Abstract: Monitoring of a semiconductor manufacturing process. Wafer measurement data is obtained (301); Zernike polynomials are fitted (302) to the wafer measurement data to obtain representation of respective wafermap patterns; a knowledgebase of wafermap patterns is built (303) based on the respective coefficients of the Zernike polynomials; the wafermap patterns of the knowledgebase are grouped (304) to wafermap pattern groups based on the respective coefficients of the Zernike polynomials; and at least some of the wafermap pattern groups of the knowledgebase and the respective coefficients of the Zernike polynomials are used (305) for analyzing new wafer measurement data for the purpose of monitoring the semiconductor manufacturing process.

Abstract: A method for evaluating effect of a change in a communications network includes receiving a first set of performance indicator values. measured over a first period of time before the change in the communications network; receiving a second set of performance indicator values with performance indicator values measured over a second period of time after the change in the communications network; comparing the first set and the second set to evaluate the effect of the change; determining a performance threshold based on the performance indicator values of the first set; determining a first performance ratio value based on the performance indicator values of the first set and the performance threshold; determining a second performance ratio value based on the performance indicator values of the second set and the performance threshold and providing output based on the first performance ratio value and the second performance ratio value.

Abstract: A computer implemented method of monitoring and controlling a target system, such as a communication network or an industrial process. The method includes receiving information about anomalies in operation of the target system detected by an automated anomaly detection mechanism; automatically determining certainty characteristics of the detected anomalies; submitting detected anomalies to expert evaluation in priority order determined based on the certainty characteristics; and adjusting the determination of certainty characteristics of the detected anomalies and/or the automated anomaly detection mechanism based on results of the expert evaluation.

Abstract: A method for evaluating effect of a change in a communications network includes receiving a first set of performance indicator values. measured over a first period of time before the change in the communications network; receiving a second set of performance indicator values with performance indicator values measured over a second period of time after the change in the communications network; comparing the first set and the second set to evaluate the effect of the change; determining a performance threshold based on the performance indicator values of the first set; determining a first performance ratio value based on the performance indicator values of the first set and the performance threshold; determining a second performance ratio value based on the performance indicator values of the second set and the performance threshold and providing output based on the first performance ratio value and the second performance ratio value.

Abstract: A computer implemented method of cell overlap analysis of a communication network. The method includes determining coverage area of a first and a second cell of the communication network, wherein determination of the coverage area of a cell is based on user distribution in the respective cell; determining intersecting area as an area where the determined coverage area of the first cell and the determined coverage area of the second cell overlap; and determining a first impact value reflecting impact of the overlap on the first cell as a ratio of the determined intersecting area and the determined coverage area of the first cell.

Abstract: A computer implemented method of managing a predictive model of a communication network, wherein the predictive model is configured to identify and correct forthcoming failures in network devices based on data collected from the network devices.

Abstract: The selection and presentation of representative image content items and textual content. In one aspect, the present invention relates to the selection of one or more image/video content items that are likely to represent well a group of image/video content items. In another aspect, the present invention relates to presentation of the selected content items are discussed. In yet another aspect, the present invention relates to the composition of textual characterizations of content.

Abstract: A method and system for facilitating user access to services through a wireless device of a user, involves recommending to a user a subset of services from a plurality of services available to the user in which each recommended service of the subset has at least one voice short-cut associated therewith, and selecting a service to be accessed through the user's wireless device from the subset of services according to a voice command by the user corresponding to the voice short-cut of the service.

Abstract: The invention is a system and method for computing a result for a location, wherein the result indicates how novel it is for a wireless device to occupy a specific location. After determining the location of a wireless device through various means, a Novelty Index Value (NIV) is calculated for the location, and the NIV is then stored into a database. The NIV may then be subsequently used by application programs to compute a desired result from the NIV. Multiple users may utilize and/or share the same NIV values. The NIV may also be used to alter the configuration of a wireless device as well. A recommendation system is also disclosed, wherein user context is utilized along with NIV values to compute particular results for a user.

Abstract: A method and corresponding apparatus, computer program instructions, and graphical user interface are provided for annotating content with context metadata. The method includes obtaining by an apparatus a first list of context metadata items for a content item where the context metadata items include information relating to devices which were nearby the apparatus when the content item was created; obtaining a second list of context metadata items, wherein the second list contains some, but not all, of the metadata items of the first list; and annotating the content item with the second list by creating an association between metadata items of the second list and the content item.

Abstract: A method and system for facilitating user access to services through a wireless device of a user, involves recommending to a user a subset of services from a plurality of services available to the user in which each recommended service of the subset has at least one voice short-cut associated therewith, and selecting a service to be accessed through the user's wireless device from the subset of services according to a voice command by the user corresponding to the voice short-cut of the service.

Abstract: In order to allow a first presentation application to utilize tracked information collected by a second presentation application, the tracked information being how digital content is presented in user equipment, the information is collected by user equipment into a presentation application independent ratings data file.

Abstract: A method and system for facilitating user access to services through a wireless device of a user, involves recommending to a user a subset of services from a plurality of services available to the user in which each recommended service of the subset has at least one voice short-cut associated therewith, and selecting a service to be accessed through the user's wireless device from the subset of services according to a voice command by the user corresponding to the voice short-cut of the service.

Abstract: A method and system for facilitating user access to services through a wireless device of a user, involves recommending to a user a subset of services from a plurality of services available to the user in which each recommended service of the subset has at least one voice short-cut associated therewith, and selecting a service to be accessed through the user's wireless device from the subset of services according to a voice command by the user corresponding to the voice short-cut of the service.

Abstract: A method and system for facilitating user access to services through a wireless device of a user, involves recommending to a user a subset of services from a plurality of services available to the user in which each recommended service of the subset has at least one voice short-cut associated therewith, and selecting a service to be accessed through the user's wireless device from the subset of services according to a voice command by the user corresponding to the voice short-cut of the service.

Abstract: This invention relates to generating a list of devices in physical proximity of each other and utilizing said list, for example, for sharing of content between a plurality of mobile devices applying individual media items such as address book entries, calendar entries, and/or Short Messaging Services (SMS) or Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) messages.

Abstract: A method of annotating content with context metadata comprising: a) obtaining a first list of context metadata items for a content item; b) obtaining a second list of context metadata items from the first list, wherein the second list contains some, but not all, of the metadata items of the first list; and c) annotating the content item with the second list by creating an association between metadata items of the second list and the content item.

Abstract: The invention is a system and method for computing a result for a location, wherein the result indicates how novel it is for a wireless device to occupy a specific location. After determining the location of a wireless device through various means, a Novelty Index Value (NIV) is calculated for the location, and the NIV is then stored into a database. The NIV may then be subsequently used by application programs to compute a desired result from the NIV. Multiple users may utilize and/or share the same NIV values. The NIV may also be used to alter the configuration of a wireless device as well. A recommendation system is also disclosed, wherein user context is utilized along with NIV values to compute particular results for a user.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for facilitating user selection of communication recipients via communication devices. Communication attributes of previous communication events involving the communication device are monitored. Selection criteria are established based on the monitored communication attributes. One or more adaptive recipient history lists are maintained, which correspond to contacts that are affiliated with the communication events satisfying the selection criteria. At least one of the adaptive recipient history lists are presented to the user via the communication device, thereby allowing the user to select the intended recipient via more relevant, focused short lists of likely recipients.

Abstract: The present invention relates to managing media items in data processing terminals. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a method, a device and a computer program product for arranging, viewing and querying media items organized in hierarchical multidimensional clusters in mobile terminals. Media items are arranged by clustering with multiple dimensions, wherein they are queried by defining the first entry for one dimension, wherein the next entry is based on the other dimension from the media items fulfilling the first entry.