Abstract: A system and method of creating a situational application provides for identifying content from a plurality of sources, where the content is associated with a user's interaction with the plurality of sources. Data associated with the identified content is gathered, and a situational application is generated based on the gathered data.

Abstract: A system and method for accelerating customer sales transactions in a retail store. A customer checkout accelerator provides a customer user interface to initiate a request for a preapproval amount for a sales transaction before reaching the point of sale terminal for completion of the purchase transaction. A card reader integrated into the customer checkout accelerator reads a customer payment card number when the payment card is swiped through the reader. A customer checkout accelerator server module resident on a store controller server determines a preapproval amount for the sales transaction and transmits the request to an external card services system for payment approval. The customer checkout accelerator also provides the ability to purchase additional promotional items in the checkout lane with this process integrated into the payment preapproval process.

Abstract: Widget creation, editing, augmentation, tracking and deployment is provided. Embodiments may include a Widget Assembly Application (“WAA”). The WAA may employ generalized widget templates selected by a user for customizing or assembling widgets. A generator may render previously assembled widgets when requested. The generator may use a skeleton specific to the target server type and widget, and code supporting the generator and the WAA may employ recursive eye-catcher syntax. Widgets may be deployed from any discovered instance to additional remote widget containers of the same or different type.

Abstract: An approach is provided for an information handling system that identifies emotions and notifies a user that may otherwise have difficulty identifying the emotions displayed by others. A set of real-time inputs, such as audio and video inputs, are received at one or more receivers. The inputs are received from a human subject who is interacting with a user of the information handling system with the information handling system being a portable system carried by the user. The received set of real-time inputs are compared to predefined sets of emotional characteristics in order to identify an emotion that is being displayed by the human subject. Feedback is provided to the user of the system regarding the identified emotion exhibited by the human subject.

Abstract: An approach is provided for an information handling system that identifies emotions and notifies a user that may otherwise have difficulty identifying the emotions displayed by others. A set of real-time inputs, such as audio and video inputs, are received at one or more receivers. The inputs are received from a human subject who is interacting with a user of the information handling system with the information handling system being a portable system carried by the user. The received set of real-time inputs are compared to predefined sets of emotional characteristics in order to identify an emotion that is being displayed by the human subject. Feedback is provided to the user of the system regarding the identified emotion exhibited by the human subject.

Abstract: In a method of and system for discovering people with attributes, users tag people in their respective contact lists with attribute tags. The method aggregates in a folksonomy database the people tagged in the contact lists. A user may request a list of people tagged with an attribute. In response to a user request, the method searches the folksonomy database for people tagged with the attribute tag. The method returns to the requesting user a list of people tagged with the attribute tag.

Abstract: Widget creation, editing, augmentation, tracking and deployment is provided. Embodiments may include a Widget Assembly Application (“WAA”). The WAA may employ generalized widget templates selected by a user for customizing or assembling widgets. A generator may render previously assembled widgets when requested. The generator may use a skeleton specific to the target server type and widget, and code supporting the generator and the WAA may employ recursive eye-catcher syntax. Widgets may be deployed from any discovered instance to additional remote widget containers of the same or different type.

Abstract: An approach is presented that establishes an authorized user identity at an information handling system. The user is permitted access to the information handling system after which the user's expected biometric data is retrieved from a data store. The system repeatedly receives biometric input (e.g., facial image) with the biometric input corresponding to a current user of the system. If the biometric data corresponding to the current user of the system matches the expected biometric data, then the user is allowed continued access to the system. On the other hand, if the biometric data corresponding to the current user of the system does not match the expected biometric data then access to the system is inhibited.

Abstract: A system and method for accelerating customer sales transactions in a retail store. A customer checkout accelerator provides a customer user interface initiate a request for a preapproval amount for a sales transaction before reaching the point of sale for completion of the purchase transaction. A card reader integrated into the customer checkout accelerator reads a customer payment card number when the payment card is swiped through the reader. A customer checkout accelerator server module resident on a store controller server determines a preapproval amount for the sales action and transmits the request to an external card services system for payment approval. The customer checkout accelerator also provides the ability to purchase additional promotional items in the checkout lane with this process integrated into the payment preapproval process.

Abstract: A system and method of creating a situational application provides for identifying content from a plurality of sources, where the content is associated with a user's interaction with the plurality of sources. Data associated with the identified content is gathered, and a situational application is generated based on the gathered data.

Abstract: In a method of and system for discovering people with attributes, users tag people in their respective contact lists with attribute tags. The method aggregates in a folksonomy database the people tagged in the contact lists. A user may request a list of people tagged with an attribute. In response to a user request, the method searches the folksonomy database for people tagged with the attribute tag. The method returns to the requesting user a list of people tagged with the attribute tag.

Abstract: Problems are resolved in a business process that includes application programs that run on an Information Technology (IT) infrastructure having IT components. A symptom is generated that identifies a problem in the business process. Selected application programs and/or IT components in the IT infrastructure that may cause the problem in the business process are identified, based on the symptom. A respective situation for a respective selected application program and/or IT component is obtained. The respective situation is one of a set of component-independent predefined situation categories that is associated with a respective selected application program and/or IT component. The respective situations provide the status of the selected application programs and/or IT components in a common situation format that includes the associated one of the component-independent predefined situation categories.

Abstract: A system and method for accelerating customer sales transactions in a retail store. A customer checkout accelerator provides a customer user interface to initiate a request for a preapproval amount for a sales transaction before reaching the point of sale terminal for completion of the purchase transaction. A card reader integrated into the customer checkout accelerator reads a customer payment card number when the payment card is swiped through the reader. A customer checkout accelerator server module resident on a store controller server determines a preapproval amount for the sales transaction and transmits the request to an external card services system for payment approval. The customer checkout accelerator also provides the ability to purchase additional promotional items in the checkout lane with this process integrated into the payment preapproval process.