08th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100049623 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AN ANONYMOUS REQUEST FROM A CONSUMER TO A CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDER THROUGH A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and associated arrangement allows a content or service provider to establish an anonymous profile of a consumer using at least one request sent by the consumer through a communication network. The request sent by the consumer includes identification data of the consumer. The identification data is substituted in the network with an alias so as to anonymize the request. The identification data is not accessible to the content or service provider and there is a one-to-one and immutable correspondence between the identification data and the alias. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049624 | COMMODITY MARKETING SYSTEM - A commodity marketing system includes: a mobile terminal performing communication for performing user authentication; a communication device recognizing the mobile terminal and performing communication; a customer database performing user authentication of a person who carries the mobile terminal through the communication device and managing personal information; an imaging device taking an image of the person who carries the mobile terminal; a synthesizing device synthesizing the image taken by imaging device with another image; a commodity database storing the other image to be synthesized by the synthesizing device; a display device displaying the image synthesized by the synthesizing device; an input device to which the person inputs information; a delivery system delivering a commodity based on the information that is input to the input device; and a transaction system performing a transaction from the person authenticated by the customer database. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049625 | USER CONTEXT BASED DISTRIBUTED SELF SERVICE SYSTEM FOR SERVICE ENHANCED RESOURCE DELIVERY - Disclosed is a method and system of providing user context-based services over computer networks, using mechanisms for collecting and specifying one or more user context elements, each element representing a context associated with the current buyer state and having context attributes and attribute values associated therewith, mechanisms for collecting affective (emotive) data to inform the user context, and also an interactive graphical view to gain insight into available services for assisting in understanding available service information and making decisions on purchasing. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049626 | IN-VEHICLE MOBILE MUSIC PURCHASE - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for improvements in vehicle entertainment systems. A user (vehicle passenger) may wish to buy a song (or other media item) that is currently playing on the vehicle digital radio. In one embodiment, the user may direct a purchase command directly to a music vendor, without going through a central server. In the example of purchasing digital music files, such vendors currently may include iTunes, Amazon.com, Rhapsody and others. The purchase command may be entered at the user's mobile phone user interface. In another embodiment, the purchase request may be entered to the vehicle control system without the use of a mobile phone. The requested media item is downloaded to the vehicle and or to a designated alternative destination which may be the user's home or office or mobile device. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049627 | Audio Communication Web Site Integration - The present invention provides a method of communication between customers of a retail Web site. In particular, the illustrative embodiment provides a computer implemented method comprises authenticating a first customer and a second customer to enable the first and second customers to access a retail Web site via the Internet, displaying a representation of the first customer viewing a Web page of the retail Web site and a representation of the second customer viewing the Web page of the retail Web site, and enabling audio communication between the first customer and the second customer. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049628 | System and Method for Service Virtualization in a Service Governance Framework - A service governance framework may provide a platform for development and hosting of virtual service offerings and generation of interfaces to operations thereof, dependent on configurable functional parameters and/or non-functional aspects associated therewith. Virtualization techniques may be applied at an endpoint level, binding level, message level, operation level, and/or service level at design time, and supported with corresponding changes at runtime. Users having various roles may access the framework to specify operations of services provided by computing service sources to include in a virtual service offering, specify configuration parameter values associated with them, and/or specify a contract of non-functional aspect clauses for the virtual service offering. The framework may produce the interface by modifying an interface provided by the computing service sources (e.g., a WSDL). The framework may include aspect enforcement methods and an underlying common information model, and may support versioning and life cycles of service offerings and/or components. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049629 | METHOD OF ENABLING A USER TO DRAW A COMPONENT PART AS INPUT FOR SEARCHING COMPONENT PARTS IN A DATABASE - A method of receiving input image data for an image search engine includes providing a two-dimensional input image on a display screen, enabling a user to rotate the input image on the display screen about an axis that is non-perpendicular to a plane of the input image, and enabling the user to electronically draw modifications on the rotated input image. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049630 | ONLINE SHOPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OFFLINE, AND APPARATUSES APPLIED TO THE SAME - This invention relates to an online shopping system and method for use offline, and apparatuses applied to the same. More particularly, this invention relates to the integration of an online shopping system into offline stores through the conversion of online shopping to offline shopping, using communication networks such as the Internet, to create a new shopping concept based on using the combined advantages of online and offline environments such as that of online price competitiveness and offline customer relationships, while effectively providing users with freedom of detailed product knowledge and product purchases at online prices. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049631 | System and method for providing online donations - An online donation system and method generates an online catalogue displaying available charities and specific programs run or administered by the charities. A user selects one or more programs at one or more charities by selecting a display icon of the charities. The user then initiates a donation to the charity using an e-commerce engine. The display icons include objective or emotive images to enhance the online purchase experience of the user. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049632 | SYSTEM FOR MAKING FINANCIAL GIFTS - A computer-implemented method and system for electronic gift giving. The method includes providing an internet site for access by a giver via a giver device, prompting the giver to enter giver identification information, and storing the giver identification information in a data store. The giver is prompted to enter recipient information, and the recipient information is stored in the data store. The giver is prompted to select from a plurality of composition templates, and create a composition based on the selected composition template. The giver is prompted to enter a value of a monetary gift, and the entered value is stored in association with the created composition for delivery to a recipient. An embodiment of the invention may include interest being accrued based on the value of the monetary gift. In another embodiment, at least one sponsor pays a fee for an advertising message to appear in the composition. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049633 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IDENTIFY AND VISUALLY DISTINGUISH PERSONALLY RELEVANT ITEMS - An improved online shopping system is described herein, wherein a shopper is provided with a differentiated display of items, thereby allowing the user to discern which items match a “personal shop” criteria, among items that might not match that “personal shop” criteria. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049634 | COST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE UNIT OF MEASURE - A system determines the cost of a transaction. The system receives a transaction for an item. The transaction is in terms of a first unit of measure. The system then determines the quantity in terms of a second unit of measure and calculates the cost of the transaction based on the second unit of measure. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049635 | PRODUCT STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - A system for easily locating goods stored in a storage area including a computer coupled with a radio frequency transmitter or transceivers and goods placed in containers that are coupled to hangers that each has distinct electronic addresses. The hangers each have a hook that allows the hangers to be stored on rails coupled to racks in a storage area. The identifications of the goods and the electronic addresses for the corresponding hangers are associated with each other and stored on a computer database. When a user wants to pick up goods stored in the containers, the user inputs the identification for the goods and the computer will cause the radio frequency transmitter to emit a data packet that includes a search address and illumination data. The hangers each compare the search address to the electronic address and if there is a match, the hanger illuminates the light according to the illumination data. The system notifies the user of the color and flash pattern and the goods can then be easily found by locating the hanger having the corresponding illumination. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049636 | CONSUMABLE SUPPLY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CONSUMABLE SUPPLY MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND CONSUMABLE SUPPLY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - A consumable supply management system, connected to an image forming apparatus storing an apparatus identification data and using a consumable supply, includes a system controller and a management information storage. The management information storage stores management information including the apparatus identification data and a delivery-completed flag. The system controller includes a remaining amount information recording unit, a search unit, a delivery instruction unit, and an information clearing unit. The remaining amount information recording unit stores the management information to the management information storage when notification of remaining amount of the consumable supply is received. The search unit searches management information. The delivery instruction unit determines to deliver or suspend a delivery of a spare consumable supply in view of information clearing status of the management information and status of the delivery-completed flag. When consumable supply replacement information is received, the information clearing unit clears the management information. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049637 | MAPPING PORTAL APPLICATIONS IN MULTI-TENANT ENVIRONMENT - A method implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium being operable to associate each of a plurality of tenants with a respective virtual portal and individually meter virtual portal usage at each respective virtual portal. Additionally, the computer executable code is operable to determine a fee amount for the each of the plurality of tenants based on the individually metered virtual portal usage. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049638 | MULTI-COMPANY BUSINESS ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAME INCLUDING FINANCIAL REPORTING - In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a computer implemented method of financial reporting using a multi-company accounting system is provided. The method comprises specifying at least one distinct Natural Account Segment per report line of a plurality of report lines of the financial report via input from an interface user into the multi-company accounting system to define a report setup. The Natural Account Segment defines a specific type of one of an asset, liability, owner equity, revenue and expense account. The report lines are arranged into a tree view with the multi-company accounting system. The tree view defines a hierarchical format for the financial report and is displayable on a display of a computer arrangement. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049639 | Energy Transaction Broker for Brokering Electric Vehicle Charging Transactions - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for brokering a charging process of an electric vehicle. In one embodiment, a process extracts event data associated with the charging process from a charge notification in response to receiving the charge notification indicating that the charging process of the electric vehicle is complete. The event data may include, but is not limited to, duration of the charging process, quantity of electricity transferred, or rate at which electricity was transferred during the charging process. The process then identifies, from an energy transaction plan, a set of payees participating in the charging process. Thereafter, the process disburses a payment owed to the set of payees. An amount of the payment is calculated using payment terms in profiles of the set of payees. The payment includes funds from at least one of a payer fund and an incentive fund. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049640 | CHARGING ENABLER - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for providing charging functions. According to one embodiment, a method of charging for services on a communication network can comprise receiving a request to perform a charging function from an application via a northbound interface of a charging enabler. The northbound interface can provide an abstract interface for invoking one or more of a plurality of charging functions. The charging function can be requested from a network resource via a southbound interface of the charging enabler. The southbound interface can provide an interface specific to the network resource. Results of the charging function can be received from the network resource via the southbound interface of the charging enabler and returned to the application via the northbound interface of the charging enabler. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049641 | Computer architecture for managing courseware in a shared use operating environment - Methods, devices, and systems are provided in a multi-level computer architecture which provides improved capabilities for managing courseware and other content in a shared use operating environment such as a computer network. In particular, the invention provides a commercial networked instruction content delivery method and system which does not exclude synchronous sharing but is focused on asynchronous sharing. Security means in the architecture provide content property holders with the ability to know how many minutes of use an individual made of licensed material and with increased certainty that their material cannot be used, copied, or sold in usable form unless and until a user site is connected or reconnected to a minute-by-minute counter which is located off the premises of the user. This security link helps protect software and other works which are being sold or licensed to an individual, organization, or entity, and creates income opportunities for owners of such content. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049642 | ONLINE BILLPAY ATTACHMENTS - Apparatus and methods for improving online bill payment processes are provided. Online bill payment typically involves a paying party (“payor”), an intermediary (such as a bank, a billpay service or a billpay network) and a payee. In some embodiments, the apparatus and methods may provide optional file attachments that may be communicated from a payor (initiator) to a payee (recipient). Such attachments might include a signed contract for products or services, a payment stub with descriptive details of the payment, a photo of an item being purchased, or any other document that the payor wishes to send in connection with the payment transaction. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049643 | ONLINE BILLPAY MEMO DATA - Apparatus and methods for improving online bill payment processes are provided. Online bill payment typically involves a paying party (“payor”), an intermediary (such as a bank, a billpay service or a billpay network) and a payee. In some embodiments, the apparatus and methods may provide optional file attachments that may be communicated from a payor (initiator) to a payee (recipient). Such attachments might include a signed contract for products or services, a payment stub with descriptive details of the payment, a photo of an item being purchased, or any other document that the payor wishes to send in connection with the payment transaction. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049644 | CONTENT ITEM SLOT SCHEDULING - Content item presentation slots (e.g., advertisement slots) can be grouped into a slot group so that more than one presenter (e.g., advertiser) can share a corresponding number of slots on the publisher's property over a defined time period. The presenters can be scheduled to the slots within the slot group to maximize a performance measurement (e.g., number of clicks) that each presenter realizes according to budget constraints that are defined by the presenters. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049645 | Exhibiting Method of Exhibition - The present invention involves an exhibiting method of exhibition. The present invention comprises the following steps: first, mount a display terminal in an exhibition building and/or at an exhibiting booth, and mount an image pickup device at the position where the content to be exhibited is located; second, send the video shot by the image pickup device about the content to be exhibited via network to the display terminal mounted in the exhibition building and/or at the exhibiting booth, and visitors view the content to be exhibited via the display terminal. An exhibitor can at anywhere send the content to be exhibited via network video to the exhibition building and/or the exhibiting booth for the visitors to view, so, the high cost of traveling, accommodation, etc. is saved, and, the time for transporting the exhibits and the traveling time of the exhibitors are completely saved. The technical problem of the existing exhibiting method of exhibition that the exhibitors need to spend a lot of time and cost is saved. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049646 | CONVERTING A TRADE TRANSACTION AGREEMENT INTO ALLOWABLE STRUCTURED PRODUCTS - A trade transaction agreement, defined as a basket of one or more structured products, may be converted into one or more structured products. Trade information that represents the trade transaction agreement may be initially provided or specified in various forms, to subsequently be analyzed to construct the trade transaction agreement into its corresponding structured products. The structured products are suitable for submission to post-trade processing facilities for subsequent processing thereof and are accordingly submitted. The structured products may be submitted to a variety of post-trade processing facilities, or one post-trade processing facility may be utilized. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049647 | FINANCIAL SECURITY AND A TRANSACTION METHOD, SYSTEM AND INDEX RELATING TO THE SAME - A tradable security comprising a voting right associated with an underlying financial security and an instrument for permitting at least said voting right to be separated from at least some residual rights in the underlying financial security to create a voting right security wherein the ownership and control of the voting right security is tradable separate from the residual rights in the underlying security to permit a value of said voting right security to be established in an open market. In another aspect the invention is directed to a method of creating such a voting right security. In another aspect the invention is directed to a method of clearing and setting trades of the voting right security. In another aspect the invention is directed to a method of creating an index from the voting right security. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049648 | TRADING ORDERS WITH DECAYING RESERVES - In various embodiments, an apparatus includes a processor and a memory. The memory is communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory stores software instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a trading order for a particular quantity of a trading product. The trading order specifies that a first portion of the particular quantity is a displayed quantity and that a second portion of the particular quantity is a reserved quantity. The trading order specifies at least one of a decay rule, a decay interval, a decay rate, decay quantity, and one or more conditions. The software instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to cause the reserved quantity to decay based at least in part on at least one of the decay rule, the decay interval, the decay rate, and the decay quantity, and one or more conditions. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049649 | Methods and Apparatus Relating to the Formulation and Trading of Investment Contracts - A data processing system to enable the formulation of multi-party investments contracts is disclosed. The system comprises input means by which an ordering party can input contract data relating to at least one phenomenon, the phenomenon having a range of future outcomes and a future time of maturity. The contract data further includes a set of probabilities of occurrence for each outcome in the range and a consideration due to a counterparty at or after the time of maturity. One or more counterparties can input registering data including a set of probabilities of occurrence for each outcome in the range. The system further includes a data processor that is operable to price and match a contract from the contract data and the registering data. The pricing includes applying at least one template of entitlement as a function of outcome to each counterparty's set of probabilities to give one or more individual counterparty prices each equal to the ordering party's consideration, and further, applying the ordering party's set of probabilities to each template to derive an implied entitlement. The matching includes determining which counterparty will provide the best entitlement on maturity by comparing each implied entitlement with the consideration, and matching the contract with the counterparty having the template for the best comparison. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049650 | FACTORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computerized system and method for facilitating proposed factoring transactions between a funding source and a client in which the funding source advances funds to the client based on accounts receivable to the client by one or more customers on one or more invoices includes a computer program that receives instructions from a client to submit one or more invoices to a funding source for an advance of funds on accounts receivable on the chosen invoices and that provides access to invoice data to a funding source for determining whether the funding source will advance funds on the chosen invoices. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049651 | Loyalty-Based Credit Prescreening System - An integrated credit and loyalty offering to a retailer maximizes the effectiveness of both programs. The integrated system allows a retailer to enroll customers in a loyalty program, then solicit only pre-qualified customers immediately upon receipt of demographic information corresponding to the customer. The integrated system accepts transaction data from the retailer's loyalty program through the retailer's POS system to the credit prescreening program and awards appropriate loyalty rewards, as well as authorizing the retailer to offer credit to the pre-qualified customers. The credit prescreening process is done in real time as part of a retail transaction with the customer. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049652 | Automated System For Generating Philanthropic Donations Using Credit or Debit Cards - A method for using a credit or debit card for making a donation to a charity, may include the steps of selecting a charity for donations, selecting an amount for the donation based upon a purchase using the credit card, charging the credit card for the donation when the purchases made. The step of selecting of the amount may include selecting a fixed percentage of the purchase price using the credit card, and the step of selecting the amount may include the step of selecting of selecting a one time donation using a credit or debit card, or a fixed amount for certain types of transactions. The fixed percentage may be a fixed percentage of the purchase price, and the amount of donation may be based on the type of purchase with the credit card. The amount of donation may vary based upon the type of purchase with a credit or debit card. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049653 | Currency Conversion With Pre-Paid Card - A system is provided for a stored-value card account to serve as a platform to transfer funds in alternate currency. A prepaid cardholder may transfer to a recipient in a first currency from an account in a second currency. The prepaid cardholder selects the amount to be transferred, the recipient, and the currency to be provided to the recipient. An exchange rate is obtained automatically from a currency exchanger and once the prepaid cardholder authorizes the transfer, funds in the requested currency are transferred to the recipient and the prepaid cardholder account owner's prepaid cardholder account is debited the appropriate amount. Thus, currency conversion and delivery to a recipient is possible in an automated process. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049654 | System and methods for a multi-channel payment platform - The platform executes secure payment transactions between customers and registered merchants by using remote terminals. When the user authorizes his/her payment data (e.g. using a credit card) to be permanently stored in the central system, it is possible to extend payment functionality to other remote devices (e.g. a mobile phone, a cable-TV, a touch-tone telephone . . . etc). By remotely placing the payment functionality on the central system, payment data are never managed by the merchant or by the user. The system comprises a central computer information system and a number of remote terminals used for executing payment requests. When receiving a payment request, the platform recognizes the user, retrieves from its database his method of payment, the merchant account number and conducts the real payment transaction interacting with external financial institutions. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049655 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURELY EXECUTING A CHARGE TRANSACTION - A method for securely executing a charge transaction establishes an encrypted communication link between the mobile telecommunication device and a host by utilizing executable program code in the mobile telecommunication device. The method transmits data related to a charge transaction request from the host to the mobile telecommunication device via the encrypted communication link, and further transmits a second of at least two in combination unique data sets from the mobile telecommunication device to the host via the encrypted communication link as authorization for the charge transaction to be executed, and even further transmits from the host to a payment service provider, data related to the charge transaction request, the received second data set and a, in combination with the received second data set unique first data set stored at the host. The method completes the charge transaction if the first and second data sets in combination authorize the charge transaction. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049656 | Half-Graphical User Interface Order Processing System and Method - A half-graphical user interface (Half-GUI) order processing (HGOP) system with single sign on and its method of use is described. A set of web services may be utilized for order processing in an electronic commerce system which allows a merchant to host a product catalog and shopping cart, but post the transaction to an e-commerce system in one simple transaction. In response to a shopping cart request and utilizing single sign on technology, the HGOP system exposes a single checkout form, prepopulated with customer account information to a merchant web site. If no edits are required, the transaction posts and an order confirmation/thank you page is displayed. If edits are required or a new customer account is required, the customer's account is updated or created. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049657 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A VIRTUAL PRODUCT TO THIRD PARTIES - In a method of providing a virtual product to third parties, the virtual product being present in an original version in a digital form having a predetermined quality, a reduced version of the virtual product, along with information relating to a distributor of the virtual product, is initially provided. The reduced version's quality is inferior to the quality of the original version, and the information relating to the distributor are associated with this reduced version. On the basis of the information associated with the reduced version, further information may be created. This further information indicates that the reduced version has been passed on to the third party by the content provider. The further information is created if the third party has acquired rights to the virtual product after having obtained the reduced version of same. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049658 | SECURE ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods for the secure processing of electronic transactions are disclosed. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a system and method for the secure processing of electronic transactions comprises: receiving, by a POS terminal, information for a financial transaction card; receiving, by the POS terminal, information for a financial transaction; encrypting, by the POS terminal, the financial card information and the financial transaction information into a first encrypted message; transmitting the first encrypted message to a regional chassis; encrypting, by the regional chassis, the first encrypted message into a second encrypted message; transmitting the second encrypted message to a central chassis; decrypting, by the central chassis, the second encrypted message into a decrypted message; and transmitting the decrypted message to a host processor for authorization. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049659 | Method, device, server and system for identity authentication using biometrics - A method, a device, a server and a system for authenticating the identity with the biological character in an authenticating system, the authenticating system at least includes a local device and an authenticating server, wherein the method comprises the following steps: inputting step, inputting the biological character data in the local device by a biological character sensor; matching step, matching the input biological character data with the original biological character data pre-stored in the memory of the local device; first identification code producing step, producing the first identification code in the local device if the input biological character data is matched with the original biological character data pre-stored in the memory; and authenticating step, sending the first identification code to the authenticating server, authenticating the first identification code by the authenticating server in order to authorize the system to perform the authorized operation. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049660 | PROCUREMENT SYSTEM - The procurement system includes that a quotation regarding the request for quotation can be only submitted by a seller through means of the procurement system, when he is registered and also personally identified in the procurement system so he is known as a seller with separately defined contact data and irrespective of the contact data in the list of the buyer whereby the seller determines his own billing address in the procurement system and thus prevents sending an invoice for example to other contacts, departments or divisions of the corporate group not related to the quotation. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049661 | TRACEABILITY PROCESS AND SECURITY ELEMENTS USED IN SAID PROCESS - Bi-directional cattle traceability process comprising five basic stages: a first document traceability and sanitary certification chain stage, wherein the animals are identified by birth certificates, animal identification attached to the animal's ear and registered in a data centre. A second stage for transfer of animals to another establishment, wherein genetic material is extracted from the offspring not yet weaned, filed and registered and registered in the data centre. A third stage for slaughtering of animals, wherein the slaughtered animal's ear is cut off where the animal identification is attached and the animal identification is read on line, the half carcases have sealed strips applied to them, DNA samples are extracted from the animal, then deposited in the official genetic bank and on each cut a locket sampler is attached encrypting a genetic and biochemical sample. A fourth stage for transfer or exporting of cuts, wherein the barcode that originated the cut is identified and applied to each portion of this cut or piece into which it is divided and then the locket sampler is removed from each sliced or minced cut, to deposit it in the cold storage chamber. A fifth and last stage of traceability auditing, wherein three samples of the identified portion of a cut to de audited are taken and adulteration of the cut or non-adulteration is determined by comparing the genetic sample taken in the third stage with the encrypted genetic sample in the locket sampler that held the original cutting extracted in the fourth stage. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049662 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING EMPLOYMENT SEARCHES - A system and method is provided for facilitating and assisting employment related searches. Prospective employees and prospective employers can access and upload employment related information, which can pertain to available positions and positions being sought. Prospective employees remain anonymous until they decided to provide identifying information. Prospective employers can search prospective employees and communicate directly with them under complete anonymity. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049663 | SERVICE FOR PROVIDING ITEM RECOMMENDATIONS - A service is disclosed for enabling web sites and other entities to provide item recommendations and other behavior-based content to end users. The service can be implemented as a web service that is remotely accessible over the Internet. Web sites use the web service's interface to report events descriptive of item-related actions performed by end users (e.g., item views, item purchases, searches for items, etc.). The web service analyzes the reported event data on an aggregated basis to detect various types of associations between particular items, and stores resulting datasets that map items to associated items. The web service's interface also provides various API calls for enabling the web sites to request item recommendations and other behavior-based content, including but not limited to personalized recommendations that are based on the event history of the target user. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049664 | Method and system for user-defined alerting of securities information - A method for user-defined alerting of securities information allows a user to create in advance a plurality of different alert conditions, such as a traded price, a percentage price change or a traded volume of a specific stock that has reached a preset value. Each of the alert conditions corresponds to a color background. Upon receipt of incoming real-time securities data or downloading of user-defined securities data from a database, a value in each data cell of the securities data is checked for conformity with a corresponding one of the alert conditions. If a specific alert condition is satisfied, a color background corresponding to the specific alert condition is applied to the corresponding data cell to produce a direct and prominent alerting effect. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049665 | BASEL ADAPTIVE SEGMENTATION HEURISTICS - A system and method for identifying homogeneous risk pools used in the calculation of minimum capital requirements for a number of segments of a population of portfolios is presented. An F-ratio objective function representing a probability of a risk event across all of the number of segments of the population is calculated using an F-ratio objective function engine. An input dataset that defines a decision tree structure for the population is received. The F-ratio objective function of the risk event is maximized using a generic algorithm-based search engine to optimize the decision tree structure to group the number of segments according to one or more of the homogeneous risk pools, and a score for each homogeneous risk pool is then generated. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049666 | TRADING ANALYSIS TOOLS - There is provided a method for analysing the trading results of a product by deriving a fair price for the product. The fair price is determined by analysing the best current bid price, the best current offer price, the quantity available for purchase at the best current bid price, the quantity available for sale at the best current offer price, the previous day's closing price and/or the minimum increment of price change as stipulated by an exchange on which the product is traded. The fair price derived for the product may be computed and used as a tool for analysing past or future trading results and for providing trading indications and guidelines. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049667 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMBINING SECURITIES AND CARBON CREDITS - Systems and methods are provided for reducing or neutralizing a carbon footprint of a security using carbon credit. At least one security that is excluded from an investment fund may be determined. A carbon footprint of the at least one security may be calculated. A first amount of carbon credit necessary to neutralize the carbon footprint of the at least one security may be determined. A second amount of carbon credit may be purchased based on the act of calculating the first amount of carbon credit necessary to neutralize the carbon footprint. A financial instrument determined to have an at least partially neutralized carbon footprint may be generated by causing the at least one security and the second amount of carbon credit to be stored in a trust. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049668 | System and Method for Online Trading Using an Electronic Spreadsheet - A system and method for receiving streamed, real time quotes with respect to financial instruments. The system applies a spreadsheet based investment strategy to the real time quotes, generating electronic orders based on the results of the investment strategy analysis and transmitting the orders for real time execution. The system generates a unique order identifier that allows users to actively track the status of orders in real time. This unique order identifiers can be shared with other users so that other trading strategies can be developed to execute upon the successful execution of the order (e.g., hedging). | 2010-02-25 |
20100049669 | PUMP OPERATING CHIP WITH GAS PRICE SELECTION CAPABILITY - A fuel dispensing system which sets the price for fuel to be dispensed based on the mileage/fuel consumption history of a vehicle for which fuel is being purchased. A key is used both to enable vehicle operation and to transfer mileage data to the dispenser computer. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049670 | Method and Media for Communicating Relevance of a Diaper Product to Targeted Consumers - Methods for communicating the relevance and benefits of a diaper product comprising a wearable structure and a replaceable component, to members of a market segment. Particular examples comprise the steps of: providing a tangible medium containing visual content comprising one or more photographic images of an adult, a child and a diaper product in at least partial view, and, either, the adult appearing to be engaged in the act of changing the replaceable component while the child is wearing the wearable structure, or, the diaper appearing to include a wearable structure and a removable or replaceable component; and causing the visual content to be made available for viewing by members of the public. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049671 | Method for Assessment of Friction Properties of Fibers or Substrates Upon Mechanical Treatment - Method for assessment of friction properties of fibers or substrate. The method is useful for assessing the degree of damage of hair fibers, for demonstrating the efficacy of a composition for minimizing the friction properties of fibers or substrate and/or for supporting advertising claims. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049672 | Methods for Reducing Sample Size of Clinical Trials - Methods for reducing sample size of clinical trials are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method for calculating a sample size for a clinical trial includes choosing values for power, level of significance and size of treatment effect sought for a particular event; selecting a subgroup of people for the clinical trial from a selection of subgroups, the subgroup having a higher value for an event rate than the remaining subgroups; and calculating the sample size for the clinical trial using the values for power, level of significance, size of treatment effect sought and the subgroup event rate, wherein the people of the subgroup have a lower gelsolin concentration than a predetermined baseline value of gelsolin. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049673 | Forest Factory Valuation Model - Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for determining a value of a forest factory. A stump land value component and a biomass component of a forest factory are determined. A value of the forest factory is obtained by combining the components. The stump land value component may be normalized by a crop rotation time period. A carbon value component of a forest factory may be determined and the value of the forest factory adjusted. A land parcel may be partitioned into land partitions, in which forest parameters are associated with each land partition. A stump land value component, a biomass fuel value component, and a carbon credit value component may be determined from the land partitions. The carbon credit value component may be determined a percentage of coniferous trees, deciduous trees, and corresponding constant values of oxygen generation. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049674 | GENERIC CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM - A classification system including a training device and one or more classification device for classifying one or more vectors other than training vectors. The training device is for selecting which training classification algorithms best classifies a set of training vectors, and for finding a set of values, of parameters of a generic classification algorithm, that enable the generic classification algorithm to substantially emulate the selected training classification algorithm. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049675 | Recovery of 3D Human Pose by Jointly Learning Metrics and Mixtures of Experts - Systems and methods are disclosed for determining human pose by generating an Appearance and Position Context (APC) local descriptor that achieves selectivity and invariance while requiring no background subtraction; jointly learning visual words and pose regressors in a supervised manner; and estimating the human pose. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049676 | Arrangement and Method for Network Management - The present invention relates to an arrangement for network management and adapted to be provided in or associated with a network node to be managed. It comprises, or is in communication with, modeling means adapted to, using substantially non-formal descriptions, model network domain and behavior using formal ontologies comprising inference capabilities by means of an inference engine, thus providing a formal ontology model describing domain and behavior. It also comprises annotating means adapted to add semantic information to the formal domain and behavior ontology model, generating means adapted to, using said formal ontology model and said inference engine, elaborate an algorithm adapted to generate and update a probabilistic causal network graph structure representing the domain and its behavior. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049677 | SEQUENCE LEARNING IN A HIERARCHICAL TEMPORAL MEMORY BASED SYSTEM - A hierarchy of computing modules is configured to learn a cause of input data sensed over space and time, and is further configured to determine a cause of novel sensed input data dependent on the learned cause. At least one of the computing modules has a sequence learner module configured to associate sequences of input data received by the computing module to a set of causes previously learned in the hierarchy. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049678 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PREFETCHING AND CACHING WEB SERVICES REQUESTS - A web services request prefetching proxy receives web services registry requests from a client, applies a prediction rule to the request to generate likely next web services registry requests, searches the web services registry based on the predicted likely next web services requests, and preloads a caching proxy with a search result. The caching proxy receives web services registry requests and, depending on a hit or miss, reports to the client. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049679 | CROSS CHANNEL OPTIMIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The inventive subject matter is generally directed to a cross channel optimization system, methods, and related software which provide for the conducting of experiments and/or optimization of digital content across a plurality of external content systems to user of the external content systems. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049680 | METHOD FOR PROJECTING WAFER PRODUCT OVERLAY ERROR AND WAFER PRODUCT CRITICAL DIMENSION - A method for projecting wafer product overlay error of the present invention is disclosed, the steps of the method comprises:(a) sample equipment overlay error data, equipment condition data, and actual wafer product overlay error data; (b) establish a neural network, the equipment overlay error data and the equipment condition data are inputs of the neural network, the generated output of the neural network is projected wafer product overlay error data, and the actual wafer product overlay error data is the target output of the neural network; and (c) set a mean square error target, train the neural network continuously until the mean square error of the neural network is no longer bigger than the mean square error target. Additionally a method for projecting wafer product critical dimension is also presented in the present invention. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049681 | BASE OIL PROPERTIES EXPERT SYSTEM - A method for predicting properties of lubricant base oil blends, comprising the steps of generating an NMR spectrum, HPLC-UV spectrum, and FIMS spectrum of a sample of a blend of at least two lubricant base oils and determining at least one composite structural molecular parameter of the sample from said spectrums. SIMDIST and HPO analyses of the sample are then generated in order to determine a composite boiling point distribution and molecular weight of the sample from such analysis. A composite structural molecular parameter is applied, and the composite boiling point distribution and the composite molecular weight to a trained neural network is trained to correlate with the composite structural molecular parameter composite boiling point distribution and the composite molecular weight so as to predict composite properties of the sample. The properties comprise Kinematic Viscosity at 40 C, Kinematic Viscosity at 100 C, Viscosity Index, Cloud Point, and Oxidation Performance. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049682 | INFERENCE DETECTION ENABLED BY INTERNET ADVERTISING - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that performs inference detection based on Internet advertisements. In doing so, this system first receives a set of topic words, performs a search query on each topic word using a search engine, and gathers a set of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) associated with sponsored advertisement from the search results corresponding to each search query. Then, the system determines a correlation between two topic words based on their corresponding URLs associated with sponsored advertisement, and produces a result which indicates groups of correlated topic words. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049683 | COLLABORATIVE DEBATING TECHNIQUES - Techniques for collaborative debating are provided. Pieces of content are associated with particular identities and submitted to virtual communities. The content and the identities then receive metrics as: comments, attributions, and/or reputation ratings from various members of the virtual communities. The metrics are collected in a repository and subsequently summarized for requesters to assist in analyzing the credibility of the identities and/or the value that particular pieces content add to a particular debate within a particular virtual community. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049684 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY - Provided are methods and systems for knowledge discovery utilizing knowledge profiles. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049685 | Pattern Discovery Techniques for Determining Maximal Irredundant and Redundant Motifs - Basis motifs are determined from an input sequence through an iterative technique that begins by creating small solid motifs and continues to create larger motifs that include “don't care” characters and that can include flexible portions. The small solid motifs, including don't care characters and flexible portions, are concatenated to create larger motifs. During each iteration, motifs are trimmed to remove redundant motifs and other motifs that do not meet certain criteria. The process is continued until no new motifs are determined. At this point, the basis set of motifs has been determined. The basis motifs are used to construct redundant motifs. The redundant motifs are formed by determining a number of sets for selected basis motifs. From these sets, unique intersection sets are determined. The redundant motifs are determined from the unique intersection sets and the basis motifs. This process continues, by selecting additional basis motifs, until all basis motifs have been selected. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049686 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VISUAL RECOMMENDATION BASED ON USER BEHAVIOR - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for dynamically recommending one or more visualizations for a given task based on user behavior, such as a user's interaction pattern with a current visualization. An alternate visualization type is provided to a user by observing actions of the user with a current visualization type; determining if one or more predefined action patterns is detected in the observed actions, wherein at least one of the predefined action patterns has a predefined associated alternate visualization type; and providing the alternate visualization type to the user when the associated predefined action pattern is detected. The one or more predefined action patterns may be defined by one or more rules or an example-based method. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049687 | System and method for information sharing across security boundaries - A system and method for sharing information across security boundaries including a server for sharing information between networks. The method for includes receiving data structured as semantic statements, retrieving a set of rules and ontology, processing a semantic statement from data with rules and ontology, determining whether the semantic statement is consistent with rules and ontology, and determining a fact that gives rise to an inconsistency if the semantic statement is inconsistent. The method further includes removing the fact that gives rise to the inconsistency and releasing data when the semantic statement is consistent with rules and ontology. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049688 | LINK INFORMATION EXTRACTING APPARATUS, LINK INFORMATION EXTRACTING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A storage unit stores first link information classified into a particular type. A take-in unit takes in a plurality of pieces of electronic information. A classifier unit classifies each piece of the electronic information taken in by the take-in unit into first electronic information which describes the first link information and second electronic information which does not describe the first link information. A generator unit generates third link information based on second link information when the first electronic information describes the second link information that is different from the first link information. An output unit generates possibility information indicative of a possibility that the third link information is classified into a particular type, based on the third link information and at least the first or second electronic information, and outputs the possibility information and the third link information in association with each other. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049689 | PHENOTYPE PREDICTION METHOD - The present invention relates to methods and systems for predicting the phenotype conferred by a protein. Such methods and systems facilitate the design, optimisation, and assessment of the efficiency of a therapeutic regimen based on the genotype of the disease affecting the patient. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049690 | RESEARCH COLLECTION AND RETENTION SYSTEM - A system and method for managing research produced by outside research vendors includes a storage unit, data repository stored on the storage unit, and a processing unit in communication with the storage unit and data repository. The processing unit may be configured to collect first research reports from first and second research vendors, where the first and second research reports have first and second formats, respectively. The processing unit may further be configured to reformat the first research reports from the first format into a third format, reformat the second research reports from the second format into the third format, store the reformatted first and second research reports in the data repository, and provide access to the first and second research reports in the third format to members of the organization. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049691 | DATA STORAGE APPARATUS - An apparatus for storing data, the apparatus connectable to another apparatus via a plurality of paths over a network, includes: a plurality of ports each of which is connectable to one end of each of the paths; a memory for storing information of the plurality of paths to the another apparatus; and a processor for executing a process including: monitoring throughput of each of the plurality of paths by receiving a message from the another apparatus indicative of an amount of data successfully received at an interval, determining at least one of the ports for transmitting data on the basis of the monitored throughput, and transmitting data from the determined port to the another apparatus. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049692 | Apparatus and Method For Retrieving Information From An Application Functionality Table - A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to derive a table representing operations associated with an application. One or more parameters are received. A query is executed against the table if the parameters are resolvable with respect to one or more columns in the table. A derived query is constructed based on one or more additional parameters if the parameters are not resolvable with respect to one or more columns in the table. The derived query is executed against the table. A query result is returned. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049693 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CACHE BASED XML PUBLISH/SUBSCRIBE - A publish/subscribe content-based distribution of messages, receives a message, codes the message to generate a message identifier, content filters the message to identify matches to subscription queries, retrievably caches the matches based on the message identifier, receiving another message, codes the message to generate its message identifier, accesses the cache with the message to identify any associated previously identified query match and, if not identified, content filters the message and, conditional on matches to subscription queries, reports the message and updates the cache. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049694 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING A RELATIONAL SCHEMA - According to one embodiment, a method of accessing data stored in a data store by using a query is provided and includes receiving a first query in a standardized-language at an relational database interface, the first query identifying a first data type. A provider registry is consulted to identify a first provider associated with the first data type. A request specification is transmitted from the relational database interface to the first provider associated with the first data type. Non-relational data of the first data type is received at the relational database interface. The non-relational data is of the first data type received from the first provider in response to the request specification. The non-relational data is converted to relational data at the relational database interface, and the relational data is returned. The relational database interface does not include code relating to how the non-relational data of the first data type is stored by the first provider, how the non-relational data of the first data type is to be retrieved by the first provider, and how the non-relational data is to be manipulated for format conversion. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049695 | Match Engine Marketing [ Applicaton Number 11/250,908 ] - Enabling advertisers using a computer network such as the Internet and a match engine to submit their offerings to product, service, benefit seeking entities. In some embodiments, a database having accounts for the providers is made available. Accounts contain contact and billing information for an advertiser; and at least one offering having at least a description, a criteria set comprising one or more criterion factors, and a bid amount. An advertiser influences a position of an offering in the advertiser's account by first selecting offering relevant criteria. The advertiser enters the criteria and the description into a listing; influencing at least in part the position for the listing within a results page through an online bidding process. This results page is generated in response to a seeking entity query of the match engine. Pay for performance demographic, geographic, psychographic criteria/characteristics targeted directly advertising (frictionless advertising) is enabled. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049696 | Systems and Methods for Smart City Search - A method, machine-readable medium, and system involve receiving user input with a navigation device regarding a desired city name. A determination is made regarding whether the user input matches city names in a Last Used City List (LUCL). A Global City List (GCL) is consulted when the user input does not match the city names in the LUCL. A matching city name is selected as a best candidate. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049697 | INFORMATION SHARING IN AN ONLINE COMMUNITY - A system and method which may allow users, who are looking for similar products or services on a website and thus belong to an online community, to directly communicate with each other. The method may be used in eCommerce, e.g., online shopping or online auction. The method may also be used in other contexts, such as social networking and online photo albums. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049698 | OPERATIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDERS - In a computer program product, system and method for retrieving operational data, a front-end unit generates a query for operational data. In an embodiment, in response to the generation of the query, an operational information provider is sent to a back-end unit to retrieve real-time operational data from the back-end unit using a retrieval method specified in the operational information provider. The retrieved operational data, including the real-time operational data is received by the front-end unit from the back-end unit. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049699 | System and method for effectively presenting multimedia information materials - Methods and systems for presenting multimedia information materials from a database, preferably as a video broadcast. In one example, a plurality of information segments, such as video clips, are stored in the database, information segments are selected from the database, and a user can organize a subset of the selected information segments to affect a presentation of those information segments in desired order. The selected information segments may be loaded into a memory. The selected information segments may also be represented using indicators. The subset of selected information segments may be presented in the same order as the corresponding indicators. The presentation may be realized on a computer, a media player, or a television, the latter of which may interface with a set-top box and/or a personal video recorder. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049700 | Probabilistic Lossy Counting - A method for probabilistic lossy counting includes: for each element in a current window, determining whether an entry corresponding to a current element is present in a table; in the event an entry corresponding to the current element is present in the table, incrementing a frequency counter associated with the current element; otherwise, inserting an entry into a table, wherein inserting an entry comprises: calculating a probabilistic error bound Δ based on an index i of the current window; and inserting the probabilistic error bound Δ and a frequency counter into an entry corresponding to the current element in the table; and at the end of the current window, removing all elements from the table wherein the sum of the frequency counter and probabilistic error bound Δ associated with the element is less than or equal to the index of the current window. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049701 | System Monitoring Control Point Conversions to Pervasive Device Objects - An embodiment of the invention receives first data from a network, wherein the first data is in a first protocol that is not readable by a user interface. The first data is translated into second data in a second protocol that is not readable by the user interface. The method accesses code lookup tables within a translation component to translate the first data into the second data. The second data is enriched with metadata that is specific to the first data, wherein the metadata is obtained from the translation component. The second data is translated into third data in a third protocol that is readable by the user interface. The method creates XSLT's to translate the second data to the third data and sends the third data to the user interface. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXT ENHANCED MESSAGING - A system and method for media enhanced messaging. A message from a message sender to be delivered to at least one message recipient is received over a network. The message comprises at least one delivery criteria and at least one content criteria. When it is determined, via the network that the delivery criteria of the message has been satisfied, a query is formulated based on the content criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the content criteria and to media files so as to identify at least one media file that is relevant to the content criteria. The media files are inserted into the message and the message is transmitted over the network to the recipient. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049703 | METHOD FOR SUMMARISING KNOWLEDGE FROM A TEXT - The present invention relates to a method for summarising knowledge from text and in particular to a method and system for summarising knowledge from text such as scientific or research papers. The continuing growth of the published literature has created a fundamental barrier to the transfer of what is published being used in common practice. There is just too much literature for human beings to deal with. The present invention provides a computing system and method for automatically summarising knowledge from text, by determining some concepts from the text, generating a set of candidate relationships between the concepts, generating a set of relationships based on the set of candidate relationships according to predetermined criteria and generating a decision model based on the set of relationships. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049704 | Map information processing apparatus, navigation system, and map information processing method - A map information processing apparatus includes: a map information storage portion in which multiple pieces of map information can be stored; an accepting portion that accepts a map output instruction and a map browse operation sequence; a map output portion that reads the map information and outputs a map in a case where the map output instruction is accepted; an operation information sequence acquiring portion that acquires an operation information sequence, which is information of at least one operation corresponding to the accepted map browse operation sequence; a display attribute determining portion that selects at least one object and determines a display attribute of the at least one object in a case where the operation information sequence matches an object selecting condition, which is a predetermined condition for selecting an object; and a map output changing portion that acquires map information corresponding to the map browse operation, and outputs map information having the at least one object according to the display attribute of the at least one object determined by the display attribute determining portion. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049705 | DOCUMENT SEARCHING DEVICE, DOCUMENT SEARCHING METHOD, AND DOCUMENT SEARCHING PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a document search apparatus for searching a predetermined corpus for a document file whose content is related to text for searching. The apparatus stores index information that indicates the position in a document and the position in a morpheme for a respective gram. Upon the receipt of the input of text for searching, from a user, the document search apparatus extracts a morpheme and a gram. Then, upon the indexing of the rarity of the morpheme in the corpus and the detection of a document file that contains the morpheme, the number of times such a morpheme appears in the document file is counted as an appearance frequency. From the estimate number and the appearance frequency regarding the morpheme, the relevance of the contents between the text for searching and the document file is indexed as a relevance score. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049706 | WORK HISTORY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF - There is a need for facilitating configuration of the right to reference varied work histories and searching for work histories. A work history management apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes: a work history classification section that classifies a work history in accordance with a content of the work history and assigns a classification identifier; a work history registration section that associates the classification identifier with the work history and stores the work history in a storage device; and a work history reference section that responds to a work history reference request from a user, references a reference condition associating a user capable of referencing the work history with the classification identifier, and searches for the work history stored in the storage device so as to be able to be referenced by the user and correspond to the classification identifier. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049707 | System And Method For The Structured Display Of Items - A system and method for displaying items by receiving a query, identifying query feature values for similarity features associated with the query, identifying items each having item feature values for similarity features thereof, for each of the identified items and for each of the similarity features, determining a feature distance between the query feature value and the item feature value, and presenting the identified items in a two dimensional array of cells. The array defines reference vectors corresponding to the similarity features. The identified items are positioned within the array relative to the origin cell, for any of the cells, by determining difference function values. for the identified items each based on the feature distances of the item, the reference vectors and the coordinates of the cell, and placing one of the items in the cell based upon the determined difference function values. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049708 | System And Method For Scoring Concepts In A Document Set - A system and method for scoring concepts in a document set is provided. Concepts including two or more terms extracted from the document set are identified. Each document having one or more of the concepts is designated as a candidate seed document. A score is calculated for each of the concepts identified within each candidate seed document based on a frequency of occurrence, concept weight, structural weight, and corpus weight. A vector is formed for each candidate seed document. The vector is compared with a center of one or more clusters each comprising thematically-related documents. At least one of the candidate seed documents that is sufficiently distinct from the other candidate seed documents is selected as a seed document for a new cluster. Each of the unselected candidate seed documents is placed into one of the clusters having a most similar cluster center. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049709 | Generating Succinct Titles for Web URLs - Methods, computer programs, and systems for generating a link title for a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) within a context webpage to be shown as a web result are provided. The method evaluates generation parameters for a plurality of sources for picking words from the link title. Further, the method generates candidates for the link title, and a likelihood is computed for each candidate. When computing the likelihood, the generation parameters, the context webpage and the words are considered. In addition, the method selects a candidate with the highest likelihood from all the computed likelihoods, and presents the URL with the selected candidate as the title. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049710 | System and method for optimized filtered data feeds to capture data and send to multiple destinations - There is provided a system and method for optimized filtered data feeds to capture data and send to multiple destinations. There is provided a system comprising a memory and a processor. The memory has a database associating data feed patterns to one or more of a plurality of destinations. The processor captures data from a data feed having a data feed destination, stores the data in the memory, compares the data feed with the data feed patterns in the database to determine matched patterns, retrieves one or more destinations associated with the matched patterns, and sends the data to the data feed destination and the retrieved destinations. There is also provided a system comprising data feed sources, destinations, a network connected to the data feed sources and the destinations, and a server configured to intercept and route network traffic on the network, the server including a memory and a processor. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049711 | CONTENT-BASED MATCHING OF VIDEOS USING LOCAL SPATIO-TEMPORAL FINGERPRINTS - A computer implemented method computer implemented method for deriving a fingerprint from video data is disclosed, comprising the steps of receiving a plurality of frames from the video data; selecting at least one key frame from the plurality of frames, the at least one key frame being selected from two consecutive frames of the plurality of frames that exhibiting a maximal cumulative difference in at least one spatial feature of the two consecutive frames; detecting at least one 3D spatio-temporal feature within the at least one key frame; and encoding a spatio-temporal fingerprint based on mean luminance of the at least one 3D spatio-temporal feature. The least one spatial feature can be intensity. The at least one 3D spatio-temporal feature can be at least one Maximally Stable Volume (MSV). Also disclosed is a method for matching video data to a database containing a plurality of video fingerprints of the type described above, comprising the steps of calculating at least one fingerprint representing at least one query frame from the video data; indexing into the database using the at least one calculated fingerprint to find a set of candidate fingerprints; applying a score to each of the candidate fingerprints; selecting a subset of candidate fingerprints as proposed frames by rank ordering the candidate fingerprints; and attempting to match at least one fingerprint of at least one proposed frame based on a comparison of gradient-based descriptors associated with the at least one query frame and the at least one proposed frame. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049712 | SEARCH METHOD AND SEARCH PROGRAM - A search device creates as many stack frames as the number obtained by adding one to the number of search condition character strings contained in an out-of-search-condition character string in a stack, sequentially inputs character strings in a text into automaton data, determines whether the character strings in the text hit the search condition character string or the out-of-search-condition character string to push correspondence to the stack or to change correspondence into non-correspondence, and determines whether the text is to be searched. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049713 | PATTERN MATCHING DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided is a pattern matching device comprising memories. On each of the combinations of the values of an N number (N: a natural number) of pattern detection signals outputted from a circuited NFA (Non-deterministic Finite Automaton), the memories store both identifiers indicating patterns corresponding to effective patterns of the N number of pattern detection signals and flags indicating the definitions of the combinations, individually in addresses set according to the combinations. Further comprised are an address creating unit for determining the address of the memory corresponding to the combination of the values of the pattern detection signals, by using the combination of the values of the pattern detection signals outputted from the circuited NFA, and a read control unit for reading the identifiers and the flags stored in the address from the memories while incrementing the addresses determined by the address creating unit, until the flags take a specific value. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049714 | FAST SEARCH REPLICATION SYNCHRONIZATION PROCESSES - A method and medium for performing a replication process are provided. The method includes receiving a request to perform an initial load of a first persistence of at least one business object node to replicate the at least one business object node to a second persistence of the business object node; providing a queue to store updates of the at least one business object node; setting a lock for the at least one business object node, the lock indicating a replicating process is performing the initial load of the at least one business object node; determining whether the lock is set for the at least one business object node; and storing, in the queue, the updates of the at least one business object node that occur in parallel with the replicating process in an instance it is determined the lock is set for the at least one business object node. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049715 | CONTROLLED PARALLEL PROPAGATION OF VIEW TABLE UPDATES IN DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS - Aspects include mechanisms for design and analysis of flows of information in a database system from updates to base table records, through one or more log segments, to a plurality of view managers that respectively execute operations to update view table records. Mechanisms allow any base table record to be used by any view manager, so long as the view managers are using that base table record to update different view table records. Mechanisms also allow any number of view table records to be updated by any number of view managers, based on respective base table records. Mechanisms prevent the same view record from being used as a basis for updating the same base table record by more than one view manager, thereby preventing a conflict where updated information from one base table record is used more than once for updating a single view table record. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049716 | MEDIA VALIDATION SYSTEM - A media validation system including a plurality of media storage devices which contain a quantity of content thereon, a user computer processor assembly structured to operatively access a select media storage device, a verification module, and a communicative link between the verification module and the user computer processor assembly. Each of the media storage devices includes a unique unit identifier, the verification module identifying the unique unit identifier of the select media storage device and receiving user information associated therewith. The verification module is also structured to apply a reward credit in association with only a first user whose user information is associated with the unique unit identifier for the select media storage device. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049717 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR SYCHRONIZATION OF PROCESS CONTROL SERVERS - A method for synchronization of data stored in redundant servers of a process control system is described. The redundant servers include an active server and at least one standby server, in communication with a plurality of applications. The method includes generating a memory snapshot of information stored in a plurality of active server memory locations at a predetermined time. The information stored in the plurality of active server memory locations includes application operating data for the plurality of applications and the memory snapshot includes a data structure that includes a copy of the information stored in the plurality of active server memory locations. The method also includes transmitting the memory snapshot from the active server to the at least one standby server, and storing the memory snapshot at the at least one standby server. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049718 | Transactional Processing for Clustered File Systems - Systems and methods for transactional processing within a clustered file system wherein user defined transactions operate on data segments of the file system data. The users are provided within an interface for using a transactional mechanism, namely services for opening, writing and rolling-back transactions. A distributed shared memory technology is utilized to facilitate efficient and coherent cache management within the clustered file system based on the granularity of data segments (rather than files). | 2010-02-25 |
20100049719 | Techniques for the association, customization and automation of content from multiple sources on a single display - Techniques for the association, customization and automation of content from multiple sources on a single display device are described. A method includes storing an association rule as defined by a user, where the association rule defines a main content source and an associated content source. When the user accesses the main content source, automatically receiving content from the main content source and content from the associated content source as defined by the association rule. Then, causing the display of the associated content overlayed on the main content via a user interface on a display device. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049720 | SYNCHING DATA - Among other things, methods, systems and computer program products are disclosed for synching data with one or more servers. One or more data resources are received. A version number and a unique identifier are assigned to each data resource not already assigned to an existing unique identifier. When one or more modifications to the one or more uniquely identified data resources are detected, the assigned version number is updated for the modified data resource. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049721 | Local Agent for Remote File Access System - Systems and methods for remote file access are disclosed: According to an embodiment, a local agent polls a server for a task request at a polling interval scheduled by a schedule timer in accordance with a set of local agent and remote client preferences. The local agent is responsible for executing a task from the task request and causing a file to be uploaded to the server. The local agent uses a task processor for polling a server, a schedule timer for controlling polling, and one or more protocol stacks, such as TCP/IP and SOAP, for communicating with the server. The local agent can also interface with a MAPI database for message delivery. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049722 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR REDUCING ROW REDISTRIBUTION COSTS FOR PARALLEL JOIN OPERATIONS - A system, method, and computer-readable medium for optimizing execution of a join operation in a parallel processing system are provided. A plurality of processing nodes that have at least one row of one or more tables involved in a join operation are identified. For each of the processing nodes, respective counts of rows that would be redistributed to each of the processing nodes based on join attributes of the rows are determined. A redistribution matrix is calculated from the counts of rows of each of the processing nodes. An optimized redistribution matrix is generated from the redistribution matrix, wherein the optimized redistribution matrix provides a minimization of rows to be redistributed among the nodes to execute the join operation. | 2010-02-25 |