31st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140214688 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE TRANSACTION PROCESS VIA MOBILE DEVICE - A secure element with a user security domain thereon, the user security domain constituted of: a security domain control circuitry; an encoder/decoder functionality responsive to the security domain control circuitry; and a secured keys storage in communication with the security domain control circuitry, the encoder/decoder functionality arranged to: encode data responsive to at least one first key stored on the secured keys storage, and output an encoded data; and decode received data responsive to at least one second key stored on the secured keys storage, and output a decoded data. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214689 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE PAYMENT OF SHIPPED GOODS - One method herein includes forwarding an invoice for a purchase agreement made between a seller and a buyer. The method includes receiving a service selection indicating that the invoice is to be paid using an escrow system. The service selection includes a token for verification of a buyer's signatory. The method receives funding confirmation that the buyer has deposited funds into an escrow account. Based on funding confirmation, notification to ship the goods is sent. The method receives shipping confirmation confirming that the goods have been shipped. Upon receipt of the goods, a receiver is authenticated as the authorized signatory using the verification system. This authentication is based on the stored token matching a provided token. Based on verification of the receiver, the goods are released and the deposited funds from the escrow account are deposited into the seller's account. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214690 | DETERMINING A COUNTEROFFER - A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions to determine a counteroffer can include the set of instructions executable by a processing resource to: determine, by an automated agent, a plurality of counteroffers to an offer received by a user; separate, by the automated agent, the plurality of counteroffers into a number of clusters based on content of each of the plurality of counteroffers and a determined distance between each of the plurality of counteroffers; select, by the automated agent, an individual counteroffer from each of the number of clusters based on the offer, characteristics of the user, and the determined distances; and present each of the individual counteroffers. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214691 | COMPUTER SOFTWARE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INNOVATION MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the invention may provide a software system for managing innovation. The system may be used by managers in organizations to guide and monitor the innovation process and to manage innovation projects. The system may comprise major elements, namely strategy system, portfolio system, process system, culture system and infrastructure system. Information prepared in each system may automatically populate the other systems. Strategy system tools may be employed for strategic planning. Portfolio System may track the innovation projects and investment and may be sorted by risk/reward level. Further, process system may collect ideas from users of the system. Furthermore, culture system may include role definitions and checklists for Leaders, Champions, and Geniuses and may aggregate information from all systems. The infrastructure system may include tutorials for users. Further, information from all the major elements may be accessible via a dashboard system. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214692 | System Advisor for Requirements Gathering and Analysis in Web Solutions - A method for generating website feature requirements includes receiving a screen capture image including a website. The screen capture image is matched to one or more known website features listed within a database of website features. A website features requirements specification is generated based on the results of the matching. One or more recommendations for modifying the website features requirements specification is automatically generated based on considerations of cost or complexity of implementation. The website features requirements specification is updated based on the one or more recommendations. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214693 | SYSTEM ADVISOR FOR REQUIREMENTS GATHERING AND ANALYSIS IN WEB... - A method for generating website feature requirements includes receiving a screen capture image including a website. The screen capture image is matched to one or more known website features listed within a database of website features. A website features requirements specification is generated based on the results of the matching. One or more recommendations for modifying the website features requirements specification is automatically generated based on considerations of cost or complexity of implementation. The website features requirements specification is updated based on the one or more recommendations. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214694 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING GROUP WORKSPACES - When a workspace management apparatus for a group receives a request message for group management from a client terminal, the workspace management apparatus manages a group in a first service according to the request message and requests workspace management for a group from a plurality of servers that each provides other services different from the first service. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO VALUATE INTANGIBLE ASSET - Embodiments of the present invention describe a system and a corresponding method for valuating one or more patent applications. The system includes various modules to receive and analyze one or more main patent application to determine attributes for comparison with attributes of each of a plurality of reference applications. Further, a value determination module of the system may determine an aggregate dollar value for the main application based on a capital value for each element of the main application. Here, the capital value for each element is determined based on comparing the main application with each of the reference applications. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214696 | Wholesale/Trade-In Pricing System, Method and Computer Program Product Therefor - Systems, methods and computer program products that determine wholesale prices for durable goods such as used vehicles. In one embodiment, a system includes a computer processor, a network interface, a data storage device, and an output device. The system collects and stores, via the network interface, historical sales information from external data sources. A retail price for a target vehicle is determined based on the collected information. Condition information for the vehicle is collected and used to adjust the retail price to arrive at a wholesale price, which is output to a user. The system may also adjust the price based on repair costs associated with identified vehicle conditions. The system may collect cost information associated with a wholesale sale transaction and deduct these costs and a profit margin from the wholesale price to produce a trade-in price. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214697 | REFUSE COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - This invention relates to a refuse collection system and method in which there are provided a plurality of households, each having their own refuse bin, a control centre computer in communication with each of the refuse bins, and a plurality of collection vehicles in communication with the control centre computer. An RFID tag with information regarding the type of refuse is associated with refuse prior to the refuse being placed in the refuse bin. Preferably, the refuse is placed in a dedicated pod with an RFID attached thereto. The bin has an RFID reader that reads the RFID tag, determines what types of refuse are contained within the bin and thereafter transmits the information to the control centre computer. The control centre computer thereafter schedules the delivery of one or more types of refuse from the refuse bins and transmits a collection itinerary to a collection vehicle. Advantageously, third party logistics providers may utilize their backhaul capacity and operate as collection vehicles if desired. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214698 | VIDEO SIGNATURE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A video signature system and method. A unique identifier for an agreement document is generated. Consecutive video frames with the unique identifier are captured for each party to the agreement. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214699 | MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSET TRANSACTION INFORMATION IN A NETWORKED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A set of computer storage devices containing transaction records having transaction information corresponding to a set of transactions for a set of IP assets will be queried. At least a subset of the transaction information will be extracted and the types of IP transactions will be determined. A first table will then be generated based on the extracted transaction information. The first table typically identifies each IP transaction and corresponding transaction information. Based on the transaction information, a most recent transaction record for each of the set of IP assets will be identified. The system will then generate a second table based on the transaction information and the types of IP transaction(s). The second table will identify the most recent transaction information for each of the set of IP assets. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214700 | CopyRightNow Application Programming Interface - Disclosed herein is a method and system for providing copyright protection for creative works from within a running content-creating software application by assembling and submitting a copyright application on the creative work to the United States Copyright Office through the use of a portable application programming interface, which may be utilized by third-party content-creating applications. Additionally disclosed is a method and system of registering a creative work in order to memorialize the creation of the creative work from within a running content creating application through the use of a portable application programming interface, which may be utilized by third-party content-creating applications. Additionally disclosed is a method and system for accessing and sharing copyright-protected creative works through a web accessible software application. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214701 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LEGAL CITATIONS - A system and method for enabling law students and lawyers to correctly format legal citations used in legal documents by accessing a web-application and choosing the format and type of legal source desired. After filling in the components of the citation, the present invention transforms the data real-time into the correct citation. These citations can be imported into legal documents, edited in the future, saved into custom citation libraries, and shared with other users. These functions provide greater flexibility and accuracy in the creation of legal citations and results in a custom database for users that can be access anywhere and at any time. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214702 | Methods And Systems For Notifying A Creditor That A Pre-Bankruptcy Period Has Commenced For A Debtor - Methods and systems for notifying a creditor that a pre-bankruptcy period has commenced for a debtor are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include the following: detecting and validating an authorized attorney; capturing debtor data for a debtor and storing the debtor data in a debtor record in a master debtor database; generating a unique identifying code for the debtor and associating the unique identifying code with the debtor record of the debtor; providing the unique identifying code to the debtor; entering the unique identifying code via a user interface to access a master creditor database residing on the central server; searching the master creditor database for data related to a creditor of the debtor; retrieving contact information of the creditor; entering data related to the creditor of the debtor into the master creditor database; and notifying the creditor that the debtor is in a pre-bankruptcy period. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214703 | System and Method for Acquiring Targeted Data from a Computing Device Using a Programmed Data Processing Apparatus - A computer-implemented method for acquiring targeted data stored in a computing device using a data acquiring apparatus is provided. The method includes coupling the computing device to the data acquiring apparatus, and displaying a user interface on a screen associated with the computing device, wherein the user interface lists a plurality of data acquiring programs. The method further includes detecting a designation of a particular drive of the computing device following the user selection of one of a plurality of data acquiring programs, activating the selected data acquiring program to search in the designated particular drive for a data entity that corresponds to a search function of the selected data acquiring program, generating a copy of the data entity if found by the search, and submitting the copied data entity to a folder in the data acquiring apparatus for further processing. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214704 | PRODUCTS FOR ANIMAL USE INCLUDING HUMANS HAVING A CERTIFICATE VERIFYING AT LEAST ONE OF EFFICACY OR SAFETY, AND METHODS OF PROVIDING SUCH CERTIFICATES - Provided are products for animal use including humans having a certificate verifying at least one of efficacy and methods of providing such certificates. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214705 | DATA-PRIVACY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE - A technique for controlling release of data associated with an account is described. During this data-privacy management technique, a computer system provides at least a subset of data associated with an account to a third party based on a first consent (which may be received from a user of the account). This subset may have a first classification based on a predefined taxonomy. Subsequently, the third party may notify the computer system that additional data has been derived from the data. In response, the computer system may determine a second classification of the additional data based on a predefined taxonomy. If this second classification is other than a subset of the first classification, the computer system may request a second consent (for example, from the user). | 2014-07-31 |
20140214706 | SOCIAL NETWORKING-BASED PROFILING - In one example, a computer-readable medium stores computer-executable instructions that cause one or more processors to aggregate at least a subset of a listing of current employees into at least one of plural categories, scan online activity for one or more of the current employees to an online service to detect instances of predetermined indicia, and collect the detected instances of the predetermined indicia into a profile for a perspective employee. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214707 | SOCIAL NETWORK DONATION & CONTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A broker provides an application for use by users of a social network. Using the application the broker obtains, from a first user of said social network, a request from said first user to make a first donation to a first donee entity on behalf of a second user of said social network. In response to payment by said first user of value corresponding to said donation, the broker providing a message to said second user that said donation has been made, said message including a link to said application, and said link identifying said first donee entity. The message and link are displayed on the first or second user's social network web page. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214708 | Community Oriented Job Hub For Increasing Efficiency In Hiring Processes - A community oriented job application and hiring hub, to leverage the trust and transparency created by community charters and memberships, to share and review the potential job to job applicant matching data with improved emphasis on quality control of hiring processes and efficiency of hiring processes, using advanced computer technology to connect communities to other communities, and to hiring and sponsoring companies. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214709 | OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“OPA”) transforms candidates occupational test answers and employers occupational goal inputs via OPA test intake, assessment and score components, into candidates occupational assessment outputs. In one embodiment, the OPA provides a computer-delivered technology-driven systems approach for occupational psychological assessment for talent identification, acquisition, management and support, which adapts to a user's responses to provide an individualized evaluation. The OPA may also be integrated with mobile technology and multi-touch interfaces. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214710 | Job Search Diagnostic, Strategy and Execution System and Method - An apparatus, system and method for helping a job seeker diagnose and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of a job search. A Job Search Diagnostic of the present invention helps a job seeker secure a new job more quickly, by identifying the specific problem areas in a search that are limiting progress and to identify those areas that will yield the greatest beneficial impact and by offering specific recommendations and guidance for how to improve in these problem areas. Diagnostic results can be highly individualized and may be based on the unique characteristics of an individual job search as well as the weighted importance of different areas of the search, and can be achieved through use of expert knowledge and logic and using a wide array of both individual generated and other available information including an individual's job search skills, employment search attributes, job seeker qualifications as well as job market and hiring environment realities. Additional information such as the mental and emotional characteristics of a job seeker can also be used to create a variety of data and reports to assist the job seeker and others to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of job searches. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214711 | INTELLIGENT JOB RECRUITMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method for sorting candidates according to their relevance to a job query, according to which a website through which a search for candidates can be executed is provided and index information related to each of the candidates is stored in a candidate profile. Upon supplying a search query that includes keywords in the website, search engine is queried with the supplied query. A reporting engine is used for notifying whenever the search query has been issued. Then a full search query is automatically built according to the search query by boosting the keywords and matching is done between the full search query and the stored candidates' profiles. Listing of all matching candidates sorted is displayed according to their relevance to the full search query and whenever a candidate profile is selected from the listing, a notification is sent to the reporting engine for updating the overall score of the selected candidate. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214712 | METHOD FOR ADMITTING AN ADMISSIONS APPLICANT INTO AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION - A method for admitting applicants into an academic institution can include the steps of: compiling a list of standardized test takers who have applied for admission to at least one academic institution, but have not received an offer of admission to any one of the at least one academic institutions; conditionally admitting selected ones of the test takers to an abbreviated academic program; subjecting the conditionally admitted test takers to at least one examination during the abbreviated academic program, each conditionally admitted test taker achieving a score on the at least one examination; and, admitting into the academic institution those conditionally admitted test takers who achieve a score on said at least one examination which satisfies an admissions criteria. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214713 | ONE-CLICK SHIPPING LABEL PRINTING - A system and method for generating a shipping label are described. A shipping label application stores a shipping preset preference corresponding to an item listed by a seller on the marketplace, the shipping preset preference identifying one of a plurality of shipping carriers and one of a plurality of shipping services selected by the seller for the item. The shipping label application identifies the item in a transaction of the seller in the marketplace, retrieves the shipping preset preference of the seller corresponding to the item, and generates a shipping label for the item based on the shipping preset preference. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214714 | Logistic Transport System for Nutritional Substances - A preservation system for storage and logistic transport of nutritional substances. The preservation system obtains information about the nutritional substance to be preserved, senses and measures the external environment to the preservation system, senses and measures the internal environment to the preservation system, senses and measures the state of the nutritional substance, and stores such information throughout the period of preservation. Using this accumulated information, the preservation system can measure, or estimate, changes in nutritional content (usually degradation) during the period of preservation. Additionally, the preservation system can use this information to dynamically modify the preservation system to minimize detrimental changes to the nutritional content of the nutritional substance, and in some cases actually improve the nutritional substance attributes. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214715 | SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF PERISHABLE LOADS OF PRE-MIXED CONCRETE TO MULTIPLE SITES - A method and system for distribution of loads of pre-mixed perishable concrete is disclosed. The system and method allow for the scheduling of multiple delivery units to receive loads from one of multiple possible load sites to deliver such loads to one of multiple possible delivery sites. The system and method determines a transport itinerary for each delivery unit to meet scheduling constraints. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214716 | Shipment Planning - Systems and techniques are provided for generating a drop plan for a mailing containing a plurality of mailpieces. Tracking data may be received for mailings sent by a plurality of mailers, and estimated delivery times determined based upon the tracking data. A mailer may specify a delivery goal for a mailing and, based upon the estimated delivery times and the delivery goal, a drop plan for the mailing may be generated, which specifies at least one drop location for at least a portion of the mailing. The mailer also may modify the drop plan, suchas by specifying additional constraints, modified attributes of the drop plan, additional or updated goals for the mailing, or the like. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214717 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND MONITORING PRODUCT AND SERVICE EFFECTIVENESS - A system to measure and monitor product and service effectiveness is disclosed. The system may include a plurality of assessment statements ratings that include a before system rating and an after system rating and present an assessment quiz result back to a user in real time while allowing the user to take the assessment quiz as often as desired. The system may also include a method for measuring and monitoring product and service effectiveness that includes the steps of accessing a provider's website, accessing a plurality of assessment statements on a database run by a data analysis non-transitory storage media and accessing a results dashboard with a plurality of compiled user results. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214718 | Methods, systems and computer program products to facilitate the hedging, risk management and trading of derivatives contracts - This invention relates to methods, systems and computer programs product to facilitate the hedging, trading and risk management of derivatives contracts on one or more underlying via the introduction of Basis instrument Contracts (BICs). | 2014-07-31 |
20140214719 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CUSTOMIZED OPTIONS VALUATION LATTICE - A method and system that allows the valuation of financial, exotic, employee, and strategic real options using a family of highly flexible and customizable lattices, where the method can be used to solve real-life situations and conditions or to value financially engineered situations. The method uses specialized algorithms to solve complex and large models very quickly, and also allow simulation to be run on the inputs. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214720 | Financial Options System and Method - A method and system that allows the valuation of financial, exotic, employee, and strategic real options using a family of highly flexible and customizable lattices, where the method can be used to solve real-life situations and conditions or to value financially engineered situations. The method uses specialized algorithms to solve complex and large models very quickly, and also allow simulation to be run on the inputs. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AND ANALYZING FINANCIAL CORRELATION DATA - A method for displaying a matrix of correlations or other statistical measures of co-movement associated with a plurality of financial instruments, portfolios, indices, or asset classes is disclosed. The method includes: converting the matrix of correlations or other co-movement measures into a probability transition matrix; defining a corresponding abstract distance measurement between any two of the plurality of financial instruments, portfolios, indices, or asset classes based on the probability transition matrix; assigning coordinates in a Euclidean space to each of the plurality of financial instruments, portfolios, indices, or asset classes, wherein a Euclidean distance between any two financial instruments, portfolios, indices, or asset classes in the Euclidean space corresponds to the corresponding abstract distance measurement; and displaying on a display device the plurality of financial instruments, portfolios, indices, or asset classes based on more significant dimensions of the Euclidean space. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214722 | REAL TIME EVALUATION OF FINANCIAL RETURNS BASED ON NEARLY ELLIPTICAL MODELS - A computer-implemented method for forecasting losses in a financial portfolio includes estimating parameters of an autoregressive-moving-average generalized-autoregressive-conditional-heteroscedastic (ARMA-GARCH) model for each individual asset in a financial portfolio by performing a parallel maximum likelihood estimation, estimating parameters of a copula dependence structure for standardized residuals of the ARMA-GARCH model, and estimating a Value-at-Risk (VaR) for the financial portfolio from the ARMA-GARCH model parameters and the copula dependence structure parameters. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214723 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A PENSION FUNDING DERIVATIVE - A system and method for developing a pension funding derivative, particularly wherein both interest rate changes and equity returns are taken into consideration so as to mitigate risk. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214724 | FUNDING CAPITAL PROJECTS - Methods are disclosed which use an entity-based investment architecture to finance, in part or in whole, one or a series of projects of a parent company (or its Affiliates) to exploit a company's Protected Technologies, together with operational and administrative tools and machines to manage the investment architecture and related operations. These methods generally tend to reduce the likelihood of diluting the ownership interest of existing equity holders of the parent company or an Affiliate of the parent, as well as the likelihood of needing to separately raise investment funds for each individual project. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214725 | GENERATING A FUNDING AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY ASSOCIATED WITH AN UNDERFUNDED PENSION PLAN - Methods and apparatuses are described for generating a funding and investment strategy associated with an underfunded pension plan. A computing device determines an amount of funding required to fund the pension plan to a predetermined liability limit, where the amount of funding required is adjusted. The computing device determines an amount of debt to incur based on the amount of funding required and determines a tax savings amount based on an interest rate associated with the amount of debt to incur. The computing device adjusts the amount of debt to incur based on the tax savings amount and contributes the incurred debt amount into the pension plan as a pension plan asset. The computing device generates a strategic plan for investing the contributed pension plan asset in long-duration bonds. The computing device acquires long-duration bonds that have characteristics consistent with the strategic plan. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214726 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, NETWORK SYSTEM, INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - An information management device has a provision condition storage unit in which, for each sensor, provision condition information of sensing data generated by a sensor is registered in association with identification information of the sensor, a use condition storage unit in which, for each application that requires use of the sensing data, use condition information of the sensing data required by an application is registered in association with an address of a transmission destination of the sensing data, a sensing data acquisition unit that acquires through communication the sensing data generated by the sensor registered in the provision condition storage unit, and a specification unit that specifies the provision condition information matched with the use condition information by searching the provision condition storage unit for each piece of the use condition information registered in the use condition storage unit. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214727 | DATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Method allowing a mailing system to frank in advance and manage a large number of rate tables stored in the mailing system, and in particular providing the possibility to frank mail in advance using a new future rate table and to come back later to franking with today's date and using a previous rate table, and including the main steps: provision of a control module, which can store more than two rate tables in a non-volatile memory accessible by the control module, provision of a volatile memory which can store the active rate table that is currently used by the mailing system for franking mail pieces, selection by the control module of the active rate table amongst the rate tables stored in a non-volatile memory when the mailing system is powered on and loading of this active rate table by the control module in volatile memory, initiation by the control module of the change of the active rate table triggered by determined events, selection by the control module of a new rate table based on the franking date defined by the operator or by the mailing system and the application date of the new rate table. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214728 | Performing Demand Reset in a Secure Mobile Network Environment - Techniques are discussed for performing a demand reset in a wireless meter reading environment, in a manner such that demand data may not be lost. In response to receiving a command from a mobile device of a requester, a meter may store demand value(s) in a log, reset register(s) that store the demand value(s) and wirelessly provide the demand value(s) to the mobile device of the requester. Due to the lack of reliability associated with wireless communications between the meter and a requestor, the requestor may not actually receive the demand value(s). Upon receiving a subsequent command for the demand value(s), the meter may determine that the command is a replay, and provide the demand value(s) without resetting the register(s). Techniques are also discussed for generating the commands, securing the commands, and providing the commands to mobile devices in route packages. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214729 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SMART METER, SERVER, OPERATION METHOD AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A management system, a smart meter, a server, an operation method and a management method are provided. The management system includes a remote server and at least one smart meter. The smart meter is coupled to the remote server via a communication network. The smart meter measures electrical energy of at least one power line to obtain at least one batch of electricity data. The smart meter detects whether the loading event occurs. If the loading event occurs, the smart meter performs data compression on the electricity data obtained during an event period corresponding to the loading event to obtain compressed data, and uploads the compressed data to the remote server. The remote server performs data decompression on the compressed data to obtain decompressed data. The remote server performs load identification according to the decompressed data. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214730 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEURAL MODELING OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL DATA - Systems and methods for constructing a neural model, wherein the system and method comprises analyzing neuropsychological data to obtain the model and modeling functional plasticity. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214731 | Method and System for Automated Computer Program Generation - A computer program making use of an expert system, novel user interface, a knowledge repository, and a relational database to automate the creation and customization of new computer programs and/or electronic system designs. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214732 | INCONSISTENCY DETECTION BETWEEN STRUCTURED AND NON-STRUCTURED DATA - A computer implemented method, computerized apparatus and computer program product for inconsistency detection between structured and non-structured data. The method comprising: automatically determining, by a computer, inconsistencies between fields in electronics records, the fields comprise at least a structured field and a non-structured field, the fields are designed to be able to include overlapping information in structured and non-structured form; and indicating, by the computer, to a user potential inconsistencies. Optionally, the indication uses a visual cue when displaying the electronic record to the user, wherein the visual cue indicates the fields which are determined to comprise inconsistent content. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214733 | Method And Apparatus For Deriving Diagnostic Data About A Technical System - A method and apparatus for deriving diagnostic data about a technical system utilizing learning metrics gained by at least one data driven learning process while generating and updating soft sensor models of said technical system. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214734 | CLASSIFYING A SUBMISSION - A technique includes receiving a submission classified by a plurality of human classifiers. Based at least in part on a classification model for the plurality of human classifiers and classification decisions made by the human classifiers, the submission is classified. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214735 | METHOD FOR AN OPTIMIZING PREDICTIVE MODEL USING GRADIENT DESCENT AND CONJUGATE RESIDUALS - An optimization in machine learning is achieved using Newton's algorithm together with an efficient technique for solving linear equations, such as the method of conjugate residuals. The techniques of the present invention are applicable to learning language models, predicting classes of objects from images and videos, and classifying financial transactions for prevention of fraud. Other uses include determining a function from a sequence of words to a relevant web page for a search engine, or to inverting arbitrary output values of an analyzed system into an internally running simulation. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214736 | TRAINING ENSEMBLES OF RANDOMIZED DECISION TREES - A method training a randomized decision tree through multiple iterations, each is based on:
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20140214737 | Selecting Social Networking System User Information for Display Via a Timeline Interface - The invention provides a display interface in a social networking system that enables the presentation of information related to a user in a timeline or map view. The system accesses information about a user of a social networking system, including both data about the user and social network activities related to the user. The system then selects one or more of these pieces of data and/or activities from a certain time period and gathers them into timeline units based on their relatedness and their relevance to users. These timeline units are ranked by relevance to the user, and are used to generate a timeline or map view for the user containing visual representations of the timeline units organized by location or time. The timeline or map view is then provided to other users of the social networking system that wish to view information about the user. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214738 | NEURISTOR-BASED RESERVOIR COMPUTING DEVICES - A neuristor-based reservoir computing device includes support circuitry formed in a complimentary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) layer, input nodes connected to the support circuitry and output nodes connected to the support circuitry. Thin film neuristor nodes are disposed over the CMOS layer with a first portion of the neuristor nodes connected to the input nodes and a second portion of the neuristor nodes connected to the output nodes. Interconnections between the neuristor nodes form a reservoir accepting input signals from the input nodes and outputting signals on the output nodes. A method for forming a neuristor-based reservoir computing device is also provided. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214739 | CORTICAL SIMULATOR - Embodiments of the invention relate to a function-level simulator for modeling a neurosynaptic chip. One embodiment comprises simulating a neural network using an object-oriented framework including a plurality of object-oriented classes. Each class corresponds to a component of a neural network. Running a simulation model of the neural network includes instantiating multiple simulation objects from the classes. Each simulation object is an instance of one of the classes. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214740 | AUTOMATED TRACKER AND ANALYZER - A utility that can be embedded within a system or application, or run as a stand-alone utility, provides a method for identifying causal relationships for one or more events. For instance, if an anomaly is occurring for a subset of events in a series of events, certain information about potential causes can be collected in conjunction with the series of events and, the information can be analyzed to determine if there is a cause and affect relationship leading to the occurrence of the anomalies. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214741 | PARALLEL MULTI-LAYER COGNITIVE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION | 2014-07-31 |
20140214742 | DISTRIBUTED MULTI-LAYER PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION BASED COGNITIVE NETWORK - System and methods for providing a cognitive network ( | 2014-07-31 |
20140214743 | SEQUENTIAL MULTI-LAYER COGNITIVE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION - System and methods for providing a cognitive network ( | 2014-07-31 |
20140214744 | Dynamic Incident Response - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing dynamic incident response using advanced analytics are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may determine that an incident has occurred. The computing device then may load a predefined response template that includes parameters for responding to the incident. Subsequently, the computing device may utilize a big data platform to identify one or more potential responders for the incident based on the predefined response template. In some additional embodiments, the computing device also may contact the identified potential responders and subsequently monitor communications by the identified potential responders that are responsive to the contact. The computing device may also update historical interaction data based on the monitoring, and this historical interaction data may be used to subsequently determine the likelihood that at least one potential responder will respond to a future incident. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214745 | Methods and Systems of Predictive Monitoring of Objects in a Distributed Network System - Predictive monitoring of objects in a distributed network system providing cloud services is disclosed. In one embodiment, the methods and systems observing one or more update messages sent and received among components of the distributed network system, the update messages comprising information associated with a state of an object on the distributed network system, determine the state of the object in response to the one or more update messages, and reference a predictive object state model to predict occurrence of an artifact in response to the state of the object. Advantageously, the present embodiments provide advanced warning of potential failures in a distributed network systems, which may enable a system administrator or dynamic process to resolve the failure before it ever occurs. Additional benefits and advantages of the present embodiments will become evident in the following description. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214746 | COMMUNICATION METHOD BETWEEN APPARATUSES, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - An apparatus for deriving a consultation result communicating with an interlocutor apparatus on the basis of Resource Description Framework (RDF) triples is provided. It includes a user decision making information management unit, an input sentence analysis unit, a consultation unit configured to collect a set of RDF triples concerning the keyword of the input sentence from the RDF triple repository, to send the keyword of the input sentence, a set of RDF triples converted from the input sentence and a set of RDF triples concerning the keyword of the input sentence to an interlocutor apparatus, to create a set of final consultation triples by checking and modifying some consultation triples received from the interlocutor apparatus, and a consultation result output unit configured to create a consultation sentence from the final consultation triples. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214747 | MULTIVARIATE DATA MIXTURE MODEL ESTIMATION DEVICE, MIXTURE MODEL ESTIMATION METHOD, AND MIXTURE MODEL ESTIMATION PROGRAM - With respect to the model selection issue of a mixture model, the present invention performs high-speed model selection under an appropriate standard regarding the number of model candidates which exponentially increases as the number and the types to be mixed increase. A mixture model estimation device comprises: a data input unit to which data of a mixture model to be estimated, candidate values of the number of mixtures which are required for estimating the mixture model of the data, and types of components configuring the mixture model and parameters thereof, are input; a processing unit which sets the number of mixtures from the candidate values, calculates, with respect to the set number of mixtures, a variation probability of a hidden variable for a random variable which becomes a target for mixture model estimation of the data, and estimates the optimal mixture model by optimizing the types of the components and the parameters therefor using the calculated variation probability of the hidden variable so that the lower bound of the posterior probabilities of the model separated for each component of the mixture model can be maximized; and a model estimation result output unit which outputs the model estimation result obtained by the processing unit. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214748 | INCREMENTAL DFA COMPILATION WITH SINGLE RULE GRANULARITY - A composite DFA for multiple regular expressions or other rules may be generated in a two-step process—first compiling single rule DFAs, then performing subset construction on those DFAs to generate the composite DFA, with subset information retained. A new batch of one or more rules may be added by another subset construction from the old composite DFA and new single rule DFAs, with subset information for the new composite DFA compressed into sets of states from old and new single rule DFAs. A batch of one or more rules is deleted by deleting references to single rule DFA states from composite DFA subsets, deleting composite DFA states with empty subsets and merging composite DFA states with identical subsets. Rules are changed by deleting the old versions and then adding the new versions. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DFA-NFA SPLITTING - Cost factors are utilized and may be estimated to determine split points in a DFA-NFA hybrid. The cost factors may comprise NFA start states, DFA backup factor, DFA-NFA token frequency, DFA steps to match, and NFA states to match. Other cost factors may be used as necessary. The cost factors are multiplied by tunable coefficients and summed. NFA states at minimum cost points are determined for entrance states in the NFA. A DFA is compiled from the entrance paths to the entrance states. NFA states and transitions needed only to reach entrance states may be deleted and all remaining NFA states are made available for execution by the NFA engine. An NFA representation of an NFA is examined by bounded depth-first recursion from each start state. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214750 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING TELEMATICS DATA - A computer system and method for performing predictive analytics on telematics data regarding an entity. The computer system having a memory configured to store instructions and a processor disposed in communication with the memory. The processor upon execution of the instructions is configured to receive telematics data regarding an entity and analyze the received telematics data to identify a pattern of behavior. A behavioral conclusion and/or meaning is then determined for the entity based on analysis of the received telematics data. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214751 | Mixed collaborative filtering-content analysis model - Identification of a content item and identification of a user are received. A mixed collaborative filtering-content analysis model is used to determine a predicted probability of interest of the user in the content item. The predicted probability of interest of the user in the content item is output. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214752 | DATA STREAM SPLITTING FOR LOW-LATENCY DATA ACCESS - Techniques for facilitating and accelerating log data processing by splitting data streams are disclosed herein. The front-end clusters generate large amount of log data in real time and transfer the log data to an aggregating cluster. The aggregating cluster is designed to aggregate incoming log data streams from different front-end servers and clusters. The aggregating cluster further splits the log data into a plurality of data streams so that the data streams are sent to a receiving application in parallel. In one embodiment, the log data are randomly split to ensure the log data are evenly distributed in the split data streams. In another embodiment, the application that receives the split data streams determines how to split the log data. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214753 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-SOURCE DATA-WAREHOUSING - Preferred embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for improving the speed and efficiency of a data warehouse. The invention enables the loading of data from different data sources into a common data warehouse structure. Preferred embodiments include an ETL process is modified to perform a joined indexing operation which reduces the number of lookup requests required. Further embodiments contemplate a date dimension and hierarchical data structure which improve operation speed. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214754 | Scalable and Adaptive Evaluation of Reporting Window Functions - According to one aspect of the invention, for a database statement that specifies evaluating reporting window functions, a computation-pushdown execution strategy may be used for the database statement. The computation-pushdown execution plan includes producer operators and consolidation operators. Each producer operator computes a respective partial aggregation for each reporting window function based on a subset of rows, and broadcasts the respective partial aggregation. Each consolidation operator fully aggregates all partial aggregations broadcasted from the producer operators. Alternatively, an extended-data-distribution-key execution plan may be used. Each producer operator sends rows based on hash keys to sort operators for computing partial aggregations for at least one reporting window function based on a subset of rows. Each consolidation operator receives and fully aggregates all partial aggregations broadcasted from the sort operators. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214755 | EXTENSIBLE MODEL FOR IT RESOURCE CHARGEBACK - The present disclosure provides techniques for chargeback of IT resources. Resource change data may be stored until the data is accessed by a chargeback system. The chargeback system may access the resource change data daily and may convert the resource change data to daily resource usage and cost data. The resource usage and cost data may be stored in a chargeback database and the daily usage and cost data may be reported. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214756 | ARBITRATING AMONG CONCURRENT EDITORS OF SHARED DOCUMENTS - A method for managing an electronic document (ED) concurrently accessed by multiple editors includes receiving a first chunk size for the ED, partitioning the ED into chunks, and receiving, from an editor, a selection of a first chunk, where the first chunk is of the first chunk size. The method further includes locking the first chunk in response to determining that the first chunk is available for editing, sending, to the first editor, a first message indicating that the first chunk has been locked, and sending, to a second editor, a second message indicating that the first chunk has been locked. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214757 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER DEVICE-BASED MASHUP SERVICES - An apparatus for providing mashup services searches a database for a mashup service corresponding to a request for a mashup service when the request is received from a user device, generates a mashup service optimized for the user device using a service block capable of executing a workflow corresponding to the mashup service and the runtime library of the user device if, as a result of the search, a mashup service corresponding to the request is not stored in the database, and provides the generated mashup service to the user device. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214758 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT OF TECHNICAL DIGITAL DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS - The embodiments herein provide a method and system for automating the document control business process in an organization particularly the ones that are participating in infrastructure and/or large projects. The automatic method and system fetches information and data from the different data sources such as E-mails or web-applications and/or other data sources. The quality checks are performed as per the expected standards to validate the completeness of information to fetch the information as contained inside the documents received to perform the various actions associated with the received information such as further processing, acknowledgement, record updates etc. The business logic and rules are applied on the information to create automatically the business deliverables as reports, document transmittal notes, and acknowledgement notes etc., that are expected from a well-functioning document control center in an organization. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214759 | TRANSACTION DOCUMENT STORAGE - The present disclosure concerns computing systems of financial institutions and computing systems that interact and support functions of financial institutions, including the exchange of documents between two users of the system. When implemented as a computer the computer provides access for a user to a document. The computer receives from a sending party document data and a user identifier and determines a document identifier and the receiving financial institution. The computer then sends to a receiving financial institution the document identifier and the user identifier causing the receiving financial institution to display information related to the document identifier to the user such that the user can request the document. The computer then receives from the receiving financial institution a request from the user for the document. The computer determines a document reference and a document storage provider and provides access to the document. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214760 | SYNCHRONIZED STORAGE SYSTEM OPERATION - Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate the performance of duplicate data block instruction identification. According to various embodiments, a data block update operation message may be received at a communications interface in a secondary storage node. The secondary storage node may be configured to store secondary data mirroring primary data stored on a primary storage node. The primary data and the secondary data may each include a respective plurality of data blocks. The data block update operation message may include a data block update instruction for updating a designated one of the plurality of secondary storage node data blocks. The data block update operation message may include a primary storage node data block sequence number designating an update operation status. When it is determined that the data block update instruction is not a duplicate, the data block update instruction may be performed. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214761 | Systems and Methods for Accelerating Networking Functionality - Methods and systems for synchronizing network configuration state tables between an operating system kernel and an attached ASIC switch device are disclosed. An instruction to update a target network configuration state table in either an operating system kernel or an attached ASIC switch device is received. Data from the target network configuration state table and data from a corresponding network configuration state table are retrieved. Values of data in the two tables are compared and an instruction is sent to update the target network configuration state table with one or more values from the corresponding network configuration state table. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214762 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF TIME BETWEEN DIFFERENT SIMULATION MODELS - Embodiments relate to a method and computer program product for generating a composite simulated model. A method includes receiving a specification request for generating a set of target time-series data from a set of source time-series data and obtaining specification information relating to the set of source time-series data, obtaining specification information relating to the set of target time-series data, and obtaining the source time-series data. The method also includes comparing the source and target specification information to determine if the set of source time-series data are time-aligned with the set of target time-series data and converting the set of source time-series data to the set of target time-series data upon determination that time alignment is needed. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214763 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF TIME BETWEEN DIFFERENT SIMULATION MODELS - An aspect of synchronization of time between simulation models includes receiving a specification request for generating a set of target time-series data using a set of source time-series data, obtaining specification information relating to the set of source time-series data, obtaining specification information relating to the set of target time-series data and obtaining the source time-series data; comparing the source specification information and the target specification information to determine if the set of source time-series data are time-aligned with the set of target time-series data, and converting the set of source time-series data to the set of target time-series data upon determination that time alignment is needed. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214764 | Prioritized Data Synchronization with Host Device - Improved techniques and apparatus for managing data between a host device (e.g., host computer) and a media device are disclosed. The data being managed can, for example, pertain to media data for media assets. The managing of the media data thus can involve transfer of media assets between the host device and the media device. In one embodiment, the transfer of media assets between a host device and a media device can be referred to as synchronization. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214765 | SELECTIVE DATA SYNCHRONIZATION AND TRANSFER TO REMOTE DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SERVERS - A method for resolving the synchronization of identity data from a central database server to distributed database servers is provided. The method involves synchronizing identity data to central and distributed database servers based on identity data types associated with a factory. The method first includes assigning by a configuration manager identity data types to factories which manufacture devices that will need identity data. Next an Identity Data (ID) Loader receives a file containing the identity data, and the ID Loader loads the identity data to a central database server and creates a file history record indicating a record of the file loaded. Next, a Factory Synchronizer Loader (FSL) is triggered to create and execute jobs to load identity data, configuration data or other data. Finally, the identity data is synchronized between the central data base with the remote database servers in a location of the factory. In some embodiments, the FSL corrects identity data and resynchronizes, or determines when synchronization fails and repeats synchronization processes when the failure occurs. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214766 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE - A storage system includes a backup source storage, a backup destination storage, and a control device. The backup destination storage includes a first processor. The control device includes a second processor. The second processor is configured to acquire change history information on a history of changing data stored in the backup source storage. The second processor is configured to transfer the acquired change history information and differential data corresponding to the change history information to the backup destination storage. The first processor is configured to create, on basis of the change history information, a change list that indicates locations at which the data stored in the backup source storage is changed. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214767 | Delta partitions for backup and restore - Systems and methods of using delta partitions for backup and restore are disclosed. An example method may include after a full backup, separating change information from static information. The method may also include concentrating the change information in a delta partition prior to a differential backup. The method may also include incrementally backing up only the delta partition during the differential backup. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214768 | REDUCING BACKUP BANDWIDTH BY REMEMBERING DOWNLOADS - Systems and methods of reducing backup bandwidth by remembering downloads to a computing device. An example method may include remembering information for a download to a computing device. The method may also include backing up the computing device to a different system. The information remembered for the download is used to provide a backup of the computing device without copying some of the downloaded data present on the computing device from the computing device. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214769 | BACKUP STORAGE SYSTEM, BACKUP STORAGE APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR BACKING UP DATA - According to one embodiment, a data storage device generates a full backup image or an incremental backup image as a backup image depending on whether the backup is of a first generation. The generated backup image is transferred to a backup storage device. A full backup generation unit of the backup storage device executes a merge process of merging an incremental backup image with a full backup image in order of generation. A reverse incremental backup acquisition unit of the backup storage device acquires, in order of generation, a reverse incremental backup image used to restore the full backup image not subjected the merge process from the full backup image subjected to the merge process. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214770 | CHECKPOINT GENERATION - A technique includes generating a checkpoint for an application that is executing on a plurality of nodes of a distributed computing system. Forming the checkpoint includes selectively regulating communication of data from the plurality of nodes to a storage subsystem based at least in part on a replication of the data among the nodes. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214771 | STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention provides the function of dynamically switching the allocation of snapshot data in a pool according to the use status of the pool. More specifically, the present invention provides the function of dynamically switching a storage mode to be applied to the pool from a storage mode in which the snapshot data is aggregated in a specific pool volume to a storage mode in which the snapshot data is distributed to plural pool volumes, or from the storage mode in which the snapshot data is distributed to the plural pool volumes to the storage mode in which the snapshot data is aggregated in the specific pool volume, according to the use status of the pool. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214772 | Coalescing Metadata for Mirroring to a Remote Storage Node in a Cluster Storage System - Described herein are a system and method for remote mirroring/copying data and metadata sets from a local node to a remote node that reduces the number of metadata sets that are mirrored. In some embodiments, the local node may coalesce metadata sets into metadata chains, each metadata chain comprising a grouping of two or more metadata sets. In some instances, a “representative” metadata set of a metadata chain may be selected for sending to the remote node for storing, wherein the other metadata sets of the metadata chain are not sent to the remote node. In these embodiments, the selected metadata set may represent all the metadata sets in the chain and be the only metadata set in the chain that is transmitted and stored to the remote node. As such, the network congestion between the local and remote nodes may be reduced. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214773 | RECONSTRUCTING A STATE OF A FILE SYSTEM USING A PRESERVED SNAPSHOT - A technique includes receiving a request to restore a state of a file system. The request defines a rollback period, which extends from a restoration time that is specified by the request to a time at which the request was made. The technique includes reconstructing a state of the file system in response to a query using a preserved snapshot of the file system. The reconstruction including reconstructing the state at an arbitrary query time based at least in part on a dynamically inheritable attribute of an entity stored on the file system and the rollback period. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214774 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTENT - A method, computer program product, and computer system for assigning an action to execute on content based upon, at least in part, an occurrence of a statistical event. Statistics associated with a corresponding portion of the content published on one or more websites is received. The occurrence of the statistical event with respect to the corresponding portion of the content is determined based upon, at least in part, receiving the statistics. The action on the content is executed based upon, at least in part, determining the occurrence of the statistical event with respect to the corresponding portion of the content. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214775 | SCALABLE DATA DEDUPLICATION - A method implemented on a node, the method comprising receiving a key according to a sub-index of the key, wherein the sub-index identifies the node, and wherein the key corresponds to a data segment of a file, determining whether the data segment is stored in a data storage system according to whether the key appears in a hash table. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214776 | DATA DE-DUPLICATION FOR DISK IMAGE FILES - The invention relates to a data processing system, comprising at least two disk emulators operating in parallel and emulating a disk subsystem each, the disk emulators each using a file in a file system for any data stored on the respective disk, a separate de-duplicator for de-duplicating the data stored in the files, the de-duplicator operating in parallel to the disk emulators, the de-duplicator further using an additional disk emulator emulating an additional disk subsystem by using an additional file in a file system for storing data shared between the other disk subsystems. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214777 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR IDENTIFYING A USER-INITIATED LOG FILE RECORD IN A LOG FILE - A system, a method, and a computer readable media for identifying a user-initiated log file record in a log file are provided. The log file has a user-initiated log file record and a repeating pattern of log file records automatically generated by a software program. The system allows a user to identify first and second timestamp values corresponding to first and second times which identify a time interval of interest in the log file. The system further analyzes the log file to identify the user-initiated log file record having a timestamp value between the first and second timestamp values. The system further identifies the repeating pattern of log file records in the log file. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214778 | Entity Normalization Via Name Normalization - Systems and methods for normalizing entities via name normalization are disclosed. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method of identifying duplicate objects in a plurality of objects is provided. Each object in the plurality of objects is associated with one or more facts, and each of the one or more facts having a value. The method includes: using a computer processor to perform: associating facts extracted from web documents with a plurality of objects; and for each of the plurality of objects, normalizing the value of a name fact, the name fact being among one or more facts associated with the object; processing the plurality of objects in accordance with the normalized value of the name facts of the plurality of objects. In some implementations, normalizing the value of the name fact is optionally carried out by applying a group of normalization rules to the value of the name fact. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214779 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING AN EFFICIENT DATA COMPRESSION SCHEME TO URL PARAMETERS - Disclosed is a system and methods for data compression and decompression. The systems and methods discussed herein include an encoder, dictionary, decoder, literal string and control output. The discussed systems and methods encode data transmitted over a communications channel through the use of a dynamically compiled dictionary. Upon reviewing the characters within the transmitted data in view of the dictionary, an encoded/compressed output string is created. Such output string may also be decoded in a similar fashion via a dynamically compiled dictionary. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214780 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENETIC DATA COMPRESSION - Genetic data may be compressed efficiently by selecting for each bi-allelic marker, from among multiple compression algorithms with different associated storage requirements that depend on the minor allele frequency of the respective marker, the algorithm that has the lowest storage requirements. Efficient approaches compress, store, and load pedigree file data. A hybrid method is used that selects between multiple alternative compression algorithms whose performance depends on the frequency of certain observable genetic variations. The hybrid method may achieve higher compression ratios than PLINK or PBAT. Further, it results in a compressed data format that, generally, does not require any overhead memory space and CPU time for decompression, and, consequently, has shorter loading times for compressed files than the binary format in PLINK or PBAT. Moreover, the compressed data fonnat supports parallel loading of genetic information, which decreases the loading time by a factor of the number of parallel jobs. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214781 | DATA COMPRESSION DEVICE, DATA COMPRESSION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a data compression device includes a receiving unit, generating unit, a selecting unit, and a compressing unit. The receiving receives input data pieces. The generating unit generates starting point candidates representing the data having an error within a threshold value with respect to starting point data input at a first timing. The selecting unit refers to the starting point candidates, end point data input at a second timing, and intermediate data input at a timing in between the first timing and the second timing; and selects the starting point candidate which, as compared to the other candidates, has a greater number of pieces of the intermediate data approximated using the starting point candidate and using the end point data in such a way that the error is within the threshold value. The compressing unit outputs the selected starting point candidate and the end point data. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214782 | Distributed Storage Object Delete - System and methods for storage object distribution using dynamic policy controls are provided. An embodiment method deleting an object in a distributed storage system includes receiving, from a client, a delete request for an object, retrieving, by a primary datacenter, an object metadata list corresponding to the object to be deleted, and inserting, by the primary datacenter, a delete marker on a top of a stack data structure in an object metadata list. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214783 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DATA MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCT VARIANTS IN CONTROL UNIT DEVELOPMENT - A computer-implemented method for data management of product variants in control unit development is provided. Consistent data management is ensured by initially specification of product features in a variant model, specification of components in at least one domain, and definition of feature/component dependencies by associating components with at least one product feature, and subsequently specification of at least one product variant of interest by selecting product features, specification of at least one domain of interest, automated identification of the components pertaining to the product variant of interest through automated evaluation of the feature/component dependencies, and automated output of the identified components. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214784 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRANSACTION SHARING HYBRID INTERFACE OF SESSION - Provided is an apparatus for providing a transaction sharing hybrid interface of a session. The hybrid interface includes a direct interface, of an imperative application programming interface (API), which retrieves or modifies data in database tables by bypassing a query processor (QP) layer and directly accessing a storage manager (SM) layer, and a SQL interface, of a declarative API, which retrieves or modifies data in database tables by going through the query processor layer before accessing the storage manager layer. From among one or more queries in one transaction of a session, the direct interface performs simple queries, and the SQL interface performs queries other than the simple queries. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214785 | Avatar-based Search Tool - A method of performing a digital search, wherein the result set returned is additionally narrowed via a virtual personality, represented by an animated avatar selected by the user prior to enacting the search. The avatar consists of a virtual identity, which, when reduced to keyword characteristics and then applied to a search algorithm, enables the filtering of result sets according to the inferred desires of the hypothetical individual instantiated by the virtual identity itself, expressed as an avatar. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214786 | INTERNET SEARCH APPARATUS - An Internet search apparatus includes a current location detection unit configured to detect a current location, an administrative district name acquisition unit configured to acquire a name of an administrative district to which the current location belongs, and an information search unit configured to perform an Internet search and display a search result in the form of a list such that a web page that does not include the administrative district name is excluded. | 2014-07-31 |
20140214787 | ORDERING SEARCH-ENGINE RESULTS - A method, process, and associated systems for ranking elements of an answer set retrieved by a conceptual search engine in response to a set of queried concepts submitted as a conceptual query. A processor of a computer system orders by relevance the semantic schemas that make up the retrieved answer set by first identifying a weight of each concept in a retrieved schema as a function of relationships among the concepts in that schema, then by identifying a semantic value of each queried concept in the retrieved schema as a function of the weights, and finally by identifying a semantic value of the query in the schema as a function of the semantic values of all queried concepts. The relative relevance of each schema may then be identified as a function of the semantic value of the query in that schema. | 2014-07-31 |