09th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150058265 | AUTOMATED SCALING OF MULTI-TIER APPLICATIONS USING REINFORCED LEARNING - A module and method for automatically scaling a multi-tier application, wherein each tier of the multi-tier application is supported by at least one virtual machine, selects one of reinforced learning and heuristic operation based on a policy to recommend a scaling action from a current state of the multi-tier application. If reinforced learning is selected, the reinforced learning is applied to select the scaling action from a plurality of possible actions for the multi-tier application in the current state. If heuristic operation is selected, the heuristic operation is applied to select the scaling action using a plurality of defined heuristics. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058266 | PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FACTORY - Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for a predictive analytics factory. A function generator module is configured to determine a plurality of learned functions based on training data without prior knowledge regarding suitability of the generated learned functions for the training data. A function evaluator module is configured to perform an evaluation of the plurality of learned functions using test data and to maintain evaluation metadata for the plurality of learned functions. A predictive compiler module is configured to form a predictive ensemble comprising a subset of multiple learned functions from the plurality of learned functions. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058267 | METHOD OF DESIGNING BUSINESS LOGIC, SERVER PERFORMING THE SAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING THE SAME - A method for designing business logic being performed on a computer server that includes respectively executing a test engine and a service engine independent of each other, receiving the business logic representing a business service from a modeling terminal, the business service being associated with an event, allowing the modeling terminal to register the business logic to the test engine and to test the business logic, and allowing the modeling terminal to register the business logic to the service engine when the test of the business logic is completed. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058268 | HIERARCHICAL SCALABLE NEUROMORPHIC SYNAPTRONIC SYSTEM FOR SYNAPTIC AND STRUCTURAL PLASTICITY - In one embodiment, the present invention provides a neural network circuit comprising multiple symmetric core circuits. Each symmetric core circuit comprises a first core module and a second core module. Each core module comprises a plurality of electronic neurons, a plurality of electronic axons, and an interconnection network comprising multiple electronic synapses interconnecting the axons to the neurons. Each synapse interconnects an axon to a neuron. The first core module and the second core module are logically overlayed on one another such that neurons in the first core module are proximal to axons in the second core module, and axons in the first core module are proximal to neurons in the second core module. Each neuron in each core module receives axonal firing events via interconnected axons and generates a neuronal firing event according to a neuronal activation function. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058269 | ARTIFICIAL NEURAL CIRCUIT FORMING RE-ACTIVATIBLE FUNCTIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE POSTSYNAPTIC TERMINALS OF TWO SYNAPSES - An electronic neuronal circuit system to model the interaction between the postsynaptic terminal of a first synapse between two neurons and the postsynaptic terminal of a second synapse between two neurons includes comparators to model the presynaptic neurons of the synapses, plurality of three diodes connected to the comparators to model synapses, an AND gate and latch to model the formation of functional link between the postsynaptic terminals, and timer-controlled latches for controlling the life-span of the inter-postsynaptic functional link, durations of re-activation of inter-postsynaptic functional link and flow of activity through the output postsynaptic dendritic terminals. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058270 | OPERATION PLAN DECISION METHOD AND OPERATION PLAN DECISION SYSTEM - An operation plan decision method includes deriving an feasible solution by using a constraint violation minimization model, updating candidates for an optimum solution and adding the updated candidates to a candidate list by taking the derived feasible solution, as an initial value of a candidate for the optimum solution, and by using a time cross-section division model that is obtained by dividing an optimization model for each time cross-section, and selecting the optimum solution from the candidate list to which the updated candidates are added. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058271 | DIGITAL DNA SEQUENCE - In an embodiment of the invention, a method of classifying a data object includes: scanning the data object; evaluating contents of data objects base on at least one selected rule; and generating a digital DNA sequence that classifies at least some contents in the data object. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058272 | EVENT CORRELATION DETECTION SYSTEM - Disclosed is an event correlation detection system that can automatically set a minimum supporting rate and a minimum reliability rate so that an erroneous detection rate is reduced to an allowable level. The event correlation detection system | 2015-02-26 |
20150058273 | COMPOSITE PROPENSITY PROFILE DETECTOR - Detecting propensity profile for a person may comprise receiving artifacts associated with the person; detecting profile characteristics for the person based on the artifacts; receiving a plurality of predefined profiles comprising a plurality of characteristics and relationships between the characteristics over time, each of the plurality of predefined profiles specifying an indication of propensity; matching the profile characteristics for the person with one or more of the plurality of predefined profiles; and outputting one or more propensity indicators based on the matching, the propensity indicators comprising at least an expressed strength of a given propensity in the person at a given time. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058274 | FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLAN SELECTION SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - A system, method and computer program product for assessing field development plans selected based on a stochastic response surface, preferably, for hydrocarbon reservoir production. Assessment begins by assessing uncertainty associated with multiple decision variable configurations. A subset of realizations is selected. An individual surrogate is constructed for each subset realization. A reduced representative realization subset is determined, where the reduced subset is representative of the behavior/performance of all realizations of decision variable configurations. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058275 | LIVING ACTIVITY INFERENCE DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - The living activity inference device according to the present invention includes: an obtainer configured to obtain an energy consumption of an electric appliance; an appliance operation detector configured to identify an operational state of the electric appliance based on the energy consumption obtained by the obtainer; and an activity inferrer configured to perform an inference process of determining which one of a plurality of living activities predetermined a current living activity corresponds to, based on existing information including the operational state of the electric appliance identified by the appliance operation detector and a past living activity. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058276 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Devices, methods, and programs for monitoring electrical devices. A method for monitoring an electrical device may include obtaining data representing a sum of electrical signals of electrical devices; processing the data with a Factorial Hidden Markov Model (FHMM) to produce an estimate of an electrical signal of a first of the electrical devices; and outputting the estimate of the electrical signal of the first electrical device. The FHMM may have a factor corresponding to the first electrical device. The factor may have three or more states. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058277 | NETWORK INFERENCE USING GRAPH PRIORS - A method for observing social network propagation commences by establishing a graph of the social network, the graph having nodes and edges. Thereafter a graph prior is determined that reflects the graph's structure. A set of edge probabilities between nodes in the graph is iteratively optimized a using the graph prior, wherein each of said edge probabilities represents a probability of a first node influencing a second node. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058278 | DETERMINING RELIABILITY OF DATA REPORTS - A computer implemented system for automatically determining a reliability score of a data report. The system includes a data structure indicative of data lineage that includes data assets flowing into a data report. The system further includes a processor configured to calculate trust scores for data assets based on characteristics of the data assets as well as a data report trust density score indicative of the reliability score of the report based on the calculated trust scores. The system further includes an output device configured to output the calculated data report trust density score. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058279 | CONTROL DATA DRIVEN MODIFICATIONS AND GENERATION OF NEW SCHEMA DURING RUNTIME OPERATIONS - A computational device receives input data and control data, where the control data includes instructions to modify one or more operations performed during a runtime execution associated with the input data. The control data is processed to modify the one or more operations during the runtime execution associated of the input data. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058280 | DATA QUALITY MONITORING - A computer implemented method, computer program product and system for data quality monitoring includes measuring a data quality of loaded data relative to a predefined data quality metric. The measuring the data quality includes identifying delta changes in at least one of the loaded data and the data quality rules relative to a previous measurement of the data quality of the loaded data. Logical calculus defined in the data quality rules is applied to the identified delta changes. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058281 | MANAGEMENT AND SYNCHRONIZATION OF BATCH WORKLOADS WITH ACTIVE/ACTIVE SITES OLTP WORKLOADS - A computer system for managing a plurality of workloads executing on both a primary system and on a secondary system, and synchronizing both a plurality of software data and hardware data stored on the primary system with the secondary system is provided. The computer system may include receiving a region switch request and stopping the execution of the plurality of workloads on the primary system; suspending the replication of the plurality of software and hardware data stored on the primary system with the plurality of software and hardware data stored on the secondary system; and switching the replication of the plurality of software data and the plurality of hardware data that occurs from the primary system to the secondary system to occur from the secondary system to the primary system. The computer system may include activating the execution of and synchronizing the plurality of workloads on the secondary system. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058282 | ASSIGNING AND MANAGING REVIEWS OF A COMPUTING FILE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and computer system for managing reviews of a computing file. The method includes a computer receiving a computing file, the computing file containing software program functions. The computing system receives a list of one or more reviewers to review the computing file. The computer parses the computing file by function. The computer receives an assignment of at least one of the one or more reviewers to at least one function within the computing file. The computer sends a request to review the computing file to the at least one of the one or more reviewers assigned. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058283 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUBLISHING AND DISPLAYING DIGITAL MATERIALS - The present invention provides a system for publishing and displaying digital materials, comprising an ePub publishing module comprising a mechanism for publishers to upload ePub files, a user management module providing a means to add, edit and remove end users from the system, a bookshelf module for organizing the user's content in order to create a logical grouping of content, a reading content module for reading content after the user has been mapped to the content, and an annotating content module for annotating user selected text. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058284 | MEDIA FILE REPLACEMENT - The computer manages media content by receiving, at a first memory storage location, a first file having one or more associated properties. The computer identifies a second file, at a second memory storage location, having one or more associated properties that are substantially similar to the first file. The computer compares the one or more properties of the first file to the one or more properties of the second file. The computer determines whether to replace the first file with the second file, based on the comparison of the one or more properties of the first file to the one or more properties of the second file. Responsive to determining to replace the first file with the second file, the computer stores at the first memory storage location a link to the second memory storage location. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058285 | PASSIVE REAL-TIME ORDER STATE REPLICATION AND RECOVERY - A system and method for passive real-time order state replication and recovery. Upstream data is received from an upstream system via a reliable transport, the upstream data also received by a supported system. Downstream data is received from the supported system via the reliable transport. Data acknowledgements are received from the supported system acknowledging receipt of the upstream and downstream data. A replicated current order state of the supported system is continuously updated in real-time based on the received upstream data, downstream data and the data acknowledgements. A recovery request is received after the supported system has experienced an outage. The current order state is restored to the supported system by transmitting a recovery message to the supported system containing the replicated current order state. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058286 | OPENING UNSUPPORTED FILE TYPES THROUGH REMOTING SESSIONS - Viewing and editing operations on a file having an unsupported file type are enabled through a method of opening the file through a remoting session. The method includes the steps of issuing a request to open the file and metadata of the file, programmatically transmitting credentials of the user to a connection server to log the user into a virtual machine, and establishing a remoting session with the virtual machine to access the file for viewing and editing, the virtual machine opening the file based on the request to open the file and the metadata of the file. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058287 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SYNCHRONIZING DATA - Provided are a method and device for synchronizing data. The method comprises: a cloud server receives a data synchronization request sent by a mobile terminal, wherein the synchronization request carries an identifier of the mobile terminal, last time that the data is synchronized by the mobile terminal, and a synchronization account for synchronizing data between the mobile terminal and the cloud server; the cloud server detects that record operation time of data to be synchronized is greater than the last time that the data was synchronized by the mobile terminal, wherein the data to be synchronized is data corresponding to the identifier in the synchronization account on the cloud server; and the data to be synchronized are synchronized between the cloud server and the mobile terminal. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058288 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ATTRIBUTE MANAGEMENT IN A NAMESPACE - A computer-based method and system for managing attributes of objects in a namespace and for allowing multiple views into the namespace. The namespace system allows the objects identified by the names of the namespace to be hierarchically organized. The namespace system allows for attributes of various objects, including directory objects and data objects, to be dynamically defined after creation of an object. The namespace system also allows for the querying of objects based on their dynamically defined attributes. When the namespace system receives a query specification that includes a newly defined attribute, it identifies the objects that match that query specification that includes a newly defined attribute, it identifies the objects that match that query specification. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058289 | FACILITATING DATA MIGRATION BETWEEN DATABASE CLUSTERS WHILE THE DATABASE CONTINUES OPERATING - A system for migrating data items from a source cluster to a destination cluster in a database system. During operation, while the database continues to process live database traffic, the system records a current position in an operation log for the database, wherein the operation log comprises a sequential record of operations applied to the database. Next, the system retrieves data items from the source cluster, and inserts the copies of the retrieved data items into the destination cluster. The system also applies a sequence of updates, starting from the recorded position in the operation log, to the copies of the data items in the destination cluster. Finally, after the sequence of updates is applied, the system performs a cut-over operation that diverts the live database traffic from the data items on the source cluster to the copies of the data items on the destination cluster. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058290 | PROVIDING SERVICES ACROSS SYSTEMS THAT MANAGE DISTRIBUTED REPLICAS - Techniques are provided to allow users to define a global service that is offered across multiple replicated databases. Database clients connect to and use a global service just as they do with regular services on a single database today. Upon receiving a connection request, a collection of components, referred to collectively as the Global Data Service framework (GDS framework), automatically chooses the best database server instances to which to connect a client. Once those connections have been established, the clients determine which database server instance, of those database server instances to which they are connected, to send requests to based, at least in part, on advisory messages sent to the clients by the GDS framework. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058291 | LOG-STRUCTURED STORAGE DEVICE FORMAT - Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques managing a log-structured solid state drive (SSD) format in a distributed storage system. SSDs in the distributed storage system maintains a journal of logical changes to storage objects to persist prepared and committed changes in the latency path. The journal includes metadata entries that describe changes and reference data pages. Dense data structures (such as a logical block addressing table) index the metadata entries. To reduce the amount of overhead in I/O operations, the distributed storage system maintains the dense data structures in memory rather than on disk. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058292 | RESUMING BIG DATA TRANSFORMATIONS - Systems and methods for resuming data transformations, such as broken or otherwise unsuccessful data transformations, are described. In some example embodiments, the systems and methods receive a message that indicates a broken data transformation of a data table between a source database and a destination database, identify a maximum and/or largest and greatest value for a date attribute contained within an index column for all rows of the data table that were successfully loaded to the destination database during the data transformation, and select a group of rows of data of the data table stored in the source database by querying the source database to identify rows that include a value for the date attribute that is greater than the identified value. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058293 | DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEM, STORAGE CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM - A distributed storage system, includes: a first data storage unit that holds data in a first data structure; a second data storage unit that holds the data in a second data structure different from the first data structure; an update information holding unit that holds an update information item(s) indicating update content of the data, and if a predetermined update condition is satisfied, applies the update information item(s) to the second data storage unit and reflects the update content in the second data storage unit; an update state monitoring unit that monitors the update information item(s) held by the update information holding unit and extracts as an update state an application status of the update information item(s) to the second data storage unit; and an update condition change unit that changes the predetermined update condition based on a change command for changing the predetermined update condition, the change command being determined in accordance with the update state. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058294 | ADDING COOPERATIVE FILE COLORING IN A SIMILARITY BASED DEDUPLICATION SYSTEM - For adding cooperative file coloring in a similarity based deduplication system using a processor device in a computing environment. Input streams of backup application are parsed and the data segments are marked with file coloring that represents a source file of the backup application for comparing the data segments to determine if the data segments are identical during a similarity check operation. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058295 | Data Persistence Processing Method and Apparatus, and Database System - A data persistence processing method is disclosed, where the method includes: adding the dirty page identifier to a checkpoint queue each time when a dirty page is generated in a database system memory; determining an active group and a current group in the checkpoint queue, and successively dumping, to a disk, the dirty pages corresponding to the active group on a preset checkpoint occurrence occasion, where the dirty pages are currently prepare to be dumped to the disk, and a group inserted with a dirty page that is newly added is the current group; and determining a next active group if last dumping is completed, and successively dumping, to the disk, the dirty pages corresponding to the next active group on the checkpoint occurrence occasion. The method improves the dumping efficiency of the dirty pages. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058296 | DATA STORAGE METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE USING SAME - A data storage method for a computing device is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, at a computing device, a file and a profile, wherein the profile includes a level of magnitude; storing, at the computing device in a first database, the file if the level of magnitude is greater than the lowest level; storing, at the computing device in a second database, the file if the level of magnitude is the highest level; and deleting, at the server, the file if the level of magnitude is the lowest. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058297 | ADDING COOPERATIVE FILE COLORING PROTOCOLS IN A DATA DEDUPLICATION SYSTEM - For adding cooperative file coloring protocols in a data deduplication system using a processor device in a computing environment, a preferred character is represented for file coloring in a file using a code selected from a multiplicity of codes that represent a variety of contexts. The original meaning of the preferred character is retained when representing the preferred character for the file coloring by the code selected from the multiplicity of codes. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058298 | PARTITION TOLERANCE IN CLUSTER MEMBERSHIP MANAGEMENT - Techniques are disclosed for managing a cluster of computing nodes following a division of the cluster into at least a first and second partition, where the cluster aggregates local storage resources of the nodes to provide an object store, and objects stored in the object store are divided into data components stored across the nodes. In accordance with one method, it is determined that a majority of data components comprising a first object are stored within nodes in the first partition. It is determined that a majority of data components comprising a second object are stored within nodes in the second partition. Configuration objects are permitted to be performed on the first object in the first partition while denying access to the first object from the second partition, and on the second object in the second partition while denying access to the second object from the first partition. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058299 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR METERING PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYERS - Example methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to collect metering information associated with media presented by portable and computer media presentation devices are disclosed. A disclosed example method accesses a first data structure including metering information generated by at least one of first media presentation software executed by a personal computer or second media presentation software executed by a portable media presentation device. The metering information is associated with media presented by at least one of the first or second media presentation software. At least some of the metering information is then extracted from the first data structure and stored in a second data structure. The at least some of the metering information is then communicated from the second data structure to a data collection facility. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058300 | Report Generation for a Navigation-Related Database - Systems, devices, features, and methods for updating a geographic database, such as a navigation-related database, and/or reporting discrepancies associated with geographic data of the geographic database are disclosed. For example, one method comprises capturing a photograph of an observed geographic feature in a geographic region. Comment information corresponding to the observed geographic feature may be stored. The comment information is indicative of a discrepancy between the observed geographic feature and the geographic data corresponding to the geographic region. The comment information may be associated with the photograph to generate a report, and the report is transmitted. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058301 | EFFICIENT DATA DEDUPLICATION IN A DATA STORAGE NETWORK - Machines, systems and methods of uploading data files, the method comprising a first client machine dividing a first file into N data chunks to be uploaded to a server, wherein the N data chunks are of size kX, where k is an integer and X is size of a minimal size data chunk, wherein X is known by the server and by at least a second client machine used for uploading a second file to the server in data chunks of size k′X; and uploading the first file to the server, wherein a first unique signature is calculated for the first file based on applying a signature function to a collection of signatures calculated for the minimal size data chunks of size X that make up the data chunks of size kX in the first file, wherein the uploading of the first file is accomplished by uploading the data chunks of size kX to the server in any order. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058302 | ADDRESSING CACHE COHERENCE IN UPDATES TO A SHARED DATABASE IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - Example embodiments are provided that may include receiving a request to update a particular object based on a modified object, where the particular object is one of a number of objects in a shared database, and the request includes an identification of one or more referenced objects and version information of the one or more referenced objects. Embodiments further include determining whether any of the referenced objects is stale based on the version information, where the particular object is not updated if any of the referenced objects is stale. More specific embodiments include updating the particular object if none of the referenced objects is stale. In yet further embodiments, determining a referenced object is stale is based on a comparison of a version identifier of the referenced object and a version identifier of an object in the shared database that corresponds to the referenced object. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058303 | DECREASING DUPLICATES AND LOOPS IN AN ACTIVITY RECORD - The claimed subject matter decreases duplicate entries and loops in an activity record. An exemplary method comprises analyzing a new entry from a user to determine an originating service and a type of activity and extracting an identifying portion of the new entry. The identifying portion includes a predetermined number of characters at a beginning of the entry. Additionally, the predetermined number of characters is based on a likelihood of duplicates in the activity record. The identifying portion is compared to a list of prior entries from the user, and an exclusion action is performed, if the new entry matches one in the list of prior entries. The exclusion action may be to hide the new entry, to delete the new entry, or to collapse the new entry into a matching prior entry. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058304 | STOPPING FUNCTIONS FOR GROUPING AND DIFFERENTIATING FILES BASED ON CONTENT - Methods and apparatus teach a digital spectrum of a data file. The digital spectrum is used to map a file's position in multi-dimensional space. This position relative to another file's position reveals closest neighbors. Certain of the closest neighbors are grouped together, while others are differentiated. Grouping ceases upon application of a stopping function so that rightly sized, optimum numbers of file groups are obtained. Embodiments of stopping functions relate to curve types in a mapping of numbers of groups per sequential rounds of grouping, recognizing whether groups have overlapping file members or not, and/or determining whether groups meet predetermined numbers of members, to name a few. Properly grouped files can then be further acted upon. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058305 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING A DIGITAL MAP - A system and method are disclosed for incrementally updating an existing digital map of a client device in a digital map update system. The digital map update system comprises, for each of one or more baseline digital maps, at least one digital map update repository comprising data which may be communicated to one or more remote client devices for use by the or each remote client device in incrementally updating an existing digital map of the device. Each repository includes one or more digital map forward update journals in respect of a respective given version of the baseline map to which the digital map update repository relates. The forward update journal comprises data indicative of a set of one or more incremental updates that may be used to update the given version of the baseline map to a later version. Each repository also includes one or more digital map reverse update journals for reversing the effects of the or a forward update journal and reverting the later version of the baseline map back to an earlier version. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058306 | DISTRIBUTED TRANSACTION LOG - Embodiments of the disclosure provide techniques for updating a distributed transaction log on a previously offline resource object component using distributed transaction logs from active host computer nodes from separate RAID mirror configurations. Each component object maintains a journal (log) where distributed transactions are recorded. If a component object goes offline and subsequently returns (e.g., if the node hosting the component object reboots), the component object is marked as stale. To return the component object to an active state, a distributed resources module retrieves the journals from other resource component objects from other RAID configurations where the data is mirrored. The module filters corresponding data that is missing in the journal of the previously offline corresponding object and merges the filtered data to the journal. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058307 | DEVICE FOR RAPID PROVISION OF INFORMATION - A system of rapid provision of relevant information. A search context is determined as a function of a combination of keywords inputted by a user. Pages accessible on a network and having at least one word associated with one of the keywords are searched. A result context is determined as a function of the content of the page. The copying of an item of information from an information source accessible on a network to another information source accessible on the network is determined. The source from which the information is copies assigned a higher weight than the source where a copy of the information is placed. The results of the search is hierarchized as a function of the matching of the context of the search, of the context of each result of the search and of the weight of the source. The hierarchized results are displayed. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058308 | GENERATING CACHE QUERY REQUESTS - Generating cache query requests is disclosed, including: receiving a user query from a device; generating a display type specific search request based at least in part on the user query; generating a cache query request based at least in part on the display type specific search request and a cache granularity; identifying search results corresponding to the cache query request stored in a cache; and extracting at least a portion of the search results corresponding to the cache query request based at least in part on a starting position parameter associated with the display type specific search request and a quantity of requested search results parameter associated with the display type specific search request. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058309 | KEYWORD PRESENTING SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON SEMANTIC DEPTH STRUCTURE - Provided is a keyword presenting system based on a sematic depth structure, including: a communication unit connected with a client via a network; an interface unit configured to receive keyword information inputted from the client and to provide a search interface presenting multiple candidate keywords; a search database configured to save multiple search results and multiple candidate keywords constituting the search interface; a semantic depth database configured to save a semantic depth structure representing a semantic distance between keywords for each candidate keyword; and a semantic depth engine configured to derive multiple associated keywords based on the search database regarding the keyword inputted from the client, and to support a function of gradationally presenting recommended keyword lists for each semantic depth level according to the selection of a user by forming recommended keyword groups for each semantic depth level based on the multiple associated keywords using the semantic depth database. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058310 | GENERATING CONTENT FOR TOPICS BASED ON USER DEMAND - Techniques for generating content for topics based on user demand are disclosed. In some embodiments, generating content for topics based on user demand includes determining a topic based on a user demand; automatically generating content for the topic; and selecting the content that is contextually relevant for display within a corpus of content (e.g., a web site, a social networking web page, content customized for mobile devices, content customized based on location awareness, or an electronic mail message). | 2015-02-26 |
20150058311 | IMAGE BASED METHOD OF PROVIDING MEMORIAL INFORMATION - Described herein is an image-based system for retrieving information about a deceased person or animal and an image-based method of retrieving information about a deceased person or animal. The systems disclosed herein are characterized by the absence of a visible identifier indicating the availability of the information, such as a tag, bar code, and the like. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058312 | PROVIDING MULTI-LINGUAL SEARCHING OF MONO-LINGUAL CONTENT - Approaches for translating a transliterated search query are provided. An approach includes receiving a search query containing a transliterated word. The approach also includes determining a source language corresponding to the transliterated word. The approach further includes converting the transliterated word to a word in the source language. The approach additionally includes translating the word in the source language to a word in a target language. The approach also includes performing a search using the word in the target language. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058313 | DYNAMIC SUSTAINABILITY SEARCH ENGINE - The innovation relates to systems and/or methodologies for facilitating dynamic sustainability searches. A sustainability search component executes a query, and returns one or more results that satisfy a set of search criteria and a set of sustainability factors. The search criteria can include keywords, such as product types, process types, and additional features related to the keywords, such as price, location, brand, and so forth. The sustainability factors are alternative cost measures for a given process, product, or plant element. The sustainability search component can analyze the returned results, and rank the results based on sustainability. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058314 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ACROSS DISPARATE INFORMATION SYSTEMS - An information integration system may include a set of integration services embodied on one or more server machines in a computing environment. The set of integration services may include connectors communicatively connected to disparate information systems. The connectors are configured for integrating data utilizing a common model comprising a content management interoperability services data model, common property definitions, and a common security model particularly defined for use by the set of integration services. Responsive to a user query to search disparate information systems or a subset thereof, an application may communicate metadata of interest contained in the user query to a search engine which locates, via a unified index, requested data from the disparate information systems or a subset thereof. The search engine returns search results referencing the requested data to the application which interprets the search results and displays a visualization thereof on a client device. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058315 | SELF-LEARNING SEMANTIC SEARCH ENGINE - A method, machine readable storage medium, and system for providing a self learning semantic search engine. A semantic network may be set up with initial configuration. A search engine coupled to the semantic network may build indexes and semantic indexes. A user request for business data may be received. The search engine may be accessed via a semantic dispatcher. And based on the access, search engine may update the indexes and semantic indexes. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058316 | Continuous Cloud-Scale Query Optimization and Processing - Runtime statistics from the actual performance of operations on a set of data are collected and utilized to dynamically modify the execution plan for processing a set of data. The operations performed are modified to include statistics collection operations, the statistics being tailored to the specific operations being quantified. Optimization policy defines how often optimization is attempted and how much more efficient an execution plan should be to justify transitioning from the current one. Optimization is based on the collected runtime statistics but also takes into account already materialized intermediate data to gain further optimization by avoiding reprocessing. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058317 | System and Method for Implementing a 64 Bit Data Searching and Delivery Portal - A system and method for searching and presenting data may include receiving a search request, storing data in an in memory database, accessing that data by one or more 64 bit processors, determining exact or approximate matches among the data to the search request, building a machine-readable data file including the search results, and serving the data file to a user's machine, where it is visible through a portal interface, which may be local or remotely served to the user's machine. The system may employ 64 bit technology in order to access and serve significant amounts of information, including mappings between code set and other data that may include mappings to one or more code sets. The system also may employ raw TCP/IP sockets to reduce latency and increase search speed. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058318 | Control for Persistent Search Results and Iterative Searching - An embodiment of the invention provides a method for control for persistent search results and iterative searching where a query from a user is received via a web browser and a web search for the query is performed with a processor. Search results of the web search are displayed in a toolbar of the web browser, wherein at least one of the search results in the toolbar includes a refinement option. The refinement option can include a show me more like this refinement option and/or a show me less like this refinement option. A selected refinement option is received from the user with a user interface; and, refined search results are displayed in the toolbar based on the selected refinement option. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058319 | ACTION SUPPORT APPARATUS, ACTION SUPPORT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an action support apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a user, a support content deciding unit configured to decide support content for supporting a preference of the user determined on the basis of the information on the user acquired by the acquisition unit, and an execution unit configured to execute the support content in a process according to a level of the preference. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058320 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HYBRID INFORMATION QUERY - Method, system, and programs for hybrid information query. A request is first received from a user associated with a hybrid query. The hybrid query is expressed in accordance with an input in terms of one of a user, a feature, and a document, and a desired hybrid query result in terms of one of a user, a feature, and a document. A mapping is then determined between the input and the desired hybrid query result. A hybrid model is established based on hybrid information collected and associated with one or more users. The mapping is performed based on the hybrid model to obtain the desired hybrid query result based on the input. Eventually, the desired hybrid query result is provided as a response to the hybrid query. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058321 | SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING RESEARCH-TARGETED DOCUMENTS, METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING RESEARCH-TARGETED DOCUMENTS, AND PROGRAM - Information regarding a specific field, such as use information of a substance subject to regulation, is collected from the Web and the like, and an investigation object document enabling efficient investigation while exhausting the information is provided. For this purpose, a use description range is extracted from document information acquired from the Web based on a search word, in which range the use of the substance subject to regulation is described. Then, based on use word dictionary information for managing a keyword regarding the use of the substance subject to regulation, use information regarding the substance subject to regulation is extracted from the use description range. Thereafter, from the document information acquired from the Web based on the search word, a set of documents providing a combination of a minimum number of documents exhausting all of the use information included in all of the documents is extracted as recommended documents. Finally, the extracted use information and the recommended documents are displayed. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058322 | PATHWAY VISUALIZATION FOR CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT - When generating visual representations of gene activity pathways for clinical decision support, a validated pathway database that stores a plurality of validated pathways is accessed, wherein each pathway describes at least one interaction between a plurality of genes. A processor ( | 2015-02-26 |
20150058323 | Fishing Suggestions - Various implementations described herein are directed to a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, may cause the computer to receive a location, a date, a wind direction, a water temperature, a species, or combinations thereof. The computer may use the location, date, wind direction, water temperature, species, or combinations thereof to retrieve fishing data. The computer may analyze the retrieved fishing data to determine one or more suggested fishing locations. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058324 | Systems and methods of enabling integrated activity scheduling, sharing and real-time social connectivity through an event-sharing platform - Embodiments herein provide for an interactive event-scheduling platform (ESP), wherein locating activities via location data, notifying and alerting of them via real-time feeds and encouraging interaction through a full-service social media suite (SMS), enhanced with live streaming and “always-on” connectivity, could provide a fresh experience for users and hosts. A real-time data procuring system and method may solve problems with stale or incomplete activity data within a geographic area, bridge gaps between users and hosts by shortening time periods—from activity announcement, to discovery, to launch, to response—create buzz, maximize venue attendance, boost sales and ensure promotional success. Software crawlers may mine public Web sites for thorough activity data coverage. Stored activities, profiles and collected user interaction data may produce behavioral reports to increase ROMI. Security packages, installations and access controls may incite users to safely register themselves in the SMS to engage, interact and transact. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058325 | Interactive Display of Search Result Information - A method, system, and processor-readable storage medium are directed towards generating a report derived from data, such as event data, stored on a plurality of distributed nodes. In one embodiment the analysis is generated using a “divide and conquer” algorithm, such that each distributed node analyzes locally stored event data while an aggregating node combines these analysis results to generate the report. In one embodiment, each distributed node also transmits a list of event data references associated with the analysis result to the aggregating node. The aggregating node may then generate a global ordered list of data references based on the list of event data references received from each distributed node. Subsequently, in response to a user selection of a range of global event data, the report may dynamically retrieve event data from one or more distributed nodes for display according to the global order. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058326 | Interactive Display of Aggregated Search Result Information - A method, system, and processor-readable storage medium are directed towards generating a report derived from data, such as event data, stored on a plurality of distributed nodes. In one embodiment the analysis is generated using a “divide and conquer” algorithm, such that each distributed node analyzes locally stored event data while an aggregating node combines these analysis results to generate the report. In one embodiment, each distributed node also transmits a list of event data references associated with the analysis result to the aggregating node. The aggregating node may then generate a global ordered list of data references based on the list of event data references received from each distributed node. Subsequently, in response to a user selection of a range of global event data, the report may dynamically retrieve event data from one or more distributed nodes for display according to the global order. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058327 | Responding to apprehension towards an experience with an explanation indicative of similarity to a prior experience - Described herein are systems, methods, and computer programs for responding to apprehension of a user towards an experience. In some examples, an experience involves content for the user or an activity for the user to participate in. In some embodiments, a first token instance is extracted from an expression of the user that indicates apprehension towards the experience. A prior experience, represented by a second token instance similar to the first token instance, is selected from among prior experiences the user had. Additionally, an affective response the user had to the prior experience reaches a threshold, which implies that the user may remember the prior experience. An explanation of the relevance of the experience to the user, which is indicative of similarity between the first token instance and the second token instance is generated and optionally presented to the user to ameliorate the apprehension. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058328 | IDENTIFYING LISTINGS OF MULTI-SITE ENTITIES BASED ON USER BEHAVIOR SIGNALS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for identifying listings of multi-site entities based on user behavior signals. In one aspect, a method exploits user behavioral signals that are strong indicators of whether a search result previously presented for a multi-site-entity search query is, in fact, a relevant result, and affords sufficient weight to these behavioral signals to overcome other signals of relevance for the search result. Two such strong user behavior signals include (i) users invoking an information window from a search result and (ii) users submitting a direction request related to a search result. A black list of search results and/or a search result index can be generated based on how the two strong behavior signals associated with the search results compare to threshold values set for the two strong behavior signals. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058329 | Clarification of Submitted Questions in a Question and Answer System - Mechanisms for clarifying an input question are provided. A question is received for generation of an answer. A set of candidate answers is generated based on an analysis of a corpus of information. Each candidate answer has an evidence passage supporting the candidate answer. Based on the set of candidate answers, a determination is made as to whether clarification of the question is required. In response to a determination that clarification of the question is required, a request is sent for user input to clarify the question. User input is received from the computing device in response to the request and at least one candidate answer in the set of candidate answers is selected as an answer for the question based on the user input. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058330 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOMMENDING PACKAGES OF DOMAIN NAMES FOR REGISTRATION - A system and method are presented for recommending packages of domain names. One or more computer servers receive a query including at least one keyword from a user. A business category associated with the user is identified and a first ranking of top level domain names for the business category is identified. A package of candidate domain names is generated containing a candidate domain name for each top level domain in the first ranking of top level domain names. The package of candidate domain names relevant to the query is displayed for selection and registration by the user. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058331 | SEARCH RESULT RANKING USING MACHINE LEARNING - Various embodiments include systems and methods for search result ranking using machine learning. A goal model can be created using machine learning. Responsive to a search query, a plurality of data factors can be inputted into the goal model to create a model output. Search results can be presented to a user based on the model output. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058332 | Context-Based Ranking of Search Results - In one embodiment, a computing device may access a search query provided by a user; identify a set of search results in response to the search query, wherein one or more search results in the set are associated with a feature of a social-networking system; rank the set of search results based on one or more factors; boost one or more ranks of the one or more search results associated with the feature to bring the feature to the user's attention; and present the set of search results to the user in order of its ranking. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058333 | GENERATING SEQUENCES OF PROGRAM ITEMS - Systems and techniques, including computer program products, for generating sequences of program items. A specification of a sequence is received. A specification of multiple sets, where each set includes one or more program items, is also received. An output sequence of program items is generated by selecting program items from the sets based on the specified sequence. In some implementations, program items are selected by assigning each program item a score, and identifying the program item with the best score. An attribute can be associated with each program item. The attributes can be used to group the program items into sets, to determine the scores of the program items, and to select program items to be placed in the generated output sequence. The rules and the set sequence can be adjusted dynamically, and the generated output sequence can be modified by adding, removing, or replacing program items. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058334 | PRESENTATION OF ITEMS BASED ON A THEME - Methods, systems, and apparatus for generating a query are described. A query submitted by a user is accessed and the submitted query is identified as corresponding to a theme by determining a strength score of the submitted query. In one example embodiment, the strength score indicates a pertinence of the submitted query to the theme, the theme being a descriptor of a concept that is applicable to the submitted query. A thematic query is generated based on the submitted query and the determined strength score. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058335 | DETERMINING SORT ORDER BY DISTANCE - Included are embodiments for determining sort order. At least one embodiment of a method includes determining a plurality of search results associated with at least one search criteria. Some embodiments of a method include determining a first distance between at least one of the search results and a home page associated with the at least one search result and determining a display order for the plurality of search results. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058336 | PERSONALIZED CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS - Methods, systems and computer program products for providing personalized educational content recommendations are disclosed. A computer-implemented method may include receiving information describing a body of content, receiving data describing an interaction of a user with one or more elements of the body of content, receiving a context that includes one or more criteria associated with the body of content, generating a list of modules from the body of content based on the data describing the interaction of the user with the one or more elements of the body of content in view of the context, and providing the generated list of modules to an interested party. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058337 | DATABASE ACCESS - Database access is described, for example, where data in a database is accessed by an inference engine. In various examples, the inference engine executes inference algorithms to access data from the database and carry out inference using the data. In examples the inference algorithms are compiled from a schema of the database which is annotated with expressions of probability distributions over data in the database. In various examples the schema of the database is modified by adding one or more latent columns or latent tables to the schema for storing data to be inferred by the inference engine. In examples the expressions are compositional so, for example, an expression annotating a column of a database table may be used as part of an expression annotating another column of the database. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058338 | PROMOTING ACTIVITY DURING PERIODS OF SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR - Systems and methods of operating a computing system may involve determining an identity of a user, determining physical attributes of a user, monitoring user activity, intelligently interrupting sedentary user activity after a threshold period of time has passed, and proposing activities to break the sedentary period of user behavior. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058339 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATING SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION FOR WEBSITES - Systems and methods for automating search engine optimization of a website may include obtaining a set of keywords using a computer network. The keywords may be relevant to a business and may be obtained from the website of identified local competitors to the business. The system may present the keywords to the user in a display and provide an interface with an option to refine the set of keywords. The system may include in the display one or more educational displays to help the user choose appropriate keywords from the keyword set. The system may create a website for the business, including inserting the keywords into one or more web pages of the website. Inserting the keywords may include adding HTML to the web pages and identifying focus keywords and a primary location to one or more search engines. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058340 | Data Retrieval System - Disclosed are various embodiments for a data retrieval system comprising code that accesses a data retrieval platform according to a customer identifier, the customer identifier linked to a plurality of asset identifiers, and code that access a recent correspondence history of an asset identifier of the plurality identifiers. The data retrieval system further comprises code that compares the recent correspondence history to a previous correspondence history of the asset identifier, and code that identifies a recent correspondence associated with the asset identifier in response to a difference between the recent correspondence history and the previous correspondence history. Additionally, the data retrieval system comprises code that encodes a user interface for display to a client associated with the customer identifier, the user interface comprising a portal for retrieving the recent correspondence. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058341 | PERSONAL ATTRIBUTE CARTOGRAPHY WITH ANALYSIS FEEDBACK - Systems and methods for managing individuals are provided. A method includes recording interactions of a user with one or more computer-implemented applications and calculating parameter values for the user for a plurality of user attributes based on the interactions. The method can further include determining whether at least a portion of the parameter values are missing or conflicting and in response to determining wherein at least a portion of the parameter values are missing or conflicting, prompting the user to interact with at least one additional computer-implemented application that is associated with the portion of the parameter values. After the prompting, the method can include repeating the recording and the calculating to update the parameter values. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058342 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method of storing information at data and displaying the stored information and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes detecting occurrence of a bookmark event while recording or reproducing media data; determining a bookmark segment in the media data to correspond to the occurrence of the bookmark event; and acquiring text information corresponding to voice information of the bookmark segment. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058343 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISCONTINUING THE FOLLOWING OF RECORDS IN AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE ENVIRONMENT - Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods, and computer readable media for discontinuing the following of records in an on-demand database service environment. In one embodiment, one or more records are identified according to one or more designated criteria. The records are stored in a database. The records are being followed by one or more users in an on-demand database service environment such that updates to the records are capable of being stored as feed items in one or more feed tables in the database. The feed items are capable of being published in an information feed displayed on one or more devices associated with the one or more users. The following of the identified one or more records by the one or more users is discontinued. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058344 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING AND ANALYZING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA - A system and method for analyzing social media data by obtaining social media data from a social media platform, where the social media data includes documents from multiple users of the social media platform; classifying the documents using a sentiment classifier; tokenizing the documents into terms; associating a sentiment with each term; detecting a first event based on a number of occurrences of a first term in the documents; and providing information associated with the event to a user, where the information includes the first term and a sentiment associated with the first term. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058345 | REALTIME ACTIVITY SUGGESTION FROM SOCIAL AND EVENT DATA - Architecture that aggregates realtime geo-referenced data over areas such as physical world geographical areas and virtually-defined areas such as by geofences to provide users with a quick overview and suggestion of activities to do across an area of interest in the spatial extent. The geo-referenced data can be supplied by a provider and/or user. When in combination, event listings can be obtained from providers and social data (e.g., check-in) can be obtained from social websites and/or businesses that make check-in data available freely or under subscription, for example. At least one advantageous outcome of the disclosed aggregation approach is that privacy issues, which currently exist in the industry by showing exact locations of user-contributed data, are overcome. While aggregating over larger spatial extents having high activity, the events supplied by provider listings are assigned scores that show trending and/or high-user activity volumes, and therefore, can be suggested to users. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058346 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSIGNING TIME INFORMATION TO A MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - The invention concerns a device (D) for assigning time information to a main multimedia content related to a given object. To this end, said device comprises:
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20150058347 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE FOR ASSOCIATING ATTRIBUTES WITHIN DIGITAL MEDIA PRESENTATIONS - Disclosed are a system, method and software to associate attributes with digital media assets. Digital media contains specific assets, such as images, that can be replaced with other assets. The system, method and software permit the association of attributes with specific assets. The association of attributes and assets enables the provision of content that is enhanced and more impacting for a user. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058348 | ASSOCIATION OF VISUAL LABELS AND EVENT CONTEXT IN IMAGE DATA - A first set of contextual dimensions is generated from one or more textual descriptions associated with a given event, which includes one or more examples. A second set of contextual dimensions is generated from one or more visual features associated with the given event, which includes one or more visual example recordings. A similarity structure is constructed from the first set of contextual dimensions and the second set of contextual dimensions. One or more of the textual descriptions is matched with one or more of the visual features based on the similarity structure. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058349 | IDENTIFYING AND CLASSIFYING NON-FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN TEXT - A device may obtain text to be categorized, and may determine rules for categorizing portions of the text. A rule may specify text patterns to be used to categorize the portions of the text into a category, and may specify a relationship, between at least two text patterns, to be used to categorize the portions of the text into the category. The device may determine that the text patterns and the relationship between the at least two text patterns exist in a text portion. The device may categorize the text portion into the category based on determining that the text patterns and the relationship between the at least two text patterns exist in the text portion. The device may provide an indication of an association between the text portion and the category based on categorizing the text portion into the category. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058350 | REPORTING INCLUDING FILLING DATA GAPS AND HANDLING UNCATEGORIZED DATA - A reporting system is described herein that allows a report author to declare data reporting structures that specify to a reporting application how to dynamically categorize data with changing or potentially unknown characteristics. The reporting system may extend RDL and the data grouping provided by Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services by adding new elements to the XML-based RDL schema. The reporting system allows the report author to specify for the system to fill gaps in the data, so that the report has a similar layout even as data changes from period to period. The reporting system also allows the report author to specify whether data that does not fit any predefined group bucket is displayed in a report. Thus, the reporting system allows unsophisticated database users to define reports that group data consistently regardless of missing values or other changes in the underlying data. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058351 | QUERIES FOR THIN DATABASE INDEXING - A method of database indexing is disclosed. Two functions (f and g) from row values to row number values are set. The functions are utilized to determine a row number in a database column containing a target search value, wherein the target search value comprises a search value being sought in the database column. A candidate row number variable is set initially to the function g of the target search value by a processor. Iteratively the following is performed: a current value of the candidate row number variable is used as an address to read a value in a corresponding row in the database column, and the current value of the candidate row number variable is updated to the function f of the most recently read value in a corresponding row in the database column. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058352 | THIN DATABASE INDEXING - A method of indexing a database column is disclosed. A permutation function f is determined. A shortcut that connects two non-adjacent elements of a permutation cycle based on f is created. A traversal of the permutation cycle without the shortcut comprises starting at a first element of the permutation cycle by updating a candidate row number to an initial value, wherein the initial value comprises a value stored in the database column. Traversing through one element of the permutation cycle comprises reading a row value in the database column using the candidate row number and then updating the candidate row number with function f of the most recently read row value. The step of traversing through one element of the permutation cycle is repeated until the most recently read row value is equal to the initial value. Creating the shortcut comprises storing a relation between the two non-adjacent elements. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058353 | Report Acceleration Using Intermediate Summaries - A method and system for managing searches of a data set that is partitioned based on a plurality of events. A structure of a search query may be analyzed to determine if logical computational actions performed on the data set is reducible. Data in each partition is analyzed to determine if at least a portion of the data in the partition is reducible. In response to a subsequent or reoccurring search request, intermediate summaries of reducible data and reducible search computations may be aggregated for each partition. Next, a search result may be generated based on at least one of the aggregated intermediate summaries, the aggregated reducible search computations, and a query of adhoc non-reducible data arranged in at least one of the plurality of partitions for the data set. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058354 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR STORING AND ANALYZING GEOGRAPHICALLY-REFERENCED DATA - Embodiments of a system and method for storing and analyzing geographically-referenced data are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the system includes one or more computing devices to generate an index value for geographically referenced data. The index value may be representative of a geographic location corresponding to the geographically-referenced data. The system may also include one or more storage devices configured to store the geographically-referenced data and the index value such that the geographically-referenced data is stored contiguously with other geographically-referenced data of the geographic location based on the index value. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058355 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF DISCOVERING RELEVANT SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE OVER THE INTERNET OR OTHER COMMUNCATIONS NETWORK - A system and method is presented that extracts snippets form web pages according to specially designed logic. The extracted snippets might be made relevant to, i.e., indexed by, a location and time/day applicability. Such snippets may be thought of as apps or services that are defined only when a mobile terminal is in a pre-defined geographical area at a certain time and day (e.g., as defined by a calendar of events). Extracted snippets are stored and made searchable. Methods and a system are described to control the display of snippet search results. Snippets may be selected by user or by programmed logic and executed on the mobile terminal or in remote servers without the need to download the app or source code associated with the snippet. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058356 | REJECTING ROWS WHEN SCANNING A COLLISION CHAIN THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A PAGE FILTER - Provided are techniques for locating a row. A page filter in a page is stored, wherein the page filter is associated with a collision chain and includes a portion of a hash value of the row in the collision chain that has overflowed to an overflow area. In response to a request to locate a target row, the page filter is used to determine that the row has overflowed based on a portion of a hash value of the target row matching the portion of the hash value of the row that has overflowed. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058357 | RATINGS WEIGHTED OR FILTERED BY CONTEXT - The subject technology discloses configurations for accessing one or more entries of rating information for a place associated with a geographical location; identifying, using one or more criteria, a type of user that authored each of the accessed one or more entries of rating information for the place; for a user viewing the one or more entries of rating information for the place, identifying, using one or more criteria, a type of user that is viewing the accessed one or more entries of rating information for the place; filtering the accessed one or more entries of rating information for the place according to the type of user that authored each of the accessed entries and the type of user that is viewing the accessed entries; and providing for display the filtered one or more entries of rating information for the place. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058358 | PROVIDING CONTEXTUAL DATA FOR SELECTED LINK UNITS - Link units include a keyword or words that, when selected, cause a client device to display a landing page having one or more content items related to the selected link unit. The use of contextual data in addition to the keyword or words of the selected link unit may further assist in selecting relevant content items to populate the landing page. The contextual data may include the unselected keyword link units and/or other keywords in a group from which the selected keyword link unit was selected. The contextual data may include assigning weights to the selected keyword link unit, the unselected keyword link units, and/or the other keywords in the group from which the selected keyword link unit was selected. The group may be identified using a unique token associated with the group and the selected keyword link unit. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058359 | VISUALIZATION CREDIBILITY SCORE - One embodiment of the present invention discloses a method, computer program product, and system for a method of determining the credibility of a visualization. Visualization data is received from an electronic device. The visualization data is compared to a plurality of visualization credibility criteria to determine a level of credibility for each of the visualization credibility criteria. The credibility of the visualization is rated based on the level of credibility for each of the visualization credibility criteria. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058360 | INDICATING LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IN DIGITAL CONTENT - Rating content of a digital file includes analyzing, by a computer, data associated with content of the digital file based on predetermined criteria defining a confidence level in the content of the digital file. Each predetermined criterion includes a range of values and at least one threshold delineating a lower confidence level and a higher confidence level. Different confidence ratings are assigned to different segments of the content based on determining that the different segments correspond to different thresholds of the predetermined criteria. The computer associates the different confidence ratings to the different segments. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058361 | SYNTHETIC AUDIOVISUAL DESCRIPTION SCHEME, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MPEG-7 - A method and system for description of synthetic audiovisual content makes it easier for humans, software components or devices to identify, manage, categorize, search, browse and retrieve such content. For instance, a user may wish to search for specific synthetic audiovisual objects in digital libraries, Internet web sites or broadcast media; such a search is enabled by the invention. Key characteristics of synthetic audiovisual content itself such as the underlying 2d or 3d models and parameters for animation of these models are used to describe it. To represent features of synthetic audiovisual content, depending on the description scheme to be used, a number of descriptors are selected and assigned values. The description scheme instantiated with descriptor values is used to generate the description, which is then stored for actual use during query/search. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058362 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING EVALUATION OF DOCUMENTS - Methods and systems for facilitating evaluation of one or more electronic documents. One or more templates are extracted from the one or more electronic documents. At least one area in the one or more templates is identified. The at least one area includes a response provided by a user associated with the electronic document. One or more groups are generated based on similarity between the responses in the at least one area in the one or more templates. The one or more groups are distributed to one or more remote workers or a crowdsourcing platform for the evaluation. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058363 | CLOUD-BASED ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a database system includes a memory storing a computer program; a processor configured to execute the program, and a database. The database comprises a tree graph, where the tree graph is a tree that comprises a plurality of nodes. Each node includes a literal identifier (ID) that refers to an instance of one of a plurality of types of data structures and a node ID that uniquely distinguishes the node from the remaining nodes in the tree. The program is configured to receive a query from a user comprising one of the instances, process the query by traversing the tree to each node having a same literal ID that corresponds to the instance in the query, and generate a query result based on children nodes of each node traversed to. | 2015-02-26 |
20150058364 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING PEOPLE BASED ON PERCEIVED ACTIVITIES - Matching systems and methods for social networking systems can select matches for users based on observed activities. A matching system can include, for example, a preference unit, a monitoring unit, and a matching unit. Generally, the preference unit can receive and process matching preference information for a user; the monitoring unit can monitor the user's activities on or observable by the server; and the matching unit can select and recommend matches for the user based on the monitored activities. Thus, matches can be suggested to the user based on the user's observed activities, and not simply based on the user's potentially inaccurate self-description. | 2015-02-26 |