Abstract: An ad targeting system may provide for determining a prime target based on one or more prime target parameters. The one or more prime target parameters may include criteria for determining a prime target. The criteria for determining a prime target may include one or more of a minimum amount of interactions or associations with individuals and organizations, a minimum amount of notoriety, or a minimum amount of conversions. The system may also provide for deriving a graph data structure based on the prime target and one or more social graph generation parameters. The one or more social graph generation parameters may include criteria for determining targets to link to the prime target. The criteria for determining targets to link to the prime target may include a minimum amount of interactions or associations with prime target.

Abstract: Method, system, and programs for measuring user engagement. In one example, a type of user activities with respect to a plurality pieces of content in a content stream is detected. A first depth measure with respect to the content stream is obtained based on the detected type of user activities. A function is generated based on the first depth measure and a second depth measure with respect to the content stream. A user engagement score is calculated for each of the plurality pieces of content in the content stream based on the function.

Abstract: Briefly, the disclosure describes embodiments of methods or apparatuses for visualizing regions characterized by a set of labeled measurements at a variety of scale levels.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is system, method and architecture facilitating goal setting and achievement and providing positive social and economic motivators for goal achievement. Progress toward a goal is tracked and a determination may be made based the progress whether or not to initiate one or more actions to stimulate progress and/or increase the likelihood of success in achieving a goal and/or achieving a milestone in a path of progression toward the goal.

Abstract: Briefly, embodiments disclosed herein may relate to online advertising and may relate, more particularly, pushing advertising content to user computing devices, for example.

Abstract: Systems and methods for pre-caching information on mobile computing devices are set forth in this disclosure.

Abstract: Briefly, the disclosure describes embodiments of methods or apparatuses for processing, such as smoothing, a set of labeled measurements at a variety of scale levels.

Abstract: Image of a subject is received along with viewable representations of a user selected wearable object having a respective size indicative of physical dimensions of the wearable object. The physical proportions of the subject are determined and a display is generated that shows how the wearable object having a respective size will look when worn by the subject having the determined physical proportions.

Abstract: An advertisement extraction device according to the present application has a calculating unit, a tallying unit, and an extracting unit. The calculating unit calculates a hypothetical advertisement effect for each user attribute of a user, based on a delivery history regarding advertisement content delivery to a terminal device used by the user. The tallying unit tallies up an advertisement effect for each piece of advertisement content in which a user attribute as a delivery object has been decided, through the use of the hypothetical advertisement effect corresponding to the user attribute as the delivery object in the advertisement content among the hypothetical advertisement effects for each of the user attributes calculated by the calculating unit. The extracting unit extracts the advertisement content as a delivery candidate, based on the advertisement effect tallied up by the tallying unit.

Abstract: Method, system, and programs for identifying a target metric. In one example, at least one first type of metric computed based on a first period associated with a first length of time is measured for each of a plurality of users. At least one second type of metric computed based on a second period associated with a second length of time is measured for each of the plurality of users. The second length of time is larger than the first length of time. Correlations between each of the at least one first type of metric and each of the at least one second type of metrics are computed with respect to the plurality of users. A target metric is identified from the at least one first type of metric based on the correlations. The target metric is correlated with the at least one second type of metric.

Abstract: A time-series data analyzing apparatus includes an observation data storing unit, a feature amount data obtaining unit, a state rule obtaining unit, an action rule obtaining unit, and an output unit. The observation data storing unit stores one or more types of observation data in time series which are observation data of an object for observation. The feature amount data obtaining unit obtains two or more types of feature amount data from one type of the observation data. The state rule obtaining unit obtains a state rule which is a rule related to a state of the object, by using the feature amount data. The action rule obtaining unit obtains an action rule which is a rule related to an action of the object, by using the feature amount data. The output unit outputs the state rule and the action rule.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for generating descriptions of matching resources in a manner that takes into account the kind, quality, and relevance of the available sources of information about the matching resources. For example, after the search engine identifies matching resources based on the query terms, the search engine determines the kinds of available sources of information about each matching resource. For each matching resource, based on the kinds of available sources of information about the matching resource, one of a plurality of processes is selected to generate a description for the matching resource. Using the content-sensitive description generation techniques described herein, a single result set may include abstracts that were generated using several different processes, where the difference in process corresponds to a difference in the kind, quality, and relevance of the available sources of information about each matching resource.

Abstract: A correction device includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire an arrangement position of advertisement information within a predetermined page layout when the advertisement information arranged in the predetermined page layout is displayed on a display screen of a terminal and a click rate at the arrangement position. The correction device includes a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a specific position in the predetermined page layout displayed on the display screen and an attention degree index indicating a degree of attention of the specific position as compared to another position. The correction device includes a correction unit configured to correct a click rate of the advertisement information based on the attention degree index of the specific position corresponding to the arrangement position of the advertisement information.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for real-time inventory tracking with a mobile device, including: receiving a communication for a stationary inventory item via a cellular or wireless network from a tracking server that is coupled with the cellular or wireless network; and tracking the stationary inventory item on a registered consumer mobile device in real-time via the cellular or wireless network, wherein tracking comprises: receiving an updated status regarding a quantity and a location related to the stationary inventory item; and displaying the updated status on a screen of the mobile device in real time.

Abstract: Techniques are provided which enhance a user's experience by creating non-intrusive advertising schemes enabling the user to pursue targeted advertisements and/or discounts at a convenient time. During presentation of an online video, the user may “park” an advertisement for later viewing, permitting the focus to remain on the online video content and not on the advertisements. The “parked” advertisement is displayed as an icon adjacent to or minimally overlapping the video. Once the user selects the icon, the corresponding advertisement is displayed in the browser or the player. If the original video is being displayed when the user selects an icon, the video will pause and resume once the advertisement is displayed to completion or closed by the viewer.

Abstract: A system for determining piles comprises an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an image. The processor is configured to determine one or more attributes of the image; to determine whether the image is a member of a top of a hierarchy based at least in part on the attributes. In the event it is determined that the image is a member of the top of the hierarchy,: determine a set of elements of the hierarchy the image is a member of, based at least in part on the attributes and determine which of the set of entities are piles.

Abstract: An advertisement distribution device includes: an arrangement position acquisition unit configured to acquire an arrangement position on a display screen of a terminal to display advertisement information; an attention degree index extracting unit configured to extract an attention degree index of the arrangement position based on acquisition of a specific position on the display screen and an attention degree index of the specific position; an arrangement position ranking unit configured to rank a plurality of arrangement positions based on a plurality of attention degree indices extracted by the attention degree index extracting unit; a distribution information ranking unit configured to rank a plurality of pieces of advertisement information based on a predetermined ranking process; and a distribution unit configured to distribute the plurality of pieces of advertisement information based on the ranks of the plurality of pieces of advertisement information and the ranks of the plurality of arrangement posi

Abstract: Techniques are provided which enhance a user's browsing experience by bringing greater attention to potentially relevant advertising content amidst non-relevant content. When a user access a browser to view content, information related to the interests of the user are used to identify relevant browser content to be used for potential advertisement targeting. The identified browser content is highlighted and stored for future use and the browser scroll settings are altered during the user's browsing session. In some embodiments, the settings are altered such that a user's ability to scroll through any identified browser content while displayed is slowed and the user's ability to scroll through the remaining browser content while displayed is quickened.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that can include iconization and later play of video content items, such as advertisements. During presentation of an online video, video advertisements may be presented. Upon user selection, during or after presentation of a particular video advertisement, the advertisement may cease to be presented, but an icon may be displayed that represents the video advertisement. The icon may be displayed in an area adjacent to the online video display area, which area may include multiple icons. Later, upon user selection of the icon, the video advertisement may be played, or may continue playing, utilizing local storage of the video advertisement. This, in turn, may provide, for example, efficient, convenient user access to the video advertisement, leading to enhanced advertisement performance with minimal intrusive impact on the user experience as a whole.

Abstract: A system may include an interface, memory, and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory. The interface may be configured to receive a signal that may include one or more user-selected frames of video content. The processor may execute the instructions to identify a market-relevant video object in the one or more frames. The processor may also facilitate storing in the memory, market-relevant information associated with the market-relevant video object. The processor may also execute the instructions to compare the stored market-relevant information to stored advertisement information and determine ad request criteria and/or advertisement for distribution to a user based on the comparison.

Abstract: A system and method for generating search results includes: receiving a search query with a search term; parsing the search term; determining that at least a portion of the parsed search term is an ambiguous, time-sensitive query; retrieving an intended search term according to a current time of day from a data store when it is determined that at least a portion of the parsed search term is an ambiguous, time-sensitive query; and preparing a search results page such that search results more closely matching the derived intended search term are placed in a most prominent position on the search results page.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for optimally allocating an online advertising budget for a search engine marketing (SEM) campaign among a fixed set of keywords.

Abstract: A system and method for haptic feedback includes: sensing touch input in at least one area of a touch surface; determining quantitative features of the touch input; determining temporal features of the touch input; and generating a command represented by the quantitative and temporal features of the touch input, said command producing at least one of: an alphanumeric character, a symbol, and an execution instruction.

Abstract: A wireless communication terminal according to an embodiment includes a wireless LAN communication unit, a prediction unit which predicts a moving area of a user, an estimation unit, and a communication control unit. The estimation unit estimates a switching state of a wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of a wireless LAN communication environment in the moving area predicted by the prediction unit. The communication unit restricts the wireless LAN connection in the wireless LAN communication unit, on the basis of the switching state estimated by the estimation unit.

Abstract: An affiliate system according to the embodiment acquires an introduction request including information on a product or service that a user of a first terminal decides to introduce to a user of a second terminal among products or services purchased or used by the user of the first terminal, selects from among users of respective second terminals, the user of the second terminal who is associated with the user of the first terminal and who visits a purchase site or use site of the product or service specified in the introduction request, and notifies introduction information corresponding to the introduction request to the second terminal of the selected user. If the user of the second terminal purchases or uses the product or service on the basis of the introduction information, a reward is provided to the user of the first terminal.

Abstract: A machine learning apparatus includes an analytical information storage unit that stores therein two or more pieces of analytical information each associating input/output information used for machine learning with time-point information indicating a time point of the input/output information, an analysis-object-set specifying unit that specifies an analysis object set containing a unit-period input-output set being a set of pieces of the input/output information corresponding to pieces of the time-point information indicating the time point in a unit period and an amount of the pieces of the input/output information of the set being dependent on a period between the time point of the unit periods and a specific time point, and a machine learning unit that performs machine learning by using the pieces of the input/output information contained in the analysis object set.

Abstract: A computing device and method for displaying content such as email messages in a user interface including email message cards. Email messages in an email mailbox are accessed. The email messages are configured into a graphical display format, where the display format includes email message cards, each email message card representing a respective email message in the mailbox and including a portion of email contents of the email message. The graphical display format is communicated to a display device for display of the configured message cards.

Abstract: An advertising charge adjusting device is configured to set a minimum delivery price which determines a lower limit of a bid price. The advertising charge adjusting device includes a minimum delivery price calculating unit configured to calculate the minimum delivery price for each targeting element, based on bid information for using a targeting function and bid information for not using the targeting function, pieces of bid information being submitted by a plurality of advertisers.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided that may be utilized to recommend content to a user.

Abstract: An assignment sharing device includes an assignment-related information storage unit configured to store assignment-related information including assignment information, challenger identification information, assignment approval information, and assignment achievement status information; an assignment information receiving unit configured to receive the assignment information and so forth; an assignment-related information accumulating unit configured to accumulate the assignment information and so forth as a single piece of assignment-related information; an assignment information transmitting unit configured to transmit corresponding assignment information to a challenger; an assignment approval receiving unit configured to receive assignment identification information identifying an assignment approved by the challenger; an assignment approving unit configured to set assignment approval information; and an assignment result information receiving unit configured to receive assignment result information, whi

Abstract: A system and method for ensuring the quality of a group buying experience includes: receiving a request to sell a product; negotiating a service level agreement with the business; receiving customer feedback on the group buying experience; computing a customer satisfaction score for the group buying experience representing a degree of customer satisfaction; mapping the computed customer satisfaction score to terms in the service level agreement; and providing an instruction related to the customer satisfaction score.

Abstract: A system for tagging an object comprises and interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an image. The processor is configured to determine a key frame. Determining a key frame comprises determining that the image is stable. The processor is configured to determine a tag for an item in the key frame.

Abstract: A media identification system generates reference fingerprints for known media samples and stores the reference fingerprints in a reference database. The media identification system uses the reference fingerprints to match a fingerprint generated from an unknown media sample to identify that unknown sample. When storing new reference fingerprints in the reference database, partitions of the database are selected to balance the search loads on the database when it is used by the media identification system. For example, the selected partitions may be determined based at least in part on the access rates of the partitions by the media identification system. New reference fingerprints will tend to be placed in partitions that have relatively lower access rates that the other partitions, which will tend to balance the search loads on the partitions by the media identification system.

Abstract: A system, method and architecture of using context in determining a response to user interaction with a device, such context may be context of content being output by the device, the device's context, the user's content, or some combination of contexts. In accordance with one or more embodiments, a response may comprise a menu the content of which, e.g., one or more user-selectable actions or options, can be determined based on a determined context, or contexts, or a determination may be made to provide a response other than an option menu, which determination may be made based on a determined context or combination of contexts. As yet another alternative, a determination may be made to provide a response that includes a menu, the content of which is determined based on one or more determined contexts, and another response, such as an answer identified based on one or more determined contexts.

Abstract: An information providing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a terminal information acquiring unit, a store information acquiring unit, and a sending unit. The terminal information acquiring unit acquires information on purchase planned products which is sent from a wireless terminal existing in a store in which a wireless LAN communication apparatus is installed, from the wireless LAN communication apparatus. The store information acquiring unit acquires information on sales products corresponding to the information on the purchase planned products which is acquired by the terminal information acquiring unit, from a store information storage unit which stores pieces of information on the sales products in the store. The sending unit sends the information on the sales products which is acquired by the store information acquiring unit to the wireless terminal through the wireless LAN communication apparatus.

Abstract: An information providing system according to an embodiment includes an acquisition unit, a determination unit, a storage unit, and a notification unit. The acquisition unit acquires information on a wireless terminal that enters communication areas of the wireless LAN communication units installed in different. The determination unit determines a movement route of a user of the wireless terminal on the basis of the information on the wireless terminal acquired by the acquisition unit. The storage unit stores the information on the movement route determined by the determination unit as a movement route history. The notification unit notifies the user of the wireless terminal that has entered the communication area of the wireless LAN communication unit of predetermined information on the basis of the movement route history stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: An advertising system according to an embodiment includes a remitting customer side wireless LAN communication unit, an attracting customer side wireless LAN communication unit, and a remitting customer result update unit. The attracting customer side wireless LAN communication unit is arranged at a position corresponding to a digital signage on which advertising content is displayed. The attracting customer side wireless LAN communication unit is arranged in a commercial space. The remitting customer result update unit updates information on a result of remitting customer by the advertising content, when a wireless terminal enters a communication area of the attracting customer side wireless LAN communication unit after entering a communication area of the remitting customer side wireless LAN communication unit is detected.

Abstract: The order and type of display of documents may be updated or adaptively scheduled. The documents may include advertisements and articles that are displayed together. A popularity or selection weight of the documents may be monitored and used to determine when and where to display the documents.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for generating a user interface configured for a mobile device, on-the-fly at run time, in response to receiving a request for a Web page from the mobile device. The user interface for the mobile device may show the Web page with an appearance and content that are similar to the same Web page that is viewed on other devices, such as a non-mobile device. Such similar appearance and content may be possible without an increase in cost because a layout of the Web page that is configured for a non-mobile device is used to generate the user interface. Thus, once the layout for a non-mobile device is launched, its corresponding mobile layout may be automatically ready for launch without incurring additional engineering effort. Accordingly, users can enjoy the same Web experience across a variety of devices.

Abstract: A system and method to identify targeting criteria for online advertising campaigns based on natural query event data are described. A request to determine targeting criteria is received from an advertiser entity. Natural or algorithmic query event data related to the advertiser entity is retrieved from a data storage module. Attribute data associated with targeted customers is extracted based on the retrieved natural query event data. Finally, the attribute data is further processed to determine a set of criteria to target advertisements to the customers.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a group of two or more individuals may be identified. A group profile associated with the group of two or more individuals may be obtained. One or more content items and/or one or more advertisements suitable for presenting to the group of two or more individuals may be identified based, at least in part, upon the group profile. The one or more content items and/or one or more advertisements may be provided for access by the group of two or more individuals.

Abstract: A method includes discovering live video feeds. The discovered live feeds are presented on a website. The viewing of one or more live video feeds and interaction with entities that are generating the live video feeds is enabled.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for selecting and serving advertisements in response to requests for photos on a photo-sharing website. In some embodiments, the present disclosure describes a system and method for automatically matching an advertisement with a media file when the media file has been rendered by a user. Aspects of the present disclosure allow for automatic selection and serving of advertisements based on a requested media file and/or user profile information, potentially without any interaction between the user and the advertiser.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for evaluating a score for a particular user of network-based services. In one method, advertisements are provides on webpage(s) of the user. The webpage(s) may include content generated by the user. Advertising revenue generated by the webpage(s) is calculated and a score is assigned to the user based on the calculated advertising revenue.

Abstract: An advertisement distribution management apparatus according to an embodiment includes a detection unit, a storage unit, and an acceptance unit. The detection unit detects information on a wireless terminal which exists in a communication area of a wireless LAN access point and which satisfies a predetermined condition. The storage unit stores information on the wireless terminal detected by the detection unit and attribute information set to the wireless LAN access point in association with each other. The acceptance unit accepts an order request of an advertisement distribution that specifies the attribute information on the basis of the information on the wireless terminal stored in the storage unit in association with the specified attribute information.

Abstract: News search and browse experience is personalized based on user preferences. User attributes like a geographic location are obtained and news sources preferred by other users with attributes similar to those of a requesting user are identified. News sources that are popular across different user groups are eliminated and relevant news items from the remaining news sources are retrieved and presented to the requesting user.

Abstract: A system and method are directed towards providing non-requested content to a mobile terminal based on characteristics of, and tracked usage of the mobile terminal to request content through an online portal service, which provides access to content in multiple subject areas. A mobile user profile is created from the characteristics and patterns of the tracked usage. The tracked usage information includes the time, location, frequency at which the content was requested. Based on the mobile user profile information, content related to previously requested content is provided to the mobile terminal upon a trigger that is related to the requested content. The trigger event may include the mobile terminal returning to a location from which certain content was previously requested. The non-requested content may further be based on a related general user profile that indicates usage of an alternate electronic device to access content through the portal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and methods for data compression and decompression. The systems and methods discussed herein include an encoder, dictionary, decoder, literal string and control output. The discussed systems and methods encode data transmitted over a communications channel through the use of a dynamically compiled dictionary. Upon reviewing the characters within the transmitted data in view of the dictionary, an encoded/compressed output string is created. Such output string may also be decoded in a similar fashion via a dynamically compiled dictionary.

Abstract: A wireless terminal according to an embodiment includes a display unit, a wireless LAN communication unit, a wireless WAN communication unit, and a control unit. The control unit acquires, when a radio wave intensity of a wireless signal output from a wireless LAN access point detected by the wireless LAN communication unit satisfies a predetermined condition, notification information corresponding to the wireless LAN access point by the wireless WAN communication unit or by the wireless LAN communication unit, and to indicates the notification information with an indication unit.

Abstract: A method for providing information to a traveler during a vehicle trip is provided, which comprises the following: monitoring a current location of a vehicle and at least one aspect of the vehicle trip other than the current location of the vehicle; and providing information to the traveler in response to as least one status change with respect to the at least one aspect of the vehicle trip based on the current location of the vehicle.