Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for the extraction of keyphrases from natural text. For the purpose of this document, keyphrases are text segments that represent the main topic of a text. The method of the present invention may facilitate keyphrase extraction from any length of text. The text may be of several varieties, such as, for example a sentence, paragraph, document or collection of documents. Phrase separator methods may be applied to the text to extract phrases from the text. From these phrases the present invention may identify the one or more phrases that are integral to the meaning of the text and these may be identified as the keyphrases of the text. The text may be indexed using the keyphrases so that a search based upon any of the keyphrases will cause search engines and/or text retrieval means to retrieve the text.

Abstract: A display of a source data model on a user interface component being associated with a target data model is provided. The source data model and the target data model comprise a collection of data types (class/object), each including a set of name and type attributes. For each source data type of the source data model, a matching target data type is determined among said target data types in the target data model. Said source data type is linked to said matching target data type. A display of said source data model using said link between a source data type and a target data type.

Abstract: A user-interface method of selecting and presenting a collection of content items based on user navigation and selection actions associated with the content is provided. The method includes associating a relevance weight on a per user basis with content items to indicate a relative measure of likelihood that the user desires the content item. The method includes receiving a user's navigation and selections actions for identifying desired content items, and in response, adjusting the associated relevance weight of the selected content item and group of content items containing the selected item. The method includes, in response to subsequent user input, selecting and presenting a subset of content items and content groups to the user ordered by the adjusted associated relevance weights assigned to the content items and content groups.

Abstract: An information processing device 900 is equipped with an attribute value estimating part 901 configured to, based on at attribute value associated with a connection object that is an object connected to an estimation target object that is one object in a universal set including a plurality of objects associated with an attribute value that is a value representing the possession or absence of an attribute, estimate an attribute value associated with the estimation target object.

Abstract: Examples of methods, systems, and computer-readable media for managing mainframe overhead during detection of sensitive information are described using multiple techniques. The techniques may include manipulating a scan definition, defining scan parameters and limitations, utilizing user-supplied scan filters, and using a redrive operation. The redrive operation may include halting one or more analysis requests associated with scan definitions, storing a redrive position for each analysis request, and resuming the servicing of analysis requests at the redrive position for each request.

Abstract: A system and method for improving the relevance of search results is disclosed. Voters who may be human searchers or guides may review search results or other review items associated with a search request or other reference item. A review may be activated based on a usage indicator(s) which may improve utilization of guides. A vote by a voter may be weighted based on a voting history associated with the voter and one or more reference voters who may be designated by the system. A voter may be presented with a group of items for review including simultaneously. A number of comparison voting sessions or elections may be used to determine a rating or ranking of a review item associated with a reference item.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for calculating an evaluation score of content by using user feedback. According to one aspect of the present invention, the method for calculating an evaluation score of content by using user feedback includes: calculating an evaluation score of each of a plurality of components constituting the content on the basis of the user feedback with respect to the plurality of components; and adding up evaluation scores of at least some of the plurality of components to calculate an evaluation score of the content.

Abstract: In one embodiment a method for probabilistically quantifying a degree of relevance between two or more citationally or contextually related data objects, such as patent documents, non-patent documents, web pages, personal and corporate contacts information, product information, consumer to behavior, technical or scientific information, address information, and the like is provided. In another embodiment a method for visualizing and displaying relevance between two or more citationally or contextually related data objects is provided. In another embodiment a search input/output interface that utilizes an iterative self-organizing mapping technique to automatically generate a visual map of relevant patents and/or other related documents desired to be explored, searched or analyzed is provided.

Abstract: An objective measure of human QOL is determined by a QOL quantification system. The QOL quantification system comprises a QOL rules engine, a QOL measure datastore, a score data archive, a user computing device, and a network. The QOL measure datastore comprises quantifiable measures of QOL of a QOL factor. The QOL rules engine comprises instructions for receiving user data indicative of a plurality of attributes of a selected QOL factor of the user, obtaining measures of QOL from the QOL measures datastore associated with the selected QOL factor, evaluating the user data against the QOL measures of the selected QOL factor, determining a user score indicative of the QOL of the selected QOL factor of the user, storing the user score in the score data archive, and comparing the user score to a score stored in the score data archive. The QOL rules engine may also suggest change options to one or more QOL factors to improve the user score.

Abstract: A system is provided for use with a data providing portion and first, second, and third user devices. The data providing portion can provide initial data having a plurality of data entries. The system includes a first processing portion that can generate a ranking of the data entries based on a weighting factor; a second processing portion that can provide the first user device with a first level of access and which can generate a second ranking; a third processing portion that can provide the second user device with a second level of access to one of the ranking and the second ranking; and a fourth processing portion that can provide the third user device with a third level of access to one of the ranking and the second ranking.

Abstract: A system and method for efficiently and accurately identifying relevant document classifications is contemplated. The document analysis system receives classified reference documents along with a relevancy indicator for each document and generates sensory indicators that assist a researcher in identifying relevant classifications that have not been previously researched. In one aspect, the document analysis system generates a table of classifications, the classifications being determined by scoring of each classification cited within each relevant document. The system then determines a sensory indicator (e.g. a color) for each classification that indicates the extent to which the classification has been previously searched. The classification analysis window thus allows the researcher to quickly determine (e.g. by visual inspection) which classification codes have been cited most frequently as well as which classification codes require further search.

Abstract: In one embodiment, data relating to usage patterns of the user is stored, wherein the data includes information as to items which were used and the context in which they were used. A correlation table is constructed. Correlation values between each item and each context are then stored in then correlation table, wherein the correlations are used to recommend one or more of the items.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate to pattern matching of layout design data. Layout design data is searched to identify configurations of geometric elements that match a reference pattern based on an anchor edge in the reference pattern. An edge in a search window area matching the anchor edge may first be selected as anchor matching edge. A search portion of the reference pattern is then compared with the region of the search window area corresponding to the selected anchor matching edge.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for searching contents, including structured search are described herein. Embodiments of the present invention use tree structures (or more generally, graph structures), layout structures, and/or content category information to capture within search results relevant content that would otherwise be missed, to reduce the incidence of false positives within search results, and to improve the accuracy of rankings within search results. Embodiments of the present invention further use tree structures (or more generally, graph structures), layout structures, and/or content category information to extend search results to include sub-document constituents. Embodiments of the present invention also support the use of distribution properties as criteria for ranking search results.

Abstract: A system for detecting extracranial flow anomalies in a patient, for example for the purposes of the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis comprises:—a detection source (TCCS, ECD) to detect venous hemodynamics parameters representative of extracranial venous flow in a patient and generate corresponding signals, and—a processing device (PC) to receive said signals from the detection source (TCCS, ECD), configured (100, 200, 300, 400, 500), to assign to said venous hemodynami parameters respective insufficiency scores and combine (600) the respective scores assigned to said venous hemodynami parameters and generate an overall insufficiency score indicative of a level of extracranial venous flow anomaly in the patient.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of ranking linkable nodes based on intrinsic scores assigned to the nodes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for, and method of, calculating parameters used to determine whether records and entity representations should be linked. Such parameters may be set as negative to account for fields that do not match. The system and method apply iterative techniques such that parameters from each linking iteration are used in the next linking iteration. The system and method need no human interaction in order to calibrate and utilize record matching formulas used for the linking decisions.

Abstract: Document identification tags are assigned to documents to be added to a collection of documents. Based on query-independent information about a new document, a document identification tag is assigned to the new document. The document identification tag so assigned is used in the indexing of the new document. When a list of document identification tags are produced by an index in response to a query, the list is approximately ordered with respect to a measure of query-independent relevance. In some embodiments, the measure of query-independent relevance is related to the connectivity matrix of the World Wide Web. In other embodiments, the measure is related to the recency of crawling. In still other embodiments, the measure is a mixture of these two. The provided systems and methods allow for real-time indexing of documents as they are crawled from a collection of documents.

Abstract: The present invention provides a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for identifying interchangeable parts in parts catalogs. In one illustrative embodiment, a set of catalogs is searched for first attributes for a set of parts using an intelligent agent. The intelligent agent compares the first attributes for the set of parts to a set of second attributes for a selected part. A weight is assigned to each of the first attributes based on whether each of the first attributes is correlated to an attribute in the set of second attributes. Each part in the set of parts is ranked using the weight assigned to each attribute in the first attributes. A set of interchangeable parts is identified using the ranking for each part in the set of parts.

Abstract: A processing system of data de-duplication includes a client and a server. A characteristic value of each data block is compared with characteristic values stored in the client. If the same characteristic value exists in the client, the data block corresponding to the compared characteristic value is deleted. A server data management module is connected to a client data management module through a network. If the characteristic value does not exist in the server, a corresponding data block is obtained from the client, and the new data block and the characteristic value are stored in the server. A file management module records a storage address of the data blocks in the server into an index file. In this way, the server is not required to perform all data de-duplication processes of the clients, thus reducing the occupation of bandwidth and improving the processing efficiency of the server.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to systems and methods for filtering interpolated input data based on user-supplied or other approximation constraints. A database management system can store operational data, such as financial, medical, or other information. A user can access a set of target data, representing an output desired to be generated from an interpolated set of input data. Thus, the average air temperature of a region may be known for ten years, along with other inputs including water temperature, wind speed, and other data. The interpolation engine can receive a target temperature for the current year, and generate water temperatures, wind speeds, or other inputs that will produce the target temperature. The engine can also receive sets of approximation constraints supplied by a user, application, and/or other source to apply to the interpolated input values, and force those values to conform to an additional layer of desired criteria or constraints.

Abstract: A method and system for managing risk by indicating links between one or more persons or entities which can include a process that gathers information about individuals and organizations into a computerized system where it can be analyzed to associate one or more individuals or organizations with links to other individuals or organizations. A user can designate a person or entity and the system will provide an indication of linkages associated with the designated person. Some embodiments can include a user specifying a particular type of link or limit links to a specified degree of separation between the designated person and any other person or entity.

Abstract: Potentially sensitive information (e.g., account numbers for payment cards, etc.) may be identified from data by use of an “interval scanning” technique, in which a string of data is evaluated in intervals. When a system employs an interval scanning technique, data is evaluated by analyzing bytes of data in periodic sequence (e.g., every thirteenth byte, etc.), while the bytes between the analyzed bytes are initially ignored. If the value of an analyzed byte corresponds to a character of interest (e.g., a decimal numeral or numeric digit (i.e., a character having a value that corresponds to a base-ten, or Arabic, number, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9), etc.), that byte is identified as a “base byte,” from which a more focused evaluation (e.g., a byte-by-byte analysis, or sequential analysis, etc.) may then commence.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate providing one or more profiles to an application executing on a device. The application can request one or more profiles, which can relate to an application type. The application type can be specified in the profile request, determined based on a profile indicated in the profile request, etc. Where the application type corresponds to an operator-specific application type, one or more operator identifiers in the profile request can be verified with one or more other operator identifiers in an identity module of the device. Where the operator identifiers match, the requested profile can be provided to the application. Where the operator identifiers do not match, an invalid profile, error code, etc. can be provided to the application. In this regard, operators can control utilization of specific profiles that can be defined by the operator.

Abstract: A content item may be associated with metadata comprising one or more tags. A user may indicate a relevance rating associated with a tag. The relevance rating may indicate whether the user feels the tag is relevant to the associated content item. Using a plurality of user-provided relevance ratings, a tag relevance model may be established. A tag relevance model may comprise a weighted or un-weighted average and/or median relevance rating of the tag and/or a cohesiveness of the of the relevance ratings. Rating cohesiveness may be used to identify controversial tags. Tag relevance information may be used to order search results. Tag ratings may also be used to aggregate users into groups comprising users having a similar point of view relative to one or more tag ratings. In addition, users may be grouped according to content access and/or tags rated regardless of the relevance rating applied.

Abstract: A database system providing high performance database versioning is described.

Abstract: Certain examples provide systems and methods for analysis and graphical visualization of healthcare services data. Certain examples provide a healthcare services analysis and visualization system. The system includes a data store to store data related to healthcare services provided in at least one geographic region. The system also includes a processor to retrieve and sort data from the data store based on one or more criteria, analyze the sorted data, and transform the sorted data into a geographical map representation of the healthcare services data. The system includes a user interface to display the geographical map representation of the healthcare services data and facilitate user review and interaction with the geographical map representation and the underlying healthcare services data.

Abstract: A method for producing a summary A of data points in an unaggregated data stream wherein the data points are in the form of weighted keys (a, w) where a is a key and w is a weight, and the summary is a sample of k keys a with adjusted weights wa. A first reservoir L includes keys having adjusted weights which are additions of weights of individual data points of included keys and a second reservoir T includes keys having adjusted weights which are each equal to a threshold value ? whose value is adjusted based upon tests of new data points arriving in the data stream. The summary combines the keys and adjusted weights of the first reservoir L with the keys and adjusted weights of the second reservoir T to form the sample representing the data stream upon which further analysis may be performed.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing data stream are provided. A query execution plan for processing data stream is shared between the server and the terminal. The server builds a query execution plan and determines a part of the built query execution plan to be executed in the terminal. The terminal executes the part of the built query execution plan and transfers a result of the execution. The server executes the remaining part of the built query execution plan based on the execution result transferred by the terminal. The part of the query execution plan to be executed in the terminal is determined depending on the performance of the terminal.

Abstract: In a client, an input receiver receives utterance data inputted through the client and utterance data inputted through a different client and received by a receiver, and then stores the utterance data in a past log storage as a past log. When the input receiver receives new utterance data, a reference information generator determines preceding utterance data referred to by the new utterance data, from the past log, generates reference information indicating a reference relationship, and then stores the reference information in a reference information storage. Then, a transmitter transmits the new utterance data and the reference information to the different client, and a display controller displays the utterance data stored as the past log, the new utterance data, and an indicator based on the reference information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for presenting search results with indication of relative position of search terms. According to one aspect of the invention, search results are displayed for a search query comprising a plurality of search terms. A search query is received, for example, from a user and at least one document satisfying the search query is obtained. The disclosed method determines a relative position of at least two of the search terms in the document and at least a portion of the document is presented with an indication of the relative position of the at least two search terms in the document. The relative position is indicated using a predefined character to indicate one or more intervening elements between the at least two search terms. A relevance ranking can optionally be presented that is based on the relative position of the at least two search terms.

Abstract: A collaborative automated structured tagging method, apparatus, and computer readable medium generate tags for an asset based on context items and the content of the asset. The tags are then ranked and stored until requested by a user or system. Users viewing the asset and the ranked tags can select tags indicating that the tags correctly define the asset. Users can also enter new tags for assets. The user input is then used to re-rank the tags associated with the particular asset.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate a system for retrieving images that may include one or more mainframe computer sites or Logical Partitions (LPARS) one or more servers operatively connected to the LPARS, and one or more databases operatively connected one or more of the LPARS. The system may also include a processor that may be configured to perform a method for generating electronic cash letters. The method for generating electronic cash letters may include reading a primary input key file assigned to the cash letter job, wherein the primary input key file includes a set of keys and each key corresponds to an image stored in one of the databases. The method may further include splitting the keys in the primary input key file into individual key files.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for enabling content information ingestion and processing in a content browsing and recommendation system are disclosed. The system and method in an example embodiment includes: gathering available content information related to particular items of content from a plurality of content sources via a data network; normalizing the gathered content information by using an ingestion engine; processing the content information, using a data processor, to associate particular items of content information with content catalogs; and storing the processed content information into a database with information identifying associated content catalogs.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for enabling data delivery in a content browsing and recommendation system are disclosed. The system and method in an example embodiment include: gathering available content information related to particular items of content from a plurality of content sources via a data network; processing the content information, using a data processor, to associate particular items of content information with content catalogs; storing the processed content information into a database with information identifying associated content catalogs; and providing a service, accessible via the data network, to enable a user platform to search the processed content information in the database based on a content catalog identifier.

Abstract: A system having a pre-analysis filter for monitoring incoming data and selecting out data that contributes to event-based trending. Trending from the selected data may be created, started and stopped on the fly. The selected data may generate a temporary log configuration file to allow the log engine to capture the significant data to be logged into storage. The data in storage may be subject to extensive trend analysis. A result of this system is that the amount of data stored is small compared to the amount of all incoming data.

Abstract: A computer-readable medium, computer-implemented method, and apparatus are provided. In one embodiment, one or more events are received, a new intermediate state of a data partition is created based on the event, and the new intermediate state is stored. The new intermediate state is reduced into a form suitable for aggregation, and an aggregate value is created by aggregating the new intermediate state with other intermediate states of other data partitions.

Abstract: A method, system, and article for compressing an input stream of uncompressed data. The input stream is divided into one or more data segments. A hash is applied to a first data segment, and an offset and length are associated with this first segment. This hash, together with the offset and length data for the first segment, is stored in a hash table. Thereafter, a subsequent segment within the input stream is evaluated and compared with all other hash entries in the hash table, and a reference is written to a prior hash for an identified duplicate segment. The reference includes a new offset location for the subsequent segment. Similarly, a new hash is applied to an identified non-duplicate segment, with the new hash and its corresponding offset stored in the hash table. A compressed output stream of data is created from the hash table retained on storage media.

Abstract: A method for anonymization of unstructured data comprises determining structured references in the unstructured data; populating a table with the structured references; anonymizing the structured references in the table using ontological analysis; and rewriting the structured references in the unstructured data with the anonymized structured references from the table to produce anonymized data. A system for anonymizing unstructured data comprises an entity spotting module configured to determine structured references in the unstructured data and populate a table with the determined structured references; an anonymization module configured to anonymizing the structured references in the table using ontological analysis; and a replacement module configured to rewrite the structured references in the unstructured data with the anonymized structured references from the table to produce anonymized data.

Abstract: A two-level cache to facilitate resolving resource path expressions for a hierarchy of resources is described, which includes a system-wide shared cache and a session-level cache. The shared cache is organized as a hierarchy of hash tables that mirrors the structure of a repository hierarchy. A particular hash table in a shared cache includes information for the child resources of a particular resource. A database management system that manages a shared cache may control the amount of memory used by the cache by implementing a replacement policy for the cache based on one or more characteristics of the resources in the repository. The session-level cache is a single level cache in which information for target resources of resolved path expressions may be tracked. In the session-level cache, the resource information is associated with the entire path expression of the associated resource.

Abstract: Business Process Management (BPM) to enterprises having business processes documented in multiple representations. Embodiments of the invention reconcile and organize documented information about processes into groups that convey inter-process similarity. The discovered knowledge can be used by embodiments of the invention for many applications to find process clusters that significantly boost performance.

Abstract: A device comprising a file management system that includes a plurality of first entries and second entries. The first entries are configured function as a logical block address mapping table for data searching operations on data files stored in data blocks of the device, and the second entries are configured to organize the plurality of data blocks into separate logical groups.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to extending types hosted in a database to other platforms. In aspects, a database may store objects according to a one type system while an application accessing the database may store objects according to another type system. To allow the application to understand the types, a mapping mechanism may be employed that maps from the types of type system of the database to types of a type system of the application. The mapping mechanism may utilize metadata associated with the data in mapping between types. In conjunction with mapping a source type to a target type, a target object may be instantiated and populated with properties of a source object of the source type.

Abstract: A mobile terminal for providing life observations including: a processing entity, memory, a wireless transceiver for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data relative to external entities, an observation logic conducting active and passive observations detectable relative the mobile terminal in response to active and passive triggers, respectively, each active trigger being associated with a triggering rule for conducting a related observation, each passive trigger being associated with a change in the observation environment, the occurrence of which in the mobile terminal triggers conducting the observation linked to the passive trigger, and a data handling logic for storing, analyzing, and aggregating observation data points of the gathered observation data to timed observation data transmissions via the wireless transceiver towards an external entity.

Abstract: A computer system for furnishing data relating to investments has a processor and one or more memory storage devices in communication with the processor. Data relating to investments is stored in the one or more memory storage devices. A catalog includes at least data stored in at least one of the one or more memory storage devices, the data including at least logical locations for the data relating to investments. The processor is adapted to execute services for calling to the catalog for locations of the data, and, employing at least logical locations of the selected data obtained from the catalog, access the selected data from at least one of the memory storage devices, perform one or more operations on the selected data, and provide the selected data for display to a user.

Abstract: An approach is provided for combining contact lists using partial word matching. A first contact list associated with initiating communication over one or more communication networks is retrieved from memory. A second contact list is received. The second contact list is merged with the first contact list. For each entry of the first contact list, an identifier is parsed into one or more words. For each entry of the second contact list, an identifier is parsed into one or more words. Whether the one or more words of the identifier of the first contact list partially matches the one or more words of the identifier of the second contact list is determined.

Abstract: A system protects database operations performed on a shared resource. The system may chunk memory to form a set of memory chunks which have memory blocks, at least some of the memory blocks including database objects. The system may configure at least one binary search tree using the memory chunks as nodes and buffer a set of pointers corresponding to the memory blocks. The system may further validate the buffered pointers and dereference validated buffered pointers.

Abstract: A system, method and API for processing and providing a unified list of the content offerings of multiple content sources.

Abstract: A computer implemented system for processing selected data from a raw data file having a plurality of data sets arranged according to a repeating fixed format includes a plurality of processing sequences. A first sequence creates output files, each corresponding to a data set and having a common format, by sequentially processing the data sets according to a first meta-program. A second sequence generates a first data structure by processing each output file according to a second meta-program, the first data structure including data arrangements corresponding to the output files. A third sequence generates a second data structure by processing the first data structure according to a third meta-program, the second data structure including a tabular arrangement of data including data from each data arrangement. A fourth sequence processes the second data structure and provides an output configured to facilitate analysis of the data.

Abstract: A digital spectrum defines and communicates a file's informational characteristics. A file's informational position may be represented as a vector in an N-dimensional space, where each dimension is defined by a symbol. A position along the axis of any given dimension is described by the frequency of occurrence of that symbol. Relative to the origin of the space, the file's position can be computed. Comparing positions reveals similarity, or not, of the files. Another method uses the digital spectrum to define a line graph. Each symbol and its frequency define points on the line. A distance function between two spectra line graphs is computed. Comparing values from the distance functions reveals similarity, or not, of the files. Also, total numbers of bits in the files are extracted by knowing the lengths of the original bits corresponding to every symbol. A symbol bit length spectrum is also defined.