Patents Issued in July 28, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160217176
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and related technologies for application-centric object storage and configuration are described. In certain aspects, a processing device can receive, from an application, one or more requests with respect to a data object. The processing device can process the one or more requests to determine one or more data utilization characteristics of the application with respect to the data object. The processing device can configure one or more aspects of the data object in view of the one or more data utilization characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Yaron Haviv, Ori Modai, Orit Nissan-Messing
  • Publication number: 20160217177
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a database system in which a database server and a storage are connected via a communication line. The storage includes a data area, a second log storage area, and a second circuit. The second circuit executes a process temporarily writing data and a commitment process confirming the temporarily written data based on an instruction from the database server, and records procedures of the processes in the second log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Hisaki Niikura, Takahiro Kurita, Yuki Sasaki, Kazunari Kawamura
  • Publication number: 20160217178
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-dimensional query statement modification are described. A system presents a user interface including a first plurality of graphical elements representing a plurality of activity dimensions to a user. The system detects a user selection of a first activity dimension and a second user selection of a first attribute of the first activity dimension without a selection of the second attribute. The system searches objects using a search query based on the first activity dimension and the first attribute to return search results including a first object published on a network-based publication system by a client. The system provides a notification message to the user responsive to identifying feedback information that is received from a trading partner of the client as transgressing a first threshold. The feedback information is identified based on the first object and the second attribute that is not selected from the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Marc Delingat, Snezana Sahter, Liangjie Xu
  • Publication number: 20160217179
    Abstract: A computing device may receive a natural language query. The computing device may determine, based on the natural language query, a set of search criteria. The computing device may determine, from a plurality of data sets, two or more data sets that are relevant to the natural language query based at least in part on matches between the set of search criteria and attributes of the plurality of data sets. The computing device may join the two or more data sets, including joining one or more rows and one or more columns of the two or more data sets to produce a joint data set. The computing device may output a representation of the joint data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Mohsen Rais-Ghasem, Robin N. Grosset
  • Publication number: 20160217180
    Abstract: A computing device may receive a natural language query. The computing device may determine, based on the natural language query, a set of search criteria. The computing device may determine, from a plurality of data sets, two or more data sets that are relevant to the natural language query based at least in part on matches between the set of search criteria and attributes of the plurality of data sets. The computing device may join the two or more data sets, including joining one or more rows and one or more columns of the two or more data sets to produce a joint data set. The computing device may output a representation of the joint data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Mohsen Rais-Ghasem, Robin N. Grosset
  • Publication number: 20160217181
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for annotating query suggestions. Some implementations are directed to methods and apparatus for annotating a query suggestion with a semantic description to provide additional information about the meaning of the query suggestion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Google Inc.
  • Publication number: 20160217182
    Abstract: A query that requests a filter attribute is received by a database server from a remote application server that is associated with a calculation scenario that defines a data flow model including one or more calculation nodes. Subsequently, the database server instantiates the calculation scenario. As part of the instantiation, the calculation scenario is optimized by (i) pushing down a filter attribute from a first node to a lowest available child node, (ii) removing the filter attribute from the first node, and (iii) removing non-required join-attributes from the instantiated calculation scenarios. Thereafter, the operations defined by the calculation nodes of the instantiated calculation scenario can be executed to result in a responsive data set. Next, the data set is provided to the application server by the database server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Tobias Mindnich, Christoph Weyerhaeuser, Johannes Merx
  • Publication number: 20160217183
    Abstract: A computer system can generate a materialized query table (MQT) for data from a base table that has a plurality of rows and columns that each contain stored data. The computer system can receive a query to data stored in a row from the base table. The system can identify a column in the row and determine that data from a cell in the row and the column is above a threshold memory size. The system can generate, in response to determining that the data being above the threshold memory size, an MQT that includes data for the row and that includes a reference pointer that points to a location shared with another table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Rafal P. Konik, Roger A. Mittelstadt, Brian R. Muras, Mark W. Theuer
  • Publication number: 20160217184
    Abstract: The method can include receiving the first stream of tuples to be processed by the stream operator hosted by one or more computer processors, the stream operator having at least one input port and a condition input port. The method can also include receiving, at runtime, a customized condition at the condition input port of the stream operator. The method can also include monitoring a first group of one or more tuples from the first stream of tuples at a first window of the stream operator. The method can also include determining whether the first group of one or more tuples at the first window fulfills the customized condition. The method can also include deleting, in response to the first group of one or more tuples fulfilling the customized condition, the first group of one or more tuples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Michael J. Branson, Bradford L. Cobb, John M. Santosuosso
  • Publication number: 20160217185
    Abstract: A computer system includes processors that execute instructions stored on storage media to sort data using a data gravity well membrane. When executed, the program instructions: convert raw data into a first logical address that describes metadata about a first payload data; compare the first logical address to a second logical address for a second payload data to derive a Hamming distance between the first and second logical addresses; create a data vector for the second payload data that includes the Hamming distance between the first and second logical addresses; sort data vectors into specific data gravity wells on a data gravity wells membrane according to the Hamming distance stored in the data vector; incorporate a context object and a non-contextual data object into the data vector for the second payload data; and sort the second payload data into specific data gravity wells on the data gravity wells membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: ROBERT R. FRIEDLANDER, JAMES R. KRAEMER, DAVID M. UNGAR
  • Publication number: 20160217186
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements performing fuzzy search. A contemplated method includes: establishing an edit distance threshold for the fuzzy search; generating an index of items to be searched, via: storing at least one string; and creating substrings corresponding to the at least one string; providing a query string for use in searching; creating substrings corresponding to the query string; comparing substrings of the query string with substrings in the index; designating at least one candidate string based on said comparing; verifying whether each candidate string satisfies the edit distance threshold; and outputting at least one matching string for each candidate string that satisfies the edit distance threshold. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Rajeev Gupta
  • Publication number: 20160217187
    Abstract: Identity data collected from network flows is managed and graphed according to a hierarchical schema that reduces data storage requirements and enhance database querying efficiencies. Preferably, the schema comprises a set of objects, such as a “source” object, a “time” object, and an “identity” object. A source object represents a source of an identity, namely, where an identity comes from. A time object represents a time bucket along a particular time frame corresponding to when an identity appears on the network. An identity object represents the actual identity itself. As each distinctive identity data is detected, it is added to the graph, preferably just once, and relationships between particular pairs of identities are identified. The resulting graph has significantly-reduced storage requirements, and it facilitates the discovery of linked identities much more efficiently, even when the identities are not directly connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Andrii Sergeevich Iesiev, Russell Lawrence Couturier, Shawn Richard Delton, Darshan Gencarelle
  • Publication number: 20160217188
    Abstract: A method and device for filtering an alarm in an Element Management System (EMS) are provided. A text search box and an alarm list are set on a display interface, a client acquires a character sequence input by a user in the text search box, the character sequence is split and parsed, alarm data cached locally is filtered according to a parsing result, and the filtered alarm data is displayed in the alarm list in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Ying Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160217189
    Abstract: A method and system for identifying results of a query that includes a type predicate is provided. A search system maintains a collection of facts that includes a triple for each fact and a type table that maps entities of the facts to their corresponding type. The search system uses the type table to speed up the process of identifying the search results when the query includes a non-type query triple and a type query triple. A type query triple is a triple that has a type predicate, rather than a non-type predicate. To execute a query that contains a non-type query triple and a type query triple, the search system identifies the triples of the collection that match the non-type query triple. The search system then uses the type table to determine which of the identified triples match the type query triple for inclusion in the search results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: David Mizell, Christopher Douglas Rickett, Andrew Steven Kopser
  • Publication number: 20160217190
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer programs for extracting records from a non-relational database based on one or more relational database management system (RDBMS) language statements. The system provides a user interface to a user and receives RDBMS language statements from the user, wherein the RBDMS language statements reference one or more files located in a non-relational database. The system identifies a copybook for each of the referenced files, where the copybook comprises data that defines a file layout for a respective file. The system associates the referenced files with the respective copybook, such that RDBMS selection criteria may reference data fields within the associated file. The system transforms the RDBMS language statements into commands and provides the commands and the one or more associated files to a Sort engine. The system receives a result set from the Sort engine and electronically present the result set to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kendrick, David J. Feher, John Allen Scheel
  • Publication number: 20160217191
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for remote job submission. A computer receives a first job of a job stream. If the first job accesses a mainframe operating system, then the computer retrieves at least a return code threshold for the first job from a data store. If an option to build job control language is selected for the first job, then the computer generates job control language for the first job. The computer submits the first job to a job reader on the mainframe operating system using a file transfer protocol. The computer parses a retrieved output file to determine a return code for the first job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Bender
  • Publication number: 20160217192
    Abstract: A search system using a table search server and a file search server as transmission destination candidates for search queries, wherein search speed is assumed to be higher for a search in the form of file data than for table data, the table data is converted to file data and stored in the file search server. Created are a search query history management table for accumulating and depositing search query history, and a characteristic determination rule management table for managing the rules of determining that the search speed is higher for a search made in the form of file data than for table data. The search system applies the characteristic determination rules to the search query history and specifies the table data. The search system acquires the specified table data from the table search server, converts the data to file data, and stores the data in the file search server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromu HOTA, Shoji KODAMA, Hiroyasu NISHIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160217193
    Abstract: A computer system for calculating a quantity from a set of input values. The computer system comprises a database that is configured to store a sequence of first input values xn wherein n=1, 2, . . . i, wherein for any value of n, xn lies between xn+1 and xn?1 in the sequence. Each value of x has associated with it a second input value yn, a conversion value pn that is calculated from yn according to a conversion algorithm, and an output value zn, wherein zn=zn?1+pn. The database is configured to store the plurality of output values zn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Adnan Fakeih
  • Publication number: 20160217194
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing server replication and verification are disclosed. The method includes replicating data related to a first server and generating metadata for a replicated copy that provides attributes of the replicated copy; storing the metadata at a replication server; providing the metadata from the replication server to a second server to verify that a replication operation has been successful; using the metadata to locate the replicated copy and perform verification at the second server without involving the first server; and storing at the replication server, an indication of the results of the verification performed at the second server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Venudhar Poluri, Tarun Mehta
  • Publication number: 20160217195
    Abstract: A method and associated systems for a multidimensional information repository for managing dynamic time-sensitive and space-sensitive user profiles. A profile-management system receives an incoming event that identifies a user profile and is associated with a location, a time period, and a subject. The system searches the repository for records that identify the profile, location, time period, and subject and creates any such records that do not already exist. The system then creates time-sensitive and space-sensitive linkages that link the user profile record to the location, time-period, and subject records. The system dynamically updates these linkages in response to changes to the user profile and uses the linkages to assign context to queries submitted to a main database. In another embodiment, the system recommends additional linkages based on patterns identified in the newly created linkages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Faried Abrahams, Amol A. Dhondse, Anand Pikle, Gandhi Sivakumar, Lennox E. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20160217196
    Abstract: A system and method enable the selection of a time range, or other record selection criteria, of database records for upload from a local database source and for transfer to a remote database. A specifically bounded time period is selected to limit the number of data records selected for upload in a particular action to those records that are individually associated with date time stamp values falling within the specified time period. This limitation of records selected for inclusion in an upload process to data records having associations with date time stamps falling within a limited time range, or other criteria, reduces a likelihood of overload in transferring data and thereby reduces the incidence of time-outs in the communication of a local database, any intermediary server or software action, and the remote database in an updating of the recipient database to reflect a current state of the local database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: RICHARD BANISTER, WILLIAM DUBBERLEY
  • Publication number: 20160217197
    Abstract: A method includes determining that a received message includes one or more data elements to be converted from a first endian format to a second endian format based on endian formats of a transmitter and an intended recipient of the message. The method also includes determining a type of the received message and, based on the type, selecting a remediation routine for the message from a data structure that includes a plurality of remediation routines for a plurality of message types. The method further includes remediating the message by changing the one or more data elements in the message from the first endian format to the second endian format according to instructions in the selected remediation routine. In addition, the method includes transmitting the remediated message to the intended recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Elliott Rachlin
  • Publication number: 20160217198
    Abstract: A user management method and apparatus are provided. The user management method includes verifying whether a user included in an input image is a registered user based on a first classification model classifying the registered user; storing a feature corresponding to the user and extracted from the input image in a database in response to the user not being the registered user; generating a second classification model classifying the registered user and a candidate user corresponding to one of features stored in the database; and determining whether the candidate user is to be registered based on the second classification model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoobin LEE, Ping GUO, Xiaotao WANG, Keun Joo PARK, Qiang WANG, Wentao MAO
  • Publication number: 20160217199
    Abstract: A computer system includes a server having a memory connected thereto. The server is adapted to be connected to a network to permit remote storage and retrieval of data files from the memory. A file identification application is operative with the server to identify errant files stored in the memory. The file identification application provides the functions of: (1) selecting a file stored in said memory; (2) generating a unique checksum corresponding to the stored fire; (3) comparing said unique checksum to each of a plurality of previously generated checksums, wherein the plurality of previously generated checksums correspond to known errant files; and (4) marking the file for deletion from the memory if the unique checksum matches one of the plurality of previously generated checksums.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Gary Stephen Shuster
  • Publication number: 20160217200
    Abstract: A model of a domain is received, wherein the model has a plurality of elements. A corpus of select documents covering the plurality of elements of the model is also received. A plurality of select topics is generated from the corpus of select documents. Topics of an additional document are compared to the plurality of select topics to calculate a distance between the topics of the additional document and the plurality of select topics. Upon the distance meeting a threshold value, a new corpus is generated to include the additional document. The new document is annotated with the plurality of elements of the model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Sara H. Basson, Kember A.-R. Forcke, Richard T. Goodwin, Kaan K. Katircioglu, Meir M. Laker, Jonathan Lenchner, Pietro Mazzoleni, Nitinchandra R. Nayak, John G. Vergo, Wlodek W. Zadrozny
  • Publication number: 20160217201
    Abstract: According to some embodiments of the present invention there is provided a computerized method for labeling a cluster of text documents. The method comprises receiving a document cluster and producing automatically multiple document sub-clusters determined by randomly changing some documents. The method applies multiple cluster labeling algorithms on the cluster and on each sub-cluster, to generate ordered lists. The method comprises generating a ranked label list for each cluster labeling algorithm by computing automatically label values, one for each cluster label in the lists of the selected algorithm, and re-ranking the ordered list. The method combines the re-ranked label lists using a label fusing algorithm to produce a fused label list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Shay Hummel, Haggai Roitman, Michal Shmueli-Scheuer
  • Publication number: 20160217202
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer program product for deriving target attribute values based on source attributes defined by a hierarchical data mode are disclosed. An attribute value derivation function to change a target attribute data value corresponding to a source attribute stored in a hierarchical data model and an instruction corresponding to the source attribute are provided. The attribute value derivation function is defined by an attribute value derivation header containing metadata describing hierarchical data model and an attribute value derivation instruction for deriving the target attribute based on the source attribute. Using the attribute value derivation function, a target attribute data value is derived. A user interface is generated to display the derived target attribute data value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Andre Klahre, Claus Kollmannsperger, Adelheid Fischer, Wolfgang Walter, Thorsten Bender
  • Publication number: 20160217203
    Abstract: The present invention includes a method, apparatus, and a system for creating business navigation maps comprising a host module linked to at least one computer, and at least one data base and/or data storage device, the host module being adapted to receive data point markers about at least one data point of interest to a user and including a data input link for receiving information about at least one data point of interest, a first logic processing module programmed to associate at least one data point of interest with at least one business report, wherein the logic processing module uses predefined criteria to tag the at least one data point of interest as relevant to the at least one business report; and a database module, the database module being. adapted to store and obtain the at least one data point of interest, data point markers, and the at least one business report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: FUSIONOPS INC.
    Inventor: Shariq Mansoor
  • Publication number: 20160217204
    Abstract: The present invention provides a relevant relationships based networking environment for establishing member networks focusing on different aspects, of a members life based on generally vetted connections with other members. In accordance with the invention, a member initiates the formation of one or more aspect of life related networks, such as social, business or a particular interests aspect related networks, by inviting other members to connect through primary relationship connections and the other members accepting the invitations. Based on the primary relationship connections the networking environment automatically adds secondary relationship connection members to the aspect related network. Primary relationship connections require prior agreement by both members to the connection, such connections provide for both communication and information sharing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Schmidt J. Raymond, Green J. Andrew
  • Publication number: 20160217205
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for methods and systems effective to monitor a data access activity. In some examples, a method may include receiving, by a processor, a destination concept. The processor may identify a set of concepts, which may include the destination concept and at least one related concept associated with the destination concept, in an ontology. The processor may generate a planned path, which may define a first data access order associated with access of at least one of the related concepts and the destination concept, using the set of concepts. The processor may generate a browsing path which may define a second data access order associated with the data access activity. The processor may compare the planned path with the browsing path. The processor may determine a deviation based on the comparison of the planned path and the browsing path. The processor may monitor the data access activity using the deviation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: DAQI LI, JUN FANG
  • Publication number: 20160217206
    Abstract: A method executed in an interactive application with which a user interacts on an electronic device includes: selecting, in a topic table storing a plurality of sets of topic information and a weight of the topic information, the topic information based on the weight and presenting the topic information to the user; storing a conversation history which associates with the topic information, time, an answer of the user to the selected topic information and answer date and time, in a conversation history table; calculating a use rate of a use time of the interactive application relative to a use time of the device based on the conversation history table; and notifying of encouraging use of the interactive application when the use rate is decreased, and updating the weight of the topic information without the answer of the user in the conversation history table when the use rate is not decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Takashi MUKAIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160217207
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores a semantic structure search program. The semantic structure search program causes a computer to execute the following process. The computer generates a plurality of search semantic symbols from a search request. Next, the computer specifies a position of a specific word that corresponds to the search request in a search target document, by the plurality of search semantic symbols and document semantic structure position information. The document semantic structure position information includes a relationship information between a plurality of semantic symbols and a plurality of positions of a plurality of words in the search target document. The plurality of semantic symbols represent a semantic structure corresponding to the plurality of words. Thereafter, the computer outputs a search result including the specific word and the position of the specific word in the search target document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Seiji Okura, Masahiro Kataoka, Masao Ideuchi
  • Publication number: 20160217208
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating issue networks are disclosed. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of generating an issue network from a document corpus includes searching, using a computer, the document corpus for a set of documents discussing a starting issue, wherein the starting issue is one of a plurality of normalized issues defined by the document corpus. The method further includes determining a set of normalized issues discussed by the set of documents discussing the starting issue, wherein the set of normalized issues also includes the starting issue, and determining instances of co-occurrences of individual normalized issues of the set of normalized issues within individual cases of the set of documents. The method also includes linking individual normalized issues of the set of normalized issues based on their co-occurrences within the set of documents, wherein the linked individual normalized issues at least in part define the issue network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Zhang, Sanjay Sharma, Mark Wasson, Harry R. Silver, David Steiner
  • Publication number: 20160217209
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for determining source authority for an answer to a question. The mechanism receives an input question from a user interface and determines a set of answers to the input question from a corpus of information. The corpus of information comprises a plurality of sources of information. For a given answer in the set of answers, the mechanism identifies a given source of a supporting passage. The mechanism determines an authority score of the given source for the input question. The mechanism presents the set of answers to the user interface based on the authority score for the given source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Bridget B. Beamon, Nikolaus K. Brauer, Nirav P. Desai, Kevin B. Haverlock, Michael D. Whitley
  • Publication number: 20160217210
    Abstract: A database server receives a query from a remote application server that is associated with a calculation scenario. The calculation scenario defines a data flow model that includes one or more calculation nodes that each define one or more operations to execute on the database server. A top operator node of the calculation nodes specifies a plurality of attributes and the query requests a subset of the attributes specified by the top operator node; Thereafter, the database server instantiates the calculation scenario so that it is optimized by requesting only the subset of attributes. The database server then executes the operations defined by the calculation nodes of the optimized calculation scenario to result in a responsive data set. The database server then provides the data set to the application server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Christoph Weyerhaeuser, Tobias Mindnich, Isil Pekel, Johannes Merx, Daniel Patejdl
  • Publication number: 20160217211
    Abstract: The Invention's functions and operations for the politicians' compatibility to a voter's political priorities are disclosed. This includes a voter-politician compatibility score relative to each voter's unique ranking of political priorities. It approximates the likely hood that a politician will address the political priorities of a voter. It assumes that a politicians with a higher voter-politician compatibility score are more likely to address the voter's political priorities. It use an adjudication process to insure fairness and accuracy for the determination of the politician's political priority scores. Integrity and clarity of the adjudication process is insured via drop down menus allowing the voter or politician to view and inspect the basis for a voter-politician (a politician's score for each priority and the associated adjudication judgments and the comments entered by adjudicators). A voter's sample election ballot is created listing offices, candidates and voter-politician compatibility scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas Albert Rabatin
  • Publication number: 20160217212
    Abstract: A method, server, and a system for estimating patent prosecution related activity for a selected inquiry period. The method includes receiving at least one type of values among policy variable values, period-specific representative values, and expense parameter values, calculating patent prosecution related activity and the dates of incurrence of expenses regarding the case information to generate a matched expense item, recording field values in a table, and outputting the table in which the field values are recorded according to an output condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Jeong Wook WON
  • Publication number: 20160217213
    Abstract: A method of ranking elements of a first network resource for a first user is disclosed. The method is executable on a server, the method comprising receiving an indication of the elements of the first network resource, receiving an indication of a client device of the first user, responsive to the indication of the elements at least partially matching an indication of elements of a second network resource and the indication of the client device of the first user at least partially matching an indication of a client device of a second user, the second user having engaged on the client device in a past interaction with the elements of the second network resource, acquiring information associated with the past interaction of the second user, determining a ranking of the elements of the first network resource by relevance to the first user and a most relevant one of the elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Iurii Vitalievich VORONTCOV
  • Publication number: 20160217214
    Abstract: A system and method for management of real estate assets via a network of the various participants in real estate management is disclosed. Users include asset managers and related service providers. All users can track and share information on assets, use standard forms for various activities and transactions related to such assets, electronically communicate and coordinate activities and transactions, and collect and analyze information regarding each activity or transaction associated with such assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Gabriel P. Goncalves
  • Publication number: 20160217215
    Abstract: Embodiments related to the provision of applications to mobile devices are disclosed. One embodiment provides a mobile device application server system, comprising a database, a processor, and memory comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to perform a method of providing applications to mobile devices. The method comprises receiving a first application configured to be run on a first mobile device type, storing the first application, receiving a second application configured to be run on a second device mobile device type, and storing the second application. The method further comprises receiving a request for the first application from a first mobile device of the first mobile device type, providing the first application to the first mobile device, receiving a request for the second application from a second mobile device of the second mobile device type, and providing the second application to the second mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kamran R. Zargahi, John Bruno, Nathaniel Clinton
  • Publication number: 20160217216
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed herein for implementing a referral search. Methods may include retrieving candidate profile data and social connection data from at least one data source, where the candidate profile data characterizes one or more features associated with a plurality of candidates, and where the social connection data characterizes social connections between the plurality of candidates and a plurality of other entities. The methods may also include generating a first plurality of candidate profile data objects based on the retrieved candidate profile data and social connection data, where each of the first plurality of candidate profile data objects is associated with at least one candidate. The methods may further include generating an index data object based on the first plurality of candidate profile data objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: The One Page Company Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Baird, Joanna Riley, Jeff Mills, Jeremy Malander, Peter Hatch
  • Publication number: 20160217217
    Abstract: Jane talks to Bob, who can be a stranger. She shows him photos on her mobile device. He wants a copy of a photo. Jane could work for a company that wants to promote its products. Her device has product images. She makes data with a link to the image, and her contact information. The data is in a barcode on her screen. Bob decodes the data. He gets her email address. His device replies with an auto-generated message. Her device gets his electronic address. Her device can send a message, offering a discount or extra features about the product. Another use lets Bob comment in text or speech about Jane's photo. His comment is added to the webpage that shows the photo. Other wireless means are possible. Including “chirp”—an identifier of the data is transmitted as audio. Or using accelerometers and geolocation on both devices. The invention permits the automated transmission of photos and contact information between people, with minimal manual steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Wesley John Boudville
  • Publication number: 20160217218
    Abstract: An approach is provided for tagging electronic documents. The approach provides a Web application that receives a user request from a user client device to assign a first tag, from one or more tags, to a first search result, from the set of search results. Upon receiving such a request, the Web application assigns the first tag to the first search result. The first tag comprises a first action identifier of a first action to be performed with respect to the first search result and a first performer identifier of a first performer who is to perform the first action with respect to the first search result. The Web application also generates a uniform resource locator (URL) pointing to the first search result having the assigned first tag, and transmits a first notification to a first performer device, which is different than the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventor: Jiang Hong
  • Publication number: 20160217219
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes, in response to an attempt by a user to perform a transaction using a computing device, accessing a communication device connected to the computing device. A presence of one or more nearby devices, with respect to the computing device, is detected through use of the communication device connected to the computing device. A mapping of nearby devices to trust levels may be applied to the one or more nearby devices. In the mapping, each group of one or more nearby devices maps to a trust level of two or more trust levels. An assigned trust level for the transaction is determined, by a computer processor, based on applying the mapping of nearby devices to trust levels. The mapping of nearby devices to trust levels is modified based on the one or more nearby devices detected. The modified mapping is used for future transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Louis T. Fuka, Susann M. Keohane, James R. Kraemer
  • Publication number: 20160217220
    Abstract: Methods for generating a flat pattern for a composite ply. A method includes receiving a tool model and a ply coverage, wherein the ply coverage defines a plurality of plies, a fiber orientation for each of the plies, and a boundary for each of the plies, determining one or more subset regions on the tool model based on the boundaries from the ply coverage, creating a merged ply combining the plies and aligning the fiber orientations, defining staging instances of the merged ply for each ply covering a subset region, determining a laydown order of the staging instances, running a draping simulation using the laydown order to solve the staging instances, generating a flat pattern from the draping simulation, and storing the flat pattern of the composite ply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Julio Cesar Carrera, Jonathan T. Moran
  • Publication number: 20160217221
    Abstract: The present subject matter discloses systems and methods package material modeling in an enterprise. The method includes computing stress values and strain values utilizing input data. The method further includes generating a primary material model utilizing the stress values and the strain values, wherein the primary material model is indicative of the material behavior characteristics. Furthermore, the method includes estimating a coefficient of error and a trend factor; wherein the coefficient of error is indicative of error in the primary material model, wherein the trend factor is indicative of the trend in difference between historical data and the primary material model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Axiom Consulting Private Limited
    Inventors: Praveen Bhat, Trivikram Srinivasan Belagod, Chandrasekhar Jagannath Arcot, Lakshminarayana Giridhar, Satya Simha Rao
  • Publication number: 20160217222
    Abstract: The present subject matter discloses systems and methods for managing patents in an enterprise. In one implementation, the method includes, performing one or more tests simulation on a package utilizing a plurality of tests environments and input data. Further, the method includes, evaluating the package based an evaluation criterion to identify a safe package, wherein the evaluation criterion includes a pass/fail criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Axiom Consulting Private Limited
    Inventors: Chandrasekhar Jagannath Arcot, Lakshminarayana Giridhar, Satya Simha Rao
  • Publication number: 20160217223
    Abstract: A modeling application is provided with at least one spatial modificator for modifying simultaneously one or more object instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Elja Kontturi, Jukka Suomi, Ragnar Wessman, Teemu Heikkonen
  • Publication number: 20160217224
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for modeling a cultural heritage building, which may intuitively model a 3D digital cultural heritage building while exhibiting the characteristics of the 3D digital cultural heritage building, through the use of a touch screen UI on a smart mobile device in a place where it is difficult to use a PC or existing software. The disclosed apparatus includes a measured drawing arrangement unit for displaying, on a touch screen, measured drawings that include information about members constituting a cultural heritage building, a member model generation unit for performing modeling based on multiple points input via the touch screen, thus generating 3D member models, a database for storing the member models generated by the member model generation unit, and a member arrangement unit for arranging each of the stored member models at an original location thereof based on the measured drawings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Ji-Hyung LEE, Kyung-Kyu KANG, Jae-Woo KIM, Dong-Wan RYOO
  • Publication number: 20160217225
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically separating and reconstructing individual stories of a three-dimensional model of a multi-story structure based on captured image data of the multi-story structure. In an aspect, a system is provided that includes an analysis component configured to analyze a three-dimensional model of structure comprising a plurality of stories generated based on captured three-dimensional image data of the structure and identify respective stories of the plurality of stories to which features of a three-dimensional model are associated. The system further includes a separation component configured to separate the respective stories from one another based on the features respectively associated therewith, and an interface component configured to generate a graphical user interface that facilitates viewing the respective stories as separated from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Tschudy Bell, Haakon Erichsen, Mykhaylo Kurinnyy