51st week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150363669 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA ASSOCIATED WITH LINE DETECTION - In a particular embodiment, a method includes receiving line segment data at a processing core. The line segment data is associated with multiple candidate line segments associated with a first group of pixels of an image. The line segment data includes an angle value and/or a distance value for each of the multiple candidate line segments. The method further includes identifying, at the processing core, a set of line segments of the multiple candidate line segments by comparing angle values and/or distance values associated with the multiple candidate line segments. The method also includes determining, at the processing core, a representative line segment based on the set of line segments of the multiple candidate line segments. The method further includes storing, by the processing core, line segment information based on the representative line segment. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363670 | IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A first image taken by a first camera device in the plurality of camera devices and first imaging environment information indicating a first imaging environment of the first camera device at a time of taking the first image is acquired. By using a parameter table that manages imaging environment information indicating an imaging environment at a time of taking an image previously by a camera device and a recognition control parameter indicating a detector corresponding to an imaging environment, a first recognition control parameter indicating a first detector corresponding to third imaging environment that is identical or similar to the first imaging environment indicated by the first imaging environment information acquired from the first camera device is selected from the recognition control parameters. The first image acquired from the first camera device is recognized by using the first detector indicated by the selected first recognition control parameter. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363671 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND ATTRIBUTE ESTIMATION METHOD - There is provided a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for attribute estimation. The process includes: extracting, for each user, feature quantities of plural pieces of image information that are associated with attributes of the user; integrating the extracted feature quantities for each user; and performing learning, input of the learning being an integrated feature quantity that has been obtained as a result of integration for each user, output of the learning being one attribute, and generating a learning model. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363672 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CLASSIFYING MEDICAL IMAGES - A method of generating a category model for classifying medical images. The method comprises providing a plurality of medical images each categorized as one of a plurality of categorized groups, generating an index of a plurality of visual words according to a distribution of a plurality of local descriptors in each the image, modeling a category model mapping a relation between each visual word and at least one of the categorized groups according to the index, and outputting the category model for facilitating the categorization of an image based on local descriptors thereof. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCALABLE SEMANTIC STREAM PROCESSING - A system for collaborative analysis from different processes on different data sources. The system uses a unique approach to lightweight temporary data structures in order to allow communication of interim results among processes, and construction of semantically appropriate reports. The data structures are generated in near real time and their lightweight nature supports massive scaling, including many diverse streaming inputs. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363674 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - An image processing apparatus includes an operation unit having a hardware key for accepting a user operation and a light emitting device corresponding to the hardware key. A display unit displays an operation screen based on content obtained from a web server. A control unit determines whether the content includes a description for instructing operation to transmit data input via the operation screen to the web server, and causes the light emitting device to emit light in response to having determined that the content includes the description. A transmission unit transmits the data input via the operation screen to the web server when the hardware key is operated by a user while the operation screen is being displayed based on the content including the description. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363675 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A printer is configured such that a low position face is formed in an upper portion of a frame that forms a skeleton of an apparatus body thereof, and a panel unit that provides a user with a function of operating the printer and a function of displaying various items is disposed in a state of being embedded in the low position face. This configuration enables the height-direction size (the z-axis direction size) of the printer to be suppressed to a size smaller than the size resulting from independently adding the height-direction size of the frame to the height-direction size of the panel unit. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363676 | Method and Device for the Markless Control or Regulation of a Digital Printing Process - A method for checking intermediate, part or end products during the production process without using marks is disclosed. The print image of the intermediate, part or end product produced on a digital printing press is scanned at least after a predetermined production step in order to subsequently compare the scanned print image with stored product data. Based on the comparison, the check of the previous processing steps and/or the calculation of the subsequent control actions for the order allocated to the intermediate, part or end product and the control actions by the production device are carried out. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363677 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The motor that drives a reverse unit, and a CPU configured to switch an image formation mode between a full color mode for forming an image using image forming stations and a black and white mode for forming an image using the image forming station are provided. If the image is formed on a first recording material supplied by a sheet feeding roller pair and subsequently an image is formed on a second recording material supplied by a sheet refeeding unit, the motor continuously drives the reverse unit. If the image formation mode for the first recording material is different from the image formation mode for the second recording material, the CPU switches the image formation mode to the full color mode, and forms the images on the first recording material and the second recording material. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363678 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS AND INK-JET PRINTER - Disclosed are a data processing method, an apparatus and an ink-jet printer. A method comprises a processor sequentially receiving multiple lines of image lattice data; after receiving one line of image lattice data, splitting one line of image lattice data to n groups of image lattice data according to number of lines of corresponding nozzles along a paper feeding direction of the one line of image lattice data, wherein n is number of rows of all nozzles; writing corresponding split n groups of image lattice data to an internal buffer; writing n groups of image lattice data in corresponding internal buffer to an external storage; reading data from external storage embodiments of the present invention reduce processing cost of the image lattice data, and improve image lattice processing speed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363679 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM WITH IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREON - An information processing apparatus includes: an image data acquisition section configured to acquire image data; an output target image specifying section configured to specify, from the image data, an output target image to be output; an image size calculating section configured to calculate an image size of the output target image based on a magnitude of a region where the output target image exists in the acquired image data; an actual size acquisition section configured to acquire, from the acquired image data, actual size information indicating an actual size of the output target image; a ratio calculating section configured to calculate a ratio of the calculated image size to the actual size indicated by the actual size information; an image processing section configured to enlarge or reduce the output target image according to the calculated ratio; and an output section configured to output the enlarged or reduced output target image. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363680 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - This image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a charging unit, an error detection unit, a determination unit, and a charge-condition changing unit. The image forming unit creates printouts. The charging unit charges for printouts created by the image forming unit. The error detection unit detects errors that occur during the creation of printouts by the image forming unit. The determination unit determines whether or not the error that occurred in the image forming unit is an error made intentionally by the user based on the detection results from the error detection unit. The charge-condition changing unit changes the charge conditions under which the charging unit makes a charge when the determination unit determines that the error is an error made intentionally by a user. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363681 | PROGRESSIVE BARCODE - A method and apparatus for encoding, in a simultaneous multiple security application, independently encrypted security data elements within a single matrix of blocks in a progressive barcode. The method and apparatus including, encoding information of a first data element within the matrix using black modules and, encoding information of a second data element within the matrix using color modules. The barcode being configured to be overprinted as it progresses through progressive states. The progressive barcode, resulting from the overprinting through the progressive states, masking the ability to conclusively determine the barcode in a previous state. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363682 | AUTHENTICATION ARTICLE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - An authentication article includes: a substrate including: a first surface; a second surface disposed laterally to the first surface and at a depth below the first surface; and a plurality of indentations including the depth at the second surface of the substrate; and an array disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of analytes, the analytes being disposed in the indentations at a depth below a first surface of the substrate and provided to emit an authentication signature in response to being subjected to a probe stimulus. A process for authenticating the authentication article includes: providing the authentication article; subjecting the analytes to a probe stimulus; acquiring a response from the plurality of analytes in response to being subjected to the probe stimulus; and determining whether the response is the authentication signature to authenticate the, wherein the authentication article is not authenticated if the response is not the authentication signature for the array. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363683 | System and Method for Generating Elements Containing Quick Response Codes - The object of the present invention is a procedure and system for duplicating a Quick Response QR code ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150363684 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH TIME-VARYING MAGNETIC FIELD AND SINGLE TRANSACTION ACCOUNT NUMBERS - An electronic transaction card communicates with an add-on slot of an intelligent electronic device. The add-on slot may be a memory card slot. The intelligent electronic device may be a mobile phone or other device with or without network connectivity. The electronic transaction card may have magnetic field producing circuitry compatible with magnetic card readers, smartcard circuitry, other point-of-sale interfaces, or any combination thereof. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363685 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SPLIT ANTENNA RFID TAG - A method and apparatus for manufacturing a split antenna RFID tag, comprises: S | 2015-12-17 |
20150363686 | ANTI-COUNTERFEITING RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAG STRUCTURE - An anti-counterfeiting RFID tag structure includes a body and a RFID device disposed on the body. The body is an O-ring. The RFID device includes a RFID chip circuit and an antenna structure. The anti-counterfeiting RFID tag structure is disposed fully between the cap and the opening of the bottle container whenever the bottle container is sealed. A user reads anti-counterfeiting ID code and product curriculum vitae data stored in the RFID device, using a stationary or handheld RFID reader, so as to effectuate identification and anti-counterfeiting. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363687 | MANAGING SOFTWARE BUNDLING USING AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK - An artificial neural network is used to manage software bundling. During a training phase, the artificial neural network is trained using previously bundled software components having known values for identification attributes and known software bundle asociations. Once trained, the artifical neural network can be used to identify the proper software bundles for newly discovered sofware components. In this process, a newly discovered software component having known values for the identification attributes is identified. An input vector is derived from the known values. The input vector is loaded into input neurons of the artificial neural network. A yielded output vector is then obtained from an output neuron of the artificial neural network. Based on the composition of the output vector, the software bundle associated with this newly discovered software component is determined. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363688 | MODELING INTERESTINGNESS WITH DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS - An “Interestingness Modeler” uses deep neural networks to learn deep semantic models (DSM) of “interestingness.” The DSM, consisting of two branches of deep neural networks or their convolutional versions, identifies and predicts target documents that would interest users reading source documents. The learned model observes, identifies, and detects naturally occurring signals of interestingness in click transitions between source and target documents derived from web browser logs. Interestingness is modeled with deep neural networks that map source-target document pairs to feature vectors in a latent space, trained on document transitions in view of a “context” and optional “focus” of source and target documents. Network parameters are learned to minimize distances between source documents and their corresponding “interesting” targets in that space. The resulting interestingness model has applicable uses, including, but not limited to, contextual entity searches, automatic text highlighting, prefetching documents of likely interest, automated content recommendation, automated advertisement placement, etc. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363689 | Organizing Neural Networks - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for organizing trained and untrained neural networks. In one aspect, a neural network device includes a collection of node assemblies interconnected by between-assembly links, each node assembly itself comprising a network of nodes interconnected by a plurality of within-assembly links, wherein each of the between-assembly links and the within-assembly links have an associated weight, each weight embodying a strength of connection between the nodes joined by the associated link, the nodes within each assembly being more likely to be connected to other nodes within that assembly than to be connected to nodes within others of the node assemblies. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363690 | UNSUPERVISED, SUPERVISED, AND REINFORCED LEARNING VIA SPIKING COMPUTATION - The present invention relates to unsupervised, supervised and reinforced learning via spiking computation. The neural network comprises a plurality of neural modules. Each neural module comprises multiple digital neurons such that each neuron in a neural module has a corresponding neuron in another neural module. An interconnection network comprising a plurality of edges interconnects the plurality of neural modules. Each edge interconnects a first neural module to a second neural module, and each edge comprises a weighted synaptic connection between every neuron in the first neural module and a corresponding neuron in the second neural module. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363691 | MANAGING SOFTWARE BUNDLING USING AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK - An artificial neural network is used to manage software bundling. During a training phase, the artificial neural network is trained using previously bundled software components having known values for identification attributes and known software bundle asociations. Once trained, the artifical neural network can be used to identify the proper software bundles for newly discovered sofware components. In this process, a newly discovered software component having known values for the identification attributes is identified. An input vector is derived from the known values. The input vector is loaded into input neurons of the artificial neural network. A yielded output vector is then obtained from an output neuron of the artificial neural network. Based on the composition of the output vector, the software bundle associated with this newly discovered software component is determined. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363692 | DECISION BASED LEARNING - A decision based learning apparatus can include a decision module configured to implement a decision model associated with a problem, the decision model including a plurality of decisions associated with solving the problem, a problem profile module configured to store a problem profile, the problem profile defining the problem and a solution to the problem, a learning storage module configured to store at least one learning module associated with at least one of the plurality of decisions, and a decision scenario interface module configured to generate a scenario based on the decision model and the problem profile and to present the scenario based on the decision model and the problem profile to a user. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363693 | ARCHITECTURE AND METHODOLOGY FOR PERFORMING REAL-TIME AUTONOMOUS ANALYTICS OVER MULTIPLE ACTUAL AND VIRTUAL DEVICES - A device for performing autonomous analytics comprises one or more adaptors, device hierarchy data, and an analytic executive. The adaptors are configured to adapt data streams from one or more heterogeneous data sources into a tagged dataset. The device hierarchy data comprises an identification of one or more hierarchical relationships between the device and one or more additional devices. The analytic executive is configured to identify a plurality of relevant devices based on the device hierarchy data and collect device data from each of the plurality of relevant devices. The analytic executive is further configured to generate a collection of analytic models using the collected device data, score one or more new data items included in the tagged dataset using the collection of analytic models, yielding scored results, and use one or more business rules to trigger an action based on the scored results. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363694 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMART PUBLIC ALERTS AND NOTIFICATIONS - Disclosed is a method and system for dynamically generating a customized, personalized and contextual alert for a user based with the profile of the user. The system comprises a profile updater module configured to update the profile data of the user extracted either from the social web or from the user. Further, a reasoning module is configured to derive refined background knowledge in context with the updated profile data of the user. A monitoring module is configured to monitor the events sensed by a sensing module. A context extractor module is configured for extracting the context of the events and the context of the user. A knowledge converter module is configured to convert the extracted context into structured format. Finally, the refined background knowledge is steam reasoned to determine whether the events received are relevant to the user and accordingly transmitted. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363695 | DETERMINING A THREAT LEVEL FOR ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS - A system and computer-implemented method for determining a threat level for one or more individuals includes accessing a data structure to obtain aggregated data stored therein, wherein the aggregated data comprises at least one of communication history data or transaction history data for one or more individuals. One or more predetermined metrics are applied to the obtained aggregated data, to determine threat level information for the one or more individuals. The determined threat level information is provided for display. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363696 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A COLLECTIVE GROUP RESPONSE - A method and system for generating a collective group response, in which a plurality of users are provided with an initial input, and at least one response is received from the users. The at least one user of the plurality of users is provided a plurality of answer options, wherein the plurality of answer options is at least partially responsive to the response matrix. The size of the response matrix is decreased until a predetermined diversity value is reached. Further, a collective group response, which is at least partially responsive to the response matrix, is transmitted. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENT ASSISTANCE - A system and a method for a service engine providing distributed intelligent assistance to a user are described herein. The method comprising steps of receiving and displaying a user inquiry from the user, the user inquiry having a linguistic pattern including a verb; generating and displaying a follow up question based on the user inquiry; receiving and displaying a follow up answer from the user; and generating and displaying a response based on the user inquiry and the follow up answer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363698 | DYNAMIC CONTENT DELIVERY BASED ON HIGH-AFFINITY VIEWER POINTS - Identify the presence of people in a particular area and determine the object of visual attention of each person. Based on this information, select and deliver content through nearby adaptive content delivery devices based on characteristics of these objects when considered collectively, such as based on the object attracting the greatest amount of attention from passers-by. Content selection criteria may additionally be based on supplemental information, whether explicit or inferred, about the people in the area. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363699 | Method for Anomaly Detection in Time Series Data Based on Spectral Partitioning - Anomalies in real time series are detected by first determining a similarity matrix of pairwise similarities between pairs of normal time series data. A spectral clustering procedure is applied to the similarity matrix to partition variables representing dimensions of the time series data into mutually exclusive groups. A model of normal behavior is estimated for each group. Then, for the real time series data, an anomaly score is determined, using the model for each group, and the anomaly score is compared to a predetermined threshold to signal the anomaly. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363700 | Discovering Functional Groups of an Area - Disclosed herein are techniques and systems for discovering functional groups in an area, such as an urban area. A process includes segmenting a map of the area into sections, and inferring, for each section, a distribution of functions according to a topic model framework which considers mobility patters of users and points of interest (POIs) in the section. The topic model framework regards the section as a document, each function as a topic, the mobility patterns as words, and a POI feature vector for the section as metadata. The process may further include clustering the sections based at least in part on a similarity of the distribution of functions between each of the sections to obtain functional groups, estimating a functionality intensity for each of the functional groups, and annotating each of the functional groups. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363701 | SELECTING A LEVEL OF AUTONOMY - Methods and systems are described for selecting a level of autonomy. According to at least one embodiment, a method for selecting a level of autonomy includes determining a first likely condition of a first user of a task and/or building system, selecting a first autonomy level from multiple levels based at least in part on the first likely condition, and making a first decision in the task and/or the building system based on the first autonomy level. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363702 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING FORMAL VERIFICATION OF INFORMAL INFERENCE ON A COMPUTER - System, apparatus and method may permit users to collaboratively engage in inference on a computer and visualize structure of that inference, and provide a formal verification system for informal argumentation and inference. The system and method may generate and allow for modification of graphical structures that represent sequences of structured rational argumentation; and automatically monitor, compute and represent ratings or scores of nodes within the structure; indicate whether a node is supported by a chain of argumentation that has not been validly rebutted. The graphical structures may be displayed to bring into focus contentious and significant underlying points within an argument, and simulate the effects of alternative resolutions of these contentious points. The graphical displays may provide a transparent verification to other users of the state of what can be demonstrated and refuted, allow discovery of weak or missing points in a logical argument, and allow rational inference by users. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363703 | AUTOMATED MULTI-OBJECTIVE SOLUTION SELECTION - A method, apparatus and product for automated multi-objective solution selection. The method comprises obtaining a set of solutions to a multi-objective problem, wherein each solution is a non-dominated solution. The method further comprises computing outranking weights for each pair of solutions and selecting a subset of the set of solutions based upon a defensive criteria in with respect to the outranking weights, wherein the defensive criteria relates to a number of solutions that outrank the subset. The method further comprises outputting the subset of the set of solutions | 2015-12-17 |
20150363704 | Dynamic Bloom Filter Operation for Service Discovery - This disclosure relates to service discovery using a dynamically configurable Bloom filter. According to some embodiments, various parameters of the Bloom filter may be determined by a first wireless device. The parameters may include a number of services advertised using the Bloom filter, a false positive rate of the Bloom filter, a set of hash functions used with the Bloom filter, and/or a size of the Bloom filter. The Bloom filter may be generated according to the determined parameters. The Bloom filter, along with some or all of the parameters of the Bloom filter, may be transmitted by the first wireless device. A second wireless device may use the Bloom filter as part of a service discovery process to determine whether or not a desired service is available via the first wireless device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363705 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING A LOGICAL GRAPHICAL MODEL FOR SCENARIO ANALYSIS - A system and method for utilizing a logical graphical model for data analysis are described. The system provides a “PGM authoring tool” that enables a user to employ a logical graphical model to create, edit, and browse the assertions and inferences in a probabilistic graphical model. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363706 | FUSION OF DATA FROM HETEROGENEOUS SOURCES - A system and method to perform multisensory data fusion in a distributed sensor environment for object identification classification. Embodiments of the invention are sensor-agnostic and capable handling a large number of sensors of different types via a gateway which transmits sensor measurements to a fusion engine according to predefined rules. A relation exploiter allows combining sensor measurements with information on object relationships from a knowledge base. Also included in the knowledge base is a travel model for objects, along with a graph generator to enable forecasting of object locations for further correlation of sensor data in object identification. Multiple task managers allow multiple fusion tasks to be performed in parallel for flexibility and scalability of the system. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363707 | FREQUENCY SEPARATION BETWEEN QUBIT AND CHIP MODE TO REDUCE PURCELL LOSS - A system, method, and chip to control Purcell loss are described. The chip includes qubits formed on a first surface of a substrate. The method includes determining frequencies of the qubits, and controlling a separation between the frequencies of the qubits and chip mode frequencies of the chip. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363708 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING NEW EVOLUTION SCHEDULES IN AN ANALOG COMPUTER WITH APPLICATIONS TO DETERMINING ISOMORPHIC GRAPHS AND POST-PROCESSING SOLUTIONS - A second problem Hamiltonian may replace a first problem Hamiltonian during evolution of an analog processor (e.g., quantum processor) during a first iteration in solving a first problem. This may be repeated during a second, or further successive iterations on the first problem, following re-initialization of the analog processor. An analog processor may evolve under a first non-monotonic evolution schedule during a first iteration, and second non-monotonic evolution schedule under second, or additional non-monotonic evolution schedule under even further iterations. A first graph and second graph may each be processed to extract final states versus a plurality of evolution schedules, and a determination made as to whether the first graph is isomorphic with respect to the second graph. An analog processor may evolve by decreasing a temperature of, and a set of quantum fluctuations, within the analog processor until the analog processor reaches a state preferred by a problem Hamiltonian. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363709 | CLASSIFIER LEARNING DEVICE AND CLASSIFIER LEARNING METHOD - A classifier learning apparatus ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150363710 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING INVENTORY - Systems and methods for tracking a device are disclosed. The system comprises an identification plate coupled to the device and laser engraved with a tracking identifier, the identification plate adapted to maintain the engraving under stress, elevated temperature, and wear conditions, and at least one computer adapted to read the tracking number and determine the location of the device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363711 | DEVICE FOR RAPID OPERATIONAL VISIBILITY AND ANALYTICS AUTOMATION - A portable device for automating data analytics includes a configurator module, wherein the configurator module when plugged into a client device enables a user of the client device to configure a plurality of parameters. The portable device further includes a Rapid Operational Visibility (ROVi) engine for automating data analysis. The ROVi engine performs automating data capture from a plurality of data sources based on configured parameters. Further, the ROVi engine creates a data model automatically. The ROVi engine automates creation of interfaces, automates generation of a semantic layer, and enables the user to create customized analytical reports. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363712 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTINGUISHING INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM PROVIDER-SUPPORTED INFORMATION HANDLING RESOURCE VIA SYSTEM LICENSE - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system comprising a processor, at least one information handling resource communicatively coupled to the processor, and a BIOS comprising a program of instructions executable by the processor and configured to cause the processor to initialize one or more information handling resources of the information handling system. The BIOS may be configured to record information regarding the at least one information handling resource, compare the information to a license for the information handling system to determine if the at least one information handling resource is supported by a provider of the information handling system, and responsive to determining that the information handling system is unsupported by the provider, initiate a remedial action with respect to at least one information handling resource. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363713 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTENDING FACTORY MANUFACTURING MODE TO NETWORKING DEVICES - In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system may include a processor, a first information handling resource communicatively coupled to the processor, and a second information handling resource for initializing one or more information handling resources of the information handling system. The second information handling resource may be configured to determine whether the information handling system is in a manufacturing mode and responsive to determining that the information handling system is in a manufacturing mode, expose an interface of the second information handling resource to the first information handling resource to enable the first information handling resource to perform one or more manufacturing mode-specific operations. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363714 | BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYTICS OF ENERGY CONSUMING SYSTEMS - A method, system and computer program product for transforming real-time data of an energy consuming system into meaningful and useful data for optimizing Bus Intelligence and Analytics decisions of the energy consuming system, the method including collecting parameter point data from a primary sensor, collecting parameter point data from a second sensor, collecting parameter point data from a third sensor, processing the collected parameter point data from the primary sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor using a triangulation algorithm determining whether the sensor data triangulated, selecting the parameter point data from the primary sensor when the sensor data triangulates, selecting the parameter point data from the processed collected parameter point data from the primary sensor, the second sensor and the third sensor when the sensor data does not triangulate. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363715 | PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF A PRINTING FACILITY AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF A PRINT ORDER - A device and method for automatically generating a production data set for an order to be printed in a printing facility is disclosed. Job data of an order to be printed and production possibilities of at least one processing device of the printing facility are received at an imposition module. The production data set for the order to be printed is automatically generated by the imposition module based on the job data and the production possibilities. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363716 | TILING PRODUCTION OF PACKAGING MATERIALS - Embodiments described herein generally relate to dynamically assigning product groups to production machines using production groups and producing product groups at a specified ratio using production groups. In one scenario, a computer system dynamically assigns a production entity to a product group based on properties for that production entity. The production entity is to be produced using a production machine. The computer system then dynamically assigns each product group to a production group, where each production group includes production machines that are available to produce production entities for product groups that belong to the assigned production group. The computer system also indicates that a production entity is to be produced using the production machines in the dynamically assigned production group. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363717 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING OF UAV BASED DATA FOR RISK MITIGATION AND LOSS CONTROL - This invention relates to a drone based predictive system for detecting and analyzing web and drone based data in order to mitigate potential losses and enhance risk mitigation activities in commercial insurance such as for business owners policies and workers compensation. The drone is able to capture from a plurality of angles and perspectives to provide data to effect a variety of insurance based actions. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363718 | ONLINE GLOBAL PLANNING SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL THEATER POST PRODUCTION AND ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS - A method, apparatus, system, computer program product, and online collaboration tool provide the ability to track a theatrical media content asset in post-production. A title for the theatrical media content asset is initiated in an online global planning system by creating one or more archival versions. Each of the archival versions represents a cut of the theatrical media content asset that is stored in a vault. A presentation version, that is based on a single unique archival version, is created and represents a localized version of the single unique archival version. Areas of the archival version that are required for localization are identified. Requests to release the presentation version are managed and processed. Milestones representing events that are or have been performed on the title are created, and the completion statuses of the milestones are tracked. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363719 | METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING ANALYSIS OF RISK MANAGEMENT DATA AND DEVICES THEREOF - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and risk analyzing computing device that obtains condition indication data associated with a medical practice and comprising a plurality of condition indications, a type of the medical practice, and, from a medical malpractice claims source database and via one or more communication networks, medical malpractice claims data for a plurality of medical liability insurance carriers. The condition indication data is compared to the medical malpractice claims data to identify one or more of a plurality of risk issues associated in the medical malpractice claims data with a predetermined number of highest ranked one or more of the condition indications in the condition indication data. One or more recommended risk management interventions associated with the one or more risk issues are provided to the medical practice. Accordingly, this technology efficiently and effectively provides risk management interventions that are aligned with medical practice specialties. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363720 | AUTOMATED METRIC TRACKING FOR A BUSINESS - A computer-implemented method to automate metric tracking for a business is disclosed. The method may comprise observing customer data related to the business. The customer data may comprise at least one of a number of customers, customer purchases, or customer traffic. The observed customer data may be compared with a work schedule for personnel associated with the business. The work schedule may be based at least in part upon one or more scheduling parameters of the business. It may be determined if the observed customer data exceeds one or more scheduling parameters of the business. In some embodiments, at one personnel associated with the business may be alerted based upon the determining step when customer data exceeds one or more scheduling parameters. In some embodiments, the method may additionally alert a supervisor of the business based on the determining step when the customer data exceeds one or more scheduling parameters. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363721 | VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL RELAY INTEGRATION FOR FIELD SERVICE MANAGEMENT - A VoIP relay integration management system including a service management application and a VoIP phone server that monitor and gather client interaction data between a client and a field agent. The system accepts a selection of service phone method, from a plurality of selection methods, for the field agent to use to call the client, and enables or disables the selection per the field agent. The system accepts, stores and schedules a task to be dispatched to the field agent, and calculates and displays a response time that includes a time from when the task is dispatched to the field agent to when the field agent generates a call. The system calculates and displays an average response time of all calls generated by the field agent, based on one or more of the field agent, an area of the task, a date of the task and a type of task. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363722 | EVENT SCHEDULER BASED ON REAL-TIME ANALYTICS AND BUSINESS RULES - Scheduling a given event, in one aspect, may include obtaining a set of one or more business rules, obtaining analytics, and obtaining an event specification. The event specification may include at least one content specification and two or more transmission modes. The event may be scheduled based on the event specification, the analytics and the business rules. The scheduling may be indicated by a tuple comprising event content, one or more communication modes selected from the two or more transmission modes, and timing of the scheduled event. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363723 | Print Service Provider Capacity Planning - A user interface guides an interview of a print service provider (PSP) to generate interview data regarding the PSP. The interview data regarding the PSP is translated into simulation experiments regarding printing production services offerable by the PSP. The simulation results are concurrently executed to generate simulation results. The simulation results are synthesized to generate capacity planning analyses and recommendations for the PSP reviewable within the user interface. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363724 | REUSABLE ANONYMOUS SUBSCRIPTION - Anonymous reuse of cloud services in a computer network cloud infrastructure system is described. Cloud services can include infrastructure as a service (IAAS) storage and processing services, platform as a service (PAAS) database and Java services, and software as a service (SAAS) customer relationship management services. Upon subscribing to a cloud system, services can be configured from an existing pool of pre-provisioned services. When a service is to be decommissioned, its resources are returned back to the pool for reuse thereby minimizing the time to provision new resources as well as maximizing resource usage. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363725 | Systems and Methods for Flexible Sourcing Systems - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for managing advanced projects such as optimization-based e-sourcing and resource allocation. A number of components and methods allow a user to specify complex content in a tender or project. Advantageously, manual work outside the system and the need for tailoring an existing system by custom programming is decreased. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363726 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ALLOCATING THE TIME OF ASSETS - A method for automatically allocating the time of an asset is disclosed. Such a method includes tracking proximity of a first asset relative to a second asset. The first asset may include, for example, a work order or one or more individuals. The second asset may include, for example, a piece of equipment, a room, or a work area. The method determines a duration of time the first asset is deemed to be proximate the second asset. In accordance with the duration of time, the method automatically allocates time of the second assert to at least one of the first asset, an entity associated with the first asset, and a project associated with the first asset. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed herein. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363727 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ALLOCATING THE USE OF ASSETS - A method for automatically allocating use of an asset is disclosed. Such a method includes tracking proximity of a first asset relative to a second asset and determining when the first asset is proximate the second asset. The method further senses use of the second asset while the first asset is proximate the second asset. Sensing use may include sensing vibration of the second asset, temperature of the second asset, electrical current drawn by the second asset, or the like. The method automatically allocates use of the second assert to at least one of the first asset, an entity associated with the first asset, and a project associated with the first asset. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed herein. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363728 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN VIEW OF ENERGY FOOTPRINT CONSIDERATIONS - This invention discloses a method and apparatus for managing resource allocation in view of energy footprint considerations, wherein allocation of resources is based on factors that contribute to energy consumption. The resources are then ordered in order of their energy consumption so that resources with a smallest level of energy consumption are ranked highest, wherein the rankings are visually presented to the user. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363729 | DYNAMIC AGGREGATION OF DISPARATE ENTERPRISE DATA - Methods, systems, and computer program products for dynamically aggregating data from disparate sources. A computer implemented method involves initializing a scheduler application to create one or more intermediate tables. The intermediate tables are populated with automatically aggregated data from one or more disparate data sources. The data is governed by business rules in an enterprise system. The method further involves enabling access to a subset of the aggregated data in accordance with a user authorization credential. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363730 | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An illustrative method for managing a supply chain is performed by a supply chain management server. The method comprises receiving information related to operations of a first supplier. The first supplier is responsible for providing a first product that satisfies criteria of a buyer. The method further includes determining a risk value that indicates a risk level of disruption of the operations of the first supplier and flagging the first supplier within a database of potential suppliers in response to determining that the determined risk value is greater than a risk tolerance threshold. The method also comprises notifying the buyer that the first supplier has been flagged and providing a list of recommended suppliers to the buyer. The recommended suppliers are each capable of providing a respective second product to the buyer. Each of the respective second products satisfies the criteria of the buyer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363731 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING TIME AND USE USING AUTOMATICALLY AND MANUALLY GATHERED INFORMATION - A method for automatically determining allocations of time or use is disclosed. Such a method includes gathering, using at least one sensor, environmental information describing an environment around an entity. The entity includes at least one of a person and a physical asset. The method further determines what supplemental information is needed to supplement the environmental information in order to determine an allocation for the entity, wherein the allocation includes at least one of an allocation of time and an allocation of use. The method is configured to automatically request the supplemental information from an individual. The method is further configured to receive the supplemental information from the individual and use the environmental information and supplemental information to determine the allocation for the entity. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed herein. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363732 | DEVICE FOR ASSISTING DETERMINATION OF SUPPLY GROUP AND PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING DETERMINATION OF SUPPLY GROUP - To perform overall supply group calculation for an entire supply chain that involves evaluating management cost based on the number of bases included in a supply group and allowing a supply group to receive a supply of a product from another group under a condition different from its own condition, provided is a supply group determination assisting device configured to group suppliers, factories, warehouses, and markets, which are bases and for which supply plans are formulated, into supply groups. The supply group determination assisting device includes: a storing unit configured to store supply information including a plurality of records each of which associates information about a shipment arrival base and information about a sender base with a transport lead time or transport cost of transportation between the shipment arrival base and the sender base; and a supply group determining unit configured to use, as an evaluation value, the transport lead time or transport cost of the supply information stored in the storing unit, and group the shipment arrival bases and the sender bases into a plurality of groups by grouping the shipment arrival bases and the sender bases in the plurality of records based on magnitude of the evaluation value. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363733 | PROJECT WORKSPACE PRIORITIZATION - Prioritization of project workspaces is provided herein. Data items are grouped into project workspaces based on workspace identifiers with which the data items have been tagged. Grouped data items included in a project workspace are tagged with a common workspace identifier that indicates association with a project corresponding to the project workspace, the project including tasks for a user. Priority of the project workspace is determined relative to priority of other project workspaces and based on ascertaining priorities of the tasks of the project by analyzing the grouped data items included in the project workspace. An indication of the priority of the project workspace relative to priority of the other project workspaces is provided for graphical presentation to the user, in order to facilitate focusing the user to a highest priority project workspace of the project workspaces. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363734 | MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE OPTIMISATION METHOD AND DEVICE - The invention relates to an optimization system ( | 2015-12-17 |
20150363735 | TRACKING CUSTOMER INTERACTIONS FOR A BUSINESS - A computer-implemented method to track customer interactions for a business is described. Movement of a customer at location associated with the business is tracked. At least one interaction between the customer and at least one personnel associated with the business is determined based at least in part on the tracking. The quality of the at least one interaction may be rated based at least in part on the determining. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363736 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING INFORMATION FLOW IN AN ENTERPRISE - A system for enhanced information flow in an enterprise is disclosed. The system includes a monitoring module configured to determine one or more metrics associated with at least one of an agent or a data item. The system further includes a rating module configured to provide a rating to the data item based on the one or more metrics associated with the at least one of the agent or the data item. The system further includes a computing module configured to compute a review parameter based on the rating of the data item. The system further includes a display module configured to display an indicator associated with the computed review parameter. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363737 | PERFORMANCE SALES TRACKING FOR A BUSINESS - A computer-implemented method to automate sales performance analysis for a business is described. Voice over internet protocol (VoIP) data related to the business is observed. The observed VoIP data may be compared with at least one metric associated with the business. The metric may be based at least in part on one or more point of sale metrics, personnel metrics, or profit metrics of the business. The method may determine if the observed VoIP data satisfies the one or more metrics associated with the business. At least one personnel associated with the business may be alerted based at least in part on the determining. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363738 | SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY MONITORING WELL SITES - An automated system for remotely monitoring, location mapping, and transmitting to at least one client device via a network, maps, asset information, and personnel information on assets and personnel within a geographically defined perimeter of at least one well site including information on movement of those assets and personnel. The system comprises at least one access tower positioned at each well site for remotely monitoring within the geographically defined perimeter, a plurality of perimeter sensors connected to an alarm system that arms and disarms alarms for the geographically defined perimeter, at least one recording device, a well site processor, a well site data storage, and an administrative processor with an administrative data storage connected to a network for receiving an executive dashboard. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363739 | PROJECT RESOURCE SELECTION BASED ON COMPATIBILITY - A project team creator is provided that recommends project teams. The project team creator provides a project demand profile and generates a plurality of suggested project teams, the generating including building a graph of each of the plurality of suggested project teams. The project team creator determines a compatibility metric for each of the plurality of suggested project teams and determines a ranking of each of the plurality of suggested project teams based on the corresponding compatibility metric. The project team creator then outputs the ranking of each of the plurality of suggested project teams and the graph of each of the plurality of suggested project teams. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363740 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ALLOCATING THE TIME OF INDIVIDUALS - A method for automatically allocating the time of an individual to a project is disclosed. Such a method includes associating a project with a location, such as the location of an asset, and tracking proximity of an individual to the location. A “project” may include work associated with a particular client, work order, assignment, or the like. A “location” may include a stationary or changing location. The method further determines an amount of time that the individual is deemed to be proximate the location. The method automatically allocates time of the individual to the project during the time the individual is proximate the location. In certain embodiments, the method further enables the individual to manually adjust the time that is allocated to the project during the time the individual is proximate the location. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363741 | TASK ASSIGNMENT IN CROWDSOURCING - Systems and methods for task assignment in crowdsourcing are described. In one implementation, a method comprises receiving task information from a requester, the task information comprising at least details of a task, an accuracy level for task completion, and a budget for the task. The method further comprises computing expected costs of completing the task to achieve the accuracy level within the budget based on the task information, and recommending an assignment of the task to agents based on the computation. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363742 | INVENTORY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An inventory management method for managing warehouse inventory and in-store inventory in real time. An inventory management apparatus is able to calculate inventory based on received inventory information and identification information of small electronic labels assigned to products. By generating an image frame, which includes the inventory information, and transmitting the image frame through a gateway to an electronic label, the inventory management apparatus allows the electronic label to display the image frame. The inventory management method and apparatus allows a location of a product to be informed in real time, so that a product ready to be run out inside a store may be replenished immediately. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363743 | MULTI-STAGE CONTRIBUTION TRACEABILITY IN COLLECTIVE CREATION ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus for rewarding collaborative creation is described including hierarchically defining tasks of a collaborative project, defining a type of weight for each of the defined tasks, assigning weights to each of the defined tasks according to the type of weight defined for each task, measuring and recording contributions by collaborators as each task is performed and determining rewards for the collaborators. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363744 | TRACKING CHANGES IN RESUMES TO IDENTIFY PERSONS INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING A NEW POSITION - A method, system, and computer program product for identifying persons who may be interested in acquiring a new position by tracking changes in their resumes. The present invention provides an efficient method to both prevent employee attrition and to signal to potential future employers that the person may become available soon. In general, the invention works by crawling a resume source for resumes, determining the resume owner, associating owner contact information, and tracking changes made to the resumes. If a resume is changed within a certain time period above a certain threshold activity level, then the resume owner is identified as being interested in acquiring a new position. Multiple different resumes from multiple different resume sources can also be mapped to a single owner to provide an aggregate actual resume in which changes can be tracked and used to identify employees interested in acquiring a new position. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363745 | BLUETOOTH VERIFIED SMARTPHONE CLOCK-IN - Methods and systems are described for employee clock-in using an automation and security system. According to at least one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for employee clock-in using an automation and security system includes confirming a location of a mobile computing device within a geographic zone, taking a photograph of a person carrying the mobile computing device, recording a time at which the photograph is taken, and clocking-in the person as an employee based at least in part on the photograph, the recorded time, and the location of the mobile computing device within the geographic zone. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363746 | AUTOMATED SCHEDULING FOR A BUSINESS - According to at least one embodiment, a computer-implemented method to automate scheduling for a business is disclosed. The method may comprise observing actions of at least one personnel associated with the business, wherein the action may comprise at least one of performance, timeliness, and reliability. The method may additionally comprise learning one or more scheduling parameters of the business based at least in part on the observing. The method may produce a work schedule for personnel associated with the business. The work schedule may be for a predetermined time period and being based at least in part on the learning. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363747 | Method and System for Creating in Real-Time, a Day-Specific Online Record of Events, Social Networking, and an Online Community of Users - A computer-implemented method of creating in real-time, a day-specific online record of events, includes i) having an electronic device with a capability to receive user input information and storing on the same device or transmitting to a remote computer, or both, ii) inputting, using the electronic device, on one day of a week (month or year) information relating to at least one event that occurred on the same day of any of the previous weeks (or months or years), and repeating the inputting step on the same day of at least any one week (or month or year) thereafter. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363748 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TIME-BASED NOTIFICATION DURING AN EVENT - An approach is provided for causing, at least in part, a calculation of at least one estimated total time for engaging in at least one event requested by at least one user. The approach involves determining at least one potential time conflict with at least one other event. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, a presentation of at least one notification regarding the at least one potential conflict, the at least one estimated total time, or a combination thereof. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHECKOUT AND RETURN OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES FROM A KIOSK - A method includes receiving a previously dispensed portable electronic device from a user by a vending kiosk. In addition, the method includes storing the received portable electronic device in the vending kiosk. The method further includes determining an elapsed time between a time that the portable electronic device was previously dispensed and a time of receiving the portable electronic device, and when the elapsed time is less than a threshold, displaying a return user interface for indicating a problem with the portable electronic device. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363750 | A METHOD FOR PROVIDING MAINTENANCE DATA - A method for providing data related to the operating condition of a machine part of a liquid processing system is provided. The method comprises the steps of: selecting at least one machine part of the liquid processing system; calculating an expected remaining usable time based on an estimated life time of the machine part; determining at least one real-time operating condition of the at least one machine part; and providing the expected time for maintenance and the at least one operating condition as data for enabling a decision whether to perform maintenance of the machine part or not. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363751 | Methods For Matchmaking - A method is provided for matching a plurality of users of a matchmaking system. The method has a step of providing a matchmaking system with a collection portal for collecting characteristic information from a first and second user of the system. The system further has an aggregator in communication with the collection portal. The aggregator is for creating an aggregated database comprising the characteristic information of the first user and the characteristic information of the second user. The method has another step of collecting characteristic information from the first user and the second user through the collection portal. The method has another step of creating an aggregated comprising the characteristic information. The method further has the step of verifying attendance information for at least one of the first and second users at an event. The method has a step of updating the aggregated database based on the attendance information. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363752 | PAYMENT NETWORK WITH SERVICE PROVIDER DIRECTORY FUNCTION - A request for a funds transfer is received in a computer. The request includes addressing information for an individual recipient of the requested funds transfer. The computer retrieves identification information that identifies a service provider for the recipient. A request is routed from the computer to a service provider by using the service provider identification information. The request to the service provider is for requesting recipient account information. The computer receives a payment account number from the service provider. The payment account number identifies a payment account that belongs to the recipient. The computer executes the requested funds transfer by routing the funds transfer to the recipient's payment account using the received payment account number. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363753 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYSIS AND LINKAGE BETWEEN DIFFERENT TRANSACTION DATA PROVIDERS - Systems, methods, means, computer program code and computerized processes include receiving a first set of de-identified transaction data from a first transaction data source, receiving a second set of de-identified transaction data from a second transaction data source, filtering the first and second sets of de-identified transaction data to identify transactions associated with at least a first entity and to create first and second filtered data sets, removing data associated with an identifier field for each of the transactions in the first filtered data set to created a de-identified first data set, removing data associated with an identifier field for each of the transactions in the second filtered data set to create a de-identified second data set, and processing the first and second de-identified data sets using a probabilistic engine to establish a linkage between data in each data set. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363754 | VIRTUAL CARD NUMBER BASED PERSON-TO-PERSON PAYMENTS - A method includes receiving, in a computer, a request for a funds transfer from a sender to a recipient. The method also includes sending, from the computer, a message to the recipient. The message indicates to the recipient that the funds transfer has been made and that the recipient has a number of options for receiving the funds transfer. The method further includes receiving, in the computer, from the recipient, an indication for indicating selection of one of the options for receiving the funds transfer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363755 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESOLUTION OF DEPOSIT TRANSACTION EXCEPTIONS - A method includes receiving a request to fulfill a self-service deposit transaction on an ATM including an image scanner, the ATM connected over a network to a host device, scanning a deposit media to generate an image of the deposit media, detecting an exception in relation to the deposit transaction, generating a deposit transaction data record comprising the image and a transaction summary, and transmitting the deposit transaction data record for access by the host device enabling resolution of the exception and reconciliation of the deposit transaction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363756 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FITNESS CENTER ACCESS - One exemplary aspect of this disclosure relates to a method for admitting a user to a fitness center. The method includes a step of receiving, at a terminal, an input corresponding to an identification of a user. A disclaimer is presented to the user, on a screen of the terminal, before admitting the user to the fitness center. Further, the terminal detects whether the user has met a minimum threshold number of uses. Before the minimum threshold number of uses is met, the user is admitted to the fitness center after payment of a fee. After the minimum threshold number of uses is met, the user is admitted to the fitness center without payment of a fee. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363757 | DETERMINING LANGUAGES FOR A MULTILINGUAL INTERFACE - In some examples, a merchant device at a point of sale (POS) location may present information to a merchant in a first language preferred by the merchant, and may present information to a buyer in a second language preferred by the buyer. The merchant device may switch between the different languages in response to detecting a change in the physical orientation of a display. For instance, in a first orientation in which the display is viewable from a merchant direction, the merchant device may present information in the language preferred by the merchant. When the orientation of the display is changed to a second orientation in which the display is viewable from a buyer direction, the merchant device may present information in the language indicated to be preferred by the buyer. Various techniques may be used for determining the preferred language of a particular buyer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363758 | STORE SHELF IMAGING SYSTEM - A store profile generation system includes a mobile base and an image capture assembly mounted on the base. The assembly includes at least one image capture device for acquiring images of product display units in a product facility, product labels being associated with the product display units which include product-related data. A control unit acquires the images captured by the at least one image capture device at a sequence of locations of the mobile base in the product facility. The control unit extracts the product-related data from the acquired images and constructs a store profile indicating locations of the product labels throughout the product facility, based on the extracted product-related data. The store profile can be used for generating new product labels for a sale in an appropriate order for a person to match to the appropriate locations in a single pass through the store. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363759 | AUDIO-VISUAL POINT-OF-SALE PRESENTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD DIRECTED TOWARD VEHICLE OCCUPANT - An audio-visual presentation system delivering a presentation to a vehicle passenger compartment is provided that includes a video display mounted external to a vehicle passenger compartment and viewable from within the compartment. A controller provides a video signal to the display and an audio signal. The audio signal is broadcast by an antenna coupled to the controller as a radio frequency is received by a vehicle radio and discernable to a vehicle sound system. The audio-visual presentation system is particularly well suited as a method of education and sale regarding vehicle service products. Rather than providing a discernable audio signal through a vehicle sound system, it is appreciated that a portable radio set is readily placed within a vehicle passenger compartment or the audio signal delivered via a wireless network. A still further advantage is realized by providing a technician servicing the vehicle with a microphone operative to interrupt the audio signal of the presentation so as to convey vehicle service information regardless of whether the presentation is viewed within the vehicle compartment or in a remote waiting room. The audio-visual presentation is readily tailored to the past viewing and/or purchase history of a potential customer. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363760 | INTERACTIVE VENDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELLING GOODS IN BOTH ACTUAL EXHIBIT SPOT AND ONLINE SHOP - Disclosure herein is related to a vending system and a method for selling goods such as furnishings or artwork both in an actual exhibit spot and online shop. According to one of the embodiments, the system allows consumer to browse the goods displayed in an actual exhibit spot, and complete a purchase order when he manipulates a terminal device to read identification tags of interested items. The read IDs are then transmitted to a server. In the server, the corresponding goods information such as purchase data can be obtained and sent to the terminal device. The server may go on follow-up checkout and shipping procedure. In particular, the actual exhibit spot is such as the house to be sold where the goods are displayed. Not only could the consumer visit the open house, but also to shop the designed items simultaneously. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363761 | WIDGET FOR PROMOTING PAYMENTS VIA A PERSON-TO-PERSON (P2P) PAYMENT RAIL - Systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for promoting payment via a Person-to-Person (P2P) payment rail through use of a widget embedded in or accessible through a web page, application, electronic document, text message or the like. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363762 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MOBILE OPEN PAYMENT NETWORK - An electronic system for mobile open payments obtains, from a first mobile telephony provider entity, first merchant registration information; and assigns a unique merchant identifier to identify the first merchant. The system obtains, from a second mobile telephony provider entity, a query, initiated based on a payment instruction from a customer of the first merchant and the second mobile telephony provider entity instructing the first merchant to be paid a certain amount. The query includes the unique merchant identifier of the first merchant. The system looks up in a database, via a query on the unique merchant identifier, at least a portion of the first merchant registration information; and provides, to the second mobile telephony provider entity, at least the portion of the first merchant registration information. This facilitates real-time payment to the merchant, who receives a notification of payment and releases goods or services. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363763 | Mobile Information Apparatus That Includes A Secure Element Storing Payment Information And Using A Cryptographic Technique For Implementing Mobile Payment - A mobile information apparatus that includes a secure element for making mobile payments associated with a credit card or bank card, via a near distance radio frequency wireless communication unit, is herein disclosed and enabled. At least part of payment information or a device identification number is stored in the secure element or protected memory of the mobile information apparatus. Data stored in the secure element or protected memory is implemented to be not accessible by the user, but is accessible by a memory controller included in the mobile information apparatus implementing a cryptographic algorithm. To authorize payment, the user enters authentication information that may include a password, or a pin code, or user biometrics; and subsequent to the authentication, the mobile information apparatus transmits encrypted data over a short range radio frequency communication link to a wireless output controller or reader for making payment and transaction processing. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363764 | PERSON-TO-PERSON (P2P) PAYMENTS VIA A SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS PAYMENT BEACON - Systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for conducting person-to-person (P2P) payments via a short-range wireless payment beacon. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363765 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A DEVICE WITH A SECURE ELEMENT USED AS A PAYMENT TERMINAL - The present disclosure relates to a method and a terminal management system for managing a device used as a payment terminal and comprising a secure element. The method comprises generating a profile of the payment terminal on the terminal management system, based on a specific execution environment of the payment terminal. The method also comprises uploading a payment acceptance applet on the secure element of the device. The method further comprises transmitting data of the profile from the terminal management system to the secure element of the device and configuring the uploaded payment acceptance applet on the secure element with the transmitted data. The payment acceptance applet may be selected among a plurality of payment acceptance applets based on the specific execution environment of the payment terminal. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363766 | TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT - A method for performing a transaction initiated with near field communication, NFC, interaction between a user terminal including a subscriber identity module residing in the user terminal and a NFC reader. In the method a request including an amount of the transaction and an identifier obtained from a secure element of the subscriber identity module residing in the user terminal is delivered and a payment card number corresponding to the identifier is obtained. Finally, a transaction request is initiated towards a transaction management system and in response to a successful acknowledgment from the transaction management system an acknowledgement on successful transaction is delivered, and in response to an unsuccessful acknowledgement from the transaction management system the transaction request, canceling the transaction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363767 | PORTABLE MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE TRANSACTION ACCOUNTS - A portable multi-function device with data memory for storing a plurality of transaction applications, each of the transaction applications configured to make payment in a transaction; program storage comprising instructions to use a selected transaction application to make payment in the transaction; and processing circuitry for performing the instructions in the program storage to use the selected transaction application to execute the transaction. | 2015-12-17 |
20150363768 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING VIRTUAL CURRENCY RELATED SERVICES - Technique introduced here relates to virtual currency related services, and more specifically, to tools for providing crypto or other digital currency (e.g. bitcoin) related services, including bitcoin DNS service, sending bitcoins over social media communication networks, a bitcoin trading platform and secure storage services for bitcoin. | 2015-12-17 |