Abstract: Social networking systems benefit from techniques that improve the ability of users to share online content with other users of a social networking system. In one embodiment, when a user types, pastes, or otherwise inserts a URL, or some other hyperlink, into a message or post to the social networking system, a set of data on the referenced hyperlink target is acquired and stored on a server of the social networking system. The stored data is analyzed, to automatically generate a preview for the hyperlink; and the hyperlink preview is transmitted to the client device for approval. In one embodiment, follow-up actions related to the content are performed when the content is posed, which enables users to perform social graph actions to user nodes and concept nodes related to the message or post. In one embodiment, the shared content is cached on the social networking system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to document automation/assembly systems, and more particularly to document automation systems distributed over a network such as the Internet, and/or other communication networks. In addition, the present invention relates to methods, especially computer-implemented methods, to computer programs, and to recording media storing such programs for use in such systems.

Abstract: A system can effectively compress instrumentation data related to a page view on a client-side application thread (such as a web browser thread) and communicate the compressed data over the Internet to a server (such as an analytics server). Leading up to the compression, the system can include data scanning, code building, code encoding, and code serialization. The compression can run on a background thread of the client-side application, so that it does not interfere with other processes run by the client-side application. For example, a web worker can implement the code compression described herein.

Abstract: A computing device provides a dyslexic enhancement mode. The dyslexic enhancement mode includes multiple dyslexic enhancement features that adjust the text content to facilitate ability of the user with dyslexia to read the text content. Additionally, the computing device provides an interface to enable the user to enter input to select and I specify values for individual dyslexic enhancement features. The computing device can configure implementation of the dyslexic enhancement mode based on the input provided by the user.

Abstract: Visual annotations for objects such as graphical charts, images and documents are described herein. The visual annotations may be generated by direct user interaction with an object to draw a pattern that is recognized and converted into a corresponding visual annotation. In response to the user interaction, input applied to the object is captured and analyzed to select a corresponding shape for the visual annotation that matches the captured input. Then, an annotated object is produced by rendering the visual annotation having the selected shape. Additionally, the annotation may be associated with the object by transforming parameters that define the annotation into an object-specific coordinate space. In this way, the annotation is tied to underlying data of the object and may be reconstructed in an appropriate position even if the object is modified, such as by resizing or rescaling.

Abstract: A presentation being presented to an audience can be detected, the presentation including a plurality slides presented during the presentation. While the presentation is being presented to the audience, a message can be received from an audience member pertaining to at least one of the plurality of slides presented during the presentation. An association between the message from the audience member and the slide(s) presented during the presentation to which the message pertains can be automatically created. Responsive to detecting the presentation has completed, the message from the audience member pertaining to the slide(s) presented during the presentation can be communicated to the presenter of the presentation in a manner that indicates, independent of text entered into a body or subject line of the message by the audience member, to the presenter the association created between the message and the slide(s) presented during the presentation to which the message pertains.

Abstract: A system for communicating document annotations includes a host computing platform having a first processor and a transmitter for transmitting information. The system further includes a head mounted display device having a second processor, a micro-display driven by the second processor and a receiver for receiving information from the remote host. The information from the remote host includes information representative of a document and information representative of one or more annotations. The second processor combines the information representative of a document with the information representative of one or more annotations to produce an annotated document, and displays the annotated document on the micro-display.

Abstract: A method for processing a voice message in a computerized system. The method receives and records a speech utterance including a message portion and a communication portion. The method proceeds to parse the input to identify and separate the message portion and the communication portion. It then identifies communication parameters, including one or more destination mailboxes, from the communication portion, and it transmits the message portion to the destination mailbox as a voice message.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for providing contextual relevance of an unposted message to an activity stream after a period of time elapses. A comparison is made between the current state of the activity stream at a second point in time with respect to the state of the activity stream at a first point in time, which includes an unposted message. The relevance of the unposted message with respect to a current topic of interest in the activity stream at the second point in time is quantified. If the contextual relevance of the unposted message with respect to the current topic of interest in the activity stream at the second point in time is less than a threshold, then the user is presented with an indication of the contextual relevance of the unposted message to the activity stream.

Abstract: A computer-assisted language correction system particularly suitable for use with small keyboard devices including spelling correction functionality, misused word correction functionality and grammar correction functionality utilizing contextual feature-sequence functionality employing an internet corpus.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to interactive optimization of messages published to digital media based on past performance of similar messages. In one embodiment, an input token is received. At least one candidate substitute token is retrieved from a dictionary. The dictionary comprises a mapping from the input token to the at least one candidate substitute token. A score associated with the at least one candidate substitute token is determined. A score associated with the input token is determined. The score associated with the input token, the at least one candidate substitute token, and the score associated with the at least one candidate substitute token are outputted.

Abstract: Provided is a system, method and computer-readable medium for generating data that may be used to train models for a natural language processing application. A system architect creates a plurality of sentence patterns that include entity variables and initiates sentence generation. Each entity is associated with one or more entity data sources. A language generator accepts the sentence patterns as inputs, and references the various entity sources to create a plurality of generated sentences. The generated sentences may be associated with a particular class and therefore used to train one or more statistical classification models and entity extraction models for associated models. The sentence generated process may be initiated and controlled using a user interface displayable on a computing device, the user interface in communication with the language generator module.

Abstract: A language interface system and method to be used, preferably, by the deaf, hearing impaired, mute persons or visually impaired is described. The language interface method is implemented through an electronic computer system/device which selects a setting mode, receives input in the form of language, audio or of an image, interprets the input as written language, spoken language or an identifiable physical object image depending on the setting mode, and produces an output depending on the setting mode. The setting mode is selected from a group of input/output modes comprising language mode, noise interpretation mode or visual interpretation model. The language interface method may be embodied and implemented in, but not limited to, mobile devices such as an Internet-enabled mobile phone, PDAs, tablet computers or wearable computers with an optical display embedded in glasses.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for personifying communications. According to at least one embodiment, the computer-implemented method for personifying a natural-language communication includes observing a linguistic pattern of a user. The method may also include analyzing the linguistic pattern of the user and adapting the natural-language communication based at least in part on the analyzed linguistic pattern of the user. In some embodiments, observing the linguistic pattern of the user may include receiving data indicative of the linguistic pattern of the user. The data may be one of verbal data or written data. Written data may include at least one of a text message, email, social media post, or computer-readable note. Verbal data may include at least one of a recorded telephone conversation, voice command, or voice message.

Abstract: A method includes operating a translation input method editor on a data processing system to receive a first word in a first language at an input method editor, generate a second word in a second language that has a defined corresponding meaning as the first word in the first language, and display the second word in the second language.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for machine translation of a source document in an input language to a target document in an output language, comprising generating translation options corresponding to at least portions of each sentence in the input language; and selecting a translation option for the sentence based on statistics associated with the translation options.

Abstract: It is known to provide a database and a search facility to search within a database and to be directed to the source of the information determined by the search to be of relevance. However, sometimes despite the ability to search and locate information, that information is not available to those that do not have the authority to access that information. In the case of multimedia files it is not uncommon to have to subscribe to the service that provides the multimedia file.

Abstract: A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for efficient conflict resolution among stateless processes is disclosed. In some embodiments, a file system view request is sent to a process manager. A check is then made to ensure that a connection to the requested file system is available. A stateless process to interact with the file system is created, a stateless process to display the file system is created, and a state machine to check the validity of operational requests to be performed on the file system is also created. A display is then used to select one conflict resolution mechanism. A plurality of operational requests to interact with the file system is sent to the process manager. For each operational request, the state machine is used to check for valid requests. The valid requests are then performed. For each invalid operational request, the selected conflict resolution mechanism is used to determine whether to terminate or perform the invalid operational request.

Abstract: An electronic publishing platform maps supplemental content layers associated with one or more paired target documents, such as user-generated content layers associated with the paired target documents, into a source document. The publishing platform correlates content items in the source document to content items in the paired target documents. Based on the correlation, the publishing platform generates indexes mapping the source document content items to the paired target document content items. The publishing platform uses the indexes to map supplemental content layers associated with the paired target document to the source document.

Abstract: An approach is provided for retrieving electronic documents. The approach provides a Web-based graphical user interface that allows users to construct complex queries that include Boolean clauses, proximity clauses and/or keyword phrases, without requiring the users to have a working knowledge of query languages. The Web-based graphical user interface also allows users to specify a semantic meaning for one or more search terms. The approach also allows users to generate various reports for search results. Various filters may be applied to manage the amount of reporting data and semantic meanings may be applied to increase relevancy. A time cost estimator provides an estimated review time for search results. Also included are approaches for using the results of simple searches to perform advanced searches, for estimating the cost and/or time for reviewing search results and for performing tagging analysis and for using logical custodians.

Abstract: Generating unique document identifiers from content within a selected page region is disclosed. A selection of a first region within a first page of the documents is received from a user, and is defined by a set of first boundaries relative to the first page. A text string of a first base selection page content within the first region is retrieved from the first page. Then the retrieved text string is assigned to a page location index associated with the first page. A text string of a first replicated selection page content is retrieved from a second page. The first replicated selection page content is included in the same first region defined by the set of first boundaries relative to the second page. The retrieved text string of the first replicated selection page content is assigned to a page location index of the second page.

Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed hereto relate So generating a regressive information object, information is encoded into an information object at states in a workflow. Information, is encoded such that information encoded in a last state in the workflow is readable by an information object reader and information, encoded in states prior to the last state is not readable by fee information object reader.

Abstract: A system and method for interactive visual representation of metadata within a networked heterogeneous workflow environment is disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, a document management server is configured to provide an enterprise environment having storage, versioning, metadata, security, indexing, and retrieval of a multitude of files having various users. The document management server evaluates the metadata associated with the files based on user and frequency characteristics and creates frequently-used metadata associated with each user. Accessible with user login information at a multifunction document production device connected to the document management server, the frequently-used metadata enables a new electronic copy file produced by the multifunction document production device upon scanning of a hard copy file to include metadata populated by a user-initiated selection.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for creating a multimedia exercise routine. In the computer-implemented method, a plurality of exercise multimedia files are accessed, wherein each of the plurality of exercise multimedia files comprise metadata. A plurality of exercise multimedia files are sorted based on the metadata. A sequence of the plurality of exercise multimedia files are selected, and a multimedia exercise routine comprising the sequence of plurality of exercise multimedia files is created.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for identifying a most recent version of an electronic file (e.g., prior to or while the electronic file is being opened). In one embodiment, an application programming interface (API), plug-in, or the like, can enable both file management tools and on-line repositories to exchange file information. Along these lines, this approach can be especially useful for common business assets such as textual documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Moreover, this approach is a “pro-active” function in that it does not require the user to consciously seek out and determine if a newer version is available. The implementation of the method performs this function automatically. In a typical embodiment, when a request to open an electronic file is made, the electronic file is compared to a set of electronic files stored in at least one repository.

Abstract: A user feedback module, executable by a processing device from memory is disclosed. The user feedback module receives from a user device a selection of a seed media item. The seed media item includes a seed label. The user feedback module further generates a list, the list includes the seed label and a set of related labels based on the seed label. The seed label and each related label include a separate label weight. The user feedback module also identifies multiple media items associated with an associate label. The associate label includes at least one of the seed label or a related label of the first set of related labels. The user feedback module also transmits to the user device a first media item from the multiple media items. The user feedback module adjusts the label weight of the associate label based on a user feedback on the first media item.

Abstract: Systems and methods of managing content and content requests are described. A data store of profiles of potential content contributors is provided. A request from a first source for content comprising content criteria is received, the content criteria comprising content contributor characteristics and content subject matter. Based on the content contributor characteristics and the profiles, at least a first potential content contributor is identified. At least a portion of the content request content criteria is transmitted to the first potential content contributor. If recorded content is received from the first content contributor, the first source is provided with access to the received recorded content. At least partly in response to acceptance by the first source of the received recorded content, the first source is enabled to publish the accepted received recorded content.

Abstract: An approach for conversion between database formats (e.g., from a relational database format to a hash table or a “big table” database format) based on user data access patterns in a networked computing environment is provided. A first set of database tables having a first format is identified based on a set of access patterns stored in a computer storage device. A second set of database tables having a second database format corresponding to the first set of database tables may then be provided (e.g., accessed, augmented, and/or generated). A mapping between the first set of database tables and the second set of database tables may then be created. A column set may then be generated based on at least one condition of the set of queries. The column set may then be used as a key for the second set of database tables.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating dynamic data management for computing devices according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes tracking one or more factors relating to a plurality of data sets, evaluating the plurality of data sets based on the one or more factors. The evaluating may include speculating at least one of relevancy and accessibility of each of the plurality of data sets. The method may further include generating data scores, the data scores being associated with the plurality of data sets based on the evaluation of the plurality of data sets, performing a first comparison of the data scores of the plurality of data sets with a criteria score, and classifying each data set based on the first comparison. The classifying may include setting caching order for each data set of the plurality of data sets.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to elimination of blocks such as splits in distributed processing systems such as MapReduce systems using the Hadoop Distributed Filing System (HDFS). In one embodiment, a method of and computer program product for optimizing queries in distributed processing systems are provided. A query is received. The query includes at least one predicate. The query refers to data. The data includes a plurality of records. Each record comprises a plurality of values in a plurality of attributes. Each record is located in at least one of a plurality of blocks of a distributed file system. Each block has a unique identifier. For each block of the distributed file system, at least one value cluster is determined for an attribute of the plurality of attributes. Each value cluster has a range. The predicate of the query is compared with the at least one value cluster of each block.

Abstract: Systems and methods offer an efficient approach to computing similarity rankings in bipartite graphs. An example system includes at least one processor and memory storing a bipartite graph having a first set and a second set of nodes, with nodes in the first set being connected to nodes in the second set by edges. The memory also stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to assign each node in the second set to one of a plurality of categories and, for each of the plurality of categories, generate a subgraph. The subgraph comprises of a subset of nodes in the first set and edges linking the nodes in the subset, where the nodes in the subset are selected based on connection to a node in the second set that is assigned to the category. The system uses the subgraph to respond to queries.

Abstract: A graph query is executed against a graph index that connects actors with objects through edges. A graph ranking model is obtained and results of the graph query are ranked, using the graph ranking model, based upon edge data available from edges in the graph that match the query.

Abstract: A computer implemented system for genomic data sorting, comprising alignment and position mapping. The system maps each read to a position on the reference genome with which the read is associated, followed by sorting these reads by their mapped positions.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an information processing method for an information processing apparatus includes, but is not limited to, the following processes. Identification information held by a display device is acquired. Viewing history information indicating a history of content viewed on the display device holding the identification information is acquired. The viewing history information and content detail information describing the details of the content for each segment making up the content is referenced. And Searching conditions related to the details of the segment making up the content viewed on the display device holding the identification information is extracted.

Abstract: A ranking approach is used to determine rank-based relationships. In connection with various embodiments, the present invention is directed to a method for ranking nodes of a graph. A vector is provided as a function of a set of random parameters, and a probability matrix function is used, relative to nodes of the graph, to assess the statistics of the vector that solves a probability-based system. Certain embodiments are directed to determining a page rank for a web-based search.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a computer implemented method of determining a similarity score of a plurality of data records with a target data record in a data set. The similarity score allows a user to identify secondary data records, or pairs of data records, that disclose similar concepts. Also disclosed herein is a computer implemented method for presentation and visual navigation of a data set including related data records. The presentation of a data set using the disclosed method allows users of to quickly identify data records that are very similar to a data record of interest. The data set may include directly connected or indirectly connected patents.

Abstract: A method for providing per-user aggregation of content accessible via a personalized user site may generally include receiving a request for metadata and determining whether the requested metadata is expired. The method may further include returning at least a portion of queried metadata prior to verifying whether the metadata is expired. The method may then include querying a change log for metadata modifications. The method may further include, if metadata has been modified since a previous query, sending a query to a community site for metadata that meets change criteria. The method may also include receiving the changed metadata and returning the changed metadata to a content group container within the personalized user site.

Abstract: Systems to manage the collection of multimedia and physical-sensor data automatically strike a balance between resources utilized to perform the collection, and the usefulness of the data recorded. The recorded data may be augmented with additional data or data streams, and the resulting dataset is automatically composited to produce an audience presentation focusing on selected aspects of the full dataset. The same source dataset may be composited differently to produce another presentation with a different purpose, theme or focus.

Abstract: A response to a first query related to a geographic area, and search results responsive to a second query related to the geographic area, are received from a server system. A digital map of the geographic is provided via a user interface. A focus is provided to the first query to illustrate the response on the digital map, where the response defines a geographic context. A subset of the search results is identified based on a relationship to the geographic context. The search results in the identified subset are visually emphasized on the digital map relative to the rest of the search results.

Abstract: A document relationship analysis system. Aspects of the system include ingesting, discovering, recommending, analyzing, and exporting documents of interest. The system dynamically searches large or streaming datasets using a tiered, multi-step approach that includes discovery techniques and recommender components to filter and refine these larger datasets to smaller datasets of documents of interest. The system dynamically selects and renders an appropriate visualization for result datasets based on predetermined measures that allow for facilitate analysis of the documents of interest.

Abstract: A method comprising determining that a user of the apparatus has performed an action that is consistent with at least part of a handshake greeting, receiving a stream of audio information from a microphone, determining handshake greeting audio information based, at least in part, on the audio information and the determination that the user of the apparatus has performed the action that is consistent with the handshake greeting, and causing storage of the handshake greeting audio information in a repository is disclosed.

Abstract: System(s) and method(s) converting format of jobs associated with a software job stream are disclosed. A file containing syntax in an original format is received. The syntax defines the jobs and schedules in the original format. At least one keyword associated with the jobs and schedules and definition format of the jobs is identified. At least one mandatory parameter or optional parameter is checked while applying logic rules. The logic rules define mapping conditions with respect to each attribute associated with the mandatory and optional parameters. The keywords and the definition format associated with the job and schedule are mapped to a set of pre-defined keywords and definition format to obtain a set of mapped keywords and mapped definition format. The mapped keywords and mapped definition format are used to convert original syntax into a desired syntax thereby converting original format of the jobs and schedules into the desired format.

Abstract: One object is to shorten the time required for a terminal to display a screen including images. A server according to an embodiment includes: a storage unit for storing information; and a display control unit for causing, in response to a display request for displaying the screen from the terminal, the terminal to display the screen including the images corresponding to the image files by using the image files stored on the storage of the terminal or the image files stored on the storage of the server selected in accordance with a predetermined selection condition based at least on the throughput of the terminal and the communication capacity between the server and the terminal.

Abstract: A system, computer readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method presents video search results responsive to a user keyword query. The video hosting system uses a machine learning process to learn a feature-keyword model associating features of media content from a labeled training dataset with keywords descriptive of their content. The system uses the learned model to provide video search results relevant to a keyword query based on features found in the videos. Furthermore, the system determines and presents one or more thumbnail images representative of the video using the learned model.

Abstract: Targeted location-based search results can be provided to a user of a travel system based on one or more tribes of users to which the user belongs. A user can provide a search query, and a set of locations can be identified in response. A subset of the set of locations is selected for display based on a correlation between a tribe vector associated with the user and tribe vectors associated with each identified location. A user can also request content objects from the travel system, for instance by navigating to a page associated with a location including portions for displaying content objects. A set of content objects is identified in response to a request for content, and a subset of the content objects is selected for display based on a correlation between the tribe vector associated with the user and tribe vectors associated with each content object.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides an indexing system of space of interest (SOI) defining at least a two-dimensional object. The system includes: a location data extractor configured calculate an index point for the space of interest; a map tile number converter configured to map the index point to a tile that lies within a plurality of tiles; and an indexer configured to index the space of interest based on the determined tile.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to measure search results are disclosed. A disclosed example method to measure search results includes: aggregating preview events for a first search result obtained from a monitored device and included in a first web page, the preview events corresponding to representations of web pages generated by a browser executing instructions included in the first web page containing the first search result, the instructions to cause the browser to transmit requests for the representations for display in the first web page without navigating away from the first web page; and determining a first preview metric based on a number of the preview events for the first search result and a number of search result impressions in the first search result.

Abstract: Systems and methods to generate modified/refined user inputs based on the original user input, such as a search query, are disclosed. The method may be implemented for Roman-based and/or non-Roman based language such as Chinese. The method may generally include receiving an original user input and identifying core terms therein, determining potential alternative inputs by replacing core term(s) in the original input with another term according to a similarity matrix and/or substituting a word sequence in the original input with another word sequence according to an expansion/contraction table where one word sequence is a substring of the other, computing likelihood of each potential alternative input, and selecting most likely alternative inputs according to a predetermined criteria, e.g., likelihood of the alternative input being at least that of the original input. A cache containing pre-computed original user inputs and corresponding alternative inputs may be provided.

Abstract: Tracking all accessing of individual files in a database that do not change a files content, and generating and storing for an accessed file, metadata defining the accessing. Thus, the stored metadata for metadata describing the accessing of the files in said database covers all accessing of files irrespective of whether files have been modified.

Abstract: A method for filtering garbage data, including: a garbage data path value and a garbage data filtering rule are preset, based on an instruction received from the outside; a garbage data scanning point is determined, by parsing the garbage data path value; each file in the garbage data scanning point is scanned, so as to determine whether the each file is the garbage data, based on the garbage data filtering rule.