08th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160055249 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing method executed by an information processing apparatus, includes receiving a keyword; extracting one or more experts related to a document including the keyword from document information, the document information including a plurality of documents registered within a period of time including a plurality of periods and information on an expert related to each of the plurality of documents; determining a score in each period based on a ratio of a number of registered documents related to the keyword to a number of all registered documents and a coefficient increased in value as the period becomes newer, with respect to each of the one or more experts; determining an expert value related to the keyword for each of the one or more experts by adding together the score in each period; and ranking each of the one or more experts based on comparison of the expert value. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055250 | Real Time Relevancy Scoring System for Social Media Posts - A computer-implemented method performed by a processor for identifying social media posts relevant to a user, the method including the steps of receiving a first plurality of variable weights from a first user and a second plurality of variable weights from a second user, wherein each variable weight corresponds to a variable of a set of variables, receiving, from a social media feed, a social media post of a social media user, calculating, for the social media post, a first relevancy score using a scoring algorithm with the first plurality of variable weights as an input, calculating, for the social media post, a second relevancy score using a scoring algorithm with the second plurality of variable weights as an input, providing, via a user interface, the first relevancy score to the first user, and the second relevancy score to the second user. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055251 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENDING BLOGS - The present disclosure provides a system and method for preparing compended blogs, In at least one embodiment, a method of posting blog content to a compended blog comprises establishing a compended blog having a selected keyword, obtaining a blog content, processing the blog content to identify at least one blog content keyword contained within the blog content, comparing the identified blog content keyword to the selected keyword to determine whether a match exists based upon at least one predetermined criterion, and posting the blog content the compended blog if the comparison reveals a match based upon meeting or exceeding the predetermined criterion | 2016-02-25 |
20160055252 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERSONALIZING AGGREGATED SEARCH RESULTS - There are provided methods and systems for presenting a personalized aggregated search results page (SERP) to a user in response to a search query. The method can be executable at a server. The method comprises appreciating a user-specific aggregation preference parameter, the user-specific aggregation preference parameter having been generated based on at least one feature of the user's search history; ranking a first general search result item and a first vertical search result item relative to each other based at least on the user-specific aggregation preference parameter, to generate a ranked order of search results items; and causing an electronic device associated with the user to display the ranked order of search results items within the SERP. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055253 | Identifying Influencers in Computer Networks - Identifying influencers in a computer network by adjusting influence weights of corresponding participants of a computer network, where the influence weights relate to a topic, where each of the influence weights is adjusted in accordance with a predefined adjustment function, and where the predefined adjustment function uses a) the influence weight of any of the participants that disseminated content via the computer network, where the content relates to the participant whose influence weight is being adjusted, b) a participant topic similarity value of any of the participants that disseminated the content, where the participant topic similarity value relates to the topic, and c) a relationship topic similarity value of any relationship between the participants that disseminated the content and the participant whose influence weight is being adjusted, where the relationship topic similarity value relates to the topic, and then ranking the participants by their influence weights. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055254 | Method and System for Click-Thru Capability in Electronic Media - Methods and systems for capturing, collecting, analyzing and auditing of electronic documents. In an embodiment, there is provided the ability to present an audit function or “click thru” capability with respect to image files, non-structured text, non-structured html, and pdf document. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055255 | SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR LINKING NETWORK CONTENT - The present invention provides a system ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160055256 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECTING ACCESS TO PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - In a system for enabling a user to access a product or service, resources for accessing the product or service, such as apps on a user device, are explored in a specified order. A relatively lower priority resource is not explored until it is determined that all higher priority resources are unavailable. Within the content corresponding to an available resource, the user can be readily directed to the portion of the content that is associated with the particular product or service. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055257 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE PRE-FETCHING OF PAGES INTO A BUFFER POOL - The present disclosure provides a method for pre-fetching one or more pages from a database stored on a data storage device is provided. The one or more pages are pre-fetched in a corresponding buffer pool of one or more buffer pools. The method includes initiating the pre-fetching of the one or more pages from the database stored on the data storage device into the corresponding buffer pool of the one or more buffer pools, enabling a decision for pre-fetching the one or more pages from the database to the buffer pool of the one or more buffer pools based on a calculated probability score and fetching the one or more pages asynchronously from the database into the buffer pool of the one or more buffer pools based on the decision. The pre-fetching is done at any instant of time. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055258 | COMMON DECLARATION REPRESENTATION OF APPLICATION CONTENT AND USER INTERACTION CONTENT PROCESSED BY A USER EXPERIENCE PLAYER - A method for providing application content including obtaining, by a declarative content engine executing on a computer processor, an initial application content from a content repository and expressing the initial application content in a declarative programming language to obtain declarative content and transmitting the declarative content to a user experience player (UXP). The UXP processes the declarative content to obtain the initial application content, binds the initial application content to first platform-specific templates and first platform-specific navigation patterns, and renders the initial application content in a first platform-specific user display format. Additionally, the method includes receiving a user action from the UXP in response to the transmission of the declarative content, storing the user action associated with the declarative content in a user data instance repository, determining, using an interaction module and the received user action, a next application content, and obtaining the next application content from the content repository. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055259 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESENTING CONTENT SUMMARY OF SEARCH RESULTS - Methods, systems and programming for presenting content summary of search results. In one example, an input associated with a search query is received from a user. One or more search results are fetched based on the search query. A summary of content with respect to at least one of the one or more search results is obtained. A search result page is presented to the user as a response to the input. The search results page includes the one or more search results and at least part of the summary of content. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055260 | VISUALIZATION AND DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS OF INTERESTED ELEMENTS OF A COMPLEX SYSTEM - An apparatus is provided for implementation of a system for visualization and diagnostic analysis of a complex system such as an aircraft composed of a plurality of elements. The apparatus may receive and process data for a physical instance of the complex system to identify a maintenance message for the complex system. A diagnostic procedure defined for and associated with the maintenance message, may involve or implicate one or more interested elements of the plurality of elements. The apparatus may generate a visual presentation of at least a portion of the complex system. The visual presentation may be digital media and depict the interested element(s) and one or more other elements of the plurality of elements. And the apparatus may apply a visual effect to the interested element(s) depicted by the visual presentation to distinguish the interested element(s) from the other element(s) depicted by the visual presentation. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055261 | USER-CONTROLLED GRAPH ANALYSIS SYSTEM - A graph analysis system provides a variety of graph analysis tools for analyzing graphs, such as an overall characteristics report, an entity types graph, an ego entity type graph, various histograms, and graph comparison reports. The graph analysis tools also include tools for calculating a similarity score for graphs based on characteristics and weights selected by a user. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055262 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL SPATIAL SEARCHING FOR IDENTIFYING DUPLICATE CRASH DUMPS - A method of identifying duplicate crash dumps in a computer system may include receiving a first crash dump caused by an application crash, extracting a first function signature of a function that caused the first crash dump, and searching a datastore of crash dumps for function signatures that substantially match the first function signature. The searching may include performing an approximate string-match between each of the function signatures the first function signature and performing an exact string match between each of the function signatures and the first function signature. The searching may also include combining weighted results of the approximate string-match with weighted results of the exact string match to generate match scores for each of the function signatures, and identifying the function signatures that substantially match the first function signature based on the match scores. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055263 | Providing Action Search and Quick Action Cards - Described herein are techniques for a search feature within a business suite. The business suite includes one or more software applications configured to interoperate with one another. The one or more software applications can perform business functions which support the core business of the organization. The search feature receives a search query from a user and matches the search query to matching paraphrases (i.e., keywords) of actions in an actions database. If a match is found between a matching paraphrase and the search query, a presentation paraphrase that corresponds with the matching paraphrase is presented as part of a search result. Subsequent selection of the presentation paraphrase can cause the action to be executed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055264 | ORGAN CONSTRUCT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a method for designing an organ for use in a body of a living being comprising identifying a fluid transport demand of an organ; where the fluid transport demand is the amount of fluid used by the organ to sustain itself and to sustain utility in other organs around it; and where the organ comprises a flow system comprising a network of vessels; determining a spatial density of zones of need in the organ based on a density of normal healthy tissues in the organ; identifying a nature of the flow system; and using constructal principle analysis to generate a design of the organ. Disclosed herein too is an organ manufactured by the aforementioned method. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055265 | DESIGN SUPPORT DEVICE - A design support device of the present invention is a design support device that is connected to a network to which both an input/output device where input/output regarding designing is performed and a design data accumulation device for storing design data regarding the designing are connected, the design support device including a network monitoring unit that monitors the network, detecting input/output data that is input/output between the network and the input/output device and outputting a monitoring log, and a design process list creation unit that extracts design processes based on a relationship between information regarding the input data and information regarding the output data included in the monitoring log, and creating and outputting a design process list by arranging the extracted design processes in a list. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055266 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATING SYSTEM, AND A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATING PROGRAM - In a three-dimensional model generating method, a predetermined plane element defining a three-dimensional model element is selected from measurement data, which includes measurement point group data obtained by measuring a measured object, a type of a plane element, and geometric values of the plane element; a condition required for generating the three-dimensional model element is obtained; the three-dimensional model element is generated using the selected plane element and the obtained condition; and the three-dimensional model of the measured object is generated using one or a plurality of three-dimensional model elements. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055267 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATING METHOD, THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATING SYSTEM, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATING PROGRAM - A three-dimensional model generating method selecting a predetermined plane element defining a three-dimensional model element using measurement data, which includes measurement point group data obtained by measuring a measured object, a type of a plane element, and geometric values of the plane element; obtaining a condition required for generating a three-dimensional model element; generating the three-dimensional model element using the selected plane element and the obtained condition; and generating the three-dimensional model of the measured object using one or a plurality of three-dimensional model elements. A calculator displays a three-dimensional image corresponding to the measured object as well as a list of at least the structural elements which, of the plane elements included in the measurement data, configure the three-dimensional image. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055268 | SEMANTIC UNDERSTANDING OF 3D DATA - Systems and techniques for processing three-dimensional (3D) data are presented. Captured three-dimensional (3D) data associated with a 3D model of an architectural environment is received and at least a portion of the captured 3D data associated with a flat surface is identified. Furthermore, missing data associated with the portion of the captured 3D data is identified and additional 3D data for the missing data is generated based on other data associated with the portion of the captured 3D data. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055269 | ACTION SPACE DEFINING OBJECT FOR COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN - For designing rooms or buildings for specific purposes, like homes for elderly people, an action space object that can be read from a database to a CAD application is provided, the action space object defining a volume needed to carry out a specific activity/action. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055270 | LOGIC CIRCUIT AND SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR LOGIC SYNTHESIS - A logic circuit includes first and second input, an output, an input acknowledgement node, an output acknowledgement node, a logic evaluation block, a pre-charging circuit, and a completion detection circuit. The logic evaluation block performs a logic evaluation of first and second input signals at the first and second inputs, and to output an output signal corresponding to the logic evaluation. The pre-charging circuit pre-charges the logic evaluation block in response to the first input signal and an acknowledgement signal at the input acknowledgement node. The completion detection circuit generates an acknowledgement signal at the output acknowledgement node in response to the second input signal and the output signal. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055271 | DATA STRUCTURE OF DESIGN DATA OF SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DESIGNING SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The present invention is directed to easily change design of RTL circuit data according to design specifications such as power consumption and operation frequency. RTL circuit data of a semiconductor integrated circuit includes a first description expressing a specific module or specific circuit element and a second description with which at least a part of the first description is replaced, thereby adding a new function to a specific module or circuit element. When a computer performs logic synthesis on the RTL circuit data, either logic synthesis is performed on the first description as it is, or a part of the first description is replaced with the second description and the logic synthesis is performed on the resultant is determined on the basis of selection information. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055272 | METHOD AND COMPILING SYSTEM FOR GENERATING TESTBENCH FOR IC - A method for generating a testbench for an IC is provided. Design information of the IC is obtained according to a bus configuration. The design information is displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI). The design information is modified according to a first user input. It is determined whether the modified design information is correct according to a register transfer level (RTL) code of the IC. The testbench for the IC is generated according to the modified design information when the modified design information is correct. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055273 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING SIMULATION SAMPLE - A method includes determining a sampling region in a sample space, generating samples in the sampling region without generating samples outside the sampling region, and simulating a performance of a device using the generated samples as input data. The sample space is defined by a plurality of variables associated with the device. Values of the plurality of variables in the sampling region having lower probabilities to meet a specification of the device than values of the plurality of variables outside the sampling region. The method is performed at least partially by at least one processor. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055274 | Automated Curvature Modeling of Polygonal Lines - An embodiment may include, for a real world moving object moving along a real world path, modeling trajectory of the moving object along a polygon. The polygon may have a plurality of line segments and vertices and may represent the real world path for the moving object. A turn radius may be calculated at each vertex of the polygon. For a given vertex, the calculated turn radius may be associated with line segments of the polygon that originate from the given vertex. Using the calculated turn radii, a single-dimensional model may be formed of the real world path, where a respective calculated turn radius of the given vertex may serve as a measure of curvature of that portion of the real world path represented by the given vertex. The calculated turn radius of the respective given vertex may be defined by lane width of the real world path. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055275 | LARGE SCALE FLIGHT SIMULATION - This disclosure generally relates to devices, systems, and computer-implemented methods for simulating flights. Specifically, methods are described that comprise the operations of receiving flight information for one or more flights to be simulated; receiving historical flight information for historical flights; determining, based on the flight information and the historical flight information, probabilities for one or more flight parameters of the one or more flights to be simulated; determining a current state of the one or more flights to be simulated based on the determined probabilities for the one or more flight parameters; determining a next state of the one or more flights to be simulated based on the current state; and outputting one or more evaluation parameters associated with the next state of the one or more flights to be simulated. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055276 | Modeling System and Method for Muscle Cell Activation - Disclosed herein is modeling system and method of a muscle activation that is both biophysically-plausible and practically-robust over a wide range of physiological input conditions such as excitation frequency and muscle length. The modeling system comprises: a first module transforming electrical signals from motoneurons to concentration of Ca | 2016-02-25 |
20160055277 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR TARGETING WEB-PAGE TO A SURFER - Systems and methods for determining predictive model types are provided. A method may include generating a predictive model for a web page of a website, wherein the web page includes a configuration defining one or more objects presented with the web page, and wherein each object is associated with a predictive model. The method may include determining one or more predictive model types that are associated with the predictive model, determining one or more performance indicators that correspond to each determined predictive model type, wherein performance indicators represent one or more benefits to a website, selecting a predictive model type of the predictive model out of the one or more predictive model types, wherein the predictive model type is selected based on a performance indicator corresponding to the selected predictive model type, and determining a configuration of the web page using the selected predictive model type of the predictive model. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055278 | Method and Device for the Co-Simulation of Two Subsystems - So as to make the co-simulation of subsystems of an overall system ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160055279 | ANALYZER - Provided is an analyzer which analyzes a multiphase flow, including: a particle system acquisition unit configured to acquire a particle system including a plurality of particles describing the multiphase flow; a force calculation unit configured to calculate a force applied to a particle based on an inter-particle distance; and a particle state calculation unit configured to calculate at least one of the position and speed of the particle by applying the force calculated by the force calculation unit to an equation of motion of a discretized particle. The multiphase flow is a flow in which at least a first phase and a second phase having a particle density lower than that of the first phase are mixed. A particle of the first phase is set to have an atomic diameter, and a particle of the second phase is set to have a particle size greater than the atomic diameter. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055280 | SYSTEM FOR PREDICTIVE FAILURE ANALYSIS OF OFFSHORE PLATFORM PLACEMENT AND SAFE RECOVERY FROM RAPID LEG PENETRATION INCIDENTS - A tool to provide predictive analysis and component stresses of an offshore platform supported by platform support members as the offshore platform is being placed within a body of water. The tool comprising a computer processor, computer data storage, an input means, and an output means, which can all be in communication with the computer processor. The tool comprises a rig model library comprising at least one individual rig model, wherein each of the individual rig models comprises a finite element analysis of a specific offshore platform and a database comprising calculated component stress values for each of a plurality of offshore platform components, wherein each of the calculated component stress values incorporate the finite element analysis of the specific offshore platform and a plurality of predictive parameters for predicting mechanical stresses and analyzing failure potential for rig placement. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055281 | MODEL-BASED GENERATION OF DUMMY FEATURES - Approaches herein provide model-based generation of dummy features used during processing of a semiconductor device (e.g., during a self-aligned via process). Specifically, at least one approach includes: generating a set of dummy features in proximity to a set of target features in a mask layout, evaluating a proximity of the set of dummy features to a metal layer of the semiconductor device, and removing a portion of the set of dummy features that is present within an established critical distance between the set of dummy features and the metal layer. Target design printability is further enhanced during photolithography by performing one or more of the following: merging two or more dummy features of the set of dummy features, and increasing a distance between adjacent dummy features of the set of dummy features by modifying a geometry of one or more of the set of dummy features. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055282 | PLANAR CAVITY MEMS AND RELATED STRUCTURES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND DESIGN STRUCTURES - A method of forming at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) includes forming a beam structure and an electrode on an insulator layer, remote from the beam structure. The method further includes forming at least one sacrificial layer over the beam structure, and remote from the electrode. The method further includes forming a lid structure over the at least one sacrificial layer and the electrode. The method further includes providing simultaneously a vent hole through the lid structure to expose the sacrificial layer and to form a partial via over the electrode. The method further includes venting the sacrificial layer to form a cavity. The method further includes sealing the vent hole with material. The method further includes forming a final via in the lid structure to the electrode, through the partial via. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055283 | STANDARD CELL LIBRARY, METHOD OF USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DESIGNING SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A method of designing a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) is provided as follows. A standard cell library is generated. The standard cell library includes characteristic information for a plurality of standard cells. The characteristic information includes a characteristic of each standard cell. A characteristic change region is detected. The characteristic change region includes at least one of the plurality of standard cells by comparing characteristics of standard cells to be placed adjacent to the characteristic change region, based on the standard cell library. A characteristic of the at least one standard cell included in the detected characteristic change region is changed to one of the characteristics of the standard cells to be placed adjacent to the characteristic change region to update the standard cell library. A plurality of standard cells of the updated standard cell library is placed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055284 | Standard Cell Library and Methods of Using the Same - A standard cell library and a method of using the same may include information regarding a plurality of standard cells stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein at least one of the plurality of standard cells includes a pin through which an input signal or an output signal of the at least one standard cell passes and including first and second regions perpendicular to a stack direction. When the via is disposed in the pin, the second region can provide a resistance value of the via smaller than that of the first region. The standard cell library may further include marker information corresponding to the second region. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055285 | METHODS OF GENERATING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT USING STANDARD CELL LIBRARY - Methods of generating an integrated circuit layout include forming a standard cell by providing a first active area adjacent to a first cell boundary line. The first active area is spaced apart from the first cell boundary line by a first distance. A second active area is provided adjacent to a second cell boundary line. The second cell boundary line opposes the first cell boundary line. The second active area is spaced apart from the second cell boundary line by a second distance. Fins are formed on the first and second active areas. The fins extend in a first direction and parallel to one another in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The first cell boundary line is parallel to the fins. The first distance and the second distance remain constant when a number of the fins on the first and second active areas is changed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055286 | METHOD OF DESIGNING LAYOUT OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A method of designing a layout of an integrated chip (IC) includes designing a first layout by place and route a plurality of standard cells that define the IC, and generating a second layout by modifying the first layout during a mask data preparation process related to the first layout, wherein the second layout is generated by connecting first and second patterns from among first layer patterns that correspond to a first layer of the first layout, such that the number of masks necessary for forming the first layer patterns is reduced. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055287 | METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING A HARDWARE MODEL AND FOR ACCELERATING FORMAL VERIFICATION OF THE HARDWARE MODEL - Described is a method performed by a computing device, the method comprises: deriving a hierarchal structure of hardware instances of a hardware block, wherein the hardware block is described in a register transfer language (RTL); determining complexity of at least one hardware instance, in the hierarchal structure, with reference to a complexity metric; identifying, in response to the determined complexity of the at least one hardware instance, whether the at least one hardware instance is to be modeled; and modifying the hierarchal structure with information about the to be modeled hardware instance. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055288 | METHOD OF DETECTING FOCUS SHIFT IN LITHOGRAPHY PROCESS, METHOD OF ANALYZING ERROR OF TRANSFERRED PATTERN USING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE METHODS - A method of detecting focus shift in a lithography process, a method of analyzing an error of a transferred pattern using the same, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the methods are provided. The focus shift detecting method of a lithography process comprises generating a first contour band of a mask pattern between a first focus and a second focus, generating a second contour of the mask pattern between the first focus and a third focus, and determining whether focus shift of the mask pattern occurs using an intersection of the first contour band and the second contour band. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055289 | Verification Of Photonic Integrated Circuits - Techniques and mechanisms for the use of layout-versus-schematic (LVS) design tools to validate photonic integrated circuit designs. Various implementations employ alternate analysis techniques with LVS analysis tools to perform one or more LVS analysis processes on photonic integrated circuits. These analysis processes may include curvilinear design validation and the associated flow implementations. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055290 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND ROUTING DESIGN OF THE SAME - The invention provides an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a substrate having a first cell region and a second cell region. A first electronic device is disposed on the substrate in the first cell region. A second electronic device is disposed on the substrate in the second cell region. A first bottommost metal pattern overlaps the first cell region and the second cell region. The first bottommost metal pattern is coupled to the first electronic device and the second electronic device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055291 | Grid Refinement Method - The present disclosure provides an embodiment of a method, for a lithography process for reducing a critical dimension (CD) by a factor n wherein n<1. The method includes providing a pattern generator having a first pixel size S | 2016-02-25 |
20160055292 | METHODS FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF CELL SPATIAL TRAJECTORIES - Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to methods for analyzing spatial trajectories of cells by identifying metrics corresponding to cell spatial properties and analyzing the metrics over time. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055293 | Systems, Algorithms, and Software for Molecular Inversion Probe (MIP) Design - Methods and apparatus are provided for designing molecular inversion probes (MIPs). A computing device can determine representations of sequence features of a reference genome. The computing device can assess target arms that meet design criteria for a MIP in matching the representations of sequence features. For each pair of target arms that meet the design criteria, the computing device can: determine MIP performance data features for the pair, and determine a score for the pair using a MIP performance model operating on the MIP performance data features for the pair. The computing device can determine a subset of the target arms that collectively tile all of the sequence features, where the subset is determined based on the target arm scores. The computing device can determine designed MIPs based on the subset of target arms. The computing device can output information about each designed MIP. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055294 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOR BIOLOGICAL PROCESS - A method and an apparatus for determining a transcription factor for a biological process are provided. The method of determining a transcription factor involves obtaining N items of expression data related to gene information, selecting M items of expression data based on similarities of the N items of expression data, and forming the selected M items of expression data as a first group using a processor, comparing the expression data of the first group to expression data of a plurality of transcription factors, and identifying at least one transcription factor having a relatively high similarity to the first group, among the transcription factors, in which M is a natural number less than or equal to N. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055295 | BIOMARKER IDENTIFICATION - Disclosed are method and apparatus for identifying biomarkers and in particular for identifying biomarkers for use in making clinical assessments, such as early diagnostic, diagnostic, disease stage, disease severity, disease subtype, response to therapy or prognostic assessments. In one particular example, the techniques are applied to allow assessments of patients suffering from, suspected of suffering from, or with clinical signs of SIRS (Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) being either infection-negative SIRS or infection-positive SIRS. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055296 | Method And System For Assessing A Health Condition - The present invention relates to a method of assessing whether a subject mammal has a target condition, comprising a step of formulating a function of abundances of a first group of biomarkers and abundances of a second group of biomarkers that is useful for assessing whether the subject mammal has the target condition. The present invention also relates to a computer-aided system for assessing whether a subject mammal has a target condition. The present invention further relates to a computer-readable medium for assessing whether a subject mammal has a target condition | 2016-02-25 |
20160055297 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING BIOMARKER FOR DIAGNOSING PANCREATIC CANCER, COMPUTING DEVICE THEREFOR, BIOMARKER FOR DIAGNOSING PANCREATIC CANCER AND DEVICE FOR DIAGNOSING PANCREATIC CANCER INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are a method for extracting a biomarker for diagnosing pancreatic cancer, a computing device therefor, a biomarker for diagnosing pancreatic cancer and a device for diagnosing pancreatic cancer including the same. More particularly, disclosed are a method for extracting a biomarker for diagnosing pancreatic cancer using genes specifically expressed in pancreatic cancer patients or microRNAs obtained from blood or tissues paired with the genes, a computing device therefor, a biomarker for diagnosing pancreatic cancer and a device for diagnosing pancreatic cancer including the same. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055298 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MEDICAL IMAGE DATA ONTO PORTABLE DIGITAL RECORDING MEDIA - This application discloses a system for recording medical image data for production on a portable digital recording medium such as CDs and DVDs. This system includes a parsing software module operatively configured to: (i) receive medical data (ii) identify an end of a particular patient's data (iii) parse patient identification information and study information (iv) store the parsed patient identification information and parsed study information; a job processing software module configured to create a job containing medical data, medical data viewing software, and merge data; a disc writer to receive the job, comprising: a recorder configured to record the medical data viewing software and the medical data within the job; and a printer configured to print patient identification information and the study information on the disc. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055299 | WORKFLOW CANVAS FOR CLINICAL APPLICATIONS - A graphical user interface is used to design hospital patient request response protocols—wherein information and messages are provided on patient and provider devices responsive to patient and provider inputs to those devices. A protocol designer interacting with the graphical user interface is enabled to bring into a protocol design space tiles representing steps of a hospital patient request response protocol under design. Ones of the tiles represent tools, such as “Assign Owner,” and “Timer” tools. Others represent respective computer systems external to the system on which the protocol itself will execute, such as staff management systems and/or electronic medical record systems. The protocol designer is also enabled to bring into the protocol design space connections that define an order for performing the various steps. The protocol is executed by a workflow engine, the protocol being initiated in response to a request entered on a patient device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055300 | HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Provided are systems and method for dynamically maintaining a healthcare data mart and providing a healthcare report in response to receiving a request for a healthcare report from a client device. The maintaining including receiving healthcare data from a plurality of data sources, integrating the healthcare data to generate integrated healthcare data, and storing the integrated healthcare data in a healthcare database. The providing including generating (using the integrated healthcare data) a healthcare report responsive to the request, and serving the healthcare report to the client device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055301 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MATCHING IDENTITIES AMONG DISPARATE PHYSICIAN RECORDS - Event records are matched to stored files in a master database. Each new event record is compared to entries in the stored files to determine whether a perfect match, a consistent match, or a fuzzy match is found. If so, the matches are evaluated to determine whether there's sufficient data to determine a record match. If so, the entries are checked to determine whether any contradictions exist. If no contradiction found, the entries are examined according to preset weights to determine the strength of the match. If the strength of the match surpasses a threshold, the entries are declared as matched. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055302 | Method and System For Medical Suggestion Search - The present teaching relates to medical suggestion searching. In one example, data related to a medication drug are obtained. One or more candidate prescription strings are identified from the obtained data. Each of the candidate prescription strings is associated with a plurality of attributes. Each of the one or more candidate prescription strings is automatically processed based on at least one model to generate one or more prescription strings each with an associated ranking At least some of the generated one or more prescription strings and the associated rankings are stored for future use. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055303 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING THE OPERATION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - The present invention relates to the field of medical machines. The invention is based on the object of facilitating the operation of medical machines and making them safer. To do so, the invention proposes methods and devices with which a transparent display can be applied in front of at least parts of medical machines so that these parts of the medical machines are visible through the transparent display and information such as operating instructions or messages are displayed on the transparent display. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055304 | TARGETED ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - Apparatuses, systems, methods, and program products are disclosed for targeted electrical stimulation. A method includes determining, by a processor, a base configuration for each of a plurality of electrodes configured to transmit an electrical current towards a target area of a biological structure. A method includes calculating a cost associated with transmitting an electrical current to the target area according to the base configuration. A method includes modifying the base configuration in response to the calculated cost not satisfying a minimum cost threshold. The modified configuration clusters electrical current transmitted by each of the electrodes at the target area according to a resistivity map of the biological structure to minimize the cost of transmitting the electrical current. The cost is re-calculated according to the modified configuration and the configuration is modified until the minimum cost threshold is satisfied. A method includes graphically presenting the configuration for each of the electrodes. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055305 | VIDEO ENHANCEMENTS FOR LIVE SHARING OF MEDICAL IMAGES - In a telemedicine application there is live sharing of a video stream of medical images from a first site to a second site as well as a two-way conferencing capability. Live streaming of medical images in a live interactive session imposes many limitations on the video streaming process not found in conventional video conferencing. The network conditions are heterogeneous and low latency is required to support: | 2016-02-25 |
20160055306 | USER CONDITION CHECKING SYSTEM, USER CONDITION CHECKING METHOD, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, USER CONDITION NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - [Object] To make it possible to remotely check a condition of a monitored person in detail without using monitoring sensors. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055307 | REMOTELY-EXECUTED MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY INCLUDING EMERGENCY AUTOMATION - Devices, systems, methods, and software for providing remote medical diagnosis and therapy to a subject comprising: a module for conducting telecommunications with a telemedicalist; a module for applying a diagnostic or a therapeutic analysis; an apparatus for dispensing one or more medical items from an inventory of medical items, the inventory of medical items risk profiled to a subject, a population, a venue, or a situation; and optionally, a biosensor apparatus. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055308 | Communication System, A Mobile Phone And An Informing Unit - A communication system in a maternity hospital where radiowave transmission is inhibited comprises a mobile phone capable of reporting newborn data such as body temperature, defecation, urination, breast-feed and disgorgement by means of infrared communicator with radiowave telephone communicator disabled and a hospital receiving system for processing the report for administrating the newborn. Informing unit attachable to the mobile phone within maternity hospital formed as a strap comprises a rediowave sensor, a first indicator for continuing indication of safety as long as the radiowave sensor does not detect radiowave, and a second indicator powered by the radiowave sensor for alarming when radiowave sensor detect radiowave. Similar informing unit is also equipped in the hospital receiving system at a key point where mobile phone may come close to make report by means of the infrared communicator. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055309 | A MATHEMATICAL MUSICAL ORCHESTRAL METHOD FOR PREDICTING CLASSES OF PATIENTS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT - Methods for classifying patients as responders or non-responders to treatment of a disease and predicting recurrence of disease in a patient using audio tunes are provided. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055310 | DETERMINATION OF POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE HEALTHCARE EVENTS - In one embodiment, the invention is directed to a method of processing patient healthcare data, via one or more computers. In some examples, the method comprises receiving, at the one or more computers, patient healthcare data, wherein the patient healthcare data represents a healthcare event and includes one or more healthcare codes. The method may further comprise determining, by the one or more computers and based on the one or more healthcare codes, one or more patient factors associated with the healthcare event. The method may also comprise determining, by the one or more computers and based on the one or more healthcare codes and the one or more patient factors associated with the healthcare event, whether the healthcare event is a potentially preventable healthcare event, wherein the healthcare event comprises one of: an inpatient admission, an emergency room visit, and an outpatient ancillary service. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055311 | INFLUENCE FILTERING IN GRAPHICAL MODELS - According to an aspect, influence filtering in a graphical model includes accessing the graphical model in a data store. The graphical model includes a plurality of nodes connected by edges having edge strengths representing a degree of relation between the nodes. A target relation strength for a pair of nodes in the graphical model is received. An edge strength of an edge in a direct path between the pair of nodes is determined by traversing, in the graphical model, one or more paths other than the direct path between the pair of nodes. The determining also includes estimating a cumulative strength of the traversed paths, and calculating the edge strength for the edge in the direct path based on the cumulative strength of the traversed paths and the target relation strength. The calculated edge strength is assigned to the edge in the direct path between the two nodes. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055312 | ELECTRONIC DENTAL CHARTING - Systems, methods, electronic devices and computer-readable media for charting dental information are described. The method includes generating or retrieving a dental data set including separately-modifiable parameters defining dental information relative to a base parametric model, the parameters providing information for generating signals for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) representation of at least a portion of a dentition represented by the dental data set; receiving an input via the 3D representation; and based on the received input, adjusting at least one of the parameters. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055313 | Method and System For Recommending Prescription Strings - Methods, systems and programming for generating and/or recommending prescription strings are presented. In one example, data related to a medication drug are obtained. One or more candidate prescription strings are identified from the obtained data. Each of the candidate prescription strings is associated with a plurality of attributes. Each of the one or more candidate prescription strings is automatically processed based on at least one model to generate one or more prescription strings each with an associated ranking. At least some of the generated one or more prescription strings and the associated rankings are stored for future use. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055314 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC PRIOR AUTHORIZATION ACCELERATOR - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for facilitating the delivery of an electronic prior authorization (ePA). Unique systems for facilitating the delivery of an ePA by an ePA provider system to an ePA requestor system and for modeling the state of an ePA request/response process are provided. A user interface (UI) generation component for dynamically generating a UI for presentation to a user is also provided. Methods corresponding to the functions performed by the systems and apparatuses are also provided. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055315 | DETECTION OF ABUSIVE PRESCRIBING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES - An inappropriate prescription, prescriber, or prescribing location identification system and method for identifying inappropriate prescriptions, prescribers, or prescribing locations is disclosed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055316 | WEARABLE MEDICATION ADHERENCE MONITORING - A method including obtaining a first motion signal segment sensed by a motion sensor worn on a user's wrist or forearm; detecting the user performed a first action based on the first motion signal segment; obtaining a second motion signal segment sensed by the motion sensor, wherein the second motion signal segment was sensed by the motion sensor after the first motion signal segment; detecting the user performed a second action based on the second motion signal segment and in response to the detection of the first action; determining that a first medication was taken by the user based on the detection of the second action; and, in response to the determination that the first medication was taken by the user, causing presentation of an indication to the user or transmitting an indication to an external device that the first medication was taken by the user. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055317 | Drug Labeling - Disclosed are systems and methods for enabling transfer of a drug from a first drug container to a second drug container including a drug identification component that recognizes a first drug container to retrieve drug identifying data for the drug, a storage medium that stores a site-specific database comprising attributes and associated values for a set of drugs including the drug in the first drug container, a processor that obtains the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values for the drug and produces information about the drug using the drug identifying data and the attributes and associated values, a rules engine that applies one or more rules to the information about the drug to generate drug handling information, and an output unit that outputs markings comprising the drug handling information in human-readable or machine-readable form, or both, to be associated with the second container. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055318 | Web Enabled Audiovisual Medication Dispensing - The disclosure relates generally to methods and devices for taking care of elderly, disabled, or other dependents. The devices and methods may be useful for dependents that are not willing or able to live in an environment which has a caretaker physically present. Example devices and methods can facilitate communication between a caretaker and a dependent. Devices and methods can optionally facilitate disbursing medications remotely. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055319 | INTERACTIVE HEALTH MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, INTERACTIVE HEALTH MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND INTERACTIVE HEALTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - An interactive health management apparatus is configured to: receive a category of a health value of a patient, a degree of improvement, priority orders between a period and a cost of the service; acquire a candidate medication based on an actual prescription; acquire a candidate service based on the received health value category and priority orders; displays the acquired candidate medication and a price thereof, and, the acquired candidate service and a fee thereof; calculate an estimated health value in the received health value category based on a degree of improvement of the candidate service and an actual past value of the health information; display the calculated estimated value as a time series graphic; and receive selection from the displayed candidate service by the patient. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055320 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING EFFECTIVENESS OF USER TREATMENT - Methods, systems and programming for measuring user treatment effectiveness. First information related to activities of each user in a first user set in response to a first treatment is received. Second information related to activities of each user in a second user set in response to a second treatment is received. A model with respect to features is obtained based on the first and second information. Each user is associated with the features. A weighing factor for each user is estimated based on the model and each user's features. A first success rate is computed based on the first information and the weighting factors for each user in the first user set. A second success rate is computed based on the second information and the weighting factors for each user in the second user set. A metric of effectiveness is measured based on the first and second success rates. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055321 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOOTH CHARTING - The present disclosure relates to a system that can enter clinical data on an electronic tooth chart. A graphical data input can be received from an ink-over interface. The graphical data input can include an annotation associated with a tooth. Information associated with the annotation can be determined based on information stored in a recognition engine and stored as structured data associated with the tooth. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055322 | VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SECURE TRANSMISSION IN A DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING NETWORK - A verification system, includes: an arithmetic/logic unit (“ALU”) to perform one or more mathematical operations and compare selected variables; a register to hold a value from a comparison of selected variables performed by the ALU; an instruction decoder to provide read and write commands to memory; an address bus to provide an address to memory for a read or write operation; and a data bus to provide or access data for a write or read operation to or from memory, wherein the ALU generates and provides a recipient identifier to a target computational device, the recipient identifier being related to an identity of the target computational device and/or a target device human operator, and write the recipient identifier to memory in response to a write command issued by the instruction decoder and, as a part of a transaction, the ALU receives, from a user computational device of a first user, the recipient identifier and a credential of the first user and/or user computational device, compares each of the recipient identifier and credential against one or more stored values, and, when each of the comparisons match, causes information provider system to provide restricted information to the target computational device to enable the target computational device to perform an operation. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055323 | AUTHENTICATION VIA ACCELEROMETER - Authentication via accelerometer may be provided. Upon receiving a request to unlock a device, a user may perform an authentication movement that may be detected by an accelerometer on the device. If the authentication movement is determined to match an approved movement, the device may be unlocked. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055324 | Context-Based Authentication Mode Selection - A system and method for configuring authentication of a mobile communications device entail detecting user context and device context factors and determining whether a current authentication mode is impractical or unfeasible in view of such factors. User context information of interest includes any indication that the user is driving or in a meeting for example. Context factors of interest include for example such factors as light, noise, or user activities such as driving. Based on this user context and device context, if the currently set authentication mode is impractical or unfeasible, then the device may select an available alternative authentication mode and reconfigure the device for that mode. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055325 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Methods and systems for integrated communications are provided. In one embodiment, a request to initiate a call via a channel is received. A call participant set associated with the channel is identified. A sequence of communications associated with the call is received. The sequence of communications includes at least a real-time media data type and a posted data type. The sequence of communications is transmitted to the call. Other methods and systems are described. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055326 | DETERMINING USER AUTHENTICATION BASED ON USER/DEVICE INTERACTION - Embodiments are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for providing user authentication based on historical user patterns. Embodiments of the present invention may be configured to communicate code executable by a computing device that causes the computing device to monitor user patterns of a user based on the user interacting with the computing device; receive baseline user patterns to identify the user; identify, from the baseline user patterns, one or more routine actions performed by the user operating the computing device; receive a request to perform a transaction, wherein the transaction is associated with a level of security that must be authenticated; receive identification user patterns of the user based on the user interacting with the computing device; determine a threshold score based on comparing the identification user patterns with the baseline user patterns; and alter the level of security. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055327 | Systems and Methods for Multi-Factor Authentication for Administration of a Computer-Based Test - Systems and methods are provided for providing a computer-based test to be taken at a computer. A determination is made as to whether a geolocation of the computer is within an approved geolocation range. A determination is made as to whether a time at which the computer-based test is to be provided to the computer is within an approved time range. A hardware profile of the testing center is compared to an expected hardware profile of the testing center. Biometric data of a test center administrator is compared to expected biometric data of the test center administrator, and a confidence score is modified based on results of the comparison. If the confidence score meets or exceeds a threshold, the computer-based test is provided to the computer over a network. If the confidence score is less than the threshold, the computer-based test is prevented from being provided to the computer. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055328 | USABLE SECURITY OF ONLINE PASSWORD MANAGMENT WITH SENSOR-BASED AUTHENTICATION - A multi-party security protocol that incorporates biometric-based authentication and withstands attacks against any single party (e.g., mobile phone, cloud, or the user). The protocol involves the function split between mobile and cloud and the mechanisms to chain-hold the secrets. A key generation mechanisms binds secrets to a specific device or URL (uniform resource locator) by adding salt to a master credential. An inline CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) handling mechanism uses the same sensor modality as the authentication process, which not only improves the usability, but also facilitates the authentication process. This architecture further enhances existing overall system security (e.g., handling untrusted or compromised cloud service, phone being lost, impersonation, etc.) and also improves the usability by automatically handling the CAPTCHA. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055329 | CAPTCHA TECHNIQUES UTILIZING TRACEABLE IMAGES - Techniques are disclosed for generating, utilizing, and validating traceable image CAPTCHAs. In certain embodiments, a traceable image is displayed, and a trace of the image is analyzed to determine whether a user providing the trace is human. In certain embodiments, a computing device receives a request for an image, and in response, creates a traceable image based upon a plurality of image elements. The computing device transmits data representing the traceable image to cause a second computing device to display the traceable image via a touch-enabled display. The computing device receives a user trace input data generated responsive to a trace made at the second computing device, and determines whether the trace is within an error tolerance range of the set of coordinates associated with the traceable image. The computing device then sends a result of the determination. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055330 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL UNLOCKING DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL UNLOCKING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A three-dimensional unlocking device ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160055331 | DETECTING EXPLOITS AGAINST SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - There is described a method of executing a software application on a device by including a secured cored within the software application, and providing a system verification function within the secured core. The system verification function is used to scan for exploits against the application, for example local exploits seeking to recover cryptographic keys which may be found within the application when executing, with reference to exploit signature data which may be provided by an external server. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055332 | Verifying Controller Code and System Boot Code - A controller that is separate from a processor of the system verifies controller code for execution on the controller. In response to verifying the controller code, the controller verifies a system boot code. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055333 | PROTECTING SOFTWARE APPLICATION - There is provided a method of protecting the execution of a software application, the method performed by a plurality of processes comprising a process for executing the software application and a plurality of protection processes, wherein each protection process in the plurality of protection processes is configured to: monitor a process state of at least one other process in the plurality of processes to determine whether said process state corresponds to a predetermined process state; and perform a predetermined action in response to a determination that said process state corresponds to the predetermined process state; wherein the plurality of protection processes are configured such that a process state of the process for executing the software application is monitored by at least one protection process and a process state of each protection process is monitored by at least one other protection process in the plurality of protection processes. Additionally provided is a computer program and a system for carrying out the method and a computer readable medium for storing such a computer program. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055334 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A MULTI-STAGE EVENT - A multi-stage event detector for monitoring a system, the multi-stage event detector including: a process generator operable to generate main and sub-processes, each main and sub-process being operable to generate and initiate a detection agent each of which is operable to be triggered by detecting the occurrence of a trigger event and to report back to its generating process or sub-process upon being so triggered. Each process or sub-process is operable to respond to receipt of a report from a triggered detection agent by reporting the detection of a multi-stage event to an overall controller. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055335 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A MULTI-STAGE EVENT - A multi-stage event detector for monitoring a system to detect the occurrence of multistage events in the monitored system, the multi-stage event detector includes: one or more event detecting detector units ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160055336 | SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING MALICIOUS INTRUSION BASED ON SMART DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a system and a method of preventing intrusion of a malicious code based on a smart device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055337 | SUSPICIOUS PROGRAM DETECTION - A processing device ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160055338 | Configuring a System - In response to starting a system including a first non-volatile memory containing system boot code, and a second non-volatile memory, provisioning of the second non-volatile memory is performed. The provisioning includes checking that the second non-volatile memory is uninitialized, and in response to determining that the second non-volatile memory is uninitialized, the system boot code is copied from the first non-volatile memory to the second non-volatile memory. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055339 | Encryption Processing Method and Device for Application, and Terminal - Provided are an encryption processing method and device for an application, and a terminal. In the method, a first application to be encrypted is acquired, wherein the first application to be encrypted is selected by a user of the terminal; the user is prompted to input first information; a first key is generated according to the first information; the first application is encrypted by using the first key and the first key is stored in the first application. The technical solution can encrypt an application. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055340 | LOCATION BASED DISK DRIVE ACCESS - Methods, apparatuses, systems, and devices are described for providing data security. In one method, data security is provided for a computing device having a data storage drive. A predetermined geographical area within which access to the data storage drive of the computing device is permitted may be identified. A geographical location of the computing device also may be identified. When the identified geographical location of the computing device is outside of the identified geographical area, access to at least a portion of the data storage drive may be denied. When the identified geographical location of the computing device is within the identified geographical area, access to the portion (or all) of the data storage drive may be allowed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055341 | ENABLING USER PRIVACY FOR CHANGES OF ACCESS TO SHARED CONTENT - In one embodiment, a method for enabling user privacy for content on a network includes receiving input from a first user instructing at least one change in user access to shared content provided by a network system. The change modifies the user access from an existing set of one or more users of the network system to a different set of one or more users of the network system. The method checks a privacy setting associated with each of one or more referred users of the network system who are referred to by the shared content. The privacy setting indicates whether the associated referred user is to be sent a notification indicating that the at least one change in user access has been instructed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055342 | DEVICE AND METHODS TO CONTROL INFORMATION OUTPUTTING ON COMPUTING DEVICE - A computing device and method are provided for exchanging signals therewith being configurable between different outputting control modes. An outputting control mode selection is input via a graphical interface. Instructions enable the outputting of information to a data file in the memory when the information is either not designated or is designated as ‘Displayable’ or ‘Not-Displayable’ in a first mode; disable the outputting of information to a data file in the memory when the information is designated as ‘Not-Displayable’ and to enable the outputting of information to a data file in the memory when information is not designated ‘Not-Displayable’ in a second mode; and disable the outputting of information to a data file in the memory when the information is not designated as ‘Not-Displayable’ and to enable the outputting of information to a data file in the memory when the information is designated as ‘Not-Displayable’ in a third mode. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055343 | HIERARCHICAL PRIVACY SETTINGS FOR COMMENTS AND MARKUPS IN A SHARED DOCUMENT - A user selects a markup and a privacy setting user input mechanism is displayed. User actuation of the mechanism, setting of privacy level, is received and a hierarchical privacy level of the selected markup is set. The hierarchical privacy level is stored for the selected markup. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055344 | DATA LOSS PREVENTION DURING APP EXECUTION USING E-MAIL ENFORCEMENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Data loss from the use of email from enterprise apps on mobile devices is prevented or contained. Users of enterprise apps on a personal device are either blocked from sending emails from such apps on the device, forced to use a secure browser if sending an email, or warned about sending data from the app and asked to confirm that the user wants to send the email. An app receives input indicating that a user is attempting to send data out from the app. The intent of a start activity function is checked by the app when this input is received. The app determines whether the intent is email. If it is, the app examines email enforcement policy settings. The email is processed within the mobile device based on one of the settings noted above. The app is first secured or wrapped with an email enforcement policy. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055345 | AUTOMATIC MEDIATION OF RESOURCE ACCESS IN MOBILE APPLICATIONS - The subject disclosure is directed towards automated, static analysis-based program code processing that detects unprotected resource accesses by applications, that is, those that do not provide proper opt-in consent dialogs (prompts). In one aspect, consent prompt code is automatically inserted into the program code to protect such unprotected access points. Also described are program representation graph construction and processing, a dominator node-based approach to determine placement points for inserting consent prompt code, and a backward search-based approach for inserting consent prompt code. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055346 | FUNCTIONALITY WATERMARKING AND MANAGEMENT - Disclosed are various embodiments for functionality watermarking and management. A computing device, such as a user device, can identify a request to perform a function of the computing device where at least one resource is generated. A data store can be queried to identify at least one watermark template from a plurality of available watermark templates and a compliance rule based at least in part on the function of the computing device requested to be performed. A device profile describing a state of the computing device can be generated and communicated to a compliance server over a network. The computing device can obtain an authorization received from the compliance server to permit the performance of the function based at least in part on the device profile. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055347 | DATA ACCESS CONTROL METHOD IN CLOUD - A data access control method includes requesting, by the data owner unit, the generation of a data encryption key (DEK) from the manager unit, generating, by the manager unit, the DEK, generating, by the manager unit, the result of the Ciphertext Policy-Attribute Based Encryption (CP-ABE) of the DEK and a secret key used to decrypt the result of the CP-ABE encryption, and then responding, by the manager unit, to the data owner unit, obtaining, by the data owner unit, the DEK by performing the CP-ABE decryption of the result of the CP-ABE encryption using the secret key, encrypting, by the data owner unit, data with the obtained DEK, and uploading, by the data owner unit, the encrypted data and DEK information to the cloud. | 2016-02-25 |
20160055348 | DOUBLE KEY CODING METHODS OF PROVIDING FAST SEARCH, ANALYSIS, AND DATA RETRIEVAL OF ENCRYPTED DATA WITHOUT DECRYPTION - Methods and systems of providing remote coded data storage, data analysis, and search and retrieval may include assignment of codes to data components of a vocabulary. Some embodiments utilize a double key. | 2016-02-25 |