21st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 57 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140142917 | ROUTING OF MACHINE LANGUAGE TRANSLATION TO HUMAN LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR - A language translation system receives a request for a translation of a set of text from a first language to a second language. Further, the language translation system provides the request to a machine language translator. In addition, the machine language translator performs a machine translation of the set of text from the first language to the second language. The machine language translator determines that the machine translation should be modified by a human translator. Further, the machine translation is provided to the human translator for modification after the determination. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE HIGH-QUALITY TRANSLATION OF TEXTS BY MULTIPLE TRANSLATORS - A method for facilitating the high quality translation of matter by multiple translators, which includes a processor obtaining translated segments from a first group, where each translated segment is a translation of a source text segment, where each source text segment is a portion of a source text, and where for each of the source text segments, at least one translated segment is obtained, and selecting a second group and notifying the second group of an opportunity, where the opportunity comprises the group accessing the translated segments obtained from the first group and the second group providing data regarding the quality of the translated segments. The method also includes obtaining data regarding the quality of the segments from the second group and determining a designated translated segment for each source text segment and generating a final translation. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142919 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE TRANSLATION OF COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ENTITIES OVER A NETWORK - A system and method to facilitate translation of communications between entities over a network are described. Multiple predetermined language constructs are communicated to a first entity as a first transmission over the network. Responsive to selection by the first entity of a language construct from the predetermined language constructs, a translated language construct corresponding to the selected language construct is identified. Finally, the translated language construct is communicated to a second entity as a second transmission over the network. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142920 | Method and apparatus for Utilizing Structural Information in Semi-Structured Documents to Generate Candidates for Question Answering Systems - An approach to candidate answer generation by leveraging structural information in semi-structured resources, such as the title of a document and anchor texts in a document. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142921 | AUTOMATED STATISTICS CONTENT PREPARATION - Various embodiments are generally directed to automated searching and comparison of game statistics to identify, rank and present statistically significant events related to game play during and/or after a game in automatically generated sentences. An apparatus comprises a processor circuit and storage storing instructions operative on the processor circuit to receive signals conveying a first set of statistical information closely related to play of a first game; search the first set of statistical information for a first set of statistical anomalies; and in response to the first set of statistical anomalies comprising an insufficient number of statistical anomalies, search a second set of statistical information less closely related to play of the first game for a second set of statistical anomalies, and transmit a multitude of sentences describing statistical anomalies of the first and second sets of statistical anomalies to a computing device. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142922 | NLP-BASED ENTITY RECOGNITION AND DISAMBIGUATION - Methods and systems for entity recognition and disambiguation using natural language processing techniques are provided. Example embodiments provide an entity recognition and disambiguation system (ERDS) and process that, based upon input of a text segment, automatically determines which entities are being referred to by the text using both natural language processing techniques and analysis of information gleaned from contextual data in the surrounding text. In at least some embodiments, supplemental or related information that can be used to assist in the recognition and/or disambiguation process can be retrieved from knowledge repositories such as an ontology knowledge base. In one embodiment, the ERDS comprises a linguistic analysis engine, a knowledge analysis engine, and a disambiguation engine that cooperate to identify candidate entities from a knowledge repository and determine which of the candidates best matches the one or more detected entities in a text segment using context information. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142923 | TEXT PREDICTION USING ENVIRONMENT HINTS - Provided are techniques for text prediction using environment hints. A list of words is received, wherein each word in the list of words has an associated weight. For at least one word in the list of words, an environment weight is obtained from an environment dictionary. The associated weight of the at least one word is updated using the obtained environment weight. The words in the list of words are ordered based on the updated, associated weight of each of the words. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142924 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LANGUAGE EXTRACTION AND ENCODING - Improved systems and methods for extracting information from medical and natural-language text data. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142925 | SELF-ORGANIZING UNIT RECOGNITION FOR SPEECH AND OTHER DATA SERIES - An approach automated processing for audio or other data series or signals, which is applicable where little or no transcribed training data is available, makes uses identification of self-organizing units (SOUs) in conjunction with automated creation of, or augmentation of an existing dictionary, with “pseudo-words” or tokens represented in terms of the SOUs. In some examples, the dictionary is iteratively updated (e.g., augmented) during training, optionally with updating of models of the SOUs during the iteration. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142926 | TEXT PREDICTION USING ENVIRONMENT HINTS - Provided are techniques for text prediction using environment hints. A list of words is received, wherein each word in the list of words has an associated weight. For at least one word in the list of words, an environment weight is obtained from an environment dictionary. The associated weight of the at least one word is updated using the obtained environment weight. The words in the list of words are ordered based on the updated, associated weight of each of the words. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142927 | SYSTEM TO CONTROL AUDIO EFFECT PARAMETERS OF VOCAL SIGNALS - A vocal effect processing system may include an effect modification module configured to selectively and dynamically apply effects to an input audio signal in accordance with a degree of likelihood that the input audio signal includes a vocal signal and/or based on a proximate location of a source of vocal audio with respect to a vocal microphone. Determination of the degree of likelihood that the input audio signal includes a vocal signal and/or the proximate location may be based on processing of the input audio signal or a plurality of input audio signals. Determination of the proximate location may alternatively, or in addition, be estimated based on a proximity sensor. The effect modification module may dynamically and selectively adjust the effects in response to changes in the degree of likelihood that the vocal signal is included in the input audio signal and/or changes in the estimated proximate location. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142928 | SYSTEM TO SELECTIVELY MODIFY AUDIO EFFECT PARAMETERS OF VOCAL SIGNALS - A vocal effect processing system may include an effect modification module configured to selectively and dynamically apply effects to an input audio signal in accordance with a degree of likelihood that the input audio signal includes a vocal signal and/or based on a proximate location of a source of vocal audio with respect to a vocal microphone. Determination of the degree of likelihood that the input audio signal includes a vocal signal and/or the proximate location may be based on processing of the input audio signal or a plurality of input audio signals. Determination of the proximate location may alternatively, or in addition, be estimated based on a proximity sensor. The effect modification module may dynamically and selectively adjust the effects in response to changes in the degree of likelihood that the vocal signal is included in the input audio signal and/or changes in the estimated proximate location. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142929 | DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS TRAINING FOR SPEECH AND PATTERN RECOGNITION - The use of a pipelined algorithm that performs parallelized computations to train deep neural networks (DNNs) for performing data analysis may reduce training time. The DNNs may be one of context-independent DNNs or context-dependent DNNs. The training may include partitioning training data into sample batches of a specific batch size. The partitioning may be performed based on rates of data transfers between processors that execute the pipelined algorithm, considerations of accuracy and convergence, and the execution speed of each processor. Other techniques for training may include grouping layers of the DNNs for processing on a single processor, distributing a layer of the DNNs to multiple processors for processing, or modifying an execution order of steps in the pipelined algorithm. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142930 | ADAPTATIONS OF ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS WEIGHTING WINDOWS FOR TRANSFORM CODING OR DECODING - A method and device are provided for coding or decoding a digital audio signal by transform using analysis or synthesis weighting windows applied to sample frames. The method includes an irregular sampling of an initial window provided for a transform of given initial size N, to apply a secondary transform of size M different from N. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142931 | PITCH DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a pitch detection method and apparatus, which belong to the field of speech and audio. The pitch detection method includes: performing pitch detection on a speech signal in a time domain to obtain an initial pitch period; converting the speech signal to a frequency domain to obtain a frequency spectrum of the speech signal, where the frequency spectrum includes a magnitude spectrum of the frequency spectrum; extracting a feature parameter according to the initial pitch period and the frequency spectrum of the speech signal; and performing fine pitch period detection according to the initial pitch period and the feature parameter to obtain a fine pitch period. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142932 | Method for Producing Audio File and Terminal Device - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for producing an audio file and a terminal device. The method includes recording a user's voice to obtain audio information, generating a score curve according to the audio information, and displaying the score curve; receiving a polishing instruction that is sent by the user by operating the score curve, and adjusting the audio information according to the polishing instruction, and generating an audio file. The technical solutions provided in the present invention enable the user to create a song of himself or herself on the terminal device, thereby improving functions of the terminal device and meeting an application requirement of the user. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142933 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VOCAL SIGNAL - A method processes vocal sounds captured by a sound capture device of an electronic device. The captured vocal sounds are divided into a plurality of sound segments, and a zero-crossing rate (ZCR) and amplitude of each of the sound segments are obtained. If one or more breathing sound segments are detected to be included in the captured vocal sounds according to the ZCR and the amplitude of each of the sound segments, the captured vocal sounds are processed to decrease the amplitude of the one or more breathing sound segments. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142934 | SPEECH RECOGNITION - Technologies are generally described for a speech recognition scheme. In some examples, a method performed under control of a speech recognition system may include receiving, from a first device, first data including a first signal captured by the first device, first location information of the first device, and first time information corresponding to the captured first signal; cancelling first noise from the captured first signal based at least in part on the first location information and the first time information, and estimating a first voice signal of a first user of the first device, wherein the first noise is associated with a second voice signal of a second user of a second device located adjacent to the first device; and translating the first voice signal into a first command for the first device. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142935 | User-Specific Noise Suppression for Voice Quality Improvements - Systems, methods, and devices for user-specific noise suppression are provided. For example, when a voice-related feature of an electronic device is in use, the electronic device may receive an audio signal that includes a user voice. Since noise, such as ambient sounds, also may be received by the electronic device at this time, the electronic device may suppress such noise in the audio signal. In particular, the electronic device may suppress the noise in the audio signal while substantially preserving the user voice via user-specific noise suppression parameters. These user-specific noise suppression parameters may be based at least in part on a user noise suppression preference or a user voice profile, or a combination thereof. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142936 | SPEECH ENCODING UTILIZING INDEPENDENT MANIPULATION OF SIGNAL AND NOISE SPECTRUM - Some embodiments describe methods, programs, and systems for speech encoding. Among other things, a received input signal representing a property of speech is quantized to generate a quantized output signal. Prior to the quantization, a version of the input signal is supplied to a first noise shaping filter having a first set of filter coefficients effective to generate a first filtered signal. Following the quantization, the quantized output signal is supplied to a second noise shaping filter having a second set of filter coefficients, thus generating a second filtered signal. A noise shaping operation is performed to control a frequency spectrum of a noise effect in the quantized output signal caused by the quantization, wherein the noise shaping operation is based on both the first and second filtered signals. Finally, the quantised output signal is transmitted in an encoded signal. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142937 | GESTURE-AUGMENTED SPEECH RECOGNITION - Methods and systems may provide for generating text based on speech input and recognizing one or more hand gestures. Additionally, an adaptation of the text may be conducted based on the hand gestures. In one example, the hand gestures are associated with operations such as punctuation insertion operations, cursor movement operations, text selection operations, capitalization operations, pause of speech recognition operations, resume of speech recognition operations, application-specific actions, and so forth, wherein the adaptation of the text includes the associated operation. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142938 | MESSAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - A speech input recognition unit, an event processing unit, which processes an event including a speech recognition result or a command, an expert unit including a plurality of expert modules each of which processes the event in cooperation with the event processing unit, and an execution history management unit, which manages execution history of the expert modules are provided. The expert unit is, for recording a user speech as message text, provided with a speech processing expert module for producing standard format text and a speech processing expert module for producing free format text and a transmission expert module for sending the message text. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142939 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VOICE TO TEXT REPORTING FOR MEDICAL IMAGE SOFTWARE - A system and method for voice to text reporting for medical image software. The system and method may optionally include a separate voice to text engine, for converting the voice report to text, and also some type of medical image software, for providing medical image processing capabilities. According to at least some embodiments, both capabilities are provided remotely to the user's computer, and may optionally be provided through a “zero footprint” on the user's computer. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142940 | Diarization Using Linguistic Labeling - Systems and methods of diarization using linguistic labeling include receiving a set of diarized textual transcripts. A least one heuristic is automatedly applied to the diarized textual transcripts to select transcripts likely to be associated with an identified group of speakers. The selected transcripts are analyzed to create at least one linguistic model. The linguistic model is applied to transcripted audio data to label a portion of the transcripted audio data as having been spoken by the identified group of speakers. Still further embodiments of diarization using linguistic labeling may serve to label agent speech and customer speech in a recorded and transcripted customer service interaction. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142941 | GENERATION OF TIMED TEXT USING SPEECH-TO-TEXT TECHNOLOGY, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - Embodiments relate to generation of timed text in web video. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method generates timed text for online video. In the method, a request to play a timed text track of a video incorporated into a web video service is received from a client computing device. Prior to receipt of the request, audio of the video is processed to determine intermediate timed text data. The intermediate timed text data lacks a complete text transcription of the audio, but includes data to enable the complete text transcription to be generated when playing the video. In response to receipt of the request, a text transcription of the audio is determined using the intermediate data with an automated speech-to-text algorithm. Finally, the text transcription of the audio is sent to the client computing device for display along with the video. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142942 | UTILIZING MULTIPLE PROCESSING UNITS FOR RAPID TRAINING OF HIDDEN MARKOV MODELS - A method of optimizing the calculation of matching scores between phone states and acoustic frames across a matrix of an expected progression of phone states aligned with an observed progression of acoustic frames within an utterance is provided. The matrix has a plurality of cells associated with a characteristic acoustic frame and a characteristic phone state. A first set and second set of cells that meet a threshold probability of matching a first phone state or a second phone state, respectively, are determined. The phone states are stored on a local cache of a first core and a second core, respectively. The first and second sets of cells are also provided to the first core and second core, respectively. Further, matching scores of each characteristic state and characteristic observation of each cell of the first set of cells and of the second set of cells are calculated. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142943 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIGNAL - A signal processing device includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute, receiving speech of a speaker as a first signal; detecting an expiration period included in the first signal; extracting a number of phonemes included in the expiration period; and controlling, a second signal, which is an output to the speaker, on the basis of the number of phonemes and a length of the expiration period. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142944 | Diarization Using Acoustic Labeling - Systems and method of diarization of audio files use an acoustic voiceprint model. A plurality of audio files are analyzed to arrive at an acoustic voiceprint model associated to an identified speaker. Metadata associate with an audio file is used to select an acoustic voiceprint model. The selected acoustic voiceprint model is applied in a diarization to identify audio data of the identified speaker. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142945 | Application Services Interface to ASR - An application services interface system includes an automatic speech recognition control application program interface that receives a request for a recognition session from an application-based automatic speech recognition controller. An automatic speech recognition control engine directs the performance of an automatic speech recognition module. The automatic speech recognition module compares a spoken utterance to a vocabulary of active grammars to generate recognition results through limited data interchanges or exchanges. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142946 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICE TRANSFORMATION - The present invention is a method and system to convert speech signal into a parametric representation in terms of timbre vectors, and to recover the speech signal thereof. The speech signal is first segmented into non-overlapping frames using the glottal closure instant information, each frame is converted into an amplitude spectrum using a Fourier analyzer, and then using Laguerre functions to generate a set of coefficients which constitute a timbre vector. A sequence of timbre vectors can be subject to a variety of manipulations. The new timbre vectors are converted back into voice signals by first transforming into amplitude spectra using Laguerre functions, then generating phase spectra from the amplitude spectra using Kramers-Knonig relations. A Fourier transformer converts the amplitude spectra and phase spectra into elementary waveforms, then superposed to become the output voice. The method and system can be used for voice transformation, speech synthesis, and automatic speech recognition. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142947 | Sound Rate Modification - Sound rate modification techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an indication is received of an amount that a rate of output of sound data is to be modified. One or more sound rate rules are applied to the sound data that, along with the received indication, are usable to calculate different rates at which different portions of the sound data are to be modified, respectively. The sound data is then output such that the calculated rates are applied. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142948 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-VEHICLE CONTEXT FORMATION - Systems, methods, and computer program products directed to in-vehicle context formation are described. Data from one or more sources associated with a vehicle may be received. Context information may be identified, based upon, at least in part, the received data. Audio captured from the vehicle may be received. The context information may be processed based upon, at least in part, at least one of the data from the one or more sources or the received audio. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142949 | Voice-Activated Signal Generator - A voice-activated signal generator is a device to produce output signals responsive to spoken commands. The device accepts only predetermined commands and responsively generates specific output signals such as a pulse, a series of pulses, a voltage level, or a periodic waveform. The device is suitable for triggering an oscilloscope, or controlling a circuit under test, or activating another instrument. The invention also enables safely controlling a hazardous system such as a high voltage system, hands-free and with precise timing determined by the user. Also disclosed are fast, compact, robust algorithms for analyzing spoken commands, and particularly for detecting voiced and unvoiced sound, and for identifying commands by comparing the order of sound intervals in the spoken command to templates that represent the predetermined commands. The device may have one output or multiple outputs in parallel, all controlled by voice commands with precision output timing. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142950 | INTERLEAVING VOICE COMMANDS FOR ELECTRONIC MEETINGS - A method, computer program product, and system for identifying collaborators is described. A command precursor associated with delivery of a voice command associated with an electronic meeting is received. An audio signal including the voice command is received. A portion of the audio signal is identified as representing the voice command, based upon, at least in part, receiving the command precursor. The voice command is interpreted. The interpreted voice command is caused to be executed. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142951 | INTERLEAVING VOICE COMMANDS FOR ELECTRONIC MEETINGS - A method, computer program product, and system for identifying collaborators is described. A command precursor associated with delivery of a voice command associated with an electronic meeting is received. An audio signal including the voice command is received. A portion of the audio signal is identified as representing the voice command, based upon, at least in part, receiving the command precursor. The voice command is interpreted. The interpreted voice command is caused to be executed. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142952 | ENHANCED INTERFACE FOR USE WITH SPEECH RECOGNITION - Improved methods of presenting speech prompts to a user as part of an automated system that employs speech recognition or other voice input are described. The invention improves the user interface by providing in combination with at least one user prompt seeking a voice response, an enhanced user keyword prompt intended to facilitate the user selecting a keyword to speak in response to the user prompt. The enhanced keyword prompts may be the same words as those a user can speak as a reply to the user prompt but presented using a different audio presentation method, e.g., speech rate, audio level, or speaker voice, than used for the user prompt. In some cases, the user keyword prompts are different words from the expected user response keywords, or portions of words, e.g., truncated versions of keywords. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142953 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a microphone configured to receive a voice input; a touchscreen configured to display information; and a controller configured to activate a voice recognition mode on the mobile terminal for receiving the voice input from the microphone, receive the voice input indicating a particular function on the mobile terminal is to be executed, execute the particular function indicated by the received voice input, if the voice recognition mode is interrupted while the particular function is being executed, determine whether the particular function is in a complete state or an incomplete state, if the particular function is in the incomplete state, display a display object corresponding to the particular function in the incomplete state, and resume the particular function and activate the microphone for receiving additional voice input to complete the particular function. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142954 | SOUNDTRACK FOR ELECTRONIC TEXT - A soundtrack creation method and user playback system for soundtracks synchronized to electronic text. Synchronization is achieved by maintaining a reading speed variable indicative of the user's reading speed. The system provides for multiple channels of audio to enable concurrent playback of two or more partially or entirely overlapping audio regions so as to create an audio output having, for example, sound effects, ambience, music or other audio features that are triggered to playback at specific portions in the electronic text to enhance the reading experience. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142955 | Encoding Digital Media for Fast Start on Digital Media Players - Systems, methods and computer program products are disclosed for encoding digital media for fast start on digital media players. In some implementations, a set of frames at the beginning of a digital media file or stream are encoded at a first bitrate (e.g., a constant low bitrate), and subsequent frames of the digital file or stream are encoded at a second, bitrate that may be higher than the first bitrate. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142956 | Transform Coding of Speech and Audio Signals - In a method of perceptual transform coding of audio signals in a telecommunication system, performing the steps of determining transform coefficients representative of a time to frequency transformation of a time segmented input audio signal; determining a spectrum of perceptual sub-bands for said input audio signal based on said determined transform coefficients; determining masking thresholds for each said sub-band based on said determined spectrum; computing scale factors for each said sub-band based on said determined masking thresholds, and finally adapting said computed scale factors for each said sub-band to prevent energy loss for perceptually relevant sub-bands. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142957 | FRAME ERROR CONCEALMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND AUDIO DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed are a frame error concealment method and apparatus and an audio decoding method and apparatus. The frame error concealment (FEC) method includes: selecting an FEC mode based on at least one of a state of at least one frame and a phase matching flag, with regard to a time domain signal generated after time-frequency inverse transform processing; and performing corresponding time domain error concealment processing on the current frame based on the selected FEC mode, wherein the current frame is an error frame or the current frame is a normal frame when the previous frame is an error frame. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142958 | MULTI-MODE AUDIO RECOGNITION AND AUXILIARY DATA ENCODING AND DECODING - Audio signal processing enhances audio watermark embedding and detecting processes. Audio signal processes include audio classification and adapting watermark embedding and detecting based on classification. Advances in audio watermark design include adaptive watermark signal structure data protocols, perceptual models, and insertion methods. Perceptual and robustness evaluation is integrated into audio watermark embedding to optimize audio quality relative the original signal, and to optimize robustness or data capacity. These methods are applied to audio segments in audio embedder and detector configurations to support real time operation. Feature extraction and matching are also used to adapt audio watermark embedding and detecting. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142959 | RECONSTRUCTION OF A HIGH-FREQUENCY RANGE IN LOW-BITRATE AUDIO CODING USING PREDICTIVE PATTERN ANALYSIS - A predictive pattern high-frequency reconstruction system and method that finds patterns in high-frequency components of an audio signal, encodes the audio signal into an encoded bitstream along with pattern information, and then uses the patterns to reconstruct the high-frequency components during decoding. The high-frequency components can be reconstructed using the pattern information alone. Embodiments of the system and method map normalized subband signals of the audio signal to a scaled representation of a time-frequency grid containing multiple tiles and perform statistical analysis on each tile to estimate subband parameters and determine whether a pattern exists. If a pattern does exist, it can be encoded in the encoded bitstream, transmitted, and used to reconstruct the high-frequency components at the decoder. A direct search technique and a fast Fourier transform (FFT) technique may be used to perform the statistical analysis. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142960 | GENERATION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION USING TEXT ANALYTICS - A computer generates medical information that can include one or more of a patient awareness report and a follow-up question, utilizing at least one computing processor. The computer identifies a medical document, and annotates the medical document using a plurality of annotators to produce annotations associated with the medical document. The computer determines a medical condition based, at least in part, on the annotations, and generates medical information related to the medical condition based, at least in part, on the annotations. The computer can identify a knowledge domain of the medical document, and the computer can identify at least one of the annotators based on the knowledge domain of the medical document. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142961 | MANAGING RESEARCH DATA FOR CLINICAL DRUG TRIALS - A machine, computer program product, and computer-implemented method for performing a process of managing clinical research data by collating a plurality of clinical patient records into a database system and a process of allowing particular clinical users to access the clinical research records. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142962 | GENERATION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION USING TEXT ANALYTICS - A computer generates medical information that can include one or more of a patient awareness report and a follow-up question. The computer identifies a medical document, and annotates the medical document using a plurality of annotators to produce annotations associated with the medical document. The computer determines a medical condition based, at least in part, on the annotations, and generates medical information related to the medical condition based, at least in part, on the annotations. The computer can identify a knowledge domain of the medical document, and the computer can identify at least one of the annotators based on the knowledge domain of the medical document. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142963 | System and Method for Providing Patient Care - A system for providing patient care includes acquiring, consolidating, distributing, storing and displaying medical data using cell phone platforms and non-proprietary hardware and software modules. The system includes sensing devices, acquisition devices, network appliances, cloud computing and storage, and presentation devices. Sensing devices are connected to acquisition devices via wired or wireless connections. Sensing acquisition devices can be used in a caregiver facility and in an outpatient environment and can connect to the cloud via cell phone (3G/4G) networks. Clinical data is sent in encrypted messages having only the header encoded using a standard scripting language, such as Lua. Presentation devices include computers, tablets, cell phones, and wall-mounted displays and can be located anywhere, enabling greater accessibility of patient data by caregivers. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142964 | Providing Price Transparency and Contracted Rates to Dental Care Customers - Systems and methods are described for providing consumers with access to the discounted rates for health care procedures provided by dentists, primary care physicians, specialist physicians and facilities. Fee information for contracted providers is stored in a database and is accessible to consumers via an online interface. Dentists or health care providers can receive payment from a customer's pre-funded account in exchange for health/dental services provided to a customer, through the use of a health/dental care card. The card is issued to the customer by a health plan organization and is linked to a pre-funded account for that customer. The health care provider is under contract with the organization to offer a predetermined fee structure for covered services. Customers can obtain contracted rates for services via the card, regardless of any limitations that might apply under a health insurance policy or other program | 2014-05-22 |
20140142965 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING CLINICAL SYSTEMS WITH BEHAVIOR SUPPORT AND TRACKING - A web-based system and method for implementing a smoking cessation support therapy promotes individual, proactive participation by obtaining an initial consent, indicating motivation, from a patient, and linking the patient with a clinician for monitoring, feedback, and direction of subsequent support media based on clinician oversight and the reported motivation of the patient. The disclosed system encompassing self-motivation assessment, reinforcement feedback, and communication linkages to both clinicians and peers provides for a proactive response by a patient to a clinician invitation, thus establishing a minimal motivational level, and gathers statistical and motivational information from the patient for subsequent monitoring by the clinician | 2014-05-22 |
20140142966 | Healthcare Communication and Workflow Management System and Method - A communication and workflow management system and method is provided for integrating a wide range of health care organization workflow management functions, generated by automated systems, manual and automated events associated with patients and staff interactions, through input-output devices such that requests and dispatch requests can be handled locally or over a widely distributed network, and can be tracked and escalated as required. The invention features a rules engine and database that identifies and defines resources, patients, tasks, and task handling. The invention uses extensive logic for the assignment of tasks and communication with resources that can execute tasks, tracking, completion of task, and escalation of tasks. The communication system can be integrated with staff and equipment tracking for automated closure of tasks. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142967 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING USER ENGAGEMENT DURING WELLNESS PROGRAM INTERACTION - A method and system for assessing user engagement during wellness program interaction are disclosed. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142968 | ONLINE, INTERACTIVE EVALUATION OF RESEARCH PERFORMANCE - Medical and other research organizations, sites within those organizations, and physicians practicing at those sites register in an online database. The company providing the database posts a description of a clinical trial opportunity or other research opportunity. The company can search and match for physicians with research opportunities, or the physicians can browse the list of opportunities. Once it is determined who will perform the research and awarded a contract, performance data are collected at 30-day intervals over the life of the trial for computation of benchmarks. The benchmarks from one physician are compared anonymously to those from other physicians participating in the same opportunity. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142969 | MULTIPLE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM - A system for managing remote doctor medical request workflow may include a workflow module that optimizes assignments of medical requests to remote doctors based on parameterized doctor and scheduling information and may further include a forecasting module that predicts the hospital credentials, state licenses or doctors needed to fulfill a projected volume of future medical requests. In one embodiment, radiologists are parameterized and then matched with requests for radiological readings based on information extracted from DICOM image headers and merged with associated information contained in a medical work order. In this embodiment, the radiologists are parameterized based on their locations, schedules, hospital credentials, state licensing, compensation metrics, and performance metrics and incoming requests for review of CT scans and the like are filtered based on the parameterized radiologist information to identify one or more radiologists who are to fulfill the medical request. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142970 | User Interface for Patient Risk Analysis System - A graphical user interface provides a system and method for representing patient risks and other clinical information. The risks correspond to the probabilities that the patient exhibits particular conditions and respective etiologies. In addition the graphical user interface provides a method for representing the utility of different possibly harmful modes of physiologic monitoring in estimating these risks. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142971 | Automated Prescription Renewal System, Process, Method, Computer and Communications Device - An efficient solution for the renewal of prescriptions for pharmacies, pharmacists, doctors and patients that automatically requests a prescription renewal from a prescribing doctor when a patient requests medications that have expired, are lost, or for which there are no more refills left. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142972 | RELATIVE VALUE UNIT MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A Relative Value Unit (RVU) monitoring method and system is disclosed that includes passively monitoring network traffic; examining the monitored traffic for recognized patterns in a matching database; deriving detected RVU values from the matching recognized patterns; and updating an RVU tracking database with the detected RVU values. The matching database stores a plurality of recognized patterns and RVU values, and associates the recognized patterns and RVU values. The method can also include notifying the user of detected CPT codes and RVU values. The method can also include determining procedures requested by received medical orders; tracking fulfillment of the requested procedures; and notifying the user when requested procedures remain to be fulfilled. The method can include analyzing data associated with detected patterns to determine if it's a new or previously observed procedure. The method can simultaneously run on multiple computers; and update a common RVU tracking database. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142973 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN ON-LINE HEALTHCARE OPEN MARKET EXCHANGE - An Internet-based competitive pricing and bidding transaction system includes one or more transaction processing servers that interface and communicate over the Internet with client computer systems of prospective online consumers, medical and professional/licensed services providers and a plurality of related information databases. The transaction processing system handles online communications and procedures for conducting auctions for delivery of proffered medical and professional/licensed services and maintains a registration database of service providers and online prospective consumers/bidders. Medical and professional/licensed services providers may include licensed doctors/nurses, licensed veterinary doctors/technicians as well as conventional homecare/hospice providers, physical therapy providers, babysitting and other professional caretaker services that can provided to/for man or animal. The online proffered services may include conventional medical treatment and/or veterinary services provided for animals, pets or other creatures. A professional license authentication/qualifier engine is provided which transparently and automatically researches, verifies and updates professional credentials, accreditations and background information of each professional service provider upon registration of that service provider with the transaction system, and makes that information available to prospective registered bidders online. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142974 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMPLE PAIRING OF WIRED AND WIRELESS HEALTHCARE DEVICES TO A GATEWAY - A system and method for effecting communication between a plurality of healthcare measurement devices and a remote patient monitoring server is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of effecting communication between the healthcare measurement devices and the remote patient monitoring server, includes communicating with an healthcare gateway device using a common gateway protocol to receive translated data via a plurality of translation units associated with a plurality of device communication modules residing in wired and wireless healthcare measurement devices, and communicating with the remote patient monitoring server using a plurality of remote protocols residing in a plurality of remote communication modules to transmit the received translated data. In some embodiments, the healthcare gateway device is communicatively coupled between the healthcare management devices and the remote patient monitoring server. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142975 | FIRST TIME CONFIRMATION OF DATABASE ENTRY - Provided is an apparatus that stores a formulary. The apparatus includes a memory device that stores the formulary, the formulary comprising a plurality of drug entries. A user input device allows a user to verify a drug of the plurality of drug entries of the formulary. A code reader interprets computer-readable codes. After a computer-readable code that is associated with the drug is read by the code reader, the drug is verified using the user input device. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142976 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION OF HEALTH CARE DATA - A system for transmitting healthcare data from a provider to one of a plurality of healthcare payors is provided. The system includes a routing system, and routing engine. The routing engine is in communication with at least one provider computer system and a plurality of healthcare payor computer systems. The routing engine is configured to receive uploaded healthcare data from the provider computer system send the data to one of the plurality of healthcare payor computers. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142977 | SYSTEM FOR CHANGING PRESCRIPTIONS - A system is provided for changing prescriptions enabling collaboration of the patient and the provider to make the changes during an encounter. The system consists of a network of one or more kiosks or one or more touch screen mobile devices. The system works by enabling an electronic check-in for the patient, evaluating alternate prescription medication candidates during check-in, presenting any results found to the patient and to the provider to select one or more to implement during an encounter. The changes suggested can typically save costs. The changes may incorporate dosages and/or drugs that the patient may have better benefits and/or tolerance. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142978 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING A LIKELIHOOD OF ELECTIVE SURGERY - A method and system of assessing a likelihood of an individual having an elective surgery includes retrieving data for the individual from one or more databases. The retrieved data includes one or more data types selected from the following: medical claims data; demographic data; geographic data; drug utilization data; behavioral health data; surgery data; and health literacy data. The method also includes processing the retrieved data to generate an index for the individual. The generated index represents the likelihood of an individual having an elective surgery. Additional methods and related computer systems are also disclosed. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142979 | Medical Quick Response Codes and Information Storage and Retrieval System - The present invention provides, in at least one embodiment, a medical quick response code comprising a barcode. The code is configured to be read by a barcode reader. The barcode reader can be an app on a mobile device such as an iPhone or Blackberry app. By scanning the code using the app, the mobile device displays critical person medical data. The critical person medical data can include emergency information such as the person's name, emergency contacts, allergies, and insurance information. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142980 | MEDICAL IMAGING STUDY RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - A programmed computer system receives an imaging study of the patient including metadata associated with the study. The metadata are analyzed to determine an anatomic region represented by the study. Additional imaging studies for the same patient are requested and the metadata associated with the additional studies are analyzed to determine relevant studies for the same or adjacent anatomic regions. Once the relevant prior studies have been identified, the computer requests the images associated with the identified prior imaging studies including the associated reports for review by a physician or other medical personnel. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142981 | Analytics and Data Mining in Cloud Following Upload of Analyte Data via GSM or CDM - Presented herein is a web-based software application that clinically analyzes multiple sources of diabetes patient data against codified care plan guidelines. The software application creates risk-based stratifications of a patient population, initiates rule-based notifications, allocates care provider resources, guides role-based workflow, manages patient communications, and provides therapy recommendations. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142982 | Apparatus for Securely Transferring, Sharing and Storing of Medical Images - The invention relates to an apparatus for receiving, storing, sharing and transmitting digital medical image data, comprising a processor, a hard drive, and connectivity means for communicating with a local or global network. The processor comprises means for hosting a server supporting receipt, compression, encryption and data integrity check of the medical image data received from medical modalities, storing of the medical image data on the hard drive of the apparatus, providing access to the apparatus' web based administration and management interface and supporting the query and retrieval of medical image data stored in the apparatus from any modality. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142983 | MEDICAL IMAGE METADATA PROCESSING - Enhanced techniques for the extraction and use of metadata from medical images are disclosed herein. Based on the information in the metadata, specific processing may be performed within an image order management system, radiology information system (RIS), or like system. A radiology read order may be created, pre-populated, and transmitted via a processing system (e.g., a teleradiology image order management system) based on the metadata within the radiology image. For example, this metadata may exist within the header of a DICOM-formatted image data file or a DICOM communication protocol transmission. The processing system may then provide the prepopulated read order back to the source of the medical images for verification and submission. Other processing actions may also occur based on information extracted from the image metadata, such as custom workflows and handling based on an originating facility, or transferring the images to a particular radiologist or location. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142984 | CLOUD BASED VIEWING, TRANSFER AND STORAGE OF MEDICAL DATA - Features are disclosed for remote storage of medical information in a cloud service, and the systems and methods for sending, receiving, and accessing the data into and from the cloud server. A user may identify DICOM studies stored in a database at a medical data repository to be exported. The cloud service or an on-site unit at the medical data repository may search databases at the medical data repository for related medical information to identified DICOM studies. The identified DICOM studies and the related medical information may be burned into portable storage or combined into a virtual package to be uploaded to the cloud service. The cloud service may receive one ore more recipients to grant access to the uploaded virtual package, and may send an email to the one or more recipients indicating that virtual package may now be accessed. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142986 | GENETIC DATA ANALYSIS AND DATABASE TOOLS - A computerized tool and method for delivery of pharmacogenetic and pharmacological information, comprising a core system having algorithms and databases for storing, collating, accessing, cross-referencing, and interpreting genetic and pharmacologic data, with a graphical user interface for a client network of providers of laboratory genetic testing services to access the core services under contract. The system includes “paypoints” in support of improved business models. Included are mechanisms for ‘pass through’ third party and insurance reimbursement for interpretive reports, insurance reimbursement for on-line access to pharmacogenetic information at the point of care, tools for market segmentation, and a conversion tool for capturing new subscribers. Also disclosed are tools and predictive algorithms for preventing drug-drug and drug-gene adverse drug reactions. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142987 | System and Method for Automating Insurance Quotation Processes - A system method for automating an insurance quotation are disclosed. The system and method may include receiving a first data set, the first data set related to an image of a first user data form, wherein the image has been subjected to a data integrity check prior to receipt, generating a second data set, the second data set related to the image of the first user data form, the second data set based at least on an OCR process applied to the first data set, and applying a plurality of business rules to the second data set in order to generate an insurance quotation. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING PRIVACY BREACH RISK DATA - A risk associated with a data breach of confidential personal data may be determined based on the amount of confidential personal data records stored. Underwriting questions based on the user's business may be determined and transmitted to the user. Input data may be received from a user that is responsive to the underwriting questions. The system may then determine an applicable insurance product with various options and receive a quote for the insurance product and the selected options. The user may initiate the purchase of one insurance product with one or more options, and/or enter into a binding agreement for the purchase of one of the insurance product. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142989 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE AN INSURANCE POLICY BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH AN ASSET - A system and method are disclosed herein to determine an insurance benefit associated with an insurance policy for an asset, such as an automobile or a residence. The system includes a computer memory and a processor in communication with the computer memory. The computer memory may store data indicative of (i) a recommended maintenance schedule for the asset and (ii) at least one actual maintenance event that has occurred in connection with the asset. The processor may compare the at least one actual maintenance event with the recommended maintenance schedule and determine the benefit for the insurance policy based at least in part on a result of said comparing. The processor may then transmit an indication of the benefit for the insurance policy. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142990 | PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT REPORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSURANCE INDUSTRY - A computerized system and method for visualizing business data, such as key performance indicators (“KPIs”), in a dashboard. This allows organizations to better understand the data to improve performance at various levels, increase focus on strategy and results, align organization strategy with execution on a day-to-day basis, and focus on drivers of future growth. In one embodiment, the system generates a set of pre-defined analytical reports viewable in the dashboard, which enable business users to measure, monitor, and manage KPIs across various business functions. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142991 | PROGRAM FOR ALTERNATIVE FUNDING OF EMPLOYEE AND RETIREE BENEFITS - An investment program for funding benefits by maintaining assets in the investment program that includes an employer owned trust account and at least one life, disability, health or annuity contract (including a terminal annuity) obtained directly or indirectly from a partially or wholly owned or non-owned captive insurance company. The insurance contract is purchased with assets from the trust account and the partially or wholly owned or non-owned captive insurance company is a least partially, wholly or non-owned by the employer. When paying or reimbursing benefits, the employer or the trust may pay the benefit and if the employer pays the benefit, the trust may reimburse the employer. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142992 | Trip Planning and Budgeting - Methods and systems can facilitate enhanced planning and spending during travel. According to an embodiment, each travel destination of a trip can have one or more payment events or purchases associated therewith. The purchases can be prepaid, such as prior to the trip. Recommendations for the purchases can be made by the system based, at least in part, upon the user's spending history and/or social network indications. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142993 | Talent Booking System and Method - A method of booking talent is provided, comprising: storing a plurality of talent files on a data storage system, each of the talent files being categorized based on select criteria, and wherein each talent file contains talent information associated with one of a plurality of performing artists; searching the data storage system through a processing device operatively coupled to the data storage system for processing requests for the talent files and the talent information; communicating requests for the talent files and the talent information through a user interface operatively coupled to the processing device, and communicating the talent files and talent information to a system user; selecting one or more talent files for possible booking of the corresponding performing artist; making an offer to book one or more of the performing artists for a performance having specified terms; and receiving a response to the offer from the performing artist. Upon agreement, the method further comprises consummating an electronic monetary transaction related to the offer between the system user and the performing artist. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142994 | FRIENDS' EVENTS - A method prompts a user to create a user account on a ticketing application. The application connects the user to a social media application to locate friends who have created accounts on the social media application and the ticketing application, The social media application exports data to the ticketing application in the form of a list of friends. The user selects a friend from the list, views events the user is attending, selects an event, and views details about the event. If the user wishes to attend the same event, the user purchases a ticket. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142995 | TICKET TRANSFER PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A ticket transfer is initiated from a user to a recipient by way of a ticketing application. The user specifies a payment amount for the ticket transfer. The ticketing application receives payment information from the recipient and processes the payment before transferring the ticket to the user. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142996 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PASSENGERS VEHICLE MANAGEMENT - An exemplary embodiment includes a method and system for providing management of a transportation system on a computer system. The management of a transportation system method is embodied in a computer program product for execution on an instruction processing system, comprising a tangible storage medium readable by the instruction processing system is storing instructions for execution by the instruction processing system. The method comprises loading passenger credential data into a database on a remote device, collecting a passenger identifying media to verify the passenger has a ticket and comparing the passenger identifying media to the passenger credential data in the database on the remote device. The method further comprises allowing the passenger to board the vehicle if the passenger has a valid ticket and following a customer operations policy action if the passenger does not have a valid ticket. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142997 | JOINT MARKETED CUSTOMER HUB - The instant application describes a method for receiving, at a hub and from a first partner, a request for a common identifier for linking an account of the customer associated with the first partner with an account of the customer associated with a second partner to provide the customer with enhanced joint account services; in response to the request, generating the common identifier and providing the common identifier to the first partner; generating at the hub a common ID status based on a first partner customer ID status and a second partner customer ID status; and forwarding the common ID status to the first partner and the second partner. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142998 | Method and System for Optimized Task Assignment - A computer-implemented method is provided for assigning tasks to resources. The method includes receiving one or more constraints corresponding to each of the tasks and one or more constraints corresponding to each of the resources. The method also includes receiving a value from a user defining at least one of a plurality of variables including: (i) a resource variable representing resources available for allocation to the tasks, (ii) a duration variable representing a time frame for completing the tasks, and iii) a scope variable representing one or more of the plurality of tasks requiring execution. The method further includes applying a first optimization scheme to determine a value for each undefined variable to formulate a task delivery plan and applying a second optimization scheme to determine a task for assignment to a resource. | 2014-05-22 |
20140142999 | Managing Assets - A method for managing assets including receiving a task across a network to be performed by a set of assets, identifying a subset of assets owned by an owner, transmitting a personalized direct communication across the network to the owner, wherein the personalized direct communication requests approval for use of the subset of assets to execute the task, and responsive to receiving an approval communication across the network from the owner indicating respective approved assets from the subset of assets producing a set of approved assets, automatically transmitting a set of communications across the network to the set of approved assets for execution of the task. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143000 | Project Management System - A project management system is described, including (i) a people database storing profiles of individuals; (ii) a project processor configured to: display a project template on a graphical user interface for an initial project; enter parameter values into fields of the project template based on inputs from a user; identify individuals to work on the initial project by comparing the profiles of the individuals stored in the people database with the parameter values in the project template; modify the performance evaluation of an individual based on feedback from at least one of realized outcomes; modify at least one of the expected outcomes based on feedback from at least one of the profiles; modify at least one of the expected outcomes based on feedback from at least one of the realized outcomes; and display at least one of the parameter values entered into the project template on the graphical user interface. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143001 | System and Method for Tracking Information in a Business Environment - A system and method for tracking information in a business environment. The system uses a tree-view hierarchy whereby alerts and time triggers are set by the user and upon the triggering of an event, the visual attributes of the tree-view folders change to reflect the triggering event. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143002 | CHARGE/DISCHARGE SCHEDULING-OPERATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a system manages energy between a charge/discharge facility positioned at each of points and electric vehicles to travel among the points. The system includes an electric vehicle sign-in unit, a route information acquisition unit, and a facility usage scheduling unit. The electric vehicle sign-in unit is configured to dynamically sign in and sign out an electric vehicle among the electric vehicles. The route information acquisition unit is configured to acquire a route information representing a traveling schedule of the electric vehicle being signed in. The facility usage scheduling unit is configured to generate a facility usage schedule representing a charge/discharge schedule of the charge/discharge facility at each point, by using the route information. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143003 | ONLINE DATE PLANNING SERVERS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS - A date planning server facilitates planning of a date between an initiator of the date and a subject of the date. Personal characteristics of the subject are obtained and stored. Various dating activities are obtained and stored. Personal characteristics are evaluated relative to the dating activities, to produce at least one proposed dating activity, which is suggested to the initiator. Related methods and computer program products are also provided. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143004 | EVENT PUBLICATION IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIAL NETWORK - A method and system of event broadcast data publication through a neighborhood events server are disclosed. This embodiment includes validating that an event broadcast data is associated with a verified user of the neighborhood events server using a processor and memory. The embodiment includes verifying that a set of geospatial coordinates associated with the event broadcast data are trusted based on a claimed geospatial location of the verified user of the neighborhood events server and determining that a time stamp of the event broadcast data is trusted based on the claimed geospatial location of the verified user of the neighborhood events server. The embodiment includes automatically publishing the event broadcast data on a set of user profiles having verified addresses in a threshold radial distance from the set of geospatial coordinates associated with the event broadcast data of the verified user of the neighborhood events server using a radial algorithm. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143005 | PLM IN A BOX is a proprietary Process in the development and implementation a Product Lifecycle Management Solution for product manufacturers developing products based on a customer specification. This process establishes a process framework to linking customer project to a product design originated for a specific customer project, links to the design exchanges with suppliers on those designs and the linkage engineering change notices that originate for those product designs - PLM IN A BOX is a proprietary Process in the development and implementation a Product Lifecycle Management Solution for product manufacturers developing products based on a customer specification. This process establishes a process framework to linking customer project to a product design originated for a specific customer project, links to the design exchanges with suppliers on those designs and the linkage engineering change notices that originate for those product designs. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143006 | Systems and Methods to Enhance Product Yield for Semiconductor Manufacturing - A system for fabricating semiconductor products includes a list of products to be fabricated, a list of available semiconductor fabrication tools, a product and tool matrix database, and a product and tool selection engine. The product and tool matrix database is configured to include performance and manufacturing information for the products to be fabricated and the available tools. The product and tool selection engine is configured to generate an enhanced matching of the products to be fabricated and the available semiconductor fabrication tools. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143007 | FRONTLOADING PRODUCT INVENTORY - An example computing device may generate a plurality of snowfall categories for a region and a plurality of snowfall category combinations at the region for a time frame that includes a plurality of time segments. The device may calculate a forecast of unit sales of a weather-dependent product over the time frame for each snowfall category combination based on past weather data for the region and past sales data of the weather-dependent product. The device may calculate a probability that each snowfall category combination will occur in the time frame. The device may determine a quantity of the weather-dependent product to place in inventory prior to or at the beginning of the time frame configured to approximate demand for the product over the entire time frame based on forecasted unit sales and the probabilities that each snowfall category combination will occur in the time frame. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143008 | PROCESS REVIEW SYSTEM FOR BECOMING GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE - A computer system that manages the processes of an organization. The system defines a global process flowchart, which has a set of processes, where at least one of the processes has a macro flowchart that has a sub-process with a micro flowchart. The set of processes includes a set of primary processes and at least one enabling process. The primary processes process orders and the enabling processes help the primary processes. The computer system associates individual process summaries to processes from the global process flowchart. Each process summary has related processes like a customer process, supplier process or interfacing process. The computer system associates the related process to parameters that measures an aspect of the process. The computer system receives actual measurement data for the parameters. The computer system generates reports about the parameters missing data and data that fails to meet expectations and improvement plans that are behind schedule. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143009 | RISK REWARD ESTIMATION FOR COMPANY-COUNTRY PAIRS - The reward or return a company receives in a particular country relative to the risk the company takes in that country is assessed. The relative risk of the particular country compared to selected groups of countries, for example groups including countries having emerging or developing economies and groups including countries having developed economies. The relative profitability of the particular country in relation to the profitability of such groups of countries is further considered in the assessment. Other return components are also considered to allow risk adjusted decisions. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143010 | System and Method for Assessing Interaction Risks Potentially Associated with Transactions Between a Client and a Provider - A method for assessing interaction risks via a computer server potentially associated with transactions between a client and a provider is disclosed. The method comprises receiving client claims data on a server from at least a first data source, which is stored in a database operably associated with the server. Risk guidelines are also stored in the database. The server receives client identifying information from the provider and selects client claims data from the database based that identifying information and categorizes the client into a risk category based on a computer analysis of the provider's risk guidelines and the selected client claims data. The method involves delivering functionality to the provider that automatically captures communications involving the client and the provider and automatically reports on the captured communications via at least one communication platform, wherein the frequency of capturing, reporting, or both is based on the client risk category associated with the client. A system for implementing this method is also disclosed. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143011 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION-MIGRATION ASSESSMENT - In one embodiment, a method includes centrally maintaining a parameter bank comprising a plurality of parameters and a question bank comprising a plurality of questions. The method further includes creating an application-migration assessment. The creating includes receiving a selection of parameters from the parameter bank. The creating also includes providing a list of questions attached to at least one parameter in the selection of parameters. The creating further includes receiving a selection of questions from the list of questions. In addition, the method includes facilitating a taking of the application-migration assessment. Furthermore, the method includes scoring the one or more outcome options based on assessment answers from the taking. Additionally, the method includes generating a recommendation for each of the one or more outcome options based on the scoring. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143012 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTIVE MARKETING CAMPIGNS BASED ON USERS ONLINE BEHAVIOR AND PROFILE - The present invention discloses a method for providing prediction of content usage in a website. The method comprising the steps of: real time monitoring traffic of visitors in a website, tracking visitors that are visiting the monitored website to identify one or more parameters relating to user profile, navigation path or content usage, applying at least one statistical algorithm on identified parameters, said algorithm is at least one of: clustering algorithm, nearest neighbor algorithm or probability algorithm and defining content replacement and recommendation for visitors when visiting the monitored website according analysis results of the at least one statistical algorithm. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143013 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING SOCIAL MEDIA TRENDS - Disclosed are methods for identifying topical experts from a seed set of experts by identifying “second tier” influencers for the topic. New concepts detected among a pool of experts and second tier influencers are monitored among the general population and their significance evaluated. Reports may be generated for these detected trends. Trends in social media for a concept represented in a taxonomy may be detected by monitoring content for descendent nodes for the concept. Correlations between social media activity with respect to the concept and sales of products corresponding to the concept may be made and sales predicted for the same or different products that correspond to descendants of the concept in the taxonomy. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143014 | INFORMATION ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK TRANSACTIONS - The present invention provides an information analysis system for network transactions, characterized in that the analysis system comprises: a product information database for storing product information; personal consumption space for publishing and residing subscription information of a user; an information publishing module for publishing the subscription information in the personal consumption space; an extracting module for extracting the subscription information from the personal consumption space; and a classifying, statistics making and analyzing module for classifying, making statistics on or analyzing the extracted subscription information, and then sending the classified, statistical or analyzed relevant information to a service end. The present invention also provides an information analysis method for network transaction. By means of the information analysis system and method for network transactions of the present invention, it is possible to make statistics on and classify subscription information of multiple users prior to sending to the service end, thereby guiding the service end in judging commodity production quantity. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143015 | Methods and Systems for Providing a Personal Consumer Product Evaluation Engine - A system and method for predicting the preference of a user product consumer for a consumer product, e.g., a wine, which may comprise collecting in a database consumer product preference data relating to the prediction of a preference of the user from at least one of the user and a separate group of product consumers; receiving from the user a request for a prediction of the preference of the user for one of a consumer product and a pre-selected set of related consumer products; analyzing the collected preference data against previously collected data specific to one of the consumer product and the pre-selected set of consumer products; calculating a predicted preference rating; and receiving and storing a preference rating based upon the user having utilized the one of the consumer product and the pre-selected set of consumer products and including the received preference rating in the product preference data. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143016 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING PROGRESSIVE PROFILING OF POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS - Access to valuable website content is restricted until an individual registers and provides contact and other information relevant to his company and his position. If an unregistered individual attempts to access restricted information, he is automatically taken to an information request page. Once he has completed the page, he is taken to a thank you page, then redirected to the desired restricted content. The user is also sent an automatic email which contains a website access code. A registered visitor also retains access to restricted content through a long-term cookie delivered to his Internet browser. Progressive profiling can be implemented by tying access to higher-value website content to a requirement for input of additional information, so that new visitors are not overloaded with an initial barrage of questions. Received visitor information is transferred to a Customer Relationship Management database for scoring and ranking. | 2014-05-22 |
20140143017 | PROACTIVE SURVEYS BASED ON CUSTOMER INFORMATION - A context-aware computing system for delivering surveys to a customer. The choice of which survey to send to a customer may be tailored based on a click path (route), customer history, and customer interests. A customer browsing a Web page initiates the survey decision process. A control module selects a survey to send to a customer based on the criteria above and customer intent. Customer responses are then harvested from the Web-based survey. | 2014-05-22 |