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20100114908 | RELEVANT NAVIGATION WITH DEEP LINKS INTO QUERY - Methods and computer-readable media for determining relevant search categories, such as images, videos, news, health, maps, products, etc., and subcategories that are associated with the search categories based on a query submitted by a user on a search page and displaying the relevant search categories and subcategories on an initial search results page. A query may be inputted by a user and may be received. A set of suggested refinement links, which may include search categories and subcategories, may be identified as being relevant to the query. Further, the subcategories, when selected, may return narrower search results than when a selection is made of a search category. Additionally, the initial search results page may be generated and may include the set of suggested refinement links determined to be relevant to the query, as well as search results. | 05-06-2010 |
20130019147 | VIDEO USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS ON SEARCH ENGINE HOMEPAGES - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media exposing video user interface elements associated with search engine homepages are provided. Upon receiving a request for presentation of a search engine homepage, a video file is transmitted for presentation as the background for the search engine homepage. The video file includes a plurality of sequentially-arranged frames, a portion of which contain the same content, making such portion appear as a static image upon play of the video file, and a portion of which contain content which differs, such that such portion has visually discernable movement upon play of the video file. After a predetermined amount of time, play of the video file is initiated. As only portions of the background content include visually discernable movement, a user's attention is attracted to such portions of the background. Upon user interaction with such portions, additional information about the background content may be presented. | 01-17-2013 |
20130290862 | USER-TAILORED SEARCH ENGINE HOMEPAGE EXPERIENCES - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for selecting and serving user-customized search engine homepage experiences. Upon receiving a request for presentation of a search engine homepage from a user, data points about the user are accessed to determine the type of homepage experience the requesting user desires to receive. The type of homepage experience the user desires to receive may include a user-tailored image to be presented as the background of the search engine homepage. Upon determining the type of experience the user desires, a search engine homepage experience is selected for the user. In this way, the user is provided with a search engine homepage experience that is tailored to his or her interests and behavior, thus increasing user satisfaction and engagement with the search engine homepage. | 10-31-2013 |
20130346888 | EXPOSING USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS ON SEARCH ENGINE HOMEPAGES - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for facilitating discoverability of user interface elements associated with search engine homepages are provided. When users navigate to a search engine homepage having a background image associated therewith and perform a specified action with respect thereto (for instance, moving a mouse pointer over the image, clicking on the image, or tapping on the image), a plurality of user interface elements is surfaced. Each user interface element is associated with information with which the user may be presented upon interaction with the element. Upon the user ceasing to perform the specified action (or upon the expiration of a predefined period of time), the user interface elements cease to be presented and the user is able to view the search engine homepage without the embedded information. | 12-26-2013 |
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20130019146 | VIDEO ON A SEARCH ENGINE HOMEPAGEAANM CHAND; RAJEEV KUMARAACI RedmondAAST WAAACO USAAGP CHAND; RAJEEV KUMAR Redmond WA USAANM HORSTMANSHOF; STEPHANIE S.AACI ShorelineAAST WAAACO USAAGP HORSTMANSHOF; STEPHANIE S. Shoreline WA USAANM PEREIRA; MARCELA SOBRINHOAACI BellevueAAST WAAACO USAAGP PEREIRA; MARCELA SOBRINHO Bellevue WA USAANM BARBER; ROBERT JAMESAACI BellevueAAST WAAACO USAAGP BARBER; ROBERT JAMES Bellevue WA USAANM BERRIER; SARAH K.AACI ShorelineAAST WAAACO USAAGP BERRIER; SARAH K. Shoreline WA USAANM MILLER; CRAIG J.AACI Mill CreekAAST WAAACO USAAGP MILLER; CRAIG J. Mill Creek WA USAANM REGIER; KEITH ALANAACI KirklandAAST WAAACO USAAGP REGIER; KEITH ALAN Kirkland WA USAANM FLYNN; JAVIER GARCIAAACI SeattleAAST WAAACO USAAGP FLYNN; JAVIER GARCIA Seattle WA US - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for presenting video as at least a portion of the background of search engine home pages are provided. Upon receiving a request for presentation of a search engine home page, a static image is transmitted for presentation as at least a portion of the background for the search engine home page. Also transmitted is a video file. The static image may or may not be associated with the video file. After a predetermined amount of time, play of the video file is initiated without user action, the video file replacing the static image as at least a portion of the background of the search engine home page. In this way, the user receives a seamless transition from a static image to a video presentation and is provided a rich, immersive experience at the search engine home page. | 01-17-2013 |
20130104025 | ENABLING IMMERSIVE SEARCH ENGINE HOME PAGES - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for enabling immersive, interactive search engine home pages are provided. Upon receiving a request for a search engine home page, an image is presented that covers only a portion of the available display. The image includes a portion of a larger image but appears as a complete image. Additional image portions are transmitted for presentation on portions of the display not covered by the first image. Collectively, the image and the additional image portions make up a larger image configured to cover the entire available display. Additionally, portions of the larger image may not be visible on the available display absent some type of user interaction with the larger image. Interactions with the larger image, for instance panning, zooming, and the like are enabled providing the user with an immersive, interactive experience with the search engine home page. | 04-25-2013 |
20130104059 | ENABLING IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE DESKTOP IMAGE PRESENTATION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for enabling immersive, interactive desktop image presentation are provided. Upon receiving a request for presentation of a background image of a search engine home page as a desktop image, the background image is transmitted for presentation on a desktop associated with a computing device. In embodiments, the background image, and likewise the desktop image, permits user interaction therewith. For instance, a user may zoom into the image, pan around the image or otherwise interact with enabled regions of the background and/or desktop image that offer additional content and/or navigate the user to another location where additional information may be found. In this way, the user is provided an immersive, interactive experience with the image whether at the search engine home page, the desktop, or both. | 04-25-2013 |
20130173570 | PRESENTING INTERACTIVE IMAGES WITH SEARCH RESULTS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for presenting interactive images associated with a search engine in association with a search engine results page (SERP) are provided. Upon receiving a search query at a search engine, it is determined that the search query content has a related interactive image associated with the search engine. An interactive image may be associated with the search engine, for instance, by having been previously presented as a background image for a search engine home page. A link to the interactive image may be presented as a search result on the SERP, the interactive image may be automatically presented as a background image of the SERP, or the interactive image may be determined to be related to an algorithmically-derived search result and a visual indicator thereof may be presented in association with the search result. | 07-04-2013 |
20130290827 | INTEGRATED SEARCH ENGINE HOMEPAGES - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for integrating third party content with search engine homepages. Users indicate preferences for content to be presented in association with all of part of a search engine homepage such that, upon requesting presentation of the search engine homepage, the preferred content is presented. Generally, the preferred content is provided by a third-party content provider. User preferences may be indicated via a user interface control that permits selection of preferred content from a plurality of content options. Upon receiving the user preference, the search engine requests presentation of the preferred content from the third-party provider each time the user requests presentation of the search engine homepage. | 10-31-2013 |
20140118405 | PROVIDING IMAGES WITH ZOOMSPOTS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing images having zoomspots are provided. In embodiments, an interactive image is provided. Such an interactive image includes a zoomspot that, if selected, results in a magnified portion of the interactive image corresponding with the zoomspot. Subsequently, an indication of a selection of the zoomspot is received. In response thereto, the magnified portion of the interactive image corresponding with the zoomspot is automatically presented. The magnified portion can be presented in accordance with a predetermined location of the interactive image and a predetermined quality. | 05-01-2014 |
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20080269917 | INDUSTRIAL OPERATOR INTERFACES INTERACTING WITH HIGHER-LEVEL BUSINESS WORKFLOW - Systems and methods are provided that enable high-level and abstract business engines to affect and influence plant-floor or industrial operations via dynamic and flexible operator interfaces. In a similar manner, actions directed from the operator interfaces can be communicated to higher level decision components of an enterprise to facilitate automated control and dynamics of the enterprise. In one aspect, an industrial automation system is provided. The system includes one or more controllers to process transaction events in an industrial automation environment. One or more operator interface components are provided that automatically adapt interface control functionality based on the transaction events. | 10-30-2008 |
20080278328 | MOBILE RFID READER WITH INTEGRATED LOCATION AWARENESS FOR MATERIAL TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT - A portable RFID reader (or reader/writer) that also employs a location determination subsystem that facilitates determination of the reader (or reader/writer) location. The location subsystem can employ a satellite-based GPS (Global Positioning System) location technology where such signals are unimpeded by structures. Additionally, the location subsystem can employ other terrestrial location technologies that operate inside structures such as warehouses and the factory automation environment. | 11-13-2008 |
20090206154 | RFID ARCHITECTURE IN AN INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER ENVIRONMENT - An RFID reader and/or writer module in an industrial controller (e.g., PLC). The RFID module interfaces internally to the controller for tight integration therewith. The RFID module can also be part of a controller communications framework and as a standalone module with the PLC as a master device, and interact with the RFID module in the same manner as it interacts with other I/O devices connected to the controller. In another aspect, RFID read/write tag technology is incorporated into some or all major PLC and rack components, and utilized for wireless communication both between PLC system components and between the PLC and other devices, locations, and media. The RFID tag can be used to store and exchange electronic keying data, security information, module diagnostics and warranty information, series and revision levels code, I/O configuration data, and, replacement data. Artificial intelligence is also employed. | 08-20-2009 |
20090240348 | EDITING LIFECYCLE AND DEPLOYMENT OF OBJECTS IN AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENT - An editor in an industrial automation environment comprises an input component that receives modification data relating to at least one of lifecycle and deployment of an object, the object is associated with a programmable logic controller and configured in accordance with a hierarchically structured data model. An implementation component can implement the modification data with respect to the object. The editor can further comprise a security component that determines that an entity providing the data to the input component is authorized to implement the modification data. | 09-24-2009 |
20120029664 | EDITING LIFECYCLE AND DEPLOYMENT OF OBJECTS IN AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENT - An editor in an industrial automation environment comprises an input component that receives modification data relating to at least one of lifecycle and deployment of an object, the object is associated with a programmable logic controller and configured in accordance with a hierarchically structured data model. An implementation component can implement the modification data with respect to the object. The editor can further comprise a security component that determines that an entity providing the data to the input component is authorized to implement the modification data. | 02-02-2012 |
20120089240 | SCALABLE AND FLEXIBLE INFORMATION SECURITY FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION - A security system that relates to industrial automation security comprises a component that receives a request to modify security relating to a zone of a factory floor, the zone being less than an entirety of the factory floor. A zonal security component generates security procedures for the zone, the security procedures differ from security procedures implemented on the factory floor outside the zone. | 04-12-2012 |
20120239171 | INDUSTRIAL OPERATOR INTERFACES INTERACTING WITH HIGHER-LEVEL BUSINESS WORKFLOW - Systems and methods are provided that enable high-level and abstract business engines to affect and influence plant-floor or industrial operations via dynamic and flexible operator interfaces. In a similar manner, actions directed from the operator interfaces can be communicated to higher level decision components of an enterprise to facilitate automated control and dynamics of the enterprise. In one aspect, an industrial automation system is provided. The system includes one or more controllers to process transaction events in an industrial automation environment. One or more operator interface components are provided that automatically adapt interface control functionality based on the transaction events. | 09-20-2012 |
20130073517 | FACTORY AUTOMATION TRANSACTIONS - A system that facilitates direct communication of a transaction between an automation controller and a business system comprises a request analyzer that receives a request for data relating to the automation controller and locates a transaction definition within the automation controller based upon the request. A subscribing component subscribes the business system to the automation controller based at least in part upon the located transaction definition. | 03-21-2013 |
20130110274 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESS CONTROL INCLUDING PROCESS-INITIATED WORKFLOW | 05-02-2013 |
20130211546 | SMART DEVICE FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION - A cloud-aware smart device that facilitates automated configuration and integration of the device within an automation system is provided. Upon installation within the automation system, the smart device determines its geographical location, identifies other devices on the system, and determines its role within the system. The smart device then establishes communication with a cloud platform running one or more cloud-based applications or services and sends a device profile containing the gathered information to the cloud platform. The device profile can be used to automatically configure the device for operation within the system or to add the smart device to an existing cloud-based application. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211555 | TRANSFORMATION OF INDUSTRIAL DATA INTO USEFUL CLOUD INFORMATON - A cloud-compatible industrial device is provided. The industrial device generates or collects raw industrial data in connection with monitoring and/or controlling an automation system, and includes a cloud interface that couples the industrial device to one or more cloud-based services running on a cloud platform. To reduce consumption of cloud-based resources such as bandwidth and storage utilization, the industrial device can transform the raw industrial data into refined data that is amenable for cloud-based storage, computing, or analysis. Exemplary transformations include filtering, pruning, re-formatting, compressing, summarizing. In one or more embodiments, the industrial device can also add contextual metadata to the raw data prior to delivery to the cloud. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211559 | CLOUD-BASED OPERATOR INTERFACE FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION - A cloud-based operator interface system is provided that runs as a cloud service on a cloud platform. The cloud-based operator interface system collects industrial data from one or more industrial systems via respective cloud gateway devices. A set of predefined operator interface screens are stored on cloud storage associated with the operator interface system, and delivered to authorized Internet-capable client devices upon request. The industrial data received from the cloud gateways can be delivered to the client devices from the cloud platform via the operator interface screens. Additional cloud-side services can correlate and analyzes the industrial data on the cloud platform to facilitate additional reporting, alarming, and notification features. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211870 | REAL-TIME TRACKING OF PRODUCT USING A CLOUD PLATFORM - A cloud-based product tracking system is provided. The product tracking system runs on a cloud platform and collects data from multiple devices throughout a supply chain, the data relating to production, transportation, storage, and sales of a product. Related subsets of the collected data are aggregated and correlated at the cloud platform based on contextual metadata associated with the data, a data model of the supply chain and systems therein, or other such factors. The cloud-based tracking system analyzes the correlated information to determine a status of a product within the supply chain. The tracking system also leverages the correlated data to analyze product flow, identify inefficiencies within the supply chain, and generate recommendations for modifying portions of the supply chain to mitigate the identified inefficiencies. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212129 | INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SERVICE TEMPLATES FOR PROVISIONING OF CLOUD SERVICES - A library of cloud templates for configuring cloud-based industrial solutions is provided. A cloud template provisioning system provides a platform for location and retrieval of a variety of cloud templates that facilitate configuration of cloud-based industrial applications, including control panel templates, dashboard templates, data historian templates, virtual machine management templates, and other such templates. The cloud templates can be installed and executed on a client device to provide an intuitive interface for configuring various aspects of the cloud-based solution. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212160 | INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION APP-STORE - A cloud-based industrial application provisioning system is provided. The industrial application provisioning system can reside on a cloud platform and be made available to developers and end users with access privileges to the cloud platform. Application developers can publish industrial applications to an application library on the cloud platform, where the application is cataloged within an industry-specific search hierarchy. A search engine allows a user to access the cloud platform and search for a desired industrial application. The library's hierarchical catalog allows the user to search for applications according to industry type, equipment in use, automation system type, or other suitable criteria. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212214 | CLOUD GATEWAY FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION INFORMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS - A cloud gateway for coupling an industrial system to a cloud platform is provided. The cloud gateway collects data from one or more industrial controllers, meters, sensors, or other devices comprising an industrial automation system. The cloud gateway optionally performs additional transformations on the data to add context, summarize, filter, reformat, and/or encrypt the data. The cloud gateway then sends data to a cloud platform for use by one or more cloud-based applications or services. The cloud gateway can facilitate cloud-based data collection from both fixed-location and mobile industrial systems. The cloud gateway can also support store-and-forward logic, allowing industrial data to be temporarily stored in local storage in the event that communication between the cloud gateway and the cloud platform is disrupted. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212420 | TIME-STAMPING OF INDUSTRIAL CLOUD DATA FOR SYNCHRONIZATION - A cloud-capable industrial device that provides time-stamped industrial data to a cloud platform is provided. The industrial device collects or generates industrial data in connection with monitoring and/or controlling an automation system, and includes a cloud interface that couples the industrial device to one or more cloud-based services running on a cloud platform. The industrial device can apply time stamps to respective items of industrial data reflecting a time that the data was measured or generated prior to providing the data to the cloud platform. To accurately reflect temporal relationships between data sets provided to the cloud platform from different locations and time zones, the industrial device can synchronize its internal clock with a clock associated with the cloud platform. | 08-15-2013 |
20130290374 | DATA FEDERATION WITH INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS - An organizational model of a hierarchical system can be distributed across various elements of an enterprise. Such elements include representations of the system that are maintained on higher-level business servers and other representations that serve control elements of the system such as programmable logic controllers and/or other industrial control components. In one aspect, an industrial automation system is provided. The system includes at least one controller to instantiate a portion of an organizational hierarchy. A communications component in the controller interacts with at least one other portion of the organizational hierarchy to facilitate data exchange and control between various components of an enterprise. | 10-31-2013 |
20140280520 | SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES FOR REMOVAL OF MIDDLEWARE IN AN INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENT - An industrial automation environment communication system comprises a component that receives a web-based request in an industrial automation environment, wherein the web-based request includes data relating to an automation device. An encapsulating component encapsulates the web-based request, wherein the encapsulation facilitates transmitting the data to the automation device via an industrial automation network protocol. | 09-18-2014 |
20140325009 | MESSAGING CONFIGURATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods that facilitate messaging capabilities within a unified plant model (UPM) via employing a plurality of core messaging primitives for configuration of messages that interact with a message engine of the industrial plant. In a related aspect, initially messaging host modules can be located on a network and associated policies identified. Next, data type ID and name syntax can be defined and unique UPM system identifiers generated by the system. | 10-30-2014 |
20150074749 | REMOTE ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR INDUSTRIAL ASSETS - A remote asset server allows an industrial asset (e.g., a controller, motor drive, etc.) to be remotely and securely monitored and managed by an owner of the industrial asset as well as other relevant entities, such as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The remote asset server acts as a network infrastructure device that regulates access to the industrial asset by different entities in accordance with security policies defined by an end user. These defined security policies are implemented in a cloud platform as role-specific portals by a connectivity broker, the portals serving as secure connection pipelines to the industrial asset via the remote asset server. Using this architecture, an end user can define which aspects of an industrial asset are allowed to be remotely viewed, accessed, or modified by outside entities such as OEMs or system integrators. | 03-12-2015 |