Abstract: Systems and methods to emulate user network activity to change the profiling of users of the network are disclosed. A method includes monitoring network activity corresponding to a particular user. The method includes automatically generating emulated user network activity when a usage pattern is detected in the monitored network activity. The emulated user network activity may be detectable by a user tracking engine as the network activity of the particular user and the user tracking engine may attempt to profile the emulated user activity.

Abstract: Described is a technology in which new words (including a phrase or set of Chinese characters) are mined from a query log. The new words may be added to (or otherwise supplement) an IME dictionary. A set of candidate queries may be selected from the log based upon market (e.g., the Chinese market) and/or by language. From this set, various filtering steps are performed to locate only new words that are frequently in used. For example, only frequent queries are kept for further processing, which may include filtering out queries based on length (e.g., less than two or greater than eight Chinese characters), and/or filtering out queries based on too many stop-words in the query. Processing may also include filtering out a query that is a substring of a larger query, or Vice-versa. Also described is Pinyin-based clustering and filtering, and filtering out queries already handled in the dictionary.

Abstract: An approach is described for generating synonyms to supplement at least one information item, such as, in one case, a set of related items. The approach can involve an expansion phase, a clean-up phase, and a reduction phase. In the expansion phase, the approach identifies, for each related item, a set of initial synonym candidates. In the clean-up phase, the approach removes noise from the set of initial synonym candidates (if such noise exists), to provide a set of filtered synonym candidate items. In the reduction phase, the approach ranks and applies a threshold (or thresholds) to the set of filtered synonym candidate items, to generate, for each information item, a set of selected synonyms. The approach uses query log data as at various points in its operation. The selected synonyms can be used to improve the effectiveness of user searches.

Abstract: A search system and method for uncovering unexpected links between different concepts related to a user's query during a search comprise a semantic indexing server, which builds a faceted classification index of text objects, and a query server, which receives and analyzes the user's query. A query thus processed is then sent from the query server to the semantic indexing server through an interface in order to perform a search in the faceted classification index. The search system and method further comprise a result handler, which provides the user with a search result set comprising a list of unexpected links and a list of result elements. The list of unexpected links corresponds to filters which allow the user to narrow down or refine the original query.

Abstract: A foreign-language learning method includes: providing first language sentences and second language sentences in a database, each first language sentence linking at least one second language sentence; analyzing and retrieving first-language-sentence structures from the first language sentences and second-language-sentence structures from the second language sentences, each first-language-sentence structure linking the corresponding first language sentence and each second-language-sentence structure linking the corresponding second language sentence; inputting a first-language or second-language query sentence into the database; retrieving a sentence structure from the query sentence; comparing the sentence structure of the query sentence with the first-language-sentence or second-language-sentence structures so as to generate matched sentences; reviewing the matched first language sentences in the first language for determining the desired second language sentence, or reviewing the matched second language sen

Abstract: Methods and systems for preparing data for searching and performing searches are provided. Searchable data definitions describe the location and format of searchable data within enterprise applications. Documents may be created from the searchable data definitions and indexed by a search engine, while preserving semantic information available within the enterprise application. Search results can include an indication of objects that are semantically related to each search result, providing more information and increased navigation and search options.

Abstract: An information retrieval method includes inputting a symbol string, specifying an arbitrary position in the input symbol string, changing a symbol in the specified position in the symbol string and changing the symbol string into a symbol string which is positioned before or after in a specified arrangement order.

Abstract: The present invention is directed towards systems, methods and computer program products for assisting search request by presenting suggestion of one or more vertical segments to produce a more focused result. A vertical segment may be selected by the user, the selected vertical segment being associated with one or more query terms and a search is performed on an index associated with the vertical segment. A search engine generates a search result and returns a list of search result pages for presentation to a user.

Abstract: Searching for codes hidden in texts, such as the Bible, may involve application of a cipher to the text and then searching the enciphered text for codes.

Abstract: An emergency tracking system and method is disclosed that determines location information of individuals based upon travel information and financial transaction information, receives crisis information related to a crisis and determines a subset of individuals potentially impacted by the crisis based on the location information. The system may also notify a third party regarding the subset of individuals and send message to the subset of individuals, wherein the message includes alternative arrangements to at least one of minimize or avoid the crisis. The system also allows an employer to enter search criteria to locate certain types of employees and view such employees on a graphical display of a map.

Abstract: In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present disclosure, common cluster files residing on nodes in a cluster may be managed by compiling a first list of all files stored on all nodes of the cluster, compiling a second list indicative of unique files and the number of nodes on which each unique file is stored from the first list, determining, from the second list, unique files which are not stored on all nodes, determining, from the second list, which files are required by all nodes, and determining, from the first list and the second list, which files must be added to each node.

Abstract: A system for increasing user interaction with a digital video library. In response to receiving a question by an interactive digital video library server from a user regarding course material being presented from a digital video library, it is determined whether the question is in an audio format. In response to determining that the question is in an audio format, the question is converted into a text format. The course material is searched in a time sliced video index database for an answer to the question using keywords found in the text format of the question. Also, other course materials similar to the course material are searched in a video knowledge base. A weight is assigned to each search result hit found in the course material and the other course materials. Search result hits are outputted in a priority order according to assigned weight and user preference.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for summarising knowledge from text and in particular to a method and system for summarising knowledge from text such as scientific or research papers. The continuing growth of the published literature has created a fundamental barrier to the transfer of what is published being used in common practice. There is just too much literature for human beings to deal with. The present invention provides a computing system and method for automatically summarising knowledge from text, by determining some concepts from the text, generating a set of candidate relationships between the concepts, generating a set of relationships based on the set of candidate relationships according to predetermined criteria and generating a decision model based on the set of relationships.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention form an information set from the current set of index information available by the operations of the Pre-Search and RunTime Search components of the search engine. A search request that contains search terms and/or other search criteria (e.g. date or file type) is entered by a user through an input interface. The search terms and the information set are worked through the search engine modules to provide the actual results sought by the user. These results are provided to the user via a Return Interface. Embodiments involve a search engine that forms a numeric code index that includes grammar embedded rules from a plurality of documents, converts a search request into the same format as the index, and then compares the index and the search request to form the search results.

Abstract: A hub-spoke patient information service in which a patient's data can be obtained from a network of independent data sources through a centralized service. The hub of the service stores patient identification information and the spokes store the patient's clinical data. In a preferred embodiment, the spokes are independent sources (e.g. each spoke is generally unrelated to other spokes) and include hospitals, doctor offices, clinics, insurance companies, or other entities that store or track clinical data. Preferably, the data sources use a first authentication to properly identify or authentic the service. Once access is granted, the spoke sources are queried for the patient's data. In response, each data source provides the type of patient data available from the source. The user is shown the types of data available without generally showing the actual data. The user can then select the specific patient data to retrieve from the spoke sources.

Abstract: A search engine for retrieving documents from a database including a semantic document editor that allows a user to edit an existing document by creating searchable compound words that contains information contextually relevant to the contents of the document. The editor associates the created compound words with the document to produce an enhanced document having the compounds words associated therewith. A database is provided for storing enhanced documents and a semantic query editor is provided that enables a searcher to address the database of enhanced documents with a query. The query editor receives the query and converts it into one or more compound search words that contain contextually relevant information. A search module is provided that receives the searchable compound words and locates the relevant enhanced documents that have compound words associated with the document matching the searchable compound words. An output module presents any located documents to the searcher.

Abstract: A method for providing meta data for a work includes designating a file for uploading data associated therewith to a telematics unit operatively connected to a vehicle; and using meta data associated with the designed file, obtaining phonetic meta data for the designed file from an on-line service. The method further includes creating a phonetic meta data file associated with the designed file and including the obtained phonetic meta data, and transferring the phonetic metal data file to the telematics unit. Also disclosed herein is a system for providing the same.

Abstract: A method of protecting information in search queries uses a search apparatus with a user interface that is configured for connection to a computer network that comprises a plurality of search engines on a plurality of servers.

Abstract: A method of generating search queries based on digitized audio from conversations, including: providing a database having a global hot-list of universal popular keywords or phrases and a personalized entity list comprising keywords and phrases used with a frequency above a determined threshold value in conversations involving a user; monitoring a conversation between at least two people, including the user; identifying words or phrases in digitized audio of the monitored conversation through speech recognition; comparing the identified words or phrases to the keywords and phrases in the database to find any matches; generating a search string, without the user requesting a search, based on words or phrases found to match the keyword or phrases stored in the database; submitting the search string to a search engine as a search query; and serving a set of search results returned by the search engine to a display device of the user.

Abstract: A keyword input supporting apparatus includes a document acquisition unit that acquires a document having a plurality of components containing text data, a main component selection unit that selects a component having many characters in the text data as a main component, a part-of-speech analysis unit that analyzes the part-of-speech of the text data contained in the main component, and adds a semantic attribute to each of words of the text data, a specific name extraction unit that extracts as a specific name a word, having a predetermined semantic attribute or part of speech, from the words, a specific name storage that stores the specific name together with the corresponding semantic attribute, a keyword candidate classification unit that performs classification of the specific name from the storage as a keyword candidate based on the semantic attribute, and a keyword candidate presentation unit that presents the keyword candidate to a user.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for proactive information security management is described. In one embodiment, for example, a computer-implemented method for controlling access to sensitive information, the method comprising: maintaining access constraint data that can be used to control access to the sensitive information, wherein the access constraint data includes match pattern data and apply pattern data; receiving a semantic query from a querier requesting access to the sensitive information; based on the match pattern data, determining whether the semantic query should be constrained according to the apply pattern data; where said semantic query should be constrained according to the apply pattern data, rewriting the semantic query according to the apply pattern data to produce a rewritten query; executing the rewritten query against a database that contains the sensitive information; and returning any results of executing the rewritten query.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an information acquisition processing module, a scheduling module and a control module. The information acquisition processing module performs an information acquisition process of acquiring information corresponding to an input keyword via an Internet by transmitting the keyword to a predetermined server apparatus on the Internet via the data communication module. The scheduling module acquires a date and time which is relevant to the input keyword, and records the date and time together with the input keyword. And then, the control module causes the information acquisition processing module to timely re-perform an information acquisition process using the keyword recorded by the scheduling module together with the date and time based on the date and time recorded by the scheduling module.

Abstract: The present invention provides a text searching method including the steps of: extracting initials of corresponding words in a text to be searched according to a predetermined extracting rule to form an initial character string; creating mapping relation between the extracted initial character string and the text to be searched; performing matching between the initial character string and an abbreviation character string to be searched for; and determining an expanded phrase corresponding to the abbreviation character string to be searched for and a location of the expanded phrase in the text to be searched according to a result of the matching and the mapping relation. The invention further provides a text searching device for implementing the method and a text processor including the text searching device.

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for providing a word or phrase index regarding a particular set of search results. In specific embodiments, a word or phrase index for summarizing the words or phrases (or a subset of same) within the particular search results may be determined. This index may be similar to the inverted index used by some search engines so that each of a plurality of words or phrases are associated with a plurality of search results (e.g., web pages and/or their cached copies) that contain such each word or phrase. The index is determined based on the search results, and the index for the search results is then provided along with the search results. The entries of the provided search result index are preferably selectable so that a user can access the search results that contain at least one of the listed word or phrase in the index.

Abstract: Provided are a method for searching for media files on the basis of voice recognition and a mobile device for searching for media files based on voice recognition. The media files are stored in a storage unit. Keywords of the media files stored in the storage unit are extracted and stored in a keyword storage unit. The keywords are searched for on the basis of user voice recognition input to the mobile device, so that corresponding media files are searched for and output.

Abstract: A multi-modal search query refinement system (and corresponding methodology) is provided. In accordance with the innovation, query suggestion results represent a word palette which can be used to select strings for inclusion or exclusion from a refined set of results. The system employs text, speech, touch and gesture input to refine a set of search query results. Wildcards can be employed in the search either prompted by the user or inferred by the system. Additionally, partial knowledge supplemented by speech can be employed to refine search results.

Abstract: A multi-modal search system (and corresponding methodology) that employs wildcards is provided. Wildcards can be employed in the search query either initiated by the user or inferred by the system. These wildcards can represent uncertainty conveyed by a user in a multi-modal search query input. In examples, the words “something” or “whatchamacallit” can be used to convey uncertainty and partial knowledge about portions of the query and to dynamically trigger wildcard generation.

Abstract: When an additional search key of an input unit is operated by the user, if a current display on a display screen of a display unit is a list display of respective example sentences, a user input for refining example sentences is received, and example sentences are refined in accordance therewith. When the additional search key is operated by the user, if the current display is a display of explanatory information on the vocabulary entry, the display screen of the display unit is split into two, and a search of the explanatory information is carried out on one split screen.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a user input in a design environment indicating at least one software component for which a technical design document is desired, identifying files in which information associated with the component is located, accessing the information, and formatting the information according to a technical design document template. A system has a design environment for development of software components, and a document generator to automatically generate documentation for the software components on demand. A method to design software components includes producing a design of a software component in a design environment residing upon a computer, selecting the software component for design review, and generating a design document according to a template from the design environment.

Abstract: A system for natural language communication with a computer, comprising a database configures to store at least one table the table configured to store associations between concepts in a text string and associated concept identifiers; and a builder interfaced with the database, the builder configured to construct a concept defined by a text string by performing a process comprising the following steps: assigning a unique identifier to the concept, breaking the concept into sub-concepts, assigning a unique identifier to each sub-concept, using legal joins to join cub-concepts into higher order sub-concepts, assigning a unique identifier to the higher-order concepts, and repeating the steps until the higher order sub-concepts join to form the concept, and storing the concept, sub-concepts, higher order sub-concepts and unique identifiers in a table in the database.

Abstract: A system and method for of identifying a semantic meaning of searchable elements are provided. In one implementation, a system includes an adaptive machine-learning module including a pattern recognition processor. The pattern recognition processor is configured to recognize searchable elements in source information and identify a semantic meaning of the searchable elements based on contingency measures of their relationships within the source information without requiring a predefined ontology of terms. In another implementation, a method includes recognizing searchable elements in source information; and identifying a semantic meaning of the searchable elements using a pattern recognition processor based on contingency measures of searchable element relationships within the source information without requiring a predefined ontology of terms.

Abstract: Improved method of and apparatus for joining and aggregating data elements integrated within a relational database management system (RDBMS) using a non-relational multi-dimensional data structure (MDD). The improved RDBMS system of the present invention can be used to realize achieving a significant increase in system performance (e.g. deceased access/search time), user flexibility and ease of use. The improved RDBMS system of the present invention can be used to realize an improved Data Warehouse for supporting on-line analytical processing (OLAP) operations or to realize an improved informational database system or the like.

Abstract: A set of words is converted to a corresponding set of particles, wherein the words and the particles are unique within each set. For each word, all possible partitionings of the word into particles are determined, and a cost is determined for each possible partitioning. The particles of the possible partitioning associated with a minimal cost are added to the set of particles.

Abstract: A method of relaying to a user an account regarding characters, where the account includes one embodiment of a branching story, includes: generating a plurality of electronic communicative entities, each expressing a communication of at least one character, and displaying the electronic communicative entities to the user. The method includes prompting the user to choose a branch among a plurality of branches of the branching story, receiving a branch choice of the user, and relaying the account to the user based at least in part on the branch choice. A majority of the electronic communicative entities includes at least one of an email, an instant message, a chat room message, and a web page. The account is substantially completely relayed to the user by the plurality of electronic communicative entities.

Abstract: A method for normalizing query words in web search includes populating a dictionary with join and split candidates and corresponding joined and split words from an aggregate of query logs; determining a confidence score for join and split candidates, a highest confidence score for each being characterized in the dictionary as must-join and must-split, respectively; accepting queries with words amenable to being split or joined, or amenable to an addition or deletion of a hyphen or an apostrophe; generating, based on the accepted queries, split candidates obtained from the dictionary, and candidates of join, hyphen, or apostrophe algorithmically; and submitting to a search engine the generated possible candidates characterized as must-join or must-split in the dictionary, to improve search results returned in response to the queries; applying a language dictionary to generated candidates not characterized as must-split or must-join, to rank them, and submitting those highest-ranked to the search engine.

Abstract: Search methods and systems are provided. First, a voice is received. The voice is recognized using voice recognition technology to obtain at least two keywords, and a specific keyword combination is generated according to the keywords. A specific requirement among a plurality of requirements is associated according to the specific keyword combination, wherein each requirement corresponds to at least one of a plurality of keyword combinations. Then, according to the specific requirement, a database is searched to obtain at least candidate data conforming to the specific requirement.

Abstract: A speech synthesizer can execute speech content editing at high speed and generate speech content easily. The speech synthesizer includes a small speech element DB (101), a small speech element selection unit (102), a small speech element concatenation unit (103), a prosody modification unit (104), a large speech element DB (105), a correspondence DB (106) that associates the small speech element DB (101) with the large speech element DB (105), a speech element candidate obtainment unit (107), a large speech element selection unit (108), and a large speech element concatenation unit (109). By editing synthetic speech using the small speech element DB (101) and performing quality enhancement on an editing result using the large speech element DB (105), speech content can be generated easily on a mobile terminal.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing relevant search result and query terms are disclosed herein. Natural language processing of the documents and previous search session history are used to dynamically determine document relevance, queries relevant to search categories prior to start of a search session, and query to query correlations.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing system comprising a device and a terminal. The device comprises a recording unit to record telephone communication; a voice obtaining unit to obtain voice in response to detection of disconnection from a phone line; a transmission unit to transmit recorded data; a transmission unit to transmit voice data; a reception unit to receive a keyword candidate; a display control unit to display the keyword candidate; a selection unit to select a keyword candidate; and a transmission unit to transmit the selected keyword candidate. The terminal comprises a reception unit to receive the recorded data; a keyword generation unit to generate the keyword candidate based on the voice data; a transmission unit to transmit the keyword candidate; a registration unit to register the keyword candidate as a search keyword while associating the keyword candidate with the recorded data.

Abstract: This invention is a system and method that enables image viewers to search for information about objects, events or concepts shown or conveyed in an image through a search engine. The system integrates search capability into digital images seamlessly. When viewers of such an image want to search for information about something they see in the image, they can click on it to trigger a search request. Upon receiving a search request, the system will automatically use an appropriate search term to query a search engine. The search results will be displayed as an overlay on the image or in a separate window. Ads that are relevant to the search term are delivered and displayed alongside search results. The system also allows viewers to initiate a search using voice commands. Further, the system resolves ambiguity by allowing viewers to select one of multiple searchable items when necessary.

Abstract: A system and method of determining an answer in an expert system having an inference engine and a knowledge database includes transmitting a query or sub-queries to a plurality of sub-expert systems, each comprising an associated inference engine and an associated knowledge database; receiving a sub-answer from each sub-expert system which has been inferred by the inference engine based upon knowledge in the knowledge database; transmitting the sub-answers to the expert system using the inference engine thereof to infer an answer to the query based upon knowledge in the knowledge database and the sub-answers received from the sub-expert systems; and transmitting the answer. A system for managing data includes a computer interface with a database arrangement that stores domain-related information, and which communicates with an inference engine that infers query results based upon the domain-related information and partial answers obtained from knowledge databases.

Abstract: A spoken dialogue apparatus which retrieves desired data from a data storage unit storing data in association with attribute values concerning a plurality of attributes of the data, includes a calculation unit configured to calculate estimated numbers of data as costs concerning a first response and a second response based on the retrieval condition and the retrieval result, the data being included in retrieval result after narrowed retrieval performed in accordance with an input speech corresponding to the first response asking the user to input an attribute value of an attribute which has not been input and corresponding to the second response ascertaining the truth of an attribute value of an attribute which has been input, and a selection unit configured to select a response having the lowest cost and present the response to the user.

Abstract: Human-like response emulator stores a library (14) comprising one or more different subject matter data structures. Each data structure comprising a set of stimuli related to the subject matter of the data structure and one or more output instructions associated with each stimulus. Each output instruction is for producing a human-like response to the associated stimulus. The emulator receives a stimulus (16, 18). The emulator looks up output instructions in each data structure that are associated with the received stimulus.

Abstract: In various exemplary embodiments, a system and method is disclosed to analyze event streams of a user session. One embodiment of the method includes logging a plurality of events from an event stream, specifying conditions to sort the plurality of events, applying the conditions to the plurality of events, producing a probability distribution of event nodes after a given node in the event stream, and producing an interactive graphical reduction of a produced graph by determining patterns in a graphical tree and unifying occurrences of the patterns.

Abstract: Plural headwords corresponding to a search character string are searched for through a dictionary-content data memory and displayed in a list form in a left area of a display screen, and heading data included in explanation contents concerning the headwords are read out from a headword table to be displayed in a right area of the display screen. When a headword is designated from among the plural headwords displayed in list form in the left area of the display screen, heading data contained in plural explanation contents concerning the designated headword are read out from an explanation data table and are displayed in list form over the heading data displayed in the right area.

Abstract: A method for answering search queries about services is disclosed. The method includes searching a plurality of storage media on a network for a natural language service metastatement. The natural language service metastatement is typically generated by a service provider and describes the services provided by the service provider in detail. The method also includes locating the natural language service metastatement in the storage media and extracting the natural language metastatement from the storage media. The method also includes indexing the natural language metastatement in a service description index. Thus, when a search query for a service is received, the service description index is searched for a natural language service metastatement corresponding to the search query, and the search result is provided in the form of a natural language answer.

Abstract: A method for answering search queries about services is disclosed. The method includes searching a plurality of storage media on a network for a natural language service metastatement. The natural language service metastatement is typically generated by a service provider and describes the services provided by the service provider in detail. The method also includes locating the natural language service metastatement in the storage media and extracting the natural language metastatement from the storage media. The method also includes indexing the natural language metastatement in a service description index. Thus, when a search query for a service is received, the service description index is searched for a natural language service metastatement corresponding to the search query, and the search result is provided in the form of a natural language answer.

Abstract: A multi-lingual search and display system and/or methodology. The system providing a single point of access to information in multiple languages by executing a query against a set of targets, where the set of targets can include continents, countries, regions, geographic areas, languages, cultures, economies, markets, and so forth. Additionally, the subject invention translates the resulting documents and renders the translated results in a single view.

Abstract: A machine-executable attribute extraction method comprising: extracting, vis-à-vis a plurality of documents in the archival memory (that also stores registration dates and attributes of the documents) having registration dates falling within a desired time period, feature words for each attribute value of the corresponding attributes of the plurality of documents; registering, into the work memory, the desired time period, and the extracted feature words for each attribute value of the corresponding attributes of the plurality of documents; determining, amongst the extracted feature words in the work memory, first feature words for which the attribute has a first attribute value and second feature words for which the attribute has a second attribute value; calculating a similarity between the first feature words and the second feature words; judging whether the similarity satisfies a condition; and outputting the second attribute value when the similarity satisfies the condition.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for use with information extraction techniques based on sequential models. Additional statistics are maintained during inference and employed to boost the accuracy of the extraction algorithm and mitigate the effects of training bias.