain name vector point. In another aspect, the classification system can be configured to utilize statistical methods. Relative frequencies of one or more character-based n-grams in various classifications are used as indicators. For example, a dictionary set of character-based n-grams can be derived from one or more domain names. The character-based n-grams in the dictionary set can be associated with probability indicative to the likelihood that the character-based n-gram is found in a domain name of a given classification. Such probability can serve as an estimator of a classification of a new domain name having such character-based n-gram. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043721 | DOMAIN NAME GEOMETRICAL CLASSIFICATION USING CHARACTER-BASED N-GRAMS - Systems and methods of classifying domain names are disclosed herein. Character-based n-grams are derived from a domain name in order to classify such domain name in one or more pre-established categories. In one aspect, a geometrical approach is used. Domain name character-based n-grams are mapped to vector points in a multidimensional space. In addition, vector points for various other domain names, which belong to a domain name classification, can be mapped multidimensional space. The number of dimensions in the multidimensional space is the number of different n-grams that can exist for an n-character combination. The relationship between the domain name vector point and the vector points of the various other domain names is used as an indicator of the classification of the domain name vector point. In another aspect, the classification system can be configured to utilize statistical methods. Relative frequencies of one or more character-based n-grams in various classifications are used as indicators. For example, a dictionary set of character-based n-grams can be derived from one or more domain names. The character-based n-grams in the dictionary set can be associated with probability indicative to the likelihood that the character-based n-gram is found in a domain name of a given classification. Such probability can serve as an estimator of a classification of a new domain name having such character-based n-gram. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043722 | ADAPTIVE NEURAL NETWORK UTILIZING NANOTECHNOLOGY-BASED COMPONENTS - Methods and systems for modifying at least one synapse of a physicallelectromechanical neural network. A physical/electromechanical neural network implemented as an adaptive neural network can be provided, which includes one or more neurons and one or more synapses thereof, wherein the neurons and synapses are formed from a plurality of nanoparticles disposed within a dielectric solution in association with one or more pre-synaptic electrodes and one or more post-synaptic electrodes and an applied electric field. At least one pulse can be generated from one or more of the neurons to one or more of the pre-synaptic electrodes of a succeeding neuron and one or more post-synaptic electrodes of one or more of the neurons of the physical/electromechanical neural network, thereby strengthening at least one nanoparticle of a plurality of nanoparticles disposed within the dielectric solution and at least one synapse thereof. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043723 | WEB SERVER SYSTEM - When a mobile telephone requests a web server for HTML page data containing a link, the server generates an identifier and appends the identifier to the link. An HTML page containing the link with the appended identifier is generated by the web server and is transmitted from the web server to the mobile telephone. If content at the link destination of the link is requested by the mobile telephone, then the content is transmitted to the mobile telephone and an access log entry is recorded at the web server. The access log entry includes the identifier and the content request. In a case where identifiers are found to be in common, the number of times this content was accessed (requested) is construed to be a single time. Even if a single item of content is divided into multiple portions and requested multiple times, the number of times this content was accessed is treated as being a single time. The number of times access was performed can be calculated comparatively accurately. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043724 | Method, System and Computer Program Product for Preventing SIP Attacks - A method for preventing session initiation protocol (SIP) attacks is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of SIP response messages comprising at least one pre-defined SIP response code, and extracting at least one user identifier from the plurality of SIP response messages. The method further includes computing at least one of a frequency of the plurality of SIP response messages and a count of the plurality of SIP response messages corresponding to each user identifier of the at least one user identifier. The method further includes calculating a degree of attack corresponding to each user identifier using at least one of the frequency and the count. The method further includes determining a monitoring interval for each user identifier based upon the degree of attack for monitoring the plurality of SIP response messages. An apparatus and a computer program product for preventing SIP attacks are also provided. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043725 | INCORPORATION OF LEAD ACTOR INFORMATION FOR TV RECOMMENDERS - A program recommender ( | 2009-02-12 |
20090043726 | SPATIAL JOIN IN A PARALLEL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - There is provided a method, a system and a machine readable medium to execute a spatial query against a plurality of input tables of a distributed database. The method comprises: mapping spatial objects of a first input table to a first spatial grid, the first spatial grid including a plurality of first spatial cells; redistributing the spatial objects of the first input table to a first intermediate table of one or more access module processors based on the first spatial cell of the first spatial grid to which each of the spatial objects is mapped; determining whether one or more first spatial cells of the first spatial grid are skewed; subdividing each of the skewed one or more first spatial cells to a second spatial grid, the second spatial grid including a plurality of second spatial cells; mapping spatial objects of the first intermediate file to the second spatial grid, the second spatial grid including a plurality of second spatial cells; redistributing the spatial objects of the first intermediate file to one or more access module processors based on the second spatial cell of the second spatial grid to which each of the spatial objects is mapped; mapping spatial objects of a second input table to the first spatial grid and the second spatial grid; redistributing the spatial objects of the second input table to a second intermediate file of one or more access module processors based on the first spatial cell of the first spatial grid and the second spatial cell of the second spatial grid to which each of the spatial objects is mapped; and joining the spatial objects of the first intermediate file to spatial objects of the second intermediate file for each first spatial cell of the first spatial grid or the second spatial cell of the second spatial grid. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043727 | System and Method for Stepped Loading of Web Page Content - A system and method for integrating customized content with the main content of a Web page where the customized content is generated after the main content has been loaded within a browser application of a client computer is disclosed. The system and method of the present invention maintains information relating to the main content of a Web page in a memory cache which is then used to locate offer content that is relevant to the main Web page content. The offer content may then be transmitted to the client computer where it is integrated with pre-loaded main content within a Web page. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043728 | Query Optimization in a Parallel Computer System to Reduce Network Traffic - An apparatus and method for a database query optimizer to optimize a query that uses multiple networks. The query optimizer optimizes a query to reduce network traffic on a network or node that is overloaded or above an established parameter in a node/network attribute table. The query optimization to reduce network traffic may result in a sub-optimal query in other respects such as execution time. The result is a query optimizer that rewrites or optimizes a query to execute on multiple nodes or networks to reduce traffic on a network or node according to the loading characteristics and assigned attributes of a node or network. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043729 | Processing Overlapping Continuous Queries - An edge-covering based greedy method for shared filter ordering includes receiving a plurality of queries, wherein each query is a conjunction of filters, and each filter is shared across multiple queries of the plurality of queries, evaluating a unit price of each filter, evaluating, sequentially, each filter in order of a lowest to a highest unit price, to determine a value for each filter, and changing an ordering of the filters according to the values. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043730 | Methods and Apparatus for Improving Data Warehouse Performance - Methods and apparatus for improving data warehouse performance are disclosed. An example method to format data received from a data warehouse includes receiving an analysis instruction, retrieving data from the data warehouse based on the analysis instruction, and associating a mapping file with a fact table, the mapping file stored in a first hierarchical directory file path. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043731 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND FUNCTION LIMITATION METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention aims to limit, in case of causing plural devices to perform a process together, a use of a function of another device by reflecting function limitation information for individual user. In case of retrieving the function of the another device, a function retrieval request is issued to the another device with the set function limitation information for individual user added (S | 2009-02-12 |
20090043732 | Method For Providing Search Results List Based on Importance Information and System Thereof - The present invention relates to a method for providing a search result list by a search engine and a system thereof, and more particularly, to a method for generating a search result list by reflecting importance information in processing the search result list corresponding to a predetermined keyword input from a user terminal by a search engine and a system thereof. According to the present invention, there is an effect that is possible to provide method and system for providing a search result list, capable of providing a search result list on the basis of importance information in which accuracy and information on the registration date of a corresponding content are reflected. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043733 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY STORING, RETRIEVING AND QUERYING DATA STRUCTURES IN A RELATIONAL DATABASE SYSTEM - A database system is disclosed. The database system includes a common data repository, a document indexing database and a query engine. The common data repository is configured to store data in a common data table and is associated with a data object. The document indexing database is configured to store a data structure model that is associated with a unique document type. The data structure model is configured to facilitate retrieval of data stored in the common data table. The query engine is communicatively linked to the document indexing database and the common data repository. The query engine is configured to use the data structure model to retrieve data from the common data table. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043734 | Dynamic Partial Uncompression of a Database Table - A database dynamic partial uncompression mechanism determines when to dynamically uncompress one or more compressed portions of a database table that also includes uncompressed portions. A query may include an express term that specifies whether or not to skip compressed portions. In addition, a query may include associated information that specifies whether or not to skip compressed portions, and one or more thresholds that may be used to determine if the system is too busy to perform uncompression. A display mechanism may also determine whether or not to display compressed portions. The uncompression may occur at the database server or at a client. The database dynamic partial uncompression mechanism thus performs dynamic uncompression in a way that preferably uncompresses one or more compressed portions of a partially compressed database table only when the compressed portions satisfy a query and/or need to be displayed. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043735 | Reuse of Business Logic of Reports - An InfoSet API calls a query, the call defining selections for data retrieval. These selections are passed by the query to a report, which obtains data responsive to the selections via a data source. The obtained data is persisted in a global memory which allows such data to be accessed in multiple sessions. The persisted data is retrieved from the global memory by the query which in turns provides such data in response to the InfoSet API call. Techniques for automatically creating aspects of Infosets are also described as well as other related techniques, apparatus, systems, and articles. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043736 | EFFICIENT TUPLE EXTRACTION FROM STREAMING XML DATA - A method and apparatus are disclosed for querying streaming extensible markup language (XML) data comprising: routing elements to query nodes, the elements derived from the streaming extensible markup language data; filtering out elements not conforming to one or more predetermined path query patterns; adding remaining elements to one or more dynamic element lists; accessing a decision table to select and return a query node related to a cursor element from the dynamic element lists; and processing the cursor element related to the returned query node to produce an extracted tuple output. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043737 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A MULTI-FUNCTION SEARCH BOX FOR CREATING WORD PAGES - A multi-function search box on a word page is provided to enable a user to enter a word. The multi-function search box includes a text input control to provide text input functionality. The text input control is capable of suggesting a complete word based on a partially entered word. A dropdown display area is provided in the multi-function search box to display a list of words, every word therein contextually related to the fully entered or partially entered word. Another dropdown display area is provided to display contextually related options for a selected word in the list of contextually related words. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043738 | System and method of information filtering - In one embodiment the present invention includes a computer-implemented method of information filtering. The method includes storing a user goal. The method further includes generating search results corresponding to the user goal. The method further includes continuously filtering the search results, based on a user context that changes, to obtain a filter result related to the user goal. The method further includes outputting the filter result in accordance with a current user device. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043739 | METHOD OF DISPLAYING CUSTOMIZED DATA AND BROWSER AGENT - Provided are methods and apparatuses to display customized data. A browser agent of an Internet protocol television (IPTV) displays customized data. The browser agent includes a usage pattern monitor which monitors a user's usage pattern of the IPTV; and a user interest data analyzer which analyzes the usage pattern obtained by the usage pattern monitor to obtain information on what the user is interested in. Accordingly, the method of displaying customized data and the browser agent enable to automatically search and provide data in which a user is usually interested so that the user can view a huge amount of data more promptly and conveniently. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043740 | Method for administrating data storage in an information search and retrieval system - In a method for administrating data storage in an information search and retrieval system, particularly in an enterprise search system, wherein the system implements indexing and search applications and comprises a suitable search engine, and data storage devices and a data communication system which together realize a network storage system provided with an application interface, the network storage system divided in distinct logical volumes which are associated with the physical data storage units and configured depending on the application in one of a read-write mode mounted on one computer, a read-only mode mounted on one or more computers, or a floating and unmounted mode. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043741 | Autocompletion and Automatic Input Method Correction for Partially Entered Search Query - A method for processing query information includes receiving a partial search query from a search requestor, and obtaining a set of predicted complete queries corresponding to the partial search query from a plurality of previously submitted complete queries, the previously submitted complete queries submitted by a community of users. The set of predicted complete queries include both English language and Korean language complete search queries. The set of predicted complete queries are ordered in accordance with ranking criteria, and at least a subset of the ordered set is sent to the search requestor. The partial search query may be a Romanized representation of a partial Korean language search query. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043742 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OFF-LOADING USER QUERIES TO A TASK MANAGER - A system and computer program product that off-loads the processing associated with responding to user status requests for software task execution queues or for queued software tasks that are managed by a software task manager. A software task manager is periodically queried for status and the results of that periodic query are stored in a file. User queries for the status of the software task manager are handled by a separate process on a separate computing node. Queries submitted by users for the status of queues or queued software tasks managed by the software task manager are satisfied by retrieving the status data that are stored in the file. Alternative embodiments distribute copies of the file to several computing nodes to further alleviate the processing bottleneck caused by responding to frequent task manager status queries from many users. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043743 | PRIVACY INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEMS WITH BROAD SEARCH SCOPE AND INTEGRATION - A system for providing background check information to consumers diversifies a search vector by iteratively searching databases to obtain comprehensive identifying information while eliminating redundancies. Fuzzy expansion operators based on phonetics, misspellings, and other factors may be employed. The self-background check is intended to be used by consumers to safeguard against identify theft. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043744 | SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS - A system for use in a distributed environment comprising a first data processing system having a first entity (e.g. an object) and a second data processing system having a second entity. The first entity sends a request for an operation associated with the second entity. The request comprises an operation identifier in a first format (e.g. a first national language) and the operation comprises an operation identifier in a second format (e.g. a second national language). The environment also comprises a data structure comprising an association between the operation identifier in the first format and the operation identifier in the second format. The system comprises an intercept component for intercepting the request, a search component for searching the data structure for the operation identifier in the first format and a map component for mapping the operation identifier in the first format to the operation identifier in the second format. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043745 | Query Execution and Optimization with Autonomic Error Recovery from Network Failures in a Parallel Computer System with Multiple Networks - An apparatus and method for a database query execution monitor determines if an network error or low performance condition exists and then where possible modifies the query. The query execution monitor then determines an alternate query execution plan to continue execution of the query. The query optimizer can re-optimize the query to use a different network or node. Thus, the query execution monitor allows autonomic error recovery for network failures using an alternate query execution. The alternate query execution could also be determined at the initial optimization time and then this alternate plan used to execute a query in the case of a particular network failure. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043746 | COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING QUERY WINDOW, APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING QUERY WINDOW, AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING QUERY WINDOW - A query processing apparatus and method automatically generating a query window for an end user. The apparatus and method includes acquiring virtual schema information about tagged document data, automatically generating a query window on the basis of the virtual schema information, specifying an increase or a decrease in a number of repetitions of condition input fields for a repetitive item on the query window, copying content of the condition input fields in a certain repetition to the condition input fields in a newly-added repetition when an increase in the number of repetitions is specified, specifying a joining condition between conditions in each of the repetitions; and generating query code from information input in the query window and transmitting the query code to the query processing apparatus. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043747 | Remote segmentation system and method - Remote segmentation is a process by which segmentation data is collected from a third party and applied to an existing database. In a preferred embodiment of remote segmentation, a definition is added that makes the local system aware of all the possible segmentation dimensions in a way that is presentable to the user as well as transmittable to a third party (in house or other company) which processes the segment and returns the result. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043748 | ESTIMATING THE DATE RELEVANCE OF A QUERY FROM QUERY LOGS - Techniques are provided maintaining data that indicates for a plurality of query terms whether the plurality of query terms are date-qualified query terms. A query is received, and in response to receiving the query, the query is inspected to determine that the query contains a particular date-qualified query term. Then it is determined that the particular date-qualified query term has been associated with a plurality of dates, and it is determined which of the plurality of dates with which to associate the date-qualified query term for the query, based at least in part on the frequency with which each particular date of the plurality of dates has been associated with the particular date-qualified query term. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043749 | EXTRACTING QUERY INTENT FROM QUERY LOGS - Techniques are provided for storing queries received by a search engine are in a query log. For a particular query term in the query, it is determined how many queries in the query log contain that particular query term and an intent-indicating term, and determined how many queries in the query log contain that particular query term without an intent-indicating term. Based on the ratio between the number of queries in the query log that contain the particular query term and the intent-indicating term and the number of queries in the query log that contain the particular query term without the intent-indicating term, it is determined whether the particular query term is an intent-qualified query term. In response to determining that the particular query term is an intent-qualified query term, data is stored in a computer-readable medium that identifies the query term as an intent-qualified query term. Implicit-intent queries that contain the intent-qualified query term are processed based, at least in part, on the intent associated with the intent-qualified query term. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043750 | Query Optimization in a Parallel Computer System with Multiple Networks - An apparatus and method for a database query optimizer to optimize a query that uses multiple networks. The database query optimizer optimizes a query that uses multiple networks to satisfy the query by splitting the query execution to use multiple networks. Thus, the query optimizer rewrites or optimizes a query to execute on multiple nodes or networks to more efficiently execute the query and reduce network traffic on a network. The query optimizer uses plan cache statistics to determine whether to use multiple networks to optimize the query. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043751 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR DATA MANAGEMENT - The exemplary embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing data. A user interface is generated. A user makes a selection at the user interface of at least one data type of a set of data types to be measured for relevancy. The set of data types comprise an age of data, modification of data, and access of data. The user also selects, at the user interface a granularity of the at least one data type to be measured. Data is collected from multiple sources. The collected data is analyzed to determine a relevance for the data type selected by the user based on the granularity selected by the user, which forms a result. The result is displayed to the user, by the user interface. The result includes a visual representation of the relevance of the data type selected by the user based on the granularity selected by the user. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043752 | Predicting Side Effect Attributes - A method and system for predicting attribute side effects of predisposition modification are presented in which a set of attributes for predisposition modification of an individual is used to modify the individual's attribute profile to generate a modified attribute profile. A set of attribute combinations is compared against the modified attribute profile in order to identify those attribute combinations from the set that also occur in the modified attribute profile. Candidate side effect attributes that are statistically associated with the identified attribute combinations, but not present in the modified attribute profile, are stored as predicted side effect attributes that would result from the intended predisposition modification of the individual. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043753 | METHOD FOR GENERATING STRUCTURED QUERY RESULTS USING LEXICAL CLUSTERING - The present invention provides for the generation of structured query results using lexical clustering which includes collecting one or more search queries and data associated with the one or more search queries. The present invention further includes preprocessing the one or more queries into a canonicalized form of each of the one or more queries. The canonicalized form of each of the one or more queries may be accomplished using stemming, punctuation, pluralization, word order or other canonicalization rules. The present invention further includes building a lexical index of the one or more search queries and data associated with the one or more search queries and mining the lexical index of the one or more search queries and data associated with the one or more search queries in order to generate a structured query result set. | 2009-02-12 |
20090043754 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED CONTENT PORTABILITY IN A WORD PAGE MODULE - A computer implemented method for porting a visual object from a word page to another website is disclosed. The other website is accessible to the word page via Internet. The method includes enabling user selection of the visual object for transferring to the other website, and enabling user identification of the other website. The method also includes determining a communication interface of the other website. The communication interface defines one or more of acceptable content format, data types, size, and metadata. The method further includes transferring the visual object to the other website via the communication interface upon receiving instructions to port the selected visual object. | 2009-02-12 |