20th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120123912 | Method and System for Account Parallel Processing - A method for account parallel processing used by an account processing center to process a request for account operation is disclosed. The method comprises: (1) categorizing accounts as high parallel occurrence accounts and common accounts; (2) when receiving the request from the client for processing operation of an account, firstly determining whether the account is a high parallel occurrence account; and if the account is a high parallel occurrence account, continuing to a step (3), otherwise, conducting a step (4); (3) if the account is locked, queuing a current operation to wait until implementation of the current operation; and (4) further determining, by the account processing center, whether the account is locked and outputting an error message when the account is locked, otherwise implementing the current operation. Such method provides more high quality services to the high parallel occurrence accounts. As for the common accounts, when there is a high volume of parallel transactions on the common accounts, the volume of parallel processing can be effectively controlled by outputting an error message to prevent comment accounts from causing damage the system. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123913 | AUTOMATED PAYROLL RECONCILIATION - Various embodiments of systems and methods for automated payroll reconciliation are described herein. One or more identifiers, one or more payment parameters, and one or more time references for one or more data entering operations of a plurality of related systems are captured and stored. A query is initiated based on a user-selection for reconciliation of at least a first system and a second system of the plurality of systems. A reconciliation report comprising a collation of the identifiers, the payment parameters and the time references of the first system and the second system is generated in response to the query. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123914 | METHOD FOR CHOOSING AN ALTERNATE OFFLINE CHARGING SYSTEM DURING AN OVERLOAD AND APPARATUS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - A method for using a charging system to account for service provided by a network element in a service provider network is provided. The method may include storing load information records for multiple charging control function (CCF) servers at the CCF servers, receiving status messages from the multiple CCF servers at the CCF servers in conjunction with operation of the CCF servers in a charging system, and updating load status and timestamp fields in the load information records for the status messages received cyclically. The load information records being accessible to the select CCF server for selecting at least one alternate CCF server after the select CCF server determines it is too busy to process some accounting request (ACR) from some network element. The select CCF server may include a peer characteristics storage module, a charging system communication module, and a status message parsing module. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123916 | COORDINATING LICENSE ACTIVATION OF LICENSABLE AUDIO VIDEO (AV) DEVICE COMPONENTS BETWEEN CONTRACT MANUFACTURER AND BRAND MANUFACTURER - A contract manufacturer (CM) makes a consumer electronics (CE) device under the auspices of a brand name manufacturer (BNM) associated with the CE device, paying royalties immediately on licensable components in the CE device that are activated for sale and not paying royalties on licensable components in the CE device that are deactivated for sale. Should a purchaser subsequently activate an originally deactivated licensable component, the CM receives this information and pays royalties accordingly on the now-activated licensable component. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123917 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE TIME-BASED LICENSING - A system and method for variable time-based licensing is provided, which includes a chips cache which stores activated chips and a chips pool which stores inactive chips. In this context “chips” can be considered a currency which can be traded to use software tools for a period of time associated with each chip. The system further includes a chips accounting manager, operable to receive license requests for software tools and to determine whether to grant the license request; and a license manager which tracks active chips and manages activated chip check-in and checkout. When the chips accounting manager receives a license request for a software tool the chips accounting manager determines whether the chips cache includes sufficient chips to access the software tool. If there are insufficient chips, the chips accounting manager checks whether inactive chips in the chip pool can be activated and added to the chips cache. If there are sufficient chips, the chips accounting manager notifies the license manager to check out the sufficient chips from the chips cache and grant access to the software tool. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123918 | Determination of Interchange Categories - This document describes tools capable of auditing and/or determining reductions to card-issuer interchange fees charged for credit-card transactions. The tools may do so automatically and with user interaction for large amounts of transactions. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123919 | Method And System For Billing In A Communication Network - A method and system for charging for services delivered by a communication network. After receiving a request for service in the network, usually initialed by a UE, an online charging system retrieves subscriber information, typically including subscriber account balance information, and compares the retrieved subscriber information with reverse rating policy rules to determine if reverse rating is to be performed prior to responding to the request for service. If so, the online charging system is directed to perform the reverse rating. If not, the service is provided without performing reverse rating. A dummy quota may be generated if reverse rating is not performed. In one embodiment, reverse rating may be performed after a service session was allowed to commence without reverse-rating if the session consumes an amount of service reaching a threshold determined after the operation of determining whether reverse rating is to be performed. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123920 | User Authentication System and Method Thereof - An authentication system for use in a secure communication system having a verification means ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120123921 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AND BROKERAGE OPERATIONS SUPPORT PROCESSING - Systems and methods are disclosed for a brokerage operations support system to facilitate international shipping of goods into a country. The system receives information pertaining to a shipment and rates the shipment for a specific country by applying rules defined for the country's customs regulations. Status information of the shipment is received by the system, including whether the shipment has cleared the importing country's customs process. If the shipment has not cleared, the handling systems ensure the shipment is withheld from delivery until clearance is obtained. A flexible system architecture comprising a server and both attended and unattended workstations for a core system that can be modified to allow rating and processing of shipments occur in various modes to accommodate the procedures for each importing country. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123922 | STORED VALUE EXCHANGE METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus and method for exchanging one form of stored value for another form of value. In one embodiment, a method for exchanging stored value for an alternative form of value comprises sending stored value account information relating to the stored value to at least a first value provider, receiving a first offer to exchange the stored value for an alternative form of value, the first offer originating from the first value provider. A supplemental offer is received in addition to the first offer, the supplemental offer adding a second form of value to the alternative from of value, the supplemental offer originating from a second value provider. A user may then accept the first offer and the supplemental offer and exchange the stored value for the first and second forms of value. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123923 | STORED VALUE EXCHANGE METHOD AND APPARATUS - An apparatus and method for exchanging one form of stored value for another form of value. In one embodiment, a method for exchanging stored value for an alternative form of value comprises receiving stored value account information relating to the stored value from a remote user device, and determining a market value of the stored value. The method further comprises generating an offer to exchange the stored value for an alternative form of value and sending the offer to the remote user device. An indication of acceptance of the offer from the remote user device is then received and the alternative form of value is exchanged for the stored value. Finally, the stored value is exchanged for another form of value equal to the market value. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123924 | VIRTUAL CURRENCY CONFIGURATION APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The VIRTUAL CURRENCY CONFIGURATION APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“VCC”) transform requests for on-demand and flexible monetization and related services via VCC components into currency transfers, purchase receipt notifications, social networking communications and transaction analytics reports. In some embodiments, the VCC obtains a request to convert a sale price provided in a real currency into a sale price in a virtual currency. The VCC accesses a database to obtain at least one virtual currency management rule provided by a merchant. The VCC identifies one among the at least one obtained virtual currency management rule to apply for converting the sale price provided in the real currency into the sale price in the virtual currency, and calculates the sale price in the virtual currency from the sale price provided in the real currency using the identified virtual currency management rule. The VCC provides the calculated sale price in the virtual currency in response to the request. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123925 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING A TRADING ORDER ACCORDING TO PRICE - A system for routing a trading order to a market center according to price comprises a memory and a processor. The memory stores policy information, cost information, and rebate information associated with a plurality of market centers. The processor receives a trading order specifying a trading product, a plurality of market center prices for the trading order, and best price information for the trading product. The processor adjusts at least one market center price according to the policy information of the corresponding market center and the best price information. The processor also adjusts at least one market center price according to at least one of the cost information and the rebate information of the corresponding market center. The processor then compares the plurality of market center prices, and selects a particular market center based at least in part upon the comparison. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123926 | INTERACTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEM - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an interactive information system for providing user data is stated, in which a control unit pre-processes data selected from raw data received from at least one individual data source. The selected pre-processed data is then transmitted to a user interface device where it is further processed and interactively displayed. User data is transmitted as an array of data points to the user interface device via a data packet of a fixed maximum size. User data may be transported to the user interface device, even in the case if the network connection between the control unit and the user interface may be very bad, i.e. the network connectivity and/or the bandwidth are very low. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123927 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING TRADING DATA - A manually-assisted computer and communications apparatus is provided for periodically fixing a price of a currency or commodity. Successive rate samples of said currency/stock/commodity are received from a plurality of sources ( | 2012-05-17 |
20120123928 | SPORTS SHARE TRADING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The sports share trading system provides a web site in which users, using real money, trade equitable shares of athletes in a closed market. Rookie sports cards are tokens representing the shares of stock in the athletes and are traded as financial instruments via the web site. Users who buy cards, i.e., shares of stock, and keep them in the market are eligible for bonuses and guaranteed buy-backs if they choose. A Hall-of-Fame guaranteed buy back rewards users owning shares representing athletes who reach predetermined performance levels designated as “Hall of Fame Tiers”. The buy-back offers are at a predetermined, published, guaranteed price, representing a conditionally guaranteed future value of all purchases. The self-contained trading platform web site is accessible by a variety of web-enabled devices. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123929 | System and Method for Estimating Order Position - A system and method for providing order queue position information are disclosed. In this application, market updates are received for a tradeable object from at least one exchange. To the extent that the market updates do not include enough details to compute the queue position of a trader's working orders, estimation may be used. As a result, an order queue is generated to approximate a trader's order position in an exchange price order queue. An interface may be used to display the generated order queue estimation to the trader which provides valuable trading information. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123930 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC PRICE FEEDS FOR TRADEABLE OBJECTS - System and methods for a price feed generation are described. According to an example method described herein, upon receiving market information including a plurality of linear prices and order quantities, a reference price level is selected and a price feed message is generated to include the reference price level and the plurality of order quantities. The price feed message is then provided to client terminals. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123931 | CREDIT SCORE AND SCORECARD DEVELOPMENT - Share of Wallet (“SOW”) is a modeling approach that utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a consumers spending capability, tradeline history including balance transfers, and balance information. These outputs can be appended to data profiles of customers and prospects and can be utilized to support decisions involving prospecting, new applicant evaluation, and customer management across the lifecycle. The outputs can be used as attributes to consider in developing a credit bureau scorecard. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123932 | ROUTING FOR DIRECT TO ACCOUNT PAYMENTS - Various systems and methods are described for analyzing multiple money transfer routing schemes. Each of these multiple money transfer routing schemes may comprise a route to transmit funds from the source for the money transfer transaction to the destination for the money transfer transaction. An internal money transfer routing scheme may refer to a money transfer routing scheme that utilizes a direct money transfer arrangement between the destination of the money transfer transaction and the money transfer network. An external money transfer routing scheme may refer to a money transfer routing scheme that utilizes at least one third party money transfer network between the destination of the money transfer transaction and the money transfer network. The multiple money transfer routing schemes may be analyzed and the preferable money transfer routing scheme at least partially based on the predefined criterion from among the multiple money transfer routing schemes may be identified. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSUMER CONTROL OVER CARD-BASED TRANSACTIONS - A system and method for consumer control over card-based transactions and associated accounts. An interface is provided between a merchant or the merchant's bank and the bank or banks at which the consumer has accounts for card-based transactions. The interface acts as an intermediary, accessible to the consumer so that the consumer may place a variety of controls on card-based transactions. Multiple transaction cards may be linked to a single credit account with each card having a different credit limit, such that the controls comprise restricting each transaction card to a particular merchant, linking, by the consumer, several credit and/or debit accounts to a single transaction card, and pre-selecting a criteria to be utilized for directing charges for a particular transaction to be applied the different accounts. The consumer may access the interface via a web site or telephone for making changes and receiving account information. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123934 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSUMER CONTROL OVER CARD-BASED TRANSACTIONS - A system and method for consumer control over card-based transactions and associated accounts. An interface is provided between a merchant or the merchant's bank and the bank or banks at which the consumer has accounts for card-based transactions. The interface acts as an intermediary, accessible to the consumer so that the consumer may place a variety of controls on card-based transactions. Multiple transaction cards may be linked to a single credit account with each card having a different credit limit, such that the controls comprise restricting each transaction card to a particular merchant, linking, by the consumer, several credit and/or debit accounts to a single transaction card, and pre-selecting a criteria to be utilized for directing charges for a particular transaction to be applied the different accounts. The consumer may access the interface via a web site or telephone for making changes and receiving account information. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123935 | System and Method for Physical-World Based Dynamic Contactless Data Emulation in a Portable Communication Device - Disclosed is as system and method for automatically selecting a credential among a plurality of credentials on a portable communication device based on a geo-location of the portable communication device and based on a user preference, for use in an electronic wallet transaction. The system includes a geo-location device configured to detect the geo-location of the portable communication device; a location identification service unit configured to be activated by a pre-determined user input, and configured to determine a merchant where the portable communication device is most likely to be located based on said geo-location, a storage means for storing preferences corresponding to the plurality of credentials; and means for automatically determining which of the plurality of credentials to use for the electronic wallet transaction based on the preferences. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123936 | PREPAID VALUE ACCOUNT WITH REVERSION TO PURCHASER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, methods, and devices are described for a refundable prepaid transaction cards. The methods and systems include a prepaid transaction card funded with funds by a purchaser. Also included is an issuer. The issuer receives the funds a distributes a prepaid transaction card associated with the funds. The methods and systems also include a prepaid transaction card identifier, wherein the prepaid transaction card identifier identifies the prepaid transaction card. The issuer maintains a central computer system that stores at least one parameter entitling the purchaser to a refund of at least a portion of the funds. The methods and systems also include a cash pool, the cash pool holding at least a portion of the funds funded by the purchaser. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123937 | PORTABLE E-WALLET AND UNIVERSAL CARD - Universal cards are used in place of all the other traditional cards which a person may want to carry. The universal card can include a short range communications transceiver to communicate with a mobile device. The mobile device can include a user interface and an e-wallet application so that the user can interface with the e-wallet application for programming the universal card via the short range communication link. Once programmed, the universal card emulates a function of a traditional card. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123938 | System and Method for Performing Financial Transactions on a Network - Embodiments of the present invention include a computer-implemented method of performing a financial transaction on a network comprising storing a plurality of risk factors and associated severities in a web-enabled remote policy database, the severities defining actions taken when a specific risk factor is detected, storing a plurality of hold override policies that associate a financial transaction type with a hold type in the policy database. Various embodiments can receive transaction data including an image of a check, applying the plurality of risk factors to the transaction data, and applying the plurality of hold override policies to the deposit data. Finally, other embodiments include a web-enabled user interface through with users can review and approve/disapprove the handling of exceptions to the risk factors, severities, and hold override policies on a real-time or near-real time basis. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123939 | Wireless Mobile Communicator For Contactless Payment On Account Read From Removable Card - A wireless mobile communications apparatus reads removable cards and can communicate an account corresponding to the removable card in order to conduct a wireless transaction with a merchant on the account with the wireless mobile communications apparatus. A total currency amount for the transaction, and remaining balance in the account after the transaction, can be displayed on a display screen of the wireless mobile communications apparatus. The removable card can be a gift card bearing a magnetic strip having an identifier for the account encoded thereto that will be read when inserted into the wireless mobile communications apparatus which can be a cellular telephone or Web enabled portable device. The magnetic strip gift card can be substantially composed of paper so as to be intended for disposable after use. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123940 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UNIVERSAL PAYMENT ACCOUNT TRANSLATION - A method and system of transferring value from a payer participant of a first online community website to a payee participant of a second online community website through a payment account translation system is provided. The method includes initiating a first payment request, validating that the payer and payee are registered participants of the online community, translating the payer alias into a payer pseudo-account number using business rules and community participant profiles associated with the community website from which the payment request is made, and mapping the payer pseudo-account number to a respective funding/repository account primary account number (PAN). The method further includes transmitting the PANs and a validation code to a payments network for processing through the payments network and approving the transfer of value from the payer to the payee such that the PAN of the payer is unknown to the community website. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123941 | INTERNET FACILITATION OF FRAUD SERVICES - A system and method for fraud prevention is provided. The computer based system and method comprises receiving a request for verification services by a merchant transmitted via an Internet browser based platform, performing a fraud assessment by a verification services tool resulting in a verification message, and transmitting a reply to the merchant via an Internet browser based platform including a verification message. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123942 | Global Customer Identification Network - A computerized system conducts customer identification processing for customers who remotely open accounts with personal identification information that cannot be verified through available data sources. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHECKLESS CASH ADVANCE SETTLEMENT - Methods, devices, and systems for conducting a checkless cash access settlement are provided. In one embodiment, a cash advance method includes the following: a customer initiates a cash access transaction with a financial card via a cash access system; the customer receives authorization or denial; the customer provides identification and the financial card to a cashier or attendant; the cashier or attendant validates the customer's identity, retrieves the transaction information, and completes the cash advance application; the application prints a non-negotiable instrument, such as a transaction receipt; the customer signs the receipt confirming the transaction with a physical receipt or electronic capture; the receipt image is stored electronically for subsequent transmittal to a central server; the transaction information, including the receipt image if applicable, is recorded on the central server; and the central server generates an ACH file and electronically transmits the ACH file to a designated financial institution. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123944 | Method and System Using Universal ID and Biometrics - A universal ID and biometrics systems and methods are disclosed. A method includes receiving an authentication request message originating from a user. The authentication request message includes a first identifier and a second identifier, where the second identifier includes biometric data. The method further includes determining a third identifier based on the first identifier and sending the second and third identifiers to a first server computer to determine if the second and third identifiers have a predetermined correlation. The method further includes receiving confirmation of user authentication if the identification system determines that the second and third identifiers have the predetermined correlation. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123945 | NFC TRANSACTION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for performing a transaction between a portable device and a transaction device includes: providing at least one transaction server having at least one application program configured to receive, process and emit application data, establishing at least one data link between the portable device and the transaction server, establishing a near field communication channel between the portable device and the transaction device, and, via the portable device, transferring to the application program of the server application data sent by the transaction device, and receiving application data sent by the application program of the server and transferring them to the transaction device. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123946 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY ASSISTED COMMERCIAL NETWORK SYSTEM DESIGNED TO FACILITATE BUYER-DRIVEN CONDITIONAL PURCHASE OFFERS - The present invention is a method and apparatus for effectuating bilateral buyer-driven commerce. The present invention allows prospective buyers of goods and services to communicate a binding purchase offer globally to potential sellers, for sellers conveniently to search for relevant buyer purchase offers, and for sellers potentially to bind a buyer to a contract based on the buyer's purchase offer. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus of the present invention includes a controller which receives binding purchase offers from prospective buyers. The controller makes purchase offers available globally to potential sellers. Potential sellers then have the option to accept a purchase offer and thus bind the corresponding buyer to a contract. The method and apparatus of the present invention have applications on the Internet as well as conventional communications systems such as voice telephony. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123947 | LATE BINDING TOKEN IN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING INTENT IN A CARD NOT PRESENT TRANSACTION - A system for verifying intent in a card not present transaction is provided. The system includes a late binding token that is distributable to consumers without necessarily being bound to an account. The system also includes a client software that locates a token server configured to facilitate managing and communicating with the late binding token. The system also includes a protocol concerning how to build a verifiably secure structured proposal that carries an offer to the consumer through the client software. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123948 | Judging Methods And Systems - An approach to judging contests, competitions, and events in which aspects of crowdsourcing are applied to the judging, so that skill and/or talent and/or merit will predominate the voting outcomes rather than chance when using non-expert demographically diverse voters as judges. A contest, competition, or event judging method includes: accepting applications from potential web based non-expert judges (WebNEV) by establishing the unique identity thereof to yield a population of potential WebNEVs; assessing attributes of each potential WebNEV; collecting and analyzing information about the reasons each potential WebNEV wants to judge the contest, competition, or event; and selecting and registering WebNEVs from the population of potential WebNEVs, the selected WebNEVs being those that as a group which maximizes demographic diversity while balancing bias in accordance with the contest's, competition's, or event's rubric. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123949 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO AUTOMATICALLY MODIFY TASK STATUS IN A PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM VIA KEYWORDS IN SOURCE CODE VERSION CONTROL COMMIT LOGS - A server maintains a project management data store. The project management data store comprises tasks of a project and corresponding current task status data for the tasks. The server obtains a commit log from a source code revision control system, wherein the commit log comprises new task status data for at least one task of the project. The server locates at least one keyword in the commit log to identify a change in status of at least one task and updates the current task status data in the project management data store to reflect the change in the status of the at least one task. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123950 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PRODUCT RETURN SYSTEM - A system and method for operating a product return system. One or more electronic devices are received from a carrier at a return provider. A determination is made whether the one or more electronic devices include customer personal information. The one or more electronic devices are quarantined in response to determining the one or more electronic devices include CPI. The one or more electronic devices are processed in response to determining the CPI has been removed. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123951 | SERVICE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR FLEET OF ASSETS - A system for managing a plurality of assets and a plurality of parties related to those assets includes a plurality of data sources with information related to the parties and the service of the assets and a first service management server. The service management server may be configured as first and second servers with different functionalities. The service management server, or the first and second service management servers, is configured to collect the data from the plurality of data sources related to the parties and the service of the assets; and is configured to determine maintenance or service requirements for the assets, collect and distribute asset specific data for managing the service requirements of the assets, facilitate communication between parties to a service event, and maintain current and historical data about the service event. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123952 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TRANSFER OF RIGHTS USING SHARED STATE VARIABLES - A method, system and device for transferring rights adapted to be associated with items from a rights supplier to a rights consumer, including obtaining a set of rights associated with an item, the set of rights including meta-rights specifying derivable rights that can be derived from the meta-; determining whether the rights consumer is entitled to the derivable rights specified by the meta-rights; and deriving at least one right from the derivable rights, if the rights consumer is entitled to the derivable rights specified by the meta-rights, wherein the derived right includes at least one state variable based on the set of rights and used for determining a state of the derived right. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123953 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A PRODUCT - Embodiments consistent with this disclosure provide systems and methods for analyzing manufactured products and more particularly, for combining laboratory analysis with life cycle analysis to assess manufactured products with respect to the products' impact on the environment. Systems and methods consistent with this disclosure may produce assessment results in the form of an information label, score, report, or rating, characterizing the environmental impact of a product over its life cycle. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123954 | PRODUCT CERTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are provided for generating a certificate of compliance for a product. A product control system (PCS) retrieves specification and/or regulatory data for a particular product and compares the retrieved data to test result data obtained for that particular product. The PCS generates a product certification if the test result data indicates that the product is in compliance with the specification data and/or the regulatory data. A product test plan generation system (PTPGS) enables a user to interact with a user interface to retrieve a test plan for a particular product. The test plan can be used to obtain test results for the particular product. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123955 | CALCULATION ENGINE FOR COMPENSATION PLANNING - A method for managing compensation of users. The method includes identifying a first formula that is associated with a first compensation metric, where the first formula includes reference to a second compensation metric; computing a value for the second compensation metric based on evaluating a second formula associated with the second compensation metric; and computing a value for the first compensation metric for one or more users of the computer system based on the first formula and the value of the second compensation metric. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123956 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING CANDIDATES WITH POSITIONS BASED ON HISTORICAL ASSIGNMENT DATA - Systems and associated methods for matching candidates with positions through an automated scoring and ranking process utilizing a scoring function based on previous assignments. The ranking of candidates includes identifying the position requirements, mining relevant candidate information, prioritizing mined information based upon past assignments, and ranking candidates based on how well they match the position requirements. The systems and methods are applicable for use in different environments, including online job portals, recruiting services, and by company human resource departments. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123957 | Computerized System and Methods for Matching a Project and at Least One Applicant - A computerized system or method having a project management interface for an employer to describe the project, an applicant interface that allows an applicant to key in his/her profile, and a system module that, based on certain characteristics of the matches previously accepted by any employer, assigns a score for each of the characteristic to the applicant, gives the score a weight, and uses the sum of the weighed scores to determine whether the applicant profile will be displayed to the employer. The score for a characteristic may be the frequency of a value of the characteristic. The system module may use correlations of keywords between the applicant characteristics and the project characteristics. The system module may also be implemented to provide bonus scores for applicants that have certain properties. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123958 | Employer-candidate time and information manager - A method of online human resource management for hiring employers of prospective job applicants. First, job seekers may apply to an employment posting listed on a region-specific employment listing website by submitting a resume. Applicants are notified through an online messaging system when certain actions are taken by the employer or applicant. Second, employer may request an interview by initiating a direct connection with online applicant. The interview request is received through a messaging system and can be responded to by applicant through an online function. Thirdly, employer may request and retrieve additional documents such as cover letter and writing sample. The purpose of this system is to foster effective management of job applicants and to decrease the response time between online job application and feedback to job applicants. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123959 | Methods and Systems to Help Detect Identity Fraud - The disclosed technology generally relates to methods and systems to aid in verifying a person's identity, e.g., in connection with applying for an identity document (such as a passport or driver's license), or in connection with qualifying to enter a secured area (such as at an airport). Many arrangements involve testing the person concerning specific knowledge with which he or she should be familiar, e.g., by reason of living in a particular residence and neighborhood, by reason of their particular employment, or by reason of their particular education. An appendix particularly addresses crowdsourcing technology, including its applicability in redressing some of the shortcomings of fingerprint-based content identification. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123960 | Product Integrity Tracking System, Shipping Label, And Associated Method - A product integrity tracking shipping label includes a label body for attaching to a product to be shipped or to packaging containing the product. One or more movement monitoring configured with the label body detects a movement metric of the product. A microprocessor configured with the label body and in communication with the one or more movement monitoring devices time-tags the movement metric when the movement metric exceeds a pre-selected threshold. A product integrity tracking system includes a movement monitoring device with one or more sensors for attachment to a product or packaging containing the product. The movement monitoring device senses at least one movement event during handling of the product. A processor compares the movement event with a pre-selected event threshold, and time-tags and stores above-threshold movement events in a memory. Information in the memory is readable via an interrogation device during shipment or at product delivery. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123961 | PERFORMANCE REPORTING FOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES USING WEB-BASED PORTALS - A method includes obtaining performance information from sources, where the performance information relates to products and/or services, enabling the performance information to be reviewed to thereby produce vetted and categorized performance information, receiving the vetted and categorized performance information, where the vetted and categorized performance information includes the performance information that has been vetted for reliability and that has been categorized according to reliability, and using the vetted and categorized performance information to generate reports, where the reports indicate a performance impact of the products and/or services. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123962 | Consistency Checks For Business Process Data - A business process master data vector for a business process of an organization can include master data coordinates corresponding to a plurality of business object node fields of a plurality of business objects involved in the business process. Values of the master data coordinates can indicate whether a corresponding business object node field is mandatory for successful execution of the business process. Master data instance vectors corresponding to the plurality of business objects can be evaluated such that a master data instance vector includes instance coordinates indicating whether a corresponding business object node field contains a master data value. The business process can be analyzed using the business process master data vector and/or the master data instance vectors. Related systems, processes, and articles of manufacture are also described. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123963 | MARKET FORECASTING - Methods, machine readable media, and systems for market forecasting are provided. An example of a method for market forecasting includes modeling market characteristics of market participants for a type of product and deriving variability of an attribute corresponding to a market characteristic coefficient of the type of product for each of the market participants. The method includes resampling from a distribution of the variability of the attribute for each of the market participants and remodeling the market characteristics of the market participants for the type of product using the resampled attribute. The method includes forecasting future market characteristics of the market participants for the type of product according to the remodeled market characteristics. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123964 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AND TRADING CORPORATE DEBT SECURITY DERIVATIVE INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS - A method of creating and trading corporate debt security derivative investment instruments on an exchange, as well as a trading facility for trading such derivatives, is disclosed. Corporate debt security derivative investment instruments are created by identifying a credit rating service that includes a plurality of risk categories. Unique monetary values are mapped to risk categories and an entity rated by the credit rating service is identified. A corporate debt security derivative investment instrument is then created whose value is determined at least in part by the monetary value to which the risk category associated with the rated entity is mapped. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123965 | Systems and Methods for Providing Direct to Capital Swaps - In one aspect, the present invention comprises a computer system for market making, comprising: (a) a computer component for receiving data identifying a user-specified basket of securities; (b) a database storing the data identifying a user-specified basket of securities and storing data describing inventory of a market maker; and (c) a computer component for calculating a swap price for the basket in light of the inventory, the calculating based at least in part on quote deflection related to the inventory. Other aspects comprise related methods and software. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123966 | MULTIDIRECTIONAL DISTRIBUTED RECURSIVE PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION - A system and method for sharing portfolio allocation information among various participants while dispensing with the notion of specific roles of advisors and followers. The system and method includes a mechanism for allowing any participant to follow any other participant while creating greater diversity. The system and method may also provide an advice-following mechanism where those people who make smart investment decisions, or those people who are good at picking other people to make smart investments, will garner more followers and/or rewards. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123967 | System and Method for Flexible Spread Participation - A system and method for risk analysis of a portfolio of derivative products is disclosed which is conducted based on a set of flexible rules. The system and method allow creating predefined sets of products for the purpose of future risk offsets. If a futures trade as a subset of that set of products that met a threshold level, then the subset is assigned the offset value (or a pro rata or other portion of the offset value) of the predefined set. For example, assume that the predefined set consists of one S&P 500 futures, one NASDAQ futures, one S&P Midcap 400 futures and one Russell 1000 futures and the threshold is three. If the futures trader holds any three of those four futures, the three futures can be grouped, assigned an offset value, and this group can be used as one asset for purpose of further risk offsets. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123968 | USING COMMERCIAL SHARE OF WALLET TO RATE INVESTMENTS - Commercial size of spending wallet (“CSoSW”) is the total business spend of a business including cash but excluding bartered items. Commercial share of wallet (“CSoW”) is the portion of the spending wallet that is captured by a particular financial company. A modeling approach utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a company's spend capacity. A mutual fund rating company can use this CSoW/CSoSW modeling approach to predict the performance of funds that invest in a particular industry or sector. In addition, since mutual funds often provide guidelines for selecting stocks, rating companies can use this modeling approach to predict the performance of companies in a fund's portfolio. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123969 | Methods and Processes of Road Use Evaluation and Regulation - Methods manage the damage of heavy road users on a municipal road network through the implementation of Road Use Agreements between municipalities and heavy road users. Specifically, methods accomplish one or more purposes including, but not limited to, quantifying the in situ traffic capacity of a road, the routine traffic using the road, and the depreciation caused by that traffic, determining whether a heavy road user is regulated, and measuring and quantifying road damages by heavy users versus the normal depreciation by routine traffic. Methods determine the cost share of damage liabilities for heavy road users versus the municipal liability for capital depreciation existing prior to the activities of the heavy road users and the damage of routine traffic using the road at the same time as a heavy road user or multiple heavy road users. Methods preferably provide a regulatory chart for one or more roads. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123970 | DIMENSIONAL RATING OF A MAIL PIECE USING A TOUCH SCREEN ON A MAIL KIOSK - A system and method for determining the dimensions of a mail piece using a built-in touch screen of a mail kiosk. A mailer is instructed to place the mail piece into a specified corner of the touch screen of the mail kiosk. The user is then instructed to touch the touch screen by the opposite corner of the mail piece. The touch screen registers the location touched by the mailer, and provides the information to a processing device of the mail kiosk. The processing device uses the information received from the touch screen to determine the dimensions of the mail piece. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123971 | Print and/or electronic advertising on medical waiting room paging systems either on a UHF pager, iPod MP3 or similar device - The technical disclosure of my invention consists of print or electronic advertising on paging devices which are placed in medical provider offices. The patent is not on the paging device, only on the invention of advertising on these devices. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123972 | Systems and Methods for Managing and Utilizing Excess Corn Residue - Systems and methods for managing excess above-ground corn residue are disclosed. Systems and methods for combusting corn residue to produce heat for generating steam are also disclosed. Additionally, methods and systems for harvesting and pre-processing corn residue prior to combustion of the corn residue are disclosed. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123973 | METHOD OF ASSIGNING A RELATIVE SEMINALITY SCORE TO INDIVIDUAL PATENTS WITHIN A PATENT LANDSCAPE - A method for assigning a relative score to patents within a patent landscape is described, with the objective of being able to compare any two or more patents. A patent is considered seminal if the novelty of the invention is not a product of variations of prior art and spawns a new direction in intellectual property as described by new patents that come later. The method described in this document is one that combines a number of direct and indirect network factors and tempers the method by considering proximity to other patents within the landscape, incestuous citations, and other metric quantities inherent in the patent documents and from publicly available information. The method described is a relativistic model that is generic in that it does not depend on specific success of any individual patent to produce revenue or to fend off exposure to other specified intellectual property. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123974 | METHOD OF ASSIGNING A RELATIVE SEMINALITY SCORE TO INDIVIDUAL PATENTS WITHIN A PATENT LANDSCAPE - A method for assigning a relative score to patents within a patent landscape is described, with the objective of being able to compare any two or more patents. A patent is considered seminal if the novelty of the invention is not a product of variations of prior art and spawns a new direction in intellectual property as described by new patents that come later. The method described in this document is one that combines a number of direct and indirect network factors and tempers the method by considering proximity to other patents within the landscape, incestuous citations, and other metric quantities inherent in the patent documents and from publicly available information. The method described is a relativistic model that is generic in that it does not depend on specific success of any individual patent to produce revenue or to fend off exposure to other specified intellectual property. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123975 | Automatic Batching of GUI-Based Tasks - Described herein are techniques for automatically batching GUI-based (Graphical User Interface) tasks. The described techniques include automatically determining whether a user is performing batchable tasks in a GUI-based environment. Once detected, the described techniques include predicting the next tasks of a batch based upon those detected batchable tasks. With the described techniques, the user may be asked to verify and/or correct the predicted next tasks. Furthermore, the described techniques may include performing a batch and doing so without user interaction. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123976 | Object-Sensitive Image Search - Methods and systems for object-sensitive image searches are described herein. These methods and systems are usable for receiving a query for an image of an object and providing a ranked list of query results to the user based on a ranking of the images. The object-sensitive image searches may generate a pre-trained multi-instance learning (MIL) model trained from free training data from users sharing images at websites to identify a common pattern of the object, and/or may generate a MIL model “on the fly” trained from pseudo-positive and pseudo-negative samples of query results to identify a common pattern of the object. As such, the user is presented with query results that include images that prominently display the object near the top of the results. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123977 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed is an information processing apparatus including: a learning unit that learns user preference for each type in each category for classifying content items in a server; a selection unit that, based on type information indicating a recommendable type which is a type of content items recommendable by the server and a substitutable type which is a type that satisfies a predetermined condition out of the recommendable type, selects one or more recommendable types in a case where there is the recommendable type corresponding with user preference in the selected category, and selects one or more substitutable types in the selected category in a case where there is no recommendable type corresponding with user preference; and an obtaining unit that obtains a content of the selected type from the server. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123978 | Learning Tags for Video Annotation Using Latent Subtags - A tag learning module trains video classifiers associated with a stored set of tags derived from textual metadata of a plurality of videos, the training based on features extracted from training videos. Each of the tag classifiers is comprised of a plurality of subtag classifiers relating to latent subtags within the tag. The latent subtags can be initialized by clustering cowatch information relating to the videos for a tag. After initialization to identify subtag groups, a subtag classifier can be trained on features extracted from each subtag group. Iterative training of the subtag classifiers can be accomplished by identifying the latent subtags of a training set using the subtag classifiers, then iteratively improving the subtag classifiers by training each subtag classifier with the videos designated as conforming closest to that subtag. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123979 | PERSON EVALUATION DEVICE, PERSON EVALUATION METHOD, AND PERSON EVALUATION PROGRAM - A person evaluation device includes a collecting unit that collects event data in which activities performed by members are recorded; a creating unit that creates a combination of evaluation programs each of which calculates an evaluation value of a person to be evaluated in accordance with a value that is set in a predetermined item contained in evaluation items contained in the event data, a calculating unit that calculates a coverage percentage that represents a percentage that is used to calculate the evaluation value by at least one evaluation program in which event data, from among the collected event data, related to a member associated with the person to be evaluated is included in the created combination, and an output unit that outputs information related to the evaluation program included in the combination that is selected in accordance with the calculated coverage percentage. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123980 | OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE USING EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS - Provided embodiments include a method, a system, a device, and an article of manufacture. A system for terminating a genetic algorithm (GA), where the GA uses an iterator and generates one best solution per iteration, includes a memory, an iterative processor, and a terminating processor. The memory is provided for storing a plurality of best solutions generated in a plurality of iterations of the GA. One of the best solutions generated in one of the iterations is stored in the memory if the one of the best solutions is better than a previous one of the best solutions generated in a previous one of the iterations. The iterative processor computes a variance of the plurality of the best solutions stored in the memory. The terminating processor terminates the iterator when the variance is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123981 | SOFTWARE TO FACILITATE DESIGN, DATA FLOW MANAGEMENT, DATA ANALYSIS AND DECISION SUPPORT IN STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS - This patent application describes (a) software to help people design monitoring systems and (b) methods to facilitate enhanced data flow management (including from large numbers of simultaneous sources), diagnostic and statistical analyses based on novel concepts of data compression using statistical state space techniques. The design assistance is structured around known but not widely practiced procedures such as documented in Graves, Rens and Rutz (2011). For data flow management, the present invention may transmit and store an estimated state space model only when the last stored model is not adequate to predict recent observations. It may also transmit and store outliers and samples of regular observations. This unique data storage format requires new methods for data analysis to properly extract the information contained therein. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123982 | Method of automatically modifying the probability of random selection of a presentation based on how long the user delays before skipping (time-based skip weighting) - A method of adjusting the probability of a presentation being randomly selected during random play based on user feedback where the length of delay prior to the user pressing the skip button causes a modification in the probability of that presentation being displayed again. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123983 | AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION AND WARNING - A system for predicting earthquakes including first sensing functionality for sensing at least one earthquake prediction parameter at least a first point in time prior to an expected earthquake event, second sensing functionality for sensing at least one earthquake prediction parameter at least a second point in time prior to the expected earthquake event, the second point in time being different from the first point in time, and prediction functionality operative in response to outputs from the first sensing functionality and from the second sensing functionality to provide a prediction of an expected earthquake event. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123984 | OPTIMAL PERSISTENCE OF A BUSINESS PROCESS - Embodiments of the invention provide for automatically selecting optimal fetch settings for business processes as a function of database query load and relational context by determining whether data loaded for data retrieval points is dependent upon a query result from another query process and automatically selecting an eager fetch setting if dependent upon a query result from another query process, or a lazy fetch setting if not. Usage of the data retrieval points is monitored with respect to defined units of work to define retrieval patterns and automatically update the fetch settings, including by revising selected eager fetch settings to lazy fetch settings if a datasize of a defined retrieval pattern is larger than a permissible memory resource threshold. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123985 | OCCUPANT CLASSIFYING DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE - Provided is an occupant classifying device for an automobile which can classify an object in a seat without being influenced by external conditions that interfere in detecting a passenger. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123986 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING AND ANALYZING SOLUTION REQUIREMENTS AND ASSETS - Systems and associated methods for capturing and storing asset analysis details are described. Systems and methods provide for building a model of the particular asset requirement for a specific purpose and a model of the range of capabilities that a particular asset can provide. The mapping of these two models allows for the identification of the best asset for a particular solution requirement. An asset match may occur when an asset capability model whose functional and non-functional capabilities subsume the functional and non-functional requirements specified in the asset requirements model. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123987 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY RECONFIGURING PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS WITHIN WORKFLOWS USING SELECTIVE USER FEEDBACK - Methods and arrangements for managing and enhancing workflow. A work item is accepted and the is routed from a first node to a second node based on a predictive analytics model. The predictive analytics model is validated, and is reconfigured responsive to the validating. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123988 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A CONTEXT-AWARE INFORMATION MODEL FOR CONTEXT INFERENCE - An apparatus and method for generating a context-aware information model are provided. A context-aware information model generation apparatus may generate a final model using at least one candidate context-aware information model that is determined based on sensor information. Additionally, the context-aware information model generation apparatus may infer a context of a user based on the generated final model. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123989 | DASHBOARD EVALUATOR - A dashboard evaluator is disclosed. The dashboard evaluator evaluates a dashboard design for its effectiveness in providing the information. The dashboard evaluator determines a level of compliance with dashboard design principles. The design principles may be tailored to a specific purpose and/or user. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123990 | Method And Device For The Quality Analysis Of System Models | 2012-05-17 |
20120123991 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PREFERRED NODE IN A CLASSIFICATION AND REGRESSION TREE FOR USE IN A PREDICTIVE ANALYSIS - Techniques are described for determining what node of a classification and regression tree (CART) should be used by a predictive analysis application. A first approach is to use a standard deviation of the data at a given the level of the CART to determine whether data in the next, lower node is more consistent than the data in the current node. A second approach is to measure a correlation between data points in a given node and the time at which each point was sampled (or other correlation metric) to identify a preferred node. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MULTIMEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS BY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONCEPT MATCHING AND LATENT SEMANTIC ANALYSIS - The embodiments provide methods and systems for content recommendation. In some embodiments, the content is parsed into components and the components are semantically analyzed to determine the concept or themes of the content. The concepts or themes of the content are then compared to the concepts and themes of previously analyzed content. Recommendations are thus determined based on a comparison at the component-level of the content without the need for editorial input. Recommendations may also be based on other factors, such as user history, collaborative filtering, third party reviews, and the like. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123993 | Action Prediction and Identification Temporal User Behavior - User behavior modeling can include determining temporal- or time-based actions performed by various users. From the mined temporal-based user actions, future actions can be predicted. Certain implementations include providing information and/or services based on the predicted future actions. Some implementations, include providing relevant information, services, and/or goods regarding the predicted future action. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123994 | ANALYZING DATA QUALITY - Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for analyzing data quality are presented. Transaction information may be received from a database, and the transaction information may describe various aspects of a plurality of transactions handled by an organization. Subsequently, a forecast may be calculated based on the transaction information, and the forecast may predict the future value of a metric. An upper control limit and a lower control limit for the metric may be determined based on the transaction information. Thereafter, the latest actual value of the metric may be computed. A normalized quality score for the metric then may be calculated based on the latest actual value of the metric, the forecast, the upper control limit, and the lower control limit. Optionally, a chart may be generated to evaluate data quality for a plurality of metrics, and metrics that exceed a control limit may be added to an issue log. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123995 | POWER CONSUMPTION COMPLIANCE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for monitoring compliance with a request not to run a type of load (e.g., a high-power-consuming appliance) during a demand response event are provided. One such system may include storage containing a load profile representative of a pattern of power consumption by a type of load and data processing circuitry. The data processing circuitry may compare a power usage profile representing power consumption by a consumer at least over a period of time to the load profile to determine whether the consumer is running the type of load over the period of time. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123996 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPLACING DATA IN A STRUCTURED DESIGN TEMPLATE - A method and system for replacing data in a design template. An end-user may provide a dynamic, structured client data set to be adapted to a predetermined, structured design template (e.g., a map or report). A repository of design templates may be searched to discover a list of candidate templates that may be capable of matching the client data. The end-user may select a design template that may be capable of showing the client data. The server may match the client data to a data structure for a candidate design template by using a data replacement approach, such as a column/alias approach. The end-user may potentially enlarge the matching set by providing information to help the matching algorithm; for example, providing column aliases where the matching algorithm may match template data column and column alias names with those specified for the client dataset. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123997 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LABORATORY ASSAY VALIDATION OR VERIFICATION - Systems and methods are used to generate a protocol for an assay. At least one performance characteristic parameter of an assay and at least one standardized protocol for each assay of a plurality of assays and assay types are stored. A performance characteristic parameter selection and an assay selection are received from a client device of a laboratory. One or more performance characteristic parameters and a standardized protocol are retrieved from the database device. The client device is sent the one or more performance characteristic parameters and one or more study variable values. One or more amendments to the one or more performance characteristic parameters and one or more study variable values are received from the client device. A protocol for the assay is generated based on the one or more amendments. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123998 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING PLAYLISTS - Improved techniques for automatic (or dynamic) updating (or maintaining) of playlists for a media system that stores and plays media content for a user of the media system. The automatic update to playlists can occur when additional media content is added to or removed from the media system. The automatic update to playlists can also occur when previously stored media content is otherwise altered. | 2012-05-17 |
20120123999 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA WITH SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS THAT MAY SPECIFY NON-UNIFORM COPYING OF DATA - Systems and methods are disclosed for a system for managing data in accordance with service level agreements (SLAs) that specify schedules on a calendar basis for performing prescribed data management functions and for reducing inter-function redundancy. This system may include a data management engine for performing data management functions, including at least a snapshot function, and at least one back-up function. The data management engine may include a service level policy engine that receives SLAs in electronic form and which controls the scheduling of the data management functions. Each electronic SLA may be associated with a corresponding application and may specify at least one service level policy, each policy specifying a source pool, a destination pool, a copy frequency, a retention period and schedule information. A collection of policies is capable of expressing a non-uniform schedule for when a given function should be performed. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124000 | Data Cube High Availability - The subject disclosure is directed towards making cube data highly available and efficient to access by separating the read cube server from the processing cube server, on different physical machines. The read cube server may be mirrored, and the write cube server may be mirrored. When the primary read cube server is not operational (e.g., has failed) or is having its read cube synchronized, the read queries are handled by the mirror read cube server. When a processing cube server (or its write cube) is not operational, its mirror processing cube server takes over and performs cube processing operations via its mirror write cube. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124001 | INCREASING DATABASE AVAILABILITY DURING FAULT RECOVERY - Embodiments are directed to providing database access during database reconfiguration and to maintaining replication connections during database reconfiguration. In an embodiment, a computer system establishes multiple quorum sets of replicas to replicate the data of a data partition. The quorum sets of replicas ensure that at least a minimum number of replicas are operating to commit pending transactions during partition reconfiguration. The computer system determines that a data partition reconfiguration has been initiated and provides access to the data partition's data during reconfiguration of the data partition using at least a quorum of replicas in each of the quorum sets of replicas. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124002 | REDUCING STORAGE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BACKING UP A DATABASE - Techniques are disclosed for backing up and/or restoring data. In one embodiment, a request is received to back up at least a first unit of data stored in a database. Upon determining that the first unit of data is at least partially derived from a second unit of data stored in the database, a backup may be generated that includes less than all of the first unit of data. Subsequently, the first unit of data may be fully restored from the backup. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124003 | USING VERSIONING TO BACK UP MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF A STORED OBJECT - Using a versioning feature of an authoring application to back up multiple versions of a stored object in single, version-enabled instance stored on backup media is disclosed. In some embodiments, an indication is received that a subsequent version data associated with an object an existing instance of which is stored in a backup storage location is to be backed up. A version control mechanism of an authoring application that created or updated the object as stored in a primary storage location is invoked to incorporate the subsequent version data into the existing instance of the object as stored in the backup storage location. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124004 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SAVING DATABASE STORAGE SPACE - Saving database storage space includes receiving, using a processor, one or more properties associated with a newly released commodity input at a front-end server; determining whether the one or more properties of the newly released commodity match a standard property unit (SPU), wherein the SPU includes a plurality of properties common to at least two commodities of which data is stored at a back-end server; and in the event that the one or more properties of the newly released commodity match the SPU, storing data associated with binding the newly released commodity with the matching SPU at the back-end server. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124005 | KNOWLEDGE ARCHIVAL AND RECOLLECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method of recording user activity of a user on a comprising the steps of providing a file to a user from a network; transmitting and storing the file to a file archive; gathering user activity data for each file accessed; associating user activity data with each file accessed; and transmitting and storing user activity data; categorizing user activity data; ranking user activity data; compressing/decompressing user activity data; removing redundant data from file archive; collecting file enhancement data, associating the file enhancement data with a file being currently accessed by the user, and transmitting the file enhancement data; storing the actual content accessed by the user and the file enhancement data as stored material; indexing the stored material; receiving a command, including input parameters, for conducting a search of the stored material, the input parameters including keyword and file enhancement data from the user; generating a customizable user activity report. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124006 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RESILIENT DATA TRANSFER IN A DATA PROTECTION SYSTEM - A method for transmitting records of changes to data from a production location to a storage location is provided. The method stores in a log, records of changes to data stored at a production location. Those records are transmitted and a transmitted records checkpoint is generated that is transmitted at the end of the transmitted records. A records checkpoint confirmation is received and the plurality of transmitted records are purged from the log. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124007 | Disinfection of a file system - A method of disinfecting an infected electronic file in a file system. At a computer device, a file system is scanned using an anti-virus application to identify the infected electronic file. All or part of an uninfected version of the electronic file is obtained from a backup database of the file system. The backup system includes data from which a plurality of backup copies of at least part of the file system may be obtained. All or part of the infected electronic file is replaced with all or part of the uninfected electronic file. A determination is made as to whether any of the plurality of backup copies include an infected version of the file. If any of the plurality of backup copies include an infected version of the electronic file, the electronic file in the backup database is replaced with all or part of the uninfected version of the electronic file. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124008 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING COLLECTION OF MEDIA FILES - A media collection generating system includes a location module, a scanning module, and a verifying module. The location module specifies one or more locations where media files are stored. The scanning module scans the media files in the one or more locations. The collection generator generates a collection of the scanned media files. The verifying module verifies the media files in the collection and if a media file is invalid, deletes the media file from the collection. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124009 | AUTOMATIC EXPIRATION OF DATA IN FILE SYSTEMS UNDER CERTAIN SCENARIOS - A system for ensuring data integrity, comprising a plurality of data servers configured in a GPFS configuration, the plurality of data servers comprising an application server comprising a application server fileset, a home server comprising a home server fileset and a gateway server comprising a gateway fileset, a connection monitor node (CMN) coupled to gateway server; and logic, executed by the CMN, for monitoring a connection between the home server and the application server; and if the connection is disconnected, executing logic for comparing a duration of the connection disconnect to a expiration timeout attribute corresponding to the application server fileset and if the duration exceeds the expiration timeout attribute, notifying the application server to set an expiration status attribute in the application fileset. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124010 | COMPRESSION SCHEME FOR IMPROVING CACHE BEHAVIOR IN DATABASE SYSTEMS - The apparatuses and methods described herein may operate to identify, from an index structure stored in memory, a reference minimum bounding shape that encloses at least one minimum bounding shape. Each of the at least one minimum bounding shape may correspond to a data object associated with a leaf node of the index structure. Coordinates of a point of the at least one minimum bounding shape may be associated with a set of first values to produce a relative representation of the at least one minimum bounding shape. The set of first values may be calculated relative to coordinates of a reference point of the reference minimum bounding shape such that each of the set of first values comprises a first number of significant bits fewer than a second number of significant bits representing a second value associated with a corresponding one of absolute coordinates of the point. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124011 | METHOD FOR INCREASING DEDUPLICATION SPEED ON DATA STREAMS FRAGMENTED BY SHUFFLING - A computer-implemented method for deduplicating an incoming data sequence can include the steps of storing signature values for a plurality of data blocklets of a parent data sequence in a deduplication index, sequentially storing signature values for at least some of the plurality of data blocklets of the parent data sequence in a first storage location outside of the deduplication index, determining that a first data blocklet in the incoming data sequence is absent from the parent data sequence, storing a signature value for the first data blocklet in a second storage location outside of the deduplication index, storing a guarded link linking the first data blocklet to the second data blocklet into the second storage location, determining that a second data blocklet that follows the first data blocklet in the incoming data sequence is present in the parent data sequence, the second data blocklet having a signature value that is stored in the first storage location, and copying at least a portion of the contents of the first storage location and the second storage location into a cache to expedite access during deduplication of the incoming data sequence. | 2012-05-17 |
20120124012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING DEDUPLICATED COPIES OF DATA BY TRACKING TEMPORAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG COPIES AND BY INGESTING DIFFERENCE DATA - Systems and methods are disclosed for forming deduplicated images of a data object that changes over time using difference information between temporal states of the data object. The method includes organizing the content of the data object for a first temporal state as a plurality of content segments and storing the content segments in a data store; creating an organized arrangement of hash structures to represent the data object in its first temporal state; receiving difference information for the data object; forming at least one hash signature for the changed content; and storing the changed content that is unique in the data store as content segments, whereby a deduplicated image of the data object for a second temporal state is stored without requiring reception of a complete image of the data object for the second temporal state. | 2012-05-17 |