Abstract: Ranking and displaying comparable properties entails receiving appraisal information comprising a subject property and appraiser-chosen comparable properties corresponding to the subject property. Property data corresponding to a geographical area is accessed, in support of determining model-chosen comparable properties based upon the appropriateness of each of the comparable properties as comparables for the subject property. A map image is displayed for the geographical area, along with indicators on the map image indicative of the subject property, at least one of the appraiser-chosen comparable properties, and at least one of the model-chosen comparable properties.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metadata storage system and a management method for a cluster file system. The metadata of the cluster file system is stored by using a DRAM+SSD+HDD three-tier architecture, and the metadata is written sequentially into a metadata buffer in the DRAM based on write-in time. When a metadata buffer fully written, it is written back into the SSD sequentially to form a new metadata storage unit, and corresponding metadata index information in a header structure thereof is stored into the DRAM in a form of a metadata index unit.

Abstract: A method includes providing a source report for display that includes a first plurality of data values each associated with a first context, the first context comprising an intersection of dimensions of a multidimensional database. The method includes receiving a selection of a first data value of the first plurality, and providing a drill-through report for display generated based at least in part on the selected data value. The drill-through report includes a second plurality of data values each associated with a second context comprising an intersection of at least one dimension of the first context and at least one other dimension not in the first context. The method includes receiving an indication of a relationship between the selected data value and the drill-through report, updating the source report to include a graphical representation of the relationship, and providing the updated source report having the graphical representation for display.

Abstract: A method, a system, and a computer-readable medium are provided which provide an efficient data layout for image data and fast access to samples of an image stored in hierarchical z-order format. An array of image data of a physical entity is ordered in a hierarchical z-order at a computing device. Data blocks are created from the array ordered based on the hierarchical z-order. Data files containing a predetermined number of successive data blocks are created from the created data blocks. A directory structure is created in a file system of a second computing device based on the hierarchical z-order. The created data files are stored in the created directory structure based on the hierarchical z-order.

Abstract: A quality inspection and analytics system may include a quality inspection module to receive the information for inspection lots and display the information for the inspection lots simultaneously in a scrollable screen via a user interface. The information for the inspection lots may include inspection metrics, expected values for the inspection metrics and measured values for the inspection metrics. The quality inspection module may receive a usage decision and store the usage decision. Also, the system may include a quality analytics module to execute causal analysis of rejected inspection lots based on the inspection lot information.

Abstract: A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a point of interest record based on normalizing an entry record; calculating a similarity score based on comparing a plurality of the POI record to each other; and generating an affinity group with a control unit based on the similarity score meeting or exceeding an edge weight threshold for displaying on a device.

Abstract: A novel structurally-embedded construction, design, and maintenance record data management system and a related method of operation provide immediate and on-the-property access to construction, design, and maintenance records that are electronically stored and updated in an electronic archive of the structurally-embedded construction, design, and maintenance record data management system. An authorized personnel who is physically on the property of a building, a bridge, a monument, or another construction structure for maintenance or improvement work, even after a natural disaster event, can readily access and update a history of construction, design, and maintenance records on-site. The extensive time, efforts, and expenses in tracking down various documents and information associated with a particular construction structure (i.e.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer media for enhancing search results, as well as user interfaces for performing search queries and navigating search results, are provided. A search query is received from a user. A plurality of web pages relevant to the search query are identified. At least one of the relevant web pages is identified as popular. A search result page is generated including a search result listing and a search result page header. The search result page header includes a link to the popular web page to provide the user with a quick and easy way to select a popular web page relevant to the user's search query.

Abstract: Methods and systems for use in partitioning documents having customer feedback and support content are provided. One exemplary computer-implemented method including executing instructions stored on a computer-readable medium includes receiving a plurality of documents, at least a portion of the plurality of documents including customer feedback related to an issue and support content responsive to the customer feedback, filtering the plurality of documents to retain one of the customer feedback and the support content within a plurality of filtered documents, partitioning the plurality of filtered documents into multiple clusters, receiving a new document, and partitioning the new document based on at least one keyword included in one of the multiple clusters of filtered documents.

Abstract: A system for facilitating data access and management on a smart card is provided. According to one exemplary aspect of the system, a storage architecture is provided in the smart card which allows data stored thereon to be shared by multiple parties. Access to data stored on the smart card is controlled by various access methods depending on the actions to be taken with respect to the data to be accessed.

Abstract: A system and method that dynamically adapts to workload changes and adopts the best possible physical layout on the fly—while allowing simultaneous updates to the table. A process continuously and incrementally computes the optimal physical layout based on workload changes and determines whether or not switching to this new layout would be beneficial. The system can perform online reorganization of hybrid main memory databases with a negligible overheard, leading up to three orders of magnitude performance gains when determining the optimal layout of dynamic workloads and providing guarantees on the worst case performance of our system.

Abstract: A multi-function search box on a word page is provided to enable a user to enter a word. The multi-function search box includes a text input control to provide text input functionality. The text input control is capable of suggesting a complete word based on a partially entered word. A dropdown display area is provided in the multi-function search box to display a list of words, every word therein contextually related to the fully entered or partially entered word. Another dropdown display area is provided to display contextually related options for a selected word in the list of contextually related words.

Abstract: The formulation of a merged sorted list from multiple input sorted lists in multiple phases using an array pair. Initially, the first array is contiguously populated with the input sorted lists. In the first phase, the first and second input sorted lists are merged into a first intermediary merged list within the second array. Each subsequent phase merges a prior intermediary merged list resulting from the prior phase and, a next input sorted list in the first array to generate a next intermediary merged list, or a merged sorted list if there or no further input in the first array. The intermediary merged lists alternate between the first array and the second array from one phase to the next phase.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing dynamic and category specific search suggestions are provided. According to one embodiment, a partial search query entered by a user can be used to determine a set of relevant search queries, which can be displayed as search suggestions within a search query suggestion window. Each query in the list can be associated with at least one specific category. According to various embodiments, the set of relevant queries and associated categories are dynamically updated as the user modifies the partial search query. Furthermore, each category is selectable by the user such that a detailed list of items associated only with the selected category can be displayed to the user.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for enabling the automated selection of keywords for rapid keyword portfolio expansion are disclosed. In some embodiments, a report is generated comprising selected keywords and a corresponding value for each selected keywords, with the corresponding value being based on the corresponding keyword being omitted from trafficking on a search engine, and at least a portion of the selected keywords are removed from being trafficked on the search engine based on the selection of the keywords to be omitted, with the removing of the at least a portion of the selected keywords being performed in response to a user input corresponding to the report, the user input being used to determine the at least a portion of the selected keywords to be omitted.

Abstract: A database associated with a primary database cluster may be replicated in a backup database cluster located in a different location in order to provide a highly-available fault tolerant database service. The databases are reconciled through a cluster management module distributed in each database cluster. The cluster management module uses a set of reconciliation data structures to track locally the reconciled states of each database in each database cluster, the operations made locally to the databases in each database cluster, and the author of the operations. The cluster management module in each database cluster engages in a stateless messaging protocol using the set of reconciliation data structures to determine whether or not the databases may be reconciled.

Abstract: A tree-based trylock technique for reducing contention on a root trylock includes attempting to acquire a trylock at each node of a tree-based hierarchical node structure while following a traversal path that begins at a leaf node, passes through one or more of internal nodes, and ends at a root node having the root trylock. The trylock acquisition operation succeeds if each trylock on the traversal path is acquired, and fails if any trylock on the traversal path cannot be acquired. A trylock housekeeping operation releases all non-root trylocks visited by the trylock acquisition operation, such that if the trylock acquisition operation succeeds, only the root trylock will be remain acquired at the end of the operation, and if the trylock acquisition operation fails, none of the trylocks will be remain acquired at the end of the operation.

Abstract: A tree-based trylock technique for reducing contention on a root trylock includes attempting to acquire a trylock at each node of a tree-based hierarchical node structure while following a traversal path that begins at a leaf node, passes through one or more of internal nodes, and ends at a root node having the root trylock. The trylock acquisition operation succeeds if each trylock on the traversal path is acquired, and fails if any trylock on the traversal path cannot be acquired. A trylock housekeeping operation releases all non-root trylocks visited by the trylock acquisition operation, such that if the trylock acquisition operation succeeds, only the root trylock will be remain acquired at the end of the operation, and if the trylock acquisition operation fails, none of the trylocks will be remain acquired at the end of the operation.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to an information searching method based on geographic location, an information searching system based on geographic location, and a computer program product for searching for information based on geographic location. An information searching method based on geographic location is provided. The method includes acquiring need information and geographic location information corresponding to a mobile terminal user, looking up a preset geographic location zone threshold value based on the need information, preconfigured mappings of preset geographical location zone information and category information, and searching for target information corresponding to the need information based on the geographic location information of the mobile terminal user and the preset geographic location zone threshold value.

Abstract: A regular expression matching method and system, and a searching device are provided. First, the searching device performs string filtering on a data stream to be matched, in which if keywords in the data stream and preset character words have at least one same character, the searching device indicates that the data stream passes through the string filtering. Then the searching device performs regular expression filtering on the data stream passing through the string filtering. In a string filtering process through the method, system, and device, when Hash mapping positions of the keywords of the data stream are a subset of the Hash mapping positions of the character words, it indicates that the data stream passes through the string filtering, and it is not required to store the keywords and further compare the keywords with the character words, thereby saving the storage space and improving performance.